John D'Agata: The Making of the American Essay - Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt (born August 6, 1952) is a broadcaster who has been the host of Bookworm, a nationally syndicated radio program focussing on books and literature, since 1989. He broadcasts from Los Angeles public radio station KCRW. Silverblatt describes his interviews as "conversations", and he does not use prompts or question sheets. Underwritten by the Lannan Foundation, Bookworm is distributed for free to around fifty radio stations across the United States. Silverblatt worked on the show unpaid for its first five years.

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