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Episode 94 — Karl Taro Greenfeld
Karl Taro Greenfeld is the guest. He’s a journalist who has written for The Nation, Time magazine, and Sports Illustrated. And he’s the author of six books, the most recent of which is a novel called Triburbia, now available from … Continue reading →
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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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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 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 →
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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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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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Episode 44 — Eleanor Henderson
Eleanor Henderson is the guest. She’s the author of the debut novel Ten Thousand Saints, now available in trade paperback from Ecco. It was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2011 by the New York Times Book Review. … Continue reading →
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Episode 40 — Susan Sherman
Susan Sherman is the guest. She’s the author of the acclaimed debut novel The Little Russian, now available from Counterpoint Press. And she’s also the co-creator of one of the most successful television shows in the history of Disney. Library … Continue reading →
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