Episode 8: Emily St. John Mandel + Emma Straub (September 8, 2014)

Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, sits down with fellow author Emma Straub to talk about the craft of writing, the vicissitudes of publishing, and the how her particular dystopian vision was influenced by survivalist blogs, King Lear, and Calvin and Hobbes. Also, reviews of Lila by Marilynne Robinson, and Splash State by Todd Colby. Find all the titles discussed in this episode at Greenlightbookstore.com/radio8