217--Bookin’ w/ Andrea Barrett

<p>This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Guggenheim Fellow, NEA Fellow, MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winning author Andrea Barrett, who discusses her new short story collection <a href='https://www.explorebooksellers.com/book/9781324035190'>Natural History</a>, which is published by our friends at W.W. Norton and Company.  Topics of discussion include preparing to write a novel vs. a short story collection, whether you can judge a book by its cover or not, color in literature, History, weather balloons in the Civil War, the role of butterflies and moths in literature, scissors, and much more.  Copies of <a href='https://www.explorebooksellers.com/book/9781324035190'>Natural History</a> can be ordered <a href='https://www.explorebooksellers.com/book/9781324035190'>here</a> with FREE SHIPPING for members of <a href='https://www.explorebooksellers.com/explore-more-membership'>Explore More+</a>.  </p>