On today's episode, we welcome Miriam Gershow, author of the new story collection Survival Tips, from Portland’s Propeller Books. Miriam’s debut novel The Local News was a finalist for the 2009 Oregon Book Award in fiction. Her stories have appeared in The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast and Black Warrior Review, among other journals.
Today’s show is dedicated to the memory of Cai Emmons, author, screenwriter, and teacher, and one of my favorite guests over the years. In early 2021, Cai was diagnosed with bulbar-onset ALS, a debilitating disease which first takes away the power of speech before affecting the rest of the body. Given the bleak prognosis, and the breakdown of her physical abilities, Cai
Jonathan Evison's ninth novel, 'Again and Again,' affirms his roving curiosity in the story of a 106-year-old man telling tales of his many past lives.