Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Local writer Katherine Heiny had early success, landing a short story in the pages of “The New Yorker” at 25. Then she took a job writing novels under a pen name before pausing her career to raise a family. Now buzz is building with the publication of her first book, a collection of short stories that paint vivid pictures of real women: contrary, flawed, lively and interesting. Kojo talks with Heiny about her inspiration and the business of writing.
Guests
- Katherine Heiny Author, "Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories"
Read An Excerpt
Excerpted from “Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories” by Katherine Heiny
Copyright 2015 by Katherine Heiny. Reprinted here by permission of Random House. All rights reserved.
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