Molly Crabapple : Here Where We Live Is Our Country : The Story of the Jewish Bund
In this episode, host David Naiman talks with artist‑journalist Molly Crabapple about her new book *Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund*, which rescues the erased history of early‑20th‑century Jewish socialist activists in Eastern Europe. Crabapple explains how she used archival research, family memory, and her own visual storytelling to reconstruct a people‑focused narrative that links past solidarity movements to today’s mutual‑aid activism. The conversation also touches on the fierce backlash the book received from some Zionist circles, underscoring how contested memory can become a political battleground. Crabapple’s perspective blends her lineage of radical art (her great‑grandfather Sam Rothbord) with her experience documenting contemporary protests, offering a roadmap for modern organizers.
Lily Brooks-Dalton : Ruins
In this episode, host David Naiman talks with author Lily Brooks-Dalton about her latest novel, *Ruins*, exploring its intricate plot, themes of apocalypse, solitude, and the value of knowledge, as well as her broader body of work that tackles climate...
Jordy Rosenberg : Night Night Fawn
In this episode, scholar and novelist Jordi Rosenberg discusses his new novel Night Night Fawn, a genre‑bending work that intertwines autofiction, queer theory, and historical critique while exploring trans identity, Jewish assimilation, and familial trauma. Rosenberg explains how the book...
Joan Naviyuk Kane : With Snow Pouring Southward Past the Window
In this two‑hour conversation, poet Joan Naviyuk Kane discusses her new collection *With Snow Pouring Southward Past the Window*, exploring themes of home, displacement, colonial erasure, and intergenerational trauma rooted in her Inuit heritage and Alaskan upbringing. She reflects on the...
From the Archives : Brandon Shimoda : The Grave on the Wall
In this archival episode, poet and writer Brandon Shimada discusses his memoir The Grave on the Wall, which traces his grandfather’s World War II internment at Fort Missoula and situates it within a broader history of U.S. detention sites—from Indian‑War forts...
Báyò Akómoláfé : Selah
In this episode of Between the Covers, host David Naiman interviews philosopher‑poet Bayo Akomolafe about his new aphoristic reader Selah, a collage of short pieces that disrupts linear thought and invites readers into a space of radical incompleteness. Akomolafe explains...