Radio Appearances
I have appeared multiple times on WNYC’s All Of It in my capacity as a book club producer to recommend new and upcoming books, and take calls from our listeners! I have also appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show and BBC World Service. And earlier this year, I filled in as the host of our Get Lit with All Of It book club.
Hear some highlights of my live interviews below.
Your Book Club's Reading List
The Brian Lehrer Show, October 30th 2024
Listeners call in to share what their book clubs are reading this month, and Jordan Lauf, producer for All Of It talks about Get Lit's latest pick and upcoming event.
Our Summer Reading Challenge Roundup
Live on All Of It, August 29th 2024
With our first-ever All Of It Summer Reading Challenge coming to a close, we open the phones to our readers-- what's the best book you read for the Challenge? We're joined by producer Jordan Lauf who will share some of the responses we've gotten from readers already, plus take some of your recommendations.
Summer Reading Challenge: What's the Best Book About or Set in New York?
Live on All Of It/WNYC August 20th, 2024
We only have a few weeks left in our Summer Reading Challenge, so we thought we would give you some inspiration for books to read in the category "a book about or set in New York." Producer Jordan Lauf joins us to recommend some of the best New York books, and we take your calls.
Hosting Get Lit— My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Live at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, April 2024
We air highlights from our April Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Stephen Graham Jones. We discussed his book, My Heart is a Chainsaw, which tells the story of a half-Indigenous woman named Jade who feels alienated from the other people in her small town. She only finds comfort in horror movies. But when real-life murders start happening in her town, she uses her horror acumen to try and get to the bottom of what's going on. The conversation was hosted by All Of It producer Jordan Lauf.
Hosting Get Lit— Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
Live at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, March 2024
We air highlights from our March Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Xochitl Gonzalez. We spent the month reading her novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, which tells the story of two women, a once-famous artist named Anita de Monte, who died tragically and has been mostly forgotten to history, and Raquel, the student who decides to look into Anita's story for her senior thesis. But the deeper Raquel digs into this story, the more she starts to wonder if her own story is starting to mirror Anita's. Gonzales speaks about the book, and takes questions from our audience. The conversation was hosted by All Of It producer Jordan Lauf.
Hosting Get Lit— Tananarive Due’s The Reformatory
Live at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, February 2024
We air highlights from our February Get Lit with All of It book club event with author Tananarive Due. We spent the month reading her novel, The Reformatory, which tells the story of a terrifying segregated reformatory for boys in Jim Crow-era Florida, and a young boy who is sent there. The boy learns he can see the ghosts of boys who died on the property. The superintendent wants Robert to hunt the ghosts, but the ghosts are ready to fight back. Can Robert escape this terrible place with his life?
This segment was guest-hosted by our producer Jordan Lauf.
Can't-Miss Culture: Books
Live on the Brian Lehrer Show, October 30th, 2023
Jordan Lauf, producer for "All Of It" and its book club, "Get Lit with All Of It" shares some of the new books that caught her attention this season.
Fall Book Preview
Live on All Of It, September 6th, 2023
Fall is a busy time in the publishing world, with lots of new titles from big and up and coming authors. Our producer Jordan Lauf, who also helps run our Get Lit book club, joins to give us her recommendations for some new books to check out this Fall, and we take your suggestions.
Summer Book Preview
Live on All Of It, June 22nd, 2023
Yesterday marked the first official day of summer, which means it's time for summer reading! All Of It and Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf joins us to recommend some of the best new and upcoming summer reads, plus we take listener calls and suggestions!
Holiday Book Recommendations
Live on All Of It, November 14th, 2022
What have you read recently? All Of It and Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf, our resident book queen, gives us some great book recommendations for the holidays and takes your calls on what you're reading.
Summer Reading Recommendations
Live on All Of It, August 16th, 2022
With summer drawing to a close, you've still got time to fit in one last summer read! All Of It and Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf joins us to recommend some new and upcoming books, as well as some old favorites. Plus, we take listener recommendations and calls!