Podcasts about blanket dance

J Hall with Okie Bookcast joins me this week on The Picky Bookworm podcast! It's always fun having a fellow podcaster to join in the fun, but having a fellow Okie is especially enjoyable! J spends his podcast time highlighting authors from Oklahoma, which is interesting, considering our state isn't really known for having a huge literary community. I learned a lot from this episode (did you know there's a PIGEON museum in Oklahoma City?!!?) and found a few new books to add to my TBR! I hope you enjoy!This week's book recommendationsCalling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar HokeahShark Heart by Emily HabeckChildren of the Neon Bamboo by B. Glenn KimmeyHang out with J!LinkTree: lintr.ee/okiebookcastJ and I had a blast talking this week, so I hope you enjoy as much as we did! I'll be back next week with another episode, so don't forget to subscribe and come back for more fun! Until Next Time, Friends!

Reel Indigie Book Talk Time with award-winning author Oscar Hokeah. His debut novel spans a lifetime and gives us one of the most Oklahoma NDN stories ever. Oscar even treats us to a reading during this interview with Candice, Angela and Monica. Enjoy!

Notes and Links to Ursula Villarreal-Moura's Work        For Episode 207, Pete welcomes Ursula Villarreal-Moura, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early San Antonio Spurs' education, her omnivorous reading habits, particularly in her childhood, a formative writing contest and reading event, her transitioning from poetry to short stories and flash fiction, and salient themes addressed in her collection, including mental health issues, trauma, delusion, ideas of identity and self-perception, and imagination and story.         Ursula Villarreal-Moura is the author of Math for the Self-Crippling (2022), selected by Zinzi Clemmons as the Gold Line Press fiction contest winner, and Like Happiness (Celadon Books, 2024). A graduate of Middlebury College, she received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and was a VONA/Voices fellow. Her stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines including Tin House, Catapult, Prairie Schooner, Midnight Breakfast, Washington Square, Story, Bennington Review, Wigleaf Top 50, and Gulf Coast. She contributed to Forward: 21st Century Flash Fiction, a flash anthology by writers of color, and in 2012, she won the CutBank Big Fish Flash Fiction/Prose Poetry Contest. Her writing has been nominated for Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, a Pushcart Prize, and longlisted for Best American Short Stories 2015.     Ursula Villarreal-Moura's Website   Buy Math for the Self-Crippling   Interview in Tri-Quarterly     At about 2:20, Ursula shares her love of the Spurs and the ways in which the Spurs culture was infused in her schooling   At about 5:00, Ursula talks about the ways in which she became an omnivorous reader, and how a Judy Blume book really flipped the reading switch    At about 7:10, Ursula describes her first writing as “exotic,” including stories set in boarding schools   At about 10:00, Ursula describes being “receptive” and maybe not as “expressive” in Spanish, and ideas of representations, including as an “Ursula”    At about 13:30, Ursula talks about the “beautiful readings” she witnessed from Sandra Cisneros and the big impact    At about 15:30, Ursula talks about the beginnings of her writing and writing career, including a memorable writing contest that she placed well in at a young age    At about 20:55, Ursula responds to Pete's questions about genre and how Ursula sees her work in terms of flash fiction, short stories, poetry, etc.    At about 23:45, Ursula describes short stories, including from Denis Johnson, Roberto Bolaño, Jeffrey Eugenides, Sandra Cisneros, Donald Barthelme, Tobias Wolff, and Amy Bloom that inspired her   At about 26:00, Ursula   At about 27:00, Ursula speaks to the idea that her work, like that of many women, is more likely assumed to be autobiographical    At about 27:50, Ursula answers Pete's questions about the chronology of her book, and she describes how much of it was written in the library    At about 29:35, Pete cites the collection's first story in asking Ursula about ideas of truth in storytelling and imagination   At about 31:00, Ursula and Pete shout out past guest Oscar Hokeah's Calling for a Blanket Dance and an example of things being “true but unreal”   At about 32:35, Pete cites an example of a story having to do with self-discovery and personas, and Ursula expands upon these ideas   At about 33:55, The two reflect on the power of a story about mental health and Sophia Loren   At about 36:20, Ursula reflects on meanings for the book's title, and Pete cites a Cherry Valance example from The Outsiders in connection to ruminations on seemingly life-changing experiences   At about 39:30, Ursula reflects on the narrator's disappointment and despair after a nonchalant comment from a possible boyfriend    At about 41:50, Ursula describes the ways in which therapy is featured in the book and differing ways in which it can be delivered in the real world   At about 43:00, Ursula expands on items of “totems”   At about 45:00, Pete highlights an important quote about “the power of suggestion” and Ursula describes how real-life events and ideas of “delusion” inspired a story in her collection   At about 45:52-Ursula's cat makes an appearance!   At about 47:10, Ideas of trauma affecting adult experiences and relationships is discussed    At about 50:55, The two reflect on ideas of observers and how Ursula skillfully uses second and third-person   At about 52:25, Ursula shares exciting new projects   At about 54:50, Ursula gives out contact info and social media info and recommends Bookshop.org, Powell's, and McNally-Jackson as places to buy her book      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 me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    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. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 208 with Sowmya Krishnamurthy, a music journalist and pop culture expert whose work can be found in publications like Rolling Stone, Billboard, XXL, and Time.  Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion comes out on October 10, which is the date the book will be published! Also, look out for a late October/early November print conversation with me and Sowmya that will be in Chicago Review of Books.     Again, this episode will air on October 10.

Welcome Back to the KPL podcast.  This week we have Pen Award winning Mona Susan Power.  We discuss her latest novel, A Council of Dolls. Mona was a delight to speak with and we had fun talking about her book.  Author ReadsCalling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar HokeahSwim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay BashamNever Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Oscar Hokeah, winner of the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Calling for a Blanket Dance, shares his one true sentence from The Old Man and the Sea.

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books out in paperback today and two 2024 titles to mark down on your TBR now. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann  We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory  My Murder by Katie Williams Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah There There by Tommy Orange Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Regional Roundup Monday! Today we feature a new, biweekly production of the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition, of which KZMU is a proud member. This show features authors who write about the American West. We'll hear from author Oscar Hokeah on Calling For a Blanket Dance, author Shelley Read on Go As a River, author Teow Lim Goh on Western Journeys and author Morgan Sjogren on Path of Light, A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon.

Colette Hemingway honors 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel finalists and winner Oscar Hokeah, author of “Calling for a Blanket Dance,” at this celebration. Award-winning author Jennifer Haigh delivers the keynote address. The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway's personal papers. This program is co-presented with The International Hemingway Foundation and Society.  

Chapter 38 finds me in Crescent, OK at Paper Pages Bookstore talking with owner Karen Payne. Paper Pages is a fantastic store featuring a wide variety of books, as well as gifts and locally-sourced pastries and coffee. In our conversation we talk about the role of the store in the community, Karen's commitment to supporting local vendors and authors, and the joys and challenges of owning a store in a smaller community.Connect with Paper Pages: Facebook | Instagram | TikTokCheck out pictures of the store.For our review this episode, I'm revisiting one of my favorite reads of 2022 - Oscar Hokeah's Calling for a Blanket Dance - winner of the 2023 Pen/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. You'll hear Oscar talking about his novel from our conversation in Chapter 25 and then a few comments from me from the September edition of Your Next Great Read. Listen to the full interview with Oscar.Listen to the September YNGR.Mentioned on the show:Anne of Green Gables - L.M. MontgomeryOutlander - Diana GabaldonThe Baptist Bootlegger - Nicholas LyonVerity - Colleen HooverFinlay Donavan Series - Elle CosimanoThe Nightingale - Kristin HannahCalling for a Blanket Dance - Oscar HokeahPaper Pages Vendors:Quincy Bake ShopRural Route Coffee RoastersKelsey's PensSerendipity PotteryConnect with J: website | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

This episode we're talking about The Moving and Management of Books! We all own a lot of books. And we've all made big moves! We talk about when we leave books behind, how we choose the ones we keep, 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 Mentioned Wonderland, vol. 6 by Yugo Ishikawa Links, Articles, and Things Count Duckula (Wikipedia) Ero guro (Wikipedia) 28 Family Sagas 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. Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi An Unlasting Home by Mai Al-Nakib Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran The Strangers by Katherena Vermette Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson 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, April 4th when we'll be discussing the genre of Domestic Thrillers! Then on Tuesday, April 18th we'll be giving our Spring 2023 Media Update!

Need to turn up the cozy? Tune in to the latest Radio Book Club where hosts Shari Zollinger and Jessie Magleby discuss their veritable backlog of books! There's a wide variety of titles discussed in this episode, including sparkling, frothy stories and prose that feels like reading clouds. Plus, hear readings from the latest works of poet laureate Ada Limón. Tune in! // Radio Book Club Reviews & Mentions: // Desert Oracle by Ken Layne // The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy // All About Love by bell hooks // The Years by Annie Ernaux // The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón // Listening in the Dark: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition ed. by Amber Tamblyn // Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson // Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hershey // Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski // Cat Brushing by Jane Campbell // The House of the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune // Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune // Monstress by Marjorie Liu, illus by Sana Takeda // Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah // The Myth of Normal by Daniel Maté and Gabor Maté // Music in today's episode is ‘Sailing Away' by Holizna CC

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with damn good writing. Today, Oscar Hokeah reads from his debut novel Calling For a Blanket Dance. Follow the author: www.oscarhokeah.com, www.instagram.com/oscarhokeah, and www.twitter.com/oscarhokeah. Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net, www.instagram.com/debutiful, and www.twitter.com/debutiful.

Teenager Calvin Crosby walked into The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1980 and found a safe space. Forty years later, he became its co-owner. On today's episode, he tells us how it happened.Books We Talk About:- Three Junes by Julia Glass- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne- Hester by Laurie Loco Albanese- Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah- Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine- Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr- The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesBecome a Media MavenIf you're tired of seeing your competition in places you would love to be mentioned or...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Double Booked is a monthly series, available to my Superstars patrons, where a co-host and I each share our own book recommendations in the same format as the big show (2 old books we love, 2 new books we love, 1 book we didn't love, and 1 upcoming release we're excited about). In these more candid episodes, I talk more about my own reading, and share tons of books that I don't share on any other public forum. Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books and Susie from Novel Visits alternate months co-hosting with me.   This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). As a Superstars patron, you'll get access to the Double Booked monthly bonus podcast series Double Booked, Summer Shelves (the annual companion to my Summer Reading Guide) my annual Rock Your Reading Tracker.  Get more details about all the goodies available to all patrons (Stars and Superstars) and sign up here! Highlights Catherine brings some books that are “so far under the radar, they're off the grid.” Sarah has some wide-ranging picks with 4 own-voices stories and genres outside her comfort zone. Plus, both new releases are publishing next week!  So, you won't have to wait long for them. Sarah's & Catherine's Book Recommendations [4:49] Two OLD Books They Love Sarah: Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez | Amazon | Bookshop.org [9:50] The Idea of You by Robinne Lee | Amazon | Bookshop.org [16:43] Catherine: Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [6:15] Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:21] Two NEW Books They Love Sarah: Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:23] Bad City by Paul Pringle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:46] Catherine: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:00] The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:41] One Book They DIDN'T LOVE Sarah: The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:28] Catherine: Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:30] One NEW RELEASE They Are Excited About Sarah: People Person by Candice Carty-Williams (September 13) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:08] Catherine: Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (September 13) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:25] Other Books Mentioned Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley [11:27] The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta [20:20] How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder [20:22] Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [20:24] American Royals by Katharine McGee [20:25] Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West [27:04] Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi [27:11] This Is My America by Kim Johnson [27:13] Deacon King Kong by James McBride [28:20] Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan [31:57]  We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper [37:48] Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow [38:01] Joan by Katherine J. Chen [40:35] The One by John Marrs [45:55]  Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams [50:31] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett [53:09] About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 10 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Seattle, WA.

My guest is Oscar Hokeah. Oscar is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma. He is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother (Hokeah and Stopp families), and he has Mexican heritage from his father (Chavez family) who emigrated from Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico. Oscar has written for Poets & Writers, Literary Hub, World Literature Today, American Short Fiction, and elsewhere. His debut novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance, released earlier this year to critical acclaim. You can connect with Oscar at oscarhokeah.com or on twitter and instagram. In our conversation, we talk about the novel, the need for and challenges of telling multicultural stories, and the importance of honesty in storytelling. We also talk a lot about Oklahoma - from OKC to Goteboh. Our review comes from Jes McCutchen, a Science-Fiction & Fantasy YA author whose works are full of ensemble self-proclaimed disaster queer casts and usually feature the occasional tiny crime and/or alien. Her debut novel Chronicles of My Alien Invasion Life came out in July 2022 and her next book, "A Mean Piece of Water" about Oklahoma lake mermaids fighting a giant demon octopus to save the dam is coming out this fall. You can connect with Jes at jesmwrites on instagram.Jes reviews The Monsters We Defy by Leslye PenelopeMentioned on the Episode:House Made of Dawn - N. Scott MomadayThe Way to Rainy Mountain - N. Scott MomadayAlice MunroChild's Play - Alice Munro100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia MarquezMusic by JuliusHConnect with J: website | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Episode 140 Notes and Links to Oscar Hokeah's Work        On Episode 140 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Oscar Hokeah, and the two discuss, among other topics, Oscar's childhood and adulthood living in and being interested by the confluence of multiple languages, his early reading of Stephen King, his love of Alice Munro and N. Scott Momaday, discussions of decolonization through his work and in the outside world, and the myriad themes, symbols, and allusions contained in his dynamic and profound debut novel.      Oscar Hokeah is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma.  He was raised inside these tribal circles and continues to reside there today.       He is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother (Hokeah and Stopp families), and he has Mexican heritage from his father (Chavez family) who emigrated from Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico. You can find the Stopp family (Cherokee) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and the Hokeah family (Kiowa) in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Family on his Kiowa side (Hokeah, and Tahsequah through marriage) organized the Oklahoma Gourd Dance Club for over a decade, and he has family members actively involved with the Kiowa Tia-Piah Society, Comanche War Scouts Society, and Comanche Little Ponies Society. Oscar has spent nearly 20 years empowering Native American communities.  From his work in Santa Fe, NM with Intermountain Youth Centers and the Santa Fe Mountain Center, he has worked with Pueblo, Apache, and Diné peoples.  Currently, living in his home town of Tahlequah, Oklahoma (in the heart of Cherokee Nation), he works with Indian Child Welfare, where he gives back to the community that nurtured and embedded the Indigenous values he passes along to his children. He is a recipient of the Truman Capote Scholarship Award through IAIA, and also a winner of the Native Writer Award through the Taos Summer Writers Conference. His writing can be found in World Literature Today, American Short Fiction, South Dakota Review, Yellow Medicine Review, Surreal South, and Red Ink Magazine. His highly-anticipated debut novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance, came out on July 26. Oscar Hokeah's Website   Buy Waiting for a Blanket Dance   New York Times Book Review by Antonia Angress for Waiting for a Blanket Dance   Oscar Gives a Sketch of his Book's Plot and Themes   Waiting for a Blanket Dance Review from Minnesota Star Tribune At about 3:00, Oscar talks about the blitz and fun accompanying the recent publication of his book   At about 6:00, Oscar describes emotional connections and favorite characters that readers have shared with him    At about 7:30, Kristin Apodaca is touted as having a “Salvador Dali-style” as Oscar describes the cover and its background   At about 10:20, Pete asks Oscar about growing up and his relationship with languages and the printed word, including his early work based on favorite writers like Stephen King   At about 15:50, Oscar continues to discuss intersections of language and how he has used Kiowa, Spanish, English, and Cherokee in his life and in his writing   At about 18:30, Oscar responds to Pete's questions about formative writers in life, including N. Scott Momaday, Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Alice Munro   At about 22:10, Pete and Oscar laugh about a cool book cameos by a “Hokeah” and an N. Scott Momaday shout out   At about 23:20, Oscar references the varied reading he has done in recent times, including Velorio by Xavier Navarro Aquino, and he also shouts out “an amazing time for Native writers'   At about 26:00, Pete highlights the recent NYT reviews for the book, and Oscar to Pete's question about the book's pitch   At about 27:50, Oscar describes his rationale in including an N. Scott Momaday quote as his epigraph   At about 30:00, Pete and Oscar discuss the book's POVs and how “telling someone else's story” serves as a successful craft piece; Oscar explains the power of this “peripheral narration”   At about 32:30, the two discuss a pivotal scene that starts the book and Oscar highlights “male-on-male violence” and the concept of “indigenous landscapes” with a shifting lense   At about 38:40, Pete and Oscar discuss ideas of “home” and Vincent's chapter and the importance of Vincent's redemption; Oscar highlights real-life connections    At about 43:00, The two chart Ever's development and setbacks while noting the significance of a gift given in the form of a booger mask   At about 44:30, Oscar captures moments of familial and community love   At about 45:10, The two discuss the implications of the phrase “Ni modo” and an incident with Ever and his father that was “too little, too late”   At about 46:20, the two discuss “per caps” and the chapter that focuses on them    At about 46:55, Pete and Oscar reflect on ideas of communication or lack thereof with regard to Lena Stopp and Sissy and Ever, as Oscar talks about a character based on his mom and parenting when one's children are in transition to maturity   At about 49:25, Oscar discusses ideas of addiction in the book and connections to his own communities, including how the character of Lonnie acts differently as a woman in the drug world   At about 50:45, The two discuss hearsay and its connections to perceptions of people, including how every character in the book is sketched so skillfully in order that they are all objects of sympathy/empathy   At about 52:45, Ever's surrogate son Leander and hope and his question of “How did I get here?” is discussed and ideas of breaking generational habits, too   At about 54:15, Oscar points out an important scene that involves Leander and his memories and art as an outlet   At about 55:50, Pete asks Oscar about the book's title in complimenting the chapter dealing with quilts and family legacy   At about 57:00, Oscar gives the real-life details that he experienced that gave rise to the book's powerful and moving last chapter that involved Cherokee housing   At about 58:10, Oscar connects an important series of quotes to the idea of community parenting in Cherokee     At about 58:10, Pete points out the last chapter's stand-alone and combined greatness that uses ideas of community and implementing ideas learned throughout Ever's life   At about 1:00:05, Oscar responds to Pete's questions about the title's larger implications   At about 1:01:55, Oscar highlights future projects    At about 1:03:20, Oscar does some casting for an aspirational movie/tv show based on the book   At about 1:04:15, Oscar gives contact info and social media info and shouts out Too Fond of Books in Tahlequah, OK        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 me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.      This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 141 with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, whose first novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, among others. Her latest, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, has been universally-beloved and covered on NPR and in The New York Times.      The episode will air on September 6.

Episode 139 Notes and Links to Felicia Taylor's Work        On Episode 139 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Felicia Taylor, and the two discuss, among other topics, the ways in which memory and her childhood and her family histories have informed her work, her creative process, living a creative life as poet, playwright, actor, etc., and themes and thought processes manifested in her standout poetry collection.     Felicia Taylor E is a writer, poet, storyteller, performer and arts educator, along with being a "gently nudging" wife to her hubby and a fun "trying to stick to a schedule" mom for her son. She has been writing since elementary school and has kept a diary or a journal since the 5th grade. Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl's Tale is her first book.      Felicia Taylor's Website   Buy Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl's Tale   Felicia performs “Echoes in my Spirit”       At about 1:45, Felicia describes her childhood, mainly spent in Denton, Texas, and her relationship with language, reading, and “oral preservation of history”   At about 4:30, Felicia details some of her favorite books and writers growing up, including the great Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes   At about 6:25, Pete and Felicia meditate on the beauty and strength of Maya Angelou's work, including her piece from Bill Clinton's inauguration; thanks to Professor Winston for her contribution to Felicia's reading!   At about 8:00, Felicia discusses the reading of varied genres that she read in college and beyond, including Stephen King (Pete shares a favorite piece of his from King) and Alice Walker    At about 11:30, the two discuss Langston Hughes' impact on them    At about 12:45, Felicia discusses her creative history and impulses including her mindset in creating her short film and then elaborates on films' advantages versus books' advantages    At about 17:35, Felicia responds to Pete's questions about “muses” and how she accentuates her creativity, especially the power of memory (19:05)   At about 19:50, Felicia answers Pete's questions about what it is like to write about intimate relationships in her life   At about 22:00, Felicia expands upon some real-life and profound connections to particular poems in her collection, including to the staggeringly-upsetting case of Timothy Cole    At about 24:50, Pete and Felicia cite the four distinct parts of the novel and discuss the reasoning behind her many “dedications” in the book; she cites “Freedom Tree” as an especially powerful example of work “echoing in her head”   At about 26:40, Pete and Felicia ruminate on the importance of Sesame Street as they discuss the collection's first poem   At about 27:45, Pete wonders about Felicia's mindset in writing about racism and hate in conjunction with the beauty of innocence    At about 29:45, Pete highlights the carefree, breezy language that is childlike yet profound   At about 33:20, Felicia speaks to the disparate experiences expressed in back-to-back poems that involve her hair   At about 38:20, Felicia details the event and the feelings and fears associated with a childhood encounter with the KKK that compelled Felicia to write about it    At about 43:20, Pete and Felicia reflect on Part II and its highlighting of Soul Train and beautiful times with family   At about 46:20, Part III and its historical connections are highlighted, in addition to a “heart wrenching” quote from Timothy Cole   At about 49:10, the two explore “White Lies, Part I” and its focus on dementia and a reversal of roles    At about 51:35, Ideas of absurdist and dark humor are discussed in connection to “A Dignified Death, Please”   At about 54:10, Pete makes a Sopranos' reference (evergreen statement??)   At about 54:45, Felicia reads “Red Lips”   At about 56:10, ---silence---as Pete makes a 112 reference   At about 56:40, Felicia outlines some contact info and provides contact/social media info       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 me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 140 with Oscar Hokeah, who is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma. In addition, author of the recent standout novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance.     The episode will air on August 30.   

When Oscar Hokeah set out to write a multi-generational novel about a Kiowa and Cherokee family in Oklahoma, he was writing what he knew. Hokeah grew up in Tahlequah, Okla., a member of both Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. He saw the intertribal dynamics that play out when 39 different tribes live in close proximity. He knew the generational trauma caused by colonization and forced migration. He felt the defiance of encountering injustice and watching youth struggle to find a path of honor, even on a road littered with hardships. So his novel, “Calling for a Blanket Dance,” follows the life of a young Native man, Ever Geimausaddle, as he walks many of the same roads. But because Hokeah also knows the way of redemption lies through community, he tells Ever's story through 12 different perspectives, ranging from his grandmother to his adopted son. The result is a coming-of-age tale that is uniquely Kiowa and Cherokee, and that celebrates connection, family and honor. On this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller talked with Hokeah about how his own history informed his writing and how Native communities across the U.S. are healing past traumas by celebrating and preserving their cultures. Guest: Oscar Hokeah is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. His debut novel is “Calling for a Blanket Dance.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

When Oscar Hokeah set out to write a multi-generational novel about a Kiowa and Cherokee family in Oklahoma, he was writing what he knew. Hokeah grew up in Tahlequah, Okla., a member of both Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. He saw the intertribal dynamics that play out when 39 different tribes live in close proximity. He knew the generational trauma caused by colonization and forced migration. He felt the defiance of encountering injustice and watching youth struggle to find a path of honor, even on a road littered with hardships. So his novel, “Calling for a Blanket Dance,” follows the life of a young Native man, Ever Geimausaddle, as he walks many of the same roads. But because Hokeah also knows the way of redemption lies through community, he tells Ever's story through 12 different perspectives, ranging from his grandmother to his adopted son. The result is a coming-of-age tale that is uniquely Kiowa and Cherokee, and that celebrates connection, family and honor. On this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller talked with Hokeah about how his own history informed his writing and how Native communities across the U.S. are healing past traumas by celebrating and preserving their cultures. Guest: Oscar Hokeah is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. His debut novel is “Calling for a Blanket Dance.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

N. Scott Momaday draws inspiration from his Native American heritage, the grandeur of the New Mexico landscape and his world travels. Novelist Oscar Hokeah shares the sentiment. He calls on the collective wisdom and voices of his Kiowa and Cherokee community in Oklahoma to bring to life a multi-generational family drama in his new book, “Calling for a Blanket Dance.” You'll hear Hokeah's conversation with Miller on this Friday's Big Books and Bold Ideas show. In the meantime, enjoy Miller's similarly themed discussion with Momaday, from the special 2021 Talking Volumes series that centered on race. Guest: N. Scott Momaday is an internationally renowned poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller whose works celebrate and preserve Native American heritage. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

N. Scott Momaday draws inspiration from his Native American heritage, the grandeur of the New Mexico landscape and his world travels. Novelist Oscar Hokeah shares the sentiment. He calls on the collective wisdom and voices of his Kiowa and Cherokee community in Oklahoma to bring to life a multi-generational family drama in his new book, “Calling for a Blanket Dance.” You'll hear Hokeah's conversation with Miller on this Friday's Big Books and Bold Ideas show. In the meantime, enjoy Miller's similarly themed discussion with Momaday, from the special 2021 Talking Volumes series that centered on race. Guest: N. Scott Momaday is an internationally renowned poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller whose works celebrate and preserve Native American heritage. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

Hey hey! It's our 20th episode and we're celebrating by just doing the stuff we normally do: Talk about the books we're currently reading and wherever that takes us. And, yeah, we're at camp again, so it's a bit of old and a bit of new, with more reflections on the meanness of the 1990s (Sarah Vowell is apparently a voice actor now, in addition to being a writer), the brand-new "Calling for a Blanket Dance" (there's hope!), and Emily St. John Mandel (who can write like hell) and just how much authors hate doing book tour events. This leads us into how not to talk to your local bookstore as an aspiring author (it is, actually, about the money) and then the books we're currently working on, by Molly Tanzer (finger insertions), Gabrielle Zevin (gaming!), and Hiron Ennes (whose "Leach" debuts in September), with a final discussion on indie publishers and how and why we bring books into the Shop.

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Calling for a Blanket Dance, The Souls of White Jokes, Nightmare Fuel, and more great books. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy by Raúl Pérez Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (paperback) How to Read Now: Essays by Elaine Castillo Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth  Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr  Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda, Alison Watts (Translator) Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I'm chatting with Anne Holman and Calvin Crosby, co-owners of The King's English Bookshop, about diversity in Salt Lake City, what led them both to bookselling, the food scene in Salt Lake City, and Books!Over the bookshop's 33 years of existence, the staff has created a welcoming environment for readers, a carefully selected inventory, a staff-wide ability to match books with readers, and active engagement with both their local community and the larger community of independent booksellers. The King's English philosophy has always been simple: pick good books, pass them on.Calvin CrosbyMy reading was happily never curtailed by peers, grown-ups, or anyone that felt I should be reading something else or something more appropriate for boys. Today I still read across genres and look for strong characters—male, female, and transgender (read Real Man Adventures by T Cooper, a book that speaks of the trans experience from an intimate, honest, and humorous perspective.) I am glad that I didn't listen to "what I should be reading" as a boy, and I know I am a better man for having been able to read books that appealed to me because they are well written with intriguing characters and not because of my gender.Anne HolmanMy mom used to tell me to get out of bed, go outside, and play with my friends! It wasn't that I didn't want to play; it was just that a book—pretty much any book—caught my attention and carried me away. A reader since I was old enough to hold a book, it never occurred to me that a person could have a job where books and people could come together, and one could earn money doing it. A brief stint at Waldenbooks at the old Crossroads Mall in Salt Lake City cemented my love for working in a bookstore. Even processing "returns" was fascinating to me. Next came a job at the circulation desk at the Salt Lake City public library, which was fun but not the same as retail. Many years and two kids later, I found myself back in Salt Lake. The King's English has been my home away from home for over 20 years, and I can't imagine doing anything else. The King's English BookshopThe House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ KluneLessons in Chemistry, Bonnie GarmusMy Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa MenakemThe Quaking of America, Resmaa MenakemWoman of Light, Kali Fajardo-AnstineSabrina & Corina, Kali Fajardo-AnstineCalling for a Blanket Dance, Oscar HokeahNight of the Living Rez, Morgan TaltyVinegar Hill, Colm Tóibín Support the show