Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker have put together a collection of stories by famous writers called Beach: Stories by the Sand and the Sea. Our host Rudy Maxa asked them what they think it is about the beach that's so inspirational to writers.

Beach: Stories by the Sand and the Sea
An Interview with Lena Lencek & Gideon Bosker

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Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker specialize in popular culture and have co-written ten books, including their most recent collaboration Beach: Stories by the Sand and the Sea. Beach is a collection of beach literature which includes short stories and excerpts from novels about the beach from some of the world's greatest writers: John Updike, Anton Chekov, John Steinbeck, just to name a few. We asked them to tell us more.

For more by Lena Lencek & Gideon Bosker, listen in to their chat with Rudy last time they dropped by:

The Beach: A History of Paradise on Earth