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Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry David Naimon, Tin House Books
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Author interviews with today's best writers — established & up-and-coming — in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Hosted by David Naimon & Tin House in Portland, Oregon. --The Guardian's 10 Best Book Podcasts --Book Riot's 15 Outstanding Podcasts for Book Lovers --the most intense and awesome podcast I've ever been a part of–Gary Shteyngart
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Danielle Dutton : Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other
One might ask, just what is Danielle Dutton’s latest book, Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other? A collection of stories, a philosophical essay, a sequence of nested dreams and memories, an act of loving citation, a one-act play of silent animals, a meditation on the human in the more-than-human world, on the end of the world, on […]
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Alexis Wright : Praiseworthy
Today’s guest is one of the most important and celebrated writers in Australia today, Alexis Wright. We look together at the ways Wright reshapes the novel form to honor Aboriginal notions of story, of time, and of scale. To find a different sound and voice for the novel, one that is multiple and collective. both […]
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Nam Le : 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem
Over the past fifteen years, Nam Le has published a book in each genre. Best known for his phenomenal 2009 debut story collection The Boat, he followed it with his 2019 debut nonfiction On David Malouf, and now, this year, his debut poetry collection 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem. What is remarkable about […]
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Anne de Marcken : It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over
Writer, interdisciplinary artist, editor and publisher Anne de Marcken discusses her new book It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over. Winner of the Novel Prize, and thus published simultaneously in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, by New Directions, Fitzcarraldo Editions and Giramondo respectively, de Marcken’s new book is a deeply philosophical and metaphysical, heartbreakingly funny […]
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Canisia Lubrin : Code Noir
Award-winning poet Canisia Lubrin talks about her debut fiction, Code Noir. The fifty-nine stories in this collection are each prefaced by one of Louis XIV’s fifty-nine “Black codes,” the rules of conduct in France and its colonies regarding slaves and slavery. And each of these codes, each of these edicts, is also engaged with, manipulated and […]
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Diana Khoi Nguyen : Root Fractures
Today’s conversation, with poet and multimedia artist Diana Khoi Nguyen, is not to be missed. Both of her books, Ghost Of and Root Fractures, engage with and are shaped by her brother’s absence and the family silence surrounding it. Two years before his suicide, her brother quietly removed the family photos from their frames on […]
Customer Reviews
The best lit interview podcast bar none
This show is incredible, David’s insightful questions never fail to tease out extraordinary moments from impeccably chosen guests. I’ve listened to several more than twice. If you still need convincing look up George Saunders’ video endorsement of David’s skills. Then tell your friends.
Great
Along with Bookworm, this is the highest quality podcast on lit. David is incredibly good and knowledgeable. And in response to the last reviewer, he ask questions because that’s his job, lol. Keep up the good work.
Excellent
I happily found this podcast by chance. The interviews are fascinating of course but the breadth of writers interviewed has been useful to widen my own reading.