Ep. 59: Aja Gabel & Grace Han

In her debut novel, THE ENSEMBLE, Aja Gabel beautifully captures the shifting dynamics of a string quartet. She and James talk about boxing, prodigies, losing yourself in art, and capturing joy versus describing pain. Plus, Aja's cover designer from Riverhead Books, Grace Han. 

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Aja Gabel: http://www.ajagabel.com/

Aja and James discuss: 

WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT WRITING by Haruki Murakami

Antonya Nelson 

SATURDAY by Ian McEwan 

Guarneri String Quartet 

FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen 

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Grace Han: http://heaeunhan.com/

Grace and James discuss: 

Riverhead Books 

Ecco 

Helen Yentus 

Pinterest 

THE READYMADE THIEF by Augustus Rose 

Marcel Duchamp 

School of Visual Arts 

THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER by Francisco Cantu 

Richard Misrach 

THE KING IS ALWAYS ABOVE THE PEOPLE by Daniel Alarcon 

STRENGTH IN STILLNESS: THE POWER IN TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION by Bob Roth 

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