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Back to Search4.6 Translation is the Closest Way to Read: Ann Goldstein and Saskia Ziolkowski
Episode 32
In our season finale, Ann Goldstein, renowned translator of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, gives a master class in the art and business of trans…
3 years, 7 months ago
Cristina LePort, "Dissection: A Medical Thriller" (Bancroft Press, 2022)
Episode 292
DC heart surgeon Dr. Steven Leeds is suddenly besieged by a handful of immensely complicated heart attack and stroke cases, all caused by a rare arte…
3 years, 7 months ago
Mariah Fredericks, "The Lindbergh Nanny" (Minotaur Books, 2022)
Episode 291
Today I talked to Mariah Fredericks about her new novel The Lindbergh Nanny (Minotaur Books, 2022).
The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr in 1932 sh…
3 years, 7 months ago
Kayla Maiuri, "Mother In the Dark: A Novel" (Riverhead Books, 2022)
Episode 65
Kayla Maiuri holds an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. Born in the greater Boston area, she now lives in Brooklyn. Mother in the Dark…
3 years, 7 months ago
Hua Hsu, "Stay True: A Memoir" (Doubleday, 2022)
Episode 108
Stay True (Doubleday: 2022), the new memoir from Hua Hsu, is a coming-of-age story about the writer’s time in the University of California in Berkele…
3 years, 7 months ago
Kevin Wilson, "Now Is Not the Time to Panic" (Ecco Press, 2022)
Today I talked to Kevin Wilson about his new novel Now Is Not the Time to Panic (Ecco Press, 2022).
Kevin Wilson is the author of two collections, Tun…
3 years, 7 months ago
Christopher M. Hood, "The Revivalists" (Harper, 2022)
Episode 65
A road trip novel, The Revivalists (Harper, 2022) is intimate, funny, and at times, shocking. It has only the dystopian setting in common with Cormac…
3 years, 7 months ago
Lydia Millet, "Dinosaurs" (Norton, 2022)
Episode 63
Today I talked to Lydia Millet about her new novel Dinosaurs (Norton, 2022).
Lydia Millet has written more than a dozen novels and story collections. …
3 years, 7 months ago
Karen Odden, "Under a Veiled Moon" (Crooked Lane Books, 2022)
Episode 290
Today I talked to Karen Odden about her new book Under a Veiled Moon (Crooked Lane Books, 2022).
When the Princess Alice pleasure boat collides with a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Meera Nair, "The Desire Tree," The Common magazine (Fall, 2022)
Episode 45
Meera Nair speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “The Desire Tree,” which appears in The Common’s new fall issue. Meera talks about…
3 years, 7 months ago