New York Times bestselling author Tracy Chevalier joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her enduring characters who live and work in the decorative glassmaking trade outside Venice, why the author chose to follow one family continuously from the Renaissance to modern life, and the beauty found in small moments.
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New Yorker staff writer, playwright and novelist Lawrence Wright joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his fictional character Sonny Lamb, a rancher who makes the unlikely move to run for state legislature, and the pursuit of virtue in a political system.
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The hapless, loveable character of Arthur Less from the novel “Less” won Andrew Sean Greer a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2018. And now, he’s back.
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Novelist Jennifer Egan discusses her novel, “The Candy House,” in which memories are uploaded, shared and exchanged with others.
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Novelist Jennifer Egan discusses her novel, “The Candy House,” in which memories are uploaded, shared and exchanged with others.
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Daphne Palasi Andreades discusses her new novel, where five daughters of immigrants become friends for life but are tested when views on ambition, loyalty and class begin to diverge.
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Author Julia Heaberlin joins us to talk about her latest crime novel, which deals with themes of beauty, trauma and grit.
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Emily St. John Mandel’s previous book, “Station Eleven,” was a finalist for a National Book Award, and she joins us to talk about her new book — without revealing any secrets hidden within.
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Susan Choi joins us to talk about her book, “Trust Exercise: A Novel,” which was a runaway hit last year, delighting readers and critics all the way to a National Book Award.
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Author Angie Cruz joins us to talk about how her fictional character, Ana, in novel reflects the lives of so many real women.
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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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Novelist Elizabeth Strout joins us to talk about her latest work of fiction, “Anything is Possible.”
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