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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Charlie Schutt

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Charlie Schutt
    May 13 2026
    Charles Schutt is a former Chicago priest who left the Church after 17 years and then successfully moved to the world of corporate recruiting. And he wants you to know why. He’s got a new book out called “A True Story of a Catholic Priest: Why I Got In, Why I Got Out, and What […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Rachel Khong

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Rachel Khong
    May 6 2026
    Maybe it’s in our 30s that the rubber finally meets the road and it’s time to confront life, maybe accept the fact that you can’t be anything you want to be after all. In a way, that’s a way to read Rachel Khong’s short story collection. It’s called “My Dear You.” Rachel says each short […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: James H. McCommons

    Steve Bertrand on Books: James H. McCommons
    Apr 29 2026
    Sometimes a small story can help to paint a much bigger picture. That’s the case with The Feather Wars by James H. McCommons. Actually, his is not a small story at all, it’s a remarkable accounting of America’s assault on birds around the Gilded Age. McCommons writes about flocks of birds more than a hundred […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Clay Cane

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Clay Cane
    Apr 22 2026
    Clay Cane has written a pretty remarkable book in a personal, novel way. Burn Down Master’s House is a fictional account of a variety moments of resistance by several separate slaves in the days before the civil war. He fictionalizes the stories into one strand that stands as its own narrative. As a descendant of slaves, […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Michael Glover Smith

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Michael Glover Smith
    Apr 15 2026
    When you think of Bob Dylan, what comes to mind? A cultural revolutionary, right? Lyrics, musicianship, even painting. But did you know Bob Dylan was a filmmaker? Fellow filmmaker Michael Glover Smith did….and his book Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think is out.
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Tana French

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Tana French
    Apr 8 2026
    Irish writer Tana French joins Steve to talk about her Cal Hooper Series. Hooper is a retired Chicago police detective who settles into life in small town Ireland. It’s not as easy as it is sounds. And, don’t tell Steve, but the latest book The Keeper is the last in what turns out to be […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Colm Tóibín

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Colm Tóibín
    Apr 1 2026
    Irish writer Colm Tóibín is a master, whether it’s his novels like Brooklyn or Nora Webster or The Testament of Mary, he has a settled style of writing that brings you not just to a place but to a specific moment. It’s the same for his short stories. His latest collection of stories is The […]
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  • Steve Bertrand on Books: Nick Petrie

    Steve Bertrand on Books: Nick Petrie
    Mar 25 2026
    Alright, it’s time to move to the edge of your seat. Nick Petrie joins Steve to talk about his new thriller, The Dark Time. It’s the ninth book in his acclaimed Peter Ash series. The book takes on the threat of rapidly expanding Artificial Intelligence in a way only Peter Ash can.
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