The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

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Jim Carrey and Co-Author Dana Vachon on “Memoirs and Misinformation” with Special Guest Introducer, Judy Blume Jul 24, 2020

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“None of this is real and all of it is true,” Jim Carrey on his fictional life story, Memoirs and Misinformation, co-authored by Dana Vachon. With a special introduction by Judy Blume, whose “face makes the sun jealous” as shared by Jim. Recorded in Florida and New York.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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Kevin Kwan on How to Beautifully Skewer People Jul 17, 2020

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International bestselling author Kevin Kwan talks with Mitchell Kaplan about his new novel, Sex and Vanity, his follow-up to Crazy Rich Asians.

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Nicholas Griffin on The Year of Dangerous Days: Riots, Refugees and Cocaine in Miami 1980 Jul 10, 2020

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Journalist and award-winning author, Nicholas Griffin, talks with Mitchell Kaplan about the most dangerous year in Miami’s history, 1980. From the Mariel boatlift, cocaine cowboys to the deadly riots that followed the acquittal of four police officers in the death of Arthur McDuffie, a Black, 33-year-old insurance salesman…A relevant and timely conversation recorded in Florida and the Dominican Republic.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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Ottessa Moshfegh: The Strange Responsibility of Holding Death in Your Hands Jul 03, 2020

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The author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Homesick for Another World and Eileen, joins Books & Books' events coordinator, Cristina Nosti, for a virtual conversation on bookstores, craft, isolation, film, humor, art, love and death. Moshfegh talks in-depth and reads from her latest novel of haunting, metaphysical suspense, Death in Her Hands, about an elderly widow whose life is upturned when she finds a cryptic note on a walk in the woods. Recorded in Coral Gables and Pasadena.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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Curtis Sittenfeld on Why She Decided to Take on Hillary Clinton Jun 26, 2020

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“It was a very interesting experience for me writing in the first-person. So I put on a blonde wig and a pantsuit every morning for three years…I actually mean that metaphorically,” Curtis Sittenfeld. On this episode, Curtis talks with Mitchell about RODHAM, her all too real, alternate biography of Hillary Clinton. Recorded in Minneapolis and Miami.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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James McBride on “The America that I write about when I write my books” Jun 19, 2020

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Bum-Bum, Elephant, Hot Sausage, and Sportcoat. Just a few of the characters created by the brilliant mind of James McBride, for his latest novel, Deacon King Kong. A soulful conversation with Mitchell Kaplan, with a little jazz piano on the side, courtesy of McBride. Yes, he is also an accomplished musician. Recorded in Miami and New Jersey.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub RadioA beautiful

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Megha Majumdar: Holding on to Humor During Times of Oppression Jun 12, 2020

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When Megha Majumdar began writing her debut novel, A BURNING, her “question for the book was, how do people still dream, make jokes and strive, even in conditions of great oppression?” Majumdar joins Mitchell Kaplan for a deeply introspective conversation. Recorded in Miami and Brooklyn.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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Former Black Panther, Albert Woodfox, on His 43 Years in Solitary Confinement Jun 05, 2020

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Accused of a crime he says he did not commit, Albert Woodfox endured years of brutal beatings and racial taunting by prison guards. Locked down in a cell, 9 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, Woodfox endured 43 years in solitary confinement. During the most devastating weeks in this country’s history, we revisit his story of survival. Recorded at Books&Books in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 17, 2019.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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Robert Kolker on Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family May 29, 2020

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Hidden Valley Road is journalist and author Robert Kolker’s riveting account of the Galvin family, with 12 children, six of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kolker shares their heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful story, with Mitchell Kaplan. Recorded in Miami and Brooklyn.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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The Ultimate Literary Bucket List May 22, 2020

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James Mustich, book-seller, editor and writer, on his “must-read guide to must-reads.” Mustich talks with Mitchell Kaplan about curating his classic, 1,000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE, and how the list continues to grow every day.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio

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