Marginalia

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From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, Marginalia is a weekly podcast hosted by KMUW's Beth Golay. Episodes feature author interviews, editorial commentary and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience.Several of Beth's interviews are included each year in NPR's Books We Love (formerly known as Book Concierge). And you can see the list of what Beth has read since she started keeping track in 2003.Listen to the episodes at kmuw.org or subscribe to the Marginalia podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode Date
Jaclyn Goldis on 'The Main Character'
May 21, 2024
Nicholson Baker on 'Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art'
May 17, 2024
Kimberly King Parsons on her debut novel, 'We Were the Universe'
May 14, 2024
Ferdia Lennon on his debut novel 'Glorious Exploits'
Apr 30, 2024
Sarah Braunstein on her novel, 'Bad Animals'
Apr 23, 2024
Douglas Westerbeke on 'A Short Walk Through a Wide World'
Apr 17, 2024
Nell Freudenberger on her new novel, 'The Limits'
Apr 09, 2024
Holly Gramazio on her debut novel, 'The Husbands'
Apr 03, 2024
Gina Chung on her short story collection, 'Green Frog'
Mar 12, 2024
Scott Guild on his debut novel, 'Plastic'
Mar 05, 2024
Brian Turner on 'My Life as a Foreign Country'
Feb 29, 2024
Tommy Orange on 'Wandering Stars'
Feb 27, 2024
Emily Ballesteros on 'The Cure for Burnout'
Feb 20, 2024
Kelly Link on her debut novel, 'The Book of Love'
Feb 13, 2024
Margot Livesey on her new novel, 'The Road from Belhaven'
Feb 06, 2024
Poet Andrés N. Ordorica on his debut novel, 'How We Named the Stars'
Jan 30, 2024
Paul Harding on his novel 'This Other Eden'
Jan 24, 2024
Poet Kaveh Akbar on his debut novel, 'Martyr!'
Jan 23, 2024
Lea Carpenter on her novel 'Ilium'
Jan 16, 2024
Kayla Min Andrews on finishing her mother's novel, 'The Fetishist'
Jan 09, 2024
Tara Karr Roberts on her 'Moby-Dick'-inspired novel, 'Wild and Distant Seas'
Jan 02, 2024
National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez on 'The Vulnerables'
Dec 14, 2023
Author Charlotte Vassell on 'The Other Half'
Dec 13, 2023
Jonathan Evison on the many lives in 'Again and Again'
Nov 17, 2023
Pulitzer Prize–winner Michael Cunningham on his new novel, 'Day'
Nov 14, 2023
Isabel Cañas on blending genres in 'Vampires of El Norte'
Oct 31, 2023
Tan Twan Eng on reverse engineering W. Somerset Maugham’s work in 'The House of Doors'
Oct 24, 2023
Christine Coulson on the unique narrative structure in 'One Woman Show'
Oct 17, 2023
Nghiem Tran on how writing 'We're Safe When We're Alone' inspired him to reflect on his own immigration story
Oct 12, 2023
Bryan Washington on grief and how relationships evolve in 'Family Meal'
Oct 10, 2023
Steve Inskeep on 'Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America'
Oct 03, 2023
Nathan Hill on 'Wellness'
Sep 19, 2023
Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel on 'Dayswork'
Sep 12, 2023
Josh Barkan on his journey of self-discovery and love in 'Wonder Travels'
Sep 12, 2023
'Wifedom' brings focus to George Orwell’s first wife
Aug 25, 2023
Jay Fitger returns in Julie Schumacher's new novel, 'The English Experience'
Aug 15, 2023
James McBride on 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'
Aug 08, 2023
Brando Skyhorse's 'My Name Is Iris' imagines a plausible American nightmare
Aug 01, 2023
Katherine Heiny on her collection of 'Games and Rituals'
Jul 25, 2023
Eliza Minot's single day 'In the Orchard'
Jul 18, 2023
'All Things Considered' host, Mary Louise Kelly, on her new memoir
Jul 11, 2023
Frieda Hughes on her book, 'George: A Magpie Memoir'
Jul 04, 2023
Caroline O’Donoghue on her American debut, 'The Rachel Incident'
Jun 27, 2023
Author Clémence Michallon on her thriller 'The Quiet Tenant'
Jun 20, 2023
BookTok sensation Ali Hazelwood on 'Love, Theoretically'
Jun 13, 2023
Author Katie Williams on 'My Murder' and the fascination with true crime
Jun 06, 2023
Brendan Slocumb on his new musical thriller, 'Symphony of Secrets'
Jun 06, 2023
Emily Henry is back at it again with 'Happy Place'
May 30, 2023
Bonnie Garmus on the continued success of 'Lessons in Chemistry'
May 23, 2023
Curtis Sittenfeld on her 'SNL'-inspired novel, 'Romantic Comedy'
May 16, 2023
Verghese on 'The Covenant of Water' and the partnership between writer and reader
May 15, 2023
Rainn Wilson on 'Soul Boom' and embracing spirituality to cure some of our deepest problems
Apr 25, 2023
J. Ryan Stradal on his new novel and his love of the midwest
Apr 20, 2023
Roz Chast on the Big Read selection 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?'
Apr 12, 2023
Jane Roper on cancel culture, internet scandals and shame
Apr 04, 2023
Idra Novey on estrangement, division, and the power of art in 'Take What You Need'
Mar 21, 2023
Emily St. John Mandel on the loneliness and art in 'Sea of Tranquility'
Mar 21, 2023
You've likely read Jenny Jackson's work. Now with 'Pineapple Street,' her name is on the spine
Mar 07, 2023
Rupert Holmes on the art of a (fictional) elegant murder
Mar 01, 2023
Rebecca Makkai on the violence against women in 'I Have Some Questions for You'
Feb 28, 2023
Christie Tate on friendships lost... and friendships found
Feb 08, 2023
Grady Hendrix on 'How to Sell a Haunted House'
Jan 31, 2023
Patricia Engel on exploring desire, yearning and hope in 'The Faraway World'
Jan 24, 2023
De’Shawn Charles Winslow explores murder, racism and homophobia in 'Decent People'
Jan 17, 2023
Oindrila Mukherjee on ‘The Dream Builders’ and outside influences—past and present—on India
Jan 10, 2023
Author V.V. Ganeshananthan on her newest novel, 'Brotherless Night'
Jan 04, 2023
Sonali Dev on breaking stereotypes in 'The Vibrant Years'
Dec 30, 2022
Brendan Slocumb on how fact inspired fiction in 'The Violin Conspiracy'
Dec 28, 2022
Julia May Jonas on her debut novel, 'Vladimir'
Dec 27, 2022
Michelle Huneven on 'Search'
Dec 22, 2022
Nina Totenberg on the power of friendships
Dec 16, 2022
Stan Bergkamp on 'Loopie' and making a difference in the world
Nov 22, 2022
Jennifer Egan on the dangers of 'The Candy House'
Nov 15, 2022
Louise Kennedy on her debut novel, 'Trespasses' and growing up during the Troubles
Nov 08, 2022
Matthew Quick on Jungian analysis and it's ultimate outcome, 'We Are the Light'
Nov 01, 2022
Kamila Shamsie joins us again, this time with her new novel, 'Best of Friends'
Oct 25, 2022
Fatimah Asghar's on their debut novel, 'When We Were Sisters'
Oct 18, 2022
More than words, Kathy & Ross Petras on 'The History of the World through Body Parts'
Oct 11, 2022
Joanna Quinn on 'The Whalebone Theatre' and its charming cast of characters
Oct 04, 2022
Ainslie Hogarth on 'Motherthing,' a love story that became a feminist horror novel
Sep 30, 2022
Namwali Serpell on her genre-blending novel, 'The Furrows'
Sep 27, 2022
Kwame Alexander on 'The Door of No Return,' his newest book for young readers
Sep 27, 2022
A.M. Homes's 'The Unfolding' offers an answer to 'how did we get here?'
Sep 13, 2022
Actress and author Betty Gilpin on 'All the Women in My Brain'
Sep 10, 2022
James Kennedy's sci-fi asks, 'Do you dare to know your death date?'
Sep 07, 2022
David Shannon's 'Gold!' is a cautionary tale for all ages
Sep 06, 2022
Nobel Prize–winner Abdulrazak Gurnah explores Tanzania's colonization in 'Afterlives'
Aug 30, 2022
Tomi Obaro explores traditional Nigerian culture in 'Dele Weds Destiny'
Aug 23, 2022
Lidia Yuknavitch on changing the story through 'Thrust'
Aug 16, 2022
Anthony Marra on his new novel, 'Mercury Pictures Presents'
Aug 09, 2022
Mohsin Hamid on 'The Last White Man' and the experience that inspired it
Aug 02, 2022
W. Kamau Bell on 'doing the work' to dismantle systemic racism
Jul 26, 2022
Sarah Pearse follows 'The Sanatorium' with a new summer thriller, 'The Retreat'
Jul 19, 2022
Eleanor Brown explores open adoption in 'Any Other Family'
Jul 16, 2022
Gabrielle Zevin on 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'
Jul 05, 2022
Kate Williams on 'Never Coming Home'
Jun 21, 2022
Lisa Taddeo on her new story collection, 'Ghost Lover'
Jun 17, 2022
Geraldine Brooks's novel begins with a horse, and then takes a deep dive into race and racing
Jun 14, 2022
Emily Henry on her next ‘beach read’ for book lovers
May 31, 2022
Emma Straub straddles the line between fiction and autofiction in 'This Time Tomorrow'
May 24, 2022
Candice Millard on 'River of the Gods' and the search for its source
May 17, 2022
Hernan Diaz on 'Trust'
May 10, 2022
Soon Wiley on love, loss, belonging, and 'When We Fell Apart'
May 04, 2022
Colleen Hubbard on 'Housebreaking,' her debut novel
Apr 26, 2022
Dolen Perkins-Valdez on 'Take My Hand' and its historical and timely importance
Apr 19, 2022
Brian Morton on 'Tasha: A Son's Memoir,' a tribute to his mother
Apr 15, 2022
Grant Snider on 'The Art of Living,' his latest comic
Apr 05, 2022
Rosie Walsh on 'The Love of My Life,' her newest emotional thriller
Mar 29, 2022
Jill Gutowitz on her essay collection 'Girls Can Kiss Now'
Mar 08, 2022
Lee Cole on 'Groundskeeping' and the push and pull of his old Kentucky home
Mar 01, 2022