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On this week's show, Samantha Nickerson talks to Juli Min about reverse-chronology narratives and the captivation of surprises in following characters over decades.
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
629: Li-Young Lee (interviewed by Chrissy Kolaya)!
On this week's show Chrissy Kolaya talks to Li-Young Lee about his latest collection of poems, The Invention of the Darling. Together they explore the rooms of poetry, the systems of the human imagin…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
628: Kent Wascom!
On this week's show, John King talks to the novelist Kent Wascom about the continuation of the Woolsack legacy in his new novel, The Great State of West Florida. We discuss the vibrantly chaos of Flo…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
627: David McLoghlin!
On this week's show, Johnj talk to the poet David McLoghlin about his newest collection of poems, Crash Centre, and history, religion, rugby, boarding school, trauma, and exiting the comforts of meta…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
626: Ian Patterson, interviewed by Chelsea Alice (Redux)!
Chelsea Alice interviewed Ian Patterson back on episode 589, but they had much more to talk about, so here is another round of frank, literary conversation, this time about translating Charles Fourie…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
625: Daniel Handler!
In this week's show, John talks with Daniel Handler about the absurd fun of stress-testing reality, the joys of listening to Sun Ra & Prince, the efficacy of writing on ordinary writing pads, and the…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
624: Ann Hood!
After discussing World War I with Michael Korda on episode 622, this week I speak with Ann Hood about her newest novel, The Stolen Child, which features a storyline about artists during World War I. …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Replay: Episode 278 with Brittany Perham
Thanks to Brian Salmons for bumpering this replay episode.
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
623: Nicholson Baker!
In this week's show, John talks with Nicholson Baker about the potential sorrows of writing, the drive to discover joy, and the need to explore other creative endeavors besides writing.
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
622: Michael Korda!
In this week's show, John talks with prose writer Michael Korda about telling the historical stories of the poets of World War I.
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago