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Alphabetical by author:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1101946393\")
– Glen David Gold (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0544570316\")
– Donald Hall<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1328826341\")
– Donald Hall<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0375413332\")
– Langdon Hammer (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0307451070\")
– David Jaher (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1631490222\")
– Walter Kirn (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0345806212\")
– Daniel Mendelsohn (podcast coming 2020)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0451496469\")
– Lance Richardson (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0143110438\")
– Amor Towles (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1501194453\")
– Frederic Tuten (podcast<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1590516672\")
– Linn Ullmann (podcast 1<\/a> and 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0374261172\")
– Jeff VanderMeer<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B00MU1B0IS\")
– Donald Westlake (ed. Levi Stahl) (podcast w\/Levi<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&l=am2&o=1&a=039333354X\")
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