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  • Book Public: 'Ashland' by Dan Simon

    Book Public: 'Ashland' by Dan Simon
    Feb 22 2026
    Dan Simon discusses his debut novel, Ashland. Six characters tell their story about living in this mill town in New Hampshire. They share resonant, unforgettable stories about the place they all have in common. They grapple with life’s mysteries and reveal to readers the sheer beauty in their struggle and their will to live life with meaning.
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    39 min
  • Book Public: 'One Sun Only' by Camille Bordas

    Book Public: 'One Sun Only' by Camille Bordas
    Feb 8 2026
    Camille Bordas discusses her story collection, One Sun Only. She also shares her thoughts on writing about loss, reading nonfiction for inspiration for writing fiction and balancing humor with the more serious subject matter of her stories.
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    33 min
  • Book Public: 'To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence with Frank Lyell’

    Book Public: 'To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence with Frank Lyell’
    Jan 4 2026
    On this episode, Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on ‘To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence with Frank Lyell’ selected and edited by Julia Eichelberger.
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    7 min
  • Book Public: 'Time of the Child' by Niall Williams

    Book Public: 'Time of the Child' by Niall Williams
    Dec 1 2025
    The village of Faha in Ireland in 1962 is the setting of the latest novel by Niall Williams, Time of the Child. The protagonist, Dr. Jack Troy, is a quiet, serious man who lives alone with his eldest daughter — and a world of regret. One December day, a baby is left in his care — and will make him re-think every silence and secret he’s ever clung to. Yvette Benavides shares a review of the novel “Time of the Child” by Niall Williams.
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    7 min
  • Book Public: Giving thanks through poetry

    Book Public: Giving thanks through poetry
    Nov 23 2025
    Prayers, grace, words of gratitude. Doesn’t it seem like Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday for poetry? Yvette Benavides, the host of 'Book Public,' shares some of her favorite poems about giving thanks.
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    11 min
  • Book Public: 'The Art of Jacques Pépin'

    Book Public: 'The Art of Jacques Pépin'
    Nov 9 2025
    The Art of Jacques Pépin celebrates the master chef and 99 of his all-time favorite recipes, paired with his signature artwork spanning the last 60 years.
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    19 min
  • Book Public: 'Startlement' by Ada Limón

    Book Public: 'Startlement' by Ada Limón
    Nov 2 2025
    Ada Limón served as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Her latest book, Startlement: New and Selected Poems, is a retrospective spanning two decades and also includes 21 new poems. The book is the poet's invitation to meet the world with an open mind — but also an open heart. She encourages us to embrace our "strangeness" and our tenderness, and to bear witness to the arc of all we know with hope and compassion.
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    26 min
  • Book Public: 'At Last' by Marisa Silver

    Book Public: 'At Last' by Marisa Silver
    Oct 26 2025
    Marisa Silver joins Yvette Benavides on Book Public to discuss her latest novel, At Last. Helene and Evelyn are two women who are bound together because they happen to be the mothers of two people who marry. We learn about the lives of these women and what it means for them to be in this season of life eager for their grandchild’s love and wanting to figure out the complex relationships one has with the other.
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    27 min