Tune in this afternoon to hear author and nonprofit activist Dave Eggers talk about his new novel Contrapposto (Knopf, 2026) with McSweeney’s publisher Amanda Uhle. They’ll talk about relationships that last decades, art appreciation and art-making, how to make a novel about life’s deepest issues funny and fun to read, and the profound impact of creative allies. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2026-06-17-170001-EDT.mp3 […]
Tune in today to hear Laura Hulthen Thomas read from her debut novel The Meaning of Fear (Regal House Publishing 2026). We talk about writing the novel: the vision and the process. We also talk about the Midwest, being a reader, trauma, and deer. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2026-04-08-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
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Hear Danielle Evans read from The Office of Historical Corrections : A Novella and Stories (Riverhead Books 2020). We talk about what fiction can do to reexamine necessary stories and histories. We also talk about the novella as a form, and, of course, the power of a short story. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2026-03-25-170002-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Hear Jamil Jan Kochai read from The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories (Penguin Books 2022). We talk about fiction and research, short stories and novels, and family. We also talk about Logar, Afghanistan; Iowa; and California. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2026-02-25-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
Stream or tune in today to hear Natalie Bakopoulos read from her latest novel, Archipelago (Tin House 2025). We talk about borders, translation, and misnaming. We also talk about her 50-year-old narrator, writer residencies, Croatia and Greece. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2025-11-26-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
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Tune in today to hear Miles Harvey read from The Registry of Forgotten Objects: Stories (Mad Creek Books 2024). We talk about linking stories, Michigan moments, MFA programs, a sense of loss, listening to old stories, and transformative times. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2025-01-22-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio *taped January 16, 2025 *thanks to Sheryl Johnston *thanks to Jason Adam Voss for engineering and
Kathleen Rooney reads from Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey (Penguin Books 2020). http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2020-10-07-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Natalie Bakopoulos discusses her novel Scorpionfish (Tin House 2020). We talk about first swims, balconies and growing into your writer self. We also talk about Elena Ferrante, identity, gender, and Greece. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2020-09-09-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio Bonus: For the last quarter of this episode, you’ll hear songs from Natalie’s playlist for Scorpionfish and Living Writers. For the
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Catherine Lacey reads from Certain American States: Stories (Picador 2018) in a special Fundraiser 2020 episode of Living Writers. We talk about websites, irresolution, humor, dogs, and her novel Pew out in May 2020. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2020-02-19-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio WCBN Fundraiser 2020: visit www.wcbn.org to pledge on-line
Kiley Reid reads from her debut novel Such A Fun Age (Putnam 2019). We talk about listening to your characters, writing about class and race, and building strong plots.
