The Book Case
by ABC News | Charlie Gibson, Kate Gibson
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About this podcast
Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with Kate and Charlie Gibson and meet fascinating characters who will open your appetite to new categories while deepening your hunger for books. This weekly series will journey cover to cover through the literary world, featuring interviews with best-selling authors, tastemakers, and independent bookstore owners. New episodes post every Thursday.
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Episodes
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- Horror Greats for Halloween · 39 minCharlie challenged Kate to get him to consider horror literature. And she did just that. We assembled Stephen Graham Jones, Jennifer McMahon and Victor LaValle to talk about why…
- Bonnie Garmus and the Unique World of Peck & Peck · 43 minBonnie Garmus’ follow up to GMA Book Club Pick Lessons in Chemistry, called Peck & Peck, is a wild and funny foray into the world of poetry. Compulsively readable with…
- Yiyun Li and the Music of Writing · 40 minWhen we visited with Ann Patchett a few months ago, she talked almost non stop about Yiyun Li’s newest, MUSIC AGAINST THE NIGHT, which she called “close the perfect novel”. We…
- TWO FOR ONE: Robert Kolker AND Chloe Benjamin · 28 minThis week we have to terrific authors in one show. Robert Kolker’s newest, The Vanishing Family, is a look at a family afflicted with an early onset dementia, and how this family…
- Catherine Grace Katz: the Hindenburg and the Humanity · 33 minUp until now, there hasn’t really been a complete compendium on the Hindenburg disaster. Catherine Grace Katz gives it us in SHADOW BEFORE THE FLAME, and it is a page turner…
- Jennifer McMahon and the Allure of Haunted Towns · 31 minJennifer McMahon has been called the Shirley Jackson of her generation. Her newest, Stay Buried, is a fascinating look at what can happen to a small town when beset with an…
- Jodi Picoult Talks Hollow Bones · 34 minJodi Picoult’s newest, Hollow Bones, is probably more topical than even she would have wanted. A book that heart wrenchingly twists the anniversaries of 9/11 along with a serious…
- Harlan Coben Gives Us a Writing Class · 32 minPlot Twist by Harlan Coben is a non fiction book that focusses on writing: the desperation, the inspiration, the execution…it’s all here. And it’s compulsively readable and…
- Ashley Kahn and the Wonder of Paul Simon’s Graceland · 35 minGraceland, by the great Paul Simon, was always a big deal in our house. From the Boy in the Bubble to the Myth of Fingerprints, it was on almost constant repeat, the soundtrack…
- Why Catcher in the Rye Still Captures Us · 31 minWe love doing “classics” episodes. And since The Catcher in the Rye is turning 75 this year, it seems that lots of folks in the book world are talking about it and we thought we…
- Meg Richardson and the True Voice of Adolescence · 30 minThis is an interesting show, because the person who really championed the read this week was Arlene Gibson, the matriarch of the Gibson Family. A lifelong school teacher and…
- Chris Bohjalian Writes His Most Personal Novel · 39 minChris Bohjalian is prolific to say the least. With about 25 novels under his belt, he hits the bestseller list often with his unforgettable characters and twisty plots. But his…
- Stephanie Soileau and the Richness of Cajun History · 32 minShould the Waters Take Us a is a novel of great beauty…centered around the swamp letters in the south of Louisianna. Whereas so many novels focus on story and character-this one…
- An Injustice in the Justice System · 36 minPamela Colloff is an accomplished investigative journalist and has written "Catch the Devil" about a frighteningly prolific jailhouse snitch. Paul Skalnik testified in dozens of…
- Double Header: Jenny Jackson and Scott D. Reich · 35 minJenny Jackson’s newest, The Shampoo Effect, tells the story of an insular gang of year-round beach residents who have known each other all their lives. Until one member of their…
- Paul Tremblay: AI and the Not So Distant Future · 34 minPaul Tremblay has written a science fiction book that will prompt all sorts of important questions about AI, the role of consciousness in humanity, and how writers might have to…
- Kevin Powers and the Art of Writing War · 38 minKevin Powers’ Children of the Wild is a book about Roy and Ennis, two friends on a farm who sign up for WWI, one excited for battle, one a feral child baffled by war. What does…
- Our Favorites of 2026….So Far · 39 min2026 is half over. And Kate turned 50 on June 16th. So in honor of all of this half life, we decided to talk about our favorite books so far of 2026. Tana French, Tayari Jones…
- Carlos Barragan Shows Us Why Online Scams Work · 38 minCarlos Barragan’s book The Yahoo Boys schooled us on the huge and terrifying world of online moneymaking scams. From the romance scams (pretending to be a man or woman you are…
- Martha Raddatz Recognizes the Heroes Next Door · 40 minMartha Raddatz is a war correspondent, one of the biggest household names in front line reporting. Her newest book, The Hero Next Door tells the story of the service men, women…
