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The Book Case

The Book Case

By: ABC News | Charlie Gibson Kate Gibson
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 Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with Kate and Charlie Gibson and meet fascinating characters who will open your appetite to new categories while deepening your hunger for books. This weekly series will journey cover to cover through the literary world, featuring interviews with best-selling authors, tastemakers, and independent bookstore owners. New episodes post every Thursday.Copyright 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • Classics Series: To Kill a Mockingbird

    Classics Series: To Kill a Mockingbird
    Jun 26 2025
    It’s the third in our classics analysis series! To Kill a Mockingbird is one of America’s favorite novels. Is it worth its weight in the public’s love? Is Atticus Finch the hero we always thought, and does Go Set a Watchman call the novel’s moralism into question? We examine these questions with two Harper Lee scholars, Michele Reutter and Jonathan S. Cullick, who wrote Mockingbird Grows Up, a re-examination of Mockingbird through the eyes of Go Set a Watchman. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe On Harper Lee edited by Alice Hall Petry Atticus Finch: A Biography by Joseph Crispino In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Mockingbird Grows Up by Michele Reutter and Jonathan S. Cullick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Two Amazing Booksellers

    Two Amazing Booksellers
    Jun 19 2025
    We have been skimping on including independent booksellers in our show lately (and we are sorry) but here is a whole show worth of bookseller conversations! Source Books in Detroit Michigan is owned by Janet Webster Jones. And Print: A Bookstore in Portland ME is owned by Emily Russo. These are two incredible independent booksellers with two incredible stores. It’s a master class in bookselling on this week’s Book Case! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: Beloved by Toni Morrison These Precious Days by Ann Patchett The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy This is Happiness by Niall Williams Lobster by Guillame Lecasble Sky Daddy by Kate Folk Win by Harlan Coben The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Jess Walter is So Far Gone

    Jess Walter is So Far Gone
    Jun 12 2025
    Jess Walter has written a book that is funny, compulsively readable, and complex. In So Far Gone, he reminds us, in a world that sometimes seems to have gone crazy, you escape society at your own peril. Can you escape the world into isolation or is life only meaningful when you live it for and with others? We ask the very talented Jess Walter that very question. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: So Far Gone by Jess Walter Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter The Cold Millions by Jess Walter Citizen Vance by Jess Walter Ruby Ridge by Jess Walter Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter The Zero by Jess Walter Land of the Blind by Jess Walter We Live in Water by Jess Walter The Angel of Rome by Jess Walter Walden by Henry David Thoreau Bowling Aline by Robert D. Putnam Family Sayings by Natalia Ginzburg Stoner by John Edwards Williams James by Percival Everett The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
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Great podcast. Keep up the good work.
I have always been a big reader & your podcasts are so interesting & inspiring. I love the end when you interview a local bookstore. We have to support local bookstores.

Love ❤️ this podcast

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One of my favorite authors and I adore the Thursday Murder Club series. Kate, you nearly lost me with your suggestion of Tom Cruise for the movie version. Uncharacteristically wrong. Check out the Facebook groups which are casting the movie!

Podcast is almost better than the books!

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Kate & Charlie Gibson talk about books and interview a wide range of authors, many you’ll know, several you’ll be thrilled to learn about. So fun and informative. Recently they visited the Library of Congress and that was a fascinating listen. You know Charlie from Good Morning America (etc) and you’ll be delighted by his daughter Kate who is whip smart and funny.

Book lovers will love this, and less avid readers will be motivated to pick up a book

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I love this podcast! I was quite worried when there wasn't an episode last week.and quite pleased to see an episode this week. Keep up the GREAT work.

I was definitely worried!

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My absolute favorite podcast. I look forward to each new episode! I have read some incredible books because of Kate and Charlie.

A Must for Anyone Who loves to Reaf

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I can't say enough good things about this podcast - it's interesting and helpful and insightful. Kate and Charlie ask for suggestions for how to make the podcast better, and I wouldn't change a thing! I've recommended it quite a few times, but always with the warning - don't listen unless you want to greatly expand your "want to read" list! I never would have found "This is Happiness" without Kate and Charlie, and it was my favorite book (of the 60) that I read last year. I recommended the book to one of my book clubs (yes I'm in 2), and never has a book been more universally loved. Thank you for expanding MY reading horizons! Keep up the awesome work, and thank you for all that you do to make this podcast happen!

Expand your reading horizons!

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