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Book · 2021 · Personal memoirs

Studying with Miss Bishop

Memoirs from a Young Writer’s Life

by Dana Gioia · Brought up by 2 people on 3 podcasts

Studying with Miss Bishop by Dana Gioia has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Tyler Cowen (1 episode) and Russ Roberts (2 episodes) on EconTalk (2 episodes), Conversations with Tyler (1 episode) and No Stupid Questions (1 episode).

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Most notably he has a new book out. It's a kind of memoir. Excellent book. I loved reading it. It's called Studying with Miss Bishop, Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.
Tyler Cowen · Conversations with Tyler · Apr 2021 Listen at 0:30

The best things said about it

2 of 4 · every mention
Discussed
He was last year in February of 2021 talking about his book studying with Miss Bishop Dana welcome back to econ talk.
Russ Roberts EconTalk · Apr 2023
Discussed
His memoir, which Angela is currently reading, is titled 'Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.'.
On the show No Stupid Questions · Jul 2023

Where and when it comes up

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3 shows

Why people recommend it

Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life is a memoir by Dana Gioia that explores his formative experiences and development as a young artist. The book has garnered attention across several literary and intellectual podcasts. On No Stupid Questions, the podcast fact-checker noted that co-host Angela was currently reading the memoir. Russ Roberts welcomed Dana Gioia back to EconTalk in April 2023 by referencing the book and later quoted a passage from it during an earlier February 2021 episode, praising the author's insights on poetry, mortality, and learning. Additionally, Tyler Cowen featured the work on Conversations with Tyler in April 2021, opening the episode by sharing that he had recently read and thoroughly enjoyed the memoir, highlighting it as a notable and excellent new release from the author. Reviewers and hosts consistently appreciate the reflective nature of Gioia's writing, using the text as both a gateway for discussion on creative growth and a touchstone for deeper conversations about art, poetry, and personal history in American letters.

Every mention

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Tyler Cowen Most notably he has a new book out. It's a kind of memoir. Excellent book. I loved reading it. It's called… 1
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“Most notably he has a new book out. It's a kind of memoir. Excellent book. I loved reading it. It's called Studying with Miss Bishop, Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.”
Russ Roberts he was last year in February of 2021 talking about his book studying with Miss Bishop Dana welcome back to… 2
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“he was last year in February of 2021 talking about his book studying with Miss Bishop Dana welcome back to econ talk”
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“Um you write in your book, I I love this.”
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“His memoir, which Angela is currently reading, is titled 'Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.'”
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“His Memoir which Angela is currently reading is titled studying with Miss Bishop Memoirs from a young writer's life”
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“And my other two teachers, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Fitzgerald, whom I write about in this book, were people who basically came to teaching very late.”
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“His latest book is Studying with Miss Bishop, Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.”
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“Well, let me uh recapitulate, you know, the argument in my book.”
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“you know, the book we were, you know, uh that I just published Studying with Miss Bishop is not a book I could have written as a young man.”
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“And I think that and I think that that is what people are responding to in the book.”
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“His book is Studying with Miss Bishop.”

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