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The History of Literature669 Obsessed with Melville (with Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder) | My Last Book with Alexander PootsWhat happens when a woman becomes obsessed with Herman Melville during the pandemic? What if the process of sorting fact from fiction in Melville's work inspires a midlife reckoning with her own marriage and ambition? And what if she (a poet) and her husband (a novelist, by the way) write a book about all of it? Well, the result would be something like Dayswork: A Novel, which has been called "a supremely literate achievement that wears its erudition lightly." In this episode, Jacke talks to the poet and her novelist husband, Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder, about what Melville...
2025-01-1353 min
Keep It FictionalTwo Authors Are Better Than One?Are two heads always better than one? Today, Corene, Emma, Sadie, and Virginia finds out by reading a book that is co-written by two or more authors. Books mentioned on this episode: Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti, Dayswork by Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel, My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton, and Ghost Roast by by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, illustrated by Emily Cannon.
2024-07-0954 min
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl (Seattle Channel)Book Lust with Nancy Pearl: Jennifer Habel, Chris BachelderThe novel "Dayswork," by the married duo Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder, follows a woman navigating the pandemic while using the life of "Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville to examine her own. The pair acknowledges that pitching the book's "strange form and...strange subject matter" to their agent posed a challenge. Despite their concerns, the "Melville Vortex" that captivated the couple had apparently ensnared others in the industry as well and they found an enthusiastic response. On the latest episode of Book Lust with host Nancy Pearl, the couple discusses their journey to the renowned author, their decision not to...
2024-02-2224 min
Concavity ShowEpisode 76 - 2023 Year in Review, featuring Ben "Felonies!" DiamondIt's our favorite annual episode on the show, when we get to look back at the best of our year in reading with someone else who has read cool stuff. This time it's with Ben Diamond, a very keen listener and patron from London, who for three years running has sent us an annual best of his year recording, always full of interesting books, shows, music, and films. We had an awesome conversation with Ben that we hope you'll enjoy.
Stay tuned for the Patreon bonus episode in two weeks that covers all other things we...
2024-01-292h 10
2023-10-1800 min
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Chris Bachelder and Jennifer HabelBill welcomes co-authors Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel to the show. Chris Bachelder is the author of four novels, including The Throwback Special, a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Terry Southern Prize for Humor. Jennifer Habel is the author of the poetry collections Good Reason and The Book of Jane, which won the Iowa Poetry Prize. Dayswork is the first novel they have co-authored.
2023-10-1038 min
Page CountNavigating Loneliness with Athena DixonWe’re releasing this episode a day early in honor of Athena Dixon appearing at Literary Cleveland’s debut Plum City Reading event! This reading takes place at Loganberry Books at 7pm on October 9, with an afterparty to follow across the street at Literary Cleveland’s offices. Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel will also read.
Athena Dixon takes listeners on a deep dive into the phenomenon of loneliness through her new essay collection, The Loneliness Files. Dixon discusses the inspiration behind these essays, isolation during COVID lockdowns, how online interactions can combat as well as amplify...
2023-10-0941 min
MarginaliaChris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel on 'Dayswork'Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel are husband and wife. She is a poet, and he's a novelist. So they each have their own independent writing careers. But during the pandemic lock-down, they teamed up to co-author this novel titled Dayswork.
2023-09-1223 min
The GistA Maritime, Marital NovelHow do you co-write a novel with your spouse? Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel did it sentence by sentence in Dayswork. It's a new novel about one spouse's obsession with Moby Dick, and the other spouse alternating between harpooning bad ideas, serving as lookout, and blubbering. Plus, cookin' with Donna Brazile. And, let us be clear, Kamala Harris needs to veer from the script. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist
2023-09-1135 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaDayswork: A Novel by Jennifer Habel, Chris BachelderPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dayswork: A Novel Author: Jennifer Habel, Chris Bachelder Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A startlingly original, incantatory novel about marriage, mortality, and making art. In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she delves into Melville's impulsive purchase of a Massachusetts farmhouse, his fevered revision of Moby-Dick there, his intense friendship with neighbor Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his troubled and troubling...
2023-09-0530 min
A Seat At The TableSORTE KVINDER OG SEKSUALITETHvordan kan vi tænke og tale om sex og seksualitet fra bunden og fra et holistisk sted uden om det gængse udgangspunkt, der gerne vil redegøre for de ofte nedbrydende erfaringer, sorte kvinder har haft i nærheden af hvidhed?Med hvilke metoder, hvilke andre blikke kan vi bruge for at dyrke og udforske sensualitet, sex og seksualitet, som hverken er begrænset eller determineret af racisme, undertrykkelse og de følgevirkninger, der gør, at man kan blive afkoblet fra en kropslig nærhed, både ens egen eller i relation til andre kro...
2023-04-0957 minThe Sewanee Review PodcastJennifer HabelIn which the poet Jennifer Habel, author of The Book of Jane discusses the process of reexamining traditionally female forms of artistry and how that exercise animates her own craft.
2020-10-2300 min
VanishedVanished Amelia Earhart: "Last Flight""If they never find her, having her life end with a mystery is still fascinating; in fact, it might be the most fascinating ending that you can have in this case."
On June 29th, 1937 a tired Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan touched down in Lae New Guinea having reached the 3-quarter mark of their record attempt at circumnavigating the globe. Long days of flight had brought AE and Noonan to the likes of Brazil, Dakar, Bangkok, and Darwin Australia just to name a few. Though she was anxious to complete her long journey and fly into the record b...
2019-04-291h 16