Melissa Broder on DEATH VALLEY

Published: Nov. 11, 2023, 11 a.m.

\u201cShift in perception is a miracle\u201d\xa0

\xa0Death Valley by Melissa Broder is part desert survival story, part examination of grief \u2014 mixing the absurd with the profoundly human in a feat of imagination. Broder joins us to talk about the realities of anticipatory grief, incorporating fantastical elements into the real world, including humor in her work and more with guest host, Jenna Seery.\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Death Valley by Melissa Broder\xa0

The Pisces by Melissa Broder\xa0

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder\xa0

The Babysitter at Rest by Jen George\xa0

Open Throat by Henry Hoke\xa0

Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls\xa0

Leave Society by Tao Lin\xa0

The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector\xa0

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey\xa0

Correction by Thomas Bernhard\xa0

Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton\xa0