Dan Brown joined us in September 2025 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest, The Secret of Secrets.
Jennifer Weiner spoke with us at The Music Hall in Portsmouth in September 2025 about her work and her latest novel, The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits.
In May 2025, author Jeanine Cummins sat down with NHPR's President and CEO Jim Schachter to discuss her latest novel, Speak to Me of Home.
In March 2025, NHPR’s Rick Ganley sat down with legendary J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf to talk about his memoir, Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. Told with wry humor and heart-wrenching honesty, Waiting on the Moon offers an intimate look into the lives of artists, writers, actors, and musicians—their creative drives, personal struggles, and the complex ties that bind them. This conversation was recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on March 18, 2025.
Ariel Lawhon joined us to discuss her novel The Frozen River on November 6, 2024.
Mo Rocca joined us on June 18, 2024 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest, Roctogenarians.
Doris Kearns Goodwin joined us on June 5, 2024 to discuss her latest book, An Unfinished Love Story.
Law professor and MSNBC analyst Barabara McQuade joined us on March 14th, 2024 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her book Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
Heather Cox Richardson joined Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. Best known for her wildly popular newsletter, Letters from an American, in Democracy Awakening Richardson takes on the current state of affairs in American politics and history. This conversation was recorded live on September 29th, 2023.
Palahniuk joined Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest novel Not Forever, but For Now. The book traces one notorious family of killers, responsible for some of history’s greatest crimes, and tells the story of the two brothers set to take over the family business. This conversation was recorded live on September 12th, 2023. Please note: The reading at the top of the show includes some explicit language.
Writers on a New England Stage with Colson Whitehead. Whitehead joined Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest novel, Crook Manifesto, the second in a trilogy that began with Harlem Shuffle. Crook Manifesto takes Whitehead’s main character, furniture salesman and fence Ray Carney, into the tumultuous Harlem of the 1970s. This conversation was recorded live on July 20th, 2023.
Writers on a New England Stage with Geraldine Brooks. Brooks joined All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her latest novel Horse - a story of the legendary racehorse Lexington, the enslaved groom who became his companion, a painting traced through history, and America’s unfinished reckoning with racism. This conversation was recorded live on June 21st, 2023.
Writers on a New England Stage with John Irving, recorded virtually in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Huma Abedin, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Nina Totenberg, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Amor Towles, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Erik Larson, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Kevin Kwan, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Erin Brockovich, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
Writers on a New England Stage with Paul Krugman, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.