Story Behind the Story

Stories about stories and how they came to be

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.