Originally aired June 8, 2021.
Liz opens the show by welcoming Jennifer Dupee and her new novel, The Little French Bridal Shop.
Next, Josh brings Francis de Véricourt to discuss his new book Framers: Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil.
Write On! Radio – Kao Kalia Yang + Legacy (James Rollins)
Originally aired May 4, 2021.
In the first half of the hour, Annie connects with Kao Kalia Yang to discuss Yang’s new children’s storybook Yang Warriors, along with the real-life refugee camp experience that inspired it, what it means to be a real-life hero, using questions to build meaningful person-to-person connections, cross-diaspora creativity, and talking about justice with your kids.
After the break, Josh rolls out a Legacy Episode and the group revisits a conversation with James Rollins, author of the Sigma Force adventure novels.
Write On! Radio – Legacy + Sophie Lewis
Originally aired April 27, 2021.
The first half of the show is a blast from the past as we revisit WO!R’s conversation with Adam Makos, discussing his book Devotion.
After the break (23:21), Sophie Lewis calls Annie from London to discuss her translation from French of Noémi Lefebvre’s Poetics of Work, delving into what “work” means inside and outside of a monetary context, translating insults and rhythms, police violence in the US and France, and why societies may want to pay their poets more.
Write On! Radio – Eric M. Johnson + Tana French
Originally aired April 6, 2021
Liz opens the show by welcoming Eric M. Johnson on air to discuss his new novel, Whenever a Happy Thing Falls, which follows a young literature student forced by his father into the seedy world of elite investment banking.
After the break, the Write On Gang revisits a favorite legacy interview with Tana French, Dublin’s internationally legendary thriller author.
Write On! Radio – Patrick Cabello Hansel + Jim Walsh
Originally aired March 23, 2021
WOR’s poetry powerhouse, Dave, opens the show by bringing Patrick Cabello Hansel to discuss his newest collection, Quitting Time, which delivers a meaningful family story spanning from the Great Depression through the World Wars and beyond in powerful verse.
After the break, Liz re-connects with local music-writing legend Jim Walsh to discuss his newest work of nonfiction, Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis, reflecting on life in the wake of loss, Minnesota music and culture, and the infinite simple joy of a warm afternoon at the Harriet Rose Garden.
Write On! Radio – Lin Enger + Marissa King
In the first half of the hour, Ian Graham Leask brings Minnesota’s own Lin Enger on air to discuss his new novel, American Gospel, a 1970s-set novel about waiting for the rapture to end the world in rural Minnesota.
After the break, Marissa King, writer and professor at the Yale School of Management, joins to chat about her new book Social Chemistry, which comes full of insights about building more meaningful and productive relationships, all based on neuroscience and psychology.
Write On! Radio – Anahid Nersessian + Legacy
Josh welcomes scholar and critic Anahid Nersessian on-air to discuss her new book, Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse.
After the break, a legacy interview with Elizabeth Stanley airs.
Write On! Radio – Legacy + Kristin Hannah
This All Liz Episode kicks off with a legacy interview pre-recorded in a prior studio session. Liz welcomes Elizabeth Stanley onto the show to talk about trauma, brain development, and resilience in the context of Stanley’s book Widen the Window.
After the break, Liz welcomes the New York Times bestselling novelist Kristin Hannah live on air to discuss her newest work, The Four Winds.