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fiction/non/fiction

Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, fiction/non/fiction interprets current events through the lens of literature, and features conversations with writers of all stripes, from novelists ... Read more

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1: MFA vs. Everything

1: MFA vs. Everything

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, fiction writers Elizabeth McCracken and Tony Tulathimutte and poets ... Read more

4 Oct 2018

1hr 20mins

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2: Idra Novey and Esmé Wang Talk Mental Health and Writing

2: Idra Novey and Esmé Wang Talk Mental Health and Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, Idra Novey and Esmé Wang talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitn... Read more

18 Oct 2018

1hr 13mins

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15: So, Who's Funny in the Age of Trump?

15: So, Who's Funny in the Age of Trump?

In episode 15, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell ask who’s funny in the age of Trump, and how they’re managing to ... Read more

19 Apr 2018

1hr 11mins

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17: Against Genre Snobbery: Marlon James and Daniel José Older on the Intersections of Literary and Genre Writing

17: Against Genre Snobbery: Marlon James and Daniel José Older on the Intersections of Literary and Genre Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, taped live at the inaugural Wordplay in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Marl... Read more

16 May 2019

1hr 4mins

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5: Madeline Miller on Circe, Homer, Translation, and Adaptation (recorded live at the Miami Book Fair)

5: Madeline Miller on Circe, Homer, Translation, and Adaptation (recorded live at the Miami Book Fair)

In this live episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, recorded at the 2018 Miami Book Fair, novelist Madeline Miller ... Read more

29 Nov 2018

1hr

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16: Democrats in the Bardo: George and Paula Saunders on Politics and Writing

16: Democrats in the Bardo: George and Paula Saunders on Politics and Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, taped live at the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, Georg... Read more

2 May 2019

1hr 1min

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7: How Has Literary Life Changed in 20 Years? With Curtis Sittenfeld and Oscar Villalon

7: How Has Literary Life Changed in 20 Years? With Curtis Sittenfeld and Oscar Villalon

In search of some nostalgic holiday cheer, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell climb in the way back machine and tim... Read more

28 Dec 2017

1hr 10mins

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14: All Fiction is Crime Fiction

14: All Fiction is Crime Fiction

In episode 14, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell examine the omnipresent American comfort narrative of mystery and... Read more

5 Apr 2018

59mins

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14: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about Lit Mags (And Likely More)

14: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about Lit Mags (And Likely More)

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, editors Brigid Hughes of A Public Space and Jennifer Baker of Electr... Read more

4 Apr 2019

1hr 25mins

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8: Literary Color Lines

8: Literary Color Lines

In episode 8, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell talk about sensitivity reads, cross-cultural writing, and the lack... Read more

11 Jan 2018

1hr 10mins

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8: Notice Me: How Literary Publicity Works

8: Notice Me: How Literary Publicity Works

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, publicists and writers Carla Bruce-Eddings and Karen Gu and novelist... Read more

10 Jan 2019

1hr 20mins

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18: Writing About Mass Incarceration Across Genres

18: Writing About Mass Incarceration Across Genres

Poet and memoirist Reginald Dwayne Betts and novelist Zachary Lazar join V.V Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell for the ... Read more

31 May 2018

1hr 14mins

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5: The New Culture Wars: Higher Ed Edition

5: The New Culture Wars: Higher Ed Edition

The novelists V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss how cuts to higher education are threatening the fabric of... Read more

30 Nov 2017

1hr 11mins

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9: Can I Get A Witness: God and Faith in American Fiction

9: Can I Get A Witness: God and Faith in American Fiction

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelists R.O. Kwon and Paul Harding and hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan a... Read more

24 Jan 2019

1hr 16mins

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21: Mira Jacob and Pamela Paul Talk Reboots & Superheroes

21: Mira Jacob and Pamela Paul Talk Reboots & Superheroes

Writers Pamela Paul and Mira Jacob talk with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the literary side of reboots,... Read more

12 Jul 2018

1hr 14mins

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3: The Power of Facebook: How Big is Too Big?

3: The Power of Facebook: How Big is Too Big?

In episode three of fiction/non/fiction, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell talk to The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal ... Read more

2 Nov 2017

1hr 6mins

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23: James Traub and Margot Livesey on Decency vs. Moral Weakness

23: James Traub and Margot Livesey on Decency vs. Moral Weakness

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, writers James Traub and Margot Livesey discuss the idea of morally w... Read more

9 Aug 2018

1hr 13mins

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4: We're All Russian, Now

4: We're All Russian, Now

V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss Russian-American political machinations with Ukrainian-born novelist San... Read more

16 Nov 2017

54mins

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12: Trans is Not New: Gender in Writing

12: Trans is Not New: Gender in Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, scholar and author C. Riley Snorton and author T Fleischmann discuss... Read more

7 Mar 2019

1hr 14mins

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11: Annihilation, Adaptation: What's It Really Like to Have Your Book Made Into a Movie

11: Annihilation, Adaptation: What's It Really Like to Have Your Book Made Into a Movie

In episode 11, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell offer a very Lit Hub take on Academy Awards season. What’s the pr... Read more

22 Feb 2018

1hr 11mins

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