Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt
Born (1952-08-06) August 6, 1952 (age 72)
Queens, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, radio personality

Michael Silverblatt (born August 6, 1952) is a literary critic and American broadcaster who hosted Bookworm, a nationally syndicated radio program focusing on books and literature, from 1989 to 2022.[1] He recorded over 1,600 interviews with authors and other literary figures, including David Foster Wallace, Salman Rushdie, Susan Sontag, William Gass, W. G. Sebald, and John Ashbery.

Bookworm was broadcast by Los Angeles public radio station KCRW.

  1. ^ George, Lynell (April 20, 1997). "The Reader". Los Angeles Times. p. E1. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.