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Cruise

San Francisco author Chaney Kwak reads from his new book "The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises &amp; Other Lies from a Sinking Ship." It starts off on a ship that loses power in a freak storm and almost runs aground in Norway.

Chaney Kwak memoir opens on a sinking cruise

Dr. Dave Mason is back today as guest host. Dave will be talking to journalist Chaney Kwak about his debut book, The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises &amp; Other Lies from a Sinking Ship which is published by ‎David R. Godine. 

Dr. Dave Mason is back today as guest host. Dave will be talking to journalist <a href="https://chaneykwak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chaney Kw</a><a href="https://chaneykwak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a</a><a href="https://chaneykwak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">k</a> about his debut book, <a href="https://godine.com/book/passenger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises &amp; Other Lies from a Sinking Ship</a> which is published by ‎David R. Godine.

Chaney Kwak - The Passenger

In his debut, The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises &amp; Other Lies from a Sinking Ship (Godine, June 2021),  longtime travel writer Chaney Kwak recounts his harrowing experiences on board the Viking Sky cruise ship that, in 2019, nearly capsized. Chaney was living in Berlin, Germany, and freelancing for publications such as The New York Times when he began his MFA studies in fiction at Lesley University. He has contributed to Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Travel &amp; Leisure, and a number of National Geographic anthologies. His fiction has appeared in Zyzzyva, Catamaran Literary Review, Gertrude, and other literary journals, earning a special mention from the Pushcart Prize. A winner of the Key West Literary Seminar Emerging Writer Awards, he has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and other literary workshops. Visit his author website.Find the transcript and more on our episode page.

In his debut, The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises &amp; Other Lies from a Sinking Ship (<a href="https://www.godine.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Godine</a>, June 2021),  longtime travel writer Chaney Kwak recounts his harrowing experiences on board the Viking Sky cruise ship that, in 2019, nearly capsized. Chaney was living in Berlin, Germany, and freelancing for publications such as The New York Times when he began his <a href="https://lesley.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MFA studies in fiction at Lesley University</a>. He has contributed to Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Travel &amp; Leisure, and a number of National Geographic anthologies. His fiction has appeared in Zyzzyva, Catamaran Literary Review, Gertrude, and other literary journals, earning a special mention from the Pushcart Prize. A winner of the Key West Literary Seminar Emerging Writer Awards, he has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and other literary workshops. <a href="https://chaneykwak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit his author website.</a><a href="https://lesley.edu/article/on-the-high-seas-with-travel-writer-chaney-kwak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find the transcript and more on our episode page</a>.

On the High Seas with Travel Writer Chaney Kwak

Thanks to the generosity of Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Friends opened its administrative office to five talented San Francisco writers, establishing a residency to provide writers with free and accessible space, and connecting them with five library branches to share their talents with the community. Chaney is a part of our inaugural class of Residents. A San Francisco based travel and short story writer, Chaney is working on his debut novel. For this show, we will be listening to a reading of Chaney’s short story Admission and talking about the story with the author.   Thank you for listening to the first Friends To learn more about this residency go to our website: www.FriendsSFPL.org/Residency   You can find Chaney at chaneykwak.comOn twitter @chaneykwakAnd on Instagram @chaneykwak   I’m Michael-Vincent D’Anella-Mercanti, @mvddm, and you can follow Friends of the San Francisco Public Library on all platforms @FriendsSFPL

Thanks to the generosity of Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Friends opened its administrative office to five talented San Francisco writers, establishing a residency to provide writers with free and accessible space, and connecting them with five library branches to share their talents with the community. Chaney is a part of our inaugural class of Residents. A San Francisco based travel and short story writer, Chaney is working on his debut novel. For this show, we will be listening to a reading of Chaney’s short story Admission and talking about the story with the author. Thank you for listening to the first Friends To learn more about this residency go to our website: <a href="http://www.friendssfpl.org/Residency" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.FriendsSFPL.org/Residency</a> You can find Chaney at chaneykwak.comOn twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chaneykwak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chaneykwak</a>And on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/chaneykwak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chaneykwak</a> I’m Michael-Vincent D’Anella-Mercanti, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mvddm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mvddm</a>, and you can follow Friends of the San Francisco Public Library on all platforms <a href="http://www.instagram.com/Friendssfpl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FriendsSFPL</a>

2. Chaney Kwak's short story Admission 