Colm Toibin on LONG ISLAND

Published: May 7, 2024, 10 a.m.

Colm T\xf3ib\xedn\u2019s Long Island features family secrets and complicated choices in the sequel to his beloved novel, Brooklyn. T\xf3ib\xedn joins us to talk about choosing to continue this story, creating his characters and themes of identity and community with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):

Long Island by Colm T\xf3ib\xedn

Brooklyn by Colm T\xf3ib\xedn

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Victory by Joseph Conrad

The Golden Bowl by Henry James

The Blackwater Lightship by Colm T\xf3ib\xedn

Nora Webster by Colm T\xf3ib\xedn