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Laura van den Berg on Boxing, Anxiety, Attention, Astrology, Vanity, and Writing in a Notebook
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 546, my conversation with Laura van den Berg, author of five works of fiction. It first aired on Octobe…
3 years, 1 month ago
How to Be a Travel Writer
Maggie Downs is an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think:Around the World on the Trip of My (Mo…
3 years, 1 month ago
861. Rebekah Bergman
Episode 861
Rebekah Bergman is the author of the debut novel The Museum of Human History, available from Tin House. It is the official August pick of the Otherpp…
3 years, 1 month ago
Remembering Tom Hansen, 1961-2023
Today, a special episode remembering the life and work of Tom Hansen, who died this week of esophageal cancer. Hansen was born in Seattle and raised …
3 years, 1 month ago
Charles Shields on Kurt Vonnegut, WWII, Dresden, Suicide, and The Great Depression
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 24, my conversation with biographer Charles Shields, author of And So It Goes— Kurt Vonnegut: A Life, a…
3 years, 1 month ago
860. Maya Binyam
Episode 860
Maya Binyam is the author of the debut novel Hangman, available from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Binyam is a fiction writer and critic whose work has …
3 years, 2 months ago
How to Approach "Truth" in Creative Nonfiction
In today's 'Craftwork' episode, a conversation with Emily Rapp Black about "truth" in creative nonfiction.
Emily is the author of five books of creat…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mat Johnson on Failure, Despair, Persistence, Reviews, and Stealing Time to Write
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 364, my conversation with Mat Johnson, author of the novel Invisible Things and other books.
Johnson is …
3 years, 2 months ago
859. Brando Skyhorse
Episode 859
Brando Skyhorse is the author of the novel My Name is Iris, available from Avid Reader Press.
Skyhorse's debut novel, The Madonnas of Echo Park, won t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Why Publishing is Broken
In today's 'Craftwork' episode, a conversation with Kathleen Schmidt. She is a longtime publishing industry veteran with in-depth experience in a var…
3 years, 2 months ago