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Episode 90 — Christopher Beha
Christopher Beha is the guest. He’s an associate editor at Harper’s magazine and the author of the debut novel What Happened to Sophie Wilder, now available from Tin House Books. Raves Shelf Awareness: Christopher Beha’s short but intricately constructed first … Continue reading →
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Episode 85 — Seth Greenland
Seth Greenland is the guest. He’s the author of three novels, the most recent of which is The Angry Buddhist, now available from Europa Editions. The New York Times calls it: …a fine, high-end beach read for this election … Continue reading →
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Episode 46 — Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed is the guest. She’s the author of the new memoir Wild, due out from Knopf on March 20, 2012. And she’s also Sugar, the popular advice columnist over at The Rumpus. Wild, which details Strayed’s 1,100-mile solo hike … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Adrienne Rich, advice, Appalachian Trail, As I Lay Dying, authors, blisters, books, Brad Listi, cancer, Cascade Mountains, Cheryl Strayed, grief, grunge, heroin, hiking, llamas, memoir, narcissism, nonfiction, Other People with Brad Listi, Pacific Crest Trail, pain, Portland authors, publishing, Sierra Nevada, Sugar, The Dream of a Common Language, The Rumpus, trekking, Wild, wilderness, William Faulkner, writers, writing
Episode 41 — Claire Bidwell Smith
Claire Bidwell Smith is the guest. She’s the author of the memoir The Rules of Inheritance, available now from Hudson Street Press. Darin Strauss, the author of Half a Life, calls it “a perfectly crafted story — not about grief, … Continue reading →
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