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Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column

by Rick Kleffel

Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column Interviews, Book Reviews, News and Commentary.

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Episodes

  1. 2268: A 2026 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste

    Gwendolyn Kiste discusses her collection of short stories The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own.

  2. 2267: A 2026 Interview with Martha Conway

    Martha Conway discusses her novel We Meet Apart.

  3. 2266: A 2026 Interview with Moorea Corrigan

    Moorea Corrigan discusses her novel Thistlemarsh.

  4. 2265: A 2026 Interview with Josie Iselin Ellen Litwiller

    Josie Iselin Ellen Litwiller discuss The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest.

  5. 2264: A 2026 Interview with Johnny Compton

    Johnny Compton discusses his supernatural noir Dead First.

  6. 2263: A 2026 Interview with Karen Russell

    Karen Russell discusses The Antidote.

  7. 2264: A 2026 Interview with Johnny Compton

    Johnny Compton discusses his supernatural noir Dead First.

  8. 2263: A 2026 Interview with Karen Russell

    Karen Russell discusses The Antidote.

  9. 2262: A 2026 Interview with Michael Katakis

    Michael Katakis discusses A Body in Lodon and Road Songs.

  10. 2261: A 2026 Interview with Miles Cameron

    Miles Cameron discusses his novel Artifact Space.

  11. 2260: A 2026 Interview with Jack El-Hai

    Jack El-Hai discusses his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, basis dor the 2025 movie Nuremberg.

  12. 2259: A 2025 Interview with Angie Hobbs

    Angie Hobbs discusses her book Why Plato Matters Now.

  13. 2258: A 2025 Interview with Megha Majumdar

    Megha Majumdar discusses her novel A Guardian and a Thief.

  14. 2257: A 2025 Interview with David Haynes

    David Haynes discusses his collection Martha's Dauughter.

  15. 2256: A 2025 Interview with Timothy Ryback

    Timothy Ryback discusses his book Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power.

  16. 2255: A 2025 Interview with Jeff Goodell

    Jeff Goodell discusses The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.

  17. 2254: A 2025 Interview with Meg Waite Clayton

    Meg Waite Clayton discusses her novel, Typewriter Beach.

  18. 2254: A 2025 Interview with Leif Weatherby

    Leif Weatherby discusses is book Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism.

  19. 2253: A 2025 Interview with Hana Gammon

    Hana Gammon discusses her novel The Specimens.

  20. 2252: A 2025 Interview with Laurie R. King

    Laurie R. King discusses her new novel Knave of Diamonds.

  21. 2251: A 2025 Interview with Richard Cytowic on The Art of Doing Nothing

    Richard Cytowic discusses his article The Art of Doing Nothing.

  22. 2250: A 2025 Interview with Holly Gramazio

    Holly Gramazio discusses her novel, The Husbands.

  23. 2249: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #2

    Scott Guild discusses Plastic.

  24. 2248: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #1

    Scott Guild discusses Plastic.

  25. 2247: A 2025 Interview with Eric Stener Carlson

    Eric Stener Carlson discusses his collection of short stories, Tales from the Coming War.

  26. 2246: A 2025 Interview with James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber

    James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber discuss their book Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance.

  27. 2245: A 2025 Interview with Steve Aylett

    Steve Aylett discusses his novel The Book Lovers.

  28. 2244: A 2025 Interview with Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin

    Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin discuss their book Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain.

  29. 2243: A 2025 Interview with Reggie Oliver

    Reggie Oliver discusses his short story collection This Haunted Heaven.

  30. 2242: A 2025 Interview with Liza Monroy

    Liza Monroy discusses her novel The Distractions.

  31. 2241: A Second 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton

    Johnny Compton discusses his novel The Spite House.

  32. 2240: A 2024 Interview with Remy Ngamije

    Rémy Ngamije discusses his literary mixtape Only Stars Know The Meaning Of Space

  33. 2240: A 2024 Interview with Mark Morris

    Mark Morris discusses his novel That Which Stands Outside.

  34. 2239: A 2024 Interview with Nicole Kobie

    Nicole Kobie discusses her book The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow's technology still isn't here.

  35. 2238: A 2024 Interview with Ray Russell

    Ray Russell discusses his novel The Woman Who Fell to Earth.

  36. 2237: A 2024 Interview with Nick Cutter

    Nick Cutter discusses his novel The Queen.

  37. 2236: A 2024 Interview with Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor

    Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor discuss their book Charging Forward: Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles, and a Just Future

  38. 2235: A 2024 Interview with Jedediah Berry.

    Jedediah Berry discusses his novel The Naming Song.

  39. 2234: A 2024 Interview with Jeff Vandermeer

    Jeff Vandermeer discusses his new Southern Reach novel, Absolution.

  40. 2233: A 2024 Interview with Alan Moore

    Alan Moore discusses his novel The Great When.

  41. 2232: A 2024 Interview with Cara Giaimo

    Cara Giaimo discuses Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders.

  42. 2232: A 2024 Interview with Char Miller

    Char Miller discusses his book Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning.

  43. 2231: A 2024 Interview with Catherynne M. Valente

    Catherynne Valente discusses her novels Space Opera and Space Oddity.

  44. 2230: A 2024 Interview with Richard Cytowic

    Neuroscientist Richard Cytoowic discusses his book Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload.

  45. 2229: A 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton

    Johnny Compton discusses his novel Devils Kill Devils.

  46. 2228: A 2024 Interview with Sarah Pinsker

    Sarah Pinsker discusses her books Haunt Sweet Home and Lost Places.

  47. 2227: A 2024 Interview with Annalee Newitz

    Annalee Newitz discusses her book Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind

  48. 2226: A 2024 Interview with Dan Slater

    Dan Slater discusses his novel The Incorruptibles.

  49. 2225: A 2024 Interview with Iris Yamashita

    Iris Yamashita discusses her novel Village in the Dark.

  50. 2224: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

    Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Girl in the Bog.

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