From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, Marginalia is a weekly podcast hosted by KMUW's Beth Golay. Episodes feature author interviews, editorial commentary and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience.Several of Beth's interviews are included each year in NPR's Books We Love (formerly known as Book Concierge). And you can see the list of what Beth has read since she started keeping track in 2003.Listen to the episodes at kmuw.org or subscribe to the Marginalia podca ...
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Sandwich" author, Catherine Newman.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Same As It Ever Was" author, Claire Lombardo about capturing Julia’s voice throughout the decades and the challenges of writing a second novel following the success of her debut, "The Most Fun We Ever Had."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "One of Our Kind' author, Nicola Yoon about Jasmyn’s complicated view of the world, the real-world issues discussed in the novel, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay spoke with "Service" author, Sarah Gilmartin about the rise of the Me Too movement in Ireland, writing from uncommon perspectives, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "The Safekeep" author, Yael van der Wouden about Isabel’s relationship with her brothers, how the post World War II setting shapes the book, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "The Main Character" author, Jaclyn Goldis about her love of mysteries, how she plots her stories, and her background in economics and law.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Nicholson Baker about his new novel, "Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Kimberly King Parsons about how real life inspired her debut novel, "We Were the Universe."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Glorious Exploits" author, Ferdia Lennon about his love of the classics, the power of art and drama, and narrating his own audiobook.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Sarah Braunstein about "Bad Animals," how perspective shapes a novel, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Douglas Westerbeke about his literary inspirations, epic adventure literature, and more.由Beth Golay
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Nell Freudenberger's new novel, "The Limits," *tests* limits, of distance, of relationships, as she told KMUW's Beth Golay, the limits imposed by the COVID lockdown.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "The Husbands" author, Holly Gramazio about her debut.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Gina Chung about the themes in "Green Frog," her writing style, and how her characters continue to live on beyond the story.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with musician and author, Scott Guild, about his debut novel.由Beth Golay
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Brian Turner is the visiting author at Wichita State University. He will give a book reading for "My Life as a Foreign Country" on February 29 at 5:30 pm at the Ulrich Museum of Art at WSU.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Tommy Orange about his new novel Wandering Stars, which revisits the characters first brought to life in There There.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Emily Ballesteros about her practical tips for diving into different habits, managing time, and much more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Kelly Link about a slew of subjects, from balance to the magic of music, oh... and her debut novel.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Margot Livesey about the trials Lizzie endured as part of her gift and as part of the setting, as well as her own experience as the author of 10 novels and teacher at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Andrés N. Ordorica about writing from the perspectives of multiple queer characters, the importance of seeing yourself reflected in literature, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding about how artifacts like photographs set off his imagination, some of the history behind the eugenics movement, and how he aims to write books that are meant to be reread.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Kaveh Akbar about inserting aspects of himself into "Martyr!" - from character traits to his love of literature - what it means to write a book about martyrs as an Iranian-American, and much more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Lea Carpenter about her new book "Ilium" and her inspiration for the novel.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Kayla Min Andrews about how she worked with editor Sally Kim to publish her mother’s final work of fiction, and about her mother’s impact as a trailblazing writer.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with 'Wild and Distant Seas' author Tara Karr Roberts about her debut novel.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "The Vulnerables" author Sigrid Nunez about the autobiographical aspects that emerge in her novels, her extensive literary references, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with Charlotte Vassell about her new novel, 'The Other Half.'由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay talks with Jonathan Evison about his new book "Again and Again."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with the Pulitzer Prize–winner about his new novel, "Day."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay talks with Isabel Cañas about blending together genres, and how history served as the inspiration for "Vampires of El Norte".由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "The House of Doors" author Tan Twan Eng about W. Somerset Maugham’s private nature, capturing multiple perspectives on the page, and how he injected some imagination into the historic writer.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay spoke with Christine Coulson about the unique narrative structure in "One Woman Show," how her own career working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspired the book, and more.由Beth Golay
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Nghiem Tran on how writing 'We're Safe When We're Alone' inspired him to reflect on his own immigration story
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Beth recently spoke with Nghiem Tran about the challenges of cultural assimilation for both himself and his characters in "We're Safe When We're Alone" and much more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay talks with Bryan Washington about the ways he captures three distinct voices on the page, how his characters navigate their queer identities, and much more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay spoke with Steve Inskeep about 'Differ We Must," Lincoln’s challenge to unite a divided country.由Beth Golay
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Nathan Hill is the author of "Wellness."由Beth Golay
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Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel are husband and wife. She is a poet, and he's a novelist. So they each have their own independent writing careers. But during the pandemic lock-down, they teamed up to co-author this novel titled Dayswork.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay spoke with Josh Barkan about what he learned through his first marriage to his first wife, about his healing journey, and how his journey of self-discovery took him half-way around the world to meet the man who had come between his marriage.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay talks with Anna Funder about Eileen O’Shaughnessy’s influence on George Orwell, how women have been written out of history, and more.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with Julie Schumacher third work featuring Professor Jay Fitger.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with award-winning James McBride about his latest novel.由Beth Golay
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In "My Name Is Iris," novelist Brando Skyhorse explores a world where America get to choose who its citizens.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with author Katherine Heiny on her new collection of stories.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay visits with author Eliza Minot about her latest work of fiction, "In the Orchard."由Beth Golay
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A new book from a familiar name. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly has a new book, a memoir. "It. Goes. So. Fast." looks at the three acts of life.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Frieda Hughes about her book, "George: A Magpie Memoir."由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Caroline O’Donoghue about her novel, "The Rachel Incident," a look at coming-of-age in a socially conservative Ireland.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Clémence Michallon about her interest in serial killers, the complexities of her narrative point of view and structure, and how her journalism experience helped with her writing process.由Beth Golay
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Ali Hazelwood about her experience as a neuroscientist, writing smart romances, and much more.由Beth Golay
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