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The Lonely Voice with Peter Orner discusses Edna O’Brien's short story “The Love Object.” O’Brien is an award-winning Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and writer of short stories.

Dusk Night Dawn: Anne Lamott on Recapturing Hope in Dark Times

In the novel Landslide, author Susan Conley tells the story of a fishing accident that leaves protagonist Jill’s husband, Kit, hospitalized in Canada. Jill is left to look after her two sons. Then Jill suspects her husband has been unfaithful.

A review of Rebecca Sacks’ debut novel "City of a Thousand Gates."

This week on "The Lonely Voice" from Book Public, Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides welcome special guest, author Thomas O'Malley, to discuss "Irish Revel" by Edna O'Brien.

"The Lowering Days": Gregory Brown's Debut Novel of Contention and Compassion in Maine Community

“Homo Irrealis”: André Aciman’s Essay Collection Parses the Meanings of the Paradoxes and Contradictions of Time

"Mike Nichols: A Life": Mark Harris Chronicles Mike Nichols' Complex Life and Brilliant Career

“Black Buck”: Mateo Askaripour’s Debut Novel Highlights Racism in Corporate America

The oil industry is in the midst of one of the worst busts on record. The price of oil is a third less than it was in January, and for every dollar the price drops, Texas stands to lose $85 million a year in economic impact. We travel to Midland and Odessa to talk to people who work in and around the oil fields about how they are weathering the collapse in the market.