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Episode 87: Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne & Amy Kurzweil

  • October 22, 2019
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Two incredible authors discuss their debuts. First, Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne tells James about her Tennessee-set HOLDING ON TO NOTHING (Blair), reading while driving (?), Dolly Parton, time machines, and two beer guitars. Then Amy Kurzweil…

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Episode 86: Mark Barr & Tavia Gilbert

  • October 8, 2019
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Between his work as an ad writer and software developer, Mark Barr worked on a classic tale set in 1930s Tennessee that would become his debut novel, WATERSHED. He talks to James about being a…

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Episode 85: Alix Ohlin & Amy Williams

  • September 24, 2019

The latest novel from Alix Ohlin, DUAL CITIZENS, depicts the lives of two sisters as they navigate family, art, love, and life. She tells James about the depicting the whoosh of time, rewatching Hitchcock’s VERTIGO,…

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Episode 84: Gabriel Urza & Tyler Glauz-Todrank

  • September 10, 2019
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It started as a short story in grad school, but Gabriel Urza kept coming back to what would eventually be his novella THE WHITE DEATH: AN ILLUSION. He talks to James about feeling like a…

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Episode 83: Amanda Goldblatt & Caroline Eisenmann

  • August 27, 2019
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It took Amanda Goldblatt eight years to write her debut novel, HARD MOUTH. The result is a brilliantly inventive work combining style with emotional impact and classic storytelling. She and James talk about their long…

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Episode 82: Miciah Bay Gault & Laura Gianino

  • August 13, 2019
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The debut novel by Miciah Bay Gault, GOODNIGHT STRANGER, is an intoxicating mix of mystery and grief set in a sandy, salty place. And sexy triplets. She tells James about adjusting the level of magic,…

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Episode 81: Kevin Alexander & David Granger

  • July 23, 2019
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In reporting several food articles, Kevin Alexander found the same stories coming up again and again: genius chefs opened one-of-a-kind restaurants in places like Portland and San Francisco, and in the on-rush of attention struggled…

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Episode 80: Mary Miller & Bennet Johnson

  • July 9, 2019
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A random sign for free dogs inspired Mary Miller to drop a manuscript she’d been researching and create the character of Louis McDonald, Jr. for her hilarious and heartbreaking novel, BILOXI. She tells James about…

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Episode 79: Christian Kiefer & Christopher Boucher

  • June 25, 2019
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Christian Kiefer had great reservations about writing his beautiful new book, PHANTOMS. He tells James how he found the story, and the steps he took to tell it. They also talk about capturing bear consciousness,…

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Episode 78: Jamil Zaki & Michael Nye

  • June 11, 2019

A night spent drinking and writing about his parents’ divorce uncovered an urgent need in Stanford professor Jamil Zaki to author THE WAR FOR KINDNESS: BUILDING EMPATHY IN A FRACTURED WORLD. He and James talk…

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