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Who are epigraphs for?

The epigraph(s) at the front of the Vintage International edition of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West.’
Jonathan McNicol
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Connecticut Public
The epigraph(s) at the front of the Vintage International edition of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West.’

This hour: the art of the epigraph.

We talk with writers about how they pick the quotes that open their books, what epigraphs can do well, how the business of epigraphs works, and what epigraphs mean for readers.

Plus, a look at how some movies use epigraphs.

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired December 17, 2024.

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Lily is the senior producer for The Colin McEnroe Show. She's also a producer of the podcast 'Generation Barney.' She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show Next. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.