Recorded in Santa Fe, November 10th, 2004.

Novelist Gilbert Sorrentino, who "like a reckless heir to Borges, Barthelme and Groucho Marx, co-opts the language of critical discourse to subvert his audience's preconceptions" according to The New York Times, reads here "The Tomato Episode" from his novel, Little Casino, before joining in conversation with Bookworm host, Michael Silverblatt.

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Length: 1:21:05; Size: 38.9 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, April 7th, 2004.

Irish novelist and short fiction writer, John McGahern, is considered to be one his country's greatest living writers. In this program, he reads selections from three of his novels, The Pornographer, Amongst Women, and By the Lake, and from a short story called "Gold Watch", before joining in a lively conversation with English literary critic and biographer, Hermione Lee.

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Length: 1:17:11; Size: 37.1 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, February 11th, 2004.

Canadian Alistair MacLeod has published three collections of short stories, each story a polished jewel, and a novel, No Great Mischief. In this program, he reads his heart-breaking story, As Birds Bring Forth the Sun, and then joins well-loved Canadian broadcaster, Shelagh Rogers, in conversation about his work.

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Length: 1:17:01; Size: 36.9 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, December 3rd, 2003.

Nadine Gordimer, the 1991 Nobel Prize winning novelist whose work interweaves history, culture, and politics from her native South Africa, here reads "The Generation Gap", one of the stories in her collection entitled Loot, before joining in conversation with then editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Steve Wasserman.

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Length: 1:34:21; Size: 45.3 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, October 13th, 2004.

Luis Urrea, through his novels and nonfiction works, chronicles with passion and humor, and through his native eye, the often harsh realities of life on the US/Mexico border. Here he reads from his newest book, The Hummingbird's Daughter, before joining in conversation with Louisiana poet, Darrell Bourque.

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Length: 1:10:35; Size: 33.9 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, February 2nd, 2005.

Native American novelist Louise Erdrich, much-admired for her novels and children's books centered in her native North Dakota, here reads a short story, "The Plague of Doves", before joining in conversation with her friend, Gail Caldwell, the Pulitzer Prize winning critic of The Boston Globe.

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Length: 1:09:47; Size: 33.5 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, November 30th, 2005.

Novelist and short story writer Edwidge Danticat, has said of her work, "My greatest hope is that mine becomes one voice in a giant chorus that is trying to understand and express artistically what it's like to be a Haitian immigrant in the United States." In this program she reads from her latest novel, The Dew Breaker, before joining in conversation with her friend and fellow novelist, Junot Díaz.

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Length: 1:08:24; Size: 32.85 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe, December 1st, 2004.

World renowned and much beloved Canadian novelist and poet, Margaret Atwood, reads "a medley, that is, a mixture of various things" as she puts it, from works published and yet-to-be published, before joining in conversation with her long-term friend and fellow novelist, Valerie Martin.

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Length: 1:21:56; Size: 39.3 MB

Recorded in Santa Fe on March 15th, 2006.

English novelist and short story writer, Antonia Byatt, merges realism and naturalism with the fantasies of Victorian literature. She prefers to offer fantasy, not as an escape, but as an alternative to, everyday life. After reading from her work, A.S. Byatt will join in conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host and producer of the premier literary talk show on radio, Bookworm.

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Length: 1:27:01; Size: 41.77 MB

William Gass with Micheline Aharonian Marcom

Recorded in Santa Fe on September 22nd, 2004.

William Gass, one of the elder statesmen of American letters, is a writer of complex and experimental novels, a cultural essayist, a philosopher, and a teacher. Here, he reads a new essay, "Don't Look Back", before having a conversation about his work with the young novelist, Micheline Aharonian Marcom.

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Length: 1:22:20; Size: 39.5 MB