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Fresh Air for June 29, 2022: Novelist Mat Johnson
Mat Johnson is the Philip H. Knight Chair of Humanities at the University of Oregon. His previous books include Pym and Loving Day. Courtesy of University of Oregon hide caption
Real life or satire? Novelist Mat Johnson says it can be hard to tell the difference
Real life or satire? Novelist Mat Johnson says it can be hard to tell the difference
Fresh Air for June 28, 2022: Novelist John Vercher
John Vercher is the author of the novels Three-Fifths and After the Lights Go Out. Karen Maria Photography/Soho Press hide caption
A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity
A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity
'Reality' podcasts draw on the appeal of reality TV — with mixed results
'Reality' podcasts draw on the appeal of reality TV — with mixed results
Fresh Air for June 27, 2022: Comic Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster reflects on the 'Pride and Prejudice' of Fire Island's party scene
Joel Kim Booster reflects on the 'Pride and Prejudice' of Fire Island's party scene
Lapvona, by Ottessa Moshfegh Penguin Random House hide caption
Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel
Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel
Fresh Air for June 25, 2022: The sensory world of animals; Mothering as social change
A dolphin's sense of echolocation allows it to coordinate efforts to hunt prey, see "through" other creatures and form three-dimensional shapes using sound. Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images hide caption