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Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews
00:53:04 3/11/2019

Past Episodes

On our Best February Books episode, Kirkus? editors share their top titles for the month. Then Kate Beaton joins us to discuss her funny and fierce new picture book, Shark Girl (Roaring Brook Press, Feb. 25). Kirkus: ?Stand aside, little mermaids. The true, pointy-toothed protector of the seas is here!?
00:50:05 2/3/2025
Celebrated author Edmund White discusses The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir (Bloomsbury, Jan. 28). Kirkus: ?An irreverent and unapologetically provocative scrapbook of an aging author?s sex life? (starred review). Then our editors share their top picks in books for the week.
00:52:23 1/27/2025
Environmental and climate activist Catherine Coleman Flowers discusses Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope (Spiegel & Grau, Jan. 28), and essay collection Kirkus calls ?a passionate and thoughtful exploration of social injustice? (starred review). And in a sponsored interview, Megan speaks with Cheryl Willis Hudson and London Ladd, the author and the illustrator of When I Hear Spirituals (Holiday House, Jan. 5), ?an exuberant and picturesque celebration of African American spirituals? (starred review). Then our editors share their top picks in books for the week.
00:58:17 1/20/2025
On this episode, dedicated to the Most Anticipated Books of 2025, Cynthia Weiner joins us to discuss A Gorgeous Excitement (Crown, Jan. 21), a brilliant debut novel inspired by her 1980s childhood on New York?s Upper East Side, and a personal connection to an infamous murder. Kirkus: ?Carefully paced and beautifully written, this edgy coming-of-age novel succeeds on all counts? (starred review). Then our editors share some of this spring?s most eagerly awaited titles.
00:54:49 1/13/2025
In this special repisode, recorded live at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, host Megan Labrise moderates featured panel ?The Art of Mystery? with New York Times bestselling authors Jean Hanff Korelitz (The Sequel) and Liz Moore (The God of the Woods).
00:43:47 1/6/2025
Happy New Year, listeners! It?s the Fully Booked Year in Review, featuring editor-in-chief Tom Beer and Kirkus correspondent Michael Schaub. On this jolly special episode, we take a deep dive into the weirdest book news of 2024 and reveal the year?s most popular episode.
00:54:46 12/30/2024
On this special holiday episode, Megan presents her favorite interviews of 2024, featuring Danzy Senna, author of Colored Television (Riverhead), and J. Drew Lanham, author of Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves (Hub City Press).
00:52:37 12/23/2024
We conclude our Best Books of 2024 coverage with a special episode dedicated to YA. First, debut graphic novelist Agnes Lee joins us to discuss 49 Days (Levine Querido, March 5), one of Kirkus? Best YA Books of 2024: ?A moving portrayal of mortality and its aftermath, shown from both sides? (starred review). Then editor Laura Simeon explores some more of the year?s best YA.
00:56:04 12/16/2024
We continue our Best Books of 2024 coverage with a special episode dedicated to MIDDLE GRADE. First, New York Times-bestselling author Annie Barrows joins us to discuss Stella & Marigold, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Chronicle Books, Oct. 1), one of Kirkus? Best Books of 2024.Kirkus: ?All the heart. None of the pablum. Sisterhood at its finest and freshest? (starred review). Then editors Laura Simeon and Mahnaz Dar highlight more of the year?s best middle grade.
01:01:53 12/9/2024
We continue our Best Books of 2024 coverage with a special episode dedicated to PICTURE BOOKS. First, Ying Chang Compestine joins us to discuss Growing Up Under a Red Flag, illustrated by Xinmei Liu (Rocky Pond Books/Penguin, May 7), one of Kirkus? Best Picture Books of 2024. Kirkus?A vivid glimpse into a childhood under communist rule.? Then young readers? editor Mahnaz Dar highlights more of the year?s best picture books.
00:46:30 12/2/2024

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