Journalist and book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews the latest books and such for KMUW on air and right here. Discover new reviews on Mondays.
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Movie reviewer Fletcher Powell shares his opinions on Hollywood's best efforts.
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From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, Marginalia is a weekly podcast hosted by KMUW's Beth Golay. Episodes feature author interviews, editorial commentary and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience.Several of Beth's interviews are included each year in NPR's Books We Love (formerly known as Book Concierge). And you can see the list of what Beth has read since she started keeping track in 2003.Listen to the episodes at kmuw.org or subscribe to the Marginalia podca ...
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From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW's Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. Literally. You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse is by Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras ...
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Board games. Video games. Anything but mind games. KMUW commentator Sam McConnell explores the latest and the time-tested world of games.
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Holly Wilson on her debut novel, 'Kittentits'
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Holly Wilson will be at the Ulrich Museum on Wednesday, October 30, beginning at 5:30 pm for the Writing Now Reading Now program.โดย Beth Golay
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Mason Coile's 'William' offers a Hitchcock-meets-cyber-noir level of intensity. It’s definitely one of those stories that, once you start, is impossible to put down.โดย Suzanne Perez
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It's Getting Spoooooky Again
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Just in time for Halloween, we're talking about some of the creepy parts of the language world, including ghost words and some horrifying hyphens.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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The 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival begins today. KMUW's Fletcher Powell gives us a rundown of some of this year's featured movies.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Anna Montague on her debut novel, 'How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Anna Montague about her debut novel "How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Ecklund?" and the complexities of grief, friendship, and self-discovery explored through the lens of a therapist.โดย Beth Golay
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Fans looking for a lightning-paced thriller won’t find that in Laura Dave's "The Night We Lost Him." But what the novel lacks in jaw-dropping plot twists it more than makes up for in soulful romance and family drama.โดย Suzanne Perez
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We're looking at the differences between what people in Italy call their food and what they call it in one very specific place in the world (here's a hint: Tony Soprano has a lot to say about this).โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says the subject of a new movie is hard to pin down.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Charles Baxter on his new book, 'Blood Test: A Comedy'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Charles Baxter about comedic writing and some of the real world businesses that predict our future actions in order to make money.โดย Beth Golay
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Author, actor and famous foodie Stanley Tucci has released another memoire, "What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts," which chronicles one gastronomical year in his life.โดย Suzanne Perez
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We return to one of our favorite topics: mistakes that aren't really mistakes, even though a whole lot of people will tell you they're mistakes.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie tells a common, but important, story.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin on their new book for young readers, 'The Bletchley Riddle'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin about "The Bletchley Riddle," their first collaboration with each other.โดย Beth Golay
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Book reviewer Suzanne Perez says Rivers Solomon's newest novel, 'Model Home,' confronts heavy topics like race, class, identity and mental health alongside a constant hum of psychological dread.โดย Suzanne Perez
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A Merriam-Webster poll sets off our conversation today as we make our picks for the most overrated word, the most underrated word, the most pleasant word to say, and a number of other mosts, bests, and worsts.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a showcase for its magnificent lead.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Celebrity chef Ina Garten's new memoir, "Be There When the Luck Happens," is perfect for fans of foodie memoirs and anyone interested in the tricky business of building a brand.โดย Suzanne Perez
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There are a whole lot of things you can say when someone thanks you for something... But what do they all really mean?โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie's two leads make everything a whole lot better.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Sarah Smarsh on her collection of essays, 'Bone of the Bone'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Bone of the Bone" author Sarah Smarsh.โดย Beth Golay
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‘Graveyard Shift’ is classic M.L. Rio, but not the fully-developed follow-up we’ve been waiting for
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M.L. Rio's new novella, "Graveyard Shift," centers on five friends who work the late shift in a college town. It’s atmospheric and eerie, but at less than 150 pages, it leaves true Rio fans wanting more.โดย Suzanne Perez
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The Hidden World of Syllable Stress
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We continue our fascination with rules we don't know we know with a look at the importance of where we put the stress when we say words out loud.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie does a whole lot with just a little.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Lauren Elkin on her novel, 'Scaffolding'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Scaffolding" author, Lauren Elkin, about exploring grief, desire, love and fidelity.โดย Beth Golay
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In her newest novel, “There Are Rivers in the Sky,” Elif Shafak weaves characters and storylines together with a single raindrop that falls, freezes, evaporates and reappears across time.โดย Suzanne Perez
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Jump in your estate car and head to the chemist, this week we're looking at some British equivalents of American English words.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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KMUW's Fletcher Powell says "I Saw the TV Glow" is as stunning as it is difficult.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Melissa Petro on her book, 'Shame on You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Shame on You" author Melissa Petro about her experience with shame and the unique ways women experience different forms of shame in her book.โดย Beth Golay
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Marcus Kliewer’s debut novel began life as a serialized short story on Reddit, where it won an award for Scariest Story of 2021. It's a deliciously twisty haunted house tale with nods to Shirley Jackson and Jordan Peele.โดย Suzanne Perez
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The letter of the day is "A"! We're getting you (or your kids) ready for the SATs with some tricky vocabulary from the beginning of the alphabet.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says it's worth a bit of a drive to see one new movie.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Colm Tóibín on his new book of essays, 'On James Baldwin'
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On what would have been James Baldwin's 100th birthday, KMUW's Beth Golay spoke with Colm Tóibín about his new collection of essays, "On James Baldwin."โดย Beth Golay
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Coco Mellors on her new novel, 'Blue Sisters'
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KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author Coco Mellors about family, grief and addiction in her novel 'Blue Sisters'.โดย Beth Golay
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We Simply Must Talk About Modal Verbs
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Must, could, should, shall, might, may... We dig into the weird, wiggly, weaselly world of modal verbs.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says what's at stake in a new documentary could hardly be more important.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Amanda Jones on being 'That Librarian'
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When school librarian, Amanda Jones, spoke out against censorship at a public library board meeting in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, she had no idea she would later see her own image in a targeted attack on social media.โดย Beth Golay
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'That Librarian: The Fight Against Book-Banning in America' tells the story of Louisiana school librarian Amanda Jones, who sued harassers for defamation when they attacked her on social media. Jones has led the fight against efforts to censor books in school and public libraries.โดย Suzanne Perez
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Grab your swimsuit! Or your bathing suit. That's up to you. We're heading to the beach for a look at the language of tides, waves, and other things beachy.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie that causes us to ask big questions in small, quiet ways.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Priscilla Morris on her novel, 'Black Butterflies'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with "Black Butterflies" author, Priscilla Morris, about the impact of art during conflict, the challenges faced during the Siege of Sarajevo, the humanizing portrayal of war refugees in the novel, and more.โดย Beth Golay
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Author Helen Phillips says plot points in her latest novel, "Hum," are just slightly exaggerated versions of recent facts or statistics. And that's precisely what makes it so terrifying.โดย Suzanne Perez
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Now is the winter of our discontent made brat summer
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With Charli XCX sparking a summer phenomenon, we take a look at the nature of slang: who uses it, why we use it, and how we need to be very careful with it.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a movie that he says speaks to both teens and parents.โดย Fletcher Powell
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Kristopher Jansma on his new novel, 'Our Narrow Hiding Places'
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Kristopher Jansma about the hardship and lasting effects of generational trauma in "Our Narrow Hiding Places."โดย Beth Golay
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Book reviewer Suzanne Perez says Miranda July's new novel, "All Fours," is a mid-life-crisis story that's part artistic discovery, part bizarre sexcapades — with a whole lot of kinky and sometimes grotesque episodes that are not for the faint-hearted.โดย Suzanne Perez
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Today we look at words that came from other words even though we think the second word should have come first.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie can't quite decide how far to go.โดย Fletcher Powell
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At about 600 pages, Chris Whitaker's new novel, "All the Colors of the Dark," takes its time to paint detailed characters and a complex story over 25 years. But its dramatic plot and micro-chapters move the story along at a lightning pace.โดย Suzanne Perez
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Silly Rules (Or, the Unpredictability of the English Language)
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Today, we look at language rules that are rules sometimes, and rules that don't make sense. Well, they make some sense. Whatever. They're rules, anyway.โดย Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Fletcher Powell says an entertaining new biopic takes an unconventional approach.โดย Fletcher Powell
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