Radio Hour: The Success of Amy Schumer, Genre Fiction, and Russian Noir
This week's show features TV writer Betsy Borns on the success of comedian Amy Schumer, as well as Gary Phillips, Boris Dralyuk, and Meri Nana-Ama Danquah.
June 18, 2015
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This week’s show features crime and mystery writer Gary Phillips, who discusses the changing publishing landscape in genre fiction, diversity in genre fiction, and the Black Pulp and soon to be released Asian Pulp anthologies that he created. Also, television writer and producer Betsy Borns talks about the success of comedian Amy Schumer, Russian studies professor Boris Dralyuk talks about one of his favorite Ukrainian crime writers, and writer Meri Nana-Ama Danquah reads a poem by Kenyan-born poet Warsan Shire.
Featuring Tom Lutz, Laurie Winer, and Seth Greenland. Produced by Jerry Gorin.
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LARB Radio Hour airs every Thursday at 3:30p.m. on KPFK 90.7 Los Angeles.