Kristin Swenson is an associate professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, and she joins us to talk about approaching the Bible anew with a sense of wonder and context.
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Where Do You Go For Advice – Novels Or Self-Help?
Beth Blum, assistant professor of English at Harvard University, joins us to discuss how classic authors talked to audiences about themes of self-actualization, and how writers today still draw from that well of tips and tricks for better living.
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A Conversation With John Grisham
John Grisham joins us to talk about his prolific pace of writing a book a year – and about the art of the legal thriller.
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Is Hermione Granger Black?
University of Pennsylvania associate professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas joins us to talk about how the lack of diversity in children’s books reflects a lack of imagination.
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How Shakespeare Spun Tragedy And Comedy From An Epidemic
Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, joins us to talk about how an epidemic influenced Shakespeare.
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How Pop Culture Demonizes Powerful Women
Feminist author Sady Doyle joins us to talk about how the violent woman trope affects the conversation about equality.
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The Widow And The Washout
Linda Holmes, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her new book “Evvie Drake Starts Over”.
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A Texas Roadtrip (With A Possible Killer)
Author Julia Heaberlin joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her new novel “Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense”.
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Chuck Klosterman Returns To Fiction
Chuck Klosterman joins us to talk about his new collection of far-from-normal fictional stories.
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A Dad, A Daughter And Rewriting Representation
Jerry Zhang joins us to talk about the underrepresentation of Asians in pop culture.
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The Best Books Of 2014
This hour, we’ll talk about the books from this year that deserve your attention with a panel of local book reviewers.
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How To Write A Novel (In A Month!)
This hour, we’ll learn why we’re just four weeks away from our first book with Chris Baty, author of No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days.
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