{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"748. Robin McLean","description":"Robin McLean is the author of the debut novel Pity the Beast, available from And Other Stories. McLean worked as lawyer and then a potter in the woods of Alaska before turning to writing. Her story collection&amp;nbsp;Reptile House&amp;nbsp;won the 2013 BOA Editions Fiction Prize and was twice a finalist for the Flannery O'Connor Short Story Prize. She now lives and teaches in the high plains desert of central Nevada at&amp;nbsp;Ike's&amp;nbsp;Canyon Ranch Writer's Retreat&amp;nbsp;which she co-founded. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi\u2019s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram&amp;nbsp; YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. ","author_name":"Otherppl with Brad Listi","author_url":"http:\/\/otherppl.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21488429\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/117577265"}