Literature

An interview with Colum McCann about his latest novel, Twist. A book of rupture and relationships in the digital age, the story dives into the hidden world at the bottom of the ocean.

An interview with Connor Sullivan, author of the new novel, Sleeping Bear. In the book, a former Army veteran seeking solitude in the Alaskan wilderness finds herself a pawn in a deadly game with Russia.Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in February 2023.

On the third week of September, Something I Heard host Joel Wayne reads a poem by Emily Pittinos titled, "In Wolf's Clothing."

On the second week of September, Joel Wayne reads one of his own short stories, "The Painted House."

Diana Forgione, our writer-curator for the August edition of Something I Heard, shares one of their own poems, "Photo: Blood Water."

Diana Forgione, August's writer-curator on Something I Heard, reads a poem by Jaye Elizabeth Elijah, "Fire Danger High Today.”

Susan Bruns, July's writer-curator for Something I Heard, reads an excerpt from “The Mountain and the Fathers” by Joe Wilkins.

Susan Bruns, July's writer-curator for Something I Heard, reads an excerpt from Annie Pike Greenwood’s autobiography, “We Sagebrush Folks.”

Susan Bruns, July's writer-curator for Something I Heard, reads an excerpt from Emily Ruskovich's novel, "Idaho."

Susan Bruns, July's writer-curator for Something I Heard, shares an excerpt from her essay, "My Father Makes Breakfast, 1971."