Narrative Edge

By: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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  • Summary

  • Narrative Edge from Georgia Public Broadcasting highlights books with Georgia connections. Hosted by two of your favorite public radio book nerds who also happen to be your hosts of All Things Considered on GPB radio, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya . In this podcast Peter and Orlando will introduce you to authors, their writings, and the insights behind their stories mixed with their own thoughts and ideas on just what gives these works the Narrative Edge.
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Episodes
  • Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers by Rebecca McCarthy

    Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers by Rebecca McCarthy
    Nov 19 2024

    Athens resident Rebecca McCarthy creates an intimate portrait of Norman Maclean, drawing on her long friendship with the author from when she became a student at the University of Chicago through the rest of his life. Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers is a well-researched glimpse into the life of a compelling author that benefits from the insights provided by the author's personal accounts and interactions.

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    13 mins
  • "John Lewis: A Life" by David Greenberg

    "John Lewis: A Life" by David Greenberg
    Nov 5 2024

    In this episode, Peter and Orlando explore the comprehensive, authoritative biography of civil rights icon John Lewis, “The Conscience of the Congress.” The 700-page volume draws on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life and never-before-used FBI files and documents.

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    22 mins
  • Girl at the End of the World by Erin Carlyle

    Girl at the End of the World by Erin Carlyle
    Oct 22 2024

    Peter and Orlando discuss Erin Carlyle’s Girl at the End of the World, a collection of poetry that considers the complex grief of a parent lost to Opioids. In the book, the speaker works through her father's death with a sharp focus on place, expanding into the realms of science fiction and mythmaking.

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    16 mins

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