Book Dreams
Belle da Costa Greene. Morgan Library visionary.
One of the most prominent and influential librarians in history. Democratizer of museums. And, until two decades after her death, no one...
Book Dreams
A podcast for everyone who loves
books and misses English class.
New episodes every Thursday.
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New Episodes
Book Dreams
- Nov 18
Pigeons: rats with wings or wonder birds?
Rosemary Mosco, science writer and naturalist, enters the dovecote with Eve and Julie to settle the debate. The author and illustrator of...
Book Dreams
- Nov 11
“I’m not following the rules of the American Western.”
What happens when an author takes a genre that's considered a bedrock of American culture and flips the wagon upside-down? As Tom Lin...
Book Dreams
- Nov 4
What it is about ancient Greek plays that make them resonate all these centuries later?
What if our experience of ancient Greek plays, rather than involving stultifying boredom, could instead evoke powerful emotions? Bryan...
Book Dreams
- Oct 28
One man's determined trek through the brutal landscape of purgatory.
A modern western set in hell. A tale of revenge between Krampus and Santa. One man's determined trek through the brutal landscape of...
Book Dreams
- Oct 21
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the worth of a word?
David Shariatmadari, author of Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language, talks with Julie and Eve about little-known...
Book Dreams
- Oct 14
What’s it like for a professional ballerina to try a sedentary art form like writing?
Georgina Pazcoguin, soloist with the New York City Ballet, talks with Eve and Julie about the creation of her debut memoir, Swan Dive:...
More Episodes
- Oct 7
How society emphasized exceptionalism in Black history to the detriment of black people?
Even when history has been overlooked, ignored, or suppressed, that doesn’t mean it’s hidden. Researching and writing her novels, Kaitlyn...
- Sep 30
Magic. It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus…or is it?
World-renowned magician Joshua Jay--author of the new book How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters--lays his...
- Sep 23
The Fleeting Nature of Beauty & Our Bodies Strengh
Hidden behind an Olympic gymnast’s smile or a classical ballerina’s serene grace is a darker reality, one involving grueling work and,...
- Sep 16
What does it mean to be part of groups that are both privileged and treated as outsiders?
What does it say about the American Dream if immigrants achieve financial success but their children, and their children’s children,...
- Sep 9
Why are Bryan Christy's stories so effective at generating change?
Bryan Christy's investigations as a reporter have led to police raids of ivory shops in Vatican City, the defrocking of a pedophile...
- Sep 2
Ariel talks about what it was like to be in the room when the alleged gospel was unveiled.
What happens when a Harvard professor puts the weight of her reputation behind an alleged ancient gospel with monumental implications for...
- Aug 26
Charles Person, the youngest and only surviving member of the Freedom Riders, speaks with us.
In this episode of Book Dreams, Julie and Eve talk with Charles Person, the youngest and only surviving member of the original Freedom...
- Aug 19
Vanessa is not your usual Chaplain. She's an atheist.
Vanessa Zoltan, author of the recently published Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice, is not your usual...
- Aug 12
“Why are you talking about this essay that you never talk about?”
In this week’s episode, Eve and Julie talk to Jo Ann Beard about Festival Days, her extraordinary new collection of essays, some of which...
- Aug 5
MINI EPISODE: Need help easing anxieties?
Or resisting your cravings for sugar? Julie does. For this week’s episode, she sought help from neuroscientist Judson Brewer, author of...
- Jul 29
What’s it like to see stories through the eyes of a visual artist?
Marla Frazee, multiple award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, shares her vision in a captivating conversation with Eve and...
- Jul 22
“My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem.”
—Charlie Hill, comedian and member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. In this week’s episode, Julie and Eve talk to comedian, writer, and...