Bookworm
Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.
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Dec 16, 2021 • 30min
Dave Eggers: “The Every” (Part 2)
Dave Eggers further discusses his new book, “The Every.”
Dec 9, 2021 • 30min
Dave Eggers: “The Every” (Part 1)
“The Every” is the new book by Dave Eggers, a follow-up to his book “The Circle.”
Dec 2, 2021 • 30min
Louise Erdrich: “The Sentence”
Every bookstore is haunted, and Louise Erdrich’s new book, “The Sentence,” is about one.
Nov 25, 2021 • 30min
Sandra Cisneros: “Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo”
“Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo” is a bilingual new book by Sandra Cisneros.
Nov 18, 2021 • 30min
Diane Williams: “How High? – That High”
Idiosyncratic short story writer Diane Williams discusses her new book, “How High? – That High.”
Nov 11, 2021 • 30min
Mary Gaitskill: “The Devil's Treasure”
Mary Gaitskill’s "The Devil’s Treasure” features sections from her previous novels and an unfinished novel, commentary, illustrations, and a story inspired by a dream her younger self had.
Nov 4, 2021 • 30min
Teresa K. Miller with Carol Muske-Dukes “Borderline Fortune”
Teresa K. Miller discusses “Borderline Fortune,” which won her the National Poetry Series, when she was about ready to give up on herself.
Oct 28, 2021 • 30min
Atsuro Riley: “Heard-Hoard”
Atsuro Riley says he wrote “Heard-Hoard” with a kind of pacing he could feel in his body.
Oct 21, 2021 • 30min
Jackie Kay: “Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend”
Jackie Kay’s “Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend” is a terrific mixture of memoir and biography.
Oct 7, 2021 • 30min
Rabih Alameddine: “The Wrong End of the Telescope”
Rabih Alameddine speaks about being in love with the characters in his new novel, “The Wrong End of the Telescope."
