Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to co
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For Virginia Woolf, Leo Tolstoy was "the greatest of all novelists," and her argument was simple: "[
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Novelist Fred Waitzkin (Searching for Bobby Fischer) stops by to discuss Jack Kerouac, Ernest Heming
Women haven't always been given an equal chance to contribute to literature - but they were writing
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The relationship between literature and "madwomen" has deep roots. In this episode, Jacke talks to a
What a treat! First, Jacke talks to Nicholson Baker, an author he's been reading for the past three
Families can provide wonderful material for a writer, but they can also be tricky to navigate. How d
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Fearless and fiercely intelligent, the nineteenth-century American feminist Margaret Fuller was "the
Scottish writer John Buchan is perhaps best known for his pioneering thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps,
Why do we read John Keats and not one of his well-regarded peers? Why do some authors disappear into
Dear listeners: What kind of life are you living? What's your relationship between your body, mind,
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She's been called Scandinavia's best loved author - but "author" only begins to describe Tove Jansso
