# Christopher Buckley on Satire, Politics, and Writing Fiction

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Podcast: [America’s Book Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-book-club-7465201)
Published: 2026-01-25T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Christopher Buckley is a novelist, essayist, humorist, critic, magazine editor and memoirist. The only child of publishing icon William F. Buckley, Christopher's books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. He has worked as a merchant seaman and White House speechwriter. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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