Season 1

May 1, 2023

Missing Pages Unabridged: Constance Grady on How the Book World Works

April 3, 2023

Missing Pages Unabridged: The Full Kaavya Viswanathan Interview

In Kaavya Viswanathan: The Full Package, we looked back into "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life," and the plagiarism scandal that brought everything down. As we unearthed new details about the fiasco, we th…

Oct. 3, 2022

Greg Mortenson: Cups Half-Full

He enlightened millions with his writings and built dozens of schools in the Middle East. But despite his praiseworthy deeds, author-philanthropist Greg Mortenson suffered an immense fall from grace. Was Greg Mortenson, auth…

Sept. 26, 2022

Dreams vs. Reality

In writers’ dreams, every published author is a millionaire, every title sells at auction, every editor is brilliant and attentive, and every book hits the bestseller list. Alas, writers’ dreams and the publishing industry’s…

Sept. 19, 2022

Anna March: Inventing Anna

Bethanne doesn’t just talk about scandals after the fact: Sometimes she’s embroiled in them as they happen. In this episode, Bethanne spills the tea on the story of “Anna March,” a notorious figure who racked up big bills in…

Sept. 16, 2022

An Apple Books Collection: How Books Get Featured

In this short bonus episode, Bethanne chats with Missing Pages Executive Producer Jeff Umbro about a new Apple Books collection of books and authors featured in the podcast. You can explore the collection at apple.co/booksmi…

Sept. 12, 2022

Caroline Calloway Part II: Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Flower Crown

Some stories are too big, or at least too entertaining, to fit into a single episode. In part two, Bethanne speaks to authors, publishers, and NYC night life reporters to find out what Caroline Calloway might have up her sle…

Aug. 29, 2022

Caroline Calloway Part 1: Essential Snake Oils

They say that being too online will mess with your head, and no one was more online than Caroline Calloway, the mega-influencer who is known for botching not one but two books deals. Bethanne follows her trail of obsessed su…

Aug. 22, 2022

J.T. LeRoy: The Last Literary Rockstar

Raw, transgressive, and true: Praise for hard-hitting books like Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things made Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy the talk of the town. But was J.T. who he said he was? Follow our winding jour…

Aug. 15, 2022

Dan Mallory: The Good Liar

A.J. Finn — also known as Dan Mallory, former Executive Editor at William Morrow and Co. — overcame tragedy and illness to publish "The Woman in the Window", a huge bestseller and the inspiration for a Netflix film. But the …

Aug. 14, 2022

Kaavya Viswanathan: The Untold Story

At the start of 2006, 19-year-old Kaavya Viswanathan seemed to have it all. From a high profile six-figure book deal to good standing at Harvard University, the world was at her feet. But by the end of the year, her name was…

July 20, 2022

Introducing Missing Pages

An all-new investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Across its eight-episode debut season, Missing Pages uncovers the power struggles, mistaken identities, and u…