The Novel Workshop is a monthly podcast that presents long-form criticism of contemporary fiction. If you're into that kind of heady stuff, join us!... more
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The Novel Workshop episodes:
June 27, 2022The Netanyahus In this, our season finale, we discuss what happens when a novel's emotional question goes unanswered. (A hint: Esther becomes quite the unhappy camper.)
...more April 18, 2022The Swimmers In this episode, we tackle the big one—what separates a novel from a collection of short stories? Is the difference significant or nonexistent?...more March 07, 2022My Sister, the Serial Killer In this month's episode, we discuss both the anti-realist novel and the trauma plot. Are they mutually exclusive or can they coexist?...more January 03, 2022Oh William! In this month's episode, we discuss the constraints of reliability and whether a narrator (especially a first-person narrator) can ever be trusthworthy. "It's all quite strange to me," says Alonzo.
...more December 06, 2021Harlem Shuffle Esther and Alonzo finally disagree. "Whitehead has divided this house." Whose interpretation is right? Check out this month's sprawling episode—On Beauty, Fences, and "Sonny's Blues" are all discussed—to find out.
...more November 01, 2021The Four Winds This week, we discuss narrative pacing and the subtle art of wonder.Special thanks to the Library of Congress:
Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin migrant workers collection (AFC 1985/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
...more October 04, 2021The Midnight Library In this episode, we discuss the tension that can arise when a text fails to distinguish its protagonist's level of intelligence from its author's earned wisdom....more September 06, 2021Episode 1: Where the Crawdads Sing In this month's episode, we discuss the responsibility of the omniscient narrator and what goes awry when that responsibility isn't taken seriously....more
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The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.