2014 – LIVING WRITERS

2014

Nicholas Delbanco

Nicholas Delbanco reads from his 29th book Dear Wizard: The Letters of Nicholas Delbanco and Jon Manchip White published by University of Michigan Press. We talk about the art of teaching, music and memories, and departure. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-12-10-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!  

Charles Baxter

Charles Baxter reads from There’s Something I Want You to Do from Pantheon Books. We talk about geography, requests, and surprises. We also talk about the upcoming symposium in honor of Nicholas Delbanco. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-12-03-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

Scott Beal

Poet Scott Beal reads from his debut collection Wait ‘Til You Have Real Problems out with Dzanc Books. We talk about “outlandish” writing, poems from memory, and building community. We also talk about fury and fire and, of course, Thanksgiving. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-11-26-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

Phoebe Gloekner

Phoebe Gloekner reads from The Diary of a Teenage Girl: an account in words and pictures published by North Atlantic Books. We talk about drawing as a kid to a medical illustrator, Crumb and comics, a child’s life, and installations. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-11-19-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio

Jesse Walker

Jesse Walker reads from The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory (2013) published by HarperCollins. We talk about things that might make you nervous – and also rebels on the air. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-11-12-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

Alice Walker

From the archives Alice Walker talks about Zora Neale Hurston, voting, activism, inheritance, offerings,”This Human Journey,” and gardens. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-11-05-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio Original air date: November 5, 2014

Lisa Russ Spaar

Lisa Russ Spaar talks about her book The Hide-and Seek Muse: Annotations of Contemporary Poetry.  We also talk about London, Dickinson, ineffability and experience. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-10-22-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian visits the studio to talk about his book 100 (monologues) published  by Theatre Communications Group (2014).  We also talk about writing for stage and screen,Talk Radio, and the 100 (monologues) project website. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-10-15-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio

Lolita Hernandez

Lolita Hernandez reads from her story collection Making Callaloo in Detroit published by Wayne State University Press. We talk about storytelling, magic, factories and dasheen leaves. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-09-24-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

Kodi Scheer

Kodi Scheer reads from her debut story collection Incendiary Girls published by New Harvest. We talk about magical realism, horses, the mind and body, and Prairie Lights. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-09-03-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

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