{"id":41434,"date":"2021-02-26T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/?p=41434"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:17:33","slug":"podcast-trailer-the-novel-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/podcast-trailer-the-novel-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer: The Novel Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/introducing-season-2-the-novel-now\/id1523686748?i=1000512273350\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\">Welcome to season 2 of\u00a0<em>Public Books 101<\/em>! This season, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span>The Novel Now,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span> is hosted by Nicholas Dames, the Theodore Kahan Professor of Humanities at Columbia University, an editor in chief of <em>Public Books<\/em>, and a lifelong reader and student of novels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\">With his guests, Nick will be exploring the enduring significance\u2014or waning prominence?\u2014of the novel as a cultural form in the 21st century. In the age of Twitter, TikTok, and streaming TV, why are people still turning to lengthy prose narratives that require a deep level of focus and attention?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Featuring:<\/h4>\n<p><center>Jay Baruch<br \/>\nElif Batuman<br \/>\nTeju Cole<br \/>\nMerve Emre<br \/>\nRishi Goyal<br \/>\nGarth Greenwell<br \/>\nHeidi Julavits<br \/>\nTara K. Menon<br \/>\nLeah Price<br \/>\nDaniel Wright<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\">Across five episodes, you\u2019ll hear from novelists, scholars, and medical doctors. Together, we\u2019ll think about what we gain from continuing to engage with the novel, a centuries-old technology. Are contemporary novels helping readers become more imaginative, more ethical, more in tune with other people and the world we live in? Or are they providing much-needed entertainment and distraction in ways that are distinct from what other media allow?<\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\">Finally, what are some of the most notable novels published in the 21st century, and how do they reimagine what novels do?<\/p>\n<p class=\"nonindented\"><em>Listen to the season and subscribe to the show on <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/public-books-101\/id1523686748\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/52pDLXxtxQOEJTaFPBSi3n?si=sxF5lvz8RUebjh2XzWZMcA\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/shoe-leather\/public-books-101\">Stitcher<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/podcast\/fffa8970-a8e4-0138-e68d-0acc26574db2\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/em><em>. Purchase the books we discuss at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.com\/shelves\/display\/presenting_public_books_101\">Harvard Book Store<\/a>, the official bookseller of this season. 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