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July 1, 2012

Episode 83 — Joshua Henkin

Joshua Henkin is the guest. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is a novel called The World Without You, now available from Pantheon. He is also the director of the MFA program in Fiction … Continue reading →

Episode 81 — Kate Christensen

Kate Christensen is today’s guest (photo credit: Marion Ettlinger). She’s the author of six novels, the fourth of which, The Great Man, won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award. Her latest novel, The Astral, is now available in trade paperback from Anchor … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2012

Episode 75 — Jerry Stahl

Jerry Stahl is today’s guest. He’s the author of several books, including the memoir Permanent Midnight, which was adapted into a film starring Ben Stiller. Other titles include novels like I, Fatty and Pain Killers. And most recently, he co-authored … Continue reading →

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April 11, 2012

Episode 60 — Kris Saknussemm

Kris Saknussemm is the guest. His latest novel, Reverend America, is now available from Dark Coast Press. And the soundtrack to the book is now available at iTunes. From Booklist: Once upon a time, Mathias Gaspenny was a child preacher … Continue reading →

Episode 48 — Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel is the guest. Her debut novel, No One is Here Except All of Us, is now available in hardcover from Riverhead Press. And her short story “Atria” was published in the April 4, 2011 issue of The New … Continue reading →

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January 29, 2012

Episode 39 — Caroline Leavitt

Caroline Leavitt is the guest. She’s the author of nine novels, the most recent of which is called Pictures of You, a New York Times bestseller, now available from Algonquin Books. Kirkus Reviews calls it “heartfelt, deft, and highly readable … Continue reading →

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October 5, 2011

Episode 6 — Jessica Anya Blau

I like this show a lot. I like the conversation. We get into stuff. Jess is a fantastic guest—funny as hell and open and honest and all the rest. We talk about books, of course. But we also talk about … Continue reading →

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