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A Book & Its AuthorLittle Fury by Casey BellCasey Bell discusses and reads from Little Fury (Metatron Press, 2023), a collection of short stories wherein the naturalistic and the surreal blend to tell the tales of women seeking a sense of place, self-care, and social justice in a less-than-welcoming world. Plus music by Fine Motor. “Mother’s Lungs” by Fine Motor comes from the Exotic Fever Records LP, Half Normal. Used with permission. https://www.caseybellwriter.com/ https://metatron.press/ https://www.girlsrockreno.org/ https://www.exoticfever.com/artists.php?id=140 abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitte...
2023-08-171h 10A Book & Its AuthorStars Of Walt Disney Productions by Mark ArnoldMark Arnold discusses and reads from Stars Of Walt Disney Productions, a reference book detailing hundreds of performers, household names and vaguely familiar faces alike, who appeared in the studio’s movies and TV shows from 1929 to 1983. https://bearmanor-digital.myshopify.com// abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-08-1039 minA Book & Its AuthorStill Lives, New Mexico: Unmarked Graves In The Land Of Enchantment by (Richard Baron &) John MulhouseJohn Mulhouse discusses and reads from Still Lives, New Mexico: Unmarked Graves In The Land Of Enchantment, a collection of photographs by Richard Baron (& text by Mulhouse), evoking uncertain lives and unknown stories of those who lived and died in the sparse landscapes on New Mexico. https://cityofdust.com/still-lives/ https://cityofdust.blogspot.com/ Facebook: cityofdustnm Instagram: cityofdustnm abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-08-0339 minA Book & Its AuthorUnderneath The Oversea by Marc LaidlawMarc Laidlaw discusses and reads from his novel, Underneath The Oversea, the culmination of the Gorlen Vizenfirthe stories, about a gargoyle-handed bard, a human-handed gargoyle, and the family that they’ve built in the fantastical world of Ique. “Sombre Hombre” by Marc Laidlaw comes from the independently released EP, Sombre Hombre. Used with permission. https://www.marclaidlaw.com/ https://uvlamprey.bandcamp.com/album/sombre-hombre abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-07-271h 17A Book & Its AuthorWolf Healer by Huckleberry RahrHuckleberry Rahr discusses and reads from Wolf Healer, the first book in the Jade Stone Chronicles, which explores the struggles of self-definition, community, & acceptance associated with teenage, LGBTQ identity, & living with a werewolf pack. https://huckleberryauthor.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-07-2040 minA Book & Its AuthorThe Soul’s Echo: Thirteen Pieces Of Short Fiction by Jill Creech BauerJill Creech Bauer discusses & reads from The Soul’s Echo: Thirteen Pieces Of Short Fiction (Jill Creech Bauer, 2021), a collection of stories, some speculative, some literary, all steeped in deep empathy for those struggling to face the challenges of life & human connections. abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-03-1653 minA Book & Its AuthorStraight Flossin’ And Other Stories Of The American West by Danny NielsenDanny Nielsen discusses and reads from Straight Flossin’ And Other Stories Of The American West (Whistling Rabbit Press, 2022), a collection of essays about the author’s wanderings through landscapes filled with punishing heat, ornery skunks, menacing wildfires, and strange stewards of the desert. https://www.whistlingrabbitpress.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-03-0935 minA Book & Its AuthorThe Modoc War: A Story Of Genocide At The Dawn Of America’s Gilded Age by Robert Aquinas McNallyRobert Aquinas McNally discusses and reads from The Modoc War: A Story Of Genocide At The Dawn Of America’s Gilded Age (Bison Books, 2017), which tells of the U. S. government’s violent 1872-1873 campaign to at first remove and then to extinguish the indigenous Modoc people in what would become California’s only full-blown Indian war. www.ramcnally.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-03-0247 minA Book & Its AuthorHappy For You by Claire StanfordClaire Stanford discusses and reads from Happy For You, a novel which follows Evelyn Kominsky Kumamoto as she struggles to navigate what it means to be happy in regards to relationships, ethnicity, and working for the third-most popular internet company to develop an app to define, quantify, and augment…happiness. www.clairestanford.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-02-2341 minA Book & Its AuthorAbacus Of Loss: A Memoir In Verse by Sholeh WolpéSholeh Wolpé discusses and reads from Abacus Of Loss: A Memoir In Verse (The University Of Arkansas Press, 2022), which blends forms to explore the nature of memory and examine the author’s tumultuous life, its losses & gains, its downfalls & windfalls, its subtractions & additions. www.sholehwolpe.com www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2022/10/spotlight-birds-sholeh-wolpe www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iHMAZwYrhw&t=10s abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2023-02-1635 minA Book & Its AuthorTree Singer by Jacci TurnerJacci Turner discusses and reads from her new YA novel, Tree Singer (Lucky Bat Books, 2021), which tells the story of fifteen-year-old Mayten, sent on an unexpected quest to confront an unnatural blight on the forests, a journey that also reveals secrets about her world and herself. www.jacciturner.com www.luckybatbooks.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-09-0832 minA Book & Its AuthorF*d-Up Poetry For F*d-Up People In F*d-Up Times by Shwa LaytartShwa Laytart discusses and reads from F*d-Up Poetry For F*d-Up People In F*d-Up Times (AvantPop Publishing, 2021), a collection of verse that weaves comedy and activism to reflect upon environmentalism, family, music, food, social justice, and more. www.avantpopbooks.com shwalaytart.contently.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-09-0134 minA Book & Its AuthorAnimal Bodies: On Death, Desire, And Other Difficulties by Suzanne RobertsSuzanne Roberts discusses and reads from Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, And Other Difficulties (University of Nebraska Press, 2022), a collection of essays that explore, in deeply personal ways, how we deal with the distresses of loss, illness, relationships, travel, and the limitations of our physical beings. https://www.suzanneroberts.net/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-08-2535 minA Book & Its AuthorGrind by Mark MaynardMark Maynard discusses and reads from Grind (Torrey House Press, 2012), a collection of stories based in and around Reno, Nevada, depicting the unique relationship of the city with an array of characters seeking to come to terms with their place, geographically and personally. https://www.markmaynard.info/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-08-1851 minA Book & Its AuthorBluegrass Baseball: A Year In The Minor League Life by Katya CengelKatya Cengel discusses and reads from Bluegrass Baseball: A Year In The Minor League Life (University of Nebraska Press, 2012), which introduces us to the uncertain life – the hopes, dreams, triumphs, & disappointments – of minor league players, staff, fans and families. https://katyacengel.com/ Katya Cengel on Ukraine: https://lithub.com/when-stories-arent-enough-how-do-you-write-about-the-war-in-ukraine/ The New Voice Of Ukraine: https://english.nv.ua/donate Sveta’s Light: https://svetaslight.wordpress.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-08-1154 minA Book & Its AuthorAbandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architecture, And Hidden History by John M. MulhouseJohn M. Mulhouse discusses and reads from Abandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architecture, And Hidden History (America Through Time, 2020), which explores the land of enchantment’s forgotten corners and the stories that they tell. Plus music by Naked Raygun. “Living In The Good Times” by Naked Raygun comes from the Wax Trax! Release, Over The Overlords. Used with permission. https://www.facebook.com/cityofdustnm https://cityofdust.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/NRpunk abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book...
2022-04-0740 minA Book & Its AuthorEthereal’s Call by Leslie CookLeslie Cook discusses and reads from her debut novel, Ethereal’s Call (Cook/Fulton Books, 2021), about a young, headstrong woman, raised by witches and swept into a world of fae, where she faces all manner of fantastic creatures and begins to learn secrets about her own past and family history. https://www.etherealscall.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-03-3141 minA Book & Its AuthorThe Nine Lives Of John Aslin by Jill Creech BauerJill Creech Bauer discusses and reads from The Nine Lives Of John Aslin (Jill Creech Bauer, 2020), a non-fiction novel about a man sentenced to life in prison for an accidental death, and about the personal and family history underlying the incident and its repercussions. Plus, an interview with John Eric Aslin. https://jillcreechbauer.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-03-2451 minA Book & Its AuthorThis Here Is Devil’s Work: A Novel by Curtis Bradley Vickers:Curtis Bradley Vickers discusses and reads from This Here Is Devil’s Work: A Novel (University Of Nevada Press, 2021), which presents a harrowing braided narrative of wildfire “hotshots” and cattle rustlers in the New West. https://curtisbradleyvickers.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-03-1746 minA Book & Its AuthorOn The Trail Of The Jackalope: How A Legend Captured The World’s Imagination And Helped Us Cure Cancer by Michael P. BranchMichael P. Branch discusses and reads from On The Trail Of The Jackalope: How A Legend Captured The World’s Imagination And Helped Us Cure Cancer (Pegasus Books, 2022), which documents the cultural and scientific impact of horned rabbits, both real (?) and imagined. https://michaelbranchwriter.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Instagram: a_book_and_its_author
2022-03-1039 minA Book & Its AuthorBitterroot: A Salish Memoir Of Transracial Adoption by Susan Devan HarnessSusan Devan Harness discusses and reads from Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir Of Transracial Adoption (University Of Nebraska Press, 2018), in which the author recounts her journey to learn about her family and personal history, all the while wrestling with questions of racial stereotypes, cultural identity, and self-acceptance. https://susanharness.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author
2021-11-1143 minA Book & Its AuthorSpliceFire 1: Teeth Of The Rakshasa by B. J. WestB. J. West discusses and reads from Teeth Of The Rakshasa (Xenophile Press 2021), the first book in his cyberpunk series, SpliceFire, which recounts the adventures of hacker extraordinaire, Spider King, as he faces a world where neurointerfaces make the man and corporate interests dominate public life. bjwest.net www.xenophilepress.com/ www.StoryForgeCards.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author
2021-11-0427 minA Book & Its AuthorBastard Of The Apocalypse: The Earth Died Screaming by Chuck RogersChuck Rogers discusses and reads from his novel Bastard Of The Apocalypse: The Earth Died Screaming (Rogers, 2019), in which Benjamin Frame finds love, violence, and mutated bears at the end of the world as we know it. www.facebook.com/ChuckRogersAdventures www.graphicaudio.net abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author
2021-10-2839 minA Book & Its AuthorIn The Belly Of The Bell-Shaped Curve by Michael CarterMichael Carter discusses and reads from In The Belly Of The Bell-Shaped Curve (Carter/iUniverse, 2020), a satirical novel about a frustrated claims adjuster seeking to improve his lot with a bad idea and misuse of chimpanzees. www.michaellcarter.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Twitter: @it_author
2021-10-2128 minA Book & Its Author"Aaaaalllviiinnn!”: The Story Of Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films And The Alvin Show by Mark ArnoldMark Arnold discusses and reads from “Aaaaalllviiinnn!”: The Story Of Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films And The Alvin Show (BearManor Media, 2019), an account of the life and works of the creator of The Chipmunks, “Witch Doctor,” and more, a.k.a. David Seville. bearmanor-digital.myshopify.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-10-1442 minA Book & Its Author"Cooking With Butter" by Linda Kay HardieLinda Kay Hardie reads and discusses her short story, "Cooking With Butter," which appears in the anthology, Peace, Love, And Crime (Untreed Reads, 2020), a collection of crime fiction inspired by the songs of the '60s. https://www.untreedreads.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-06-2437 minA Book & Its AuthorStranger Citizens by John McNelis O'KeefeJohn McNelis O'Keefe discusses and reads from Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence And National Power In The Early American Republic (Cornell University Press, 2021), a historical examination of how the experiences of migrants shaped American notions of citizenship, residency, and belonging.
2021-06-1747 minA Book & Its AuthorWhen Everything Beyond The Walls Is Wild by Lilace Mellin GuignardLilace Mellin Guignard discusses and reads from When Everything Beyond The Walls Is Wild (Texas A&M University Press, 2019), which blends memoir and analysis of gender in outdoor recreation and activity. www/tentofonesown.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-06-1042 minA Book & Its AuthorTray by A. L. NielsenA. L. Nielsen discusses and reads from his poetry collection, Tray (Make Now Press, 2017), which explores the intersection of media, history, and culture in relation to the killing of Trayvon Martin (and also other matters). www.makenowpress.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-06-0344 minA Book & Its AuthorThe SCOTUS Affair by Stephen L. BruneauStephen L. Bruneau discusses and reads from his novel, The SCOTUS Affair (Bruneau/iUniverse, 2019), a thriller filled with political intrigue and the second book in the Dimase Augustin series. https://bruneaubooks.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-05-2737 minA Book & Its AuthorFrom Chernobyl With Love by Katya CengelKatya Cengel discusses and reads from her latest book, From Chernobyl With Love: Reporting From The Ruins Of The Soviet Union (Potomac Books, 2019), which tells the story of the author's early journalistic career in Latvia and Ukraine. https://katyacengel.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-02-1839 minA Book & Its AuthorAlta California by Nick NeelyNick Neely discusses and reads from Alta California: From San Diego To San Francisco, A Journey On Foot To Rediscover The Golden State (Counterpoint, 2019), in which the author walks in the footsteps of the 1769 Gaspar de Portola expedition. http://www.nickneely.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-02-1148 minA Book & Its AuthorBad Tourist by Suzanne RobertsSuzanne Roberts discusses and reads from her memoir/travel essay collection, Bad Tourist: Misadventures In Love And Travel, an "anti-guidebook" on learning about the world and one's own cultural (& emotional) blind spots. www.suzanneroberts.net abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-02-0427 minA Book & Its AuthorThe Monastery Of Stars by Shaun T. GriffinShaun T. Griffin discusses and reads from his latest collection of poetry, The Monastery Of Stars, which explores social justice, the natural world, and personal loss & what remains. https://kelsaybooks.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-01-2839 minA Book & Its AuthorMiracle Country by Kendra AtleeworkKendra Atleework discusses and reads from her memoir, Miracle Country, which describes growing up in the Owens Valley (California), and coming to terms with its harsh landscape, as well as with her own sense of place and family. https://www.atleework.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2021-01-2123 minA Book & Its AuthorThe Biosphere And The Bioregion edited by Cheryll GlotfeltyCheryll Glotfelty (editor, with Eve Quesnel) discusses and reads from The Biosphere And The Bioregion: Essential Writings Of Peter Berg, which compiles keys texts by and about this founding figure of contemporary environmental thought. abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2020-10-2850 minA Book & Its AuthorYou Would Have Told Me Not To by Christopher CoakeChristopher Coake discusses and reads from his new collection of stories, You Would Have Told Me Not To, which explores fraught relationships in the era of toxic masculinity and the #MeToo movement. https://www.christophercoake.info/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2020-10-2237 minA Book & Its AuthorMy Heart Is A Rose Manhattan by Nikki ReimerNikki Reimer discusses and reads from her poetry collection My Heart Is A Rose Manhattan, which examines themes ranging from grief, to social media, to Canadian identity, to horse statues. https://reimerwrites.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com
2020-10-1529 minA Book & Its AuthorThunderbolts Triumphant by Chris BucholtzChris Bucholtz discusses and reads from his book Thunderbolts Triumphant: The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehmacht, which documents the World War II missions of these young pilots, using both contemporary records and personal accounts from the men who flew the missions.
2020-10-0841 minA Book & Its AuthorHow to Cuss in Western by Michael P. BranchMichael P. Branch discusses and reads from his essay collection How to Cuss in Western, which humorously examines life, family, nature and other subjects from the perspective of a self-proclaimed desert rat of Nevada's high desert.
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The Bucket Of Blah BlahMarthe Clark, Rachel McKinney, A Terrible AutonomyA conversation with Marthe Clark and Rachel McKinney about family, books, Disney, meaningful songs, & guacamole. Plus music by A Terrible Autonomy.
2020-04-111h 08The Bucket Of Blah BlahAlicia Barber, James Mardock, Ummm JrA conversation with Alicia Barber & James Mardock about Reno's history & present, sense of place, Moliere & theatre craft, geek culture & comics, and more. Plus music by Ummm Jr.
2020-03-111h 16The Bucket Of Blah BlahJamie Hemingway, Carrie Pritchard, Michael Branch, Phyllis ClarkA conversation with Jamie Hemingway & Carrie Pritchard about performing, introversion & extroversion, twins, being around books, coffee & coffeehouse culture, & other subjects. Plus readings by Michael Branch & Phyllis Clark.
2020-02-111h 32The Bucket Of Blah BlahNeal Ferguson, Judith Ames Whitenack, Tynan Groves A conversation with Neal Ferguson & Judith Ames Whitenack about what makes art (music, writing, film, etc.) good, the impacts of dementia & Alzheimer's, Gerwig's Little Women, Machado's "Caminante, No Hay Camino," & other subjects . Plus, music by Tynan Groves.
2020-01-131h 20The Bucket Of Blah BlahJustin Gifford, Frank HartiganA conversation with Justin Gifford & Frank Hartigan about Black radicalism, African-American crime fiction, world travel, underground cities, abandoned buildings, & the Y1K panic (yes, you read that right). Plus, a reading by Justin Gifford from his forthcoming biography of Eldridge Cleaver.
2019-12-121h 13The Bucket Of Blah BlahJoe Calabrese, Erica Westhoff, Jim CasellaA conversation with Joe Calabrese & Erica Westhoff about pasta, learning languages, Italian comedy, Dante, Augustine, Andrea Camilleri, Walker Percy, office supplies, the social contract, and travel to Italy, Greece, Spain, & Mexico. Plus music by Jim Casella from the short films Filling In & Roller Coaster.
2019-11-171h 26The Bucket Of Blah BlahScott Tyler, Michael Brodhead, So Sol A conversation with Scott Tyler and Michael Brodhead about hydrology, history, the Army Corps of Engineers, westward exploration, fluid dynamics, and a little bit about golf balls. Plus music by So Sol.
2019-10-101h 15The Bucket Of Blah BlahJoey McKinney, Nathaniel Benjamin, The New HarvestersA conversation with Joey McKinney and Nathaniel Benjamin about art, science, mysticism, music, magic, movies (esp. horror), hiking, and space. Plus music by The New Harvesters.
2019-09-181h 16The Bucket Of Blah BlahDavid Fenimore, Shaun Grekor, Milton MerlosA conversation with David Fenimore & Shaun Grekor about Japanese archery, Woody Guthrie, Chautauqua, abstract art, Stanley Kubrick, and Apollonian & Dionysian impulses. Plus music by Milton Merlos from his albums Mi Amor & Flow.
2019-08-101h 30The Bucket Of Blah BlahBernard Schopen, Jonathan Cummins, Rocky TatarelliA conversation with Bernard Schopen & Jonathan Cummins about Nevada’s split personality, detective fiction, child rearing, popular culture, and Star Wars, of all things. Plus music by Rocky Tatarelli from his album Heart Of Tales.
2019-07-101h 21The Bucket Of Blah BlahShaun Griffin, Chris Rios, The Lazy UniverseA conversation with Shaun Griffin and Chris Rios about poetry, martial arts, public service, addressing trauma, and staying hopeful in troubled times. Plus music by The Lazy Universe from the album Sake.
2019-06-101h 30The Bucket Of Blah BlahRichard Schori, Zac Haley, Bazooka ZacA conversation with Richard Schori and Zac Haley about becoming an expert, building community, rock climbing, and the relationship between mathematics and music. Plus music by Bazooka Zac from the album Opening Cosmic Gateways.
2019-05-101h 08The Bucket Of Blah BlahRichard Siegel, Amy Ghilieri, Chris Bucholtz, Frog & ToadA conversation with Richard Siegel and Amy Ghilieri about Eleanor Roosevelt, book formats, Israel, witches, and meeting famous people. Plus a reading about World War II pilots by Chris Bucholtz and music by Frog and Toad.
2019-04-111h 29The Bucket Of Blah BlahCheryll Glotfelty, Joe Bachman, Joe Morris & Rob OxobyA conversation with Cheryll Glotfelty & Joe Bachman about ecocriticism & ecofeminism, Nevada literature, big books, audio technology, slacklining, and aging (whether we want to or not). Plus music by Joe Morris & Rob Oxoby.
2019-03-111h 28The Bucket Of Blah BlahMichael Branch, Phyllis Clark, William Wilborn, Legally BlueA conversation with Michael Branch and Phyllis Clark about lifelong learning, Peace Corps service, environmental humor, the weirdness of Nevada, inept skateboarding, jackalopes, hedgehogs, and old dogs. Plus poetry by William Wilborn and music by Legally Blue.
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