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February 10, 2013

Episode 147 — Joyce Johnson

Joyce Johnson is the guest. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is called The Voice is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac, available now from Viking. Kirkus calls it An exemplary biography of … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2012

Episode 100 — George Saunders

George Saunders is today’s guest. He’s the bestselling author of several books, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, and The Braindead Megaphone, and his brand new story collection, Tenth of December, is due out from Random House in January 2013. … Continue reading →

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August 1, 2012

Episode 92 — Patrick Wensink

Patrick Wensink is today’s guest. His latest novel, Broken Piano for President, is now available from Lazy Fascist Press. It recently incited an unusually kind cease-and-desist letter from Jack Daniel’s, Inc. Publishers Weekly calls it [A] psychedelic trip of a novel. … Continue reading →

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April 4, 2012

Episode 58 — Melissa Broder

Melissa Broder is the guest. Her new poetry collection, entitled Meat Heart, is now available from Publishing Genius Press. And by day she is the publicity manager for Penguin Group. Says Publishers Weekly: Broder’s second collection cranks up the weird … Continue reading →

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March 4, 2012

Episode 49 — Joe Blair

Joe Blair is the guest. He’s the author of the memoir By the Iowa Sea, now available from Scribner. Scott Spencer, author of Main in the Woods, raves: An intimate, startling memoir that honors and elevates our quotidian existence. With … Continue reading →

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January 1, 2012

Episode 31 — Dana Spiotta

Happy New Year, everybody! The guest today is Dana Spiotta. She’s the author of three novels: Lightning Field, Eat the Document (a finalist for the National Book Award), and, most recently, Stone Arabia, now available from Scribner. Publishers Weekly calls … Continue reading →

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November 2, 2011

Episode 14 — Shann Ray

The guest is Shann Ray, author of the critically acclaimed story collection American Masculine, now available from Graywolf Press. A very impressive guy. A college basketball star. A doctorate in psychology. A professor of leadership studies (with an emphasis on … Continue reading →

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