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Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Listen to authors reading from their new books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction featured in Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin.

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Dispatch by Cameron Awkward-Rich

Dispatch by Cameron Awkward-Rich

Cameron Awkward-Rich reads from his second poetry collection, Dispatch.

10 Dec 2019

4mins

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Arias by Sharon Olds

Arias by Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds reads “Meeting a Stranger” from her poetry collection Arias, published by Alfred A. Knopf in October.

9 Oct 2019

2mins

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Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Helen Oyeyemi reads from her new novel, Gingerbread, published in March by Riverhead Books. Audio excerpted courtesy of ... Read more

5 Mar 2019

6mins

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Everything Must Go by Kevin Coval

Everything Must Go by Kevin Coval

Kevin Coval reads “Rudy” and “Everything Must Go” from his poetry collection Everything Must Go, published in October by... Read more

9 Oct 2019

3mins

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Ampersand Episode 17: Jane Hirshfield, Kaveh Akbar, Layli Long Soldier

Ampersand Episode 17: Jane Hirshfield, Kaveh Akbar, Layli Long Soldier

Poets Kaveh Akbar, Eve Ewing, and Layli Long Soldier read from their debut books; Jane Hirshfield on reconnecting to you... Read more

13 Dec 2017

34mins

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Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Garth Greenwell reads from his novel-in-stories, Cleanness.

10 Dec 2019

4mins

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Ampersand Episode 11: Colson Whitehead, Roxane Gay, Debut Poets

Ampersand Episode 11: Colson Whitehead, Roxane Gay, Debut Poets

Colson Whitehead on his National Book Award–winning novel, The Underground Railroad, and writing after the election. Plu... Read more

14 Dec 2016

38mins

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Ampersand Episode 12: George Saunders, Patricia Smith, Juan Felipe Herrera

Ampersand Episode 12: George Saunders, Patricia Smith, Juan Felipe Herrera

George Saunders on his novel, Lincoln in the Bardo; U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on the importance of poetry i... Read more

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Ampersand Episode 21: Ada Limón, Rebecca Solnit

Ampersand Episode 21: Ada Limón, Rebecca Solnit

Ada Limón reads from her new poetry collection, The Carrying; Rebecca Solnit reads from her new essay collection, Call T... Read more

15 Aug 2018

22mins

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Ampersand Episode 20: Lauren Groff, Terrance Hayes, A. M. Homes

Ampersand Episode 20: Lauren Groff, Terrance Hayes, A. M. Homes

Lauren Groff reads from her new book, Florida; Terrance Hayes reads from American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassi... Read more

13 Jun 2018

31mins

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Little Envelope of Earth Conditions by Cori A. Winrock

Little Envelope of Earth Conditions by Cori A. Winrock

Cori A. Winrock reads from her poetry collection Little Envelope of Earth Conditions.

10 Dec 2019

2mins

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Ampersand Episode 16: David Sedaris, Clint Smith, Victoria Chang

Ampersand Episode 16: David Sedaris, Clint Smith, Victoria Chang

David Sedaris reads from Theft by Finding; Clint Smith reads from his profile of Kevin Young; Kiki Petrosino reads from ... Read more

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Ampersand Episode 19: Leslie Jamison, Carmen Giménez Smith, Leesa Cross-Smith

Ampersand Episode 19: Leslie Jamison, Carmen Giménez Smith, Leesa Cross-Smith

Leslie Jamison reads from her new book, The Recovering; Leesa Cross-Smith on writing quiet books; new poetry by Carmen G... Read more

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A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar

A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar

Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar, narrated by Sophie Amo... Read more

1 Jul 2019

9mins

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Bodega by Su Hwang

Bodega by Su Hwang

Su Hwang reads “Show Me Where It Hurts” from her debut poetry collection, Bodega, published in October by Milkweed Editi... Read more

9 Oct 2019

3mins

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Ampersand Episode 10: Michael Chabon & Brit Bennett

Ampersand Episode 10: Michael Chabon & Brit Bennett

Michael Chabon on his new novel, Moonglow; readings by Brit Bennett and devorah major; Shakespearean Sonnets in the stre... Read more

11 Oct 2016

37mins

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Make It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison

Make It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison reads from her new essay collection, Make It Scream, Make It Burn, published in September by Little, Brow... Read more

3 Sep 2019

4mins

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Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s by Tiffany Midge

Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s by Tiffany Midge

Tiffany Midge reads “An Open Letter to White Girls Regarding Pumpkin Spice and Cultural Appropriation,” from her memoir ... Read more

9 Oct 2019

3mins

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Ampersand Episode 23: Ross Gay, Justin Phillip Reed, Fatimah Asghar

Ampersand Episode 23: Ross Gay, Justin Phillip Reed, Fatimah Asghar

Ross Gay reads from The Book of Delights; debut poets Justin Phillip Reed, Fatimah Asghar, José Olivarez, and Analicia S... Read more

12 Dec 2018

31mins

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Bell I Wake To by Patty Crane

Bell I Wake To by Patty Crane

Patty Crane reads from her debut poetry collection, Bell I Wake To.

10 Dec 2019

2mins

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