Podcasts about cemetery where al jolson

A Little Hope was selected as a Read With Jenna & Book of the Month Selection, but Ethan Joella is here to tell you that writing your first book can be quite the journey.Ethan knows all about good writing, in fact, he instructs his students on this topic. Today we are talking about the structure of this beautifully interconnected story in a sleepy seaside town and why good stories are often made up of those little-noticed details.Landing the traditional publishing deal for his debut fiction book took a lot of writing time and patience, but this novel ended up landing in just the right hands at the perfect time. It's a magical story that I think you will really appreciate.Today we are discussing this journey from book idea to bestselling author. Ethan candidly shares about his writing process and how social media has been a proven connection tool for published authors to get the word out about their beautiful books.What story idea do you need to make happen? We hope this episode brings the motivation you need for your next writing session. This is the episode you need if you want to start writing and finish your book this year. I hope it inspires you to push through writer's block and devote even fifteen minutes a day to making your literary dreams happen.Mentioned in this episode:Ethan JoellaMomAdvice on PatreonThe Wild Light by Jeff ZentnerMomAdvice Book ClubA Quiet Life by Ethan JoellaA Little Hope by Ethan JoellaDid You Ever Have A Family by Bill CleggMomAdvice Interview with Bill CleggErnie's Ark by Monica WoodOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutWhen It Happens to You by Molly RingwaldEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAsk Again, Yes by Mary Beth KeaneBook of the MonthAlexandra DaddarioThe People We Keep by Alison LarkinRead with JennaBook of Harlan by Bernice McFaddenThe Accidental Tourist by Anne TylerBreathing Lessons by Anne TylerLast Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'NanJhumpa LahiriCurtis SittenfeldIn the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried by Amy HempelJohn CheeverErnest HemingwayWhere the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn WardThe Rehoboth Beach Writers GuildEthan Joella on InstagramEthan Joella on TwitterA Little Hope on AmazonA Little Hope on TargetA Little Hope on Barnes & NobleA Little Hope on Goodreads

Amy can be found on Twitter @theames, Instagram @thatames, and her website is theamyspalding.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Last Five Years (musical)The Last Five Years (movie) streaming on Amazon PrimeLoveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing WenAbigail Hing WenOur episode with Abigail Hing WenKnow My Name by Chanel MillerAgnès Varda: A RetrospectiveJacques DemyJacquot de NantesThe Umbrellas of CherbourgSchitt’s CreekIn the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried by Amy HempelAmanda (A.M.) JenkinsJason Robert BrownMerrily We Roll AlongHairspray (movie)Hairspray (musical)Hairspray (movie musical)Christie BaugherThe Fitzgeralds of Saint PaulNorbert Leo ButzSherie Rene ScottLauren Kennedy“They Didn’t Speak for a Decade. Then They Made a Show About it.” - article about Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott in the NY TimesThe Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by AmySweet Valley HighDumplin’ by Julie MurphyUCBMad MenWatchman on HBOTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia TolentinoRebecca TraisterFull Disclosure by Camryn GarrettOklahoma!Our episode with Ally HordAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

This week on The Easy Chair, it's the iconic short story writer Amy Hempel's “The Cemetery When Al Jolson Is Buried.” This poignant story is about bearing witness to the final days of a best friend's life. Full disclosure: I had to record the end four times before I made it through without crying. Also note: there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING even remotely maudlin about Hempel's story. Like all of her work, it's brutally, beautifully honest. Tune in to hear this heartbreaking short story masterpiece. This week's sponsor is Rothy's. The holidays mean celebrations with friends and family. Why not feel comfortable and look stylish? Rothy's makes flats for women and kids out of plastic water bottles, so even better- they are sustainable, too! Go to www.Rothys.com/chair to get the flats you've been waiting for in time for the holidays. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we drink and rant about Amy Hempel's In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried as published in TriQuarterly. See more at wordsworthing.com.

WV Wesleyan MFA Summer 2017 Residency “Plot can be more unsettling than argument which can be answered.” In her summer lecture "What Is Light Without Dark?: Using Thematic Contrast to Build Narrative Tension and Character," Guest Fiction Faculty Mesha Maren quotes and discusses Eudora Welty's "Must the Novelist Crusade?" Other texts discussed in this lecture: Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian; Luis Alberto Urrea, The Devil’s Highway; Breece Pancake, “First Day of Winter”; Bonnie Jo Campbell, “The Trespasser”; Phil Klay, “Bodies”; Toni Morrison, Beloved; Amy Hempel, “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried”

Amy Hempel's first published story was a breakout success, and has gone on to be one of the most anthologized stories of the last few decades. We talk about her path to success, and why this story has resonated. We also discuss some of the mid-to-late 80s backlash to minimalist fiction, which Hempel got caught up in. In the second half of the show we talk about people who had early career success in writing and the arts, and how (or whether) they followed it up. For more, visit us online at bookfightpod.com.  

In this double-LP episode one spectacular, James and Laura discuss her latest novel, FIND ME, her unusual path to becoming a writer, why Florida wants to murder you, and why she's not smiling. Plus Emily Bell, senior editor at FSG, chats about her job and upcoming titles.    Laura and James mention:  THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER  Kurt Cobain  Courtney Love  riot grrrls  "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried" by Amy Hempel  Lorrie Moore  Edward P. Jones  Charles Baxter Flannery O'Connor Alice Munro  Philip F. Deaver  Margot Livesey  REVENGE by Yoko Ogawa  SHIP FEVER by Andrea Barrett  L'AVVENTURA directed by Michelangelo Antonioni  THE PASSENGER directed by Michelangelo Antonioni FARGO directed by the Coen brothers  Robert Frost  EVERYDAY-GENIUS.COM LAST LAST CHANCE by Fiona Maazel  THE FLAME ALPHABET by Ben Marcus THE ORANGE EATS CREEPS by Grace Krilanovich THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Lewis Carroll  THE SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY by Jeff VanderMeer THE GIRLS' GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING by Melissa Bank Nayon Cho     Emily and James mention: THREATS by Amelia Gray AM/PM by Amelia Gray  Featherproof Books  Riverhead Books  Laura van den Berg  Margot Livesey  NOBODY IS EVER MISSING by Catherine Lacey  Sean McDonald PULPHEAD by John Jeremiah Sullivan  Frank Bill   Lindsay Hunter  THE QUICK AND THE DEAD by Joy Williams  PURITY by Jonathan Franzen  PULL ME UNDER by Kelly Luce  A Strange Object  THREE SCENARIOS IN WHICH HANA SASAKI GROWS A TAIL by Kelly Luce  HURT PEOPLE by Cote Smith ONE STORY    tkpod.com ___ tkwithjs@gmail.com ___  facebook.com/tkwithjs