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August 26, 2012

Episode 99 — Elizabeth Ellen

Elizabeth Ellen is today’s guest. She’s the author of the chapbook Before You She Was a Pit Bull (Future Tense) and her latest book, Fast Machine, is a collection of her best work from the last decade. She lives in … Continue reading →

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June 6, 2012

Episode 76 — Esi Edugyan

Esi Edugyan is the guest. She’s a Canadian author whose novel, Half-Blood Blues, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011. It won the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and is now available from Picador here in the United States. The … Continue reading →

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 56 — Jessica Keener

Jessica Keener is today’s guest. Her debut novel, Night Swim, is now available from Fiction Studio Books. Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan says: Jessica Keener steps boldly into the terrain of Eugene O’Neill, conjuring up the pathologies and quirks of a … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

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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Tag Archives: hippies

Episode 99 — Elizabeth Ellen

Episode 76 — Esi Edugyan

Episode 75 — Jerry Stahl

Episode 60 — Kris Saknussemm

Episode 56 — Jessica Keener

Episode 48 — Ramona Ausubel

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