Podcast 71: New Fiction from Elizabeth Strout and Adam Mansbach
May 13th, 2008
Host Francesca Rheannon talks with bestselling author Elizabeth Strout about her new book, OLIVE KITTREDGE. She uses the short story form to create a novel about the inhabitants of a coastal town in Maine.
Adam Mansbach explores the fluid nature of cultural identity in his new novel, THE END OF THE JEWS. He examines the thin line between appreciation and appropriation, as his largely Jewish characters connect with African American culture through jazz, graffiti art and hip-hop music.
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May 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
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