Louise Erdrich is one of the most important writers of our time. Her award-winning words have created modern classics such as Love Medicine, The Night Watchman and The Sentence. Her newest release, Python’s Kiss, is a collection of short stories, illustrated by Aza Erdrich Abe, her daughter. Each one speaks to turning points…moments that change us and shape us. Louise talks about how her writing shapes her and how she shapes her writing.  Aza then joins us to talk about how she brought her mother’s stories to life through her art.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich, illustrated by Aza Erdrich Abe

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Master Butchers Singers Club by Louise Erdrich

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich

The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich

The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

The City We Became by NK Jemison

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It’s a TRIPLE header on the Book Case podcast. First, our main guest is Elizabeth Berg, whose newest, Life: A Love Story is a beautifully woven tale of a woman reflecting on what objects she has saved throughout her life and why. Look around your room…are there things in there that means something to you but no one else? Elizabeth Berg writes so deftly that you will want to write your own autobiography in objects. AND, we are joined by the AMAZING Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo so they can tell us all about their new podcast, Storykind. JOIN US!

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg

Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg

Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

The Story of Arthur Trulove by Elizabeth Berg

The Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg

Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg

Joy School by Elizabeth Berg

The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg

Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg

Open House by Elizabeth Berg

Say When by Elizabeth Berg

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

Charlotte’s Web By EB White

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

Top Story by Kelly Yang

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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Joan Lunden has been a part of the Gibson family for a long time. Her newest memoir, Joan, is an attempt to look back upon the moments of her life, her life that she has lived at an almost breakneck speed.  How did she hold down one of the toughest jobs in journalism, raise a bunch of kids and write a bunch of books?  What is life like after GMA?  She answers all those questions and gets a chance to reminisce with her old partner, Charlie.  Join us.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Joan by Joan Lunden
Good Morning, I’m Joan Lunden by Joan Lunden
Had I Known by Joan Lunden
Why Did I Come Into This Room by Joan Lunden

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We have been broadcasting long enough to have what we think of as “authors we always love to talk to” and Anna is one of those.  She is a stunning talent and has thoughts about writing that always knock us out.  So sit down with us to discuss Anna’s latest, More Than Enough, and stay tuned for a great interview with Prologue Books in Ohio. Happy Spring!

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

More Than Enough By Anna Quindlen

After Annie by Anna Quindlen

Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen

Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen

Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen

Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

Blessings by Anna Quindlen

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen

A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen

Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen

Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen

One True Thing by Anna Quindlen

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Tayari Jones is one of the country’s most gifted writers, and her newest, Kin, is sure to get everyone talking. Beautiful, wrenching and compelling, this is a period piece that takes place in the South around the 1950’s and 60’s. This is a book that will move you, and almost every sentence is a work of art. Finely crafted, Kin is one of our favorites this year and we were so pleased Tayari agreed to sit with us. We talk to her all about how she pulls off this book, and why it took her so long to get it done.  Join us!

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Kin by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Untelling by Tayari Jones
Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon by Tony Morrison

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Allegra Goodman’s latest, This is Not About Us is a treasure.  Centered around the Rubenstein family, each chapter examines the Rubensteins from a different lens, a different perspective.  The stories are funny, messy, heartbreaking, captivating; all adjectives that describe complex families.  You will laugh, you will be moved, and you will be left with some brilliant tableaus of an American family as they struggle through life.  We also have a terrific bookstore owner, Sarah Lacey (The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs and The Best Bookstore in Union Square, and yes, those are the names of the stores, brilliant right?). Come join us!

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

Isola by Allegra Goodman

Sam by Allegra Goodman

Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman

The Cookbook Collection by Allegra Goodman

The Family Markowitz by Allegra Goodman

The Chalk Artist by Allegra Goodman

The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

Total Immersion: Stories by Allegra Goodman

Paradise Park by Allegra Goodman

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

The Resistors by Gish Jen

Moby Dick by Herman Mellville

Middlemarch by George Eliot

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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Belle Burden’s Strangers is not your everyday memoir about divorce.  After three kids, two decades and two homes, her husband was caught having an affair.  When confronted, he walked out, saying that marriage and family were not “for him”. It was not about the other woman nor was it about a long bout with depression, it seemed as if he just woke up and decided to begin anew.  Belle is left to search for answers as she questions her reality-did he ever love us?  Did I make him unhappy?  How can I move on with such a mysterious and traumatic narrative?  Written with humor, care and love, this book really is a memoir of marriage and the mysteries often associated with a broken home.  Trust us.  Read it.  Then tune into to our conversation with this amazing author and amazing woman.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden

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This week we dedicate our show to a documentary that we think is important.  We have promised our listeners to keep the podcast non-political (no shouting talking heads, no books with a political agenda).  But there are some issues that are vitally important that we also believe are non-political.  Book banning is first and foremost among these.  Next week on February 9th, The Librarians documentary starts streaming on PBS stations across the country as part of their beloved Independent Lens series.  Join us as we talk to two brave and brilliant librarians fighting book bans with all their might.  We also talk to Kim A. Snyder, the director of the film about why the stories presented in this documentary are so important.  Book banning is wrong.  And we are talking about it this week.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

The Library at Night by Alberto Maguel
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

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Roger Rosenblatt wrote a column for the NY Times called Before You Toss that Book… We already loved Roger’s books, and this column moved us to reach out to him. We asked if he would come on our show to read the column for our audience and to talk to us about what makes books so important, what keeping books can do to grow your love for the written word. Roger is a national treasure and this conversation was both moving and insightful. If you love books, you must join us.

Roger's column:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/opinion/favorite-books-cleaning-out.html

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

Rules for Aging by Roger Rosenblatt

The Man in the Water by Roger Rosenblatt

The Boy Detective by Roger Rosenblatt

Cold Moon by Roger Rosenblatt

Unless it Moves the Heart by Roger Rosenblatt

Anything Can Happen by Roger Rosenblatt

Thomas Murphy By Roger Rosenblatt

Life Itself: Abortion and the American Mind by Roger Rosenblatt

Where We Stand by Roger Rosenblatt

Lapham Rising by Roger Rosenblatt

Beet by Roger Rosenblatt

The Story I am by Roger Rosenblatt

The Book of Love by Roger Rosenblatt

Cataract Blues by Roger Rosenblatt

A Steinway on the Beach by Roger Rosenblatt

Children of War by Roger Rosenblatt

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

The Far Field by Theodore Roethke

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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Susan Orlean, one of the best journalists of our generation, has written a memoir, along with some great advice about writing.  Beyond writing, she has thoughts on the importance of curiosity in these trying times.  Curiosity can break down barriers, and create beautiful stories out of the ordinary.  And Susan does it brilliantly in all of her writing, and especially in her new memoir, Joyride. It is a joy to read Joyride.  And we speak to a new bookstore owner in Charleston, South Carolina, Summer Anderson, who is also a joy and who seems to take joy out of all she does. Join us for a great discussion on writing, the art of curiosity and joy.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Joyride by Susan Orlean
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
My Kind of Place by Susan Orlean
The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Susan Orlean
Saturday Night by Susan Orlean
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

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Janice Page’s The Year of the Water Horse is a funny memoir. At times, laugh out loud funny. But it is also about why we tell stories, what we make important in our lives, what we protect and what we share. Full of thoughtful reflection, this is a book that will have you looking at your own life, wondering where the magic is in your story. Janice Page has created magic out of her story through her prose and humor, and we talk to her about it.  Our bookstore this week is Booksmart in San Jose.  Join us!

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

The Year of the Water Horse by Janice Page

Where Rivers Part by Kao Kalia Yang

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