What Are You Reading? feat. Steven Rowley

From Gays Reading by Jason Blitman

May 29, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 207

About this episode

Jason Blitman interviews bestselling author Steven Rowley about his reading habits and latest novel.

On this episode of  What Are You Reading? , host  Jason Blitman  is joined by  New York Times  bestselling author  Steven Rowley  for a conversation about what he's been reading, what goes into writing a great blurb, and his latest novel,  Take Me With You , an instant  USA Today  bestseller. Steven Rowley  is the  New York Times  bestselling author of  Lily and the Octopus,  a  Washington Post  Notable Book;  The Editor,  an NPR Best Book of the Year;  The Guncle,  winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Novel of the Year;  The Celebrants,  a  Today  Show Read with Jenna book club pick;  The Guncle Abroad,  a  USA Today  bestseller ;  and  The Dogs of Venice.  His fiction has been translated into twenty languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California. Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club  HERE SUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Blitman

Guest: Steven Rowley

Topics covered

reading
writing
book blurbs
bestselling authors
literature
book recommendations

Keywords

Steven Rowley
Take Me With You
book blurb
New York Times bestselling author
literature
reading recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Take Me With You, Lily and the Octopus, The Editor, The Guncle, The Celebrants, The Guncle Abroad, The Dogs of Venice

Places: Palm Springs, California