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Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers

Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers

Update: 2025-11-08
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Reading Writers is BACK, and in partnership with Bookforum Magazine!

In this first episode of Season 3, hosts Jo and Charlotte delve into the (separate) letter collections of Vincent Van Gogh and D.H. Lawrence before they’re joined by superstar novelist Rumaan Alam to reflect on magazine eras of yore via Tina Brown’s The Vanity Fair Diaries. Also mentioned: Cat Marnell’s How To Murder Your Life, Jean Godfrey June’s Free Gift With Purchase, Michael M. Grynbaum’s Empire of the Elite, Stet by Diana Athill, the diaries of Helen Garner, and the diaries of Andy Warhol.

Rumaan Alam is the author of four novels, including, most recently, Entitlement.

Please consider supporting our work on Patreon, where you can access additional materials and send us your guest and book coverage requests! Questions and comments can be directed to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Outro music by Marty Sulkow and Joe Valle.

Charlotte Shane’s most recent book is An Honest Woman. Her essay newsletter, Meant For You, can be subscribed to or read online for free, and her social media handle is @charoshane.  

Jo Livingstone is a writer who teaches at Pratt Institute. 

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Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers

Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers

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