Podcast appearances and mentions of chelsea hodson

Christopher Zeischegg is a writer and filmmaker who spent eight years working in the adult industry as performer, Danny Wylde. He is the author of The Magician, Body to Job, The Wolves that Live in Skin and Space, and Come to My Brother.  His latest book CREATION spans a decade's worth of writing on art, violence, sex work, and friendship. Acclaimed author, Christopher Zeischegg, confronts his past narratives, cruelty in auto-fiction, pornographic ambivalence, and transformative relationship to artist, Luka Fisher. "Creation is a stunning new collection by one of the most exciting living writers. Reading a Christopher Zeischegg book is like stepping into a dream in which anything can happen—his particular combination of sex, death, beauty, and horror often feels downright transcendent." —Chelsea Hodson, author of Tonight I'm Someone Else Theme music by Joseph E. Martinez of Junius SOCIALS: Twitter: @WakeIslandPod  Instagram: @wakeislandpod  David Leo Rice: www.raviddice.com Chris's Twitter: @chriszeischegg Chris's Instagram: @chriszeischegg David's Twitter: @raviddice --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wake-island/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wake-island/support

An essay, Chelsea Hodson tells us, should be an attempt at clarity. That may be true for a writer, but clarity is the last thing that comes to mind when reading Chelsea's words. Instead, we are swept away by her striking prose, repetition, digressions. Chelsea's words pulse with desire, fear, and hope. Readers walk away from the page, not always knowing what to think but feeling something primal just the same. The words, in this case, are from Chelsea's debut essay collection, Tonight I'm Someone Else, which was published in 2018 and received widespread praise. Aside from gifting us her own prose, Chelsea has made it her business to help others write their truth. Through projects like her Morning Writing Club and private coaching and editing services, community has slowly become a part of Chelsea's world. Most recently, this culminated in the launch of her latest literary endeavor. Enter Rose Books, her new press. In this interview, Chelsea shared more about the inception of Rose Books, her process as a writer and editor, and the questions on her mind. This episode also opens with a story from Geoff Rickly. A transcript of this episode is also available on our website: https://slowstoriespodcast.com/chelsea-hodson/  — Learn more about Chelsea's work: https://chelseahodson.com/  Follow Chelsea: https://www.instagram.com/chelseahodson_  Purchase Chelsea's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tonight-i-m-someone-else-essays-chelsea-hodson/9844494 Learn more about Rose Books: https://www.rosebooks.co/  Follow Rose Books: https://www.instagram.com/rosebooks.co  Follow Geoff: https://instagram.com/geoffrickly  Purchase Geoff's novel: https://www.rosebooks.co/store/p/someone-who-isnt-me-by-geoff-rickly-paperback-preorder 

Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I'm Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She is the publisher and editor of Rose Books, and she founded the Morning Writing Club. She has taught at Bennington College and co-founded the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. She has been awarded fellowships from MacDowell Colony and PEN Center USA. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Frieze Magazine, Hazlitt, i-D, and elsewhere. She lives in Sedona, Arizona. In this episode, Chelsea and I discuss her move from NYC to Sedona, finding stability in instability, allowing a project to find its own timeline, starting an indie press, and Chelsea's writing process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ongoingness/support

Chelsea Hodson is the author of the essay collection Tonight I'm Someone Else, which came out in 2018. She is the founder of the new indie press Rose Books as well as the Morning Writing Club, and is currently booking one-on-one writing coaching sessions on her website. The first Rose Books title, Someone Who Isn't Me, the debut novel by Geoff Rickly, will be published on July 25, and it is the July selection for the Otherppl Book Club. It is available for preorder now via rosebooks.co.  *** 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, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube 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

Join our PATREON for bonus episodes.  This week we have writer and founder of Rose Books Chelsea Hodson on to chat about Nothing's 2018 release Dance on the Blacktop. We also discuss: our happy family, Rickly's romance novel, Tyrant Books, Rose Books origin story, there's no one like Chris (Norris), the editing process, our reading habits, indie press identity, Tucson Arizona (great place), javelina, tumblr projects, Maria Abramovic, album cover modeling, poetic lyrics, Horror Show, Lana Del Rey, real darkness, Christie's Auction scene report, Death of Lovers, and so so much more. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @rosebooks.co and @runintotheground.  Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 12 Best of 2022 here.

Michael talks with Chelsea Hodson about moving to Sedona, the Morning Writing Club, her new imprint Rose Books, the influence of Giancarlo DiTrapano and Tyrant Books, creative risk, life and writing in New York while working on her first essay collection TONIGHT I'M SOMEONE ELSE, the story of her chapbook PITY THE ANIMAL, the pull toward writing intimate work artfully, ambiguity, a novel in progress, and more.Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I'm Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She is the publisher and editor of Rose Books, and she founded the Morning Writing Club. She has taught at Bennington College and she co-founded the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. She has been awarded fellowships from MacDowell Colony and PEN Center USA. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Frieze Magazine, Hazlitt, i-D, and elsewhere. She lives in Sedona, Arizona.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.

A chat about writing, creativity, and starting an indie press with the Rose Books founder and author of 'Tonight I'm Someone Else.' Get full access to REPLY ALT at danozzi.substack.com/subscribe

NYC — Paul Dalla Rosa is a 30-year-old writer from Melbourne, Australia. His first book, a short story collection, An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life (2022), is out now. The title story, "The Hard Thing," that we reference in the convo, was initially published on New York Tyrant. Paul is a graduate of Mors Tua Vita Mea, the writing workshop Chelsea Hodson ran with my former editor, the late Giancarlo DiTrapano. Alternate/written version of this convo: https://pauldallarosa.substack.com/ An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life (2022): https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781800810129?gC=ad0234829&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrdaF3YXt-QIVmwsrCh11mgqmEAQYASABEgLKK_D_BwE "The Hard Thing": https://magazine.nytyrant.com/the-hard-thing-paul-dalla-rosa/ intro song: playboi carti - "close to you" (prod. adrian) Sean Thor Conroe is the author of the novel Fuccboi (2022): https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/sean-thor-conroe/fuccboi/9780316394819/ Website: https://1storyhaus.com/pod/71-paul-dalla-rosa

di Matteo B. Bianchi | In questa nuova puntata un errata corrige e tanti ospiti, a cominciare dallo scrittore e libraio Andrea Donaera della libreria Macaria di Gallipoli. In Altre voci, altre stanze, Marco Drago ci racconta il suo tardivo ma non per questo meno appassionato approdo alla traduzione; infine, lo scrittore Marco Amerighi ci consiglia una lettura molto attuale.Libri consigliati: STANOTTE SONO UN'ALTRA di Chelsea Hodson, PidginPUREZZA di Garth Greenwell, EinaudiFREEMAN'S – CAMBIAMENTO, Black coffeeLA FERITA di Lucio Leone, PolidoroBATMAN HUSH, Panini ComicsPECCATI GLORIOSI di Lisa McInerney, BompianiIL CONVITTO di Serhij Žadan, Voland

James and Ashley interview Amy and Laura, multitalented writers, social entrepreneurs, and radio hosts/podcasters from Newcastle, NSW. In it, they discuss the story behind Secret Book Stuff, transformative writing, and, of course, why reading makes you better in bed.  You can learn more about Secret Book Stuff on their website, follow them on Instagram and Facebook, or explore their various radio shows/podcast appearances. Books and authors discussed in this episode - Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest; - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote; - High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; - White Oleander by Janet Fitch; - Insomniac City by Bill Hayes; - Animal People by Charlotte Wood; - Hot Little Hands by Abigail Ulman; - Tonight I'm Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson; - Felicity by Mary Oliver; - I'll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell; - Women by Chloe Caldwell; - Joan Didion; - Samantha Irby; - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien; - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende; - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid; - Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid; - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel; - The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay;   - Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez; - A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet; - Ghost Species by James Bradley (read James's review here) Get in touch! Ashley's Website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt James' Website: jamesmckenziewatson.com James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson  

NAPLES — Giancarlo DiTrapano is the founder, editor, and publisher of New York Tyrant. The magazine initially, starting in 2005. And then of Tyrant Books, starting in 2010. I spoke with him in his apartment in Naples two days ago, before flying back to the states yesterday. After flying out there 11 days ago. He wrote for Vice for a minute during the early tens and has ran the workshop Mors Tua Vita Mea, with the writer Chelsea Hodson, in Sezze, Italy since 2015. He grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and spent many years in New York City before moving out to Italy five years ago. We talk about how he came into the game with the magazine and the imprint, what he’s psyched about writing-wise now, a whole bunch of stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed ripping this convo and running it back. NY Tyrant: https://nytyrant.com # POD CONTENTS 6 min - pod start: G dissing and me tryna defend Ferrante lmaoo 8 min - Of Love and Other Demons by Garcia Marquez 9 min - Autoportrait by Edouard Leve / story versus bars/syntax 11 min - translated versus untranslated 11.5 min - G: “We should be recording this.” Me: “Bro it’s recording.” 12 min - coffee ready 13 min - move from kitchen to living room 13 min - McClanahan , bars v. Voice 14 min - on Liveblog (2018) by Megan Boyle 19 min - ‘prep’ = Preparation for the Next Life (2014) by Atticus Lish and ‘shapiro’ = Supremacist (2016) by Dave Shapiro 22 min - story on linking w Atticus Lish 26 min - How to Live is bigger than How to Write 27 min - Louise Gluck 32 min - Babak Lakghomi 38 min - "everything important in literature is about Death" 41 min - on mimicry / imitation 46 min - on exclamation points / nietzsche ecce homo 48 min - Lutz 49 min - Tyrant Vol 3 No 2 / young Diane Lane "the Outsiders" 55 min - story of G pulling up to nyc / FSG 59 min - putting out the first Tyrant mag / Sheila Heti 1 hr 2 min - DFW 1 hr 3 min - “all these lit mags started bc the Internet” 1 hr 6 min - Supremacist by David Shapiro 1 hr 12 min - drugs according to music era 1 hr 18 min - first linking w Castro 1 hr 21 min - what/who G hype on rn / Honor Levy 1 hr 22 min - Christopher Kennedy 1 hr 29 min - mors tua vita mea 1 hr 37 min - on how relevant or not relevant being out here for writing 1 hr 40 min - How the infrastructure of Literature upheld Intro song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1YnDZXJ7Dj0Uk9Pqu4tdAX?si=evQ3qjohRo2VxpXVIQwtig Sean Thor Conroe https://mobile.twitter.com/stconroe lives in Harlem.

NYC — Chelsea Hodson is the author of the essay collection Tonight I'm Someone Else (2018) and the chapbook Pity the Animal (2014). She teaches at the Bennington MFA program and at the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Italy and also does private writing consultations. We met at a reading back in December in Bushwick. I read her book a couple times over the past couple months. Her book: https://www.amazon.com/Tonight-Im-Someone-Else-Essays/dp/1250170192 Pod Contents: 3 min - pod start 5 min - Work 7 min - never defining oneself as a single thing / multiplicity 10 min - presentation / performance / moon stuff 14 min - rewriting over years 15 min - the moon looks different depending on how the light hits it 17 min - Jo Ann Beard “sometimes you gotta just live longer” 20 min - “writing is gross” 22 min - narcissism / self-concern / autonomy 29 min - Longing / By Grand Central Station I Laid Down And Wept (1945) by Elizabeth Smart 33 min - planetary / animal stuff 35 min - on embarrassment 36 min - when Pity the Animal (2014) dropped 40 min - on workshopping 41 min - taking what you need out of “negative” experiences 44 min - on clarity 47 min - write to change fate’s course 52 min - on doubling down 58 min - what Chelsea workin on now 1 hr - McClanahan Intro song: "Thank You" by Yamz - https://soundcloud.com/yeums/thank-you-master Sean Thor Conroe lives in NYC and tweets @stconroe twitter.com/stconroe http://1storyhaus.com/index.html

Calvin thought of the beautiful title of this episode. Eris thinks Airbud 2 is a one-off. The first and probably only episode of Erisidal Tendencies. Not reading books but also books we have read and eclipse diarrhea and sports dog movies and stuff. What is the best heroin book? James Nulick, Damien Ark, Dale Brett, NOT YET as weaponry, Thomas Moore, Anthony Dragonetti, I’m sorry Chelsea Hodson, B.R. Yeager, Calvin Westra, Will Bernardara Jr. mentioned..

COLLEGE PARK–HARLEM — Jordan Castro is the editor of New York Tyrant Magazine and PETS: An Anthology, recently out from Tyrant Books https://store.nytyrant.com/products/pets . I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Writers included are Patty Yumi Cottrell, Tao Lin, Ann Beattie, Sarah Manguso, Scott McClanahan, Kathryn Scanlan, Nicolette Polek, Chelsea Hodson, Blake Butler, Precious Okoyomon, Mark Leidner, Sam Pink, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, David Nutt, Reagan Bird, Michael W. Clune, Christine Schutt and Mallory Whitten. I recommend it for anyone who has or had or wants pets. Cop PETS now !! – https://store.nytyrant.com/products/pets http://1storyhaus.com

Where ambition, good taste, and restraint collide, you have Chelsea Hodson. I absolutely loved having this conversation with Chelsea. It’s rare to meet an artist as serious and disciplined as she is. I recorded this interview a few weeks before all of the current insanity went down, so the topic of COVID-19 does not come up. In this conversation, Chelsea and I spend a chunk of time talking about her adaptation/remix, I Could Live Without Speaking, which you can find online at hazlitt.net/autoportrait. I Could Live Without Speaking is adapted from a book called Autoportrait by French author Edouard Levé, who killed himself before turning in his final manuscript, Suicide. Autoportrait is an index of declarative sentences that make up Edouard’s reality and personal narrative. Chelsea and I both discovered Edouard through The Paris Review, which published the first chapter of Autoportrait under the title, “When I look at a Strawberry, I Think of Your Tongue.” Chelsea is a soldier. It’s so refreshing to speak to an artist who is all in. That kind of devotion is fucking rare. And if you’re tripping out on all the madness going on outside, I hope that there’s some momentary relief for you in our conversation. Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I'm Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She teaches at Bennington College and she co-founded the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. Theme music by Joseph E. Martinez of Junius Follow us on social at: Twitter: @WakeIslandPod Instagram: @wakeislandpod

In this episode Chelsea Hodson narrates her essay End of Longing from her book Tonight I'm Someone Else, which is available now in paperback, ebook, and audiobook wherever books are sold. Music by Michael Kilcullen. 

This episode is a conversation with author Chelsea Hodson. Her collection of essays, Tonight I'm Someone Else, is available now from Holt Paperbacks. We talk about her book being photographed with Kendall Jenner and the impact that had, we talk about how working with Marina Abromovic influenced her creatively, and we re-trace the steps that led to her becoming a writer. Music by Michael Kilcullen. 

Where is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota. This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on July 10, 2018, with Chelsea Hodson (Tonight I’m Someone Else), Allie Rowbottom (Jell-O Girls), and Amanda Stern (Little Panic). Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I’m Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She teaches at Bennington College and she co-founded the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. She has been awarded fellowships from MacDowell Colony and PEN Center USA Emerging Voices. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Frieze Magazine, Hazlitt, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Allie Rowbottom‘s essays can be found in Vanity Fair, Salon, The Florida Review, No Tokens, The South Loop Review, PQueue, Hunger Mountain, The Rumpus, A Women’s Thing and elsewhere. Her essay “Ghosts and Houses” won the 2015 Editor’s Award from The Florida Review and received a “notable” mention in The Best American Essays of 2016. Her long lyric work, “World of Blue” received her a “notable” mention in The Best American Essays of 2015. She has taught fiction and non-fiction at the University of Houston and CalArts, as well as at Boldface, an undergraduate creative writing conference. Allie has been the recipient of fellowships from Inprint and Tin House, where she was a 2016 scholar. Amanda Stern is the author of the novel The Long Haul and the nine book Frankly Frannie middle grade series. Since 2003, she has helmed the Happy Ending Reading series and she’s been a NYFA Fiction Fellow and held residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Salon, Post Road and St. Ann’s Review. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota. This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on July 10, 2018, with Chelsea Hodson (Tonight I’m Someone Else), Allie Rowbottom (Jell-O Girls), and Amanda Stern (Little Panic). Check back Thursday for the discussion! Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I’m Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She teaches at Bennington College and she co-founded the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. She has been awarded fellowships from MacDowell Colony and PEN Center USA Emerging Voices. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Frieze Magazine, Hazlitt, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Allie Rowbottom‘s essays can be found in Vanity Fair, Salon, The Florida Review, No Tokens, The South Loop Review, PQueue, Hunger Mountain, The Rumpus, A Women’s Thing and elsewhere. Her essay “Ghosts and Houses” won the 2015 Editor’s Award from The Florida Review and received a “notable” mention in The Best American Essays of 2016. Her long lyric work, “World of Blue” received her a “notable” mention in The Best American Essays of 2015. She has taught fiction and non-fiction at the University of Houston and CalArts, as well as at Boldface, an undergraduate creative writing conference. Allie has been the recipient of fellowships from Inprint and Tin House, where she was a 2016 scholar. Amanda Stern is the author of the novel The Long Haul and the nine book Frankly Frannie middle grade series. Since 2003, she has helmed the Happy Ending Reading series and she’s been a NYFA Fiction Fellow and held residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Salon, Post Road and St. Ann’s Review. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new episode of UP & OVER, Sydney & Amanda discuss IZombie, Chelsea Hodson, and saving children from being kidnapped. UP & OVER is a proud production of Zima Podcasting Network & is available on all major podcasting platforms. Connect with Sydney: Facebook ▶️ https://www.facebook.com/sydney.mcbee Instagram ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/gayriots/ Connect with Amanda: Facebook ▶️ https://www.facebook.com/amanda.hammon.54 Connect with UP & OVER: Facebook ▶️ @UpandOverPodcast Instagram ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/upandoverofficial/ YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIegrzh8xF3EqylSNu12kDg Connect with Zima Podcasting: Facebook ▶️ @zimapodcastingnetwork Instagram ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/zimapodcastingnetwork/ Twitter ▶️ @zimapodcasting Email ▶️ zimapodcasting@gmail.com

Season One, Episode One — "Nicole Kidman vs. Apollo" A special extended edition of the inaugural episode of Tyrant Hotel collated exclusively for Resonance FM. "Nicole Kidman vs. Apollo" was broadcast at 3:30pm, October 4th. Readers, in order of appearance: a. Kristen Iskandrian, ‘I feel like garbage...’ – An Introduction [0.00]; b. Nicolette Polek, ‘The Rope Barrier’ [0.46]; c. Tao Lin, from the forthcoming Leave Society [4.30]; d. Kristin Iskandrian, ‘As I Lay (Imagining I’m) Dying’ [9.25]; e. Luc Sante, ‘(Notes to be engraved at the foot of the tomb of) The Unknown Soldier’ [15.20]; f. Chelsea Hodson, ‘To a Duck in the Garden of Ninfa’ [22.10]; g. Wayne Koestenbaum, ‘thick book on mother-shelf pinnacled me o’er Tums’ [30.00]; h. Eley Williams, ‘Collect’ [41.46]; i. Kathryn Scanlan, ‘The Candidate’ [47.00]; k. Jon Auman, humming a verse from Jonny Black’s ‘Paper Doll’ (1943) [54.02]

From graffiti gangs and Grand Theft Auto to sugar daddies, Schopenhauer, and a deadly game of Russian roulette, Chelsea Hodson probes her own desires to examine where the physical and the proprietary collide. In Tonight I'm Someone Else, she asks what our privacy, our intimacy, and our own bodies are worth in the increasingly digital world of liking, linking, and sharing. Starting with Hodson’s own work experience, which ranges from the mundane to the bizarre—including modeling and working on a NASA Mars mission— Hodson expands outward, looking at the ways in which the human will submits, whether in the marketplace or in a relationship. Both tender and jarring, this collection is relevant to anyone who’s ever searched for what the self is worth. Hodson is joined by Wendy C. Ortiz, author of Excavation: A Memoir, Hollywood Notebook, and the dreamoir Bruja.

Wiggly gummy worm what’s up my Junky whatsits! You got thingamabobs? I got plenty. I… want… more? This episode is a bauble if ever I got one—partly a podcast crossover with the clever young fairies from Las Culturistas Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers aaaand one of the sharpest prose writers in the game, Chelsea Hodson! This week it’s all about how Junk feeds our ambition: as a reminder of where we come from, what we pour ourselves into and what feeds us, and what propels our commitment. Followed up with a pyrotechnic spectacle of gassy verse from my long poem Junk. Brought to you as always by Tin House Books. Follow us on Instagram for peek into each interviewees extra special Junk @junkpodcast Bowen Yang, @bowenyang Matt Rogers, @MattRogersTho Chelsea Hodson, @ChelseaHodson Tommy Pico, host @heyteebs Alexandra DiPalma, producer @LSDiPalma Kenya Anderson, production assistant @kenya_digg_it

“Hodson’s essays have such a sexy drama to them—and ultimately it’s the romance of just getting through life; the passion that comes from being a wholly alert woman and living to tell about it. I had a real romance with this book.”—Miranda July “Chelsea Hodson tests herself against her desires, grapples with their consequences, and […] The post Chelsea Hodson : Tonight I’m Someone Else appeared first on Tin House.

Brad Listi talks with Chelsea Hodson, author of the essay collection TONIGHT I'M SOMEONE ELSE (Henry Holt) and a chapbook called "Pity the Animal." She is a graduate of the MFA program at Bennington College and has been awarded fellowships from MacDowell Colony and PEN Center USA Emerging Voices. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Frieze Magazine, Black Warrior Review, The Lifted Brow, Fanzine, Hobart, and elsewhere. She teaches at Catapult in New York and at Mors Tua Vita Mea in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea Hodson: Letter to a Stranger - To a Duck in the Garden of Ninfa by Off Assignment

Amanda and Jenn discuss unreliable narrators, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud and Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson.   Questions   1. I recently began a mini book challenge with my 2 book worm friends. We each thought of ideas for the challenge and are tackling them together but have run into a bit of a dry spell. We are interested in looking at books with unreliable narrators as well as short stories or short story collections. Do you have any suggestions? --Sandra   2.Hey there! I'm looking for some recommendations on good WWI era books. I've read all the classics (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, etc). I've tried reading "The Guns of August" but its so dry it’s hard to get into. I'm fine with a perspective from any country involved in the conflict (though particularly interested in either German or British). I pretty much love any genre, just want to read a really good book! PS: Your fantasy recs are amazing, I've found so many great books listening to your advice, thanks! Thanks! --Radhi   3. Hello! My request is for a romance novel that I can get into. I've never really been a fan of the genre, but I really want to give it a shot, and I feel I just haven't found the right ones. I know it can't be that I'm averse to romance, because I've read plenty of stories that have romance, but that weren't categorized as romance perse. I think I may just have a hard time relating to the characters most of the time. I'm a huge fan of the TV show Jane the Virgin, which is BIG on romance, and I love the drama of it. So I was wondering if y'all could maybe find something along those lines, with the telenovela feel, and definitely a Latinx protagonist. Bonus points for queer representation as well. Thanks! --Meagan   4. Hello! I am currently in a reading slump and need help picking up the next amazing book that will keep me up way past my bed time. I'm looking for a mystery/suspense romance recommendation. I've recently read authors such as Nina Laurin, Loreth Anne White, Louisa Luna, B.A. Paris, Kristen Lepionka, and Peter Swanson which I have all enjoyed. Two of my most favorite books are Too Late by Colleen Hoover, and He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker. Please no fantasy or sci-fi. Thanks in advance! --Kimberly   5. Hi! I'm a huge fan of the podcast! I'm working as a library aide in a college-prep high school with a diverse student body and high-achieving students. I've had some requests for the Rick Riordan books; in the interest of exposing my kids to authors and books that get less buzz and helping them bridge the gap between middle-grade and adult reads, I'm looking for something similar. Along the lines of "You liked Harry Potter, now try Akata Witch!" or "You liked Tolkein? How about The Tiger's Daughter?" Preferably with non-white authors and characters, at a YA or adult level. Thanks in advance, --Jessie   6. Hi - I'm a serious reader and love, love, love books! I usually read literary fiction - I love a good, deep story, that's well written and has characters that live with me off the page. I like books to be places where i can learn things in relaxed ways and expand my knowledge of the world. Recent books I've loved have been A Little Life / Home Going / Alias Grace and Pachinko. I recently read my first Fantasy / Sci Fi novel - The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin and to my surprised - i LOVED IT! I loved the world building, the strong female characters, the challenge it posed in how it was read, and it was so beautifully written. I also like the idea of there being 2 more books in the series for me to get my teeth into. This is a new genre for me - so id like some recommendations of where to go next - Im looking for SciFi / Fantasy - that's thoughtful, not male centric, mature (im not a lover of YA fiction) and tells a super well written story. Thank you so much --Mitch   7. Hello! I am a huge fan of the National Treasure movies, and I was a history major in college. I love mysteries, especially ones that put a spin on an historical event. I have read all of Dan Brown's books and I enjoy James Rollins as well. Do you have any recommendations that would fall into this category? I would love to be able to listen on audio, but any recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! --Jessica     Books Discussed Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland Coffee Boy by Austin Chant The Others series (Written in Red #1) by Anne Bishop The Merry Spinster by (Daniel) Mallory Ortberg The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Take the Lead by Alexis Daria A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes) The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss There There, Visible Empire, Small Country, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by ThirdLove and Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays by Chelsea Hodson.  

Friday Reading Series Chelsea Hodson, a 2012 PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow, is currently writing a book of essays. She is the author of two chapbooks: Pity the Animal (Future Tense Books, 2014), and Beach Camp (Swill Children, 2010). Her essays have been published in Black Warrior Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Sex Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Jackie Wang is a queer poet, essayist, filmmaker, performer, and prison abolitionist based out of Cambridge, MA. Her work has been published in LIES, Action Yes, Pank, Delirious Hem, DIAGRAM, The Brooklyn Rail, October, the Semiotext(e) Whitney Biennial Pamphlet Series, and other worthy outlets. She is currently working on a book or two. If you summon her, she will come: loneberry@gmail.com. Follow her on twitter @LoneberryWang.

Alexis Coe is the guest. She is the author of Alice + Freda Forever, available now from Pulp/Zest Books. Peter Orner says "Alexis Coe rescues a buried but extraordinarily telling episode from the 1890's that resonates in all sorts of ways with today. That in itself would be an accomplishment. But this is a book that is truly riveting, a narrative that gallops. Lizzy Borden eat your heart out. Here's a real crime of passion. Or was it? 'And so Alice carried the razor around every day in her dress pocket, just in case Freda came to town…' I dare you to pick this one up and try, just try to put it down." And Vol. 1 Brooklyn says "Though the history recounted in Alexis Coe's Alice + Freda Forever is captivating in its own right, Coe also provides a larger context for it, elevating this to the level of a societal indictment. This story of a star-crossed love with a violent ending at times reads like a microcosm of Memphis at the end of the 19th century. As Coe's narrative delves into perceptions of sexuality and the ways in which the case touched on different aspects of daily life, it never loses sight of the tragic romance at its core." Monologue topics: mail, Chelsea Hodson, prurience, sex, manners, gender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea Hodson is the guest. Her chapbook entitled Pity the Animal is available now in print from Future Tense Books at Powells.com, and electronically from Emily Books as a Kindle Single.  Tobias Carroll calls it “One of the best literary works I’ve encountered this year... much of its power comes from the way it juxtaposes seemingly unrelated elements: a retrospective of Marina Abramović’s art, scenes from Hodson’s life, economic musings, and considerations of adventure. The way these eventually coalesce is immeasurably powerful; the accumulated effect is devastating, and hits harder than many works ten times its length.” And Bitch magazine calls it "Pointed, scathing, and suspenseful. This critical yet intimate essay is not to be missed." Monologue topics:  leafblowers, chainsaws, suffering.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with the wonderful Chelsea Hodson, author of Pity the Animal, which is available in print from Future Tense Books/Scout Books and is now also available as a Kindle Single. We run the gauntlet with Chelsea, talking about her unique voice and her influences and being someone from the desert and the art of omission as a writing tool. Dig in, this one is meaty and lovely.