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In a Western Light:
Poetry from the Edge of America

Douglas Kearney, Victoria Chang, Brendan Constantine, Brynn Saito, Kim Dower, Amy Gerstler, Blas Falconer

California poetry has looked to the future, as well as to its complex past and the present, as a way…

Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards

Vievee Francis, Phillip B. Williams

2017 marks the 25th anniversary of one of contemporary poetry’s most prestigious awards—Claremont Graduate University’s Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, given…

Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River

David Owen

The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows…

Infidels: A Novel

Abdellah Taïa

Born in a public library in Morocco where his father was a janitor, Abdellah Taïa is an acclaimed novelist and…

How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything

Rosa Brooks

War used to be a temporary state of affairs, but in today’s post 9/11-world America’s wars are everywhere and forever.…

An Evening with Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Did you know that Cheech—which is not his real name—is also the owner of the most renowned collection of Chicano…

The Idiot: A Novel

Elif Batuman

Elif Batuman, a New Yorker staff writer and author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who…

Eccentric Embodiment: Tales and Truths | Encarnación excéntrica: hechos y embustes

Valeria Luiselli, Guadalupe Nettel

This is a bilingual podcast (English/Spanish). The eccentric fictional worlds of authors Valeria Luiselli and Guadalupe Nettel come alive on the…

Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean

Jonathan White

Writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White journeys deep into the world’s oceans in his new book Tides: The Science and…

Night Sky With Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong’s debut full-length collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, has been hailed by critics for its powerful…