The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Susan Lilley,

Susan Lilley

Plus Anthony Jacobson writes about how the books of Irvine Welsh changed his life.

Anthony Jacobson
Irvine Welsh is on the left, Tony on the right.

NOTES

Quentin Tarantino vows to shelve his upcoming film project, The Hateful Eight, after the screenplay's first draft was leaked (according to Deadline).

The Florida Writers' Conference goes from February 13th-15th, ending with the Florida premiere of Terry Giliam's new film, written by Pat Rushin, The Zero Theorem. Click here to learn how to register for the conference.

zero theorem

Carlton Melton's "Smoke Drip," from their album Photos of Photos, accompanied Anthony Jacobson's "Hang-Up at the Gorgie Venture Hostel for Exceptional Young Men."

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Satellite Beach

Night Windows

Trainspotting

Maribou Stork Nightmares

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On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant,

David James Poissant

Plus Dan Lauer writes about "standing straight."

Dan Lauer

 NOTES

According to The Guardian, the short list for the Hatchet Awards has been announced.

The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant, is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of his book, which is remarkable fucking reading.

The Heaven of Animals

TEXTS DISCUSSED

What The World Will Look Like

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

You Shall Know Our Velocity

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On this week’s show, I present my interview with the memoirist Melanie Neale,

Melanie Neale

plus Andrew Simpson Guthrie shares his memoir essay-in-verse, "The Weighty Page."

TEXTS DISCUSSED

boat girlBoat Kid

Last Exit

NOTES

Check out the Transit Interpretation Project here, or read Ryan Rivas's essay, "Rider's Block," here.

Amiri Baraka, author of Dutchmandies at 79.

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Read Kip Robisch's "Fun Dads, Loss, and 'Saving Mr. Banks.'"

The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant (my co-host of the mailbag episodes), is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of this stellar story collection.

The Heaven of Animals

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On this week’s show, I present my interview with Sharon Olds,

Sharon-Olds

and my interview with Robert Pinsky,

Robert Pinsky

plus I share Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood's performance of Creole.

Hobgood and Pinsky

TEXTS DISCUSSED

stags leap

Singing School

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NOTES

I am in the running for the "Best of 2013" show of Jesse Bradley's reading series, There Will be Words. The current poll is here until midnight, January 6.

The Drunken Odyssey now has a youtube channel.

In the New York Times's Bit blog, David Steitfield has wrung his hands about the analytics coming out of subscription services for ebook libraries. There is a nice still photo of Keria Knightly from the film of Pride and Prejudice.

Amiri Baraka seems to be recovering after his hospital visit last week, according to The New York Daily News.

The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant (my co-host of the mailbag episodes), is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of this stellar story collection.

The Heaven of Animals

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