Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Olen Butler joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest Christopher Marlow Cobb novel, The Empire of Night, and how to utilize the "compost of the imagination" to create art.
Licensed mortician Caitlin Doughty joins in the second half to discuss her memoir, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory. Caitlin gives advice on how to talk to children about death, what attracted her to mortuary science, and options for after-life care most people don't know exist.
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(Broadcast date: November 12, 2014)
a weekly radio program hosted by author Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and co-host Marrie Stone, on the art and business of writing. More on the show, writers, and writing at penonfire.com. Follow us on Twitter @WOWkuciFM and Facebook at Writers on Writing KUCI-FM.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Meg Wolitzer & Thrity Umrigar
New York Times bestselling author Meg Wolitzer joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest young adult novel, Belzhar, her attraction to young adult fiction, Sylvia Plath, and what makes a compelling character. Thrity Umrigar joins in the second half to discuss her latest novel,
The Story Hour, and how the power of narrative has the ability to alter our world view.
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(Broadcast date: October 15, 2014)
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(Broadcast date: October 15, 2014)
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Jayne Anne Phillips & Matthew Thomas
Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Quiet Dell, and Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves, join Marrie Stone to talk about inspiration, craft, endurance, and their revision process.
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(Broadcast date: August 27, 2014)
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(Broadcast date: August 27, 2014)
Friday, November 14, 2014
Lit agent Laurie Fox on with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Literary agent Laurie Fox spent the entire hour on the show talking about what she looks for in potential clients, query letters, and more.
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(Broadcast date: Nov. 5, 2014)
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(Broadcast date: Nov. 5, 2014)
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