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Lit UpRe-Release: Trent Dalton on Boy Swallows Universe and what makes a good man.This week we're re-releasing an episode featuring Trent Dalton. The adaptation of his book, Boy Swallows Universe, is currently a hit on Netflix. Angie and Trent talked about the book in 2019 when it came out.Finding meaning in sadness, defining the different types of love and looking at the complexities of masculinity, are the overarching themes in Trent Dalton's novel, Boy Swallows Universe. Trent shares with host Angela Ledgerwood how he used this book to put a positive spin on some of the sadness of his past and how he used his character, Eli, to explore what...2024-01-2354 minLit UpNimarta Narang, Literary Editor of Brown Girl Magazine, on creating space for a multitude of South Asian stories.This week, Angela speaks with writer and editor Nimarta Narang, who has worked as a journalist since she was 15 in Thailand and currently oversees Brown Girl Magazine’s literary vertical, commissioning and publishing original fiction from established and emerging South Asian writers. Brown Girl Magazine, a multimedia company created by and for South Asian womxn, believes in storytelling as a powerful tool for community building. Their team encompasses and welcomes women, femmes, men, gender non-conforming, queer, and transgender individuals living across the diaspora including the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Angela and Nimarta discuss the publication’s anthology “Untold...2022-11-2937 min
Lit UpLaura Warrell on the 20-year journey to write her new novel Soft, Sweet, Plenty Rhythm.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with teacher and author Laura Warrell. They discuss Laura's new novel, Soft, Sweet, Plenty Rhythm, and the 20-year journey to getting it into the world. Laura's book is about Circus Palmer, a trumpet player and the women in his orbit. They talk about Laura's work to make these characters as rich as the man as at the center of the story. They also talk about Laura's 2019 viral essay, I Gave Up On Love, And It Was One Of The Best Decisions I Ever Made. Seeing as they recorded this in LA, they also...2022-10-1836 minLit UpCody Keenan on his book, Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for AmericaThis week on the podcast, Angela welcomes Cody Keenan, author of Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America. This book is a special one for Angela and Sugar23, as we are publishing this book in partnership with Mariner at HarperCollins.Cody spent years as President Obama's speechwriter, a position he held during some of the greatest moments and darkest days of Obama's presidency. Angie and Cody talk about meeting Obama for the first time, writing speeches for the first Black president, falling in love with a fact checker (his now wife), and how to free yourself...2022-10-0441 min
Lit UpBelletrist's Karah Preiss stops to talk books, family, making TV , and a lot more.This week Angela welcomes Karah Preiss, Co-Founder of Bellatrist, to the show. They talk about how Bellatrist came to be, what she's reading right now, and the role books that have changed her life. They also talk about 'the biz,' and how to turn a book into a TV show or movie.Belletrist celebrates great books and the people who read them. Learn more at belletrist.com Karah and Emma's new series, Tell Me Lies, is available on HULU.Karah's recommendations:Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (her new novel, A Spell of Good Things, comes out...2022-09-2051 minLit UpKal Penn on his memoir You Can't Be Serious.This week, Angela speaks to the actor and writer Kal Penn about his memoir You Can't Be Serious, now in paperback. Angie talks to Kal about what led him to leave his role as a TV regular on House to work in the Obama administration, and a whole lot more.Kal's book, You Can't Be Serious, is available now. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-0651 minLit UpA Labor Day rerelease: Stanley TucciHello Lit Up listeners!While you're making summery cocktails and making pasta salad this labor day week/weekend, we thought you'd like to enjoy the dulcet tones of Stanley Tucci. Today we're revisiting Angela's October 2021 conversation with the internet's favorite martini maker. We hope you enjoy, and that you have a lovely, sunny Labor Day weekend.-Angela, Liam, Olivia, Ruby, and the entire Lit Up team.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-3038 minLit UpNatasha Sizlo on All Signs Point to ParisWhen Angela first heard Natasha Sizlo's story in 2020, she couldn't believe what she was reading, but she knew she had to be a part of telling it. Now, Natasha joins Angela on Lit Up to talk all about what inspired her to write her new memoir, ALL SIGNS POINT TO PARIS.We'll be back in two weeks with Kal Penn!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-2343 min
Lit UpIsaac Fitzgerald on his memoir Dirtbag, Massachusetts.This week on the pod, Angela welcomes her friend Isaac Fitzgerald to talk about his memoir Dirtbag, Massachusetts, which recently made its way onto the New York Times Bestseller list.Isaac is known for championing others on the Today Show, but Angie asks him about his life, including why he waited a decade to write this book.Isaac's recent piece on being an uncle for Esquire can be read here.Follow Isaac on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Lit Up on Instagram and Twitter, too!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...2022-08-0954 minLit UpSafia Elhillo on her new book of poetry, GIRLS THAT NEVER DIE.On this week's episode, Angela speaks with Safia Elhillo about her new book of poetry GIRLS THAT NEVER DIE. Safia and Angie talk about poetry (of course!), Safia's amazing fashion sense, and what it means to be a poet in all aspects of her life.Safia's the author of two other books, including Home Is Not A Country and The January Children. You can read more about her work here.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-07-2637 minLit UpChristopher Hermelin of So Many Damn Books on how to break out of a reading rut.Fellow books podcast host Christopher Hermelin (So Many Damn Books) joins Angela for a special crossover episode! Angie and Christopher talk about what to do when the magic of reading has temporarily vanished (especially when your day job is in publishing), books that help us make sense of modern life and the near future, and summer reading plans. You can hear the other half of Christopher and Angie’s chat on the So Many Damn Books podcast feed this week: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-many-damn-books/id931442125And here are a few of Christopher’s reading recommendations as shared in thi...2022-07-1219 minLit UpLisa Taddeo returns to talk GHOST LOVER.Angela loves talking to Lisa Taddeo, who is on Lit Up for the third time this week. Lisa's writing always makes Angie nervous because it's so good at confronting the darker side of longing and attachment. Angie and Lisa talk about Lisa's new short story collection, GHOST LOVER, and why Lisa's writing gives Angie a funny tummy.--https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by statehttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (donations split between 80+ abortion funds)https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe - abortion policy by state...2022-06-2834 minLit UpAbi Morgan on This Is Not A Pity Memoir.This week on the podcast, Angela talks to Abi Morgan, BAFTA and Emmy award-winning playwright and screenwriter best known for The Iron Lady, Shame, The Invisible Woman and Suffragette. Most recently, she's also created the hit series The Split.Now, Abi has released 'This Is Not A Pity Memoir,' and it's all about what happens when the person you love most no longer recognizes you.Angie and Abi talk about the extraordinary, traumatic, and funny moments of her harrowing memoir. They touch upon the glimmers of hope that got Abi through, and how writing this book helped her hold...2022-06-1435 min
Lit UpElizabeth Day on on the struggles that define us and make us stronger, and her new novel MAGPIE.Today on the podcast Angela welcomes Elizabeth Day, a journalist, broadcaster, and author of five books, including her latest, the domestic thriller Magpie. Elizabeth also hosts the only podcast Angela listens to religiously, How To Fail with Elizabeth Day.Angie and Elizabeth talk about Magpie, but they also share their journeys, failures, and how they've come to understand themselves.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-05-3140 minLit UpZarqa Nawaz on her career and making fun of ISIS in her new book Jameela Green Ruins Everything.This week, Angela talks to documentarian, writer, and comedian Zarqa Nawaz, whose new book, Jameela Green Ruins Everything, is out now. Angie and Zarqa talk about Zarqa's career, including her documentary Me and The Mosque, her TV show Little Mosque on the Prarie, and how years writing pilots in Hollywood lead her to write a memoir. They also talk about how to make fun of ISIS.Zarqa talks about textbooks created by America to radicalize children in Afghanistan. Here's the Washington post article about that story.We'll be back in two weeks with Elizabeth Day.Advertising Inquiries: https...2022-05-1733 minLit UpClemency Burton-Hill on surviving a brain injury and how it changed her relationship to music.On this week's episode, Angela speaks with musician, author, and broadcaster Clemency Burton-HIll. Clemency wants to make classical music more accessible, and has brought this mission to her work at New York Public Radio, WNYC, and the BBC.Angie and Clemency talk about her books Year of Wonder and the follow-up Another Year of Wonder, both of which introduce the listener to a new piece of classical music every day. They also talk about Clemency's recovery from a brain hemorrhage in 2020, which only deepened her relationship to music.We'll be back in two weeks with Zarqa Nawaz. See you then!2022-05-0336 minLit UpRe-Release: Max Porter on love through grief.This week we're revisiting Angela's conversation with Max Porter about his book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers. It's all about messy families, relationships, and we hope it'll encourage you to hug your families tight this Easter weekend.Follow these links to get Max's newer books, Lanny, and The Death of Francis Bacon.We'll be back in two weeks with our conversation with Clemency Burton-Hill. See ya then!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-1950 minLit UpPamela Paul on the art of boredom, buying a one-way ticket to Thailand, and what we've lost to the Internet.This week on Lit Up, Angela speaks with Pamela Paul, formerly the editor of The New York Times Book Review and now a Times Opinion Columnist. She's also the author of 8 books, including her latest, 100 Things We've Lost to The Internet. Angie and Pamela talk about the importance of boredom, what the pandemic taught us about our needs in life, and the choice we have over how we use the internet.Next time: Clemency Burton-Hill.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-0537 minLit UpStephan Lee on the phenomenon that is K-Pop.This week on the show, Angela talks to Stephan Lee, author of K-Pop Confidential and the upcoming K-Pop Revolution. They talk about K-Pop, his recent move from New York to LA, and his experience of feeling like an outsider in both America and Korea.You can purchase K-Pop Confidential and pre-order K-Pop Revolution via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast dot comSee you in two weeks!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-03-2233 min
Lit UpJason Diamond on suburbs, cardigans, Russian literature, the Martini, and more.This week on the podcast Angela talks to Jason Diamond, contributor to GQ and author of The Sprawl and Searching For John Hughes. Angie and Jason have a wide-ranging chat about growing up in the suburbs, house cardigans, and his Martini drinking club called The Beardo Crew. Jason also talks about his Polish and Russian heritage, and how that has affected his love of Russian literature.Jason also writes regularly at his own substack. https://meltedcheeseonwhitefish.substack.com/Next time: Stephan Lee, author of K-Pop Confidential and the forthcoming K-POP Revolution.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...2022-03-0837 min
Lit UpSheila Heti on God's First Draft, social anxiety in the metaverse, and Feldman, the, loyal, snoring dog beside her.This week on the podcast, Angela is joined once again by Sheila Heti, whose book, Pure Color, is available now. Sheila is also the author of many other books, including How Should a Person Be? and Motherhood.This episode is about beards, birds, fish, and which one you are. Sheila and Angie also talk about being critical, not wanting to be 18 again, and why looking at your phone may be as important as looking at the sky. Delightfully, they are jointed by Feldman, Sheila's loyal dog who is asleep beside her. You can hear him snoring, softly.Sheila's serialized diaries...2022-02-2237 minLit UpA Valentine's Day Re-release: Alain de Botton on keeping love aliveValentine's Day has got Angela thinking about an old conversation with philosopher Alain De Botton:If you've ever been in love, had your heart broken, been in a relationship, or yearned for one, this week's episode is for you -- in other words, if you're a human, you'll benefit from listening to the wise words of world-renowned philosopher and writer Alain de Botton.Next week: Sheila Heti, and God's first draft.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-02-1434 minLit UpMaeve Higgins on her big family, migration, and making fun of Angie.This week on Lit Up, Angela speaks with comedian, podcaster, actor, and her friend Maeve Higgins. Angie and Maeve talk about her big family, how going back to school to study migration has influenced her comedy, and about the time she accidentally ingested THC. She also unmasks Angie as a loving friend who nevertheless finds any opportunity to give Maeve a hard time.Maeve's book, Tell Everyone On This Train I Love Them, is available now, and you can purchase it wherever you get your books.Next Week: Sheila Heti.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted...2022-02-0841 minLit UpWajahat Ali on 9/11, being American, and how his sense of humor landed him love.This week on the pod, Angela speaks with Wajahat Ali, author of the new book Go Back To Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations On How To Become American.Angie and Wajahat talk about how it took 3 months (but really forty years) to write the first draft of his book, how his sense of humor landed him love, and what being Muslim in America looks like after 9/11.Go Back To Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations On How To Become American is available now. Click to purchase it right there!Next time: Maeve Higgins! ...2022-01-2533 minLit UpBook and TV critic Hillary Kelly on her most anticipated books of 2022, and why she doesn't *get* books about happy people.It's a new year, and we're so excited to be joined by HIllary Kelly, a book and TV critic at Vulture, The New Yorker, and LA Times. Angela and Hillary talk about the books they missed in 2021, and what to look forward to in 2022. They also talk about the hype machine, talking about books others pretend to like, how doing a profile of Claire Vaye Watkins helped her get over her own fears, and why she doesn't know what books about happy people want from her.Books discussed in this episode:Bewilderment by Richard PowersI Love You But I've Chosen...2022-01-1134 minLit UpAngela got you a Christmas present! Plus an end-of-year review.Angela and Liam, our producer, finally met in person this week after over a year of working on the pod together! Angie and Liam jumped on the mics to talk about some of their great memories from a year of podcasting. Then they give you a Christmas present (scroll down in the feed to see what it is!).All the episodes we talked about are available at lituppodcast.com or wherever you like to listen!(PS You may occasionally hear an echo of Liam. Technical issue on our end. Blame the eggnog.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2021-12-2122 minLit UpUli Beutter Cohen on subways, stillness, and the next 10 thousand years.This week on the podcast Angela chats with Uli Beutter Cohen, who spent the last 7 years riding the subway and asking people what they were reading. This led to her acclaimed Instagram account Subway Book Review, and her new book Between The Lines: Stories From The Underground. Angie and Uli discuss their favorite subway stations (obviously), the need for Savasana, and what the next 10 thousand years might look like.We'll be back in two weeks with a Christmas present for you.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-0749 minLit UpAnn Patchett on a remarkable friendship, the importance of Snoopy in her life, and much, much more.This week Angela talks to Ann Patchett about her book These Precious Days. Angie and Ann discuss her remarkable friendship with Sooki Raphael, whose work graces the cover of Ann's book. They also talk about why writing about happy people seems like a radical thing to do lately.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-11-2345 minLit UpEmily Ratajkowski on why writing feels like a feminist act.This week Angela talks to model, entrepreneur and writer Emily Ratajkowski. She's written a new book called 'My Body,' that delves into the way Emily's image has been bought and sold, and the way this has impacted her. Angie and Emily talked about what feminism is, the role of mothers in how we see ourselves, and the writers they both love.You can purchase 'My Body' via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.comNext time on Lit Up: Ann Patchett on These Precious Days.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2021-11-0928 minLit UpAdrienne Westenfeld on Matrix, Harlem Shuffle, My Body, and other books you should read this Fall.This week on Lit Up, Angela brings on Esquire editor Adrienne Westenfeld to talk about the books you should read this Fall. Adrienne and Angie also talk about TV, Hobbits, the changing ways men are writing about masculinity, and a lot more.You can read Adrienne's writing in Esquire and on esquire.comNext week: Brendan Borrell and The First Shots, his book about the COVID vaccine race.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-1939 minLit UpChristine Pride and Jo Piazza on interracial friendship, and their new book, We Are Not Like Them.This week Angela welcomes Christine Pride and Jo Piazza on Lit Up to talk about their new book, We Are Not Like Them. They talk about their own interracial friendship, how it informed their book, and what it's like to write with another person.We Are Not Like Them is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-1246 minLit UpStanley Tucci on Taste, life's journeys, and wooing through food.This week, Angela welcomes actor, director, writer, TV show host, and Instagram’s favorite bartender Stanley Tucci to Lit Up. Angie and Stanley talk about food (of course), living in Italy, and how you should always talk to whoever’s next to you.Stanley’s book, Taste, is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-0537 minLit UpAnnie Daly on wellness, self-care, and what those words mean all over the world.This week, Angela welcomes her old friend and colleague Annie Daly on the podcast to chat about her new book Destination Wellness. They talk about the commercialization of wellness, the origin of the term self-care, and that time they crashed a wedding. They also talk about how to be a better traveler.Annie’s book is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.comNext week: The Tooch.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-2840 minLit UpLiz Plosser on mornings, routines, and working from home.With fall here in the US, and much of the world going in and out of lockdown, Angela is feeling like it’s a moment of transition, so she decided to talk to a friend and colleague for guidance. Liz Plosser is the Editor in Chief of Women’s Health, and she’s written a new book called Own Your Morning. Angie and Liz talk about changing routines, how your personal life can bring joy to your work zoom meeting, and how to survive working next to your partner.Let us know about your moment of transition on Twitter or Instag...2021-09-1440 minLit UpMin Jin Lee on the history of Korean families in Japan (from 2017).For the next couple weeks, we’re going into the archives to give you some of our most requested episodes. This week, Angie talks with National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee about her smash novel Pachinko. It’s a timely conversation about complicated history and the experience of people who are persecuted where they live and have no choice but to flee.Next we’ll be revisiting Angela’s conversation with the one-and-only Parker Posey! Please tell your book-loving friends and family all about Lit Up.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...2021-08-2447 minLit UpKatie Kitamura on the charismatic nature of power and her new novel, Intimacies.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Katie Kitamura, author of the new novel Intimacies. Katie and Angie talk about how novels become different things once they are written, what it’s like being married to a writer, and catching your students on YouTube.Katie's new novel, Intimacies, is available now and you can purchase via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-1740 minLit UpMeredith Westgate on guarding what we share with those we love, and her new book The Shimmering State.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Meredith Westgate, author of the new novel The Shimmering State. Meredith and Angie talk about the pitfalls of sharing too much with your partner, the power dynamics in Hollywood for young women, and the power of dance.You can purchase Meredith's debut novel, The Shimmering State, via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-1031 minLit UpAzareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi on how history lives in our bodies and the joy of riding horses.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, author of Call me Zebra and her new novel Savage Tongues. Azareen tells Angie about traveling with healing in mind, how mothers and daughters speak to one another, and the way riding a horse makes her feel.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-0336 minLit UpStephanie Danler on confronting the past and the value of gentleness.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Stephanie Danler, author of the best seller Sweetbitter and her new memoir Stray. Stephanie tells Angela about confronting her past, the dangers of magical thinking, and the value of gentleness.Stray is available now and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com.Lit Up is a podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood and produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. This week's episode was edited by Rebecca Seidel. The theme music is by Andrey Radovsky.Advertising Inquiries...2021-07-2738 minLit UpRaven Leilani on art & failure, writing to her past self, and Six Flags.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Raven Leilani author of the award-winning book Luster. Raven tells Angie about her obsession with painting, writing as the act of speaking to your past self and failure being integral to making art. They also talk about Six Flags as a romantic destination.Luster is available now and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.comLit Up is a podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood and produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. This week's episode was edited by Rebecca...2021-07-2040 minLit UpLisa Taddeo on obsessions with mothers and the wisdom of French ActressesThis week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Lisa Taddeo, author of the best-selling book Three Women and the new novel Animal. Angie and Lisa chat about being obsessed with their moms, jealousy between women, and the wisdom of French actresses. Lisa's book, Animal, is available now, and there's a link to purchase via our website, LitUpPodcast.comLit Up is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. It's produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. The theme music is by Andrey Radovksi.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...2021-07-1337 minLit UpLaura Dave on finding out who someone really is and different ways to be a mother.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with her friend Laura Dave, author of the best-selling book The Last Thing He Told Me. Angie and Laura talk about being the hero of your own story, writing to Bruce Springsteen songs, and how every book is a love letter.We're off next week, but we'll be back the week after! Have a great holiday weekend.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-06-2939 minLit UpGabriela Garcia on Cuba, mothers and daughters, and the link between cigars and literature.This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with writer, poet, and immigrant justice organizer Gabriela Garcia, author of Of Women and Salt. Angie and Gabriela talk about the best intentions of mothers, machismo, and the importance of The Babysitter’s Club in Gabriela’s life.You can purchase Gabriela's book, Of Woman and Salt, via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com, and read more of her work at gabrielagarciawriter.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-06-2232 minLit UpTrent Preszler on the healing power of building a boat with your hands.This week on the podcast, Angela meets up IN PERSON with her friend Trent Preszler. He’s a winemaker, wooden boat builder, and author of the memoir Little and Often. Angie and Trent discuss what Trent learned about himself in the wake of his father’s passing, and how a beat up wooden toolbox changed his life.Little and Often is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUp Podcast.com. You can follow him on instagram @preszlerwoodshop.Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is prod...2021-06-1552 minLit UpHala Alyan on family secrets and the charged history of the Middle East.This week on Lit Up, Angela welcomes poet, clinical psychologist and author Hala Alyan. Her new novel, The Arsonist’s City, is about a family spread between Lebanon and the US who come together after the death of their family’s patriarch. Angie and Hala talk about messy family dramas, the charged history of the Middle East, and how to cope in times of uncertainty.The Arsonist's City can be purchased via the link on our (new!) website, lituppodcast.com, and you can learn more about Hala and her writing at her website.Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It i...2021-06-0836 min
Lit UpClint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery in AmericaThis week on the podcast, Angela welcomes Clint Smith, author of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. Clint shares stories about the places he visited and people he met on his mission to understand the legacy of slavery in the US. Angie and Clint also talk about the gift of poetry, how much we can learn about the past by talking to our elders, and, the best kind of jokes, according to his kids.How The Word is Passed is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our...2021-06-0139 minLit UpLauren Oyler on who we are on the internet.This week, Angela welcomes Lauren Oyler to the podcast. They talk about dumb ex-boyfriends, apocalyptic mindsets, and why depressing books make them feel in step with the world. They also talk about Lauren’s new book, Fake Accounts.Fake Accounts is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. You can learn more about Lauren's writing at laurenoyler.com and follow her on twitter @LaurenOyler.Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive pro...2021-05-2537 minLit UpTe-Ping Chen on funeral strippers, and her collection of short stories, Land of Big Numbers.On this week’s episode, Angie speaks with author and journalist Te-Ping Chen, whose collection of short stories about China, Land of Big Numbers, is available now. They talk about robots cutting your noodles, funeral strippers, and hotline girls.Te-Ping’s book The Land of Big Numbers is available now, and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. You can learn more about Te-Ping’s writing at te-pingchen.com and read her work in the Wall Street Journal.Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. This week’s episode was edite...2021-05-1833 minLit UpNadia Owusu on the healing power of a rocking chair and her new memoir, Aftershocks.On this week’s episode, Angie speaks with Nadia Owusu, the author of one of 2021’s most anticipated books, Aftershocks. Angie and Nadia talk about growing up all over the world, loving jazz, and the healing power of a rocking chair.Nadia's memoir, Aftershocks, is available now, and there's a link to purchase it on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. You can find more of her work at https://www.nadiaaowusu.com/Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. The...2021-05-1140 minLit UpElizabeth Gilbert on why being honest is better than being good, and her novel CITY OF GIRLS. (From the Archive)Angie has been dancing in her apartment during covid. And her dancing reminded her of this convo from early 2020, before we were all stuck dancing in our apartments. On this episode, Angie speaks with Elizabeth Gilbert about dancing, becoming interesting, and why being honest is better than being good.Elizabeth's book, City of Girls, is available now, and there's a link to purchase it on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. You can find more of her work at https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is produced by Liam Billingham...2021-05-0453 minLit UpJess Walter on the ‘She-Dog of Anarchy’ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and his new novel The Cold Millions.On this episode, Angie speaks with award-winning author Jess Walter about his novel, The Cold Millions, inspired by his grandfather’s years crisscrossing the west by train, searching for work. Angie and Jess talk about how to make the best Manhattan, wealth inequality in the Gilded Age, and why the history of organizing in Spokane, Washington resonates today.Jess' book, The Cold Millions, is available now, and there's a link to purchase it on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. You can find more of his work at JessWalter.comLit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It is hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. Th...2021-04-2732 minLit UpJen Silverman on the art of the post-scandal comeback and her novel, We Play Ourselves.On this episode, Angie speaks with Jen Silverman about her new novel, We Play Ourselves, inspired in-part by her own life as an award-winning playwright—minus the scandals! Angie and Jen talk about the blurred boundaries of a creative life, anger, why Jen draws sad pandas, and what lights her up.Jen's book, We Play Ourselves, is available now, and there's a link to purchase it on our website, LitUpPodcast.com. Follow Jen on Instagram @this_panda_is_sad.Lit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer an...2021-03-3137 minLit UpKaitlyn Greenidge on what freedom means in 2021 and her novel, Libertie.On this episode, Angie speaks with Kaitlyn Greenidge about her new novel, Libertie, inspired by the life of one of the first black female doctors in the United States. Angie and Kaitlyn talk about the complexity of mother daughter relationships, what the reconstruction era can teach us about 2021, and what lights Kaitlyn up.Kaitlyn's book Liberte is available March 30. There's a link to purchase it on our website, LitUpPodcast.comLit Up is a Podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood. The show is produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. The theme music...2021-03-3041 minLit UpFrom Sugar23, this is Lit Up.Join host Angela Ledgerwood as she chats to the authors she loves most about books, life, and what lights them up. Episodes every Tuesday!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-3001 minLit UpChristopher Bollen on writing likeable characters who do bad thingsThe city of Venice is the key character in Christopher Bollen’s latest novel A Beautiful Crime. Christopher joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss the summer internship that brought him to Venice for the first time, exploring power dynamics in romantic & platonic relationships and how he writes likeable characters who do bad things. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-2646 minLit UpVeronica Roth on the consequences of fameVeronica Roth’s latest dystopian novel, Chosen Ones, explores the negative side of fame. Veronica joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss building dystopian worlds in her novels, being critiqued in the media and how the unexpected success of her first novel, Divergent, lead her to undergo therapy in her early 20’s. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-0445 minLit UpMira Jacob on drawing her familyExhausted by writing, Mira Jacob used illustration to explore themes of family, love and race in her graphic memoir Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. She joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss her parents’ love story, teaching herself to draw and the idea that love is the opposite of racism. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-0459 minLit UpKate Elizabeth Russell on powerIt took 18 years for Kate Elizabeth Russell to write her debut novel, My Dark Vanessa, about a student who falls in love with her teacher. She joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss power dynamics within relationships, consent and how the Me-Too Movement influenced her writing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-2150 minLit UpDolly Alderton on being comfortable being aloneAn 18-month break from dating forced UK journalist Dolly Alderton to learn to become comfortable being alone. Dolly discusses her debut book, Everything I Know About Love, with host Angela Ledgerwood, the intensity of female friendships and why her Australian therapist compared her to Donald Trump.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-02-1945 minLit UpLauren Mechling on being out of VogueLosing her job at Vogue forced Lauren Mechling to create a new identity for herself outside of work. Lauren joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss her latest novel ‘How Could She’, the impact working in magazines had on her writing and why she has an Instagram dedicated to clogs. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-02-0448 minLit UpLeslie Jamison on turning animals into charactersA lonely whale named 52 Blue is a key character in Leslie Jamison’s new essay collection Make It Scream, Make It Burn. Leslie speaks with host Angela Ledgerwood about the different things the whale represented to her readers, the three themes she structured her essay collection around and where she gets her inspiration from. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-01-1446 minLit UpJami Attenberg on dysfunctional familiesMoving to New Orleans gave Jami Attenberg a new perspective on her characters. Her latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, follows one dysfunctional family in New Orleans who are coming to terms with their secrets. Jami joins host Angela Ledgerwood to discuss finding ideas in unexpected places, calling out the male gaze and how all readers see themselves in her different characters. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-12-3144 minLit UpVicki Laveau-Harvie on surviving her familyAll families are nuts, according Vicki Laveau-Harvie and there was no better place to explore her family's eccentricities than her Stella Award winning debut memoir The Erratics. Vicki talks with host Angela Ledgerwood about her experience growing up with, and escaping, a narcissistic mother and creating a new life for herself in France & Australia with her chosen family. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-3059 minLit UpCourtney Maum on heeding your own instinctsAddiction to technology is hard to get away from, but author Courtney Maum is taking a break from the internet and returns to talk about the preservation of art in her new book Costalegre with Host Angela Ledgerwood. Courtney talks about deep diving into an idea rather moving quickly from one to the next. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-1156 minLit UpJia Tolentino on self-reflectionSelf reflection is one of the hardest things we can do to ourselves and Jia Tolentino covers this in her new book of essays Trick Mirror: Reflections of self delusion. Host Angela Ledgerwood talks with Jia on what inspires her essays and how we can learn to sit within the knowledge of things we've done in the past without changing ourselves. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-08-0857 minLit UpKathleen Alcott on searching for AmericaThere were a lot of events that shaped America in the 1960’s – the Vietnam war, the first moon landing. Host Angela Ledgerwood talks with Kathleen on how she researched these events and the consequences of our actions for her new multi-generational novel – America was hard to find. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-08-0147 minLit UpLisa Taddeo on the effects of past relationshipsOur past is made up of relationships, both good and bad, and these relationships shape who we are. Lisa Taddeo reveals to host Angela Ledgerwood the real-life experiences that inspired the three main characters of her new book, Three Women, and what she has learned about desire. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-07-2455 minLit UpOcean Vuong on inheriting our valuesOcean Vuong explores race, class and masculinity within his storytelling. Better known for his honest and beautiful poetry, Ocean speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about his debut novel: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, and the power of breaking the silence for those less fortunate. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-07-1741 minLit UpElizabeth Gilbert on exploring our desires and sexual freedomsEat. Pray. Love’s portrayal of the inner-struggles we deal with and the raw emotions that come with these struggles is part of what made her book hugely successful. Elizabeth shares with host Angela Ledgerwood how taking a deep dive into your own emotions and your own character and its’ flaws can help you form these relatable characters in books. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-07-0454 minLit UpMickey Rapkin on writing a Hollywood hitGetting a publisher to agree to print a book about the world of acapella singing groups was not an easy task for Author Mickey Rapkin, but he stuck with it and this risk let to the hugely successful trilogy of Pitch Perfect films. Host Angela Ledgerwood speaks to Mickey about where he got the idea from, how slow the process is when transitioning a book to a film and why he has chosen children's' books as his latest writing challenge. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-06-1932 minLit UpCeridwen Dovey on the privilege and vulnerability of being a young womanWhat does the relationships look like between an artist and their patron and what is expected of one from the other? Ceridwen Dovey speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about the power, privilege and vulnerability of being a young, talented woman, how she found her voice as a writer and why she is exploring new voices. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-06-1251 minLit UpStan Grant reflects on the privilege of nostalgiaHow does a country's history weigh on its' people? Journalist Stan Grant exiled himself from Australia in order to seek to understand Australia, what it means to be Australian and his own struggle for belonging and identity as an indigenous Australian man. Stan speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about his book 'Australia Day,' the moment in his childhood that changed his outlook on the world, and why he believes philosophers hold the key to understanding culture. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-05-2943 minLit UpMonica Tan on understanding AustraliaA 30,000km trip around Australia was the journey Monica Tan took to discover who she was in relation to the country she lived in, Australia. From the role Chinese Australians played in colonisation to segregation in Australia in the 70s and how Australia history is taught now, Monica's novel Strange Country explores all facets of Monica's identity as a Australian Born Chinese person and she shares what she has learned with host Angela Ledgerwood. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-05-1538 minLit UpBret Easton Ellis on the danger of so-called thought-crimePresenting an avatar of virtuousness online instead of presenting your real self is a danger to exploring the nuances of life and how people think, and that's what Bret Easton Ellis calls out in his first non-fiction book White. Bret explores the fame that he gained from American Psycho with host Angela Ledgerwood and how it informed his understanding of people as well as the narrative media build around celebrities. He also discusses why he believes that novels lead to a greater understanding of people than what you can get from their 'real life' on social media. Advertising...2019-05-0852 minLit UpTaylor Jenkins Reid on women not aspiring to be merely the museIn the novel Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid wanted to build a female character who was not conditioned to be pleasing and likeable and would react and say things that Taylor could never say herself. Taylor chats to host Angela Ledgerwood about how important female friendships build the frameworks for relationships and how some people enjoy the feeling of shame and self-sabotage. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-05-0155 minLit UpHermione Hoby is seeking to understand peopleIn a world of click bait and jarring headlines journalist Hermione Hoby believes that the key to empathy and connection is in reading novels and getting the entire character of a person in order to understand their actions. Hermione speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about her debut novel Neon in Daylight, the boundaries to searching for someone's humanity and the strange world of dialling up your specific fantasies through craigslist. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-04-2445 minLit UpTrent Dalton on what makes a good manFinding meaning in sadness, defining the different types of love and looking at the complexities of masculinity, are the overarching themes in Trent Dalton's novel, Boy Swallows Universe. Trent shares with host Angela Ledgerwood how he used this book to put a positive spin on some of the sadness of his past and how he used his character, Eli, to explore what a do-over on his life would have looked like. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-04-1753 minLit UpNatalka Burian on writing about family dynamicsThrough her book 'Welcome to the Slipstream' Natalka explores how sickness can complicate family dynamics. She discusses with host Angela Ledgerwood the freedom she found in placing her characters in the Nevada dessert, why she co-founded her feminist fundraising reading series The Freya Project and how the advice of her grandmother set her up for who she is today. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-04-1037 minLit UpSheila Heti on the ties between female identity and motherhoodIs it desire, duty or expectation that leads someone to become a mother? This is the question Sheila Heti explores in her book Motherhood. Sheila discusses the ties between the female identity and motherhood with host Angela Ledgerwood, as well as her theory as to why female artists seem to get a pass for being child-less when women in other professions don’t. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-04-0334 minLit UpMary Gabriel on placing females artists back into art historyArt historian Mary Gabriel has re-written history to include the incredible women who changed modern art in her book ‘9th street women.’ Mary tells host Angela Ledgerwood how the idea for the book arose out of a conversation she had with painter Grace Hartigan 30 years ago. Mary dispels a lot of the misconceptions around the rivalry of female artists during the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-03-271h 01Lit UpRachel Kushner on Understanding StalkersRachel Kushner's existing relationships with people in the American penal system led to an understanding of, and sympathy for, the people involved in prison life, from workers to inmates. Rachel chats to Angela Ledgerwood about how she came to understand people's 'logic' surrounding murders they'd committed and how stalkers perceive their stalking actions and how this informed the writing of her book 'The Mars Room.' Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-03-2045 minLit UpKerry O'Brien on the importance of investing in journalismSix-time Walkley Award winner Kerry O'Brien has worked in newspapers, television and the wire service as a journalist. Having been at the helm of Australian news programs This Day Tonight, Four Corners, Lateline and the 7.30 Report for 15 years, Kerry shares with host Angela Ledgerwood who his favourite interviewees were and how to spot a good story. Having turned his journalistic eye on his own life, Kerry discusses his memoir 'Kerry O'Brien, A Memoir' and why he fears for the future of investigative journalism. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2019-03-131h 07Lit UpCourtney Maum on the importance of touchWhat does touching look like in the future or do people even touch? In her book 'Touch', Courtney Maum looks to a world where romantic touching and spontaneous touch don't happen anymore and discusses, with host Angela Ledgerwood, the issues that touch deprivation can cause amongst people and how our body language skills are getting rusty because of social media. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-03-0656 minLit UpLucie Greene on forecasting desire through dataAre 'Big Tech' companies taking over governmental roles? The birth of technology as a consumer project and the value of the data we freely give away is at the heart of what Lucie Greene's ‘Silicone States’ is about. Lucie speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about the conscious expectations we have of tech companies and how our reliance on these companies is effecting government services. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-02-2750 minLit UpGeorgia Clark on representing someone else's experienceResearch is key for author, performer and screenwriter Georgia Clark when writing characters that represent an experience that she has not had herself. Georgia speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about her book 'The Bucket List' and the importance of respecting your friends and of having a strong support system around you. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-02-2050 minLit UpOlivia Laing and dealing with the contradictions of the worldOlivia Laing's agitation about the political events of 2017 led her to keep a diary that became the basis for her novel Crudo. In it she becomes a hybrid of h2erself and late author Kathy Acker as topics that were relevant in the 80s crop up again in the modern day like Nazism, body-autonomy and hyper-violence. Olivia discusses with host Angela Ledgerwood her difficulty in reconciling the fact that the pain of others can co-exist alongside the minor pleasures you take from life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2019-02-1354 minLit UpR.O. Kwon and the cult of religionGetting rid of distractions and daily choices like what to eat and what to wear helped R.O. Kwon focus on her debut novel, The Incendiaries. This novel took her 10 years to write and she shares with Angela Ledgerwood how changes in her personal life, her stance on religion and her obsession with cults all found it's way into the final evolution of the novel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-02-0652 minLit UpRebecca Traister and the positive power of female rageJournalist Rebecca Traister writes about women in politics, media, and entertainment from a feminist perspective. Rebecca catches up with host Angela Ledgerwood to speak about her book 'Good and Mad' and how women's rage is portrayed negatively even though it is often the catalyst for big social change and movements. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-301h 13Lit UpGlory Edim on representation in literatureWhen did you first see yourself in the character of a book? Glory Edim speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about her book Well-Read Black Girl and the importance of being represented in literature. Glory started her Instagram and Brooklyn-based book club, Well-Read Black Girl, to celebrate the uniqueness of Black literature and sisterhood. Now, having established a literature festival of the same name, her goal is to the expand the definition of what it means to be 'well-read' and to showcase the universality of Black women through literature. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast...2019-01-231h 02Lit UpJames Frey wants to burn the world down*Explicit language warning* Controversial American author James Frey doesn't care if he enrages you or breaks your heart, as long as his writing makes you feel something. James speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about using his book, Katerina, to examine his past and what could have been. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-1659 minLit UpIngrid Fetell Lee and the aesthetics of JoyDesign affects our health and happiness whether it be in our home, work or our natural surroundings. Designer an author of Joyful - The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, Ingrid Fetell Lee, speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about how to inject joy into your everyday surroundings. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-0949 minLit UpParker Posey compares acting to writingThe solitary life of a writer. Actor Parker Posey chats to host Angela Ledgerwood about how her dog, Gracie, got her through the tough times when she was writing her memoir, ‘You’re on an Airplane,’ and the similarities between researching an acting role and writing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-0254 minLit UpMeg Mason on Motherhood's effect on her writingThe loneliness of motherhood is the theme explored by Aussie author and journalist Meg Mason in her novel You Be Mother. Meg chats to friend and Lit Up host Angela Ledgerwood about how she uses the characters in her books to examine complicated family dynamics and the struggles she experienced when becoming a mother in her early 20s. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-12-2646 minLit UpNeil Gaiman and Norse GodsComic books, graphic novels, films and audio theatre...English author Neil Gaiman has done it all! Gaiman discusses his novel, American Gods, with Lit Up host Angela Ledgerwood. As well as, what Norse Gods taught him about modern humanity and some handy tips for designing your own religion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-12-1942 minLit UpCaitlin Moran on sexual shame and gender boundariesBritish journalist and author Caitlin Moran chats to host Angela Ledgerwood about her book 'How to be Famous.' Caitlin calls on men to break down gender boundaries and to start their own equivalent of feminism and suggests how women can take back the power when it comes to sexual shame. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-12-1154 minLit UpJami Attenberg on being a woman in NYC and finding successAngela sits down with Jami Attenberg to chat about her newest novel, "All Grown Up". Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-2250 minLit UpMohsin Hamid on immigration, life in Pakistan, and Donald TrumpAngela sits down with Mohsin Hamid to discuss his newest novel, "Exit West." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-2228 minLit UpMin Jin Lee on the history of Korean families in JapanThis week, Angela sits down with author of Free Food for Millionaires, Min Jin Lee, to discuss her newest novel, Pachinko. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-2247 minLit UpMaria Semple on friendship, city living, and coping mechanismsAngela and best-selling author, Maria Semple, sit down and discuss her new book, Today Will Be Different. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-2230 minLit UpThe way forward with Lidia YuknavitchIn a particularly emotional episode, Lidia Yuknavitch joins Angela to discuss all of her work, which blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-2245 min