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“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said Anais Nin, the subject of the film Henry and June, the world’s most prolific diarist and the writer of bestselling erotica, who left behind a legacy that continues to unfold. The Anais Nin Podcast will reveal the unknown aspects of this…

Paul Herron, Sky Blue Press

  • May 26, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 39 EPISODES


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Reunited: The Correspondence of Anaïs and Joaquín Nin 1933-1940

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 16:40


Paul Herron, who discovered and transcribed letters between Anaïs and Joaquín Nin during their affair, talks about the new book.

Anaïs Nin reads "Under a Glass Bell"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 20:56


In a restored recording from the mid-1960s, Anaïs Nin reads the famous title story of Under a Glass Bell to a live audience.

Nin Magazine with Leticia Gicovate

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 26:15


Paul Herron interviews Leticia Gicovate, the maverick Brazilian publisher of Nin, an erotic art magazine that has faced censorship on at least two continents.

Preserving a Gemor Press site in Greenwich Village

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 24:08


Paul Herron interviews the Executive Director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation about landmarking a site that onced housed Anaïs Nin's famous Gemor Press.

The Story of A Cafe In Space

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 16:38


Paul Herron discusses the origins of A Café in Space: The Anaïs Nin Literary Journal, and the anthology, which has just been published.

Understanding the Art of Anaïs Nin: Incest

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 13:30


Paul Herron discusses how incest influenced Anaïs Nin's life and work

A "lost" Anaïs Nin portrait found

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 8:59


Paul Herron discusses how a letter to Anaïs Nin from her father inspired a search for a stunning portrait by Natashia Troubetskoia.

Anaïs Nin's "official biographer," Evelyn Hinz, with Steven Reigns

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 41:50


Los Angeles poet Steven Reigns interviews Evelyn Hinz's widower, John Teunissen about why Hinz's biography never appeared.

Gonzalo Moré and Helba Huara with Eduardo Pineda

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 50:32


California artist and researcher discusses the lives of Anaïs Nin's enigmatic lover Gonzalo Moré and his dancer wife Helba Huara.

Anaïs Nin's Lost World with Britt Arenander

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 20:05


Author Britt Arenander discusses her new book, Anaïs Nin's Lost World, Paris in Words and Pictures, 1924-1939

A Brief History of Journals Dedicated to Anaïs Nin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 22:33


Paul Herron discusses the history of journals dedicated to Anaïs Nin, from Under the Sign of Pisces to A Cafe in Space

Anais Nin's Audiobook Auletris: Erotica with Thurlow Holmes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2017 26:32


Thurlow Holmes narrates Anaïs Nin’s Auletris for a new audiobook and describes the experience

Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2017 17:45


Paul Herron, the editor of Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1947-1955, explains the contents and impact of this new release.

Anais Nin’s Style with Costume Society of America (CSA) Stella Blum grant recipient Gwendolyn Michel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 48:11


Costume Society of America (CSA) Stella Blum grant recipient Gwendolyn Michel discusses Anais Nin’s penchant for clothing, interior design and perfume.

The Future of Anais Nin’s Unpublished Diaries

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017 20:05


An in-depth look at the publishing history and future of Anaïs Nin’s diaries, including the original series, the early diaries, and the unexpurgated diaries.

Anaïs Nin's First Published Diary and its Characters

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2016 12:33


Anais Nin's unpublished 1965 diary presents behind the scenes revelations about the battle to include Henry Miller, Rebecca West and Nin's cousin Eduado in her first published diary.

How Anaïs Nin Was Censored by Amazon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 14:19


The story of how Amazon, the world’s largest retailer, made Anaïs Nin’s Auletris: Erotica invisible to would-be readers.

Auletris: Anaïs Nin’s Lost Erotica, Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 53:47


A panel of experts—Rose Caraway, Anaín Bjorkquist, Lana Fox, and Jessica Gilbey—discuss the release of Auletris, the new Anaïs Nin erotica collection.

Auletris: Anaïs Nin’s Lost Erotica

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 11:07


The story of how an unknown collection of Anaïs Nin erotica was lost for nearly 70 years and then rediscovered.

Anaïs Nin’s Family with Gayle Nin Rosenkrantz

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 40:45


Anaïs Nin’s niece, Gayle Nin Rosenkrantz, reveals what it was like to be in the fascinating and complicated Nin family.

Anaïs: A Dance Opera with Cindy Shapiro

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 34:37


Los Angeles composer Cindy Shapiro discusses a new stage production based on the diaries of Anaïs Nin.

Barbara Kraft Interviews Henry Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 63:54


Barbara Kraft, author of the memoir Henry Miller: The Last Days, interviews Henry Miller in 1979.

Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller with Barbara Kraft

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 28:59


Memoirist Barbara Kraft reflects on her intimate friendships with Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller at the end of their lives.

Anaïs Nin’s Editor John Ferrone

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 17:32


A look at Anaïs Nin’s editor, John Ferrone, who has died at age 91, and how he affected Nin’s literary canon.

Anaïs Nin’s Maternality with Jessica Gilbey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 39:32


Australian scholar Jessica Gilbey discusses Anaïs Nin’s relationship with her mother and how it informed the maternal in her life and her art.

The Music in Anaïs Nin’s Life and Work

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2016 13:45


Anaïs Nin, coming from a musical family, not only embraced music, but incorporated it into her work. Listen to some of her favorite artists and learn what they meant to her.

He Said, She Said: Anaïs Nin and Lanny Baldwin

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 14:51


Anaïs Nin wrote about her relationship with poet Lanny Baldwin in her diary, and until now we only knew her side of the story. A recently discovered memoir by Baldwin, however, tells a much different story.

Henry Miller’s Influence on Anaïs Nin’s Writing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2015 20:48


Anaïs Nin often claimed in her later years that Henry Miller had no real effect on her writing despite their close alliance in the 1930s. This podcast will debunk that notion entirely, leaving us to wonder why Nin said this. Here we find answers and the evidence to support them.

How Keeping a Diary Saved Two Lives: Anaïs Nin and Diana Raab

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2015 14:10


Popular writer, poet and blogger Diana Raab discusses how Anaïs Nin and she have lived parallel lives, both beginning diaries at age ten after losing a loved one, and she tells us of a live Nin event coming up in January 2016.

A Half Century with Anaïs Nin: Benjamin Franklin V

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015 47:06


Benjamin Franklin V began his study of Anaïs Nin in 1966 at the dawn of her fame and it continues today. Franklin provides listeners with a unique insight that come from not only a half century of study, but from his acquaintance with Nin herself. He discusses Nin’s incredible need for privacy, her need to control what was written about her, and the meaning and significance of her work.

From Tragedy to Triumph: Anaïs Nin and Lana Fox

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015 36:11


How did a young girl who was the victim of sexual abuse and incest, who was shamed for any inclination towards sexuality, who got into a traditional marriage for the wrong reasons become a successful erotica writer and co-founder of the sex-positive, edgy Go Deeper Press—and what did Anaïs Nin have to do with it? Lana Fox’s road to personal and professional fulfillment is the result of her own dogged persistence, courage and amazing turns of events, but Nin’s writing was the catalyst that inspired her to redefine herself on every level. In this striking interview, Fox reveals all.

Ménage à Trois: Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller and Money

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015 18:34


Did any shred of the famous love affair between diarist Anaïs Nin and novelist Henry Miller survive their cataclysmic breakup letters of 1942? Listen to how Nin visited Miller in a failed attempt to revive their friendship in 1947, and then how Nin felt betrayed by Miller’s consent to help his friend Alfred Perlès publish a book revealing details about the affair in 1955. When Miller won the obscenity trials in 1961, he suddenly became rich while Nin was on the brink of financial ruin. Did Miller come to her rescue, and if so, how did this change their relationship? Find out here.

Anaïs Nin’s Fiction: A Blueprint of the Psyche with Marina Ferrer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2015 15:27


Marina Ferrer, a young Brazilian poet, has Anaïs Nin in her blood, and, most notably, concentrates on Nin’s fiction, which is perhaps the most neglected aspect of her canon. In this interview, Ferrer tells us why and how Nin has helped her to understand herself more clearly, and how the fiction is a portal for all readers to do the same.

In Her Own Words, Anaïs Nin Answers Your Questions Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 32:50


We asked our listeners to imagine they could ask Anais Nin any question they wanted to, and we used our extensive resources to research the answer we think she would have most likely given. Topics include Nin’s idea of paradise, her legendary fearlessness, which poets and painters influenced her work, what person she most regretted never having met, and whether it is true, as so many claim, that her soul mingles with those of ours. With the help of popular podcaster Anaín Bjorkquist of Sex Love Joy (http://anainbjorkquist.com/), full answers are given with references to evidence found in Nin’s published and unpublished work.

In Her Own Words, Anaïs Nin Answers Your Questions Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015 30:37


We asked our listeners to imagine they could ask Anais Nin any question they wanted to, and we used our extensive resources to research the answer we think she would have most likely given. Topics include Nin’s idea of paradise, her legendary fearlessness, which poets and painters influenced her work, what person she most regretted never having met, and whether it is true, as so many claim, that her soul mingles with those of ours. With the help of popular podcaster Anaín Bjorkquist of Sex Love Joy (http://anainbjorkquist.com/), full answers are given with references to evidence found in Nin’s published and unpublished work.

Anaïs Nin’s Final Years

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2015 15:15


There are two mythical diaries that Nin readers have most likely heard of, but know little or nothing about: The Book of Pain and The Book of Music, both begun shortly after Nin was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in late 1974. Having gone through horrific surgeries that left Nin “mutilated,” as she put it, she sought to write out her feelings and describe her tribulations in these two diaries. The podcast ends with Nin describing Balinese rituals surrounding death, a philosophy she found so comforting that she expressed it in the last sentence of the final volume of The Diary of Anaïs Nin: “Let me think of death as the Balinese do, as a flight to another life, a joyous transformation, a release of our spirit so it might visit all other lives.”

Paul Herron: How Anaïs Nin Changed a Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2015 11:56


In response to a question I sometimes get "Who are you and how did you get this way?" I share my journey that began with the movie Henry and June and has resulted in Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1939-1947–and everything in between. Find out more here.

Anaïs Nin: The Demise of the Nin-Miller Affair

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015 11:53


Most people know how the Anais Nin-Henry Miller affair began, but do you know how it really ended? Find out here.

Anaïs Nin: Come As Your Madness

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2015 10:14


The “come as your madness” party which inspired the movie “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.”

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