S3 Ep. 21: Breaking the Mold: Christopher Buckley and Sara Paretsky on Reinventing Genre - a podcast by fiction/non/fiction

In this episode, acclaimed modern crime writer Sara Paretsky and political satirist and novelist Christopher Buckley join Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about pushing against the boundaries of genre writing. Buckley discusses how political satire has been redefined in the era of reality-television-star-turned-president Trump, and why his new novel Make Russia Great Again is a faux memoir. Then, Paretsky speaks about making the male-dominated detective fiction genre her own with the best-selling V.I. Warshawski series, and reflects on her recent collection Love&Other Crimes, which also features the iconic character.
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Guests:Christopher Buckley

Sara ParetskySelected readings for the episode:
Christopher BuckleyMake Russia Great Again

But Enough About YouThey Eat Puppies, Don’t They?

Losing Mum and PupSupreme Courtship

BoomsdayNo Way to Treat a First Lady

Florence of ArabiaLittle Green Men

Wry MartinisSara Paretsky


V.I. Warshawski novelsIndemnity only

FalloutFire Sale

HardballLove&Other Crimes

“Acid Test”“Miss Bianca”

“Flash Point”Anatomy of Innocence



Others: “Christopher Buckley’s ‘Make Russia Great Again’ is the Trump satire we’ve been waiting for” by Ron Charles 

“Sarah Cooper Doesn’t Mimic Trump. She Exposes Him.” by ZZ PackerJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare


“Fawlty Towers” - Television series“‘Art of the Deal’ co-author: Trump ‘couldn’t care less tens of thousands are people are dying’” - MSNBC interview with Donald Trump’s ghostwriter Tony Schwartz

“This Be The Verse” by Philip Larkin Hilary Mantel


Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. TrumpFiction/Non/Fiction interview with Curtis Sittenfeld

Fiction/Non/Fiction interview with Jabari AsimRodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

Anna Katherine GreenS.J. Rozan

Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Dorothy L. SayersRaymond Chandler

John D. MacDonaldRex Stout

Jabari AsimJohn Conroy

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