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August 12, 2012

Episode 95 — Maria Semple

Maria Semple is today’s guest. For years she worked in television, writing for shows like Mad About You and Arrested Development. Then, in 2008, she published her debut novel, This One is Mine. Her follow-up effort, a novel called Where’d … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2012

Episode 78 — Miles Klee

Miles Klee is the guest. He’s the author of a debut novel called Ivyland, now available from O/R Books. Publishers Weekly raves: Delightfully manic and sharply intelligent … Klee is undoubtedly a formidable talent in the making—he can make sentences crackle … Continue reading →

Episode 73 — Elna Baker

Elna Baker is the guest. She’s the author of memoir The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance, now available from Penguin. She’s also an accomplished performer, having appeared at The Moth, on This American Life, WTF, Studio 360, Radiolab, … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2012

Episode 52 — Lysley Tenorio

Lysley Tenorio is the guest. A winner of the Whiting Writer’s Award and a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, he is the author of a debut story collection called Monstress, now available from Ecco. Raves Chang-Rae Lee, New York … Continue reading →

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December 28, 2011

Episode 30 — Jamal Joseph

Today’s guest is Jamal Joseph, author of the memoir Panther Baby, which details his coming of age within the Black Panther movement during the 1960s and ’70s—a journey that took him to Riker’s Island and Leavenworth prisons before ultimately leading … Continue reading →

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