KCRW's Bookworm
A must for the serious reader Bookworm showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the shows host and guiding spirit Michael Silverblatt.
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Christian Kracht: Imperium
Christian Kracht's Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas is ...
Christian Kracht's Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas is a satirical parable that sees fanaticism as the root of German culture and imperialist culture in general.
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Amy Gerstler: Scattered at Sea
Amy Gerstler's new book of poems is an exploration of ...
Amy Gerstler's new book of poems is an exploration of getting lost, the unknown, mortality and remembrance.
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Vendela Vida: The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
Vendela Vida's new novel is a story of identity, a ...
Vendela Vida's new novel is a story of identity, a recurring mystery in her work. We get to the bottom of why identity is her obsession.
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Aleksandar Hemon: The Making of Zombie Wars
This darkly nihilistic book masquerading as a comedy is as ...
This darkly nihilistic book masquerading as a comedy is as much a commentary on society as it is the story of a bad script-writer.
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Alan Cheuse: Prayers for the Living
The "voice of NPR book reviews" takes a singular opportunity ...
The "voice of NPR book reviews" takes a singular opportunity ? the discussion of his own novel with KCRW's bookworm, Michael Silverblatt.
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Maggie Nelson: The Argonauts
The Argonauts is a work of "auto-theory" in which theory ...
The Argonauts is a work of "auto-theory" in which theory is put to the test against life experience.
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Atticus Lish: Preparation for the Next Life
Atticus Lish's debut novel won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for ...
Atticus Lish's debut novel won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for First Fiction, demonstrating that he waited 40 years to become a natural.
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Valeria Luiselli: Faces in the Crowd
Valeria Luiselli's first novel reminds us of what it's like ...
Valeria Luiselli's first novel reminds us of what it's like to be young and in love with literature.
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Per Petterson, Ethan Nosowsky and Geir Berdahl on Publishing
We talk to author Per Petterson, editor Ethan Nosowsky, and ...
We talk to author Per Petterson, editor Ethan Nosowsky, and publisher Geir Berdahl about the what it takes to bring a book to life and about the changing world of publishing.
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Thomas McGuane: Crow Fair
Thomas McGuane's new book of stories is a demonstration model ...
Thomas McGuane's new book of stories is a demonstration model of his verbal surprises and his deep insight into his characters.
