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Richard Hell Reads From ‘Godlike‘
Episode 6
In this episode of Private Life, Richard Hell reads from his novel Godlike (2005), which was reissued last month by NYRB Classics with a new afterwor…
2 months, 1 week ago
Richard Hell on ’Godlike’ and Poetry as a Way of Life
Episode 5
In this episode of Private Life, Richard Hell joins Jarrett Earnest to discuss his novel Godlike (newly reissued by NYRB Classics), his creative proc…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“The Mystery of JonBenét Ramsey” by Joyce Carol Oates
Episode 4
In the June 24, 1999, issue of The New York Review of Books, Joyce Carol Oates wrote about the murder of JonBenét Ramsey and dissected America’s fasc…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Joyce Carol Oates on True Crime, Her Improbable Life, and Joan Didion
Episode 3
In the third episode of Private Life, Joyce Carol Oates joins Jarrett Earnest for an expansive conversation on everything from Joan Didion to serial …
3 months ago
“Working Girls: The Brontës” by Elizabeth Hardwick
Episode 2
In the May 4, 1972, issue of The New York Review of Books, Elizabeth Hardwick wrote about the lives and work of the Brontë sisters on the occasion of…
3 months, 1 week ago
Darryl Pinckney on Memoir, Friendship, and Elizabeth Hardwick
Episode 1
In the first episode of our podcast Private Life, Darryl Pinckney talks with host Jarrett Earnest about his close friend and former teacher Elizabeth…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Introducing: Private Life
We are thrilled to present Private Life, a new podcast from The New York Review that delves into that creative, exhilarating moment where ideas first…
3 months, 3 weeks ago