Jeff talks to rare-bookseller turned fantasy author Oliver Darkshire about his debut work of fantasy, ⁠Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil

Kate McKean joins Jeff to talk about her new book, ⁠Write Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life

Gretchen Rubin returns to the show to talk about wisdom, aphorisms, and her new book, The Secrets of Adulthood

Jeff talks to Jane Friedman about the new edition of her book, The Business of Being a Writer

Jeff is joined by one of his favorite writers, Marie-Helene Bertino, and the talk about all five of her books in order, including her new short story collection, Exit Zero.

Jeff talks to Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell

Jeff talks to Jon Hickey about his debut novel, Big Chief

Jeff talks to the great Katie Kitamura about her new novel, Audition

Jeff talks about 21 books coming out this month that caught his eye

Jeff talks to Emma Pattee about her debut novel, Tilt

Jeff is joined by Jack Lohmann, author of the new book White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-in Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World

Jeff talks to Stephen Graham Jones about his reading life.

Alissa Wilkinson joins Jeff to talk about her new book, We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine.

Jeff talks to Amal El-Mohtar about This is How You Lose the Time War getting one of greatest bookish gifts ever bestowed by the internet before talking about her new book, The River Has Roots.

Scaachi Koul joins Jeff to talk about her new book, Sucker Punch with a new little format for First Edition called "10 Notecards With..."

Liberty Hardy joins Jeff to talk about hosting 500 episodes of All The Books! and a host of other reading-related topics.

Rebecca Romney joins Jeff to talk about her new book, Jane Austen's Bookshelf.

Sarah Chihaya joins Jeff to talk about her new memoir, Bibliophobia.

Jeff talks to Professor Shigehiro Oishi about his new book, Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life.