Literature

We talk with critically acclaimed MacArthur genius, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award–nominated playwright and author Sarah Ruhl about her new book.

Host Evelyn Funda explores comfort food in literature. Specifically from a scene from Willa Cather's novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop."

Award-winning author Ling Ma was recently chosen as a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, granting her an $800,000 fellowship in honor of her creative work.

Today our guest is writer Azar Nafisi. We’ll talk about her new book "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."

Sticky tar seeps near Great Salt Lake’s Spiral Jetty entrap unsuspecting wildlife. One author found wisdom about life, healing and our impacts to the planet in the goo.

Next time on Access Utah we’ll revisit our conversation from March with writer Azar Nafisi. We’ll talk about her new book “Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times.”

The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece is the true crime story-behind-the-story of Dostoevsky’s…

How do we properly define cultural appropriation, and is it always wrong? If we can write in the voice of another, should we? And if so, what questions do…

The Me-Too movement has been widely seen on social media platforms as a way to empower women who have experienced sexual harassment and assault by showing…

Today on Access Utah, as a part of “Our Favorite Books” series, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia.” Tom…