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Jo Ann Beard on the "Rigorous Refusal" to Waste a Reader's Time

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | August 12, 2021

Lizzie Johnson on California's Deadly Camp Fire

Lizzie Johnson on California's Deadly Camp Fire

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 12, 2021

From the Mouths of Babes: Wayne Miller and Elizabeth Gaffney on Writing About Children in Uncertain Times

From the Mouths of Babes: Wayne Miller and Elizabeth Gaffney on Writing About Children in Uncertain Times

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 12, 2021

Why Kendra Allen Never Sleeps Through Her Instincts

Why Kendra Allen Never Sleeps Through Her Instincts

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | August 12, 2021

<em>The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu</em> by Tom Lin, Read by Feodor Chin

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin, Read by Feodor Chin

A Violent and Vivid Tale of Revenge in the West

By Behind the Mic | August 12, 2021

James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

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Mary Ruefle on How Art Exploded Her World

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Nghi Vo, Shelley Parker-Chan, and Stephanie Ybarra on Interrogating the Canon of Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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On the 1983 Newbery Book That Should Be Left by the Wayside

By NewberyTart | August 11, 2021

Emily Oster: In Praise of Parenting with Data

Emily Oster: In Praise of Parenting with Data

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 11, 2021

Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Commodification of Blackness, in Publishing and Beyond

Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Commodification of Blackness, in Publishing and Beyond

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

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<em>The Living Sea of Waking Dreams</em> by Richard Flanagan, Read by Essie Davis

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan, Read by Essie Davis

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Matthew Zachary on How to Make Healthcare Suck Less

Matthew Zachary on How to Make Healthcare Suck Less

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 10, 2021

William Deresiewicz on the Disappearing Middle Class of Artists

William Deresiewicz on the Disappearing Middle Class of Artists

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | August 10, 2021

Anna Reeser Reads Her Short Story

Anna Reeser Reads Her Short Story "Octopus VII"

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | August 10, 2021

<em>Hell of a Book</em> by Jason Mott, Read by JD Jackson and Ronald Peet

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott, Read by JD Jackson and Ronald Peet

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