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HOW NOVELS ARE MADE — AND WHAT TO MAKE OF THEM
1.9 Season Wrap: Aarthi and John Reflect and Ruminate
Our two hosts play guest, and dive into the season’s high and lowlights, starting with the role humor played onContinue reading “1.9 Season Wrap: Aarthi and John Reflect and Ruminate”
1.8 The Novel is like a Stack of Yurts: George Saunders talks with Michael Johnston (AV)
Novel Dialogue sits down with Michael Johnston of Purdue University and George Saunders, master of the short story form andContinue reading “1.8 The Novel is like a Stack of Yurts: George Saunders talks with Michael Johnston (AV)”
1.7 Helen Garner is Hacking at the Adverbs (Elizabeth McMahon, JP)
Helen Garner sits down with John and Elizabeth McMahon, a distinguished scholar of Australian literature. Helen’s novels range from theContinue reading “1.7 Helen Garner is Hacking at the Adverbs (Elizabeth McMahon, JP)”
1.6 Military Sci-Fi Minus the Misogyny: Kameron Hurley with Gerry Canavan (AV)
Gerry Canavan talks to geek feminist author Kameron Hurley about her Hugo-nominated novel The Light Brigade. A love-hate letter to militaryContinue reading “1.6 Military Sci-Fi Minus the Misogyny: Kameron Hurley with Gerry Canavan (AV)”
1.5 Getting Into Other Worlds: James Robertson with Penny Fielding (JP)
James Robertson, brilliant author of The Testament of Gideon Mack, and University of Edinburgh’s top prof. Penny Fielding beam inContinue reading “1.5 Getting Into Other Worlds: James Robertson with Penny Fielding (JP)”
1.4 Feral Fiction: Catherine Lacey and Martin Puchner (JP)
Novel Dialogue sends Martin Puchner (polymathic author of The Written World and most recently The Language of Thieves) out toContinue reading “1.4 Feral Fiction: Catherine Lacey and Martin Puchner (JP)”
1.3 Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Madhuri Vijay talks to Ulka Anjaria (AV)
Ulka Anjaria and Madhuri Vijay sit down to talk about Madhuri’s prize-winning first novel The Far Field. They discuss whatContinue reading “1.3 Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Madhuri Vijay talks to Ulka Anjaria (AV)”
1.2x Bonus: Orhan Pamuk reads and glosses the end of Snow
Pamuk plays scholar and novelist both. He reads the cheekily postmodernist final page of his novel Snow, while also talmudicallyContinue reading “1.2x Bonus: Orhan Pamuk reads and glosses the end of Snow”
1.2 That Demonic Novelistic Impulse: Orhan Pamuk with Bruce Robbins (JP)
In Episode Two of Novel Dialogue, critic and scholar Bruce Robbins sits down with Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk. They have taught classes onContinue reading “1.2 That Demonic Novelistic Impulse: Orhan Pamuk with Bruce Robbins (JP)”
1.1 Do Great Novels Set the Standard or Challenge it? Kelly Rich and Teju Cole (AV)
Novel Dialogue kicks off with the writer and photographer Teju Cole and literary critic Kelly Rich of Harvard University talking aboutContinue reading “1.1 Do Great Novels Set the Standard or Challenge it? Kelly Rich and Teju Cole (AV)”
1.0 Introducing a New Podcast: Novel Dialogue with Aarthi Vadde and John Plotz
Novel Dialogue : where unlikely conversation partners come together to discuss the making of novels and what to make ofContinue reading “1.0 Introducing a New Podcast: Novel Dialogue with Aarthi Vadde and John Plotz”
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