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**Bookworm**

Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.

Latest Episodes:

Amy Gerstler: “Index of Women” Jul 01, 2021

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Amy Gerstler's new book of poetry, “Index of Women,” is the product of a heart the world broke.

Joshua Cohen: 'The Netanyahus' Jun 24, 2021

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Joshua Cohen speaks about “The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor And Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family,” his new book that’s funny and tragic at the same time.

Joan Silber: 'Secrets of Happiness' Jun 17, 2021

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Joan Silber writes about life's strange surprises in her new book, “Secrets of Happiness."

Robert Coover and Art Spiegelman: “Street Cop” Jun 10, 2021

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Not a comicbook, but literally illustrated text, “Street Cop,” written by Robert Coover and inhabited by Art Spiegelman.

Edward St. Aubyn: 'Double Blind' Jun 03, 2021

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Edward St. Aubyn discusses his new book, “Double Blind,” and writing about the problems with consciousness that have long fascinated his consciousness.

Domenico Ingenito: 'Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry' May 27, 2021

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Domenico Ingenito speaks about his book, “Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry.”

Brad Gooch: Rumi's Secret May 20, 2021

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Biographer Brad Gooch reveals that he traveled 2500 miles to trace Rumi's footsteps, learned Persian and spent eight years to write “Rumi's Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love.”

Sandi Tan: 'Lurkers' May 13, 2021

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Sandi Tan speaks about writing “Lurkers” with a gut feeling, and following an emotional momentum.

Rachel Cusk: “Second Place” May 06, 2021

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Rachel Cusk’s “Second Place” wants to render the sensations and apprehensions of living that are pretty much beyond language.

George Toles: 'Status Update' Apr 29, 2021

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“Status Update,” the mini-narratives of George Toles, accompanied by magnificent art responses from Cliff Eyland.