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The Critic and Her Publics

The Critic and Her Publics

By: Merve Emre
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 Welcome to Season Two of The Critic and Her Publics: The Art of Editing. This season, in a series of live conversations, Merve Emre asks the smartest and savviest editors how the sausage gets made. What happens behind the scenes at a magazine? How does an idea become a book? And how do you work with those strange and difficult creatures we call writers? Hosted by Merve Emre • Edited by Michele Moses • Music by Dani Lencioni • Art by Leanne Shapton • Sponsored by Alfred A. Knopf The Critic and Her Publics is a co-production between the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University, New York Review of Books, and Lit Hub.2024 Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Leo Carey: "What's Not There"

    Leo Carey: "What's Not There"
    Jun 17 2025
    Leo Carey is a senior editor at The New Yorker.
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    43 mins
  • Yahdon Israel: "Faustian Bargains"

    Yahdon Israel: "Faustian Bargains"
    Jun 3 2025
    Yahdon Israel is a senior editor at Simon Schuster and founder of Literaryswag, a cultural movement that intersects literature and fashion to make books accessible. He brings an entrepreneurial spirit to these pursuits as the founder of a popular book club, host of a literary podcast, creative writing teacher, event producer, as well as his work in support of several prestigious literary awards.
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    43 mins
  • Ben Calhoun: "Close Listening"

    Ben Calhoun: "Close Listening"
    May 20 2025
    Ben Calhoun is the executive producer of "The Daily" (The New York Times). Previously, he was an editor and producer for This American Life and Serial , and VP of programming at WBEZ in Chicago.
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    38 mins
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