01.14.2022 by Aaron Hicklin 01.14.2022 by Aaron Hicklin Shelf Life: Joyce Maynard The veteran writer revisits Charlotte's Web and recalls the fallout from writing candidly about her teenage relationship with J.D. Salinger.
01.02.2022 by Aaron Hicklin 01.02.2022 by Aaron Hicklin Shelf Life: John Birdsall The food essayist and former chef explores the complicated legacy of the Dean of American Cookery, James Beard.
01.02.2022 by Aaron Hicklin 01.02.2022 by Aaron Hicklin Shelf Life: Nic Stone How the young adult novelist found inspiration in Louis Sachar's classic 1998 novel Holes, and Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides
11.18.2021 by Aaron Hicklin 11.18.2021 by Aaron Hicklin Shelf Life: Alan Cumming In this episode, the droll star takes us into a dishy memoir of a Scottish actor and the devastating 1931 novel, Leaving Mr. McKenzie.
11.15.2021 by Aaron Hicklin 11.15.2021 by Aaron Hicklin Shelf Life: John Waters For our new podcast, the auteur behind such enduring classics as Pink Flamingos and Hairspray selects a good read for his desert island.