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August 12, 2012

Episode 95 — Maria Semple

Maria Semple is today’s guest. For years she worked in television, writing for shows like Mad About You and Arrested Development. Then, in 2008, she published her debut novel, This One is Mine. Her follow-up effort, a novel called Where’d … Continue reading →

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July 1, 2012

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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