Page & Screen

In which the debut novelist discusses the real and fictional implications of a life-altering earthquake on the streets of Portland for a heroine who is nine months pregnant.

In which the author of NINE SHINY OBJECTS discusses his new novel that covers a California century from the origins of the film industry to the fires that threaten to burn it all down.

In which John-Paul and Bookstagram favourite, @BostonBookFanatic make their lists of the most enticing offerings in the book world for the new year.Bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/lists/2025-book-preview

In which John-Paul opens up a big pile of bookmail to talk about the best holiday gifts for the season.HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE BOOKSStanley Tucci - What I Ate in a YearNicholas Fox Weber - Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the AbsoluteJackie Wullschläger - Monet: The Restless Vision Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio - JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral BiographTodd Stern - Landing the Paris Climate AgreementTony Blair - On LeadershipRuby Blondell - Helen of Troy in HollywoodStephen Fry - Odyssey Sam Leith - The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood ReadingAlice Loxton - Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young LivesSarah Chapelle - Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the ErasFrank De Caro - Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror BallChristian Siriano - The New Red Carpet

In which Simon Braund revisits the sci-fi wunderkind from 1990, TOTAL RECALL.

In which New York Times' television editor, Jeremy Egner gives us the tale of how TED LASSO came to be, and what turned it into an elixir for audiences.