In this episode, fiction writer Mary Gaitskill discusses her life and work on the February 17, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." On February 22nd, Gaitskill will appear, along with Cheryl Strayed, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, and Maile Chapman, as part of BMI's panel discussion "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.