Julie Otsuka is a Master of Memory
Feb 09, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Julie Otsuka doesn't just write, she crafts. Trained as a painter, Otsuka took up writing as her second career, and man oh man are we lucky she did. Her latest, The Swimmers, is just coming out in paperback and it is one of the most lyrical rich character portraits we have read. Julie joins us to talk about her unique style, and to tell us how she has kept each one of her novels to less than 200 pages. Trust us, each page is packed with beauty. Our bookstore this week is Book Ends in Winchester Massachusetts with its two brand new owners.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
When the Emporer was Divine by Julie Otsuka
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Second Place by Rachel Cusk
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk
The Outline Trilogy by Rachel Cusk
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
Camino Island by John Grisham
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Art of Cooking by Jacques Pepin
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