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Host Clara Sherley-Appel interviews authors about their creative process, from the inspiration behind the books they write to specific choices they make.

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The Score with C. Thi Nguyen

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Episode 61: Charlie Jane Anders - LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER

Episode 60: Christopher Blackwell and Deborah Zalesne - ENDING ISOLATION: THE CASE AGAINST SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

Episode 59: Alka Joshi - SIX DAYS IN BOMBAY

Episode 58: Kirsty Capes - DAUGHTERS

Episode 57: John Gibler - TORN FROM THE WORLD

Episode 56: Laura Spinney - PROTO

Episode 55: Holly Goddard Jones - THE SALT LINE

Episode 54: Muriel Leung - HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER

Episode 53: Hilary Leichter - TERRACE STORY

Episode 52: Hanna Pylväinen - THE END OF DRUM-TIME

Episode 51: Lev Grossman - THE BRIGHT SWORD

Episode 50: Tanzila Ahmed - GRASPING AT THIS PLANET JUST TO BELIEVE

Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL

Episode 48: Katya Apekina - MOTHER DOLL

Episode 47: Marcus Gazaway - BRIDGEWATER

Episode 46: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo - INCANTATION

Episode 45: Sam Sax - PIG

Episode 44: Jenn Shapland - THIN SKIN

Episode 41: Joss Lake - FUTURE FEELING

Episode 43: Brett Christophers - RENTIER CAPITALISM

Episode 42: Cheryl Harawitz - WHEN THE MAGPIE CALLS

Episode 40: Elaine Hsieh Chou - DISORIENTATION

Episode 39: Ruthanna Emrys - A HALF-BUILT GARDEN

Episode 38: Isaac Fellman - DEAD COLLECTIONS

Episode 37: Gretchen Felker-Martin - MANHUNT

Episode 36: Stephanie Foo - WHAT MY BONES KNOW

Episode 35: Calvin Kasulke - SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING

Episode 34: Kent Leatham - MONTEREY POETRY FESTIVAL

Episode 33: Jamey Williams - BREATHING UNDER WATER and TO BE BLACK IS TO LOVE

Episode 32: Kenny Garcia - MONTEREY POETRY FESTIVAL

Episode 31: Rémy Ngamije - THE ETERNAL AUDIENCE OF ONE

Episode 30: Alice Sparkly Kat - POSTCOLONIAL ASTROLOGY

Episode 29: Stephen Granade - LOSING YOUR GRIP

Episode 28: Ethel Rohan - IN THE EVENT OF CONTACT

Episode 27: Muriel Leung - IMAGINE US, THE SWARM

Episode 26: Jeff VanderMeer - HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER

Episode 25: Finola Austin - BRONTË'S MISTRESS

Episode 24: Kamala Puligandla - YOU CAN VIBE ME ON MY FEMMEPHONE

Episode 21: Elisa Gabbert - THE UNREALITY OF MEMORY

Episode 20: Lev Grossman - THE SILVER ARROW

Episode 19: Adam Sass - SURRENDER YOUR SONS

Episode 18: Zaina Arafat - YOU EXIST TOO MUCH

Episode 17: Kawai Strong Washburn - SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS

Episode 16: Jillian Christmas - THE GOSPEL OF BREAKING

Episode 15: Rishi Reddi - PASSAGE WEST

Episode 13: Alka Joshi - THE HENNA ARTIST

Episode 12: Carmen Maria Machado - IN THE DREAM HOUSE

Episode 11: Daniel Summerhill - DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE