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#25

Friends of Michael

Longtime friend and editor of Bookworm, Alan Howard, returns to host this episode, the las... more

20 Sep 2023

54 MINS

54:57

20 Sep 2023

#24

Chapter 9: Grief and Loss

Close friend of Michael Silverblatt’s and Bookworm editor for 30 years, Alan Howard guest ... more

13 Sep 2023

40 MINS

40:06

13 Sep 2023

#23

Poetry

Poet, author, and co-founder of [The Song Cave] (https://the-song-cave.com/products/bookw... more

08 Sep 2023

34 MINS

34:36

08 Sep 2023

#22

The Story of America, Pt. 3

Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other... more

30 Aug 2023

33 MINS

33:53

30 Aug 2023

#21

The Story of America, Pt. 2

Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other... more

23 Aug 2023

31 MINS

31:56

23 Aug 2023

#20

The Story of America, Pt. 1

Claudia Rankine, award-winning poet and author of Citizen: An American Lyric, a book-lengt... more

16 Aug 2023

37 MINS

37:18

16 Aug 2023

#19

The Confederacy of Bookworms

Guest host Mary Corey, teacher of American history at UCLA and author of "The World Throug... more

09 Aug 2023

28 MINS

28:32

09 Aug 2023

#18

The Nobel Laureates, Pt.2

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any c... more

02 Aug 2023

28 MINS

28:31

02 Aug 2023

#17

The Nobel Laureates, Pt.1

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any c... more

02 Aug 2023

28 MINS

28:32

02 Aug 2023

#16

The Arc of Bookworm

This episode takes us through the arc of Bookworm’s existence: Michael started the program... more

26 Jul 2023

28 MINS

28:32

26 Jul 2023

#15

Michelle Huneven: ‘Search’

Los Angeles-based author Michelle Huneven joins Evan Kleiman to discuss her latest book, “... more

12 May 2022

28 MINS

28:31

12 May 2022

#14

Natalia Molina: ‘A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community’

Natalia Molina tells the story of Nayarit, her grandmother’s Mexican restaurant, a space t... more

05 May 2022

28 MINS

28:32

05 May 2022

#13

Emily Skillings and John Yau: John Ashbery’s “Parallel Movement of the Hands: Five Unfinished Longer...

Editor/poet Emily Skillings and poet/critic John Yau speak about an iconic poet of the 21s... more

28 Apr 2022

28 MINS

28:32

28 Apr 2022

#12

Rita Dove: “Playlist for the Apocalypse” (Re-air)

Rita Dove’s new book of poetry, “Playlist for the Apocalypse,” goes in many different hist... more

21 Apr 2022

28 MINS

28:32

21 Apr 2022

#11

Robert Jones, Jr.: “The Prophets” (Re-air)

The debut novel of Robert Jones, Jr., “The Prophets,” is lyrical prose about the dimension... more

07 Apr 2022

28 MINS

28:32

07 Apr 2022

#10

Paul Tran’s wildly impressive debut poetry book, ‘All the Flowers Kneeling’

Paul Tran says that poetry can live on a page. This show discusses the abundant life in th... more

31 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:32

31 Mar 2022

#9

Tobias Wolff on Harry Crews’ ‘A Childhood: The Biography of a Place’

Writer Tobias Wolff speaks about a dark book that remains loving, Harry Crews 1978 classic... more

24 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:32

24 Mar 2022

#8

Tao Lin’s ‘Leave Society’ shifts the author’s perspective to love and kindness

Acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist [Tao Lin] (https://www.taolin.us) (“Taipei,” “Shopl... more

17 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:32

17 Mar 2022

#7

Zac Smith’s ‘Everything is Totally Fine,’ the book that reopened Tao Lin’s Muumuu House

Author Zac Smith speaks about the extreme juxtaposition of the very short, dense, and clip... more

10 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:32

10 Mar 2022

#6

Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett pushes questions of race and color to their extremes in her new novel, The Va... more

03 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:32

03 Mar 2022

#5

Sarah Manguso’s ‘Very Cold People’ and life’s overwhelming small moments

A distinguished writer of books in various forms — poetry, essay, memoir — Sarah Manguso e... more

24 Feb 2022

28 MINS

28:32

24 Feb 2022

#4

Sheila Heti: “Pure Colour”

At the beginning of Sheila Heti’s new book, “Pure Colour,” God looks at a first-draft worl... more

17 Feb 2022

28 MINS

28:32

17 Feb 2022

#3

Tom Bissell: ‘Creative Types: and Other Stories’

Journalist and author Tom Bissell’s new short fiction collection, “ [Creative Types: and O... more

10 Feb 2022

28 MINS

28:32

10 Feb 2022

#2

Tessa Hadley: “Free Love”

Tessa Hadley’s new book, “Free Love” (Harper), is set in 1967 London at the beginning of t... more

03 Feb 2022

28 MINS

28:32

03 Feb 2022

#1

Antoine Wilson: “Mouth to Mouth”

Canadian-American author Antoine Wilson discusses the work he put into writing entertainin... more

27 Jan 2022

28 MINS

28:32

27 Jan 2022

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#25

Friends of Michael

#24

Chapter 9: Grief and Loss

#23

Poetry

#22

The Story of America, Pt. 3

#21

The Story of America, Pt. 2

#20

The Story of America, Pt. 1

#19

The Confederacy of Bookworms

#18

The Nobel Laureates, Pt.2

#17

The Nobel Laureates, Pt.1

#16

The Arc of Bookworm

#15

Michelle Huneven: ‘Search’

#14

Natalia Molina: ‘A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community’

#13

Emily Skillings and John Yau: John Ashbery’s “Parallel Movement of the Hands: Five Unfinished Longer...

#12

Rita Dove: “Playlist for the Apocalypse” (Re-air)

#11

Robert Jones, Jr.: “The Prophets” (Re-air)

#10

Paul Tran’s wildly impressive debut poetry book, ‘All the Flowers Kneeling’

#9

Tobias Wolff on Harry Crews’ ‘A Childhood: The Biography of a Place’

#8

Tao Lin’s ‘Leave Society’ shifts the author’s perspective to love and kindness

#7

Zac Smith’s ‘Everything is Totally Fine,’ the book that reopened Tao Lin’s Muumuu House

#6

Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half

#5

Sarah Manguso’s ‘Very Cold People’ and life’s overwhelming small moments

#4

Sheila Heti: “Pure Colour”

#3

Tom Bissell: ‘Creative Types: and Other Stories’

#2

Tessa Hadley: “Free Love”

#1

Antoine Wilson: “Mouth to Mouth”