Matthew Salesses discusses ‘Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping’ (Catapult, Jan. 19), “fresh view of teaching craft to writers of diverse backgrounds” (Kirkus). Then our editors offer reading recommendations for the week, with books by B.B. Alston, Malinda Lo, Gabriel Byrne, and Anna North.
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May 5
Ep 475: Patricia Cornwell
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell joins us to discuss True Crime: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing, May 5). “The life of a hugely popular crime novelist has been full of outsized violations and blessings,” Kirkus writes in ... Show More
34m 3s
Apr 21
Ep 473: The Indie Episode With Kamla K. Kapur
On our special Indie Episode, indie author Kamla K. Kapur joins us to discuss The Privilege of Aging: Savoring the Fullness of Life (Park Street Press, 7/9/24). In this lyrical work of nonfiction, Kapur considers the pleasures of complexities of old age. Kirkus: “A moving celebra ... Show More
37m 35s
Dec 2023
Our Critics' Year in Reading
<p>The Times’s staff book critics — Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs — do a lot of reading over the course of any given year, but not everything they read stays with them equally. On this week’s podcast, Gilbert Cruz chats with the critics about the books that ... Show More
37m 12s
Jun 2021
Interview with Kristen Arnett
In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Kristen Arnett about her most recent novel, With Teeth, which out now from Riverhead.
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47m 33s
Mar 2023
Ep. 134: Deborah Goodrich Royce (Author of Reef Road) + Book Recommendations
<p><strong>In today's episode, Deborah Goodrich Royce joins me to talk about her latest book, <a href= "https://amzn.to/3jV6naQ">Reef Road</a>. We discuss the personal story behind her book and the role of generational trauma in her writing niche, which she calls "Identity Thrill ... Show More
51m 24s
Mar 2023
Algorithmic Desire w/ Matt Flisfeder - Part I
This is part one of our interview with Dr. Matthew Flisfeder, associate professor at the University of Winnipeg, and writer of books on Žižek and film theory, postmodernism and Blade Runner, and most recently, "Algorithmic Desire, Toward a New Structuralist Theory of Social Media ... Show More
54m 2s
<p><span>Rebecca Curtis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/08/confessions-of-a-shinagawa-monkey">Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey</a><span>,” by Haruki Murakami, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>Th ... Show More
