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Barbara Kingsolver: “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)” Oct 01, 2020

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Barbara Kingsolver discusses crossing genres of writing and her second book of poetry, “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).”

Jay Parini: “Borges and Me: An Encounter” Sep 24, 2020

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Seventy-one-year-old Jorge Luis Borges as seen through the eyes of twenty-one-year-old Jay Parini in “Borges and Me: An Encounter.”

Aracelis Girmay: “How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton” Sep 17, 2020

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“How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton,” edited by Aracelis Girmay, is a literary special treat.

Mitch Sisskind: “Collected Poems 2005-2020” Sep 10, 2020

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Mitch Sisskind discusses writing humorous poetry and his new book, “Collected Poems 2005-2020."

Henri Cole: Blizzard Sep 03, 2020

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Henri Cole is a really sensational poet even for people who may not think poetry can be sensational. He works for the universe and he discusses his new book of poems “Blizzard” on Bookworm.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “Likes” Aug 27, 2020

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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s “Likes” is a layered book of nine short stories.

Edmund White “A Saint from Texas” Aug 20, 2020

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Several kinds of novels in one, Edmund White’s “A Saint from Texas” is so good you might forget a novel can be this good.

Elizabeth Wetmore: 'Valentine' (Part 2) Aug 13, 2020

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Elizabeth Wetmore’s “Valentine” is an impressive demonstration of the power of the voices of women.

Elizabeth Wetmore: 'Valentine' (Part 1) Aug 06, 2020

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Elizabeth Wetmore discusses her debut novel, “Valentine,” and Southern conservatism that wants to steer clear of the uglier parts of life.

Margot Livesey: “The Boy in the Field” Jul 30, 2020

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Life and story go hand in hand in Margot Livesey’s “The Boy in the Field.”

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