Oct 21, 202613 min
For author Peter Orner, mirror books are essential reading — for all ages — and include childhood favorites, stories he discovered as an adult and a classic he returned to years later with his children.
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Book Public
Hosted by Yvette Benavides · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Book Public is a Texas Public Radio podcast about books. At Book Public we believe books have the power to enlighten and entertain us. Listen in as we talk to authors about their books and why and how they wrote them. At Book Public we’re committed to connecting listeners to books that help us understand today’s world—and each other—a little bit better.
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What is Book Public about?
Book Public is a Texas Public Radio podcast about books. At Book Public we believe books have the power to enlighten and entertain us. Listen in as we talk to authors about their books and why and how they wrote them.
Who hosts Book Public?
Book Public is hosted by Yvette Benavides. The show has published 210 episodes to date.
What has Book Public covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Mirror Books: Peter Orner’s 8 essential books for kids, and some grown-ups" (21 October 2026, 13 minutes), "Book Public: 'Music Against the Night' by Yiyun Li" (14 October 2026, 24 minutes), and "Book Public: 'My Heart Is Broken' by Mavis Gallant" (7 October 2026, 3 minutes).
How often does Book Public publish?
Book Public publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 210 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Book Public?
Booking probability for Book Public is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Book Public requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Book Public's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Book Public?
The strongest fits for Book Public are Artists, Writers & Performers. Book Public has a society audience.
About the host
Yvette Benavides hosts Book Public, a society podcast with 210 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 14, 202624 min
Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Yiyun Li discusses Music Against the Night, a sweeping historical novel set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Through the lives of two musicians, Li explores artistic...
- Oct 7, 20263 min
A reflection on Mavis Gallant’s “My Heart Is Broken,” a powerful story about violence, silence and the limits of our ability to understand another person’s suffering.
- Sep 30, 20265 min
A review of Madeleine Thien’s story collection, "Simple Recipes." It's a quietly powerful collection about family, displacement and the ways love, memory and history shape the lives we inherit.
- Sep 16, 202621 min
Mirror Books is a new podcast series from Book Public at Texas Public Radio about seeing ourselves — and discovering and knowing others — through books. Our inaugural guest is acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros, whose...
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- Jul 29, 202628 min
Michael Cunningham, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, discusses his new book, Unsayable: A Life in Writing, and the mysteries of memory, imagination and storytelling.
- Jul 1, 202630 min
In this interview, Ruth Ozeki talks about writing stories, publishing a story collection at age 70, the supremely skilled ways she can write about a range of characters in diverse places, the trunk full of ideas around...
- Jun 18, 20266 min
In this episode, Book Public host Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on an essay collection that explores grief and how we make meaning from loss.
- May 20, 20268 minS0
What are the mysteries behind the quiet routines of one Artie Dam, a high school history teacher in Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel? The Things We Never Say explores isolation and the painful, fragile truths we keep...
- May 6, 202625 minS0
Patrick Strickland discusses his story collection "A History of Heartache." These are stories set in North Texas that chart the small moments of grace, and the almost insurmountable mistakes boys inherit. These are...
- Apr 8, 202626 minS0
Laurie Hertzel's memoir is an open, frank rumination on a brother's death and its reverberations throughout a family.
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Book Public: 'Ashland' by Dan Simon
Feb 22, 202639 minS0Dan Simon discusses his debut novel, "Ashland." Six characters tell their story about living in this mill town in New Hampshire. They share resonant, unforgettable stories about the place they all have in common. They...
- Feb 8, 202633 minS0
Camille Bordas discusses her story collection, One Sun Only. She also shares her thoughts on writing about loss, reading nonfiction for inspiration for writing fiction and balancing humor with the more serious subject...
- Jan 4, 20267 minS0
On this episode, Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on ‘To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence with Frank Lyell’ selected and edited by Julia Eichelberger.
- Dec 1, 20257 minS0
The village of Faha in Ireland in 1962 is the setting of the latest novel by Niall Williams, Time of the Child. The protagonist, Dr. Jack Troy, is a quiet, serious man who lives alone with his eldest daughter — and a...
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Book Public: Giving thanks through poetry
Nov 23, 202511 minS0Prayers, grace, words of gratitude. Doesn’t it seem like Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday for poetry? Yvette Benavides, the host of 'Book Public,' shares some of her favorite poems about giving thanks.
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Book Public: 'The Art of Jacques Pépin'
Nov 9, 202519 minS0The Art of Jacques Pépin celebrates the master chef and 99 of his all-time favorite recipes, paired with his signature artwork spanning the last 60 years.
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Book Public: 'Startlement' by Ada Limón
Nov 2, 202526 minS0Ada Limón served as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Her latest book, Startlement: New and Selected Poems, is a retrospective spanning two decades and also includes 21 new poems. The book is the poet's...
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Book Public: 'At Last' by Marisa Silver
Oct 26, 202527 minS0Marisa Silver joins Yvette Benavides on Book Public to discuss her latest novel, At Last. Helene and Evelyn are two women who are bound together because they happen to be the mothers of two people who marry. We learn...
- Oct 19, 202519 minS0
Megha Majumdar's novel, A Guardian and a Thief, is set in the near future in Kolkata amid a climate crisis. There are two families from very different stations in life struggling to survive. But whose story of survival...
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Sandra Cisneros
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Dr. Michael Cunningham
UofL Professor of Communication and director of UofL's chapter of the American Association of University Professors, University of Louisville
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Dan Simon
Richard and Maria Crutcher Professor of Law and Psychology, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Camille Bordas
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