Rick Kleffel:agony Column

Melanie Challengeer discusses her book How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human.

Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan discuss their horror novel The Handyman Method.

Susan Casey discusses The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.

Lilith Saintcrow discusses The Salt-Black Tree, the second half of The Dead God's Heart duology, after Spring's Arcana.

TC Boyle discusses his novel Talk to Me.

Jennifer Ackerman discusses her new book What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds.

Cassandra Khaw discusses her novellas Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Salt Grows Heavy.

Richard Kadrey discusses his writing, the short story collection The Secrets of Insects and his art.

Lilith Saintcrow discusses her new book, Spring's Arcana.

Dare Según Falowo discusses the stories in his collection Caged Ocean Dub.

Ramona Emerson discusses her novel Shutter.

Tananarive Due discusses her collection of short horror fiction, The Wishing Pool.

TC Boyle discusses Blue Skes, in many senses of the words.

Dacher Keltner discusses his book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Molly Prentiss discusses her novel Old Flame.

David Grann discusses The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

Brendan Slocumb discusses his novel Symphony of Secrets.

Nathan Ballingrud discusses his novel The Strange.

Jinwoo Chong discusses his novel Flux.

Rosalie Parker discusses her short story collection, Dream Fox.