Michael Reynolds is the guest. He is the editor-in-chief of Europa Editions. Maureen Corrigan of NPR’s Fresh Air says Europa Editions…has been doing the Lord’s work in terms of introducing European literary novels, many of them in translation, to an … Continue reading → […]
Kendra Grant Malone is the guest. She is the author of two poetry collections, Everything is Quiet (Scrambler Books) and Morocco (Dark Sky Books), the second of which she co-wrote with Matthew Savoca. Blake Butler says Kendra Grant Malone contains … Continue reading → […]
Benjamin Percy is the guest. His new novel, Red Moon, is now available from Grand Central Publishing. It is the May selection of the TNB Book Club. (Photo credit: The Oregonian.) John Irving says Red Moon is a serious, politically … Continue reading → […]
Anna Stothard is the guest. Her novel The Pink Hotel is now available in the United States from Picador. And her latest effort, a novel called The Art of Leaving, is just out in the UK from Alma Books. The … Continue reading → […]
Ken Baumann is the guest. He is an actor, writer, and publisher. His new novel, Solip, is now available from Tyrant Books. HTML Giant says: There is nothing on the back cover. A wall of black staring at you. No … Continue reading → […]
Matt Nelson is the guest. Along with Jacob Perkins, he is the co-founder of the Mellow Pages Library in Brooklyn, New York. The library was recently featured in the New York Times: Matt Nelson, a graduate student in creative writing … Continue reading → […]
The podcast seems to have invaded the dreamworld of xTx: And then finally some relief: A listener named Joseph corrects my pronunciation of ‘Amherst’: Really like the show. I just listened to Episode 162 and felt compelled to write … Continue reading → […]
Emily Rapp is the guest. Her new memoir, The Still Point of the Turning World, is now available from Penguin. Cheryl Strayed says The Still Point of the Turning World is about the smallest things and the biggest things, the … Continue reading → […]
Fiona Maazel is the guest. Her new novel, Woke Up Lonely, is now available from Graywolf Press. The Daily Beast says [Maazel] has a real talent for taking these existential millstones of modern life—fear of death, failure, being alone, everything—and … Continue reading → […]
Scott Nadelson is the guest. His new memoir, The Next Scott Nadelson: A Life in Progress, is now available from Hawthorne Books. Kirkus calls it Eloquent and universal. And The Portland Mercury says It’s unusual to read a memoir built … Continue reading → […]
Tupelo Hassman is the guest. Her debut novel, Girlchild, has just been published in paperback by Picador. The New York Times raves A voice as fresh as hers is so rare that at times I caught myself cheering. . . … Continue reading → […]
A listener named Patricia keeps having wildlife encounters in the desert while listening to the program: And another, this one tinged with a whiff of venom: A listener named Ty has an observation: I am continually impressed by the … Continue reading → […]
Rob Roberge is the guest. His new novel, The Cost of Living, is now available from Other Voices Books. It is the April selection of The TNB Book Club. Cheryl Strayed says Roberge’s writing is both drop-dead gorgeous and mindbendingly … Continue reading → […]
Michelle Orange is the guest. Her new essay collection, This is Running for Your Life, is now available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. The Daily Beast calls it A brilliant collection of essays on modern life, and ways that technology … Continue reading → […]
I’ll be hosting this event in LA next week. Some great writers and poets will be reading their stuff. And music by The Urinals. The perfect way to kick off the LA Times Festival of Books weekend. Everybody’s welcome. If … Continue reading → […]
Jennifer Spiegel is the guest. In 2012, she published two books: The Freak Chronicles, a story collection, now available from Dzanc Books; and Love Slave, a novel out from Unbridled Books. About The Freak Chronicles, bestselling author Lauren Groff says … Continue reading → […]
Owen King is the guest. His new novel, Double Feature, is now available from Scribner. (Photo credit: Michael York | AP Photo.) Karen Russell raves What a kinetic, joyful, gonzo ride—Double Feature made me laugh so loudly on a plane … Continue reading → […]
A frustrated listener named Daniel has a suggestion: I think it would be interesting to interview some editors from online literary journals like Jersey Devil Press, Defenestration, Paper Darts, or whomever. I’ve been sending out work for the last six … Continue reading → […]
Amity Gaige is the guest. Her new novel, Schroder, has just been published by Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing. Jennifer Egan says In Schroder, Amity Gaige explores the rich, murky realm where parental devotion edges into mania, and … Continue reading → […]
Periel Aschenbrand is the guest. She is the author of two memoirs, the latest of which is called On My Knees. It is available now for pre-order and will be published by Harper Perennial on June 18, 2013. Jonathan Ames … Continue reading → […]