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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2020 · 34 MIN

An Alpaca and a Llama Walk into a Bar: Talking to Joni Murphy, author of Talking Animals

from LA Review of Books · host LA Review of Books

Co-hosts Kate and Medaya are joined by writer Joni Murphy, whose new novel, Talking Animals, takes place in a fictional New York City, populated entirely by animals. Joni discusses why she chose an alpaca and a llama as her protagonists, and how animals might allow us to talk about climate change, politics, and culture differently.  Plus, Akwaeke Emezi, author of The Death of Vivek Oji, returns to recommend Sacrament of Bodies by Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun.

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