KCRW's Bookworm show

KCRW's Bookworm

Summary: A must for the serious reader, Bookworm showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established, new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the show's host and guiding spirit, Michael Silverblatt.

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Podcasts:

 Harper Lee: Go Set a Watchman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Michael Silverblatt in conversation with Bookworm producer Connie Alvarez .

 Linda Rosenkrantz: Talk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In 1965, a young Linda Rosenkrantz had the novel idea to tape record her friends on the beach in East Hampton. The result was Talk, in which anything could become a subject for conversation – it was all discussed. 

 Linda Rosenkrantz: Talk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In 1965, a young Linda Rosenkrantz had the novel idea to tape record her friends on the beach in East Hampton. The result was Talk, in which anything could become a subject for conversation ? it was all discussed. 

 Christian Kracht: Imperium | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Christian Kracht's Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas is a satirical parable that sees fanaticism as the root of German culture and imperialist culture in general. 

 Amy Gerstler: Scattered at Sea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Amy Gerstler's new book of poems is an exploration of getting lost, the unknown, mortality and remembrance. 

 Vendela Vida: The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Vendela Vida's new novel is a story of identity, a recurring mystery in her work. We get to the bottom of why identity is her obsession. 

 Aleksandar Hemon: The Making of Zombie Wars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This darkly nihilistic book masquerading as a comedy is as much a commentary on society as it is the story of a bad script-writer.

 Aleksandar Hemon: The Making of Zombie Wars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This darkly nihilistic book masquerading as a comedy is as much a commentary on society as it is the story of a bad script-writer.

 Alan Cheuse: Prayers for the Living | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The "voice of NPR book reviews" takes a singular opportunity – the discussion of his own novel with KCRW's bookworm, Michael Silverblatt.

 Alan Cheuse: Prayers for the Living | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The "voice of NPR book reviews" takes a singular opportunity ? the discussion of his own novel with KCRW's bookworm, Michael Silverblatt.

 Maggie Nelson: The Argonauts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Argonauts is a work of "auto-theory" in which theory is put to the test against life experience.

 Atticus Lish: Preparation for the Next Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Atticus Lish's debut novel won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for First Fiction, demonstrating that he waited 40 years to become a natural.

 Valeria Luiselli: Faces in the Crowd | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Valeria Luiselli's first novel reminds us of what it's like to be young and in love with literature. 

 Valeria Luiselli: Faces in the Crowd | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Valeria Luiselli's first novel reminds us of what it's like to be young and in love with literature. 

 Per Petterson, Ethan Nosowsky and Geir Berdahl on Publishing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We talk to author Per Petterson, editor Ethan Nosowsky, and publisher Geir Berdahl about the what it takes to bring a book to life and about the changing world of publishing. 

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