Nami Mun reads from new stories from Miles From Nowhere. We discuss the life of the writer inside and outside of academia, linked stories within a collection, and her experience with writers‘ residencies like Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony. We also talk about being a criminal investigator and a dramatist. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-01-28-161501-EST.mp3 Download Audio *This program was taped January […]
Khaled Mattawa reads from his latest poetry collection Amorisco (2008) published by Ausable Press. We also hear selections from two books of his translations of Iman Mersal and Joumana Haddad–and talk about how working in translation impacts and informs his own poetry. We talk about his early years in Libya and what it is like to make a
Michael Shilling reads from his debut novel Rock Bottom from Little, Brown & Company. We talk about writing from multiple character perspectives. We also talk about humor and pacing–and the challenge of creating a story as an insider within a particular culture or industry that others dream about. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-01-14-161501-EST.mp3 Download Audio
