Story Behind the Story
Stories about stories and how they came to be
Displaying items 1-10 of 54 in total of Story Behind the Story with the tag "authors".
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Episode 61: Charlie Jane Anders - LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER
6 October 2025 | 56 mins 1 sec
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to award-winning Bay Area author Charlie Jane Anders about her new book, LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER.
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Episode 60: Christopher Blackwell and Deborah Zalesne - ENDING ISOLATION: THE CASE AGAINST SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
6 September 2025 | 56 mins 33 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
I talk to prison journalist Christopher Blackwell and legal scholar Deborah Zalesne about their book, ENDING ISOLATION: THE CASE AGAINST SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, which comes out later this month.
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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.