Valeria Luiselli

novelist and non-fiction writer

Guest

Mexican-born, South African-reared novelist and non-fiction writer; she is the 2015 winner of the Los Angeles Times' Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction for her novel, Faces in the Crowd. Author of "Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions” and  “Lost Children Archive.”

Valeria Luiselli on KCRW

Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other significant projects, first met Micheal Silverblatt in 2000, upon the publication of his…

The Story of America, Pt. 3

Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other significant projects, first met Micheal Silverblatt in 2000, upon the publication of his…

from Bookworm

What does it mean to be a child refugee or migrant? Whose lives are worth documenting and recording?

Documenting the plight of children trying to cross into the U.S.

What does it mean to be a child refugee or migrant? Whose lives are worth documenting and recording?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Valeria Luiselli's Lost Children Archive tells the story of a family by combining the American road trip subgenre with the Latin American tradition of an inward journey.

Valeria Luiselli: Lost Children Archive

Valeria Luiselli's Lost Children Archive tells the story of a family by combining the American road trip subgenre with the Latin American tradition of an inward journey.

from Bookworm

More from KCRW

Jude Law enters his lawman era (and joins to tell us about it), Aasif Mandvi talks “Waiting for Godot,” and Ilana Glazer has The Treat.

from The Treatment

Got questions about the Entertainment business? Kim Masters and Matt Belloni have answers, so tell us what’s on your mind.

from The Business

The latest film releases include Wicked, Gladiator II, and The Piano Lesson.

from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Y2K, The Return, Get Away, and Nightbitch.

from Weekend Film Reviews

KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian talks with renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach about meditation, mindfulness, and trusting our “inner gold.”

from Life Examined

Grammy winning producer Latroit, powerhouse South African vocalist Nomvula Maneli, and LA gospel royalty DC6 Singers Collective bring “History of House” to HQ.

from Live From

Filmmaker Malcolm Washington speaks on adapting August Wilson, film critic Glenn Kenny shares insights from his book on the story of “Scarface,” and Susie Essman has The Treat.

from The Treatment

Disney’s streaming numbers soar as announced in the company’s earnings report earlier this week, but questions remain in the ongoing search for a new CEO.

from The Business

The election came and went, and despite Democrats’ heavy emphasis on abortion rights, the election of Donald Trump makes it clear that the rights of women across the country are in…

from Scheer Intelligence