Episodes

  • Sarah Smarsh on her collection of essays, 'Bone of the Bone'

    Sarah Smarsh on her collection of essays, 'Bone of the Bone'
    Sep 24 2024
    Beth Golay recently spoke with "Bone of the Bone" author Sarah Smarsh.
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    20 mins
  • Lauren Elkin on her novel, 'Scaffolding'

    Lauren Elkin on her novel, 'Scaffolding'
    Sep 17 2024
    Beth Golay recently spoke with "Scaffolding" author, Lauren Elkin, about exploring grief, desire, love and fidelity.
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    21 mins
  • Melissa Petro on her book, 'Shame on You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification'

    Melissa Petro on her book, 'Shame on You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification'
    Sep 10 2024
    Beth Golay recently spoke with "Shame on You" author Melissa Petro about her experience with shame and the unique ways women experience different forms of shame in her book.
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    23 mins
  • Colm Tóibín on his new book of essays, 'On James Baldwin'

    Colm Tóibín on his new book of essays, 'On James Baldwin'
    Sep 4 2024
    On what would have been James Baldwin's 100th birthday, KMUW's Beth Golay spoke with Colm Tóibín about his new collection of essays, "On James Baldwin."
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    30 mins
  • Coco Mellors on her new novel, 'Blue Sisters'

    Coco Mellors on her new novel, 'Blue Sisters'
    Sep 3 2024
    KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author Coco Mellors about family, grief and addiction in her novel 'Blue Sisters'.
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    22 mins
  • Amanda Jones on being 'That Librarian'

    Amanda Jones on being 'That Librarian'
    Aug 27 2024
    When school librarian, Amanda Jones, spoke out against censorship at a public library board meeting in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, she had no idea she would later see her own image in a targeted attack on social media.
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    21 mins
  • Priscilla Morris on her novel, 'Black Butterflies'

    Priscilla Morris on her novel, 'Black Butterflies'
    Aug 20 2024
    Beth Golay recently spoke with "Black Butterflies" author, Priscilla Morris, about the impact of art during conflict, the challenges faced during the Siege of Sarajevo, the humanizing portrayal of war refugees in the novel, and more.
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    31 mins
  • Kristopher Jansma on his new novel, 'Our Narrow Hiding Places'

    Kristopher Jansma on his new novel, 'Our Narrow Hiding Places'
    Aug 13 2024
    Beth Golay recently spoke with Kristopher Jansma about the hardship and lasting effects of generational trauma in "Our Narrow Hiding Places."
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    37 mins