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FictionMatters

Sara Hildreth

Book recommendations from avid readers and your favorite writers. fictionmatters.substack.com

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28 episodes

  1. Books That Matter: Rebecca Perry on GLASS & GOD by Anne Carson 1:09:54
  2. An overly ambitious reading list for the final months of 2026 51:30
  3. Books that Matter: Layne Fargo on WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë 56:58
  4. Books That Matter: Julie Buntin on THE STONE DIARIES by Carol Shields 1:18:53
  5. Books That Matter: Laura McGrath on THE WIFE by Meg Wolitzer 1:25:52
  6. Books That Matter: Sarah Wang on THE TOPEKA SCHOOL by Ben Lerner 46:41
  7. Books That Matter: Shannon Sanders on JAZZ by Toni Morrison 1:03:51
  8. 🎉📚Best Books of 2026 (so far) with Liz Hein 57:52
  9. Books That Matter: Rob Franklin on CRUSH by Richard Siken 1:02:06
  10. Books That Matter: Nora Lange on A LIFE'S WORK by Rachel Cusk 55:20
  11. Olympic Figure Skating Debrief 1:49:23
  12. Books That Matter: Alli Hoff Kosik on PREP by Curtis Sittenfeld 1:12:54
  13. The Best Stories in Olympic Figure Skating with Layne Fargo and Denne Michele Norris 1:17:15
  14. Books That Matter: A. Natasha Joukovsky on EVELINA by Frances Burney 1:28:31
  15. Books That Matter: Anika Jade Levy on THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger 1:12:55
  16. The FictionMatters Best Books of 2025 1:52:27
  17. Books That Matter: Jade Chang on THE WOMAN WARRIOR by Maxine Hong Kingston 1:07:00
  18. Books That Matter: Rickey Fayne on SONG OF SOLOMON by Toni Morrison 1:14:18
  19. Reading without pressure: a little book therapy for the end of the year 41:12
  20. Books That Matter: Emily Adrian on LOITERING WITH INTENT by Muriel Spark 1:00:10
  21. Best Books of 2025 (so far) 20:59
  22. Summer Reading Guide Chat with Sara Hildreth 44:53
  23. Celebrating Ordinary Time with Annie B. Jones 1:11:35
  24. Reading in Public No. 68: Five year anniversary "Ask Me Anything" 1:19:02
  25. 🎧📚October 2024 Ranked Reading Recap 11:25
  26. Prize lists, pairings, and books that got under our skin 1:08:14
  27. Best Books of 2023 with Liz Hein 1:37:55
  28. Reading in Public No. 22: The state of book criticism with Traci Thomas of The Stacks 51:49