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My Favorite Books of 2023
In this, the final episode of 2023, I'm sharing my ten favorite books of the year.
Incredibly difficult to choose—and really, there are dozens of boo…
2 years, 4 months ago
Best of 2023 - Part 3
The third in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the year.
Today, a look at the top-five m…
2 years, 4 months ago
Best of 2023 - Part 2
The second in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the year.
Today, a look at five of the m…
2 years, 4 months ago
Best of 2023 - Part 1
The first in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the year.
Today, a look at the five most-…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alexander Chee on Titles, Endings, Writer Types, Anger, Patience, Deadlines, and the Messiness of the Creative Process
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 400, my conversation with author Alexander Chee. This episode first aired on February 16, 2016.
Chee is …
2 years, 5 months ago
887. Lauren Elkin
Episode 887
Lauren Elkin is the author of Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art, available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.
Elkin's essays have appeared in ma…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Meditation Can Inform Creative Writing
A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how meditation can inform creative writing. My guest is Melissa Broder, author of the novel Death Valley (Scribner).…
2 years, 5 months ago
Michael Earl Craig on Shoeing Horses, Poetry, Grad School, Feedback, Raymond Carver, Family, and Creative Inheritance
Episode 308
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 308, my conversation with poet Michael Earl Craig. This episode first aired on August 31, 2014.
Craig is…
2 years, 5 months ago
886. E.J. Koh
Episode 886
E.J. Koh is the author of the debut novel The Liberators, available from Tin House. It is the official December pick of the Otherppl Book Club.
Koh's…
2 years, 5 months ago
885. Rumaan Alam
Episode 885
Rumaan Alam is the bestselling author of the novel Leave the World Behind, available in trade paperback from Ecco Books. In 2020, it was a finalist f…
2 years, 5 months ago