The Write Question
Twice weekly on Thursday at 7PM, Sunday at 5:30AM
The Write Question is a weekly literary program hosted by Lauren Korn that features authors from the American West—and beyond—including James Lee Burke, Kate Lebo, Anne Helen Petersen, Robert Wrigley, Jess Walter, Stephen Graham Jones, Hoa Nguyen, Maggie Shipstead, Elissa Washuta, and others.
TWQ’s 2023-2024 season is supported by a co-op of four independent bookstores in Montana, encouraging a lifetime of learning through storytelling and conversation:
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with packers Arnold “Smoke” Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi, co-authors of ‘Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.’
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In a cutting room floor excerpt from this week’s conversation with Arnold “Smoke” Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi, host Lauren Korn asks the two what they’ve learned from each other.
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ we’re airing an encore: host Lauren Korn’s conversation with Bryce Andrews, author of ‘Holding Fire: A Reckoning with the American West’ (Mariner Books, HarperCollins), now out in paperback!
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Elise Atchison about her award-winning debut novel, ‘Crazy Mountain’ (Sowilo Press).
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Kathleen McLaughlin, author of ‘Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America’s Blood Industry’ (Atria/One Signal Publishers), out now in paperback!
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In the second part of a two-part conversation, host Lauren Korn speaks with poet, farmer, and Missoula, Montana, county commissioner Josh Slotnick about his second book of poetry, ‘If Only’ (Sandyhouse Press).
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In the first part of a two-part conversation, host Lauren Korn speaks with poet, farmer, and Missoula, Montana, county commissioner Josh Slotnick about his second book of poetry, ‘If Only’ (Sandyhouse Press).
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This week, ‘The Write Question’ creator and former host, Chérie Newman, returns Montana Public Radio to talk with Lauren about her debut memoir, ‘Other People’s Pets: Critters, Careers, and Capitalism in Yellowstone Country.’
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Alexandra Teague, author of ‘Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir’ (Oregon State University Press).
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with poet Emily Riddle, author of ‘The Big Melt’ (Nightwood Editions), a debut collection rooted in Nehiyaw (Cree) thought and urban millennial life events.