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- Globally Lit - A Country for Dying (Episode 1)On our inaugural episode of Globally Lit, a podcast of international literature and translation, we first welcome Moroccan author Abdellah Taia to discuss his novel A Country for Dying. Next, the novel’s translator, Emma Ramadan, is in conversation with wonderful French language translator Laura Marris. And finally, Aliza Cohen reviews A Beautiful Darkness, a new graphic novel translated from French to English.Please purchase all the books discussed today through Riff Raff Books at riffraffpvd.com and visit the Cheuse Center at cheusecenter.gmu.edu and Books Across Borders at booksacrossborders.com. You can learn more about our translators today by visiting emmaramadan.com and lauramarris.com1 hr 1 min
- The Trojan War Museum with Ayşe Papatya Bucak
Ayşe Papatya Bucak sat down with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon to discuss mythology, re-imagining the past, and re-imagining the form of her short stories in her newest collection, The Trojan War Museum.
28 min - "Felons" with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts
Poet and memoirist Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke from the road with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon about his poetry collection Felons, "gateway literature," and his ambitious Million Book Project, which will put 500 books in prisons around the country.
20 min - Sleep Donation with Karen Russell
Karen Russell, award-winning author of Swamplandia!, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Orange World, Sleep Donation, and more sits down with Fall for the Book's Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon to talk magic, ghosts, and writing to uncertainty.
37 min - Christina Thompson - Fall for the Book PodcastNavigate the Puzzle of Polynesia with Sea People author Christina Thompson. She sits down with Kara Oakleaf to uncover the mysteries of this ten million square miles of ocean and the people who navigated it.19 min
- The Office of Historical Corrections with Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, sits down with Kara Oakleaf to talk short stories, YA, and giving herself permission to write long.
22 min - Rion Amilcar Scott - Fall for the Book PodcastAward-winning author Rion Amilcar Scott sits down with Fall for the Book Director, Kara Oakleaf to discuss his newest short story collection, The World Does Not Require You.24 min
- Andre Perry - Fall for the Book PodcastAndre Perry discusses his debut essay collection Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, exploring form and telling stories across multiple platforms, and writing against a narrative.25 min
- Jamel Brinkley - Fall for the Book PodcastFall for the Book Director Kara Oakleaf sits down with short story writer Jamel Brinkley to discuss his collection, A Lucky Man, which was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction, and won the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.23 min
- Jane Brox - Fall for the Book PodcastFall for the Book and the Visiting Writers Series presents a discussion with Jane Brox, author of Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives.19 min
About Fall for the Book Podcast
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A podcast from the Fall for the Book Festival team - Director Kara Oakleaf, and Manager, Suzy Rigdon. Each season, they sit down with writers from across the genre spectrum. Visit the festival's site…
at https://fallforthebook.org/