Portland novelist Karen Thompson Walker explores memory in new novel

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Portland novelist Karen Thompson Walker explores memory in new novel

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Published on Feb 28, 2025, 1:16:16 PM
Total time: 00:40:34

Episode Description

Karen Thompson Walker’s last book, "The Dreamers," imagined a mysterious virus that quickly spreads through a small college town and induces perpetual sleep. That book came out just before the covid pandemic changed our collective relationship to viruses. Thompson Walker’s new book, "The Strange Case of Jane O.," also seeks to understand the way our brains work, this time looking at memory. Karen Thompson Walker joins us to talk about her latest novel.

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