The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

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Fred Guttenberg on Gun Reform and the Hope of Young People Apr 09, 2021

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On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Fred Guttenberg about his new book, Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me about Recovery, Purpose, and Hope..

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P. Scott Cunningham on Miami's Poetry Scene Mar 26, 2021

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On today's episode ofThe Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to P. Scott Cunningham about organizing the O, Miami Book Festival.

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Jen Spyra on Balancing the Zany with the Emotional Mar 19, 2021

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On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Jen Spyra about her new book, Big Time, out now from Random House.

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Jenny Lawson on How Falling Apart Can Bring us Together Mar 12, 2021

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“On the cover of my book, is a portrait that one of my friends, Omar Rayyan did. His strange, whimsical paintings of people carrying their own horrible-looking beasties, to me is 100-percent what it’s like dealing with mental illness,” Jenny Lawson. On this episode, Jenny shares her openness and humor with Mitchell Kaplan. BROKEN (in the best possible way) is her new short stories collection. Recorded in Miami and San Antonio.

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Carol Edgarian: 'Every Book, You Have to Woo Your Readers Again' Mar 05, 2021

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Carol Edgarian about her new novel, Vera, out now from Scribner.

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Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body Feb 26, 2021

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Dantiel W. Moniz about her new book, Milk Blood Heat, out now from Grove Press.

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Tim Dorsey on Writing About Florida as a Floridian Feb 19, 2021

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Tim Dorsey about his new book, Tropic of Stupid, out now from William Morrow & Company.

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Gabriel Byrne on Tracing His Memories Through Past and Present, Fact and Imagination Feb 12, 2021

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Gabriel Byrne about his new book, Walking with Ghosts, out now from Grove Press.

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This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded between Miami and Maine. Subscribe now on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever else you find your podcasts!

Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin and has starred in over 80 films for some of the cinema’s leading directors. He won a Golden Globe for his performance on HBO’s In Treatment. On Broadway he won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and has been nominated twice for the Tony Award. He lives in Manhattan and Maine.

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Maika and Maritza Moulite on What Real Allyship Looks Like Feb 05, 2021

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Maika and Maritza Moulite about their new book, One of the Good Ones, out now from Inkyard Press.

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Paul Yamazaki on His Fifty Years at City Lights Booksellers Jan 29, 2021

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“I was very politically active, particularly in the sixties. It’s kind of an unusual story…I think I am the only independent bookseller, that I am aware of, that came straight from jail to bookselling,” Paul Yamazaki, Principal/Chief Buyer at City Lights Booksellers, an official historic landmark in San Francisco. Yamazaki talks with Mitchell Kaplan about working with City Lights co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, freedom of expression, and that time in jail. Recorded in Miami and San Francisco.

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