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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: Lauren Groff: In her Own Voice
Description: Lauren Groffâs narration of Brawler brings listeners directly into the cadence and emotional undercurrent of her prose. In this episode of Behind the Mic, she talks with host Jo Reed about building a collection as a series of evolving questions, from the opening story âThe Windâ to the final piece âAnnunciation,â which, as she puts it, is âshining a light outwardâ while gesturing back toward what comes before. The conversation also
explores how reading her work aloudâboth while writing and in the recording studioâsharpens rhythm, shifts meaning, and keeps every sentence in motion. In an interview interspersed with e...