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In this episode, we get excited about two new books: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig and I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney. Then Dave talks about the stellar winners of the 2025 Pen America Awards.

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The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

Invasive by Chuck Wendig

I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney

Truth in Advertising by John Kenney

Writer’s Digest interview with John Kenney

The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float by Farley Mowat

Pen America website and Instagram

Pen International website

Pen American Literary Awards Finalists

Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn

With My Back to the World: Poems by Victoria Chang

On Freedom by Timothy Snyder

Transcript of this episode.

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