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Apr 27, 2016

Kathy Fish and Robert Vaughan are the guests. They are the co-authors of a flash fiction collection called Rift, available now from Unknown Press. Rift was the official December 2015 selection of the TNB Book Club.  

Kathy and Robert were in town for AWP about a month ago. Normally I interview book club authors in the...


Apr 20, 2016

Elizabeth Crane is the guest. Her new novel, The History of Great Things, is available now from Harper Perennial. 

Great to see Elizabeth again. She came over not too long ago and sat down across from me and we caught up. Her new novel is all about her late mother. It's about other things, too, but mostly it's about her...


Apr 13, 2016

Tony Tulathimutte is the guest. His debut novel, Private Citizens, is available now from William Morrow. 

Had a good time talking with Tony. He's a smart guy. I feel like he has a lot of intensity to him. There's a coiled intensity thing happening. He doesn't miss much. He had a hard childhood. We talk about that. His...


Apr 6, 2016

Jim Krusoe is the guest. His new novel, The Sleep Garden, is available now from Tin House.

Can't believe it's taken me this long to meet Jim Krusoe. I've been hearing about him forever. He's a pillar of the LA lit community and was even my colleague for a time at Santa Monica College, where he has taught for years and...