Michael Silverblatt dead: 'Genius' host of KCRW's 'Bookworm' was 73 - Los Angeles Times
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by Noah GoldbergFebruary 16, 2026
Silverblatt’s 30-minute show, which ran from 1989 to 2022, included interviews with celebrated authors including Gore Vidal, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Foster Wallace, Susan Orlean, Joan Didion and Zadie Smith.
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Originally published on Los Angeles Times on 2/16/2026