In this episode we each brought in a different short story. Corin brought A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert. Noah brought The Secret Integration by Thomas Pynchon. Alexander brought The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Maiah brought Girls, At Play by Celeste Ng. 
	Each story was hand selected by each host, and covers a wide eray of genres and topics. In the episode, we discussed what we thought of each of the stories, if we would recommend them, and the importance of the stories ideas.

You Should Be Reading...- Short Story Roundtable

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Rob Ruck is a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. His documentaries include The Republic of Baseball: Dominican Giants of the American Game. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, and other publications and is the author of Tropic of Football: The Remarkable and Bittersweet Rise of Samoans in the NFL (The New Press). He lives in Pittsburgh.

Rob Ruck on KKUP

Matt Sedillo is a Chicano poet, writer, creative director and public intellectual. He has been called “the poet laureate of the struggle” by Dr. Paul Ortiz and “the best political poet in America” by investigative journalist Greg Palast. Sedillo has been featured at over 90 colleges and universities including the University of Cambridge and a recent appearance at San Jose City College. He has been invited by countless cultural institutions, including Casa De Las Americas and has been featured on various media outlets including The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and C-Span. He is the current literary director of the Center for the Arts in Pomona, California. His first book is called “Mowing Leaves of Grass” published by FLowerSong Books.

Matt Sedillo on KKUP

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo is a poet, essayist, translator, and immigration advocate. He earned a BA at Sacramento State University and is the first undocumented student to earn an MFA at the University of Michigan. In this pre-recorded reading, Marcelo is reading from and discussing his groundbreaking, debut novel, Children of the Land. In conversation with Castillo is Nathan Xavier Osorio who is also a poet and essayist. This interview was recorded on February 11, 2020 at Book Shop Santa Cruz.

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo and Nathan Xavier Osorio on KKUP

I'm currently the poet laureate for Monterey County!

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo and Nathan Xavier Osorio on KKUP

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