Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt (born 1952) is the host of Bookworm, a nationally syndicated radio program about books and literature, originating from Los Angeles public radio station KCRW. A graduate of SUNY Buffalo, Silverblatt created the half-hour interview show in 1989 to share his love of literature, poetry and fiction with the widest possible audience. Underwritten by the Lannan Foundation, Bookworm has been heard in over a hundred markets coast to coast over the years.

Notable guests

With over 17 years of shows aired 52 weeks a year, Bookworm has built up a sizable archive that have included some of the most important writers in the United States and the world. This is just a small sampling of the many interviews Silverblatt has conducted with the players in the world of literature.

• John Barth Air date: March 9, 2006
• David Foster Wallace Air date: March 2, 2006
• Salman Rushdie Air date: November 10, 2005
• Joyce Carol Oates Air date: October 13, 2005
• Umberto Eco Air date: August 25, 2005
• Susan Sontag Air date: February 3, 2005
• W. G. Sebald Air date: December 6, 2001

External links

• KCRW Bookworm webpage
• Bookworm Online Audio Archive
• An interview with Michael Silverblatt on The Marketplace of Ideas
• Michael Silverblatt interviewed by Sarah Fay , The Believer (magazine), June 2010
• The Consummate Reader, Kristy Davis, Oprah.com