An Interview with Emily Maguire,Author of Taming the Beast

Welcome to episode 7 of the Harper Perennial Podcast, a show about the life of books.

Australian author Emily Maguire discusses her new novel, Taming the Beast in this episode.

This is a novel that raises challenging questions about passionate, all-consuming desire. Many novels and films have portrayed obsessive love as grand and wonderful, but is it? What happens to people when they begin to feel that they exist only in relation to their lover? What happens to friendship, to ambition, to life when desire becomes so overwhelming?

Taming the Beast is available at bookstores and online retailers now.

Also, be sure to visit HarperPerennial.com, and the Harper Perennial blog, OliveReader.com.

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About the producers:
Diane Gilleland produces podcasts including CraftyPod and Spinsterspin. She teaches blogging, podcasting, and zine-making classes in Portland, and organizes creative community groups.

Ken Lyman has a background as a disc jockey, radio news caster, radio actor, is a and producer of radio commercials and books on tape. He is an avid reader and also enjoys community theater, travel, and an occassional attempt at writing fiction.