Marginalia

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Sinopse

Marginalia is an on-air commentary and podcast hosted by KMUW's Beth Golay. Each episode features author interviews, editorial commentary and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience.

Episódios

  • Marginalia: Karen Tucker On 'Bewilderness'

    29/06/2021 Duração: 27min

    Karen Tucker’s novel, Bewilderness , is a powerful read. Set in rural North Carolina, the book explores drug addiction through the story of Irene and her friend Lucille, or Luce. Irene leads the reader through their world: through her present, through her memories, and even through her Reddit conversations. The book isn’t so much a wild ride as it is a consciousness-inducing downward spiral.

  • Marginalia: Emma Brodie On 'Songs In Ursa Major'

    22/06/2021 Duração: 26min

    When writing her novel, Songs in Ursa Major , Emma Brodie was inspired when she learned about the relationship between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor.

  • Marginalia: Jonathan Lee On 'The Great Mistake'

    18/06/2021 Duração: 22min

    The merger between Manhattan & Queens County in 1898 was known as The Great Mistake. It’s also the title of a new novel by Jonathan Lee. This work of historical fiction focuses on the life of Andrew Haswell Green, mastermind behind The Great Mistake of 1898, but also Central Park, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, and so much more.

  • Marginalia: James Ellroy On 'Widespread Panic'

    16/06/2021 Duração: 14min

    Freddy Otash is in Purgatory. Literally… literarily. In James Ellroy’s novel, Widespread Panic , the corrupt cop turned sleazy private eye is in Purgatory expiating his sins when he is offered a fast-track to Heaven. All he has to do is write a tell-all.

  • Marginalia: Jennifer Weiner On 'That Summer'

    08/06/2021 Duração: 12min

    258 weeks. That number has probably changed since I spoke with author Jennifer Weiner, but at the time of this interview, 258 weeks was the amount of time that her books have been on the New York Times Bestseller list. That makes up nearly a quarter of her entire career that began 20 years ago with her debut, Good In Bed . Her latest book is That Summer , the second book in what she’s calling her “beach trilogy.” It’s a beach read, but not in the traditional sense, as it tackles sexual assault and the #MeToo movement. I recently spoke with Jennifer Weiner about all the things. Here’s our conversation. That Summer by Jennifer Weiner was published by Atria Books. Marginalia was produced at KMUW Wichita. If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts . Engineers: Mark Statzer and Torin Andersen Editor: Lu Anne Stephens Producer: Haley Crowson Follow Beth Golay on Twitter @BethGolay .

  • Marginalia: Ross Benes on 'Rural Rebellion'

    04/06/2021 Duração: 30min

    After Ross Benes left Nebraska for New York, he saw with greater clarity the rural-urban divide overtaking the national conversation. I recently spoke with Benes about his book, Rural Rebellion , in which he explores Nebraska’s shifting political landscape to better understand what’s plaguing America while coming to terms with his own past and present.

  • Marginalia: Zakiya Dalila Harris On 'The Other Black Girl'

    01/06/2021 Duração: 27min

    Zakiya Dalila Harris has written a thriller set in the publishing industry. I know, words you never expect to hear in the same sentence. But her novel, The Other Black Girl , is just that.

  • Marginalia: Alexandra Andrews On 'Who Is Maud Dixon?'

    25/05/2021 Duração: 14min

    Who Is Maud Dixon? is a tale of literary identity theft. And that’s about all I can tell you. When I spoke with Alexandra Andrews about her novel, I assured her we would avoid plot spoilers. But that didn’t stop us from talking about some of the characters, identity, her editing process, and the fact that Who Is Maud Dixon? is Hollywood bound.

  • Marginalia: John Green On 'The Anthropocene Reviewed'

    18/05/2021 Duração: 25min

    When you hear the name “John Green” you might think of him as a Vlogbrother, with his brother Hank. Or you might recall that he wrote the book The Fault in Our Stars , which was made into a movie.

  • Marginalia: Joan Silber On 'Secrets of Happiness'

    11/05/2021 Duração: 18min

    Joan Silber is the author of nine works of fiction, including Improvement , which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Silber is known for her composite fiction, or novels that are linked stories. Her latest, Secrets of Happiness, is no exception.

  • Marginalia: Maggie Shipstead On 'Great Circle'

    04/05/2021 Duração: 15min

    Maggie Shipstead’s novel Great Circle tells the story of two women who lived nearly a century apart—a daredevil aviator and a recently shamed Hollywood actor.

  • Marginalia: Renee Rosen on 'The Social Graces'

    20/04/2021 Duração: 25min

    Renee Rosen’s books have taken place in Chicago in the 1950s, New York City in the 1960s, at Chess Records during the Civil Rights Movement, and in Chicago during prohibition. In her newest novel, The Social Grace s, we’re back to New York City, and Newport, and Paris… and wherever else Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Astor wish to travel as they vie for control of New York society during the gilded age.

  • Marginalia: Katherine Heiny On 'Early Morning Riser'

    13/04/2021 Duração: 21min

    Early Morning Riser is a novel about a woman who moves to a small town in Michigan to teach school and ends up falling in love with the local playboy.

  • Marginalia: Kirstin Valdez Quade On 'The Five Wounds'

    06/04/2021 Duração: 16min

    In her timely novel, Kirstin Valdez Quade introduces readers to a family in a small New Mexico town. Beginning and ending in Holy Week, The Five Wounds spans a year in which 33-year-old Amadeo tries to redeem himself, his martyr-ish mother, Yolanda, hides an illness, and his 15-year-old daughter, Angel, becomes an unwed mother who out-matures all characters combined.

  • Marginalia: David Stuart MacLean On How We Learn To Hate

    30/03/2021 Duração: 19min

    There is a blurb from Mat Johnson on the back of How I Learned to Hate in Ohio that reads: “David Stuart MacLean is a writer who can break your heart, terrify you, and make you laugh, all on the same page.” I’m typically not a blurb reader, but this was such a good description of MacLean’s writing that I had to include it.

  • Marginalia: Rachel Lynn Solomon On The Love Of Storytelling

    23/03/2021 Duração: 15min

    If you’re a Marginalia listener, you know that this podcast features interviews with authors of the newest releases in publishing. When I first learned about The Ex Talk , it was described as a novel set in public radio. My worlds collided and I believe my reaction was, “yes please.”

  • Marginalia: Chang-rae Lee On 'My Year Abroad'

    16/03/2021 Duração: 17min

    Chang-rae Lee is known for exploring issues of culture and identity. His new novel, My Year Abroad , introduces readers to a young American who is taken on a year-long global adventure by a Chinese-American businessman.

  • Marginalia: Jackie Polzin On Life And Longing

    09/03/2021 Duração: 24min

    Jackie Polzin's novel, Brood , explores the endless challenges of caring for another creature.

  • Marginalia: Elly Griffiths On The Art Of The Murder

    02/03/2021 Duração: 25min

    Elly Griffiths is a British author with more than a dozen titles published internationally. She’s probably best known for Ruth Galloway mysteries and she won an Edgar Award last year for The Stranger Diaries . Today is the release date for a standalone novel, The Postscript Murders , which is an inside-publishing crime thriller. Murder leaps off the page, so to speak, when crime novelists begin turning up dead.

  • Marginalia: Syed M. Masood On Identity, Faith & Belonging

    23/02/2021 Duração: 26min

    In his novel, The Bad Muslim Discount , Syed M. Masood examines universal questions of identity, faith, and belonging through the lens of Muslim Americans. As one who has been a citizen in three countries, Masood introduces an original voice and fascinating gaze on America with equal parts gravitas and humor.