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Yvette Benavides

San Antonio
As seen in: Book Public, Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX), Los Angeles Times, NPR, Chron, Flipboard, Preview Houston, Literary Hub, MYSA, San Antonio Express-News, The Austin Chronicle, The Texas Observer and
Creative writing prof @ OLLU; host of BOOK PUBLIC podcast & co-host of THE LONELY VOICE podcast @ Texas Public Radio; contributing editor Texas Public Radio
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The Lonely Voice: ‘Asigh’ by Mary Lavin

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By Yvette Benavides, Peter Orner
| Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
The focus on this episode of the podcast is a masterclass in domestic tension and psychological confinement: the 1959 short story "Asigh" by the incomparable Mary Lavin. If you are new to Mary Lavin, you are in for a revelation—and we think you will become a fan of her work. She wrote at a time when Irish literature was heavily dominated by male perspectives — writers like Joyce and Beckett. Lavin carved out her own space where she could build worlds around the inner lives of women.
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Book Public: 'The Things We Never Say' by Elizabeth Strout

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By Yvette Benavides
| Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
On this episode a review of The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout. I think people who know me best, know that I love books by Elizabeth Strout. The single occasion I had to interview this Pulitzer Prize-winning author many years ago about her novel Olive, Again was really exciting.
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Book Public: 'A History of Heartache' by Patrick Strickland

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By Yvette Benavides
| Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
The stories in “A History of Heartache” by Patrick Strickland are set in North Texas in places where boys have to grow up fast and men are haunted by things they can’t control. There are fathers and sons here — and mothers. Sometimes they are single mothers who can’t always keep an eye on things at home. There is a grittiness here in these stories — but also a brand of tenderness.
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