3:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
In-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Matti Friedman, author of the memoir Pumpkinflowers, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Pumpkin Flowers is the story of an Israeli outpost near the Lebanese border during the now-forgotten war between Lebanon and Israel in the mid to late 1990s. Friedman talks about his own experiences, as well as the experiences of other soldiers, taking it out of the context of the current Israeli political situation.
Kim Addonizio if the author of a new memoir/collection of essays, Bukowski in a Sundress, as well as a new book of poetry, Mortal Trash. She discusses both books, as well as an earlier collection of short stories, Palace of Illusions, in this interview with host Richard Wolinsky.
An interview with Justin Cronin, author of the fantasy/dystopian science fiction series, “The Passage,” the final volume of which is “The City of Mirrors.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Lawrence Davidson was the founder of the Bookwaves program back in 1977 when it was called first Probabilities Unlimited and later Probabilities. The science fiction book-buyer at Cody’s, he was approached to host a program about science fiction on KPFA. Bringing in his friend Richard Wolinsky for the second program, the two hosted several shows before they were joined by Richard A. Lupoff, who continued to co-host the program until 2001 when the show became known as Bookwaves. Lawrence left Probabilities in 1989, but continued working at Cody’s until the store went out of business in 2008. He leaves behind friends and family in New York and on the West Coast, and two elderly cats, both of whom need adoption (hint, hint).
A conversation with Jim Obergefell, co-author of Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky In June 2015 in the case Obergefell v Hodges, the Supreme Court made gay marriage the law of the land. Since then he has become a spokesperson for gay rights around the country.
Barbara Cook, the legendary Broadway star and author of a memoir, Then & Now, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
A conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel, The Sympathizer. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Jamie Brickhouse is the author of Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex and My Mother, which deals with his life growing up gay in Beaumont, Texas and ending up an alcoholic in New York. Jamie Brickhouse is a former publicity director for several large publishing houses who has also worked as a stand-up comedian and storyteller. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
A conversation with director, screenwriter and author Whit Stillman, whose latest work, Love & Friendship, is both a film and book. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Adam Hochschild, author of Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Noted historian Adam Hochschild’s latest book is a history of the Spanish Civil War, the precursor to World War II, from the perspective of Americans fighting that war.
