Story Behind the Story

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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.
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.
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.
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.