Michael Silverblatt is host and producer of public radio's premier literary talk show Bookworm, which airs on KCRW and other stations around the country.
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- Affiliation:
- KCRW's Bookworm
- Location:
- Santa Monica, CA, 90404
- Phone:
- 310-450-5183
Events
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- Michael Silverblatt & Bookworm...
"O" Magazine
Thursday, October 1 at 12:00pm - Michael Silverblatt in "Believ...
"Believer" magazine
Tuesday, September 1 at 12:00pm - Special Bookworm Interview
KCRW
Thursday, September 24 at 2:30pm - Michael Silverblatt in Convers...
Iowa City, Iowa
Thursday, September 3 at 2:30pm - Michael in conversation with E...
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00pm - Los Angeles Times Festival of ...
UCLA Campus - Young Hall CS 50
Saturday, April 25 at 3:30pm - Oulipo in New York: A Workshop...
various times and locations in New ...
Wednesday, April 1 at 7:00pm - Sparks
Royce Hall @ UCLA
Saturday, February 14 at 8:00pm - Walt Whitman Tribute Evening
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00pm
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Michael Silverblatt and poet, James Galvin talk tender and tough about "As Is" this Thursday, November 12th on Bookworm at KCRW and podcast at KCRW.com
Source: www.kcrw.com
As Is (Copper Canyon) One of our most tender poets (tough but tender), James Galvin, investigates his growing tendency toward poems that express his
Michael Silverblatt talks with Nicholson Baker about a plum project, his novel, "The Anthologist." Paul Chowder is a middle-aged poet on the brink. This week on KCRW.
Source: www.kcrw.com
The Anthologist (Simon & Schuster) The polymath Nicholson Baker has been able to create a version of himself in the figure of accomplished poet Paul Chowder...
Michael Silverblatt features Nick Laird, author of "Glover's Mistake" on this weeks show Thursday, October 29 on KCRW.
Source: www.kcrw.com
Michael Silverblatt speaks with Lorrie Moore about her latest novel, "A Gate at the Stairs," on Thursday October 22 on Bookworm.
Source: www.kcrw.com
A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she
Michael Silverblatt features Spanish writer, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and his novel, "The Angel's Game" on next weeks show Oct. 15, 2009. Read an excerpt on KCRW.com.
Source: www.kcrw.com
The Angel's Game (Doubleday) Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers.
Michael Silverblatt nudged author Dennis Cooper to ruminate about his unconventionally dark collection of short stories, "Ugly Man" on last weeks show.
Source: www.kcrw.com
Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new
Michael Silverblatt discusses the "Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction" on Bookworm today with editor, Alvaro Uribe and contributing author, Christina Rivera-Garza.
Source: www.kcrw.com
Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive) This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what’s been happening
Michael Silverblatt talks with Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman about "Roadshow" the musical; an unusual pairing of lyrics and literature on KCRW Thurs. Sept. 24th.
Michael Silverblatt will be live in conversation with John McPhee, Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime staff writer for "The New Yorker" magazine on Tues. Sept 29th @ 7 pm at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa. Tickets are free but reservations required.
Source: www.englert.org
Michael Silverblatt speaks with Clancy Martin Sept. 17 on KCRW about his first novel "How To Sell," which seems apropos to the times. It is a tale of scams and sleaze but lest we forget, the author is a Professor of Philosophy at UMKC.
Michael Silverblatt The Consummate Reader in "O" magazine.
Source: www.oprah.com
Name any writer you've ever wanted to meet, and chances are Michael Silverblatt has interviewed them on his weekly public radio show--a mad tea party of talk that's been going strong for the past 20 years. Kristy Davis meets the man behind the mike.
Michael Silverblatt Interviews Colum McCann this Thursday September 10, 2009 on Bookworm. McCann is the author of the novel "Let the Great World Spin," a story that hovers over and dives into the hot summer of 1974 when Philippe Petit performed his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers.
