Clara Sherley-Appel
Host of Story Behind the Story
Clara is a reader and dog lover living in Santa Cruz, California.
Clara Sherley-Appel has hosted 55 Episodes.
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Episode 59: Alka Joshi - SIX DAYS IN BOMBAY
2 August 2025 | 56 mins 2 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to local bestseller Alka Joshi about latest novel, SIX DAYS IN BOMBAY.
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Episode 58: Kirsty Capes - DAUGHTERS
5 July 2025 | 55 mins 27 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to author and British novelist Kirsty Capes about her latest book, DAUGHTERS, which was recently released in the US following its debut in the UK in 2024 (under the title GIRLS).
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Episode 57: John Gibler - TORN FROM THE WORLD
3 May 2025 | 54 mins 48 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
I talk to author and journalist John Gibler about his 2014 book, TORN FROM THE WORLD: A GUERILLA'S ESCAPE FROM A SECRET PRISON IN MEXICO.
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Episode 56: Laura Spinney - PROTO
21 April 2025 | 54 mins 4 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
I talk to author and journalist Laura Spinney about her latest book, PROTO: HOW ONE ANCIENT LANGUAGE WENT GLOBAL.
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Episode 55: Holly Goddard Jones - THE SALT LINE
6 April 2025 | 54 mins 22 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to author and educator Holly Goddard Jones about her 2017 novel, THE SALT LINE.
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Episode 54: Muriel Leung - HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER
4 April 2025 | 54 mins 32 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to Muriel Leung about her debut novel, HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER.
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Episode 53: Hilary Leichter - TERRACE STORY
2 April 2025 | 55 mins 26 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to author and educator Hilary Leichter about her novels TERRACE STORY and TEMPORARY.
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Episode 52: Hanna Pylväinen - THE END OF DRUM-TIME
6 December 2024 | 54 mins 21 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to author and educator Hanna Pylväinen about her novel THE END OF DRUM-TIME.
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Episode 51: Lev Grossman - THE BRIGHT SWORD
6 December 2024 | 55 mins 2 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to New York Times-bestselling author Lev Grossman about his Arthurian epic, THE BRIGHT SWORD.
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Episode 50: Tanzila Ahmed - GRASPING AT THIS PLANET JUST TO BELIEVE
6 December 2024 | 56 mins 10 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry
Clara talks to poet, artist, and activist Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed about her poetry collection GRASPING AT THIS PLANET JUST TO BELIEVE.
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Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL
8 April 2024 | 46 mins 37 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
Clara talks to author and ex-academic administrator Tedd Siegel about his book SIGHTS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL: THE COMING STRUGGLE FOR A POSTWORK SOCIETY.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.