Real Fiction Radio

Journalist Juan Gonzalez discusses his landmark book HARVEST OF EMPIRE: A HISTORY OF LATINOS IN AMERICA in a newly released 3rd edition. Widely read in classrooms, this book is also the subject of a documentary film. HARVEST OF EMPIRE's new edition includes 120 new pages taking into account 2020 census data.

Bestseller author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" discusses her new book "Read Dangerously-The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times".

The war in UKRAINE has galvanized support across the world for writers and poets from Ukraine and Russia who risk their lives to speak out about Vladimir Putin's invasion. Poet Katherine E. Young returns to Real Fiction to discuss her work as a translator of poetry from the Russian language. In this episode, we focus on the poetry of Ukrainian poet Iya Kiva, whose poems are finding a wider audience in translation.

Bestselling author A.J. Baime discusses his latest book WHITE LIES: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret.

Founder of We Need Diverse books author, Stacey Lee discusses her bestselling novel THE DOWNSTAIRS GIRL

An unrivaled portrait of rural and urban mindsets by one of the world's finest novelists. With a journalistic lens, this novel succeeds on every level.

Notre Dame University Philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko discuss THE GOOD LIFE METHOD - a book based on their wildly popular class "God and the Good Life". Ancient wisdom for the modern world. An action based framework for living a meaningful life.

Spotlight: ETHIOPIA This Real Fiction episode focuses on the under-reported story of the Ethiopian-American mobilization in the nationally watched Virginia Governor's Race in November 2021. Traditionally, Democratic voters, Ethiopian-American voters turned out in large numbers for Governor-elect (Republican) Glenn Youngkin. Mesfin Tegenu, Chair of the American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), explains how the protest vote against the Biden Administration's foreign policy during the Ethiopian crisis marks the beginning of long-term electoral strategy.

Wendy Fox discusses her new story collection- WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE (Santa Fe Writer's Project)

Journalist Noy Thrupkaew discusses her Washington Post cover article - "Sri Yatun's Escape", shining a light on the A-3 Visas issued by the U.S. State Department for employees of diplomatic families.

In conversation with Lori Messing McGarry