
Podcast: Literary Friction
Author: LiteraryFriction
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Updated: October 11, 2025
A monthly conversation about books and ideas on NTS Radio hosted by friends Carrie Plitt, a literary agent, and Octavia Bright, a writer and academic. Each show features an author interview, book recommendations, lively discussion and a little music too, all built around a related theme - anything from the novella to race to masculinity. Listen live on NTS Radio www.nts.live
Episodes (158)

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Year in Review 2025 (and mother of all catch-ups)

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Literary Friction - Year (and Decade) in Review 2023

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Literary Friction - A Life of One's Own with Xialou Guo

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Minisode Forty-Five: Friendship

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Literary Friction - Desire with K Patrick

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Minisode Forty-four: Parenthood

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Literary Friction - Doppelgangers with Naomi Klein

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Minisode Forty-Three: Sad Girl Novels

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Literary Friction - Short Stories with Arinze Ifeakandu

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RE-RUN: Author Special with Ocean Vuong

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Minisode Forty-Two: Artificial Intelligence

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Literary Friction - Dark Comedy with Lorrie Moore
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