This edition: André Aciman on Love, Loss & Longing
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Episode Details
Original tape date: May 30, 2025. First aired: June 17, 2025.In her interview with André Aciman, Sheryl McCarthy explores his new book Room on the Sea, a trio of novellas centered on love in its many forms—missed, impulsive, obsessive, and mystical. Aciman reflects on his fascination with love, shaped by a lifetime of emotional longing, displacement, and a deep connection to the past. He emphasizes the pain and beauty of fleeting relationships, the loneliness that follows them, and the idea that obsession can reveal profound truths. Aciman finds more meaning in love’s failures than its successes, drawing inspiration from literature and the timeless, often melancholic nature of human connection.
Guest List
André Aciman Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature, CUNY Graduate Center
- Patricia Bosworth, author, "The Men in My Life"
- Monday, June 16 - 5:30pm
- André Aciman on Love, Loss & Longing
- Tuesday, June 17 - 5:30pm
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- Melissa Errico: Actress/Singer/Writer
- Tuesday, June 24 - 5:30pm
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- TBA
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- Susan Brownmiller, Author "My City High Rise Garden"
- Tuesday, July 8 - 5:30pm
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- Patricia Bosworth, author, "The Men in My Life"
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- Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, President, Union Theological Seminary
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