The Book Case

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.

Episodes

Jess Walter is So Far Gone

June 12, 2025 • 40 mins

Jess Walter has written a book that is funny, compulsively readable, and complex. In So Far Gone, he reminds us, in a world that sometimes seems to have gone crazy, you escape society at your own peril. Can you escape the world into isolation or is life only meaningful when you live it for and with others? We ask the very talented Jess Walter that very question. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorning...

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Andrew Porter Writes a Family Story

June 5, 2025 • 34 mins

Andrew Porter’s newest, The Imagined Life, is a beautiful and atmospheric novel following a man on a search for his father, who disappeared decades ago. Tangled up in the complications of academia, the issues of exploring sexuality, and the haunting visions of the inappropriate parties his parents threw in his backyard, Stephen struggles to piece together the answers he needs so that he can create the life he wants. This novel is...

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Our Writer in Residence Talks Endings

May 29, 2025 • 37 mins

Another installment of our Writer in Residence series, and J. Ryan Stradal is two chapters away from the end! How did he get here? What are his goals as he finishes his latest and most personal book? We find out with great excitement. We also talk to Nefer Book Café owner, Lonna Dawson, who will inspire you to expand your reading horizons. Join us. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/sh...

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Dave Barry Was And Is The Class Clown

May 22, 2025 • 39 mins

Dave Barry is one of the funniest writers alive, and he makes it look so easy. How and why does he do it? Enter Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass, his first and probably only memoir which is packed full of laugh out loud moments. It’s also peppered with thoughts on how he got through college, memories of his mother and father, his thoughts on life, people that hate him and where he comes up with his wacky ideas....

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Richard Russo Talks Life and Art

May 15, 2025 • 42 mins

Richard Russo is an American treasure. The writer of so many great novels (Empire Falls, Straight Man), we strongly encourage you to read his newest, Life and Art, which is a collection of essays. We know that so many people say, ESSAYS? Yes, essays, and they are spectacular. These are not arguments shoved in your face. These are thoughtful life reflections from one of the great writers of our time, and they should be savored ...

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Jemimah Wei is the GMA Book Club Pick!

May 8, 2025 • 34 mins

Jemimah Wei’s The Original Daughter is the GMA book club pick for May, and we loved it. In some ways, this book is not just a compelling family drama, but it is also a thoughtful depiction of Singapore, a country often misunderstood by Americans as being simply a home for glamour and high tech discovery. This novel centers around the lives of everyday Singaporeans, and how one family is torn apart when a new daughter is introduce...

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We Get a Little Deeper with David K. Shipler

May 1, 2025 • 38 mins

We loved talking to David K. Shipler so much that we wanted to squeeze one more show out of our conversation. We talked so much on our last episode about the role of interpreters in journalism, but we also talked about going from fiction to nonfiction and the importance of good journalism, now more than ever. We hope you enjoy as much as we did. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/st...

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David K. Shipler Interprets Interpreters

April 24, 2025 • 35 mins

The Interpreter is a beautiful book about the end of the war in Vietnam and one interpreter’s story as his country is torn apart and remade over and over throughout his lifetime. David K. Shipler is arguably one of the greatest journalists of our time. A veteran reporter who wrote about Russia, Vietnam, and Israel (to name a few), he has a Pulitzer to his name and his non-fiction books are legendary. I mean, the man ran a foreig...

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Niall Williams and Christine Breen: The Director's Cut

April 17, 2025 • 38 mins

If you are a devoted GMA watcher (and you should be), you know that about a month ago we sat down with the great Irish native writing couple of Niall Williams and Christine Breen. What an amazing twosome they make, and we can’t get enough of talking to them. So we offer you the extended Niall Williams and Christine Breen interview. It was such fun to discuss why Ireland was vital to their writing careers and how they came into t...

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Harlan Coben Writes Like It’s His Job

April 10, 2025 • 37 mins

Harlan Coben has authored close to 40 books with some seriously good writing. His latest, Nobody’s Fool, takes a detective from an already existing book and TV series, blows up their story and creates mysteries within mysteries. Great plot twists, memorable characters and page turning action are all here…how does he turn great books out over and over? Tune in and find out. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www....

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Two Great Summer Reads Arrive in Spring

April 3, 2025 • 31 mins

It’s a two for one show and do bear with us, because it’s two books we loved, AND you get two authors in one podcast. One book is a darkly comic novel, All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman, and the other is Homestand, which is a wonderful nonfiction read about the loss of minor league baseball in small town America by Will Bardenwerper. Please tune in, because we believe that spring is in the air and these two great summ...

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Colum McCann And his Twist on Great Literature

March 27, 2025 • 33 mins

Colum McCann’s newest, Twist, explores how the world of underwater fiber cables has vital physical and metaphoric meaning in our day to day lives. Sound dull? We promise you, it’s a literary marvel and a page turner to boot. The men and women who live to make, repair and find these cables are fascinating characters. And Twist is a beautiful novel all about how we can tear ourselves apart as we obsess about reparation and healin...

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Kaveh Akbar and Tommy Orange: The Author Friendship

March 20, 2025 • 36 mins

Kaveh Akbar and Tommy Orange are a writer’s circle of two. We can’t remember how we first heard they were close friends, but we knew it when we interviewed them and were thrilled when we heard they might be touring together. Tune in to find out how these two amazing authors encourage and challenge each other. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-11843...

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Curtis Sittenfeld Tells Great Stories

March 13, 2025 • 40 mins

We love short story collections. We hope this doesn’t put us in the minority, because when authors do it well the books can be transcendent. Case in point, Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest is Show Don’t Tell. We didn’t find one story in there we didn’t like. Each feels like a breath of fresh aired emotional honesty, a glimpse into the lives of memorable characters at various turning points questioning their own choices. Join us to fi...

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The Great Gatsby is Still Great

March 6, 2025 • 46 mins

There is no greater classic in Kate’s mind than The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. So when our audiences liked our holiday revisit of the Christmas Carol, we knew Gatsby had to be next. Join us as we sit down with two of the country’s greatest Gatsby and Fitzgerald scholars. Find out why the book is still so studied, so beloved, and still so relevant to our lives. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmornin...

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Geraldine Brooks Honors Her Husband

February 27, 2025 • 36 mins

Geraldine Brooks' latest, Memorial Days, is a deeply personal memoir about the sudden loss of her husband Tony Horowitz. In this beautiful and deeply felt book, Geraldine remembers her husband and honors his legacy and their love. She walks us through the days after his death while simultaneously also taking us through her mourning process. Find out why Memorial Days was important to her survival, and how writing the book helped he...

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Jeffrey Toobin Examines The Presidential Pardon

February 20, 2025 • 37 mins

Politics are heavily loaded in today’s America; we seem to be so angry at one another. Jeffrey Toobin’s newest, The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, is a fascinating and oblique way of examining politics, studying the history and use of the Presidential pardon. Both Democrats and Republicans have made huge partisan mistakes with pardons, contributing to the cynical way that pardons are viewed today. Want to know some...

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Jeff Hobbs is a Non-Fiction Storyteller

February 13, 2025 • 39 mins

Jeff Hobbs is a best-selling author, but the way he listens to his subjects and retells their stories brings a deeply human perspective to really difficult topics. His newest, Seeking Shelter, is the story of homelessness told through the eyes of Evelyn, a devoted and fierce mother of six, determined to keep her kids out of the welfare system. Jeff spent hundreds of hours talking to Evelyn and her kids about surviving the streets...

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Jessica Soffer Tells Us a Love Story

February 6, 2025 • 35 mins

This is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer sees love’s complexities, beauties; its selfishness, difficulties, and maddening passions. Jessica Soffer tells us the story of a 50 year marriage between Abe and Jane as Jane lies dying in a hospital bed. The backdrop of their romance is Central Park, and despite the constant presence of love in the story, it is not overly sentimental or maudlin. Tune in and find out how a writer spent years ...

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Adam Haslett Examines Mothers & Sons

January 30, 2025 • 34 mins

Adam Haslett’s new novel, Mothers & Sons is a brilliant book examining the relationships between mothers and sons from all sorts of angles. The story of Peter and his mother Ann, who have so much in common and yet are estranged. Compelling, original and moving, this a novel that stays with you. Books mentioned in this week's episode: Mothers & Sons by Adam Haslett Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett You are Not a Stranger Here by A...

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Episodes

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Our Writer in Residence Talks Endings

Dave Barry Was And Is The Class Clown

Richard Russo Talks Life and Art

Jemimah Wei is the GMA Book Club Pick!

We Get a Little Deeper with David K. Shipler

David K. Shipler Interprets Interpreters

Niall Williams and Christine Breen: The Director's Cut

Harlan Coben Writes Like It’s His Job

Two Great Summer Reads Arrive in Spring

Colum McCann And his Twist on Great Literature

Kaveh Akbar and Tommy Orange: The Author Friendship

Curtis Sittenfeld Tells Great Stories

The Great Gatsby is Still Great

Geraldine Brooks Honors Her Husband

Jeffrey Toobin Examines The Presidential Pardon

Jeff Hobbs is a Non-Fiction Storyteller

Jessica Soffer Tells Us a Love Story

Adam Haslett Examines Mothers & Sons

Popular Podcasts

Jess Walter is So Far Gone

Andrew Porter Writes a Family Story