Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to Bookworm

Bookworm

Paul La Farge: Luminous Airplanes

Paul La Farge on his innovation of the novel form. His new novel, though it is published between covers, only represents one third of the book. The other two-thirds...

  • rss
Download MP3
  • Share
By Michael Silverblatt • Dec 22, 2011 • 28m Listen

: A Novel

(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

An accessible and lively conversation about Paul La Farge's innovation of the novel form. His new novel, though it is published between covers — only represents one third of the book. The other two-thirds can be found on the website http://www.luminousairplanes.com. La Farge reveals fascinating secrets about the novel's construction, and specifically, why he spent 11 years writing a book that's part text and part website.

Read an excerpt from Luminous Airplanes.

Banner image: © Carol Shadford

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Michael Silverblatt

    host, 'Bookworm'

  • KCRW placeholder

    Connie Alvarez

    Communications Director

    CultureBooksArts
Back to Bookworm