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**Bookworm**

Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.

Latest Episodes:

Chris Ware: Building Stories Nov 08, 2012

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Graphic novelist Chris Ware stretches the notion of the book to fantastic proportions in his latest publication...

Craig Nova: The Constant Heart Nov 01, 2012

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Craig Nova's fourteenth novel conveys readers into dark and discomforting realms of the unseen, where human organs are harvested for sale on the black market...

Martin Amis: Lionel Asbo Oct 25, 2012

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British novelist Martin Amis discusses how a writer makes a good character endearing when readers want to root for the villain in his new work.

Susanna Moore: The Life of Objects Oct 18, 2012

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Susanna Moore is interested in the things her characters don’t know. Her new novel is a story of innocence and dread.

Lawrence Norfolk: John Saturnall's Feast Oct 11, 2012

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British writer, Lawrence Norfolk on his new novel of historical fiction and how his desire to write about love and need relates to his epicurean tale of appetite and hunger.

Robert Hass: What Light Can Do Oct 04, 2012

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Former US Poet Laureate, Robert Hass explores certain obsessions in his first collection of essays.

Michael Chabon: Telegraph Avenue Sep 20, 2012

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In his new novel, how did Michael Chabon dare to speak for black characters and black neighborhoods? Is this novel audacious and usurping? His answers may surprise you.

Joshua Cohen: Four New Messages Sep 13, 2012

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The prolific young writer talks about his new book, as well as Internet culture, language and fiction.

Neal Stephenson: Some Remarks Sep 06, 2012

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Neal Stephenson, a sort of contemporary Dickens (from Seattle,) talks about essays and other writing; science fiction and mainstream literature.

Mary Ruefle: Madness, Rack, and Honey Aug 30, 2012

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Mary Ruefle brings refreshment and beauty to basic instincts and, in the process, creating mystery, surprise and, well, yes, poetry.