Benjamin Moser joins Georgina Godwin to talk about his journey from growing up in Texas and writing his first book, ‘Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector’, to winning a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Susan Sontag, titled ‘Sontag: Her Life and Work’. Moser also reflects on culture, class, writing and hints at his next project, a political history of Jews who oppose Zionism.

Catherine Carr and the complexities of sibling dynamics
28:09

Maria Semple on stoicism, rebellion and personal growth
33:30

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on writing with joy
30:21