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Tap dancing Twizzlers, cockroach warriors, and fairy tales! Oh my!
Tap dancing Twizzlers, cockroach warriors, and fairy tales! Oh my!
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Two collections of short stories, both alike in playfulness in our fair podcast. The first is with Gwen Kirby whose debut collection of short stories is called, hilariously, Shit Cassandra Saw. It ranges from radioactive cockroaches to tapdancing Twizzlers. Kirby told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that writing this book was a cathartic experience. The second interview is with Helen Oyeyemi about her collection of short stories, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. The stories are fairy tales, though not traditional ones. Oyeyemi told NPR's Steve Inskeep that she likes fairy tales because they endure.
Released:
Jun 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Tiphanie Yanique and Dawnie Walton on music, monsters, and family baggage: Novels "Monster in the Middle" and "The Final Revival of Opal and Nev" both delve into issues of race, the power of music, and the lasting effects of family trauma. by NPR's Book of the Day