Each episode delves into holes in our knowledge about an esteemed AWBA winner.
An asterisk is a reference mark, indicating an omission.
The Asterisk* is hosted by Karen R. Long, the manager of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and former book editor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Long continues as a literary critic, writing for Newsday, Kirkus and The Los Angeles Times. In 2016, she finished a seven-year stretch as a vice president for the National Book Critics Circle.
Season 3 BONUS EPISODE: Novelist Karan Mahajan
October 26, 2023
Season 3, Episode 8: Ishmael Reed
August 17, 2023
Season 3, Episode 7: Novelist Anthony Marra
July 20, 2023
Season 3, Episode 6: Poet Shane McCrae
July 6, 2023
Season 3, Episode 5: Novelist Percival Everett
June 22, 2023
Season 3, Episode 4: Author George Makari
June 8, 2023
Season 3, Episode 3: Poet Donika Kelly
May 25, 2023
Season 3, Episode 2: Novelist Peter Ho Davies
May 11, 2023
Season 3, Episode 1: Historian Tiya Miles
April 27, 2023
Season 2, Episode 8: Author Mary Morris
August 4, 2022
Season 2, Episode 7: Author Laird Hunt
July 21, 2022
Season 2, Episode 6: Historian Vincent Brown
July 7, 2022
