New Books Network

New Books Network

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The Academic Audio Library. 28,000+ interviews with experts and authors on new scholarly, non-fiction, and literary books. 10 new episodes every day! Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts https://linktr.ee/newbooksnetwork

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Peter S. Goodman, "Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World" (Custom House, 2022) - New Books Network

For fans of the global neoliberal elite:

How 'Davos man' present themselves as willing - & uniquely able - to solve the world's problems, while bolstering their parasitic place in the rigged caste system: newbooksnetwork.com/davos-man (@petersgoodman.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

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Lindy S. F. Hern, "Single Payer Healthcare Reform: Grassroots Mobilization and the Turn Against Establishment Politics in the Medicare for All Movement" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) - New Books Network

I did a huge deep dive on the history of the single payer movement on New Books Network a few years back. Definitely worth checking out!

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Rob Gallagher, "Artgames after GamerGate" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) - New Books Network

And he was interviewed on the excellent @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast Game Studies, hosted by @gamestudies.bsky.social:

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Rob and Rudolph go deeper on the content of the book, something I was far too nervous to even attempt.

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Dr. Maya Kornberg dissects 50 years of legislators’ hopes versus realities in 📚 Stuck: How Money, Media & Violence Prevent Change in Congress. ⬇️

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David King Dunaway, "A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See" (Bloomsbury, 2026) - New Books Network

@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interviewed David King Dunaway about “A Four-Eyed World,” exploring the history and culture of eyeglasses.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/3OYQiQL

💙📚 #FilmSky @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social

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I was interviewed by Gina Stamm at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my recent book, Reproductive rights in modern France, 1950-80 (Oup 2025). Really enjoyed talking about it and grateful for the opportunity. Tune in!
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Allison Powers, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Miranda Melcher interviewing Allison Powers about her book, "Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law", on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.

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Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon" (Headpress, 2026) - New Books Network

Headpress author Rachel Walther talks to @rj-buchanan.bsky.social at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about her new book, Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon:

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Jie-Hyun Lim, "Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age" (Columbia UP, 2025)

Jie-Hyun Lim interviewed by @ginsengamericano.bsky.social about his book, 'Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age', for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.

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It's a great pleasure to talk to Kaitlin Tremblay about her book "Life is Strange" (publ. by @bossfightbooks.com ) on my podcast #Gamestudies (part of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social ).

Please listen, like and share this episode!
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#podcast #lifeisstrange

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Dr. Sean Parson and I talked about the book "Punk Anarchism: An Anti-Politics of Resistance" from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Listen: newbooksnetwork.com/sean-parson-...

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Karen Dubinsky, "Strangely, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters" (Between the Lines, 2025) - New Books Network

Really enjoyed reading this book and talking about it for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/strangely-fr...

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Daniel Brook, "The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin" (W. W. Norton & Co, 2025) - New Books Network

Thrilled to talk about Weimar-era German-Jewish psychiatrist and queer rights activist Magnus Hirschfeld, a thinker who speaks to our harrowing moment, on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast.
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Britt Paris, "Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up" (U California Press, 2025) - New Books Network

Talked about the new book Radical Infrastructures, gave a chapter rundown and chatted about relates to the current moment with AI and the difficult but possible path ahead with the wonderful Megan Finn for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Promotional graphic for the Off the Page podcast announcing a new episode dated December 14, 2025, hosted by Stephen Pimpare. The episode features Why Black People Die Sooner by Joseph L. Graves, with the book cover shown (blue background with a stethoscope). A mock audio player displays the title, author, and playback controls. Text includes cup.columbia.edu, hashtags #ListenUP and #Podcast, and a banner offering 20% off the book with code NBN20.

In this Off the Page episode, host Stephen Pimpare and author Joseph L Graves talk about his new book, WHY BLACK PEOPLE DIE SOONER. Timely and bracing, this book reveals why medicine keeps misunderstanding race—and how we can make it change. buff.ly/QSF9SwA #ListenUP @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Born Sick in the USA Why do Americans have such bad health outcomes?

Catch this week's newsletter!
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3 Episodes On: Medical Discovery | Channel Spotlight: Public Health | Scholarly Sources with Stephen Bezruchka | The Disorder Podcast
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Miles Kenney-Lazar, "Socializing Land: Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos" (U Hawai’i Press, 2025) - New Books Network

Interested in Socializing Land but have too much to read already? Check out this podcast interview with the New Books Network @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/socializing-...

Thank you to Dr Miranda Melcher for being an amazing host. NBN is serious public education!

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Podcast with Rian Thum, author of “Islamic China: An Asian History” Can someone be Chinese and Muslim? For some academics, this has been a surprisingly fraught question, with some asserting that Chinese Muslims are not really Chinese, or not really Muslim.

Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Rian Thum, author of “Islamic China: An Asian History” @harvardpress.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...

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Amelia Acker, "Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms" (MIT Press, 2025) - New Books Network

My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode is live, feat. Amelia Acker talking about her excellent book “Archiving Machines” out now from @mitpress.bsky.social with an OA version as well! newbooksnetwork.com/archiving-ma...

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In this NBN episode, I have a wonderful conversation with author KJ Aiello about their book, The Monster and the Mirror: Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell (ECW Press, 2024).

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A vertical podcast promotion showing a large circular image of the No Option But Sabotage book cover with a wrench, followed by “In Conversation: An OUP Podcast” and a button to listen on various platforms.

With climate pressures rising, will activists escalate or choose new paths? Thomas Zeitzoff explores the motivations and dilemmas of radical environmentalism on In Conversation: An OUP Podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: oxford.ly/3N7R4u0

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Interview about Zen and Slow Games in the Game Studies podcast of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social by @gamestudies.bsky.social

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Understanding Disinformation - New Books Network

How do you separate #facts from #disinformation in rapidly unfolding situations? What skills help you flag a fake-fact? Dr. Sinclair decodes the news. ⬇️

🎧https://newbooksnetwork.com/understanding-disinformation
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @americanstudier.bsky.social #EduSky #AcademicSky

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Ailbhe Kenny, "Music Refuge: Living Asylum through Music" (Oxford UP, Press 2025) - New Books Network

Listen! @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social spoke to @kennyailbhe.bsky.social about the hugely important "Music Refuge: Living Asylum Through Music" newbooksnetwork.com/music-refuge

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Lillian Guerra, "Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2023)

HAHR author Lillian Guerra discusses her research on postrevolutionary Cuba on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/7Lyh...

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Listen @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social & @jacriding.bsky.social: Charlie Chaplin, George Tinworth & route out of poverty via music hall & fine art here:
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Live May event: #HardStreets @profilebooks.bsky.social www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e... 💙📚 #booksky

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Check out the brand new episode on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social featuring "Detroit Never Left" author, Nicole E. Trujillo-Pagán, with host Miranda Melcher!

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In this NBN episode, I speak with Toronto poet Guy Elston about his delightful debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention (Gordon Hill Press/Porcupine’s Quill, 2025).

This is persona poetry at its finest. To listen in, click the link below:

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Michèle Schaal, "Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes's Authorial Politics" (Peter Lang, 2026) - New Books Network

I’m very honored to be featured on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social in #FrenchStudies Podcast. I discuss my monograph “Grrrl Writing” on @virginiedespentes.bsky.social with Prof. Gina Stamm, whom I thank for hosting me
@laurelplapp.bsky.social

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Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark, "Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave" (Princeton UP, 2026) - New Books Network

It was a pleasure to discuss "Global Governance Under Fire" on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check out the episode here or wherever you listen to podcasts! newbooksnetwork.com/global-gover...

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