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What conversations with writers can teach us about the craft


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Over the past 30 years, Point Loma Nazarene University professor Dean Nelson has sat down with some of the most prominent writers in the literary world to talk about their craft.He compiles the insights from those conversations into two new books, "Talking to Writers" — one focused on fiction, the other nonfiction.Then, our Midday Movies critics unpack the concept of "tactical frivolity" and discuss films that use satire, humor and theatricality to respond to the political moment.And finally, it's another busy weekend in the arts. KPBS arts reporter Julia Dixon Evans shares her top picks for things to do.Guests:Dean Nelson, author, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's Journalism Program, founder of Writer's Symposium By the SeaBeth Accomando, arts reporter, KPBSYazdi Pithavala, podcast host, MoviewallasJulia Dixon Evans, arts reporter, KPBS

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