Joseph O'Neill is up to "Good Trouble"

Published: July 5, 2018, 11:51 p.m.

b'Co-hosts Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk with author Joseph O\'Neill about his new collection of stories, Good Trouble. This show is a gem, full of reflections on 21st century mores, literature, politics, and crises. A master of contemporary language, O\'Neill begins by playfully challenging a description of his characters - and away we go - as he reflects upon his craft and the task of representing the inner lives of the "American educated bourgeoisie," which he describes as "still a revolutionary class" that\'s remaking the world.\\nAlso, Johanna Drucker returns to recommend Arthur C Clarke\'s sci-fi tale of Alien invasion, Childhood\'s End, which holds up a mirror to humanity.'