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Back to SearchJon Raymond : Rain Dragon
Host David Naimon talks with Portland author, Jon Raymond, about his new novel Rain Dragon. Raymond is the author of the novel The Half-Life, and the short story collection Livability, which won the…
Published on 13 years, 5 months ago
Nathan Englander : What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Englander burst on the literary scene in 1999 with For The Relief of Unbearable Urges, a story collection that earned him the PEN/Faulkner Malamud Award and the American Academy of Arts and Letters S…
Published on 13 years, 8 months ago
Ben Marcus : The Flame Alphabet
What if the words your children spoke to you actually made you sick? Physically sick. And what if the children themselves relished in this newfound power over their parents? This is the setting of Be…
Published on 13 years, 8 months ago
Colson Whitehead : Zone One
Host David Naimon speaks with award-winning writer Colson Whitehead about his new novel Zone One, described as a “wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel.” The world has been devastated by a pl…
Published on 13 years, 10 months ago
Justin Torres : We The Animals
Host David Naimon interviews debut novelist Justin Torres. His book, We the Animals, has been heralded for its beautiful, concentrated prose. NPR likened it to a diamond, brilliant and brilliantly co…
Published on 14 years ago
China Miéville : Embassytown
Science fiction and fantasy writer China Miéville has won nearly every award in the genre and has caught the attention of mainstream publications from the New York Times to the Guardian with the dept…
Published on 14 years, 3 months ago
Scott Sparling : Wire to Wire
Host David Naimon interviews Portland writer Scott Sparling about his debut novel, Wire to Wire, from Tin House Books. A pick of the week by Publisher’s Weekly, they call Wire to Wire, “well-crafted…
Published on 14 years, 4 months ago
Anthony Doerr : Memory Wall
Host David Naimon speaks with writer Anthony Doerr about his latest book, Memory Wall. Doerr is the author of three other books: The Shell Collector, About Grace, and Four Seasons in Rome. Doerr’s sh…
Published on 14 years, 10 months ago
Nicole Krauss : Great House
Host David Naimon speaks with Nicole Krauss about her newest novel Great House, which tells a story haunted by questions: What do we pass on to our children? How do they absorb our dreams and losses?…
Published on 14 years, 11 months ago