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Emma Brodie - SONGS IN URSA MAJOR
Episode 121
Emma and I discuss Songs in Ursa Major, how the relationship between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell inspired her story, crafting the lyrics for the s…
4 years, 11 months ago
Sarah Pinsker - WE ARE SATELLITES
Episode 120
Sarah and I discuss We Are Satellites, what happens when a medical technology developed for one condition is used for another purpose or has a commer…
4 years, 11 months ago
Kristan Higgins - PACK UP THE MOON
Episode 119
Kristan and I discuss Pack Up the Moon, how reading books about other people’s grief provides a safe way to cry over the things in your own life, why…
4 years, 11 months ago
Jess McHugh - AMERICANON
Episode 118
Jess and I discuss Americanon, the way these thirteen books shaped culture, gender roles and beliefs in the U.S., evaluating American identity in ter…
4 years, 11 months ago
Philip D'Anieri - THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
Episode 117
Philip and I discuss The Appalachian Trail, crafting the history of the trail from the perspective of the people who built it and how and why they di…
4 years, 11 months ago
Pam Jenoff - THE WOMAN WITH THE BLUE STAR
Episode 116
Pam and I discuss The Woman with the Blue Star, looking for the gasp in a story, her struggle to write this book, how publishing during a pandemic is…
4 years, 11 months ago
Jeff Arch - ATTACHMENTS
Episode 115
Jeff and I discuss Attachments, crafting a story about relationships, his personal connection to the novel, how watching soap operas helped him write…
5 years ago
Laura Hankin - A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN
Episode 114
Laura and I discuss A Special Place for Women, how she loves the fake dating trope, exploring what happens when activism becomes performative instead…
5 years ago
Steven Rowley - THE GUNCLE
Episode 113
Steven and I discuss his new book The Guncle, including humor in his stories, how Auntie Mame and other magical caregivers inspired this story, the s…
5 years ago
Ly Tran - HOUSE OF STICKS
Episode 112
Ly and I discuss her new book House of Sticks, the extent to which her father’s PTSD shaped her childhood, immigrating to the United States through a…
5 years ago