Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Sometimes boredom takes hold and builds into malaise, unease and anxiety. For the character at the heart of Ruth Galm’s debut novel — who goes by B. — the result is an overwhelming nausea she calls “the carsickness.” B. attempts to outrun the oppressive state, fueled in part by the expectations she faces as a young woman just turning 30 in 1967. Thus begins an atypical road trip. We talk with Galm about the appeal of that era, her writing and B.’s quest for a sense of belonging.
Guests
- Ruth Galm Author, 'Into the Valley'
READ: "Into The Valley" Excerpt
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