The Novel Workshop

Alonzo Vereen & Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo
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The Novel Workshop is a monthly podcast that presents long-form criticism of contemporary fiction. If you're into that kind of heady stuff, join us!

Episodes

  1. 27/06/2022

    The Netanyahus

    In this, our season finale, we discuss what happens when a novel's emotional question goes unanswered. (A hint: Esther becomes quite the unhappy camper.)

    38 min

  2. 18/04/2022

    The Swimmers

    In this episode, we tackle the big one—what separates a novel from a collection of short stories? Is the difference significant or nonexistent?

    47 min

  3. 07/03/2022

    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    In this month's episode, we discuss both the anti-realist novel and the trauma plot. Are they mutually exclusive or can they coexist?

    36 min

  4. 03/01/2022

    Oh William!

    In this month's episode, we discuss the constraints of reliability and whether a narrator (especially a first-person narrator) can ever be trusthworthy. "It's all quite strange to me," says Alonzo.

    48 min

  5. 06/12/2021

    Harlem Shuffle

    Esther and Alonzo finally disagree. "Whitehead has divided this house." Whose interpretation is right? Check out this month's sprawling episode—On Beauty, Fences, and "Sonny's Blues" are all discussed—to find out.

    54 min

  6. 01/11/2021

    The Four Winds

    This week, we discuss narrative pacing and the subtle art of wonder. Special thanks to the Library of Congress: Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin migrant workers collection (AFC 1985/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

    56 min

  7. 04/10/2021

    The Midnight Library

    In this episode, we discuss the tension that can arise when a text fails to distinguish its protagonist's level of intelligence from its author's earned wisdom.

    48 min

  8. 06/09/2021

    Where the Crawdads Sing

    In this month's episode, we discuss the responsibility of the omniscient narrator and what goes awry when that responsibility isn't taken seriously.

    58 min
  • 8 Episodes

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The Novel Workshop is a monthly podcast that presents long-form criticism of contemporary fiction. If you're into that kind of heady stuff, join us!

Information

  • Creator
    Alonzo Vereen & Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Alonzo Vereen and Esther Okonkwo
  • Show Website
    The Novel Workshop