Something Rich And Strange

By Hady Mawajdeh,

Published December 18, 2014 at 12:14 PM EST

Ron Rash's new book Something Rich and Strange is composed of 34 of his best short stories written over the past 20 years.

Many know North Carolina author Ron Rash for his novel Serena which was turned into a film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.

But Rash has been writing for years before his novel made it to the silver screen. Host Frank Stasio will talk with Ron Rash about his newest collection of short stories, Something Rich and Strange(Ecco/2014), which features older writings as well as new.

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Hady Mawajdeh

Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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