• Evil in Me by Brom
    Feb 25 2025

    Aspiring musician Ruby Tucker has had enough of her small rural town and dysfunctional family. But a falling out with her best friend and bandmate has killed her dreams of escaping and making it big in the Atlanta punk scene. Evil in Me is bestselling author Brom's novel of possession, damnation, and rock-n-roll where one woman must get the world singing in order to save her soul.

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    20 mins
  • BONUS - After Annie: A Novel by Anna Quindlen
    Feb 18 2025

    When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives. Recorded live at the Savannah Book Festival, this special bonus episode of Narrative Edge features Peter Biello's full conversation with author Anna Quindlen.

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    56 mins
  • Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation By Bennett Parten
    Feb 11 2025

    A groundbreaking account of Sherman’s march to the Sea — the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy — told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history.

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    14 mins
  • The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin
    Jan 28 2025

    Peter and Orlando explore this rich, intimate biography, from critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin. This book looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends — Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry — who stuck together at any cost, until the end.

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    19 mins
  • Kill Your Masters: Run The Jewels and the World That Made Them by Jaap van der Doelen
    Jan 14 2025

    Killer Mike, a Black man from Atlanta, Ga., and El-P, a white man from Brooklyn, N.Y., have transformed what should have been the twilight of their careers as rappers into their biggest spotlight yet. Known as the hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, they have headlined festivals worldwide, become action figures and Marvel comic book characters, spearheaded a worldwide countercultural movement, and played a significant role in the last two presidential elections.

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    19 mins
  • The Art of Her Life by Cynthia Newberry Martin
    Dec 31 2024

    At nine years old, on her first visit to a museum, Emily fell in love with Breakfast, a painting by Henri Matisse. Now a single mother, she lives in the world of art and can barely find time for her two daughters, much less for Mark, the man she loves. Her days are a jumble—she’s lost the thread of her life—but a contest at the museum where she’s the registrar gives her hope. The Art of Her Life shows the power of art to transform an ordinary life.

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    17 mins
  • Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia’s Geechee Coast by Neesha Powell-Ingabire
    Dec 17 2024

    Peter and Orlando discuss this powerful memoir from Neesha Powell-Ingabire. In it, she chips away at coastal Georgia’s facade of beaches and golden marshes to recover under-told Black history alongside personal and family stories.

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    15 mins
  • UnStuck: Rebirth of an American Icon By Stephanie Stuckey
    Dec 3 2024

    Unstuck is the inspiring firsthand account of Stephanie Stuckey’s rise to CEO upon suddenly acquiring her family’s beloved yet struggling brand, which had become a fading memory for most Americans. Peter and Orlando discuss this captivating and inspiring memoir of the beloved, Georgia-based roadside icon.

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    18 mins