An Alpaca and a Llama Walk into a Bar: Talking to Joni Murphy, author of Talking Animals
Joni Murphy joins LARB Radi Hour to discuss her new novel, Talking Animals
By LARB Radio HourAugust 24, 2020
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An Alpaca and a Llama Walk into a Bar: Talking to Joni Murphy, author of Talking Animals
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Co-hosts Kate and Medaya are joined by writer Joni Murphy, whose new novel, Talking Animals, takes place in a fictional New York City, populated entirely by animals. Joni discusses why she chose an alpaca and a llama as her protagonists, and how animals might allow us to talk about climate change, politics, and culture differently.
Plus, Akwaeke Emezi, author of The Death of Vivek Oji, returns to recommend Sacrament of Bodies by Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun.
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The LARB Radio Hour is hosted by Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf.