External Resources

Learn more about Marilynne Robinson through external resources including news feeds, articles, audio, and video, as well as book reviews and awards.

For the latest news and discussion about Marilynne Robinson, check the following resources:

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations featuring Marilynne Robinson, arranged in chronological order.

"Marilynne Robinson, Beloved Novelist and Festival of Books Guest, Talks About God and ‘Jack’" External
The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2020.
"My Mind and What She Remembers" External
The Christian Century. November 12, 2020.
"Opinion: Don’t Give Up on America" External
The New York Times. October 9, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson's Essential American Stories" External
The New Yorker. October 5, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson’s New Book Explores Love in Segregated America" External
The New York Times. September 29, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson: 'America still has a democratic soul'" External
The Guardian. September 26, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson Continues Her ‘Gilead’ Series and Gives Jack His Say" External
The Boston Globe. September 24, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson Interview: On Writing Her New Novel, 'Jack,' and Being Quite Taken with Her Leading Man" External
The Times (UK). September 20, 2020.
"The White Nostalgia Pandemic" External
The LA Review of Books. September 5, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson on Expanding the World of 'Gilead'" External
The New Yorker. July 13, 2020.
"Jack and Della (Fiction)" External
The New Yorker. July 13, 2020.
"What Kind of Country Do We Want?" External
The New York Review. June 11, 2020.
"For Marilynne Robinson, Literary Explorer, Gifts of Language Reward Journey" External
The Harvard Gazette. July 6, 2018.
"Marilynne Robinson on What It Means to Be a Christian in Trump's America" External
Time. March 1, 2018.
"Marilynne Robinson: ‘I don’t have an ideal reader in mind’" External
The Guardian. February 25, 2018.
"Author Marilynne Robinson Fears the Fear in Our Country" External
The Chicago Tribune. October 20, 2017.
"Marilynne Robinson On Finding the Right Word" External
The New York Times. September 22, 2017.
"Marilynne Robinson Talks About Her New Literary Award — And Politics" External
The Washington Post. March 29, 2016.
"The Revelations of Marilynne Robinson" External
The New York Times. October 5, 2014.
"The First Church of Marilynne Robinson" External
The New Yorker. May 30, 2012.

A selection of radio programs featuring Marilynne Robinson, or in which Robinson and her work are discussed.

"Marilynne Robinson on Faith, Love, and Politics" External
The New Yorker Radio Hour, WNYC Studios. October 2, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson" External
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3. April 12, 2018.
"In 'Lila,' A Nomad Finds Solace And Love In The Arms Of A Preacher" External
Morning Edition, NPR. October 8, 2014.
"Artful, American Essays From 'When I Was A Child'" External
Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR. March 11, 2012.
"Marilynne Robinson, At 'Home' In The Heartland" External
Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR. September 20, 2008.
"Novel 'Gilead' Offers Compelling Take on Life and Death" External
All Things Considered, NPR. November 23, 2004.

Podcasts and other non-radio audio recordings featuring Marilynne Robinson are listed below.

"Marilynne Robinson on Writing, Metaphysics, and the Donald Trump Dilemma" External
Vox Podcast. October 15, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson on Writing a Character Without a Carapace" External
Well-Versed Podcast, Literary Hub. October 2, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson: Liberalism and American Tradition Pt. I and Pt. II, Ep. 254 and 255" External
Library Talks Podcast, The New York Public Library. February 24, 2019.
"#46—Marilynne Robinson on The Givenness of Things" External
MIPodcast, Brigham Young University, Maxwell Institute. May 24, 2016.
"008 An Interview with Marilynne Robinson" External
Sheridan Voysey Podcast. May 15, 2013.
"Guardian Books Podcast: Marilynne Robinson Talks About 'Gilead' to Book Club" External
The Guardian Books Podcast, The Guardian. May 18, 2012.
"Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser: The Mystery We Are" External
On Being with Krista Tippett Podcast. January 8, 2012.

Many videos of Marilynne Robinson reading and discussing her work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "Marilynne Robinson" search results External

A selection of videos available through YouTube and other sites appears below.

"Marilynne Robinson, 'Jack'" External
Politics and Prose Bookstore [YouTube]. November 27, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson on Living Faithfully in this Political Moment (Interview with Miroslav Volf)" External
Yale Center for Faith and Culture [YouTube]. October 30, 2020.
"Marilynne Robinson | Literary Legends" External
The University of Iowa Center for Advancement [YouTube]. October 19, 2020.
"Online Conversation | Story, Culture, & the Common Good with Marilynne Robinson" External
The Trinity Forum [YouTube]. September 27, 2020.
"Prophecy and the Present Time - Marilynne Robinson - June 15, 2020" External
Yale ISM [YouTube]. June 24, 2020.
"An Evening With Marilynne Robinson" External
RedeemerCFW [YouTube]. July 18, 2018.
"Marilynne Robinson | Many Ways to Live a Good Life (04/04/2018)" External
Wheaton College [YouTube]. April 25, 2018.
"The Writer and the Critic: Marilynne Robinson and James Wood in Conversation || Radcliffe Institute" External
Harvard University [YouTube]. April 24, 2018.
"Marilynne Robinson Rethinking Reality" External
Regent College (Vancouver, BC) [YouTube]. May 18, 2017.
"Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self" External
Yale University [YouTube]. December 10, 2014.
"Marilynne Robinson: Gilead | 92Y Readings" External
92nd Street Y [YouTube]. May 31, 2012.
"Conversations: Marilynne Robinson" External
University of Iowa [YouTube]. October 8, 2009.

Selected online reviews of Marilynne Robinson's books appear below.

Jack (2020)

What Are We Doing Here? (2018)

The Givenness of Things (2015)

Lila (2014)

Home (2008)

Gilead (2004)

The Death of Adam (1998)

Housekeeping (1989)

Marilynne Robinson has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including the following:

Marilynne Robinson, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner

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