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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 →

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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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