2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (142+ words) September 4, 5, & 6 By David MarguliesCollected Stories is a play by Donald Margulies and features Rebecca Cole & Kate Middleton. Directed by Jordan Ahnquist. This fierce play follows the relationship of an established author and her ambitious protégé, examining the fine line between…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) Half lecture, half intimate conversation, Writers on a New England Stage brings world-class authors to New Hampshire to discuss their latest works, lives, and creative processes. In this special broadcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout joins NHPR's Senior Audience Editor…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (177+ words) Recorded before a live audience at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, on April 4, 2026. Writers on a New England Stage: Yann Martel Hear Writers on a New England Stage Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. on NHPR Books, or download each conversation as a podcast…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1403+ words) FRANCIS SPUFFORD: Thank you for having me. BRIGER: So I'm clearly not British, but I understand to some degree the foundational importance of the blitz on modern British identity. But can you illuminate just how important that history is, especially…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (147+ words) Airing each Saturday at 3 p.m., NHPR Books is a dedicated space to showcase locally produced literary interviews—bringing listeners compelling conversations with acclaimed and emerging writers alike. At the 2025 New Hampshire Book Festival, Check This Out host Rachel Barenbaum hosted "Unexpected…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (130+ words) New Hampshire Public Radio 10 new books in March offer mental vacations If you happen to be in need of an escape — from the lingering grip of winter, say, or you know, [gestures expansively] all of this — it's important to recall…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (98+ words) The book revolves around four Chinese American friends who, stuck at home during the 2008 recession, agree to appear in what becomes the viral video "Bad Asians." Novel explores how being 'Bad Asians' can break up friendships Host Scott Tong speaks…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1679+ words) New Hampshire Public Radio Gothic romance reaches new 'Heights' as fan communities collide This past Valentine's Day weekend, a common sight in the usual places where hand-holding pairs wander on afternoon dates broke the mold for conventional coupling: groups of…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (689+ words) Departure(s) explores several of Barnes' lifelong obsessions — mortality, memory, and time. It's slim but weighty, digressive yet incisive. Barnes, who just turned 80, says it will be his last. Julian Barnes' playful new book is also his 'official departure' In Departure…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (225+ words) Albom is the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, which chronicled Albom's relationship with Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor who died of ALS. Originally broadcast Oct. 13, 2025. 'Twice' author Mitch Albom asks: What if you could relive any moment of your…...