Rachel Kushner

novelist

Guest

Contact: Website

Novelist

Rachel Kushner on KCRW

The novel “The Mars Room” follows Romy Hall, an ex-stripper who’s arrested for killing her stalker when he suddenly shows up on her back porch in Echo Park.

‘The Mars Room’ takes readers inside California’s prison system

The novel “The Mars Room” follows Romy Hall, an ex-stripper who’s arrested for killing her stalker when he suddenly shows up on her back porch in Echo Park.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A short story in last week’s New Yorker magazine is fiction, but reads like a slice of real life in Los Angeles.

Rachel Kushner's 57

A short story in last week’s New Yorker magazine is fiction, but reads like a slice of real life in Los Angeles.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Rachel Kushner talks about the earliest impulses that inspired her first novel Telex from Cuba.

Rachel Kushner: The Strange Case of Rachel K

Rachel Kushner talks about the earliest impulses that inspired her first novel Telex from Cuba.

from Bookworm

More from KCRW

The latest film releases include Black Bag, Opus, Novocaine, and The Electric State.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Filmmaker Eli Roth talks soundtrack deep cuts, producer Will Packer reflects on his career around the release of a new memoir, and Demi Moore has The Treat.

from The Treatment

With a $350,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation, The LA County Public Library intends to expand social services and bolster community programs.

from KCRW Features

Comedian Carol Leifer speaks on crafting great speeches, the filmmakers behind the new dramedy “The Friend” talk process, and Tim Matheson has The Treat.

from The Treatment

Musician Lucia Micarelli discusses her new album, film scholar Sir Christopher Frayling speaks on his new Sergio Leone book, and Ke Huy Quan has The Treat.

from The Treatment

The 97th annual Academy Awards broadcast saw a 1% increase in viewership from last year’s telecast. What’s behind the ratings boost?

from The Business

“Renascence” is the first LP in 10 years from UK reggae-soul pioneers Cymande. New album jams + back catalog behemoth “Bra” is comin’ atcha now, Live From HQ.

from Live From

Director Bong Joon Ho discusses his long-awaited “Parasite” follow-up “Mickey 17,” Susan Morrison talks profiling Lorne Michaels, and Zoe Saldaña has our Treat.

from The Treatment

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons delivers a mesmerizing performance of cuts from 2024 her solo LP “Lives Outgrown,” live from Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

from Live From