For over 25 years, Michael Silverblatt has hosted Bookworm, a weekly half-hour interview with authors broadcasted by KCRW Public Radio out of Santa Monica, California. On the station's website, book fans can listen to the complete archives of this show. Silverblatt has interviewed with luminaries of all genres, including novelists Jamaica Kincaid, Salmon Rushdie, and Louise Erdrich; graphic novelist Art Spiegelman; non-fiction author Larissa MacFarquhar; and memoirist Mary Karr, to name just a few. Silverblatt engages each of his guests with thoughtful questions in a conversational style. In a 2010 interview with The Believer magazine, Silverblatt described his interview style: "I believe in calling myself a host, which makes the person a guest, which makes the traditional guest-host relationship come into play, which is one of courtesy, welcome, conviviality... I'm there to show that when someone feels comfortable, when someone is being respected, when someone's attitudes and values are being mirrored - maybe even shared - they become more articulate, more interesting, more willing to speak their minds, and are willing to go deeper." Bookworm fans can also subscribe via iTunes.
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