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Brendan O'Meara is the host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast and author of Six Weeks in Saratoga. Due out for 2025, The The Front Runner: Steve Prefontaine and the Dawn of the Modern Athlete (Mariner Books). ...more

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Episode 501: Julian Brave NoiseCat Aimed for a Woven Text

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever! Become a Patron! “It’s not actually about the questions you ask. It’s about shutting up.” — Julian Brave NoiseCat, author of We Survived the Night. Got some real nice notes, emails, DMs, IG comments, some men’s underwear in the mail (JK) about reaching Ep. 500 of the show, a great … Continue reading "Episode 501: Julian Brave NoiseCat Aimed Read more of this blog post »

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A wonderful book and a necessary history of women's running and women's athletics. ...more
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I liked this, and I've been a big fan of Susan's work for years, like many people. She's kind and generous and giving of her time. I believe this book started more as a craft book, and I think I would have preferred that to a memoir of a career. As a ...more
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We have a brilliant writer, a brilliant mind. This book is a masterpiece that chronicles the matriarchal lineage of Sasha’s family, and the pain, and the struggle, and the triumph of will, of the slow, methodical, generational march forward and the r ...more
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Seth Wickersham's masterful biography of the quarterback is Macbethian in its tragedy. The ambition is all-consuming. I wouldn't wish quarterbacking on anyone. It warps the psyche. ...more
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Few biographers go at their subjects with the rigor and tenacity of Jeff Pearlman. It doesn't matter if you like hiphop or not, a good story is a good story and Jeff delivers. ...more
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Jeremy Wagner handles the story and voice of Chef Curtis Duffy with tremendous skill. It’s a book that gets you into the kitchen, and into the head, of Duffy. An inspiring book for all creative people, not just aspiring chefs.
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