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Wendy S Walters

2023, shows, V-Z /

Wendy S. Walters read from her books Multiply/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal (Sarabande) and Troy, Michigan (Futurepoem).  We talk about the blurring of genre in creative nonfiction, about long poems, lyric essays, Detroit electronica and more. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2023-03-29-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio *thanks to Ashley Bates and Zell Visiting Writers Series *recorded 23 March 2023 in the studio *many thanks to Frank Uhle for engineering […]

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Elizabeth Wason

2020, shows, V-Z /

Elizabeth Wason talks about science writing and her work as managing editor for Resources for the Future, a DC think tank. We talk about getting accessible expert insight and research in front of policymakers. We also talk about writing through editing, about “getting out of the way” in collaboration, and about creating visually compelling composition.

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Sarah Vowell

2019, V-Z /

Summer host Amanda Uhle talks with historian, author, journalist, essayist, and actress Sarah Vowell. Vowell has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture, was a contributing editor to This American Life  from 1996 to 2008, and was the voice of Violet Parr in the animated film The Incredibles and its sequel. We talk about what it

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Michael Zadoorian

2018, V-Z /

Michael Zadoorian reads from his new novel Beautiful Music (Akashic Books 2018).  We talk about his factory-town approach to writing and his strong sense of place; we also talk about his father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s, his novel The Leisure Seeker and Italy. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2018-05-24-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio  

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Weike Wang

2018, V-Z /

Weike Wang reads from her debut novel Chemistry now out in paperback (Vintage Books 2018). We talk about voice, nontraditional chapters and leaps, writing the second book, dogs and fun facts about chemistry. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2018-05-03-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio    

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Chris Van Allsburg

2017, V-Z /

Guest host Amanda Uhle speaks with Chris Van Allsburg, author/illustrator of 19 books for children and illustrator of three more. Mr. Van Allsburg came to Ann Arbor recently to promote the newest Jumanji film, which had its Michigan premiere as a fundraiser for Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice. They talk about his creative process, the journey from

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Stephen M. Ward

2016, shows, V-Z /

Stephen M. Ward talks about his book In Love and Struggle: The Revolutionary Lives of James and Grace Lee Boggs out with University of North Carolina Press in their Justice, Power, and Politics series.  We talk about social justice, political movements, activism and what it looks like to dedicate your life to revolution. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2016-12-07-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about this author, click here!

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Alexander Weinstein

2016, shows, V-Z /

Alexander Weinstein reads from his debut collection of stories Children of the New World published by Picador.  We talk about writing speculative short fiction.  We also talk about rockets, empathy, teaching, and translation. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2016-09-14-170001-EDT.mp3 Download For more about the author, click here! photo credit: Jessica Spilos

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