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THE BEST IN BOOK WORLD PODCASTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 22, 2021
Reginald Dwayne Betts on Living Between the Poles of Yale-Educated Lawyer and Prison-Educated Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of the poetry collection, Felon, talks to Brad Listi about his incredible story—and the burden it carries.
Louis-Philippe Dalembert: “Migration Is Part of My Story” Mitchell Kaplan talks to Haitian poet Louis-Philippe Dalembert about his new novel, The Mediterranean Wall. Adrianne Chalepah Against Pandering to White Audiences Comedian, writer, and actor Adrianne Chalepah discusses Native representation in comedy and the legacy of Charlie Hill.
Rosecrans Baldwin on Los Angeles, Wittgenstein, and Melancholy Rosecrans Baldwin drops into the Damn Library to chat about everything from LA to hot tubs and granola bars. Why Yaa Gyasi Wants Us to Remember the Brain Is an Organ The author of Transcendent Kingdom joins Maris Kreizman to talk neurology, perfectionism, and the pleasure of research.
Ben Rhodes on the Crisis of Democracy Andrew Keen talks to the former White House aide about why democracy is broken both in America and around the world, and what we can do to fix it.
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Rivka Galchen on Her Instinct to Abandon Projects The author of Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch talks to Jordan Kisner about how hard it is for her to stay in love with a writing project. Michael Kleber-Diggs on Connecting to the World Through Poetry Michael Kleber-Diggs joins Mitzi Rapkin to discuss his new poetry collection and the importance of small gestures.
Against Defanging Children’s Book Authors Marcy and Jennie kick off Season 7 of NewberyTart with William Steig’s 1983 Newbery Honor book, Doctor De Soto, and discuss why kids love authors with a little bite.
Also This Week on Lit Hub Radio On Fiction/Non/Fiction, Whit, Sugi, and special guest Jabari Asim reflect on the podcast’s past four years • On Keen On, Leidy Klotz on “subtracting” racism from academia, David Gessner on channeling Thoreau throughout the pandemic, Adrian Wooldridge on the revolt against meritocracy, and Juan Cole on the complexities of Muhammad • On New Books Network, Sarah Gailey talks about cloning and the horror and wonder of self-reflection • On The Common, Ravi Shankar considers the problems (and privilege) of the “model minority” • On Emergence Magazine, listen to Stephen Lezak’s narrated essay about the Arctic—frontier, paradise, marker of human destruction • On The History of Literature, A. Natasha Joukovsky talks Oscar Wilde, Ovid, and the myth of Narcissus • On Storybound, Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner read from their new book, The First Ten Years • On Damian Barr’s Literary Salon, Kate Sawyer reads from The Stranding • Reading Women on Palestinian literature, before and after the Nakba • Behind the Mic explores the audiobooks of My Place at the Table by Alexander Lobrano, Blackout by six bestselling YA authors, Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, What White People Can Do Next by Emma Dabiri, and Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith • In case you missed it: on Just the Right Book, Maria Konnikova discusses what professional poker taught her about the American Dream
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