Acclaimed novelist and essayist Alexander Chee joined me at the Miami Book Fair to talk about his work, and his latest collection, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.

Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Miami Book Fair

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Danielle Lazarin talks about her short story collection, Backtalk. We discuss how she got her agent, what she likes about Twitter, and why she's glad she didn't rush into publishing.

Danielle Lazarin, BackTalk

Victoria Patterson's latest novel, THE LITTLE BROTHER, investigates a rape case -- based on California's Haidl case -- that looks at class, privilege, wealth, and how they affect our justice system as well as the rape culture that underlies it all. In light of the recent Stanford rape case, this discussion is extremely timely.

Victoria Patterson, The Little Brother

From WHYY's The Pulse. Many Cuban doctors come to the US for a better life, but not all of them can use their medical skills once they get here.

Cuban Doctors

In this third installment in our series of conversations with book professionals who are not authors, we talk with literary agent Julie Barer of The Book Group.

Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Miami Book Fair

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