Episode 176 — Michael Reynolds
Michael Reynolds is the guest. He is the editor-in-chief of Europa Editions. Maureen Corrigan of NPR’s Fresh Air says Europa Editions…has been doing the Lord’s work in terms of introducing European literary novels, many of them in translation, to an … Continue reading
Episode 175 — Kendra Grant Malone
Kendra Grant Malone is the guest. She is the author of two poetry collections, Everything is Quiet (Scrambler Books) and Morocco (Dark Sky Books), the second of which she co-wrote with Matthew Savoca. Blake Butler says Kendra Grant Malone contains … Continue reading
Episode 174 — Benjamin Percy
Benjamin Percy is the guest. His new novel, Red Moon, is now available from Grand Central Publishing. It is the May selection of the TNB Book Club. (Photo credit: The Oregonian.) John Irving says Red Moon is a serious, politically … Continue reading
Episode 173 — Anna Stothard
Anna Stothard is the guest. Her novel The Pink Hotel is now available in the United States from Picador. And her latest effort, a novel called The Art of Leaving, is just out in the UK from Alma Books. The … Continue reading
Episode 172 — Ken Baumann
Ken Baumann is the guest. He is an actor, writer, and publisher. His new novel, Solip, is now available from Tyrant Books. HTML Giant says: There is nothing on the back cover. A wall of black staring at you. No … Continue reading
Episode 171 — Matt Nelson
Matt Nelson is the guest. Along with Jacob Perkins, he is the co-founder of the Mellow Pages Library in Brooklyn, New York. The library was recently featured in the New York Times: Matt Nelson, a graduate student in creative writing … Continue reading
Listener Feedback — Vol. 6
The podcast seems to have invaded the dreamworld of xTx: And then finally some relief: A listener named Joseph corrects my pronunciation of ‘Amherst’: Really like the show. I just listened to Episode 162 and felt compelled to write … Continue reading
Episode 170 — Emily Rapp
Emily Rapp is the guest. Her new memoir, The Still Point of the Turning World, is now available from Penguin. Cheryl Strayed says The Still Point of the Turning World is about the smallest things and the biggest things, the … Continue reading







