Kevin Smokler, author of Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven’t Touched Since High School(Prometheus) during the first half, and during the second half, Peggy Payne, author of Cobalt Blue, and Jillian Lauren, author of Pretty: A … Continue reading
Alison Singh Gee, author of Where the Peacocks Sing: A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home (St. Martin’s Press), and I talk about her new memoir, its genesis, the process of writing the book, and so much more. … Continue reading
Novelist Ann Hood, author of The Obituary Writer: A Novel came on the show to talk about her new novel and the art and craft of novel writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Jan. 25. 2013
Pulitzer prize winning poet Stephen Dunn, author of Here and Now: Poems, discusses poetry, writing, and reads from his newest book. He’s been a favorite of mine since one fateful day around 1981 on a bus in San Francisco. Holding … Continue reading
Every now and then I hear from listeners to the podcast who inform me about shows that are missing or are not loading. So I’m spending some time, going through them. I’ll begin a list here of shows available 24/7 … Continue reading
Jess Walter, author of We Live in Water: Stories, came back on the show to talk about this new collection of short stories and about other books–Beautiful Ruins: A Novel, Citizen Vince (P.S.) and my favorite, The Financial Lives of … Continue reading
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Barbara's story, "Crazy for You," that was published in 2010 in Orange County Noir is included in USA Noir: Best of Akashic's Noir Series, released November, 2013. The new anthology includes short stories by some of the greats in the suspense field: T. Jefferson Parker, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Details and purchase information ».
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