8 episodes
The Novel Workshop Alonzo Vereen & Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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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!
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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.)
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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