Craft of Fiction Writing
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Episode 608: Maggie Smith and Michael Cunningham!
On today’s show, John talks to the poet and memoirist Maggie Smith about the complexities of trying to merge reality with narrative structure, and discusses the same, in different ways, with the novelist Michael Cunningham! These conversations were conducted at Miami Book Fair. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to… Continue reading
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Episode 605: Elle Nash!
On today’s show, John talks to the novelist Elle Nash about her breathtaking new novel, Deliver Me. The chief topic is how to write a strange, nearly impossible story about American poverty without wallowing or romanticizing one’s characters and finding beauty in their ability to strive to understand a maddening world. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If… Continue reading
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#602: Walter Mosley!
On today’s show, John talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley about his process, especially when exploring unsettling, psychological science fiction in his new novel, Touched. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Miami Book Fair 2023, November 12-19, with the street fair occurring November 18 and 19. Check out my friend Jamie Hecker‘s latest book, Disney Legends: Makers… Continue reading
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#595: Rebecca Makkai (interviewed by Chelsea Alice)!
On today’s show, Chelsea Alice and Rebecca Makkai talk about diversity in novels, breaking genre conventions, student-teacher relationships, and how motherhood is represented in literature. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small… Continue reading
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#594: Jack Houghteling!
On this week’s show, I talk to novelist Jack Houghteling about Modernism, football, and the literary value of gangster movies, among other important topics. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission… Continue reading
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#589: Ian Patterson interviewed by Chelsea Alice
On today’s show, Chelsea Alice interviews Ian Patterson, who translated Finding Lost Time, the final volume of Penguin’s new edition of Proust’s novel cycle, In Search of Lost Time. NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted… Continue reading
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#588: A Discussion of Kathleen Alcott’s Emergency, with Samantha Nickerson
This week, I speak with Samantha Nickerson and I discuss the themes of friendship, relationships, depression, and death, and the craft of Kathleen Alcott in creating stories that are difficult to put down in the new short story collection, Emergency. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show… Continue reading
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584: David Lipsky!
This week, New York Times bestselling author David Lipsky discusses journalism, history, inventors, science, and the importance of storytelling to combine all of those ingredients. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small… Continue reading
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583: Blair Hurley!
On this week’s episode, I speak with novelist Blair Hurley about her thrilling new literary novel, Minor Prophets. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase at no… Continue reading
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582: Andrew Porter, interviewed by David James Poissant!
David James Poissant interviews fiction writer Andrew Porter about peripheral characters, quiet stories, writerly influences, the theme of disappearance, the importance of music, the teaching of writing, Barry Hannah, and many other matters. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link,… Continue reading
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