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NHPR Books combines all the literary content produced by New Hampshire Public Radio. Tune in for author interviews from our series Writers on a New England Stage, Authors on Main, and Check This Out!

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Wednesday · 51 min
R.F. Kuang
A conversation from Writers on a New England Stage with NHPR's Jackie Harris and NY Times bestselling author, Rebecca F. Kuang. We’ll hear about her newest novel Taipei Story – an intimate story of a Mandarin student, Lily Chen, and her summer in Taiwan. The trip quickly devolves into a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home. Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth. This conversation was recorded live at the Music Hall on September 21st, 2026.
September 22 · 51 min
Lisa Gardner
New York Times bestselling suspense author Lisa Gardner joins NHPR's Zoe Mitchell to discuss her latest standalone novel, You’ll Be Sorry. We dive into the dark complexities of family, deception, and greed in a town where the past refuses to stay buried.
September 17 · 51 min
Ariel Lawhon
Join Ariel Lawhon & Julia Barnett at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate conversation about Lawhon's newest historical fiction novel, The Pirate Queen.
September 9 · 50 min
Colson Whitehead - Authors on Main 2026
Authors on Main brings world-class writers to Concord, N.H. In this episode, beloved author Colson Whitehead visits the Capitol Center for the Arts to sit down with NHPR’s Julia Barnett and discuss the third and final novel in his Harlem trilogy, Cool Machine.
August 13 · 51 min
Barbara McQuade - The Fix
Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley, to talk about her book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
July 14 · 51 min
Daniel Mason
Join Daniel Mason & Rachel Barenbaum at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate reading and conversation on their creative process and stories.
July 10 · 29 min
Jenny Lawson
Authors on Main brings world-class writers to Concord, N.H. In this episode, beloved author Jenny Lawson visits the Capitol Center for the Arts to sit down with NHPR’s Rebecca Lavoie and discuss her latest book, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay. This conversation was recorded live on April 1, 2026.
July 3 · 50 min
Check This Out: Find your next summer read
Some favorite authors offer their suggestions for summer reading, plus host Rachel Barenbaum has some books by New England authors to recommend.
June 26 · 51 min
Maggie O'Farrell
Join novelist Maggie O'Farrell and host Julia Barnett as they discuss the book "Land" on Writers on a New England Stage.
June 25 · 50 min
Check This Out: Yu-Mei Balasingamchow & 'Names Have Been Changed' plus Katherine Center
This debut novel is about an itinerant Singaporean ex-con hiding from her past in different countries. And on our Book Biz segment, author Katherine Center reflects on her 20-year publishing career.
June 18 · 49 min
Check This Out: Portia Elan & 'Homebound' plus the boom in audiobooks
The debut novel "Homebound'" features four lives entangled across time by a computer game, saved to a floppy disk in the 1980s. And on our Book Biz segment, how audiobooks are changing publishing.
June 14 · 50 min
Jill Lepore
Harvard historian Jill Lepore joins NHPR’s Hannah McCarthy to discuss her book "These Truths: A History of the United States."
June 14 · 51 min
Jenna Bush Hager and Shannon Garvey
Jenna Bush Hager and Shannon Garvey join NHPR's Rebecca Lavoie on The Music Hall stage in Portsmouth, NH, to discuss Hager's publishing journey and Garvey's debut novel, June Baby.
June 14 · 51 min
Barbara McQuade
Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley to talk about her book "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government"
June 11 · 49 min
Check This Out: Bar Fridman-Tell & 'Honeysuckle' plus book critic Ron Charles
An unsettling debut novel blending romance, horror, and fairy tale elements, with nods to Frankenstein, plus in our Book Biz segment, the future of literary criticism.
June 5 · 49 min
H.M. Wolfe & 'Daggermouth' and why romance rules publishing
A viral dystopian romance set in a corrupt surveillance state, following a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son. And on the Book Biz segment, the romance genre as the engine of publishing.
June 1 · 51 min
Matt Haig
Matt Haig joined NHPR's Jackie Harris at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on June 1 to discuss his book The Midnight Train.
May 28 · 49 min
Check This Out: Susan Donovan Bernhard & 'Westerly'
A sweeping family saga that traces the intertwined lives of three generations of women, moving from war-torn Germany and Ireland to coastal Maine.
May 21 · 50 min
Check This Out: Tolani Akinola & 'Leave Your Mess at Home' plus the Book Biz
In this debut novel, we meet a Nigerian-American family set on a crash course towards each other. Plus, on our Book Biz segment, the role of agents in publishing today.
May 14 · 45 min
Check This Out: Stacia Stark & 'We Who Will Die'
In this romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by vampires, a young woman faces a deadly competition where survival depends on mastering forbidden powers.

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