This month features a conversation with Author Paula Whyman, recorded at Bryant Park in NY. Whyman’s first book You May See a Stranger, was published by TriQuarterly Books, and features connected stories throughout the life of one Miranda Webber, a reckless and erratic central character. The stories take place in Washington, D.C. throughout the 1980s, blending issues of sex, intimacy, racial tension, family dramas and world events into a dizzying array of scenarios, many of which have an eclectic soundtrack running through them. In the back of Whyman’s book are lyric credits; throughout the show we will sample songs from her soundtrack, as well as hearing more about her process and how this extraordinary book and it’s characters, came into being. Paula Whyman has published stories in Ploughshares, McSweeney’s Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other literary journals. More about her can be found at paulawhyman.com
