In this very special episode, we were joined by National Book Award winner Robin Benway in front of a live audience at the UCRLowResMFA residency. It's a lot of fun. soundcloud.com/openbookkcod/o…

Uhm, Maggie has some news.

We're gearing up for fall in the Coachella Valley by once again welcoming The Desert Sun's Coachella Valley Storytellers to the show in advance of their live event next week. mixcloud.com/KCODcoachellaF…

This week on the show, we're joined by acclaimed writer @Elizabeth_Crane to talk about her life in books and the new movie based on her book WE ONLY KNOW SO MUCH. soundcloud.com/openbookkcod/o…

An all new episode! We're joined by Tyler Dilts to talk crime, Jeopardy, and whatever it is Tod and Maggie are obsessed about that day...itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

This week on the show, we're joined by the awesome @KateMaruyama to talk about all things scary. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

Congratulations to our station @kcodcoachellafm! Picking up award nominations like it’s our job! coachellavalleyweekly.com/college-of-the…

This week on the show, we're joined by The Desert Sun Executive Editor Julie Makinen to talk about her plans for the paper, how she got her start, and what it's like being an intern at the Washington Post...soundcloud.com/openbookkcod/o…

Come meet Tod Goldberg and Maggie Downs this Saturday at the La Quinta Public Library! It's gonna be a hootenanny.

An early treat for those going to the @LaQuintaPL Book Festival tomorrow -- an interview with special guest and bestselling author HelenKay Dimon / Darby Kane! soundcloud.com/openbookkcod/o…

So nice seeing everyone at the @LaQuintaPL today! Hope you liked the swag...the personal swag and the stuff we handed out. — Maggie & Tod

This week on the show, we welcome Zack Solomon from Palm Springs Film Festival to talk all things Oscar! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

The mob. Country stars. Witness protection. Kick-ass dipping sauce. Investigative journalist Robert Anglen untangles a crazy con. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

This week on the show, Maggie Downs and Tod Goldberg report on the LA Times Festival of Books. It's like being there, but without the crowds or the churros. Mmmmm, churros. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

This week on Open Book, Tod Goldberg and Maggie Downs sat down with novelist and journalist Adam Popescu to talk about his new book NIMA. Also, Maggie's existential angst related to her book cover. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ope…

We should probably let you know that we've completely forgotten to use our Twitter account. But that doesn't mean there's not a a gazillion episodes for you to listen to. Big update coming shortly! Also, yeah, we'll get to those DMs...

You can now listen to new episodes on Spotify! And some old episodes, too... open.spotify.com/show/3MTEHDx8p…

Who is LITERALLY a star today? Maggie Downs (Maggie Downs) is! She picked up starred review in the latest Shelf Awareness!