Host Robyn Shanti speaks with John Jeremiah Sullivan about his book of essays
"Pulphead," A New York Times Notable Book for 2011. PULPHEAD presents
Sullivan’s profiles of musicians (Axl Rose, Michael Jackson, Bunny Wailer
and others) with his essays exploring American cu...
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Host Jim Schumock speaks with writer Sebastian Barry about his novel "On
Canaan's Side.
Told in the first person, as a narrative of Lilly Bere's life over seventeen
days, "On Canaan's Side" opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill.
Lilly revisits her past, g...
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Host David Naimon speaks with award-winning writer Colson Whitehead about his
new novel, "Zone One," which has been described as a "wry take on the
post-apocalyptic horror novel." It is about a world that has been devastated
by a plague. There are two types of surviv...
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Host Suzanne LaGrande interviews the winners of this year's Sledgehammer
Writing Contest, a competition that combines writing and scavanger hunting.
For the contest writers converged at a central location in Portland and
received their first writing prompt and scavenger ...
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Host Robyn Shanti speaks with writer Barry Spector about his book, Madness at
the Gates of the City: The Myth of American Innocence The book is a
rumination on our society, reaching back into Greek mythology to illuminate
the world today. Spector blends literature, hist...
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Host Jay Thiemeyer interviews Michael Stanley, author of "Death of the
Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery".
In the southern Kalahari area of Botswana—an arid landscape of legends
that speak of lost cities, hidden wealth, and ancient gods—a fractious
ranger named Monzo is...
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Host Jim Schumock speaks with spiritual teacher Gangaji about her new book
"Hidden Treasure: Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story."
Gangaji, who was born Antoinette (Toni) Roberson Varner, was given the name
Gangaji by her teacher Sri H. W. L. Poonja in 1990. Before th...
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A podcast of Between the Covers with host Suzanne LaGrande, broadcast on
November 10, 201. Suzanne LaGrande interviews award-winning poet and
translator Jane Hirshfield. Ms. Hirshfield is the author of seven
collections of poetry, including After (HarperCollins, 2006); ...
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Host David Naimon interviews debut novelist Justin Torres. His book, We the
Animals, has been heralded for its beautiful, concentrated prose. NPR likened
it to a diamond, brilliant and brilliantly compressed. Esquire magazine
called it a "knock to the head that will le...
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