Bibliograph

Bookworm, conversations with Michael Silverblatt, edited by Alan Felsenthal

Type

Label

Bookworm, conversations with Michael Silverblatt, edited by Alan Felsenthal

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bookworm

Oclc number

1370966620

Responsibility statement

edited by Alan Felsenthal

Sub title

conversations with Michael Silverblatt

Summary

"Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW's Bookworm, the nation's premier literary radio program, has been bringing writers and readers together in close company for more than three decades. Audiences around the world tune in each week to discover new ways of thinking about books through Silverblatt's compassionate and enthusiastic conversations with contemporary writers, compelled by the surprising range of ideas and feelings that only his legendary close readings can evoke. Bookworm: Conversations with Michael Silverblatt gathers interviews with some of the most influential luminaries of our time: John Ashbery, John Berger, Octavia Butler, Joan Didion, Carlos Fuentes, William H. Gass, Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, W.G. Sebald, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Sontag, and David Foster Wallace (who notably said to Silverblatt in their first of several conversations, 'I feel like I wanna ask you to adopt me.'). Gathered together for the first time in print, these conversations span years, revealing not only the quality and character of the writers, but also the special relationship that Silverblatt developed with them during their lifetimes. This collection reveals why so many consider Silverblatt to be our greatest reader, as he allows us to see these writers at their most animated and understood."--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

John Ashbery -- John Berger -- Octavia Butler -- Joan Didion -- Carlos Fuentes -- William H. Gass -- Toni Morrison -- Grace Paley -- W.G. Sebald -- Stephen Sondheim -- Susan Sontag -- David Foster Wallace

Classification

Contributor