Books & Looks

Fascinating conversations with today's most engaging authors. On each episode, we sit down with an acclaimed author for an in-depth chat about their latest work, the creative process, and the stories behind the stories. With its broad range of titles and topics, Books & Looks is your ticket to literary discovery. Join the conversation and find your next great read, with new episodes weekly. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

#115 - Life’s Final Horizon 04/18/2025

#114 - Revolution's Midnight Messenger 04/15/2025

#113 - Stolen Heartbeats: When Hackers Rewrite the Transplant Code 04/08/2025

#112 - Beyond the Final Homestand: Small Towns, Bleacher Dreams, and America's Soul 03/25/2025

#111 - Beautiful Invaders: How 200 Birds Became America's Billion-Dollar Problem 03/18/2025

#110 - When Cultures Collide: The Shocking True Story of Jeddah Bride 03/11/2025

#109 - Revolutionary War Mystery Meets Modern Cyber Warfare 02/25/2025

#108 - The Forgotten Women Who Made Mountain Climbing History 02/18/2025

#107 - The Arctic: It’s More than a Sea 02/11/2025

#106 - Science vs Religion: The Trial That Changed America 02/04/2025

#105 - Last of Their Kind: 10 Cultural Traditions About to Vanish 01/28/2025

#104 - They Starved Protecting Seeds: WWII's Unknown Heroes 01/21/2025

#103 - The Dazzling Rise & Fall of Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson 01/14/2025

#102 - Discovering Provence: Food, History & Joie de Vivre with Carole Bumpus 01/07/2025

#101 - From Wall Street to Whodunnit: An Author's Tale of Tenacity 12/24/2024

#100 - The Untold Story of Prohibition's Leading Ladies with Gioia Diliberto 12/17/2024

#99 - An Isle of Wight Christmas Whodunit with Novelist Mary Grand 12/10/2024

#98 - 13 Must-Read Books for Your Holiday Wish List 12/03/2024

#97 - The Remarkable 18th-Century Tale of Clara the Celebrity Rhino 11/26/2024

#96 - Irene Daria: How Schools Fail to Teach Reading (And What Parents Can Do) 11/19/2024

#95 - Abbott Kahler's "Eden Undone": Sex, Murder & the Search for Utopia 11/12/2024

#94 - "Street Fight": Anne Morrissy Uncovers Chicago's Forgotten Taxi Wars 11/05/2024

#93 - Bouncing Through History: Sarah Albee's Rubber-Fueled Adventure 10/29/2024

#92 - Inside the Opioid Epidemic: Laura Essay Talks Her New Legal Novel & Years of Research 10/22/2024

#91 - Madeline Martin on Wartime Resilience, Motherhood & the Power of Books 10/15/2024

#90 - Sweet Success: The Triumphs and Tribulations of California's Sugar King 10/08/2024

#89 - Aimie K. Runyan on Mademoiselle Eiffel: Gustave's Right-Hand Woman 10/01/2024

#88 - The Duchess of Diamonds: Annie Reed Uncovers Gilded Age Grifter Cassie Chadwick 09/24/2024

#87 - Abandoned at Birth: An Adoptee's Journey to Find Her Truth 09/17/2024

#86 - Ambiguous Loss and Perseverance: The Making of "Foreign Seed" 09/10/2024