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Older Women & FriendsMy Mother, Her Death, Her Life: w/ New York Times Bestselling Author, Jill BialoskyThe Woman Behind The MotherPoet, novelist, essayist, and editor Jill Bialosky had wanted to write about her mother for some time, but she was busy with other projects, and the timing was not right. But then her mother passed away from Alzheimer's during COVID, and Jill, unable to attend the burial in another city, watched the abbreviated burial on FaceTime. "It was," she said, "very difficult to process her death."As many authors do, she turned to writing to process her grief. Her essay about the FaceTime Funeral...2025-07-1727 min
Writers' VoicesJill BialoskyIn The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother, poet, novelist, and editor, Jill Bialosky, writes a moving family memoir centered around her mother, Iris Yvonne Bialosky. Her book starts in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first begins and Iris has just passed away after succumbing to Alzheimer’s while in hospice Read More 2025-07-1059 min
Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On PurposeThe End is the Beginning: The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning with Jill BialoskyDr. Dan invites back a favorite guest, author and poet Jill Bialosky, to talk about her new memoir The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother.
Jill shares with Dr. Dan how the pandemic, the isolation of grief, and her mother’s decline due to Alzheimer’s inspired her to write this book as a way to preserve her mother’s life and legacy. Dan and Jill explore the complexities of parenthood and daughterhood, the weight of generational trauma, and much more. Their conversation reveals that healing can come through storytelling and sharing.
Today...2025-06-121h 03
Totally Booked with ZibbyJill Bialosky, THE END IS THE BEGINNING: A Personal History of My MotherTotally Booked: LIVE! In this special episode of the podcast (in-person at the Whitby Hotel with a live audience!), Zibby chats with poet and New York Times bestselling author Jill Bialosky about her lyrical, profoundly moving new book, THE END IS THE BEGINNING. Told in reverse chronology, it traces the remarkable life of her mother, from her death during COVID back to her Depression-era childhood, exploring memory, identity, loss, and resilience. Jill opens up about losing her mother to Alzheimer’s, the pain of her sister’s suicide, the impact of an abusive stepfather, and the inherited strength passed throug...2025-05-2725 min
Cyrus Webb's tracksAuthor Jill Bialosky discusses THE END IS THE BEGINNING on Amazon LIVE ~ #authorinterview #bookchatAuthor Jill Bialosky discusses THE END IS THE BEGINNING on Amazon LIVE with host Cyrus Webb.Get your copy on Amazon . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cyrus-webb-s-tracks--1422267/support.2025-05-2422 min
Strategies for LivingThe End is the Beginning: Jill Bialosky on Grief, Legacy, and the Poetry of MemoryIn this deeply moving episode of Strategies for Living, hosts Dr. David McMillian and Lauren Leon McMillian welcome acclaimed poet and author Jill Bialosky as their Life Strategist. Together, they explore Jill’s newest memoir The End is the Beginning, a profound reverse-chronological tribute to her late mother. With themes of grief, memory, Alzheimer's, generational trauma, and emotional healing, Jill opens up about writing through personal loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, the spiritual layers of mourning, and how storytelling helps us reframe the past with compassion. This heartfelt conversation blends psychological insight, poetic reflection, and holistic wisdom, inviting listeners to...2025-05-2145 min
Fuel Your Mind With: This Unforgettable Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.The End Is the Beginning by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/6825to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The End Is the Beginning
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Jill Bialosky
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 05-09-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Women
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When Iris Yvonne Bialosky died in an assisted care facility on March 29, 2020, it unleashed a torrent of emotions in her daughter, Jill Bialosky. Grief, of course, but also guilt, confusion, and doubt, all of which were compounded by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic which made it impossible for Jill to be with her mother as she was dying...2025-05-099h 17Enjoy The Most Award-Winning Full Audiobook Today!The End Is the Beginning by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/6825to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The End Is the Beginning
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Jill Bialosky
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 05-09-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
When Iris Yvonne Bialosky died in an assisted care facility on March 29, 2020, it unleashed a torrent of emotions in her daughter, Jill Bialosky. Grief, of course, but also guilt, confusion, and doubt, all of which were compounded by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic which made it impossible for Jill to be with her mother as she was dying...2025-05-099h 17
Minimalist Moms Podcast | All Things Minimalism, Intentionality & Simple LivingJill Bialosky on Grief, Memory, & the Lives Our Mothers Lived (EP40)In this deeply reflective episode, acclaimed poet and author Jill Bialosky joins us to share the heart behind her newest memoir, The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother. Unlike traditional memoirs or self-help books, Jill’s latest work offers a poetic, emotionally rich narrative told in reverse—from her mother’s death to her birth—unfolding a tender portrait of a woman shaped by love, loss, faith, and resilience. In this episode, Jill reflects on writing through grief, the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters, and how memory shapes identity. A powerful listen for anyone navigati...2025-05-0924 minAbsorb This Thought-Provoking Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The End Is the Beginning by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/6825to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The End Is the Beginning
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Jill Bialosky
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 05-09-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
When Iris Yvonne Bialosky died in an assisted care facility on March 29, 2020, it unleashed a torrent of emotions in her daughter, Jill Bialosky. Grief, of course, but also guilt, confusion, and doubt, all of which were compounded by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic which made it impossible for Jill to be with her mother as she was dying...2025-05-099h 17
Talk LouisianaJill Bialosky, Maggie Conarro, Mark BallardPoet and novelist Jill Bialosky talks her latest work, "The End is the Beginning". Program director for Serve Louisiana Maggie Conarro comments on DOGE cuts and its affect on the program. The Advocate's Mark Ballard speaks on various local and national political topics including the dispute between Mike Johnson and Elise Stefanik and also Louisiana's Make America Healthy Again agenda.2025-05-0144 min
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily1114: The Mothers by Jill BialoskyToday’s poem is The Mothers by Jill Bialosky.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem beautifully captures those complex emotions of watching our children emerge into themselves — and its threat to our identity.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp2024-05-0905 min
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily1114: The Mothers by Jill BialoskyToday’s poem is The Mothers by Jill Bialosky.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem beautifully captures those complex emotions of watching our children emerge into themselves — and its threat to our identity.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp2024-05-0905 min
Let’s Talk Memoir72. The Leaving Season featuring Kelly McMastersKelly McMasters joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the elusiveness of “home”, creating space for our children in our art, questions as writing tools, letting go of what we thought our lives would be, falling in love with narcissists, the critical distance necessary to our work, writing about exes, landscape as a foil, and her memoir in essays The Leaving Season.
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Page CountCleveland Noir with Michael Ruhlman & Miesha Wilson HeadenIt’s launch day for Cleveland Noir, an anthology offering a twisty, duplicitous, and sometimes murderous view of Cleveland. Anthology editors Michael Ruhlman and Miesha Wilson Headen discuss the noir genre, why Cleveland is an apt city for this work, the process of curating and editing the anthology, the diverse range of voices and geographic locations represented, tips for new writers, and more.
Michael Ruhlman is the award-winning bestselling author of nine nonfiction books, nine cookbooks, and a collection of novellas, as well as a coauthor of many additional cookbooks. Subscribe to his Substack newsletter her...2023-08-0137 min
KZMU Public AffairsRadio Book Club - AAPI Authors and Much, Much More!May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and that means Radio Book Club hosts have some great book recommendations by AAPI authors; from dystopian fiction to short stories about collective delusions and a debut thriller. Plus, tune in for a discussion about a nonfiction book wrestling with great artists who have made horrible choices. And, travel to the Arctic Circle with two tales – one historic and one contemporary – that center Sami Reindeer Herders.
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// Coming Into Grace Harbor by Jan Minich
// The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
// Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
// Better The...2023-05-0558 min
How Did They Get ThereEp. 38 - Helen Schulman on Lucky Dogs, P.S. and Gordon LishAs a renowned author and screenwriter, Helen Schulman’s work makes the isolated feel less alone. Her latest novel, Lucky Dogs, is a perfect example in its deep navigation of themes like mental illness, social media, duplicity and betrayal. In her novels and short story collections, which include A Day at the Beach, This Beautiful Life, Come with Me and The Revisionist, she explores topics like tragedy, technology, lost love and escape, affected by the lens of her own unique experiences. She wrote the screenplay adaptation of her acclaimed novel, P.S., which was made into a feature film st...2023-04-261h 10
Explore The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!House Under Snow by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613945to listen full audiobooks.
Title: House Under Snow
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Elise Arsenault
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes
Release date: December 13, 2022
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch. Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and ‘70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna’s firs...2022-12-138h 15Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionHouse Under Snow by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613945to listen full audiobooks.
Title: House Under Snow
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Elise Arsenault
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes
Release date: December 13, 2022
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch. Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and ‘70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna’s fi...2022-12-138h 15
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaHouse Under Snow by Jill BialoskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House Under Snow Author: Jill Bialosky Narrator: Elise Arsenault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 13, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch. Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and ‘70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna’s fi...2022-12-1303 min
Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On PurposeHistory of a Suicide with Jill Bialosky
*TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE AND RELATED TOPICS DISCUSSED*Today Dr. Dan is in conversation with Jill Bialosky to discuss suicide and the 10 year anniversary edition of her extraordinary memoir History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life.This episode offers an essential, sensitive, and very intimate discussion about suicide with a survivor. In 1990, Jill Bialosky’s 21-year-old sister committed suicide after fighting with her boyfriend. In this interview, Jill discusses her stunning book which recreates her sister’s inner life in order to make sense of it. As a result of writing History of a Suicid...2022-12-0859 min
Totally Booked with ZibbyJill Bialosky, THE DECEPTIONS: A NovelZibby interviews New York Times bestselling author Jill Bialosky about The Deceptions, an urgent and thought-provoking tale of love, desire, motherhood, and art. Jill discusses her love of poetry and the gut-wrenching memoir she wrote about her sister’s suicide, which is being re-issued on its 10th anniversary and has completely changed her relationship with life. She also talks about her decades-long career at Norton (she is now an executive editor and vice president!) and the books she recently edited that she is very excited about.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: bit.ly/3B4...2022-12-0426 min
Tune In To A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Addictive.The Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Life Room
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2022
Genres: Modern
Publisher's Summary:
Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of her...2022-10-1811h 52Get Lost In The Most Award-Winning Full Audiobook Today!The Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Life Room
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2022
Genres: Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of her...2022-10-1811h 52
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernThe Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life Room Author: Jill Bialosky Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of h...2022-10-1803 minListen to Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernThe Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Life Room
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2022
Genres: Modern
Publisher's Summary:
Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of her...2022-10-1811h 52Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, PsychologicalThe Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Life Room
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2022
Genres: Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of her...2022-10-1811h 52
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, PsychologicalThe Life Room by Jill BialoskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life Room Author: Jill Bialosky Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Eleanor Cahn is a professor of literature, the wife of a preeminent cardiac surgeon, and a devoted mother. But on a trip to Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina, Eleanor re-connects with Stephen—a childhood friend with whom she has had a complicated relationship—that forces her to realize that she has suppressed her passionate self for years. As the novel unfolds, we learn of h...2022-10-1803 min
DBSAllianceSupporting Survivors of Suicide Loss - Young Adult CouncilNearly 46,000 Americans died by suicide in 2020. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Coping with the loss of a loved one is challenging. It can also be difficult for people around them to know how to best support them. DBSA Young Adult Council members Olivia Eiler and Jamie Vaughn spoke with two co-facilitators from the Survivors of Suicide (SOS) bereavement support group at UMPC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s STAR-Center in Pittsburgh. They share their personal experiences with suicide loss, offer practical tips for supporting survivors, and discuss resources for survivors. For Immediate Help:National Suic...2022-09-2941 min
Explore The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/608242to listen full audiobooks.
Title: History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Jill Bialosky
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Release date: September 27, 2022
Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
“It is so nice to be happy. It always gives me a good feeling to see other people happy … It is so easy to achieve.” —Kim’s journal entry, May 3, 1988 On the night of April 15, 1990, Jill Bialosky’s twenty-one-year-old sister Kim came home from a bar in downtown Cleveland. She argued with her boyfriend on the phone. Then she took her mother’s...2022-09-278h 57
Always AuthorsJill Bialosky and Lynn Steger Strong ”I Write to Embarrass my Ancestors”Lynn and Jill examine Jill's latest novel, The Deceptions, to take a deep dive into a variety of issues, such as personal power, shame, and the complicated ways patriarchal systems affect feminine sensibilities within the creative process, and inform their receptions in the world.
2022-09-201h 06
First Draft: A Dialogue on WritingJill BialoskyJill Bialosky is a poet, editor, writer, and novelist. Her new poetry collection Asylum: A Personal, Historical, Natural Inquiry in 103 Lyric Sections, was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. She is the author of five acclaimed collections of poetry, four critically acclaimed novels, including The Prize, and most recently, The Deceptions, and two memoirs, Poetry Will Save Your Life and New York Times bestselling memoir History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life. She is an Executive Editor and Vice President at W. W. Norton & Company. In 2014 she was honored by the Poetry Society of America for...2022-09-1954 min
Absorb The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!The Deceptions: A Novel by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614611to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Deceptions: A Novel
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2022
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill BialoskySomething terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and pare...2022-09-067h 58Get Hooked On The Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook Experience!The Deceptions: A Novel by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614611to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Deceptions: A Novel
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2022
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill BialoskySomething terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and...2022-09-067h 58Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Deceptions: A Novel by Jill BialoskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614611to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Deceptions: A Novel
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2022
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill BialoskySomething terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and...2022-09-067h 58
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Deceptions: A Novel by Jill BialoskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Deceptions: A Novel Author: Jill Bialosky Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill BialoskySomething terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and...2022-09-0603 min
Richfield Branch Library PodcastNational Poetry Month: A Bunch of Suckers In The WoodsApril is National Poetry Month (Check out Poets.org for 30 ways to celebrate at home!) and we've been having so many discussions about what poetry means to us, what is and isn't poetry, and what is and isn't meaningful. (**Please note: in this episode we discuss some poems with mature themes, including sexual assault. If you’re looking to avoid that content, you can skip to from 13:45 to 17 minutes into this episode.)
Christina shares maybe her favorite essay on art, The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner, as well as three of her favorite collections: Night Sky Wi...2022-04-1954 min
The Literary Life with Mitchell KaplanJill Bialosky; Living her Dream as a Poet, Writer, Executive Editor“I wanted people to understand that poetry can be very accessible. A way for readers to find their own story in a poem, to demystify poetry.” Jill Bialosky on her memoir, “Poetry Will Save Your Life.” Mitchell and Jill talk about poetry, writing and being the executive editor at W.W. Norton & Company. She’ll also share her story on Joy Harjo, one of the early poets Bialosky took on, who is now the first Native American to be named U.S. Poet Laureate.This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded at the Coral Gabl...2019-11-0430 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadBorn a Crime Readalong and 2018 Holiday Gift GivingEpisode Sixty Three Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.
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The Avid Reader ShowPoetry Will Change Your Life Jill BialoskyGood afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jill Bialosky author of Poetry Will Save Your Life published this month by Atria. Jill is the author of four acclaimed collections of poetry most recently The Players. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic and Best American Poetry. She is also the author of three novels and a NYT best selling memoir, History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life. Jill is an executive editor at Norton and Company.Poetry Will Change Your Li...2017-09-1236 min
The Working Poet Radio ShowInterview with Jill Bialosky on finding professional and creative balance and "The Prize"From the Miami Book Fair, Jill Bialosky, editor, poet, and novelist, sat down with host Joseph Lapin to discuss the creative life. Bialosky is currently an editor at W. W. Norton & Company, and her collections of poems are Subterranean (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001) and The End of Desire (1997). Bialosky is also the author of the novel The Prize, House Under Snow (2002), and The Life Room (2007) and co-editor, with Helen Schulman, of the anthology Wanting A Child (1998).2016-11-1624 min
Doug Dangler | Craft: Exploring CreativityJill Bialosky: The Players in our lives
-Andy Ross
Home-runs and stadium chants do not typically fill the pages of a poetry collection, but then again, Jill Bialosky is not your typical poet. The Ohio native’s latest collection, The Players, uses the baseball diamond as a landscape for thoughts on motherhood, gender roles, and the legacies of family. Jill Bialosky will be a featured guest at the Ohioana Book Festival on Saturday April 23rd. Check out the full interview for information about The Players, the Ohioana Book Festival, and more.
The Players, released in early 2015, is Bialosky’s fourth poetr...2016-04-1608 minCraft: Exploring CreativityJill Bialosky: The Players in our lives
-Andy Ross
Home-runs and stadium chants do not typically fill the pages of a poetry collection, but then again, Jill Bialosky is not your typical poet. The Ohio native’s latest collection, The Players, uses the baseball diamond as a landscape for thoughts on motherhood, gender roles, and the legacies of family. Jill Bialosky will be a featured guest at the Ohioana Book Festival on Saturday April 23rd. Check out the full interview for information about The Players, the Ohioana Book Festival, and more.
The Players, released in early 2015, is Bialosky’s fourth poetr...2016-04-1608 min
Full Audiobook in Fiction, LiteraryThe Prize by Jill Bialosky | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Prize
Author: Jill Bialosky
Narrator: Tom Taylorson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-15-15
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Summary:
What do we prize most? Are integrity and ambition mutually exclusive as we seek a place in the world? How do we ultimately value a piece of art - or a life? These are the questions at the core of the evocative new novel by best-selling author Jill Bialosky.
Edward Darby has everything a man could hope for: meaningful work, a...2015-09-159h 14
WRITERS AT CORNELL. - J. Robert LennonEpisode 029: Helen Schulman
Helen Schulman is the author of the novels A Day At The Beach, P.S., The Revisionist and Out Of Time, and the short story collection Not A Free Show. P.S. was also made into a feature film starring Laura Linney, with a script co-written by Schulman. She co-edited, along with Jill Bialosky, the anthology Wanting A Child, and her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in such places as Vanity Fair, Time, Vogue, GQ, The New York Times Book Review and The Paris Review. She is presently the Fiction Coordinator at The Writing Program at The...2009-02-2643 min