From Our Soundbooth | May 22, 2014
Interview: Colson Whitehead
This week on The Missouri Review Soundbooth Tanya McQueen interviews writer Colson Whitehead. Whitehead is the author of five books of fiction and two books of nonfiction. His reviews, essays, and fiction have appeared in a number of publications, such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Harper’s and Granta. He has received a MacArthur Fellowship, A Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, and a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.
Whitehead’s most recent book, The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky & Death, a non-fiction account of the 2011 World Series of Poker, was published earlier this month.
The Missouri Review Soundbooth is a new weekly podcast series that brings you readings and interviews with authors, editors and agents about what’s happening in the literary world. Subscribe to our free podcast on iTunes.
SEE THE ISSUE
SUGGESTED CONTENT
From Our Authors
Feb 16 2023
An Interview With Mikka Jacobsen
In the interview that follows, Mikka Jacobsen talks with TMR interns Annalisa Geger and Kaitlyn Jensen about her essay “Kurt Vonnegut Lives on Tinder.” In the essay, Jacobsen describes her… read more
From Our Authors
Jul 18 2022
An Interview with Kermit Frazier
In the following interview, TMR intern Jed Graham talks with Kermit Frazier about his essay “Snow.” In that essay, Frazier delves into his childhood years spent in the Washington, DC,… read more
From Our Soundbooth
Apr 08 2022
Miller Aud-cast Episode 58: Vered Hankin
Hello and welcome to Miller Aud-cast, the Missouri Review podcast where we listen to and discuss the finalists for the 2021 Miller Audio Prize. Thank you for being here, wherever… read more