Michael Silverblatt Presents Bookworm
Lannan is delighted to bring to a wider audience selections from the audio archives of the nationally syndicated radio interview program, BOOKWORM. Conceived by host Michael Silverblatt 15 years ago in the belief that what we generally hear of writers are “interview occasions”, these half-hour programs bring us writers at the time of their best work, in conversation with Silverblatt, named “the best reader in America” by Norman Mailer and “a national treasure” by Susan Sontag.
The audio files are sorted alphabetically by the author’s last name. Please click on the links to the right to view and listen to the audio files.
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Many more Bookworm programs are being added to this archive. Check back soon to listen to more conversations with Michael Silverblatt and the most interesting cross-section of writers and poets in the United States.
The entire BOOKWORM audio archive can be accessed on the KCRW website.
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