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December 16, 2012

Episode 131 — Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini is today’s guest. He is the award-winning author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story (also a major motion picture), Be More Chill, and Teen Angst? Naaah…. In television, he has written for MTV and ABC. His essays … Continue reading →

Episode 123 — Sam Pink

Sam Pink is the guest. He is the author of several books, including the novel Person. And his latest novel, Rontel, is due out from Lazy Fascist Press in February 2013. Electric Literature raves Reading Sam Pink may make you … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2012

Episode 75 — Jerry Stahl

Jerry Stahl is today’s guest. He’s the author of several books, including the memoir Permanent Midnight, which was adapted into a film starring Ben Stiller. Other titles include novels like I, Fatty and Pain Killers. And most recently, he co-authored … Continue reading →

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March 21, 2012

Episode 54 — Jeff Ragsdale

Jeff Ragsdale is the guest. He’s the co-author, along with David Shields and Michael Logan, of Jeff, One Lonely Guy. Here’s what Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho, has to say about it: You can either make fun of … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2012

Episode 53 — Sarah Manguso

Sarah Manguso is today’s guest. She’s the author of the new book The Guardians: An Elegy, now available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Megan O’Grady, writing for Vogue, says: Shortly after returning home from a fellowship year in Rome, poet … Continue reading →

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January 8, 2012

Episode 33 — Rex Pickett

Rex Pickett is the guest. He’s the author of the novel Sideways, which was adapted for the screen by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. The movie went on to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, among many other awards, … Continue reading →

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December 7, 2011

Episode 24 — Charles Shields

Charles Shields is the guest. He’s the author of And So It Goes — Kurt Vonnegut: A Life, now available in hardcover from Henry Holt. Shields is also the author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, also available from … Continue reading →

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