Clara Sherley-Appel

Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL

8 April 2024  |  46 mins 37 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction

Episode 48: Katya Apekina - MOTHER DOLL

2 March 2024  |  58 mins 27 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author, screenwriter, and translator Katya Apekina about her second novel, MOTHER DOLL.

Episode 47: Marcus Gazaway - BRIDGEWATER

3 February 2024  |  52 mins 38 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to central coast author Marcus Gazaway about his debut novel, BRIDGEWATER.

Episode 46: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo - INCANTATION

2 December 2023  |  54 mins 11 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo about her new poetry collection, INCANTATION: LOVE POEMS FOR BATTLE SITES.

Episode 45: Sam Sax - PIG

4 November 2023  |  54 mins 28 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to poet Sam Sax about their latest poetry collection, PIG.

Episode 44: Jenn Shapland - THIN SKIN

7 October 2023  |  55 mins 21 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction

Host Clara Sherley-Appel speaks with Jenn Shapland, whose new essay collection, Thin Skin, explores the porousness of boundaries — between humans and the environments we inhabit, between ourselves and other people, and between the identities we construct and the social pressures and expectations we encounter.

Episode 43: Brett Christophers - RENTIER CAPITALISM

2 September 2023  |  53 mins 52 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction

Host Clara Sherley Appel speaks with Brett Christophers, author of Rentier Capitalism.

Episode 42: Cheryl Harawitz - WHEN THE MAGPIE CALLS

2 June 2023  |  54 mins 7 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to local author Cheryl Harawitz about her middle-grade novel, WHEN THE MAGPIE CALLS.

Episode 41: Joss Lake - FUTURE FEELING

6 May 2023  |  42 mins 13 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Joss Lake about his debut novel, FUTURE FEELING.

Episode 40: Elaine Hsieh Chou - DISORIENTATION

7 April 2023  |  55 mins 17 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author Elaine Hsieh Chou about her debut novel, DISORIENTATION.

Episode 39: Ruthanna Emrys - A HALF-BUILT GARDEN

1 September 2022  |  54 mins 18 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author Ruthanna Emrys about her hopepunk novel, A HALF-BUILT GARDEN.

Episode 38: Isaac Fellman - DEAD COLLECTIONS

1 July 2022  |  54 mins 3 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and archivist Isaac Fellman about his novel, DEAD COLLECTIONS.

Episode 37: Gretchen Felker-Martin - MANHUNT

6 May 2022  |  52 mins 57 secs

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and film critic Gretchen Felker-Martin about her novel, MANHUNT.

Episode 36: Stephanie Foo - WHAT MY BONES KNOW

1 April 2022  |  54 mins 10 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction

Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and former NPR producer Stephanie Foo about her memoir, WHAT MY BONES KNOW.

Episode 35: Calvin Kasulke - SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING

5 March 2022  |  54 mins 4 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

I talk to author and playwright Calvin Kasulke about his debut novel, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING.

Episode 34: Kent Leatham - MONTEREY POETRY FESTIVAL

6 February 2022  |  56 mins 1 sec

I talk to Monterey Bay Area poet, translator, and educator Kent Leatham about his writing.