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Jill Damatac joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about growing up undocumented in the US and how she ultimately self-deported, weaving Filipino food, mythology, history, and culture in her narrative, opting for a hybridized memoir to mitigate the fear of talking about her experience, American exceptionalism, internalized doubt and unworthiness, contextualizing the self within a broader set of stories, when fear is a defining container for our lives, being willing to announce our lived experience via memoir, wanting to shrug off the yoke of shame, offering the reader a kaleidoscopic view, and her new memoir Dirty Kitchen A Memoir of Food and Family. Also in this episode: -sifting through hybridized aspects of a memoir -knowing where to cut and where to expand -shame around trauma writing Books mentioned in this episode: Another Country by James Baldwin Bodywork by Melissa Febos How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr Jill Damatac is a writer and filmmaker born in the Philippines, raised in the US, and now a UK citizen, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her film and photography work has been featured on the BBC and in Time, and at film festivals worldwide; her short documentary film Blood and Ink (Dugo at Tinta), about the Indigenous Filipino tattooist Apo Whang Od, was an official selection at the Academy Award–qualifying DOC NYC and won Best Documentary at Ireland's Kerry Film Festival. Jill holds an MSt in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Documentary Film from the University of the Arts London. Connect with Jill: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilldamatac/ Website: https://www.jilldamatac.com/ Get the book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dirty-Kitchen/Jill-Damatac/9781668084632 – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter is a novel about fathers and sons, complex family mythologies and buried secrets. Andrew joins us to talk about finding the right tone for his novel, writing about the 1980s, Proust, the evolution of language and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
Notes and Links to Alexander Chee's Work Alexander Chee is the bestselling author of the novels Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night, and the essay collection How To Write An Autobiographical Novel, all from Mariner Books. A contributing editor at The New Republic and an editor at large at VQR, his essays and stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, T Magazine, The Sewanee Review, and the 2016 and 2019 Best American Essays. He was guest-editor for The Best American Essays of 2022. He is a 2021 United States Artists Fellow, a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Nonfiction, and the recipient of a Whiting Award, a NEA Fellowship, an MCCA Fellowship, the Randy Shilts Prize in gay nonfiction, the Paul Engle Prize, the Lambda Editor's Choice Prize, and residency fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the VCCA, Leidig House, Civitella Ranieri and Amtrak. He is a full professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College and lives in Vermont. Buy How To Write an Autobiographical Novel Alexander's Website Book Review for How To Write an Autobiographical Novel from The New York Times At about 2:00, Alexander details his Amtrak residency, later written about in The New Yorker At about 6:00, Alexander outlines some interesting characters that he met during his Amtrak residency At about 12:00, Alexander reflects on a book project inspired by an interesting encounter with a former detective and British and American sensibilities At about 16:30, Pete shares his own Amtrak story, possible fodder for essays and short stories, as Alexander remarks on “immediate friendship” At about 18:50, Alexander talks about upcoming novel and short story projects and the process of picking a title; he recounts how he arrived at his essay collection's title, through a Buzzfeed publication At about 26:30, Alexander highlights Kirkus Review naming How to Write an Autobiographical Novel one At about 27:35, Alexander gives background on his essay collection's cover photo At about 34:10, Alexander talks about the composition of the previous essay collection and his upcoming one, with regards to placement and focuses on his “rose garden”- “The Rosary”-essay's development At about 39:00, Alexander responds to Pete's questions about the order of the essays in the collections and any throughlines-Garnette Cadogan and Naomi Gibbs are shouted out At about 43:40, Alexander talks about a manuscript that he has been working At about 44:45, Pete is complimentary of Alexander's “The Rosary” essay, and Alexander tells a story of an interested and poignant conversation with At about 48:00, Pete shouts At about 49:00, Pete and Alexander talk about the essay collection's first piece, and Alexander talks about being “Alejandro from Oaxaca” for a short time-he references Yiyun Li's powerful essay, “To Speak is to Blunder” At about 55:10, Pete compliments Alexander's powerful advocacy work and asks him about perspective and time, and how Alexander looks back at the essays from the collection so many years later (for some of the essays) At about 1:02:00, In talking about modern protest and activist culture, mutual aid, etc., Alexander shouts out Sarah Thankam Mathews' powerful All This Could Be Different At about 1:04:30, Alexander discusses a dynamic class that he has mentored at Dartmouth At about 1:05:30, Alexander responds to Pete's questions about what fiction allows him to do with his writing At about 1:06:30, Alexander reflects on ideas of catharsis in his writing You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode. Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Episode 270 guest Jason De León is up on the website this week. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Please tune in for Episode 282 with Emely Rumble, a licensed clinical social worker, school social worker, and seasoned biblio/psychotherapist who specializes in bibliotherapy, the use of literature and expressive writing to heal. Pub Day and episode air day are April 29 for her wonderful book, Bibliotherapy in The Bronx.
On this episode, Nina Li Coomes, who was once described as genre promiscuous by a professor, discusses her traumatic early reading experiences, and how her identity as a writer has developed. We also discuss some shared favorites, how much she loves a hate-read, and why it can be good to read books you might not like. Click here to support Eman Alhaj Ali, the writer in Palestine that Nina has been working to support. Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy's reading: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliot Trust by Hernan Diaz My Friends by Hisham Matar Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías, trans. Heather Cleary Books Highlighted by Nina: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Earthlings by Sayaka Murata The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka A Play for the Living in the Time of Extinction by Miranda Rose Hall The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Grimm's Fairytales by Grimm Jacob and Wilhelm The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee The Searcher by Tana French In the Woods by Tana French The Best Possible Experience: Stories by Nishanth Injam The Aeneid by Virgil The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Homeland: Dungeons & Dragons: Book 1 by R. A. Salvatore The Magicians by Lev Grossman The Duke and I: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Show Notes Today, we'll be talking to writer Dr. Alexandra Middleton. She's an Assistant Professor of medical anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, creative nonfiction writer and essayist, runner, swimmer, and more! Tune in to hear about her career as well as her advice for aspiring writers. Mentioned in the Episode: Alexandra's Work https://www.liminalliety.com/ (Alexandra's Website) https://therumpus.net/2023/04/11/terra-incognita/ Other Works Mentioned https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/about https://www.oprah.com/spirit/writing-every-day-writers-rules-aimee-bender/all https://www.accountabilityworkshops.com/ https://pod.link/1623390096 https://lidiayuknavitch.net/ https://www.melissafebos.com/ http://www.jordankisner.com/thresholds http://link.chtbl.com/tcahp Craft Books Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Steering the Craft by Ursula K. LeGuin How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Essays and Books on Motherhood (from The Liminal Substack) “The Birth of My Daughter, The Death of My Marriage” by Leslie Jamison My Work by Olga Ravn “I Shock Myself” from The Ann Friedman Weekly newsletter
Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon chat with writer Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh, The Queen of the Night, and How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. The three writers talk about their journeys in the publishing industry, and what success has meant to each of them, specifically in regards to money. They discuss Chee's essay, “My Inheritance Was My Father's Last Lesson To Me,” where he writes about his relationship to money, how it changes over time, and what the relationship between anxiety, money, and body looks like. Reading List: Authors, Stories, and Books Mentioned How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays (Alexander Chee) “How to Unlearn Everything” (Alexander Chee, Vulture 2019) Edinburgh (Alexander Chee) The Queen of the Night (Alexander Chee) Other Peoples' Husbands (forthcoming by Alexander Chee) “When Horror is the Truth-Teller” (Alexander Chee, Guernica 2023) “My Inheritance Was My Father's Last Lesson To Me, And I Am Still Learning It” (Alexander Chee, Buzzfeed 2018) Damon Young “Storycraft: Point of Telling” (Junot Diaz, StoryWorlds 2023) Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson) The Children's Hospital (Chris Adrian) The War: A Memoir (Marguerite Duras) Sarah Schulman The Book of Love (Kelly Link) Enter Ghost (Isabella Hammad) Notes from an Island (Tove Jansson) The Moomins and the Great Flood (Tove Jansson) Same Bed Different Dreams (Ed Park) Listening List: Luther Vandross Favorite Albums of Each Year (Hanif Abdurraqib, Medium, 2016 - 2023) CCFX Lil Nas X Yeah Yeah Yeahs Omar Apollo Billie Eilish Nicki Minaj Japanese Breakfast Angel Olsen U.S. Girls Wet Leg More from Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw) Heavy (Kiese Laymon) Long Division (Kiese Laymon) How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays (Kiese Laymon) Ursa Short Fiction podcast (Deesha Philyaw & Dawnie Walton) Produced by Ursa Story Company in partnership with Reckon. Hosted by Deesha Philyaw & Kiese Laymon Show Producers: Dawnie Walton & Mark Armstrong Associate Producer: Marina Leigh Episode Editor: Kelly Araja Reckon Editor In Chief: R.L. Nave Reckon Deputy Editor: Michelle Zenarosa Audience Director: Katie Johnston Creative Strategist: Abbey Crain Sr. Social Producer: Sid Espinosa
A Norwegian author and well-known worldwide for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle and multiple prize winner, Karl Ove Knausgaard has been described as "one of the 21st century's greatest literary sensations". With us today is our returning guest-speaker Dr. Bob Blaisdell. As I've introduced him on the show before, he is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. He is author of Creating Anna Karenina: Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature's Most Enigmatic Heroine; and another book titled Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius.Recommended Readings:My StruggleConversation With Karl Ove KnausgaardThis podcast is sponsored by Riverside, the most efficient platform for video recording and editing for podcasters.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 400, my conversation with author Alexander Chee. This episode first aired on February 16, 2016. Chee is the author of the bestselling novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh, and the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He is a contributing editor at The New Republic, an editor at large at The Virginia Quarterly Review, and a critic at large at The Los Angeles Times. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#singersongwriter #author #childrensbook #sixties #hippie CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES “Carol's diverse background from the sixties and seventies, immersed in culture and music, through college, teaching, singer-songwriter, performer, and author (Beyond the Song) all contribute to the energy of her writing a precious children's book, ‘Play for Me, Peter'. Therefore, a very special introspective interview……” Calvin https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs 254 Interviews. GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and join the other 4500 Subscribers. (You can find almost any subject, even AI) ** CAROL SELICK: New Children's Book, ‘Play for Me, Peter'; Singer, Songwriter, Author ‘Beyond the Song' (Autobiographical novel), Hippie (60's, 70's) Rutgers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXXyFP5ybUU&t=617s BIO: Carol Selick is a music educator with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Rutgers University. Carol is a performing singer and songwriter and co-founded and directed the New Jersey Children's Opry where she wrote and performed original songs. Her recordings, Life Is Believing in You and Just Gonna Think About Today, feature a mix of standards and originals. Carol is also the author of an award-winning coming-of-age book, “Beyond the Song” which is based on her early years in the music business. CONTACTS: www.carolselickbooks.com AMAZON BOOK PLAY FOR ME PETER UNIQUE LINK: https://amzn.to/3RArVbj www.carolselickmusic.com Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3stZs8k BookBaby in ebook and paperback form: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/beyond-the-song ** WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKER https://lnkd.in/g62StzJ GOOGLE PODCASTS https://lnkd.in/gpd3XfM POCKET CASTS https://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw
In Episode 120, Gen and Jette dive into the latest book club pick and talk all things writing with The Writing Life by Annie Dillard. This one has been on Gen's list for a while and the consensus it that it should be required reading for any writer or artist. Show Notes You can sign up for Gen's writing and yoga retreat here: Fort Erie July 17-20 & The June Motel in PEC September 8-10 Our next episode is all about Canadian authors because we gotta get that CanCon. But sincerely Canada has some really incredible writers and we can't wait to talk about them. And the next book club selection is The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder. Read along with us this May & June so you know what's going on when we talk about it on July 5! Other books and authors mentioned How to Write and Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (listen to the episode) Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins (listen to the episode) A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm (listen to the episode) Henry David Thoreau Jack London Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!
This episode we're talking about recent media we've experienced and enjoyed! We discuss Return of the Obra Dinn, Worlds Beyond Number, Horror Queers, If Books Could Kill, Superman Smashes the Klan, Incredible Doom, Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci, Don't Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet by Alice Robb, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media we Experienced Jam Mystery Games: Curse of the Golden Idol Tangle Tower Return of the Obra Dinn Podcasts: Off Book They Died on Space Mountain (with Ben Schwartz) Lateral Episode 1 of the quiz show of the same name (which is now unlisted on YouTube) Worlds Beyond Number Episode feed Life hacks: Make cooking feel like a magic ritual Delete the Twitter app Custom printed to-do list Anna Dinkum Winkeltje: The Little Shop Horror Queers If Books Could Kill Mine O'Clock - Minecraft Through the Ages, episode 1 LRR Streams Matthew Thirty-One Nil: The Amazing Story of World Cup Qualification / On the Road with Football's Outsiders, a World Cup Odyssey by James Montague Episode 166 - Sports (Non-Fiction) Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru The Adventures of Superman (radio series) - "Clan of the Fiery Cross" (Wikipedia) Incredible Doom, vol. 1 by Matthew Bogart and Jesse Holden Meghan Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci Don't Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet by Alice Robb Onley's Arctic: Diaries And Paintings Of The High Arctic by Toni Onley Other Media We Mentioned Knives Out (Wikipedia) Only Connect (Wikipedia) Links, Articles, and Things RA in a Day - Ontario Library Association (April 24th) Our session is “Non-Fiction for Newbies: Navigating the Nuances” Catalogues & Cardigans: A Library RPG Zine #111 Bulletin board system (Wikipedia) 15 Creative Writing books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill edited by Jericho Brown The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story by Edwidge Danticat About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews by Samuel R. Delany Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich Translating Myself and Others by Jhumpa Lahiri This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley Reading and Writing: A Personal Account by V.S. Naipaul How Dare We! Write edited by Sherry Quan Lee The African American Guide to Writing & Publishing Non Fiction by Jewell Parker Rhodes Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors by Jewell Parker Rhodes Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, May 2nd we'll be discussing the non-fiction genre of Economics! (Economy?) Then on Tuesday, May 16th we'll be talking about something! We don't know yet! What do you want us to talk about?
In Skull Water, Heinz Insu Fenkl has crafted a uniquely autobiographical novel based on his experiences growing up as a German/Korean child in postwar Korea. Incorporating his vast knowledge of Korean folktales, Buddhist karma, daoism, and the ancient Chinese I Ching Book of Changes, Fenkl has created an engaging, unpredictable storyline, and our conversation gave him a chance to reveal how Skull Water came to life.
“It was going to be a story about American instability, and precarity, and what happens when we aren't able to access the things that we need — and yet still have to try to care for each other anyway.” Nicole Chung's newest memoir, A Living Remedy, reflects on the tragic inequality of access to the American healthcare system and the way it directly affected her family. Chung talks with us about privilege and class, how writing this memoir changed her, her literary influences and more with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Madyson. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow
In our first episode recorded at the Sewanee Writers' Conference in the summer of 2022, Alexander Chee (How to Write an Autobiographical Novel) talks to James about his career, being the most photographed author in history, the late Randall Kenan, and Courtney Love. Plus legendary editor and founder and President of Words Without Borders, Alane Mason. Apply to the Sewanee Writers' Conference by March 15! Buy Alexander Chee's books! Buy Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan! Check out Words Without Borders! Check out Bea Troxel's music! Produced/ Mixed by Ryan Shea. Subscribe! Rate! Enjoy! Instagram: tkwithjs Twitter: @JamesScottTK tk with js at g mail dot com
On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight ingest some heart-shaped herb! Starting in the Airlock (1:58), Jason and Rosie dive deep (deeep) into the waters of Talocan, the streets of Boston, and, of course, the jungles of Wakanda for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, recapping the film and discussing breakout performances, Shuri's character arc, and more. Then, in a return of the Omnibus (54:22) Jason – with Rosie's Footnotes™ – unpacks the origins of Afrofuturism in and out of comics. In the Hive Mind (1:13:08), X-Ray Vision is thrilled to welcome Eve L. Ewing – author, academic, poet, and writer of the acclaimed Ironheart comics – to discuss how comics led to her birth, the joys and struggles of writing, attempting to draw, seeing Riri Williams come to life on screen, and much more.Tune in every Friday and don't forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button!Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rkFollow Rosie: IG, Letterboxd, IGN author page, Nerdist author pageJoin the X-Ray Vision DiscordFollow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmediaThe Listener's Guide for all things X-Ray Vision!Check out more of Eve's amazing work at her website!Ironheart Vol. 1: Those With Courage – By Eve L. Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, Kevin Libranda, and more.Jan Švankmajer – Czech multimedia artist, whose work has included stop motion animation.How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (2018) – Written by Alexander Chee. Available here.‘The Case for Reparations' (2014) – An essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic.The Bear (2022) – An FX on Hulu series created by Christopher Storer set in a flailing Italian Beef sandwich shop in Chicago.Reginald Hudlin – Director, screenwriter, comic-book writer, producer and more, known for a multitude of projects alongside his brother Warrington.Ms. Marvel Team-Up (2019) – Written by Eve L. Ewing, pencils and inks by Joey Vazquez, colors by Felipe Sobreiro, letters by Clayton Cowles.And for those of you interested in learning more about Afrofuturism, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will be launching a major exhibition on the subject in March, 2023. Put it on your calendars.
Alexander Chee is the author of two novels, Edinburgh, and The Queen of the Night and one collection of essays called How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He was also the editor for the 2022 edition of The Best American Essays Anthology, which was just published by HarperCollins. Alexander has the uncanny ability to methodically examine his own psyche while making connections that surprise both his reader and himself. His writing is guileless and he is simultaneously able to control his prose while allowing his thoughts to meander, leading to an often shocking, but infinitely exciting reading process. He's always in complete control, but simultaneously at the mercy of his creative muse. Most of the conversations thus far on Cultural Mixtapes have illuminated a certain aspect of the creative process, and examined the reasons and drive behind art-making. In addition to doing that, this conversation contains a sort of “meta-commentary” on how we examine our own processes and express them in writing. Note: Towards the end of the conversation I keep wrongly referring to an interview Alexander gave to Guernica Magazine. I later correct it to an essay that he wrote for the magazine. Here is that essay. Alexander's Website The Best American Essays 2022 Recommendations Lost in the City - Edward P. Jones Asymmetry - Lisa Halliday Dancer from the Dance - Andrew Holleran Cannons
It's time for a fall hang out episode, which means it's also our podcast anniversary! We're celebrating 4 years of awesome books, reading discoveries, and so much more. In four years, we've recorded 105 episodes that have listeners in over 70 countries, and we're pretty proud of that! A huge thank you to all our listeners who've been with us over the years, and a welcome to all our new listeners! Show Notes Shout out to Coach House Books and House of Anansi Press, as always. We love reading and chatting about the books they send us. Speaking of Coach House, two of their books have made the Scotiabank Giller Prize short list — Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu, which we did and episode on, and The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr. If you're in Toronto (or if you feel like visiting), Word on the Street and TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) are two book festivals that are worth checking out. Two indie publishers we learned about at Word on the Street this year are Stelliform Press and Invisible Publishing and we hope to work with them in future episodes! Do you feel guilty for reading graphic novels too quickly? Books & Media Mentioned *There were a lot, so apologies if we missed any! Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado with DaNi The Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona The Autumnal by Daniel Krausand and Chris Shehan Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Book 1: The Crucible by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa with Robert Hack The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV with Alvaro Martinez Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock Swamp Thing The Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater Blue in Green by Anand Rk and Ram V Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander Seance Tea Party by Reimena Yee The End of Everything (Astophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera Destroyer by Victor Lavalle Stillwater by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K. Pérez Making a Scene by Constance Wu The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Michale E. Brown Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno Garcia Lilith by George MacDonald The Changeling by Victor Lavalle Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter It Came From the Closet edited by Joe Vallese Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!
This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit The Red Deal by the Red Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Episode 103, Gen and Jette dive into Gen's book club pick - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. After seeing this book everywhere and reading so many rave reviews of Chee's work, we knew we had to read it. Obviously, we are now obsessed. An amazing read if you do anything creative. We're both now headed into Autumn feeling inspired and ready to write and create and more. Show Notes: So... can we go to the Iowa Writers' Workshop? Highly recommend watching the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk If you're a writer, you should read On Writing by Stephen King or Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont There were definitely other things we talked about but we were bad at taking notes! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!
Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras joins us again to talk about our book club selection How to Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Our discussion of this essay collection covers the artists' relationship to critical reviews, and how much day jobs and everyday life inform art. We also ask, how important is truth to fiction, and what constitutes a life well-lived? You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/08/31/ep-230-how-to-write-an-autobiographical-novelBe sure to listen all the way to end of the episode to find out what our September book club pick will be!Connect with Ingrid: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonAthletic Greens - visit atheleticgreens.com/thestacks to get a free one-year supply of vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase.Missing Pages - subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
DISASTERAMA: Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977 to 1997, is the true story of Alvin Orloff who, as a shy kid from the suburbs of San Francisco, stumbled into the wild, eclectic crowd of Crazy Club Kids, Punk Rock Nutters, Goofy Goofballs, Fashion Victims, Disco Dollies, Happy Hustlers, and Dizzy Twinks of post-Stonewall American queer culture of the late 1970s, only to see the “subterranean lavender twilit shadow world of the gay ghetto” ravished by AIDS in the 1980s. Includes an introduction by Alexander Chee (How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.In Disasterama, Orloff recalls the delirious adventures of his youth—from San Francisco to Los Angeles to New York—where insane nights, deep friendships with the creatives of the underground, and thrilling bi-coastal living led to a free-spirited life of art, manic performance, high camp antics, and exotic sexual encounters, until AIDS threatened to destroy everything he lived for.In his introduction, award-winning essayist and novelist Alexander Chee notes, "There's a strange love I have for these times that can be hard to explain. How can I love what I lived through from a time that was as ‘bad' as that? But as I read this, and those days came into view again, what I think of that love now is that there was a beauty to the beauty you found then that was made the more fierce by the horror of what was happening. If you could still find the worth of your life, still find sex, love, friendship, your own self-worth amid these attempts by the state at erasure and the ravages of the AIDS epidemic, then it had the strength of something forged in fire."Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, Jake talks about the process of how you can write a best-selling book in a hour a day. He shares the 2 most important pieces of knowledge that you need before getting started; your INTENTION for writing the book and the motivation for WHY NOW. Once you have the answers to these 2 questions then you are ready to begin the process. Jake Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers helping people write and launch bestselling books. He is a 3x bestselling author, a high-energy motivational speaker, investor, and the founder of the Professional Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro basketball into their reality. He and his work have been featured on Forbes, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.Follow Jake on InstagramJakes WebsiteFollow Candace on Instagram
“One thing that I was interested in doing is making literal the surveillance that parents feel every day, because there is the sense that you're being watched and judged and shamed all the time.” Jessamine Chan joins us on the show to talk about her debut novel, The School for Good Mothers (think The Handmaid's Tale meets Klara and the Sun), writing a Chinese American main character that she wanted to read, making sure her satire is laced with humor, how a self-proclaimed Luddite came to write a book like this one, and more. Featured Books: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan, Plainwater by Anne Carson, Karate Chop by Dorothe Nors, Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls, Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell, The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus eps Saturday).
Shell ran their first scenario planning session in 1971, and they've been sharing some of their insights since then. In their new LENS report from 2013, they talk about three central paradoxes to our world: the prosperity paradox, the leadership paradox, and the connectivity paradox. Here's the connectivity paradox. On one hand, we've never been more connected, and that has, in an extraordinary way, unleashed the ability to connect. And in the same moment, that same connectivity has destroyed the value of IP. While it's easy to be a creative, it's hard to fund a life as one. How do you find a way to live a life as someone who creates? I first came across Jessica Abel's work upon discovering her book, Out on the Wire. The graphic novel is a must-read for anyone interested in the art of storytelling. And though I've written my fair share of books, I don't really know what it takes to create a full-length graphic novel like Jessica does. In this episode, Jessica gives an inside look on life as a cartoonist, coach, and consultant. Get book links and resources at https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/ Jessica reads two pages from ‘How to Write an Autobiographical Novel' by Alexander Chee. [reading begins at 5:30] Hear us discuss: Creativity as a career: Are you sacrificing joy? [8:50] | The line between external and internal validation. [12:08] | What is required for creative focus?: “I thought, ‘I can't do an okay job on drawing. I can't just be okay, I have to give it my all. I have to spend the time necessary to do it right, or I'm not gonna get up a level.'” [15:07] | “You have to say no to your own ideas. Learn that saying ‘no' is saying ‘yes.'” [18:45] | What strong autonomy looks and feels like. [24:32]
CAROL SELICK: Singer, Songwriter, Author, “Beyond the Song” (Autobiographical novel), Rutgers grad. A #MONMOUTH County #Journalist NJ Discover (New Jersey) on the Road Welcome to our 99th Interview and ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES YouTube: http://bit.ly/3mSXWJQ ** CAROL SELICK: Singer, Songwriter, Author, “Beyond the Song” (Autobiographical novel), Rutgers grad. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaXoSd1jVEA BIO: Singer-songwriter Carol Selick traces her coming of age in tumultuous 'Sixties & early 'Seventies in a new autobiographical novel, “Beyond the Song.” Beginning each chapter with lyrics she wrote & still performs today, Selick breezily describe development of her alter-ego, Carol Marks, as she rebels against her strict suburban upbringing & joins the counter-culture, hoping to make it in the music business. Along the way she lands in a series of dangerous situations & narrow escapes – hitchhiking in California at the time of the Manson murders, attending anti-war demonstrations that turn violent, and nearly being arrested when her boyfriend is nabbed in a drug raid. In her journey, she also meets two important mentors who help her sort her priorities & take her goals seriously. One, based on Music Hall of Famer Rose Marie McCoy, helps her develop her considerable talents;& the other, a fictionalized psychoanalyst, helps her establish the self-assurance to stand on her own two feet as well as realize that much of her father's over-protectiveness stems from losing his family in the Holocaust. The author, who was raised in East Brunswick, eventually graduated from Rutgers & currently lives in Monroe, now performs a repertoire of jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and her own work. Selick taught piano and voice for many years, & her recordings include “Life Is Believing in You “and “Just Gonna Think About Today.” She appears as a vocalist with her husband, jazz trumpeter & vocalist Gordon James, & performs the bluesy vocals on his 2019 release, “Come On Down,” which has been described as “piping-hot New Orleans fare.” “Beyond the Song” is available thru Amazon and Bookbaby.com. & BarnesandNoble.com. CONTACT: Website has videos and music: www.carolselickmusic.com Amazon: https://amzn.to/3stZs8k BookBaby in ebook and paperback form: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/beyond-the-song Husband's website also includes our music: www.gordonjamesmusic.com ** AUDIO: SPOTIFY http://spoti.fi/3bMYVYW GOOGLE PODCASTS http://bit.ly/38yH3yP ** CLIMATE OPTIMISTS Group INAUGURAL VIDEO September 22nd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cw2GGGH0o4&t=2s ** Saving America's Forests Could Help Curb Climate Warming https://bit.ly/3tzohjU ** Climate Repair: 3 Things We Must Do Now To Stabilize The Planet https://lnkd.in/gTu-kQbi ** Comparing tobacco and climate change https://lnkd.in/gpUNA6_x ** #GenZ #climatechange #TogetherForOurPlanet #OneStepGreener #environment #climatecrisis #globalwarming #climateeducation ** #Rutgers #amazonrainforest @rutgersalumni ** OPEN LETTER TO EMMYLOU HARRIS on njdiscover.com #sustainability #climateemergency
Sometimes you find yourself asking—over a draft, or a failed draft, or a sagging outline or just during a really long drive—why exactly you do this thing we do. This week, we turn to some favorites to help answer that question.In our new summer series, The Working Bookshelf, KJ and guest host Jennie Nash pull their favorite writing books off the shelf and debate: which is better and why—until invariably, they get distracted and just start talking about the topic at hand. Funny, fresh and full of frank advice, when KJ and Jennie get going they’re hard to stop.This week, it’s Start with Why versus How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. In a new twist, you can also watch these episodes on YouTube. Find Episode 8 HERE.And, for your looking-forward pleasure, here’s the whole series, dropping once weekly all through the summer of 2021.1. Inspiration2. Plotting3. Productivity4. Up Your Game5. When You're Stuck6. Getting Published7. Writing While White8. When You Don't Know Why You're Doing This9. Writer Comfort Reads 10. Editing This special season of the #AmWriting podcast is sponsored by Author Accelerator. Author Accelerator hand-matches writers with book coaches who have been rigorously trained to provide motivation and inspiration and give writers the support we need to stop making excuses and get the job done. Find out more, and get book coach Jennie Nash’s weeklong find-your-foundation writing challenge at authoraccelerator.com/amwriting. Author Accelerator also trains book coaches to build their own successful coaching businesses. For more on becoming a coach, go to https://www.bookcoaches.com/. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at amwriting.substack.com/subscribe
"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." –Joan Didion In Episode 73, Gen and Jette discuss the broad category of essay collections. From Joan Didion to Chuck Klosterman to Samantha Irby, essay collections cover a wide range of topics in a wide variety of forms. We love a good collection of essays, so we share a few of our favourites, discuss what works for us and what doesn't, and talk about a few on our TBR lists. Show Notes: We've covered a few essay collections on the podcast: Episode 9 – Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman, Episode 38 – Movies and Other Things by Shea Serrano, Episode 65 – Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins, Episode 68 – We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Essay writing opens up so many possibilities that we'd both love to explore in our own writing. Check out Electric Lit for one off essays and sign up for their newsletter to get a curated list delivered to your inbox. Gen's Essay Collection Recommendation: anything Zadie Smith has written Jette's Essay Collection Recommendation: But What If We're Wrong by Chuck Klosterman Books and Authors Mentioned: Joan Didion – Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album, South and West Chuck Klosterman – But What If We're Wrong, Eating the Dinosaur, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, I Wear the Black Hat, Killing Yourself to Live Samantha Irby – We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, Wow, No Thank You Zadie Smith – Intimations, Changing My Mind, Feel Free Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living edited by Manjula Martin 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
This is Blind Date With a Book, the podcast that matches guests up with their literary soulmates using dating app questions. In each episode, hosts Kristen Evans, Rachel Mans McKenny, and Elena Nicolaou go head-to-head to give the best recommendation. This week's show also features a discussion of Moby Dick in quarantine and what it's like to be in tech today. The guest: Carrie Tian The picks: Elena Pick One: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9780802129628) Kristen Pick One: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9781328764522) Rachel Pick One: Weird but Normal by Mia Mercado (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9780062942807) Elena Pick Two: Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9780358380887) Kristen Pick Two: The Heavens by Sandra Newman (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9780802147974) Rachel Pick Two: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (https://www.bookculture.com/book/9780525541349) Where to find us: Find our show online at blinddatewithabookpod.com and @bookmeetcute on Twitter and Instagram. Please follow and tell us all the books you've fallen in love with. Kristen Evans: Twitter @paperalphabet, Rachel Mans McKenney: Twitter @rmmckenny, Instagram @rachelmansmckenney Elena Nicolaou: Twitter @elenawonders, Instagram @booksandelena Carrie Tian: Twitter @carrietian, Website https://carrietian.com/
Danny Lavery welcomes author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee. Lavery and Chee give advice to a letter writer whose partner revealed his abusive, jealous personality only after moving in together. Also, Lavery and Chee talk about finding a good therapist, couples therapy via 90s films, and all sorts of monogamies. Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday, sign up now for just $1 for your first month. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Danny Lavery welcomes author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee. Lavery and Chee give advice to a letter writer whose partner revealed his abusive, jealous personality only after moving in together. Also, Lavery and Chee talk about finding a good therapist, couples therapy via 90s films, and all sorts of monogamies. Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday, sign up now for just $1 for your first month. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the course of 99 episodes, The Maris Review has featured casual yet intimate conversations with authors like Susan Choi, George Saunders, Raven Leilani, and David Sedaris. For the 100th episode celebration, host Maris Kreizman is joined by a few of her very favorites -- Alexander Chee, Morgan Parker, and Emma Straub -- to talk about reading as both a writer and a part of a literary community. We’ll converse online and take questions from the audience. The only way this night could be more fun is if we could all get a drink together afterward. Alexander Chee is the best-selling author of the novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh, and the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He is a contributing editor at the New Republic, and an editor at large at Virginia Quarterly Review. His work has appeared in The Best American Essays 2016, the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, the New Yorker, T Magazine, Slate, Vulture, among others. He is winner of a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. He is an associate professor of English at Dartmouth College. Morgan Parker is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of the young adult novel Who Put This Song On?; and the poetry collections Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Magical Negro, which won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. Parker’s debut book of nonfiction is forthcoming from One World. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, winner of a Pushcart Prize, and has been hailed by The New York Times as “a dynamic craftsperson” of “considerable consequence to American poetry.” Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of three novels The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. Her books have been published in twenty countries. Her latest novel is called All Adults Here. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. This episode's sponsor: This episode is presented by Ancient Nutrition. Get 20% off your first order when you go to AncientNutrition.com and enter promo code MARIS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the spirit of Earth Week, Vox book critic, Constance Grady shares some favorite books that inspired her to start her own garden: reads about what makes gardens look good and what emotional needs they can provide for us. Constance recommends: Down to Earth by Monty Don Essential Earthman by Henry Mitchell “The Rosary” an essay from How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee If you are looking for a book recommendation, you can email Constance Dot Grady at Vox dot com. Be sure to use the subject line “Ask A Book Critic.” Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Quick Hits by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Quick Hits by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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'Suspenseful and deeply felt...raises questions about the reality of the American dream and illuminates stories that often go untold, in life as well as fiction' Chloe Benjamin, bestselling author of The Immortalists Reminiscent of Celeste Ng's page-turning meditations on identity, this searing mother-daughter story explores the diverse and unsettling realities of being an immigrant in America. Margot Lee's mother is ignoring her calls. Margot cannot understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA. What she finds there makes her realise how little she knows about her mother, Mina. Thirty years earlier, Mina Lee steps off a plane to take a chance on a new life in America. Stacking shelves at a Korean grocery store, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. But that moment will have shattering consequences for Mina, and everything she left behind in Seoul. Through the intimate lens of a mother and daughter who have struggled all their lives to understand each other, Margot and Mina's story unravels the unspoken secrets that can drive two people apart - or perhaps bind them closer together. 'Carefully illuminates the two sides of the silence between a Korean immigrant mother and her Korean American daughter, a silence only too familiar to many of us - and emerges with a stunningly powerful and original novel' Alexander Chee, bestselling author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
Guys, Amy and I got IN. TO. IT. From publicity to the alleged good ol' days of YA publishing to answering tough questions from listeners like: conquering that ONE THING you are obsessed with but also might be holding you back, and how to make writing sustainable when you grow to hate it a little. This is a deep dive - if you don't want to hear about publishing business stuff, we start talking more about the creative side and take the calls about halfway through. - Amy Spalding - We Used to Be Friends - Goodbye from Nowhere - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee - Bad Reputation Thanks to all listeners, supporters, and Dave Connis for the theme music! Visit our Patreon page or sarazarr.com for more about the podcast and how to be a supporter.
Leah Jing McIntosh and Alexander Chee at the Athenaeum Theatre — Photo: Sophie Quick ‘Novels are accidents at their start,' Alexander Chee has written. What causes these productive accidents? Who do they happen to? And what do novels become next? Chee, the author of two masterful, award-winning novels – and a distinguished teacher, essayist and critic – has given a lot of thought to these questions. His acclaimed, reflexive autobiographical first novel, Edinburgh, was about a Korean-American boy from Maine. His second book, The Queen of the Night, was a radical departure – about a 19th-century opera singer in France. His third book, How To Write An Autobiographical Novel, is a work of memoir – a collection of engrossing essays about Chee's own life and about the mysterious alchemy behind full-length works of fiction. These essays describe episodes from the author's own life, from the traumatic childhood events that fed directly into the writing of Edinburgh, to his AIDS activism in the nineties and his time at Iowa Writers' Workshop. It's a profound, enigmatic and charming book; a highly distinctive reflection on memory, identity and creativity. A revered ‘writer's writer', a tireless champion of other authors, and a blazing talent in his own right, Chee talks writing and life at the Athenaeum Theatre with Leah Jing McIntosh as part of our Mayhem series.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What’s in your junk drawer? For writer Alexander Chee, answering that question resulted in a critically-acclaimed collection of essays called “How To Write An Autobiographical Novel.” Alex sits down with host Amanda Stern to talk about personal growth, what we can learn from roses, fair pay in the workplace, and divining the mysteries of the universe through tarot. About the Author:Alexander Chee is the author of the novels Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night, and the essay collection How To Write An Autobiographical Novel, all from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.He is a contributing editor at The New Republic, and an editor at large at VQR. His essays and stories have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, T Magazine, Tin House, Slate, and Guernica, among others.He is the winner of a 2003 Whiting Award, a 2004 NEA Fellowship in prose and a 2010 MCCA Fellowship, and residency fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the VCCA, Civitella Ranieri and Amtrak. Chee is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. Episode Credits:This episode was produced, mixed, and sound-designed by Andrew Dunn, with editorial help from Beau Friedlander. Our host and co-producer is Amanda Stern. Music:“Rufus Canis” by Rufus Canis, “Timeless Love” by Joonie, “The Finch” by Rufus Canis, “Bloom” by Brian Sussman, “Anti Atlas” by Angele David Guillou, “Better” by Jackie Hill Perry,, “Uni Swing Vox” by Rufus Canis, “Grin” by JPoetic.
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Alexander Chee delivered this craft lecture, from “First Draft to Plot,” at the 2016 Tin House Summer Workshop. Chee is the author most recently of the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. The post Tin House Live : Craft Talk : “From First Draft to Plot” with Alexander Chee appeared first on Tin House.
This week we read Alexander Chee's How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. The Bookstore Podcast Reading Schedule: 3/3 - Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, 3/17 - The Collection by Nina Leger, 3/31 - Passing by Nella Larson, 4/14 - Weather by Jenny Offill
First some news and a correction (and a phone call!), then we review and discuss False Bingo, a book of short stories by Jac Jemc. Next book is How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Other books mentioned: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah That song: 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails - And on listening, yeah, a little problematic. Patreon | Website
After discussing the Subway Book Review project in our Episode 22, Uli Beutter Cohen and I discussed five books that Uli has recently read and recommends: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee, an essay collection by a Korean American artist and activist; The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy, which has been referred to as a striking anti-patriarchal manifesto written by an Egyptian American activist, “with enough rage to fuel a rocket”; On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Ocean is a young Vietnamese-American writer — born in Saigon, he was raised in Hartford, Connecticut and his book is semi-autobiographical and speaks to his experiences as an immigrant and a gay man; COMMUTE - An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame by author and illustrator Erin Williams, which has been referred to as intimate, clever, and ultimately gut-wrenching graphic memoir about the daily decision women must make between being sexualized or being invisible; and How to Start a Revolution, by Lauren Duca. To compliment Chee’s work, Uli also mentioned and discussed Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott; and Devotion: Why I Write, Patti Smith
Summary: "Based on a song of the same name." This week, in spite of our many misgivings, we embrace the spirit of the holidays and dive headfirst into the incredibly literal Yuletide romance Last Christmas. Show notes: Wham! - "Last Christmas" Last Christmas trailer Was That Last Christmas Ghost Theory Right? (Refinery29) Is ‘Last Christmas’ a terrible rom-com or a terrible Christmas movie? Spoiler alert: It’s both. (Washington Post) Recommendations: Andrea W.: How To Write and Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (book) Lisa: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 (TV) Music credits: "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin MacLeod Music from https://filmmusic.io CC BY 4.0 "Ghost" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.
Alexander Chee's latest book is the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He and Courtney discuss the process of becoming real to yourself, staying accountable to the work, and how to keep a novel journal.
Reckoning with his identity as a Korean–American, gay man, activist and artist, Alexander Chee examines everything from his father’s death to the AIDS crisis to moonlighting as a Tarot reader in his non-fiction essay collection, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Join the author described as "masterful" by Roxane Gay and "incendiary" by The New York Times as he discusses his commanding, heartbreaking and wry work with Ronnie Scott.
It was my encounter with Hello Mr in 2016, the magazine about men who date men, that inspired me to throw my hat into the LGBTQ media ring; for the first time, I saw what was possible and I was hooked. I turned to the masthead, saw Fran Tirado’s name and emailed him. We connected, we bonded and he’s since become one of my friends and queeroes. In this conversation, Fran and I discuss the ever-evolving landscape of LGBTQ media, the end of white twink idolatry, enjoying your own company, working in service of a greater purpose and extending and expanding the modern queer cultural canon.We recorded this conversation in New York City during World Pride 2019. Thank you to the team at Acast NYC for all your help.— —Fran Tirado is the former executive editor of Hello Mr and the former deputy editor of Out. He’s the co-creator of Food4Thot, co-host of Queerly Beloved and has recently started his new role at Netflix where he leads the brand’s editorial and engagement strategy for LGBTQ content.— —Authors, works and poets named in this episode include:How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee https://www.alexanderchee.net/autobiographical-novelLooking for Langston, Isaac Julien https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain/display/spotlights/isaac-julien-looking-langstonNature Poem, Tommy Pico https://tinhouse.com/product/nature-poem-by-tommy-pico/Night Sky with Exit Wounds, Ocean Vuong https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B22111C10-96F9-4D24-AD78-EF8192FDFBE4%7DTrap Door, Reina Gossett https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/trap-doorDanez Smith http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encoreAngel Nafis https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/angel-nafis— —@_busybeingblack is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives. If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate, review and subscribe; doing so lets other like us hear the voices amplified here.Thank you to our partners, UK Black Pride and BlackOut UK.
Here on the eve of a new Nintendo Direct, we made sure to bring all the important news about Lunchables. Show notes! 5:30 Pumpkinheads 8:00 Pocketoid 131 14:00 Dragon Quest XI S 16:00 Obakeidoro Nintendo Lunchables 40m Books: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, Exhalation
Can reading change the world? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss reading and writing that makes a difference, then Jennifer Wong shares a personal life-changing read - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Events, authors, and books mentioned in this episode Mudgee Readers Festival - https://www.mudgeereaders.com/ Writing NSW - https://writingnsw.org.au/ Cat Sparks on Climate Fiction - https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/70516 Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Growing up Queer in Australia edited by Benjamin Law Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Mouth Full of Blood by Toni Morrison Don’t Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee What Girls Got Wrong (and Right!) About the Iowa Writers’ Workshop https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/what-girls-got-wrong-about-iowas-mfa-program.html Pilgrim at Tinkers Creek by Annie Dillard Reading suggestions for Liz Liz loved Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch Jenn and Keryn’s suggestions London Falling by Paul Cornell Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw The Rook by Daniel O’Malley The Company series by Kage Baker Thanks very much to Keryn Stewart for being our guest Readers Advisor on this episode! Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Do you like a Happily Ever After ending? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss what they personally enjoy in a love story before looking at a complicated novel about young love, Normal People by Sally Rooney. Authors and books mentioned in this episode Bookthingo Romance Blog: http://bookthingo.com.au/ Mr Impossible by Loretta Chase The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Bellwether by Connie Willis Dubliners by James Joyce The Flywheel by Erin Gough One Day by David Nicholls If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Normal People by Sally Rooney I Want to Get High My Whole Life With You by Hera Lindsay Bird How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Possession by A.S. Byatt Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Cruise Reading suggestions for Anna from Sydney Anna loved: The Milkman by Anna Burns The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland Jenn’s suggestions: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich Everything Under by Daisy Johnson Burial Rites by Hannah Kent All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Intergenerational language, first times in drag and... Spider-Man fan fiction? Korean-American writer and essayist Alexander Chee talks to Darren about his best-seller How to Write an Autobiographical Novel and so, so much more.
Novelists Jamie Marina Lau and Belinda Castles join Kate and Cassie as they talk about Max Porter's Lanny, Alexander Chee's Edinburgh and How to Write an Autobiographical Novel and Dave Eggers' The Parade. And crime writer Katherine Kovacic reveals the Bookshelf that Made Her.
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Let's talk about the earth, humanity, science and yes, maybe also work in 20 book reviews somehow: "Scar Tissue" by Anthony Kiedis, "Hit So Hard" by Patty Schemel, "Gold Dust Woman" by Stephen Davis, "There's No Bones in Ice Cream" by Sylvain Sylvain, "The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince" by Mayte Garcia, "Complicated Fun: The Birth of Minneapolis Punk and Indie Rock, 1974-1984" by Cyn Collins, "The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll" by Ian Port, "Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet" by Claire Evans, "How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone" by Brian McCullough, "How to Write an Autobiographical Novel," by Alexander Chee, "Choose Your Own Disaster" by Dana Schwartz, "A Farewell to Walmart" by Carly J. Hallman, "The First Bad Man" by Miranda July, "Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons" by George Pendle, "Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address" by Stephen Birmingham, "World of Our Fathers: The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made" by Irving Howe, "Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail" by Ben Montgomery, "On Drinking" by Charles Bukowski, "In Pieces" by Sally Field, and "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy" by Savannah Knoop. Now take a breath.
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Alexander Chee is the bestselling author of the novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh. He is a contributing editor at the New Republic, an editor at large at Virginia Quarterly Review, and a critic at large at the Los Angeles Times. His work has appeared in The Best American Essays 2016, The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Guernica, and Tin House, among others. He is an associate professor of English at Dartmouth College. His latest book is the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Its the last day of 2018, and we're celebrating with our very own wrap up, New Year's Eve show. We brought back friend of the pod, Lauren Fanella (who you might remember from episodes 15 and 16, where we talked about Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore). Lauren joins me to talk about each of our top five books from 2018, and the five books we're most looking forward to in 2019. Get your TBR ready! "Ep. 15 Talking Unconventional Women with Lauren Fanella" (The Stacks) "Ep. 16 Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore -- The Stacks Book Club" (The Stacks, Traci Thomas) Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore The Pisces by Melissa Broder The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight Pictures) So Sad Today by Melissa Broder Melissa Broder Twitter Bad Blood by John Carreyrou "Ep. 28 Bad Blood by John Carreyrou -- The Stacks Book Club" (The Stacks, Traci Thomas) Jennifer Lawrence The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner "Ep. 22 The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner -- The Stacks Book Club" (The Stacks, Traci Thomas) All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin Grey's Anatomy (ABC) There There by Tommy Orange All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung The Ensemble by Aja Gabel The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurtson Alice Walker Motherhood by Sheila Heti "Ep. 24 Motherhood by Sheila Heti -- The Stacks Book Club" (The Stacks) "Ottessa Moshfegh Reads Sheila Heti"(The New Yorker: Fiction, WNYC Studios and The New Yorker) My Year of Rest of Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh "My Life is a Joke" by Sheila Heti The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson The Other Side by Lacy M. Johnson Ta-Nehisi Coates The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles Heavy by Kiese Laymon Eloquent Rage by Britney Cooper Dare to Lead by Brené Brown The Awkward Age by Francesca Segal The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Becoming by Michelle Obama Tangerine by Christine Mangan How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Normal People by Sally Rooney Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing by DaMaris B. Hill The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Lot by Bryan Washington "Waugh" (Bryan Washington, The New Yorker) The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Columbine by Dave Cullen Parkland by Dave Cullen Lost Children Archive by Valreia Luiselli Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli Black is the Body by Emily Bernard The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Jami Attenberg All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Connect with Lauren: Lauren's Instagram|Lauren's Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club...
We made it! Thanks for everything you've given us, 2018, but we're moving on. Before we do, though, we've compiled our own end-of-year list to share with our listeners. What were your favorite books this year? Annie's favorite books of the year: + Hey Ladies! by Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz+ Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman + My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite + Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro + Educated by Tara Westover + The Female Persuasion by Meg Woltizer + The Ensemble by Aja Gabel + Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver + There There by Tommy Orange + A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Chris's favorite books of the year: + The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce + There There by Tommy Orange + Calypso by David Sedaris + The Oracle Year by Charles Soule + The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey Chris's unofficial aggregate of the internet's favorite books: + The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai + There There by Tommy Orange + Educated by Tara Westover + Circe by Madeline Miller + The Incendiares by R. O. Kwon + A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza + That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam + Florida by Lauren Groff + How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee + Melmoth by Sarah Perry Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.
Our coda for 2018 is something rather different: the American writer reads a meditative personal essay from his acclaimed new collection, How To Write an Autobiographical Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today’s reading is from the essay “On Becoming an American Writer,” from the book How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Wake Me Up Gently is an alarm clock that will help you start your day in a more mindful place. You can learn more at wakemeupgently.com – and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter for updates!
Acclaimed novelist and essayist Alexander Chee joined me at the Miami Book Fair to talk about his work, and his latest collection, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.
The Incendiaries is a dark, glittering, and obsessive new novel from R.O. Kwon. It’s a fractured love story, a inside look at a campus cult, and a literary thriller. It’s also already a bestseller. The Incendiaries follows the journey of a Korean American college student who falls under the spell of grief. As she finds new love, she’s also lured to violence in a Christian cult tied to North Korea. R.O. Kwon spoke with Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh, The Queen of the Night, and the new essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. R.O. told him about growing up Korean and Christian, and shares an unpopular opinion: that books should be shelved with the spine facing inwards. She also talks about losing her faith, both in religion and in art.
Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Questions 1. Hello Ladies! My friend and I are going on a trip to the Balkans (Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Belgravia, Macedonia and Albania). We love historical fiction or narrative non-fiction and would love to read more about these countries before visiting. Thanks! -Britany 2. Looking for an interesting essay collection for the Read Harder Challenge! -Rachael 3. Hello from Canada! I love your show :) I'm looking for book recommendations for my sister. She's in her late 20s, and has described herself as "enjoys reading, not books shopping, but only likes weird stuff". She seems to like John Wyndham books...Books that are weird, creepy, not very sci fi, and not very magical- something more in between. I suggested the Library at Mount Char (one of the weirdest I own), but she was turned off due to the title and perhaps my poor pitch. She will pick up Dark Matter, and the Southern Reach Trilogy due to my persistence. but I'm not sure they are right for her. Please help! -Dominique 4. Hi ladies! I just finished Retta’s So Close To Being The Sh*t Y’all Don’t Even Know and loved it. I was hoping you could recommend something similar. I loved the behind the scenes stories and comedic tone. I’ve also read and enjoyed books by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Anna Kendrick. -Whitney 5. Hello ladies!! Love your podcast and look forward to listening to it every week at work!! I love your passion for books and helping people find new books!! Anyways, I am in the process of pursuing my dream and writing my first novel, however I would love your thoughts on books for creativity and writing. I've read Big Magic, and Stephen King's novel on writing, so anything that could help with encouragement and motivation would be lovely! Open to nonfiction and fiction! Thank you so much!! -Kaitlin 6. Hello, I love to listening to YA novels and could use some new recommendations. I have recently listened to and enjoyed When Dimple Met Rishi, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, And What I Saw and How I Lied. I also really enjoy Rainbow Rowell. Eleanor & Park is the only one I have left to read and it is currently on my to be listened to list, as well as Dumplin'. Thanks! -Megan 7. Thanks to Read Harder, I've read 2 books this year - Pachinko and Do Not Say We Have Nothing - which really made me realize that I know very little about 20th century East Asian history. I'm looking for nonfiction to give me some more grounding in the topic. It doesn't have to specifically be about the Japanese colonization of Korea or the Cultural Revolution, I'd be happy with anything compelling and readable about 19th or 20th century China, Japan, Korea, or even southeast Asia. Thanks! -Laura Books Discussed Girl At War by Sara Novic The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley The Book of M by Peng Shepherd This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro Wild Swans by Jung Chang The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin
How does a young person take the raw material of their life experiences — painful, funny, exhilarating, confusing — and make them into lasting art? The writer Alexander Chee drew deeply on his own childhood experiences in his riveting debut novel Edinburgh — and then turned to his fascination with masks, artifice and reinvention for his second work, the historical epic The Queen of the Night. Along the way he's made his mark as a master of the personal essay, and his new collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel takes us with him on wonderful brief journeys — into a young man's experience of drag, into the homes of the rich and famous, and into confrontations with the most painful aspects of memory. In this episode, Alexander Chee joins us for an in-depth conversation about those journeys and where he finds himself now.
Amanda and Jenn discuss pioneer fiction, distraction reads, slashers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and First Lessons by Lina J. Potter. Questions 1. Hello! I am a literature and linguistics double major and am going to be taking 5 classes at an intensive this summer. I am looking for books that are easy to read and really draw you in. I love “The Vacationers,” “the Secret History,” and “the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” and am also a huge fan of classics but want something a bit easier to read than that. I am also looking for fiction books that take place during the rise of Irish Nationalism in the 1910s. I am reading Yeats and Joyce and would like books that will fill in a bit of background information. Thanks so much! –Quinn Elle 2. Hi, I’m looking for a specific type of book that I’m at a loss of where to find. I love love love the Little House on the Prairie series and I have not been able to find any others like it! I enjoy reading about how people lived in the pioneer days. I recently read The Snowchild which was a story of survival as well and I enjoyed that too. Please find me some books similar to those! I like fiction, nonfiction, historical, YA is fine, but please no short stories, poems, or graphic novels. Thanks so much in advance, I look forward to hearing what you recommend! –Susan 3. Hi gals, I believe you have covered something like this before, but I am not sure how to really search for without going through every past episode. Hoping you can help me! My cousin/bestie’s mother-in-law is starting chemotherapy and radiation and they would like to read something light and easy together. My cousin loved the Twilight series and she and her MiL like Nicholas Sparks and Danielle Steele. Both of them, but especially her MiL are progressive and her MiL isn’t religious (my cousin believes in God but also isn’t overly religious). Do you have any uplifting books for them to read? I think they would prefer something that distracts them a bit from the cancer and the physical and emotional pain it causes, so I’d rather it not be about anyone dying or that focuses a large part of the plot on being ill. That said, if it is an uplifting story about someone overcoming a serious illness and you think it would be a good fit for them, I’d certainly consider it. Thank you very much, –Kristin 4. Hello Get Booked! I’m a longtime listener of all things Book Riot and am coming to you for a recommendation for my mother, whose birthday is right around the corner (along with Mother’s Day). To give you an idea, she’s an avid and curious reader who loves plants and gardening, food, historical fiction, cute/feel-good stories, and books with great writing. She also likes current books, books that are on the new releases/hot reads shelf at the library, that she hears about on NPR, etc. Some books that she’s really enjoyed have been Lab Girl, Stay With Me, The Sympathizer (loved the story/writing, didn’t like the ending), The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Goodbye Vitamin. What she doesn’t like are books that are heavy-handed with their message or that have an unrealistic/unrelatable plot (she didn’t like The Nightingale, The Family Fang, or Manhattan Beach). Hopefully that will help you/me out and I can nail her birthday gift this year!! Thanks so much, –Chloe 5. Hi! I have a book swap quickly approaching with a complete stranger. It’s a “slasher” themed swap (which I have understood to mean horror or dark psychological suspense). My partner has listed Stephen King, Grady Hendrix, Richard Laymon, Anne Rice, and James Newman as her favorite authors. She has read and enjoyed The Grip of It by Jac Jemc, Bird Box by Josh Malerman, Universal Harvester by John Darnielle, NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, and Little Heaven by Nick Cutter. She did not particularly enjoy Final Girls by Riley Sager or Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones. Could you recommend a book or two for this swap that would make her day? Thanks! –Tanya 6. My sister is trying to get into reading and she keeps coming to me for book requests, which is great, but I’ve run out of ideas on what to suggest to her. She likes reading Nicholas Sparks, Sarah Dessen and John Green, but I believe at this point she’s read them all. She also thoroughly enjoyed Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult, mostly because the plot line kept her interested and she loved the sections about the elephants. I got her Where’d You Go Bernedette for her birthday which she seemed excited for but she hasn’t read it yet. She loves the outdoors and animals and nature, she just needs a plot line that is going to keep her interested from beginning to end. Thank you! –Allyson 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I recently discovered this podcast and have been loving it. After binging several episodes, I was tempted to submit a request of my own. I’m in my late twenties and have never been in a relationship; the short way to put it is just that I make friends rather slowly, have never found the idea of romance that appealing, and haven’t yet met anyone to change my mind. I do want a partner though and have tentatively started dating, but I’m not finding the process much fun. I wonder if you could recommend a sweet-hearted story with an older, skeptical or inexperienced narrator with a similar mindset and a happy ending. (In the ballpark of The Rosie Project maybe? Have read Persuasion and Attachments.) I have seen contemporary stories about online dating mishaps, but even humorous takes on this aren’t that encouraging for me. Obviously a Romance would be fine, but it’s also okay for the relationship to be off to the side (enjoy general fiction, mysteries, SFF, and historical fiction). I’m fine with straight or LGBTQIA, steamy bits are welcome, and actually I’ve had some luck with fantasy settings where relationships are arranged/necessary for magical health, etc. No YA and please no trigger warnings. –KS Books Discussed The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The Mothers by Brit Bennett Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstore500 Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Burial Rites by Hannah Kent A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: harm to children and basically everyone else also) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Liberty) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
This week, Liberty and Jenn discuss How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Before Mars, Acid West, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by So Delicious, Circe by Madeline Miller, and We Own the Sky by Luke Allnutt.
In this episode, Zahir interviews the award-winning writer Alexander Chee about his new essay collection “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.” Alexander speaks about his visit to Korea, what it was like to wait tables before writing his novel, and why he felt like an impostor while living in a plush New York apartment. Also on this episode, Soleil talks about her trip to Hawaii and Zahir gushes about his experience at Kundiman. Produced by Juan Ramirez and Stephanie Kuo. Music by AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions. LINKS DU JOUR How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Kundiman
On today's episode Adam is back in the office from a whole bunch of travels just in time for our April book picks! Join in as Jill and Adam get a little weird talking Zelda, Duck Tales and, of course, the books they're most excited about coming out this month! Books mentioned in this episode Circe by Madeline Miller The Geraldo Show by Geraldo Rivera Noir by Christopher Moore My Lady's Choosing by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris Rebound by Kwame Brown Sunny by Jason Reynolds Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright The Only Story by Julian Barnes Inseparable by Yunte Huang Happiness by Aminatta Forna The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson The Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba Narayan The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich Make Trouble by Cecile Richards My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller The Library by Stuart Kells North by Scott Jurek Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.
Alexander Chee is the author of two novels, Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night. I read the latter of the two last year and it was one of my favorite books of the year. I was pleased to get a chance to talk with Alexander about that book, as well as his essay "How to Write an Autobiographical Novel," which will be included in his forthcoming collection of the same name. In our wide-ranging conversation we also talked about the work of Joan Didion, as well as a surprising influence on the structure of The Queen of the Night. For the second segment, Alexander chose our current political moment as his topic, as well as Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent essay "The First White President." (Conversation recorded September 9, 2017.) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | SoundCloud | TuneIn | RSS Support: Support our Patreon | Leave a review Share: Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook Connect: Newsletter | Email | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr Show Notes: Alexander Chee Alexander Chee - Edinburgh Alexander Chee - The Queen of the Night NYT - Kazuo Ishiguro Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Kenny Coble on Kazuo Ishiguro Alexander Chee - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Caitlin Flanagan - The Autumn of Joan Didion Janet Malcolm - Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice I-Novel Lone Wolf and Cub Path of the Assassin Battle Angel Alita Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Ta-Nehisi Coates - The First White President Denis Johnson - Seek: Reports from the Edges of America and Beyond
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