Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

American Book Award winner Lisa Goldstein talks with Gary about her recent novel Ivory Apples, surviving California’s smoky air and a pandemic, trying to read The Decameron, the British comedian Jack Whitehall, comfort to be had from Tana French mysteries and Kage Baker time travel stories, and wrangling the characters in her novel in progress.

Books mentioned include:

Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French
The Company Series by Kage Baker

Episode 521: Ten Minutes with Lisa Goldstein