Marginalia
From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, Marginalia is a weekly podcast hosted by KMUW's Beth Golay. Episodes feature author interviews, editorial commentary and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience.Several of Beth's interviews are included each year in NPR's Books We Love (formerly known as Book Concierge). And you can see the list of what Beth has read since she started keeping track in 2003.Listen to the episodes at kmuw.org or subscribe to the Marginalia podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Lea Carpenter on her novel 'Ilium'
Beth Golay recently spoke with Lea Carpenter about her new book "Ilium" and her inspiration for the novel.
00:25:00 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Kayla Min Andrews on finishing her mother's novel, 'The Fetishist'
Beth Golay recently spoke with Kayla Min Andrews about how she worked with editor Sally Kim to publish her mother’s final work of fiction, and about her mother’s impact as a trailblazing writer.
00:22:14 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Tara Karr Roberts on her 'Moby-Dick'-inspired novel, 'Wild and Distant Seas'
Beth Golay recently spoke with 'Wild and Distant Seas' author Tara Karr Roberts about her debut novel.
00:18:58 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez on 'The Vulnerables'
Beth Golay recently spoke with "The Vulnerables" author Sigrid Nunez about the autobiographical aspects that emerge in her novels, her extensive literary references, and more.
00:22:23 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Author Charlotte Vassell on 'The Other Half'
Beth Golay visits with Charlotte Vassell about her new novel, 'The Other Half.'
00:17:10 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Jonathan Evison on the many lives in 'Again and Again'
Beth Golay talks with Jonathan Evison about his new book "Again and Again."
00:32:36 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Pulitzer Prize–winner Michael Cunningham on his new novel, 'Day'
Beth Golay recently spoke with the Pulitzer Prize–winner about his new novel, "Day."
00:27:08 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Isabel Cañas on blending genres in 'Vampires of El Norte'
Beth Golay talks with Isabel Cañas about blending together genres, and how history served as the inspiration for "Vampires of El Norte".
00:21:04 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Tan Twan Eng on reverse engineering W. Somerset Maugham’s work in 'The House of Doors'
Beth Golay recently spoke with "The House of Doors" author Tan Twan Eng about W. Somerset Maugham’s private nature, capturing multiple perspectives on the page, and how he injected some imagination i…
00:19:55 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Christine Coulson on the unique narrative structure in 'One Woman Show'
Beth Golay spoke with Christine Coulson about the unique narrative structure in "One Woman Show," how her own career working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspired the book, and more.
00:25:07 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Nghiem Tran on how writing 'We're Safe When We're Alone' inspired him to reflect on his own immigration story
Beth recently spoke with Nghiem Tran about the challenges of cultural assimilation for both himself and his characters in "We're Safe When We're Alone" and much more.
00:21:30 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Bryan Washington on grief and how relationships evolve in 'Family Meal'
Beth Golay talks with Bryan Washington about the ways he captures three distinct voices on the page, how his characters navigate their queer identities, and much more.
00:27:17 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Steve Inskeep on 'Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America'
Beth Golay spoke with Steve Inskeep about 'Differ We Must," Lincoln’s challenge to unite a divided country.
00:13:21 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel on 'Dayswork'
Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel are husband and wife. She is a poet, and he's a novelist. So they each have their own independent writing careers. But during the pandemic lock-down, they teamed up…
00:23:04 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
Josh Barkan on his journey of self-discovery and love in 'Wonder Travels'
Beth Golay spoke with Josh Barkan about what he learned through his first marriage to his first wife, about his healing journey, and how his journey of self-discovery took him half-way around the wor…
00:31:18 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
'Wifedom' brings focus to George Orwell’s first wife
Beth Golay talks with Anna Funder about Eileen O’Shaughnessy’s influence on George Orwell, how women have been written out of history, and more.
00:30:32 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Jay Fitger returns in Julie Schumacher's new novel, 'The English Experience'
Beth Golay visits with Julie Schumacher third work featuring Professor Jay Fitger.
00:23:24 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
James McBride on 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'
Beth Golay visits with award-winning James McBride about his latest novel.
00:25:41 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Brando Skyhorse's 'My Name Is Iris' imagines a plausible American nightmare
In "My Name Is Iris," novelist Brando Skyhorse explores a world where America get to choose who its citizens.
00:25:29 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
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