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Books with BetsyEpisode 34 - Best of 2024 Part 1On this episode, past guests of Books with Betsy and I share our favorite books of 2024! Listen to hear about lots of great 2024 books and the excellent backlist we got to this year.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Betsy’s Best Categorically (books that…):
Shocked me:
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
The Night House by Jo Nesbø
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Made me Cry:
North Woods by Danie...2024-12-301h 34
The Chills at Will PodcastEpisode 246 with Ruben Reyes, Author of There is a Rio Grande in Heaven, and Brilliant Tactician of the Weird, the Quirky, the Joyful, the Sad, and the ResonantNotes and Links to Ruben Reyes’ Work
For Episode 246, Pete welcomes Ruben Reyes, and the two discuss, among other topics, his childhood love of sci fi and fantasy, his family’s diverse language history, formative and transformative books and writers, lessons learned from early writing, and salient themes and issues in his collection like agency, power dynamics, notions of “home,” grief, and various forms of violence, as well as larger narratives about the immigration system, family units, and traumas and silences.
Ruben Reyes Jr. is the son of two Salvadoran immigrants. He completed hi...2024-08-061h 11
Spilled MilkEpisode 648: Potato SaladToday we're smooth, chunky, painful and transformative as we blame other countries for this salad and debate horror movie villains. Scared of potato salad, Matthew embarks on a quest in order to avoid it and encounters Secret Miracle Whip, SpongeBob and listicles. potato salad with sherry mustard vinaigrette from Smitten KitchenMolly's Now but Wow! - The short stories of Jamel Brinkley (try “Bartow Station,” from Witness
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's Websit...2024-05-3027 min
GrottoPodNeeding the Fear with Jonathan Escoffery & Celeste ChanJonathan Escoffery, Celeste Chan, and T. K. Rex discuss education without a safety net, the intersection of racism, capitalism and belonging, ticking clocks and how to break them, finding Jamaican patties in the Bay Area, the intimacy of the second person, and needing the fear.Stuff we talked about in the episode:If I Survive You - novel by Jonathan EscofferyApex snap judgment panelsPaul Beatty Percival EverettMat JohnsonNicole Dennis-BennMarlon JamesJennine Capó CrucetToni MorrisonNella LarsenLangston HughesZora Neal HurstonFrederick DouglassThe Wallace Stegner FellowshipA Lucky Man - novel by Jamel BrinkleyBoston Writers of Col...2024-05-211h 31
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life613: Jamel Brinkley and M. Evelina Galang!On #613, Chelsea Alice speaks with Jamel Brinkley about his new short story collection Witness, plus John King speaks with M. Evelina Galang about her new short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. Special Thanks to Miami Book Fair.2024-02-1753 min
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerKerri Miller and two book lovers share their favorite books of 2023What book did you read this year that you immediately recommended to all your friends?That was the topic MPR News host Kerri Miller tackled Monday at 9 a.m. for a special live edition of her regular Friday show, Big Books and Bold Ideas. Instead of chatting with an author, Miller took calls and chatted with Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, and Julie Buckles, the owner of Honest Dog Books in Bayfield, Wis.Before the show, we asked our social media followers what their favorite books of the year were...2023-12-0147 min
Presentations PodcastWisconsin Book Festival - Jamel Brinkley - Witness October 21, 20232023-10-2255 min
Just the Right Book with Roxanne CoadyJTRB Shorts #16 - A quick look at what's newIn this week's "short" Roxanne and Bill discuss 4 books that they are excited about.
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Little AtomsLittle Atoms 856 - Jamel Brinkley's WitnessJamel Brinkley talks to Neil Denny about his latest short story collection Witness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-2630 min
Fully Booked by Kirkus ReviewsJamel BrinkleyJamel Brinkley joins us to discuss Witness (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Aug. 1), a story collection from the author of National Book Award finalist A Lucky Man (2018). “After just two collections, Brinkley may already be a grand master of the short story,” Kirkus writes in a starred review. Then our editors share their top picks in books for the week.
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NPR's Book of the DayShort story collections by Steven Millhauser and Jamel Brinkley focus on the uncannyToday's episode features interviews with two authors of short story collections. First, NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Steven Millhauser about Disruptions, and why he likes to write stories that start off in the normal world and slowly become more and more unsettling until he feels he's pushed the limits as far as he can. Then, NPR's Juana Summers asks Jamel Brinkley about Witness, and how he incorporated gentrification in New York, masculinity and Blackness into his larger themes of obsession.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-08-2517 min
The Chills at Will PodcastEPISODE 200 with Adam Vitcavage, Raconteur, Skilled Writer of Literary and Music Criticism, and Charismatic Advocate for Debut Authors Through his Podcast Debutiful: Discover Debut AuthorsNotes and Links to Adam Vitcavage’s Work
For Episode 200, Pete welcomes Adam Vitcavage, and the two discuss, among other topics, Adam’s early reading and writing and the spark provided by writers like Jesmyn Ward, his early writing in the world of music criticism and literary criticism, the background on his penchant for working with debut authors, a lot of sports analogies, dream guests he’s worked with and still hopes to work with, The Babysitters Club, and shared experiences in the world of literary podcasting.
Adam Vitcavage is the founder o...2023-08-2245 min
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Ampersand: The Poets & Writers PodcastWitness by Jamel BrinkleyJamel Brinkley reads from “Blessed Deliverance” from his story collection Witness, published in August 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.2023-08-1605 min
Keen On AmericaThe Seven Best Novels of the Summer: Bethanne Patrick on the literature of love, nostalgia, young call girls and valiant womenEPISODE 1643: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick, the LA Times book critic, about new fiction from Tania James, Colson Whitehead, Jenny Erpenbeck, Emma Cline, Jamel Brinkley and Luis UrreaBethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literary Hub. She sits on the board o...2023-08-0933 min
Doggerel Diaries: Ben & Matthew's Literature ProgramCharacter DraftBen and Matthew select 10 characters from stories covered on the podcast, then take turns picking them in a character draft. Whose team has more literary clout? Which one would win on a basketball court? Below are the characters, although not in the order they were drafted.Enid from Alice Munro’s “Love of a Good Woman”Billie in Dantiel Moniz’s “Necessary Bodies”Narrator in Roberto Bolano’s “Sensini”Eric from Jamel Brinkley’s “Everything the Mouth Eats”Narrator in Thom Jones’s “The Pugilist at Rest”Tar Cutler in Chris Offutt’s “Old of the Moon”Woodrow L. Cunningham in Edward P. Jones’s “...2023-08-0749 min
Poured OverPoured Over Double Shot: Khashayar J. Khabushani and Jamel Brinkley I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani is the story of a young Iranian American boy growing up in the San Fernando Valley with his brothers. With basketball, his family and the influences around him, he begins to understand his identity. Khabushani joins us to talk about the different realities within L.A., the rewriting process, what he learned as a teacher and more. With ten rich and beautifully crafted stories, Jamel Brinkley’s collection Witness shows a glimpse of life for people in pivotal times against the backdrop of New York City. Brinkley joi...2023-08-051h 36
The Maris ReviewJamel BrinkleyThis week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Jamel Brinkley about Witness, his new short story collection, out now from FSG.Jamel Brinkley is the author of A Lucky Man: Stories, which won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Story Prize, the John Leonard Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He was raised in the Bronx and in Brooklyn, New York, and currently teaches at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His new...2023-08-0328 min
Otherppl with Brad Listi856. Jamel BrinkleyJamel Brinkley is the author of the story collection Witness, available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.Brinkley is the author of A Lucky Man: Stories, which won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Story Prize, the John Leonard Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He has also been awarded an O. Henry Prize, the Rome Prize, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and a Lannan Foundation Fellowship. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, A Public Space, Ploug...2023-08-021h 25
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionWitness by Jamel BrinkleyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616775to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Witness
Author: Jamel Brinkley
Narrator: Greg Lockett
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Release date: August 1, 2023
Genres: Literary Fiction
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‘Brinkley’s sentences are daggers’ RAVEN LEILANI ‘Extraordinary … moving, compelling and virtuosic’ OBSERVER ‘A triumph’ COLIN BARRETT An electric collection of stories set in contemporary New York, from the award-winning author of A Lucky Man and National Book Award finalist, Jamel Brinkley. What does it mean to take action? To bear witness? What does it cost? These stories take us into the heart of contemporary New York City and its resident...2023-08-018h 19
Origin StoryJamel Brinkley (Witness) on Bearing Witness and How to Write a Good EndingJamel Brinkley is the author of a new short story collection called Witness and previously published the short story collection A Lucky Man which was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Story Prize, the John Leonard Prize, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; and winner of a PEN Oakland Award and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. His writing has appeared in A Public Space, Ploughshares, The Paris Review, American Short Fiction, Guernica, Glimmer Train,The Best American Short Stories, and many more. He was raised in Br...2023-08-011h 26
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Title: Witness
Author: Jamel Brinkley
Narrator: Greg Lockett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:19:11
Language: English
Release date: 08-01-23
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General
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An electric collection of stories set in contemporary New York, from the award-winning author of A Lucky Man and National Book Award finalist, Jamel Brinkley.
What does it mean to take action? To bear witness? What does it cost?
These stories take us into...2023-08-018h 19
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Book Talk, etc.August Books on the Radar + Finding Books in New GenresSend us a textIn Episode 112 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they're looking forward to reading in August. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about finding books to read in a new to you genre. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally B...2023-07-2500 min
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Download New Full Audiobooks in Books with Buzz , Unmissable Debut AuthorsWe Are A Haunting: A Novel by Tyriek WhitePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681024to listen full audiobooks.
Title: We Are A Haunting: A Novel
Author: Tyriek White
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2023 First Novel Prize - Winner 'What a beautiful, haunting and hued narrative of American living. I’m in love with this story and the way Tyriek White breathes life into these characters.' —Jacqueline Woodson, MacArthur Fellow and author of Another Brooklyn A poignant debut for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Jamel Brinkley, We Are a Haunting follows thre...2023-05-238h 42
Ursa Short FictionJocelyn Nicole Johnson on Bravery in Writing and ‘the Introvert's Revenge’Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton sit down with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson—author of Ursa's Season Two, Episode 3 story, "Virginia Is Not Your Home"—to discuss her acclaimed debut collection, My Monticello, and the journey of its making. Johnson talks about her writing as a direct response to historical events as they occur, much of her work centering Virginia as home, and grappling with complicated histories, experiences, and ideas around identity.Johnson addresses the themes that occur throughout her collection, such as that of loneliness, belonging, resistance, violence, and salvation. Deesha and Dawnie dive into questions about perspective, voic...2023-04-1956 minDoggerel Diaries: Ben & Matthew's Literature ProgramJamel Brinkley Double Feature, Part 2: RankingsIn Part 2 of our Jamel Brinkley doppelpack, we rank each story in his collection entitled A Lucky Man, then narrow down a list of writers we'd like to party with. And some we wouldn't ... 2022-09-231h 11Doggerel Diaries: Ben & Matthew's Literature ProgramJamel Brinkley Double Feature, Part 1We've been really digging Jamel Brinkley lately, so we decided to do a double feature delving into his often dense but very accessible work. This time we analyze "Witness" and revisit the question of which sex scenes in literature turn us on.2022-09-071h 06
Feiste BücherFeiste Bücher 77, vorgelesen: "Zungen" von Dantiel W. MonizMilch, Blut, Hitze – mich hat der Dreiklang dieses Titels gleich neugierig gemacht. Und die Storys von Dantiel W. Moniz sind eine echte Entdeckung. Ich habe eine Geschichte voller subversivem Humor für euch ausgewählt und hoffe, ich habe es gut genug eingelesen, dass ihr dranbleibt und Lust auf mehr bekommt. Das hätte Montiz nämlich verdient. Aber so was von!
„Milch. Blut. Hitze“ von Dantiel W. Moniz ist bei C.H.Beck erschienen. Claudia Arlinghaus und Anke Caroline Burger haben die 11 Storys aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt. Das Hardcover hat 230 Seiten und kostet 23 Euro.
Empfehlt do...2022-05-3129 min
fiction/non/fictionTolstoy Forever: Brigid Hughes and Yiyun Li On Retweeting a Russian ClassicEditor and publisher Brigid Hughes and writer Yiyun Li join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about reading War and Peace over the course of 85 days with others around the world. The unusually broad and lively Twitter conversation, organized in 2020 by A Public Space and led by Li, is captured in the newly published volume Tolstoy Together. In this episode, Li discusses her love of Russian novels and describes what it was like reading War and Peace in sections at the ends of newspapers when she was growing up in Beijing. Hughes, who read the book...2021-09-0949 min
UO TodayUO Today interview with Jamel Brinkley, author of A Lonely Man, & teacher at Iowa Writers' WorkshopWriter Jamel Brinkley reads and talks about his short story collection A Lonely Man. He discusses the craft of his writing. #literature #creative #writing.
https://ohc.uoregon.edu2021-04-1030 min
The Paris ReviewCrucial Handshakes (A celebration of issues 233 and 234)This bonus episode revisits and remixes the virtual launch events for Paris Review issues 233 and 234, summer and fall 2020—no Zoom room required! First, Eloghosa Osunde reads the opening of her story “Good Boy”; next, Aracelis Girmay reads Lucille Clifton’s “Poem to My Yellow Coat”; then Lydia Davis shares her short piece “The Left Hand”; translator Patricio Ferrari recites “Crater of the Beginning” by Portuguese poet Antonio Osorio; Jamel Brinkley reads an excerpt from his story “Witness”; Rabih Alameddine reads from his story “The July War”; Emma Hine presents her poem “Cassandra”; and the episode concludes with Girmay’s awe-filled recollection of her vis...2021-02-1835 min
Books and the CityOnce Again: It’s Fish TimeFirst things first: are YOU familiar with coding on the WIX platform? Let us know, because we could use your help!! Now that that’s out of the way, thanks for tuning in to hear us talk about our fictional Valentine's and the V-Day candy we'd love to share with them. PS: here's the link to help support Troop 6000, as promised in the ep: https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop6000-161. If you’re a member of the fan club you may have seen that The Ex Talk book club discussion kicked off yesterday. We’re so excited to keep c...2021-02-1551 min
Demasiado HumanoDemasiado Humano con Darío Sztajnszrajber T5. Episodio 33 #ElNegro.En la emisión Nº33 de #DemasiadoHumano 2020 hablamos del negro. ¿Con qué asocias el negro? + Reseñas “Cabecita negra” de Germán Rozenmacher y “Un hombre con suerte” de Jamel Brinkley @chai_editora + reflexiones de Alejandra Egido, Ezequiel Adamosky. Sandra Russo, Sebastián Russo, Luis Teran, Ornella Ruiz Diaz. Ricardo Bisignano.2020-10-131h 27
Book FightEp 323: Jamel Brinkley, "I Happy Am"This week we're discussing a story from Jamel Brinkley's award-winning debut collection, A Lucky Man. Plus, we answer more ridiculous NaNoWriMo questions, and we check out Amazon's Kindle store to see how many coronavirus-themed books have popped up already (short answer: so many!). If you like the show, and would like more Book Fight in your life, please consider subscribing to our Patreon. For $5, you'll get access to three bonus episodes a month, including Book Fight After Dark, where we read some of the world's weirdest--and steamiest!--novels. We've also recently begun a new series of Patreon-only...2020-04-201h 10
Fall for the Book PodcastJamel Brinkley - Fall for the Book PodcastFall for the Book Director Kara Oakleaf sits down with short story writer Jamel Brinkley to discuss his collection, A Lucky Man, which was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction, and won the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.2020-01-0722 min
Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & PoetryTin House Live : Revision Panel with R.O. Kwon, Karen Shepard, Danielle Evans, Jamel Brinkley“Finding the Life of the Story: Vision & Revision” was recorded at the 2019 Tin House Summer Writers Workshop. Panelists Karen Shepard, Danielle Evans, R.O. Kwon and Jamel Brinkley talk strategies to draft and revise. Moderated by David Naimon, host of Between the Covers.
The post Tin House Live : Revision Panel with R.O. Kwon, Karen Shepard, Danielle Evans, Jamel Brinkley appeared first on Tin House.
2019-09-2548 min
Book ChoiceBook Choice - August 2019It’s midday on the first Monday of Women’s month and what better time to put up your feet and join us for Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, coming to you from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I’m Cindy Moritz, and I’m delighted to bring you this month’s choice of good books from our switched-on team of readers.
Penny Lorimer reviews two unusual thrillers, one by a seasoned British writer and the other by a novice American writer. Joe Country by Mick Herron and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
“Haunting, poetic and page turning...2019-08-0558 min
Litquake's Lit CastChia-Chia Lin: Lit Cast Live Episode 108One of Esquire, The Rumpus, The Millions, Literary Hub and Electric Literature's Most Anticipated Books of 2019, Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel The Unpassing explores community, identity, and the myth of the American dream through a Taiwanese immigrant family of six struggling to make ends meet on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska. Lit Cast is proud to feature Chia-Chia as she reads an excerpt from her novel and goes deep into her writing process, influences, and more with her former Iowa MFA classmate Jamel Brinkley. This episode was recorded live at Green Apple Books on the Park on May 30, 2019. L...2019-07-231h 12
Skylight Books Podcast SeriesChia-Chia Lin, "THE UNPASSING" w/ Jamel BrinkleyA searing debut novel that explores community, identity, and the myth of the American dream through an immigrant family in Alaska
In Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel, The Unpassing, we meet a Taiwanese immigrant family of six struggling to make ends meet on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska. The father, hardworking but beaten down, is employed as a plumber and repairman, while the mother, a loving, strong-willed, and unpredictably emotional matriarch, holds the house together. When ten-year-old Gavin contracts meningitis at school, he falls into a deep, nearly fatal coma. He wakes up a week later to lea...2019-06-0354 min
MisReadBest Books of 2018Join us as we look back on our favorite books of the year and what we are planning to read in 2019!
Time Stamps:
Favorite movies: 6:00
Favorite music: 6:52
Favorite podcasts: 16:00
Best books of 2018: 20:08
Memorable books of 2018: 33:42
2019 TBR: 46:18
Books mentioned:
- How to love a Jamaican, Alexia Arthur’s
- If Beale street could talk, James Baldwin
- Widow Basquiat, Jennifer Clement
- Heads of the colored people, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi ** See note below
- Circe, Madeleine Miller
- A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley
- The 7 spiritual laws of success, Deepak Chopra
- Sister Outsider, Audre Lorde
- Motherhood by...2018-12-201h 00
MisReadSeason 2 Ep 9: "A Lucky Man" With @reggiereadsWe had the pleasure of having Reggie Bailey on the show and provide his perspective, as a black man, on the much talked-about debut collection of Jamel Brinkley's "A Lucky Man". The collection of nine stories explores the layered complexities of black men. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, this poignant book left us deep in thoughts.
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Email us: misreadpodcast@gmail.com2018-11-2252 min
Nicole BoniaThe Readerly Report - Episode 50 - Examining The National Book Award Nominees, Plus Other Book Prize ListsGayle and Nicole discuss the National Book Awards and whether they are inclined to read books from these lists. We also briefly refer The Man Books, The Nobel Prize, The Macarthur Prize for Genius. What types roof books are these and are they of interest to the average reader or do they serve to build the prestige and careers of these writers? What We’re Reading:Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Unknown Girl by Karen Perry A Cloud In The Shape of The Girl by Jean Thompson American Prison by Shane Bauer The...2018-10-2640 minSkylight Books Podcast SeriesJamel Brinkley, "A LUCKY MAN"In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members, and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving himself a man through the all-night revel of J’Ouvert can’t help but look out for his impressionable younger brother. And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with ho...2018-07-2654 min
Otherppl with Brad Listi528. Jamel BrinkleyJamel Brinkley is the author of the story collection A LUCKY MAN (Graywolf Press). Brinkley's fiction has appeared, or is forthcoming, in The Best American Short Stories 2018, A Public Space, Ploughshares, Gulf Coast, The Threepenny Review, Glimmer Train, American Short Fiction, Epiphany, and LitMag. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he will be a 2018-2020 Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University beginning this fall. ***Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers.Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Sti...2018-06-201h 17
All the Books!New Releases and More for May 1, 2018This week, Liberty and Amanda discuss What You Want To See, A Lucky Man, The Electric Woman, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Reading Women, Warby Parker, and The Black Witch by Laurie Forest.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed...2018-05-0141 min
TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books PodcastCarmen Maria Machado & Ethan NosowskyHER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES, the dazzling debut by Carmen Maria Machado has garnered tremendous acclaim, including being named a finalist for the National Book Award. Carmen and James discuss never being done editing, her enviable file of images, and being thrown out of a plane. Plus, Editorial Director at Graywolf Press, Ethan Nosowsky. - Carmen Maria Machado: https://carmenmariamachado.com/ Carmen and James discuss: Ethan Nosowsky FIVE CHAPTERS GRAYWOLF PRESS THE NEW YORKER I WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE by Jamie Quatro Ke...2017-10-101h 34