Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

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Carl Phillips : Scattered Snows, to the North
Todays guest is one of the most singular and celebrated Anglophone poets writing today, Carl Phillips. We center his latest collection, Scattered Snows, to the North, his first since winning the 2023
Shze-Hui Tjoa : The Story Game
Todays guest, Shze-Hui Tjoa, has written a book that is remarkably unique. Is it an essay collection or a memoir? A detective story or a fantasy? A journey of self-individuation or an examination of
Cecilia Vicuña : Deer Book
Todays guest Chilean poet, performance artist, visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Cecilia Vicua, joins us to discuss her latest work, Deer Book, or Libro Venado. A bilingual collection, with tra
Lance Olsen : Absolute Away & Shrapnel
Lance Olsen returns to Between the Covers to discuss his two new books, his uncategorizable multiverse fiction Absolute Away, and his new collection of philosophical essays and interviews on writing S
Amitav Ghosh : Smoke and Ashes
For nearly twenty years Amitav Ghosh has been writing about opium and the opium trade, first in his fictional Ibis trilogy, and now in nonfiction with Smoke & Ashes. This is a story that brings togeth
Joyelle McSweeney : Death Styles
Todays guest, poet, playwright, novelist, translator, publisher, editor and critic, Joyelle McSweeney discusses her latest poetry collection Death Styles. She talks about the juxtaposing of death a
Danielle Dutton : Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other
One might ask, just what is Danielle Duttons latest book, Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other? A collection of stories, a philosophical essay, a sequence of nested dreams and memories, an act of loving cita
Alexis Wright : Praiseworthy
Todays guest is one of the most important and celebrated writers in Australia today, Alexis Wright. We look together at the ways Wright reshapes the novel form to honor Aboriginal notions of story, o
Nam Le : 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem
Over the past fifteen years, Nam Le has published a book in each genre. Best known for his phenomenal 2009 debut story collection The Boat, he followed it with his 2019 debut nonfiction On David Malou
Anne de Marcken : It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over
Writer, interdisciplinary artist, editor and publisher Anne de Marcken discusses her new book It Lasts Forever and Then Its Over. Winner of the Novel Prize, and thus published simultaneously in the U