Stacey D‘Erasmo reads from her latest novel The Sky Below published by Mariner Books. We talk about the worlds of journalism and fiction, Rome, and dancing. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2011-10-05-163001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here! photo credit: Nina Subin
Richard Ford reads from an anthology he edited, Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work, published by HarperCollins (2011). All proceeds benefit 826michigan. We talk about work and character development, and also hear a short section from Rock Springs’ “The Optimist.” https://umich.box.com/shared/static/0eou45f8xumc5r38gabasu2wi4f6xuhm.mp3 Download
Nicholas Delbanco reads from Lastingness: The Art of Old Age published by Grand Central. We talk about what it means to work and create for a lifetime, with the time that is given you–and what work becomes part of the human story and consciousness. We also talk about Shakespeare, Henry Moore, and four leaf clovers. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2011-03-23-163001-EDT.mp3 Download
Robert Fanning reads from his collection American Prophet out with Marick Press. We talk about creating a character that speaks for an entire book of poems and what that allows to surface in the work. We also talk about humor, Detroit, the vision within Elvisfest and the karaoke of a Master. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-07-29-163001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio To visit
From the archive: 2008 Deborah Eisenberg reads from her latest collection of short stories Twilight of the Superheroes (Picador 2007). We talk about the glories of the short story–and plays and politics. We talk about public life, fiction and privacy. We also talk about empathy in fiction and economy of language. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2008-10-15-161501-EDT.mp3 Download Audio Photo credit:
