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Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, fiction/non/fiction interprets current events through the lens of literature, and features conversations with writers of all stripes, from novelists and poets to journalists and essayists.
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S9 Ep. 2: Edwidge Danticat on Haiti and Trump, Past and Present
Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection We’r...
S9, Ep 1 Yiming Ma on the Future of Censorship
Fiction writer Yiming Ma joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel These Memories Do Not Belong To Us. Ma, who w...
S8, Ep 52 Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West
Journalist Caleb Gayle joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight fo...
S8, Ep. 51 Omar El Akkad on Gaza and Western Empire
Writer Omar El Akkad joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his recent nonfiction book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always...
S8, Ep 50 Jessica Francis Kane on Penelope Fitzgerald in Mexico
Novelist Jessica Francis Kane joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new novel Fonseca, which fictionalizes writer Pene...
S8, E49 Patrick Ryan on ‘The Good Heart’ of Buckeye
Fiction writer and editor Patrick Ryan joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his debut novel, Buckeye, which traces two ge...
S8, Ep. 48 Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs on Great American Road Trip Books
New York Times book critics Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss their recent article...
S8 Ep. 47: Nicholas Boggs on James Baldwin’s Love Stories
Biographer Nicholas Boggs joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his groundbreaking new book, Baldwin: A Love Story, the fi...
S8 Ep. 46: Will Bardenwerper on Baseball’s Betrayal of Its Minor League Roots
Journalist Will Bardenwerper joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book, Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fi...
S8, Ep. 45: Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her support of Higher Ground, a l...
S8 Ep. 44: Vanity Fair’s Dan Adler on Jeffrey Epstein and What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows
Vanity Fair journalist Dan Adler joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his coverage of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicte...
S8 Ep. 43: Gary Shteyngart on Vera, or Faith and American Authoritarians
Acclaimed novelist Gary Shteyngart joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel, Vera, or Faith, which explores Ame...
S8 Ep. 42: Ed Park on An Oral History of Atlantis
Pulitzer Prize finalist Ed Park joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his debut short story collection, An Oral History of...
S8 Ep. 41: Raina Lipsitz on Mamdani, DSA, and the Rise of a New Left
Writer Raina Lipsitz joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New...
S8 Ep. 40: Dina Nayeri on Iranian Life Under Attack
Prize-winning Iranian American author Dina Nayeri joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss the complicated reality of surviva...
S8 Ep. 39: Ernesto Londoño on the Personal Cost of Minnesota’s Political Killings
New York Times reporter Ernesto Londoño joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the recent murder of Minnesota state represe...
S8 Ep. 38: Geoff Dyer on His New Memoir, Homework
Writer Geoff Dyer joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new memoir Homework, which covers Dyer’s working-class youth i...
S8 Ep. 37: Jess Walter on the American Family Unplugged
Fiction writer Jess Walter joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel So Far Gone, in which a former environmenta...
S8 Ep. 36: Susan Choi on Flashlight
Acclaimed fiction writer Susan Choi joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new novel, Flashlight. Choi talks about the...
S8 Ep. 35: Paul Elie on Art, Faith, and Sex in 1980s America–and the New Pope
Nonfiction writer Paul Elie joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Contr...
S8 Ep. 34: Julia Elliott on Small-Town Voters and Trump’s Tariff Trap
Fiction writer Julia Elliott joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V Ganeshananthan to talk about why President Trump’s tariff policy appeals to voters...
S8 Ep. 33: Mirza Waheed on India, Pakistan, and the Literature of Partition
Novelist and journalist Mirza Waheed joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V Ganeshananthan to talk about brewing tensions between two nuclear powers:...
S8 Ep. 32: Hamilton Nolan on DIY Opinion Writing
Writer Hamilton Nolan joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V Ganeshananthan to talk about opinion journalism. Nolan, who writes frequently about labor...
S8 Ep. 31: Rešoketšwe Manenzhe on Trump’s South African Connection
South African writer Rešoketšwe Manenzhe joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the influence that wealthy South African...
S8 Ep. 30: Jodie Hare on the Politics of Neurodiversity
Following Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s widely publicized and false claims about autism, writer Jodie Hare joins co-h...
S8 Ep. 29: Vauhini Vara on AI, Art, and Memory
Acclaimed novelist and journalist Vauhini Vara joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection, Searches: Se...
S8 Ep. 28: Sheila Sundar on International Scholars
Following ICE’s detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and the sudden revocation of hundreds of student visas across the cou...
S8 Ep. 27: Meghan O’Rourke on The End of the University
Essayist, poet, and Yale Review editor Meghan O’Rourke joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her recent New York Times...
S8 Ep. 26: Alex Higley on True Failure and Shark Tank
Novelist Alex Higley joins host V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about his new novel, True Failure, in which a man fired from his job decides not to tell h...
S8 Ep. 25: Edmund White on The Loves of My Life
Novelist, memoirist and biographer Edmund White joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about his recent book, The Loves of My...
S8 Ep. 24: Curtis Sittenfeld on Show Don’t Tell
Bestselling fiction writer Curtis Sittenfeld joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her new collection of stories, Show...
S8 Ep. 23: Karen Weingarten/Abortion Stories Before Roe v. Wade
Professor Karen Weingarten joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about a new anthology she has edited, Abortion Stories: Amer...
S8 Ep. 22: Novelists Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump
Canadian authors Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the repercussions of President Trump’s r...
S8 Ep. 21: Nicholas Fandos on New York Politics, Eric Adams, and Trump
New York Times reporter Nicholas Fandos, author of a recent article titled “An Emboldened Trump Seeks to Bend New York City to His Will,” joins co-hos...
S8 Ep. 20: Journalists Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker on Trump and his Tech Oligarchs.
New Atlantic staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, authors of a recent article called “The Tech Oligarchy Arrives,” join host Whitney Terre...
S8 Ep. 19: Thomas Dai on Mapping, Naming, Borders, and Immigration
Essayist Thomas Dai joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his new collection, Take My Name But Say It Slow, in which he wr...
S8 Ep. 18: Lan Samantha Chang on the Risks and Rewards of Literary Personas
Acclaimed novelist and Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Lan Samantha Chang joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terre...
S8 Ep. 17: Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires
Novelist and former Huffington Post climate reporter Sarah S. Grossman joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to t...
S8 Ep. 16: Charles Baxter on the Dangers of Knowing the Future
Acclaimed novelist Charles Baxter joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his recent novel Blood Test: A Co...
S8 Ep. 15: Ream Shukairy on Syria After Assad
Following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, novelist Ream Shukairy joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whi...