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Lauren Groff talks captivity narratives, climate change and 'The Vaster Wilds'
Lauren Groff talks captivity narratives, climate change and 'The Vaster Wilds'
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Today's episode is an in-length conversation with National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff. She met up with NPR's Andrew Limbong at a library at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where they chatted about Mary Rowlandson, the colonial woman captured and held ransom by Native Americans in the 1600s, and how she influenced Groff's new book, The Vaster Wilds. Groff also talked about how she found a new affinity for historical fiction, and why she always has "a go bag" ready.
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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