Bookworm

Alan Felsenthal and Peter Cole discuss Harold Bloom’s “Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: The Power of the Reader’s Mind over a Universe of Death” 14.01.2021 30:02 ↓

Venerated critic Harold Bloom’s final book “Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: The Power of the Reader’s Mind over a Universe of Death” is discussed by the poets Alan Felsenthal and Peter Cole.

Susan Taubes, introduction by David Rieff: “Divorcing” 07.01.2021 29:59 ↓

David Rieff discusses “Divorcing” by Susan Taubes: the reimagined end of an autobiographical marriage.

Garth Greenwell: Cleanness 31.12.2020 29:58 ↓

Garth Greenwell discusses seeking human truths by writing into an abyss, and his new novel  Cleanness .

Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half 24.12.2020 29:58 ↓

Brit Bennett pushes questions of race and color to their extremes in her new novel, The Vanishing Half .

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: “The Freezer Door” 17.12.2020 29:58 ↓

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s new book “The Freezer Door” explores the idea of radical visions not predicated on dominant forms.

Jen Craig: “Panthers and the Museum of Fire” 10.12.2020 29:58 ↓

Jen Craig discusses writing “Panthers and the Museum of Fire,” a short and expansive book that feels immense, rich and complex.

Mary Ruefle: Dunce 03.12.2020 29:58 ↓

Dunce , by Mary Ruefle, finds meaning everywhere.

Douglas Stuart: “Shuggie Bain” 26.11.2020 29:58 ↓

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

Charles Baxter: 'The Sun Collective' 19.11.2020 29:58 ↓

The eerie realism of Charles Baxter reaches an apotheosis in his new novel, “The Sun Collective.”

Nicole Krauss: 'To Be a Man' 12.11.2020 29:58 ↓

Nicole Krauss speaks about subconscious magic and realism combining through the art of writing, and her new book of short stories, “To Be a Man.”

Mauro Javier Cárdenas: “Aphasia” 05.11.2020 29:58 ↓

Mauro Javier Cárdenas discusses reimagining narrative possibilities with his new book, “Aphasia."

Douglas Stuart: “Shuggie Bain” 29.10.2020 29:58 ↓

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

Charles Yu: Interior Chinatown 22.10.2020 29:58 ↓

Charles Yu’s "Interior Chinatown" is a contemporary novel about dealing with the difficulty of being whoever you are. 

Marilynne Robinson: 'Jack' 15.10.2020 29:58 ↓

Marilynne Robinson’s “Jack” is a book that Bookworms have been eager to read: the fourth volume of her multi-award-winning Gilead novels.

Walter Mosley: “The Awkward Black Man” 08.10.2020 29:58 ↓

Walter Mosley’s “The Awkward Black Man” is a new book of short stories that brings readers into the middle of the experience of people today.

Barbara Kingsolver: “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)” 01.10.2020 29:58 ↓

Barbara Kingsolver discusses crossing genres of writing and her second book of poetry, “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).”

Jay Parini: “Borges and Me: An Encounter” 24.09.2020 29:58 ↓

Seventy-one-year-old Jorge Luis Borges as seen through the eyes of twenty-one-year-old Jay Parini in “Borges and Me: An Encounter.”

Aracelis Girmay: “How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton” 17.09.2020 29:58 ↓

“How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton,” edited by Aracelis Girmay, is a literary special treat.

Mitch Sisskind: “Collected Poems 2005-2020” 10.09.2020 29:58 ↓

Mitch Sisskind discusses writing humorous poetry and his new book, “Collected Poems 2005-2020."

Henri Cole: Blizzard 03.09.2020 29:58 ↓

Henri Cole is a really sensational poet even for people who may not think poetry can be sensational. He works for the universe and he discusses his new book of poems “Blizzard” on Bookworm.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “Likes” 27.08.2020 29:58 ↓

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s “Likes” is a layered book of nine short stories.

Edmund White “A Saint from Texas” 20.08.2020 29:58 ↓

Several kinds of novels in one, Edmund White’s “A Saint from Texas” is so good you might forget a novel can be this good.

Elizabeth Wetmore: 'Valentine' (Part 2) 13.08.2020 29:58 ↓

Elizabeth Wetmore’s “Valentine” is an impressive demonstration of the power of the voices of women.

Elizabeth Wetmore: 'Valentine' (Part 1) 06.08.2020 29:58 ↓

Elizabeth Wetmore discusses her debut novel, “Valentine,” and Southern conservatism that wants to steer clear of the uglier parts of life.

Margot Livesey: “The Boy in the Field” 30.07.2020 29:52 ↓

Life and story go hand in hand in Margot Livesey’s “The Boy in the Field.”