Dan Kois on VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES

Published: Jan. 16, 2024, 11 a.m.

Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois is a fiction debut that blends a coming-of-age story with the themes of lasting friendship and what it takes to be an artist. Kois joins us to talk about the publisher that inspired the novel\u2019s title, some of the important influences on his work, what he does in his day jobs and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0\xa0\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois\xa0

Asa, as I Knew Him by Susanna Kaysen\xa0

Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill\xa0\xa0

Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin\xa0

Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin\xa0\xa0

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore\xa0

Angels in America by Tony Kushner\xa0

The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler & Dan Kois\xa0

Eat Your Mind by Jason McBride\xa0

The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis\xa0

The Fraud by Zadie Smith\xa0

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride\xa0