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The Book Case

The Book Case

By: ABC News | Charlie Gibson Kate Gibson
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Summary
 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. Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now.Copyright 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Chad Harbach and the Art of Female Perspective

    Chad Harbach and the Art of Female Perspective
    Nov 12 2026
    Chad Harbach hasn’t published a new novel in 15 years…until now. We could not be more excited, because his novel The Art of Fielding was one of our all time favorites. This time he brings us back to the campus of Westish College for The Brightness, a novel about female friendships, the complexities of the female struggle, and the art of being a woman. This is no easy feat for a male author and he does it beautifully. A worthy successor to The Art of Fielding, The Brightness is a wonderful piece of fiction and we loved talking to him about how he produced it. In this show we also talk to Comma, a Bookshop (the owner is Victoria Ford). We will be talking to bookshops in one city and town at a time to find out how the support their communities, and how they support each OTHER in the community in which they operate, and Comma is our first in a series of Twin Cities independent booksellers. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this episode: The Brightness by Chad Harbach The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Nathaniel Philbrick Brings Us The Rush

    Nathaniel Philbrick Brings Us The Rush
    Nov 5 2026
    Nathaniel Philbrick has written a lot of books putting American History into perspective. His latest, The Rush, is about the CA gold rush, which, much to our surprise, was a determining factor in jump starting the Civil War. How was the Gold Rush a reflection of America’s struggle with race? How did it cause the railroad to be built across the country? Exactly how much gold was there and how much fighting occurred as a result? If CA is so huge, why is it not two states? We answer all these fascinating questions and more, learning from Nathaniel Philbrick, one of America’s premiere history authors. We also talk to an old friend of Kate’s, Andrea Carson, who takes independent bookstore road trip trail vacations all over the country. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this episode: The Rush: California Gold, The Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World by Nathaniel PhilbrickTravels with George by Nathaniel PhilbrickValiant Ambition by Nathaniel PhilbrickIn the Hurricane’s Eye by Nathaniel PhilbrickBunker Hill by Nathaniel PhilbrickWho Read Moby Dick? by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Way off Shore by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Last Stand by Nathaniel PhilbrickMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickSea of Glory by Nathaniel PhilbrickIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick Follow Andrea’s Bookstore Travels at @neverendingbookstorecrawl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Horror Greats for Halloween

    Horror Greats for Halloween
    Oct 29 2026
    Charlie 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 horror speaks to them and how they write it so well. It’s an extended and deeper conversation of what aired on GMA a week ago, and we just love this conversation. Join us if you dare! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this week's episode: Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones My Heart is a Chain Saw by Stephen Graham Jones Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones Lone Women by Victor LaValle The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle The Changeling by Victor LaValle Big Machine by Victor LaValle The Ecstatic by Victor LaValle Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon The Invited by Jennifer McMahon Burntown by Jennifer McMahon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
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