Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column

1572: Thomas Frank on Parlor Tricks

18 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"Off With Their Heads!"

1571: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 167: Steven Galloway

18 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Confabulist

1569: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 166 : Geoff Dyer

18 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

1570: A 2014 Interview with Geoff Dyer

15 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..but it was as nothing compared to the noise of planes landing..."

1568: A 2014 Interview with Colson Whitehead

09 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...I won five dollars, and from then on..."

1567: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 165: Colson Whitehead

08 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death

1566: A 2014 Interview with Kaui Hart Hemmings

01 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"I burned that copy and started fresh."

1565: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 164: Kaui Hart Hemmings

31 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Possibilties

1564: A 2014 Interview with Kent A. Kiehl

25 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"How do you measure the cost of those sixteen homicides?"

1563: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 163: Kent A. Kiehl, PhD

21 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience

1562: A 2014 Interview with Justin Go

18 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"... there was always something that had to happen ..."

1561: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, 'Authority' Edition

15 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...the land people don't talk to the sky people don't talk to the water people..."

1560: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 162: Justin Go

13 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Steady Running of the Hour

1559: A 2014 Interview with Matt Taibbi

11 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"... the biggest bank robbery in the history of the world ..."

1558: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 161: Matt Taibbi

06 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

1557: A 2014 Interview with Ben Tarnoff

04 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"How do you build a time machine? And it feels like narrative is the best way to do that."

1556: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 160: Ben Tarnoff

03 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature

1555: A 2014 Interview with Ayelet Waldman

01 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...I was a kid in a candy store coming up with these characters..."

1554: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 159: Ayelet Waldman

29 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Love and Treasure

1553: A 2014 Interview with Mona Simpson

26 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"I think love stories do have a lot of terror in them."

1551: A 2014 Interview with Lorrie Moore

26 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..when you read really trashy newspapers about people killing each other and all, they're usually in the midst of a divorce."

1550: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 157: Lorrie Moore

26 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Bark

1552: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 158: Mona Simpson

23 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Casebook

1549: A 2014 Interview with Michael Katakis

16 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..we haven't lived up to what people's illusions and dreams are..."

1548: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 156: Michael Katakis

16 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A Thousand Shards of Glass

1547: A 2014 Interview with David Rich

16 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...so much is known so quickly..."

1546: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 155: David Rich

01 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Middle Man

1545: A 2014 Interview with Carol Cassella

29 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"... we could provide good care for everyone..."

1544: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 154: Carol Cassella

26 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Gemini

1543:A 2005 Interview with Lucius Shepard

26 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"It's an urban war in Iraq."

1542: A 2014 Interview with Dave Barry

20 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...you have the right to demand that they grope your genitals manually..."

1541: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 153: Dave Barry

19 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About

1540: Three Books With Alan Cheuse

17 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Spencer, 'Starting Over: Stories'; James Magnuson, 'Famous Writers I Have Known'; Dasa Drndic 'Trieste'

1539: A 2014 Interview with Ian Rankin

11 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...I knew that he would not want to leave the police force..."

1538: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 152: Ian Rankin

10 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Saints of the Shadow Bible

1537: A 2014 Interview with Michio Kaku

04 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"But I'm a physicist..."

1536: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 151: Michio Kaku

02 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind

1535: A 2014 Interview with Annie Jacobsen

25 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"Hitler's top scientists became America's own."

1534: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 150: Annie Jacobsen

23 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America

1533: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, Part 2

23 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...still clear distribution lines for books...."

1532: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, Part 1

21 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...obviously, something is subverting the landscape..."

1531: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 149: Jeff VanderMeer

21 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Annihilation

1530: A 2014 Interview with Jenny Offill

14 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..where did the rest of me go?"

1529: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 148: Jenny Offill

13 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dept. of Speculation

1528: A 2014 Interview with Kelly Corrigan

10 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"You just hope you get to have that whole second act with your children."

1527: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 147: Kelly Corrigan

08 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Glitter and Glue

1526: A 2014 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoe Francois

06 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"I knew it wouldn't work."

1525: A 2014 Interview with Jane Pauley

03 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..it suddenly hit me; I almost cried..."

1524: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 146: Jane Pauley

02 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life

1523: A 2014 Interview with John Rizzo

29 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"Even inside the bubble, you find yourself fairly alone..."

1522: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 145: John Rizzo

25 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Company Man: Thirty Years of Crisis and Controversy in the CIA

1521: A 2014 Interview with Riane Eisler

24 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"Our policies, especially in the United States, are completely insane..."

1520: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 144: Riane Eisler

22 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Chalice and the Blade

1519: A 2014 Interview with Chang-rae Lee

20 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...that floating quality to the voice that I enjoyed ..."

1518: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 143: Chang-rae Lee

19 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On Such a Full Sea

1517: Chang-rae Lee Live at Bookshop Santa Cruz

19 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...the odd ends of human moments..."

1516: A 2014 Phone Interview with Nathan Ballingrud

16 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"..a brush with the supernatural..."

1515: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 142: Nathan Ballingrud

16 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

North American Lake Monsters

1514: A 2014 Interview with David Sedaris

12 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...three more steps, and you're at a komodo dragon eating a live deer."

1513: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 141: David Sedaris

08 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

1512: A 2013 Interview with Tad Williams

05 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm in it, and it's like asking fish about water."

1511: A 2013 Phone Interview with Russell Banks

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"...my dominant interest in writing stories has to do with character."

1510: Three Books With Alan Cheuse, Special Edition

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Horror Genre in 2013

1509: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 140: Tad Williams

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Hour in Hell

1508: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 139: Russell Banks

01 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A Permanent Member of the Family

1507: A 2012 Interview with T. C. Boyle

29 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm the type of writer for whom anything can be a story."

1506: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 138: TC Boyle

26 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TC Boyle Stories II

1505: A 2013 Phone Interview with Bill Sessions

22 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"...it gives a realism to what I think is this ideal searching..."

1564: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 137: Bill Sessions

17 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Flannery O'Connor, 'A Prayer Journal'

1563: A 2013 Phone Interview with Frank Schaetzing

13 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"If you write about the future you have to face that the whole world has changed.

1562: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 136: Frank Schaetzing

12 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

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1561: A 2013 Phone Interview with Edward Gauvin

08 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"Fantastic stories have to move on this invisible slippage..."

1560: A 2013 Interview with Susan Stinson

02 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"The rhetorical moves are unbelievable."

1559: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 135: Susan Stinson

01 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Spider in a Tree

1558: A 2013 Phone Interview with Jeff VanderMeer

27 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm highly visual as a writer."

1557: A 2013 Interview with Anne and Christopher Rice

27 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"I wrote with the door open, and he'd see me..."

1556: A 2013 Interview with Christopher Rice

21 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"And that meant three major characters didn't make the cut."

1555: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 134: Christopher Rice

20 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Heavens Rise

1554: A 2013 Interview with Anne Rice

19 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"It's not really bestiality, it's just sleeping with a very hairy individual."

1553: Three Books with Alan Cheuse

18 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Littlell, 'A Nasty Piece of Work' ; Gene Kerrigan, 'Dark Times in the City' ; Robert Stone, 'Death of the Black-Haired Girl'

1552: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 133: Anne Rice

18 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Wolves of Midwinter

1551: A 2013 Interview with Dan Simmons

10 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"Tibet, in those days, was truly unknown..."

1550: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 132: Dan Simmons

08 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Abominable

1549: A 2013 Interview with Bill Bryson

03 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"It was the most amazingly eventful and magical summer..."

1548: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 131: Bill Bryson

01 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

One Summer: America, 1927

1547: A 2013 Interview with Margaret Atwood

28 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"There isn't a general agreement about what normal and good is."

1546: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 130: Margaret Atwood

26 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

MaddAddam

1545: Three Books With Alan Cheuse

26 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen King, 'Doctor Sleep' ; Ann Rice, 'The Wolves of Midwinter' ; Michael Gruber, 'The Return'

1544: A 2013 Interview with Hannah Kent

24 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"...it felt like some kind of kinship..."

1543: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 129: Hannah Kent

22 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Burial Rites

1542: A 2013 Interview with Paul Harding

20 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm just there to take it down..."

1541: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 126: Paul Harding

19 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Enon

1540: A 2013 Interview with Nicholson Baker

17 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"...I did all sorts of things to get the voiceiness..."

1539: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 127: Nichjolson Baker

16 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Traveling Sprinkler

1538: A 2013 Interview with Jonathan Lethem

13 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"...we resist thinking about these things, and then suddenly it will become quite urgent figure it out, wait, where do I come from..."

1537: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 127: Jonathan Lethem

11 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dissident Gardens

1536: A 2013 Interview with Temple Grandin

08 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"Well, I don't want to get cured."

1535: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 125: Temple Grandin

05 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Autistic Brain

1534: A 2013 Interview with Mark Epstein

05 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"...it's hard to have a decent relationship if those early relationships are fraught...."

1533: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 124: Mark Epstein, MD

02 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Trauma of Everyday Life