In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Tom McAllister about structuring long-form fiction, the mystery of love, the addictive horrors of football, and other important matters.

NOTES

Follow Bookmark It on Facebook to learn more about Brave New Book Club, which is led  by Vanessa Blakeslee.

Save

In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Lily Brooks-Dalton.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

NOTES

According to Buzzfeed, Roxanne Gay has pulled her forthcoming book, How to Be Heard, from Simon and Shuster.

In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Joy Harjo, the poet and fiction and creative nonfiction writer Kim Addonizio, and the memoirist Paul Lisicky.
 

NOTES

On Sunday, February 5th, The Drunken Odyssey will be hosting its annual erotic poetry night at Vinyl Arts Bar in Orlando, Florida. 7 PM.

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Ann Hood,

and the graphic novelist Art Spiegelman.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Book That Matters Most" target="_blank">
An Italian Wife" target="_blank"> Si Lewens Parade An Artists Odyssey" target="_blank"> Complete Maus">

NOTES

Monica Crowley, Donald Trump's choice for senior director of communications for the National Security Council, is a plagiarist. 

On Sunday, February 5th, The Drunken Odyssey will be hosting its annual erotic poetry night at Vinyl Arts Bar in Orlando, Florida. 7 PM..

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Jennie Jarvis's Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development.

Plus Scott Hoffman reads his essay, "I read Ethan Frome every January."

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Crafting the Character ARC">

Ethan Frome" target="_blank">

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer, Irvine Welsh, and share his reading from his new novel, A Decent Ride, at Miami Book Fair. Aleksander Hemon also read from his novel, The Making of Zombie Wars.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Decent Ride" target="_blank">

Trainspotting" target="_blank">

Ulysses Complete & Unabridged As Corrected & Reset in 1961" target="_blank">

The Making of Zombie Wars" target="_blank">

NOTES

Thanks to Pressure Wave (Jared Silvia) for his song "Two Thousand Six."

In this week’s episode, I talk to the poets Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky, and share the reading they gave together at Miami Book Fair International.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

NOTES

Listen to my previous interview with Robert Pinsky here.

In this week’s episode, I talk to the essayist Sarah Sweeney about her debut collection, Tell Me If You're Lying, the impediments and the value the academy can be to writing, and the essential relevance of poetry to the prose arts.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

NOTES

Read Sarah Sweeney's essay about catfishing musicians here.

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Glendaliz Camacho near the end of her residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando.

NOTES

Check out Glendaliz's work:

• Pigeons (short story)
• Full Battle Rattle (personal essay)
• Dominoes (short story)

Reinaldo Arenas's story "The Glass Tower" appears in Mona and Other Tales.

Save

On this week’s show, I talk to the literary historian Bill Savage about the re-release of George Ade's 1931 classic, breezy history of drinking culture in America.

TEXT DISCUSSED

NOTES

Watch and hear Bill's rant against the term dive bar.