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KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves

Hosted by KPFA · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 25 episodes

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Bookwaves/Artwaves presents 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, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

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Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 4, 2026: Helen Benedict, Journalism Professor & Novelist

Jun 4, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Helen Benedict, “The Soldier’s House,” Iraqi Refugees in the United States Helen Benedict, Columbia Profesysor

Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 28, 2026: John Lanchester, British Novelist and Essayist

May 28, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Lanchester: Novelist, “Look What You Made Me Do,” 2026 John Lanchester, whose latest novel is “Look What Y

Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 14, 2026

May 14, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves presents 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, along with interviews de

Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 30, 2026: George Saunders, “Vigil” 2026

Apr 30, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues George Saunders: Award-winning Novelist and Short Story Author George Saunders, whose latest novel is Vigil, in

Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 23, 2026: Margaret Atwood – Walter Mosley

Apr 23, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Margaret Atwood: “Maddaddam,” 2013 Margaret Atwood, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA

Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 16, 2026: Patrick Dooley, Artistic Director Shotgun Players

Apr 16, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Patrick Dooley: Artistic Director, Shotgun Players Patrick Dooley, Artistic Director of Shotgun Players theatre

Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 9, 2026: Mary Roach – Gemma Whelan

Apr 9, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Mary Roach: “Gulp: Adventures in the Alimentary Canal,” 2013 Mary Roach in conversation with host Richard Wolin

Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 2, 2026 – Tracy Kidder – Joseph Kanon

Apr 2, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Tracy Kidder (1945-2026): Pulitzer Winning Non-Fiction Author Tracy Kidder (1945-2026), Pulitzer Prize winning

Bookwaves/Artwaves – March 26, 2026: Pulp Magazine Author E. Hoffman Price (1898-1988)

Mar 26, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues From the Probabilities Archive: E. Hoffman Price, Fantasy & Science Fiction Pulp Writer E. Hoffman Price (1898-

Bookwaves/Artwaves – March 19, 2026: Best-Selling author Terry McMillan, recorded in 2001 (newly digitized)

Mar 19, 20269m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Terry McMillan: Best-Selling Author, “Waiting to Exhale,” 2001 Terry McMillan, best-selling novelist in convers

Bookwaves/Artwaves – March 12, 2026: Playwright Migdalia Cruz, Adaptation/Translation, “Macbeth”

Mar 12, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Migdalia Cruz: Award-Winning Playwright Migdalia Cruz, an award-winning playwright and the translator/adaptor o

Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 19, 2026: Fund Drive Special: Malcolm Margolin

Feb 19, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025), the long-time publisher of Heyday Books in Berkeley, who died on August 20, 2025

Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 12, 2026: John Fisher – Todd Haynes

Feb 12, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Fisher: Artistic Director of Theatre Rhino John Fisher, Artistic Director of Theatre Rhino, and writer/dic

Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 5, 2026: Filmmaker and Novelist John Sayles, 2026

Feb 5, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Sayles: Novelist and Director, author “Crucible,” 2026 John Sayles, author of the novel “Crucible” and dir

Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 29, 2026: Hershey Felder – Delroy Lindo

Jan 29, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Hershey Felder: Pianist and Performer, “The Piano and Me” Hershey Felder discusses his world premiere stage sho

Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 22, 2026: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Legendary American Author

Jan 22, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922-2007): Author of “Slaughterhouse-Five” and other novels. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), int

Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 15, 2026: Laura Truffaut: The Films of Francois Truffaut

Jan 15, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Laura Truffaut: The Films of her father, Francois Truffaut (1932-1984) Laura Truffaut, daughter of the great Fr

Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 8, 2026: John Varley – Alan Furst

Jan 8, 202659m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Varley (1947-2025): Hugo & Nebula Award Winning Science Fiction Author John Varley (1947-2025), Hugo and N

Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 1, 2026: The Probabilities Archive. Jack Arnold (1916-1992), Science Fiction Film Director

Jan 1, 20261h 32m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Jack Arnold (1916-1992). Film Director (“Creature from the Black Lagoon” et al), 1980 Jack Arnold, who died at

Bookwaves/Artwaves – December 25, 2025: Joe Lansdale, Prolific Genre Writer, 2025

Dec 25, 202559m0

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Joe Lansdale:Author of the “Hap & Leonard” series of novels, and other genre works Joe R. Lansdale, in conversa

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