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We love talking about essays so much, we decided to do it again! This week, we pick up where we left off a few episodes ago, chatting about more of our favorite essayists and collections. We also share a few from our essay TBR piles. What are some of your favorites?ShownotesBooks* Greenglass House, by Kate Milford* Ghosts of Greenglass House, by Kate Milford* The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin* The Unforgivable, by Cristina Campo* You Like It Darker, by Stephen King* Every Arc Bends Its Radian, by Sergio De La Pava* A Naked Singularity, by Sergio De La Pava* Ghosts, by Edith Wharton* Europe in Sepia, Dubravka Ugresic, translated by David Williams* Karaoke Culture, by Dubravka Ugresic, translated by David Williams* Muzzle for Witches, by Dubravka Ugresic, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać* Thank You for Not Reading, by Dubravka Ugresic, translated from the Croatian by Celia Hawkesworth, with contribution from Damion Searls* Fox, by Dubravka Ugresic, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać and David Williams* An Elemental Thing, by Eliot Weinberger* A Chance Meeting: American Encounters, by Rachel Cohen* Sightlines, by Kathleen Jamie* The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, by Elif Batuman* The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay* The Book of (More) Delights, by Ross Gay* Pulphead, by John Jeremiah Sullivan* Consider the Lobster, by David Foster Wallace* A Solemn Pleasure: To Imagine, Witness, and Write, by Melissa Pritchard* The Common Reader, by Virginia Woolf* War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy* The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky* Felix Holt: The Radical, by George Eliot* Middlemarch, by George Eliot* The God of Endings, by Jacqueline Holland* Melvill, by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young* Angel in the Forest, by Marguerite Young* The Peregrine, by J.A. BakerOther Links* Episode 39: Scary Books That Kept Us Up at Night* Electric Lit: Our Favorite Essays and Stories About Horror Films* Three Percent Podcast: Lori Feathers on Marguerite Young* ObliteratureteesThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you'll continue to join us!Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you'd like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

Comunicadora nata e de profissão, a super divulgadora de poesia traz outros géneros que lê e livros que adorou. E deixa uma ideia muito gira para fazer. Livros que a Raquel escolheu: Para onde vão os guarda-chuvas, Afonso Cruz; As malditas, Camilla Sousa Villada; Os meus sentimentos, Dulce Maria Cardoso ; Crime e Castigo, Fiódor Dostoiévski. Outras referências: O Retorno, Dulce Maria Cardoso; A Carne de Deus, Afonso Cruz; Irmãos Karamazov, F. Dostoiévsky. O poema de Miguel Martins que leu no fim: Fine, no livro Lérias, edit. Averno; O verso que a filha referiu do Jorge Sousa Braga: “É tão difícil guardar um rio quando ele corre dentro de nós”. 4 livros de poesia (que escolheu para uma entrevista da Wook: Paisagem com grão de areia, Wislava Szymborska; Conta-mo outra vez, Amalia Bautista; A Axila de Egon Schiele, André Tecedeiro; O pássaro canta o seu simples cantar, Helder Moura Pereira. A página de IG: O poema ensina a cair. O livro que ofereci (sugestão Wook): A idade da pele, Dubravka Ugresic.

Hablamos con Rosana Acquaroni, que regresa a las librerías con 18 ciervas (Ed. Bartleby), poemario de amor muy sorprendente cuyo germen se encuentra en la contemplación de unas pinturas rupestres.Luego Ignacio Elguero nos recomienda otros títulos: La educación de Polly McClusky (Ed. Reservoir Books), novela del estadounidense Jordan Harper que recuerda a las películas de Tarantino, Escribir lugar (Ed. Residencia de estudiantes), ensayo coral que profundiza en la geografía íntima del poeta José Ángel Valente, y el nuevo número de la revista Litoral, que esta vez exprime todas las posibilidades de los colores.En su sección, Javier Lostalé nos habla de Ficcionario americano (Ed. Impedimenta), una obra de difícil clasificación escrita durante la guerra de los Balcanes en la que la escritora croata Dubravka Ugresic explora los contrastes entre la idiosincrasia estadounidense y la de Europa del Este.Terminamos en compañía de Mariano Peyrou, que nos pone tras la pista de la rapera, guionista y poeta Celia Bsoul, autora del poemario Ciudad de los otros (Ed. La Imprenta).Escuchar audio

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by editor and writer Joanna Biggs, whose new book is called A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again. Joanna is an editor at Harper's Magazine. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, The Nation, the Financial Times and the Guardian. In her new book, Joanna is attempting to recalibrate her life after a divorce. She turns to literature and specifially, to nine different women writers and philosophers, ranging from Mary Wollstonecraft to Sylvia Plath to Toni Morrison to Elena Ferrante. In exploring their lives and their work, Joanna finds radical ways to live and rebuild, inspired by these women who forged their own paths outside of domestic and societal expectations. With the help of their writing and their example, Joanna slowly starts to find a new sense of self. She writes “I was alone in many ways, but in my reading I had company for the big questions.” Also, Gary Indiana, author of Do Everything in the Dark, returns to recommend The Age of Skin by Dubravka Ugresic.

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by editor and writer Joanna Biggs, whose new book is called A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again. Joanna is an editor at Harper's Magazine. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, The Nation, the Financial Times and the Guardian. In her new book, Joanna is attempting to recalibrate her life after a divorce. She turns to literature and specifially, to nine different women writers and philosophers, ranging from Mary Wollstonecraft to Sylvia Plath to Toni Morrison to Elena Ferrante. In exploring their lives and their work, Joanna finds radical ways to live and rebuild, inspired by these women who forged their own paths outside of domestic and societal expectations. With the help of their writing and their example, Joanna slowly starts to find a new sense of self. She writes “I was alone in many ways, but in my reading I had company for the big questions.” Also, Gary Indiana, author of Do Everything in the Dark, returns to recommend The Age of Skin by Dubravka Ugresic.

di Matteo B. Bianchi | Era da molto che non uscivamo dai confini italiani, lo facciamo in questa puntata andando a conoscere Ornella Tarantola dell'Italian Bookshop di Londra. Francesco Baldi e Ilaria Magli ci parlano invece dell'associazione “Quelli del Sabato” e di una bella iniziativa editoriale che coinvolge ragazzi e ragazze con disabilità. Il consiglio di lettura finale ci arriva invece da Maria Teresa Carbone, giornalista, traduttrice, autrice e anche collega podcaster, con il podcast “Alfabeto Italiano”, realizzato per il Ministero degli Affari Esteri.LISTA LIBRI:AFTERPARTIES di Anthony Veasna So, Racconti edizioniVESTITI MUSICA RAGAZZI di Viv Albertine, Blakie edizioniLA MIA HOLLYWOOD di Eve Babitz, BompianiOrnella Tarantola della Italian Bookshop di Londra ci ha raccontato:NESSUNO PUO' FERMARMI di Caterina Soffici, FeltrinelliDI TUTTE LE RICCHEZZE di Stefano Benni, FeltrinelliDAISY JOHNS & THE SIX di Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sperling e KupferIlaria Magli e Francesco Baldi dell'associazione Quelli del sabato, dopo averci presentato i volumi “C'era una svolta” e “Super e poi” ci hanno consigliato di leggere:AGE PRIDE di Lidia Ravera, EinaudiLA REGOLA DEL BONSAI di Carlo D'Amicis, FeltrinelliMaria Teresa Carbone ci invita alla scoperta di:LA VOLPE di Dubravka Ugresic, La nave di Teseo

Wat is winnen? Het is éen van de lastigste vragen om tijdens een oorlog te beantwoorden. De voormalige topgeneraal James Cowan waagt zich in een gesprek met Geert Jan er lichtjes aan. "Mijn zorg is dat, als het Westen niet op een serieuze manier steun biedt, de oorlog doormoddert. Ook in 2024. Het beste wat er nu kan gebeuren, is dat het Westen Oekraïne helpt om deze oorlog zo snel mogelijk te winnen." Even later stelt Cowan: "Dit zeg ik als oud-militair. Nu ben ik de baas van een internationale humanitaire organisatie, dus ik moet neutraal blijven." Floris en Geert Jan analyseren het gesprek met de Brit, die na een topcarrière in het Britse leger besloot om de wereld te gaan ontmijnen. Oekraïne is helaas een nieuw dieptepunt: "Dit land is het grootste mijnenveld ter wereld geworden." In deze Perestrojkast hoor je het hele interview met James Cowan in Kiev, waar Geert Jan hem opzocht in het kantoor van Halo Trust. Meer lezen? Een krantenversie pende Geert Jan op voor het Financieele Dagblad. Blik op de Balkan Opdat we de rest van onze regio niet vergeten, besloten Floris en Geert Jan ook hun gedachten over de Balkan te laten gaan. Floris ging te rade bij journaliste en vriendin-van-de-show Marjolein Koster: onder welke voorwaarden roken Servië en Kosovo een vredespijp? Geert Jan brengt een ode aan Dubravka Ugresic, één van de meest markante schrijfsters van onze tijd. Zij overleed op 17 maart. Geert Jan interviewde haar 10 jaar terug  - vlak voordat Kroatië toetrad tot de Europese Unie - en bleef vervolgens haar boeken lezen, gefascineerd als hij was door haar werk en persoon. Hosts: Geert Jan Hahn  Floris Akkerman  Baas: James Cowan Mop: Joost BosmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vad karaktäriserar den svenska gangsterrappen och vad har hänt med genren efter mordet på artisten Einar? Emil Arvidson som har skrivit den nya boken "Svensk Gangsterrap" gästar P1 kultur. HUR BRA ÄR MUSIKALEN OM SOSSARNAS KRIS?Hur gör man politisk analys genom musikteater? Vilket parti är tacksammast för satir? Henrik Torehammar gästar P1 kultur för att skärskåda"Socialdemokraterna the musical" som hade premiär i helgen. Hör honom i ett samtal tillsammans med kulturredaktionens Jenny Teleman och Maria Askerfjord Sunderby.P1 KULTUR MINNS DUBRAVKA UGRESICI fredags dog författaren Dubravka Ugresic, 73 år gammal. Som professor i litteraturvetenskap i Zagreb tvingades hon av politiska skäl lämna landet 1993 i samband med Jugoslavienkriget, och just exilen var något hon bearbetade i flera av sina böcker. Katarina Wikars minns en författare som gjort ett djupt intryck.SERIEROMAN OM ATT VÄXA UPP MED VÅLDDet tog 12 år för belgiska Dominique Goblet att göra serieromanen "Att låtsas är att ljuga". Boken har satt hennes namn på kartan och översatts till många språk och kulturredaktionens Viveca Bladh fick en intervju när hon var i Sverige i samband med att boken kom på svenska.ESSÄ: BAKHTIARI OM FARROKKHZADIdag på Världspoesins dag återutsänder vi en essä om den iranska diktaren Forough Farrokhzad. Hennes frispråkiga dikter bröt med alla litterära och sociala konventioner. Marjaneh Bakhtiari reflekterar över den iranska poeten och filmarens poesi, liv och död.Programledare: Eskil Krogh LarssonProducent: Felicia Frithiof och Karin Arbsjö

For our second and final book of September we read the paranormal YA novel, Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. Would you notice if your best friend of 16 years had elf ears? Let's talk about it. October's book prompt is to read a retelling of a Folk or Fairy Tale. Corinne's pick is up first and it is Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic. And Becca's will be Love in Color by Bolu Babalola. You can find them at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

En el Historias Mínimas de hoy Pablo Durio nos cuenta sobre Dubravka Ugresic y su libro Zorro

La poeta Ana Merino nos presenta su segunda incursión en la novela después de ganar el Premio Nadal. Se trata de Amigo (Ed. Destino), una historia que reivindica el poder de la amistad y la figura de Joaquín Amigo, miembro todavía bastante desconocido de la Generación del 27. Antes, leemos un fragmento de El museo de la rendición incondicional, de Dubravka Ugresic, novela sobre los exiliados de la Guerra de los Balcanes que la editorial Impedimenta recupera ahora y que nos parece alumbra el drama al que se siguen enfrentando los refugiados de nuestros días. En nuestro buzón de voz un oyente nos hace una doble recomendación: Un cadáver en el armario, de la reina del misterio Mary Higgins Clark y Cómo hablar para que los adolescentes le escuchen y cómo escuchar para que los adolescentes le hablen, (Ed. Omega) de Adele Faber y Elaine Mazlish Por su parte, Ignacio Elguero nos sugiere tres lecturas: La linterna de papel (Ed. Literatura Random House), disección que hace el británico Will Burns del comportamiento de la clase alta durante la pandemia; Guía de pasos perdidos (Ed. Páginas de Espuma), un conjunto de cuentos de Javier Vela protagonizado por personajes solitarios y excéntricos; y Sinsonte (Ed. Impedimenta), una distopía del estadounidense Walter Tevis. Javier Lostalé se adelanta a los estrenos de la cartelera hablándonos de Compartimento No 6 (Ed. Alianza), una historia de la finlandesa Rosa Liksom cuya adaptación al cine está a punto de estrenarse y que arroja luz sobre el carácter y la complicada historia de Rusia. Para terminar, Mariano Peyrou mira la historia reciente de nuestro país a través de Ritual del laberinto (Ed. Bartleby), poemario en el que Julio Mas Alcaraz da voz a dos mujeres, nieta y abuela, que reflexionan sobre el peso de la Guerra Civil, el olvido y la memoria. Escuchar audio

Joost Fonteyne kijkt uit naar de start van het Klarafestival. Josse De Pauw brengt in de muziektheatervoorstelling Rhapsody een ode aan het denken en twijfelen. Wat neem je mee wanneer je onverwacht op de vlucht moet slaan? De Kroatische schrijfster Dubravka Ugresic vertelt uit eigen ervaring in Het museum van onvoorwaardelijke overgave. Karen Billiet las het boek.

Hoy leo los primeros 7 capítulos, de 20, de la tercera parte de Zorro, de Dubravka Ugrešić. Es la última de las lecturas regulares de 2021 en este podcast. La siguiente, pasado mañana, será una nueva grabación de un cuento que ocurre en la nochebuena, la noche de víspera de navidad. Vamos a ver cuándo reinicia la temporada en enero de 2022.var playerInstance = jwplayer("myElement"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://f002.backblazeb2.com/file/lecdet/lec_201-300/230+Zorro%2C+tercera+parte+-+Dubravka+Ugresic.mp3", width: 400, height: 24 });

This week the Spine Crackers read Yugoslavian-born author Dubravka Ugresic's strange, beautiful novel of identity, war, memory, and place The Museum of Unconditional Surrender.

Dubravka Ugresic is in Rochester for Open Letter's tenth anniversary celebration, so she got together with Chad and Brian to talk about how she wrote Fox, Melania-related tourism, the two story points that launched the book, her writing process, and more! As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests and for more information about Season 6: The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's intro music is "The More and Moreness" by Haiku Salut, with the theme music of Back to the Future III ending the run of Michael J. Fox movies. (Thank god. Whose idea was it to use these? CURSE YOU, BRIAN.)

Dubravka Ugresic is in Rochester for Open Letter's tenth anniversary celebration, so she got together with Chad and Brian to talk about how she wrote Fox, Melania-related tourism, the two story points that launched the book, her writing process, and more! As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests and for more information about Season 6: The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's intro music is "The More and Moreness" by Haiku Salut, with the theme music of Back to the Future III ending the run of Michael J. Fox movies. (Thank god.)

Ryan Chapman (Conversation Sparks, Riots I Have Known) came on this week to talk about the final section of Dubravka Ugresic's Fox. They discuss "business class vs. economy class" writers, authenticity and performing in the role of a writer, Franzen, the overall genius of Ugresic's writing, and much more. It's a very thoughtful final episode, enthused about having completed the project, yet sad to be leaving this world.  You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast, which will welcome Dubravka herself! As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, Brian Wood, and Ryan Chapman for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And when the info is officially released, please pre-order a copy of Ryan's new novel, Riots I Have Known and tell everyone that the Two Month Review made you do it. Chad wants to hold him to that whiskey promise . . .  And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's intro music is "Unless It's Kicks" by Okkervil River, with the theme music of Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco taking us out. (Can not wait to forget all of these Michael J. Fox movies.)

Caitlin Luce Baker from University Bookstore in Seattle joined Chad and Brian to talk about the "Little Miss Footnote" section of Dubravka Ugresic's Fox. They touch on Dorothy Leuthold, Vladimir Nabokov, and much more, including a very subtle weaving of references that you'll definitely want to tune in to learn about.   You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast--Tuesday, September 4th at 10am--which will feature Ryan Chapman (author of Conversation Sparks: Trivia Worth Talking About and several other ventures) and will cover the final section of the novel. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, Brian Wood, and Caitlin Luce Baker for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's intro music is "We Don't Have a Sail but We Have a Rudder" by El Ten Eleven, with the theme music of Life with Mikey serving as the outro track. (Please check out the trailer for this Michael J. Fox movie. It's . . . unsettling. The early 90s were a time.) 

This episode, Chad and Brian are joined by the newest Open Letter employee--Anthony Blake! He joins in on a really fun episode about Russian avant-garde literature, connections between the fourth part of Fox and the very earliest sections of the book, footnotes, invented novels, how to smuggle like a fox, and more. This episode was not sponsored by Moon Palace Books, but they do receive a nice verbal and visual shout-outs. If you're ever in Minneapolis, go visit them! You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast--Tuesday, August 28th--which will feature Caitlin Luce Baker and focus on baseball, Nabokov, and Dorothy Leuthold. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, Brian Wood, and Anthony Blake for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's intro music is "As We Go Up, We Go Down" by Guided by Voices, with the theme music of Bright Lights, Big City serving as the outro track. (Yes, another Michael J. Fox movie.)

Pete Mitchell—who wrote this great review of Fox for Asymptote—joined Chad and Brian this week to talk about the heartbreaking (and semi-profane) ending to "The Devil's Garden," the third part of Dubrakva Ugresic's latest novel. From the idea of a small ping singling one's eventual crack-up to peeing on the side of the road as you burn it all down, this episode has it all.  You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast, in which we'll be talking about the last half of Part III of "The Devil's Garden," pages 144-183. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow Pete Mitchell for info on soccer, international literature, and other Twitter-type stuff. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's episode opens with the theme song to Falling Down, and ends with part of the theme song from For Love or Money starring Michael J. Fox.

In this week's Two Month Review, Brian drops some excellent knowledge about why this chapter is called "The Devil's Garden," opening a window into Ugresic's genius, guest George Carroll talks about his time in Kolkata, and Chad says a bunch of mildly entertaining things about camping and landmines. The most stunning moment comes when all three reveal their complete ignorance of one particular major work of international literature . . . Overall, a great episode! You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast, in which we'll be talking about the last half of Part III of "The Devil's Garden," pages 144-183. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow George Carroll for info on soccer, international literature, and retirement. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. This week's episode opens with "Fall Down" by the Throwing Muses, and ends with part of the theme song from Casualties of War starring Michael J. Fox.   

After a two week hiatus due to technical difficulties trying to record from Dublin, the Two Month Review is back! Chad and Brian are joined by translator Ellen Elias-Bursać to talk about her favorite section of the novel--"A Balancing Art." They discuss the various viewpoints presented in this chapter--especially that of the outspoken, unforgiving young artist compared to the more "fox-like" older widow--and all the subtleties found in Ugresic's prose. Listen to the end to get information about Ellen's new book, Translating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal: Working in a Tug-of-War. Which is far more interesting than the title might suggest. It's about her time working in the Hague and the role translation played on a daily basis. You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stayed tuned for the next broadcast, in which we'll be talking about the first section of Part III of Fox, "The Devil's Garden," pages 110-144. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. There are two bits of music on this episode, "Yr Throat" by Jeff Rosenstock opens up the podcast, and the outro music is the theme music to Doc Hollywood, another great Michael J. Fox movie.

Tom Flynn from Volumes is back, surprising Brian, who mostly prepared for the podcast by Googling Croatian Fun Facts. World Cup banter and good natured ribbing aside, Chad, Brian, and Tom dig in to the first half or "A Balancing Art," talking about immigration vs. tourism, literary conferences and celebrity, one of the best penis jokes ever, and much more. They look at some of the parallels between the first two parts and marvel at Ugresic's genius in putting this novel together. Finally, they talk a bit about "Levin," the Russian author who runs throughout this book . . . You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stop by next Monday, July 2nd at 9pm Eastern to discuss the second half of Part II of Fox, "A Balancing Art," pages 76-109. As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. You can also find Tom Flynn and Volumes Bookcafe on Twitter. If you're in the Chicagoland area, please visit Volumes on Milwaukee and tell them that the Two Month Review sent you. (Or order a book from them online.) And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. There are two bits of music on this episode--the first was chosen by Rafa Montes, an Open Letter summer intern who is producing these podcasts, and the outro music is the theme music to Back to the Future, another great Michael J. Fox movie.  

The new season is here! For the next two months, Chad and Brian will be talking about Dubravka Ugresic's Fox with a wide range of guests. To kick things off this week, Chad talks about Ugresic's writing career and his history of publishing her, and Brian comes up with a great challenge for our listeners and a running gag about this season's theme music. You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stop by next Monday, June 18th at 9pm Eastern to discuss Part I of Fox, pages 1-45. (If you want to read "A Story About How Stories Come to Be Written" by Pilnyak, just email me.) As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. There are two bits of music on this episode--the first is "I Wanna Be" by Don't, which was recommended by long-time listener (and guest!) Caitlin Luce Baker, and the second is inspired by Brian's comment about Michael J. Fox.  

The new season is here! For the next two months, Chad and Brian will be talking about Dubravka Ugresic's Fox with a wide range of guests. To kick things off this week, Chad talks about Ugresic's writing career and his history of publishing her, and Brian comes up with a great challenge for our listeners and a running gag about this season's theme music. You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you’re there, subscribe to the Two Month Review channel and stop by next Monday, June 18th at 9pm Eastern to discuss Part I of Fox, pages 1-45. (If you want to read "A Story About How Stories Come to Be Written" by Pilnyak, just email me.) As always, Fox (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. Feel free to comment on this episode—or on the book in general—either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps people to discover the podcast. There are two bits of music on this episode--the first is "I Wanna Be" by Don't, which was recommended by long-time listener (and guest!) Caitlin Luce Baker, and the second is inspired by Brian's comment about Michael J. Fox.

Is the world populated by children? Have you had any? If so, why? If not, why? Do you suck on adult bottles? Do I? Can't wait to read that essay on happiness. LINKS: Buy “Nobody’s Home” by Dubravka Ugresic (Essays) here: https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/nobodys-home Previous Dubravka Ugresic episode: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mereadingstuff/episodes/2018-03-22T21_55_49-07_00 Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

This week, Chad and Brian are joined by Stiliana Milkova from Oberlin College to talk about the final sections of The Physics of Sorrow: "An Elementary Physics of Sorrow," "Endings," and "Epilogue." They talk about the structure of the novel as a whole, about Chad's favorite page in the book, about aging and nostalgia, and, in a true throwback moment, Twin Peaks.  You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you're there, subscribe to Chad's channel and stop by next Monday, April 16th at 9pm eastern for a very special episode that will feature Santiago Morrice AND Georgi Gospodinov himself! If you watch that episode live you'll have the opportunity to ask Georgi all the questions you want! As always, The Physics of Sorrow (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. While you're there, pick up a copy of Fox by Dubravka Ugresic. This will be the next Two Month Review book, and we'll release the schedule in the near future. Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes! The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Stars and Babies" by Splendor and Misery, featuring Georgi's translator, Angela Rodel!

This week, Chad and Brian are joined by Stiliana Milkova from Oberlin College to talk about the final sections of The Physics of Sorrow: "An Elementary Physics of Sorrow," "Endings," and "Epilogue." They talk about the structure of the novel as a whole, about Chad's favorite page in the book, about aging and nostalgia, and, in a true throwback moment, Twin Peaks.  You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube, and while you're there, subscribe to Chad's channel and stop by next Monday, April 16th at 9pm eastern for a very special episode that will feature Santiago Morrice AND Georgi Gospodinov himself! If you watch that episode live you'll have the opportunity to ask Georgi all the questions you want! As always, The Physics of Sorrow (and all the previous Two Month Review titles) is available for 20% off through our website. Just use the code 2MONTH at checkout. While you're there, pick up a copy of Fox by Dubravka Ugresic. This will be the next Two Month Review book, and we'll release the schedule in the near future. Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group. Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood, for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes! The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Stars and Babies" by Splendor and Misery, featuring Georgi's translator, Angela Rodel!  

Lors du festival littéraire de Nantes, "Atlantide", des lectures furent faites par des comédiens. Mediapart en diffuse trois.

Kosmo Helg 3. Kosmo blickar tillbaka och gör nedslag i program från det gångna året. I det här programmet hörs Gunnar Bolins reportage från Tyskland där han tittar närmare på hösten stora inrikespolitiska debatt om mångkulturalism. Mats Arvidsson har varit på utställningen Tyskland och turkarna i Berlin. Och så hörs författaren Dubravka Ugresic om bland annat just begreppet mångkulturalism. Mårten Arndtzén tar sig an synen på kulturarv i sitt reportage från Danmark och Sverige. Programledare: Anneli Dufva

Under helgerna blickar Kosmo tillbaka och gör nedslag i program från det gångna året. Samma sändningstider, men med axplock från året som gick. Redaktionen önskar er God jul och Gott nytt år och är tillbaka med nya Kosmoprogram från och med den 15 januari 2011. 25 december 16.03 med repris 27 decemer 18.15 I det här programmet ger Sigrid Kahle sin syn på begreppet kosmopolit. Resten av Kosmo gör nedslag i reportage som cirklat runt Israel-Palestina frågan. Konstnären Yael Bartana som ställde ut på Moderna Museet i Malmö i somras intervjuas. Konstprofessorn Gertrud Sandqvist beskriver filosofen Hanna Arendts idé om den banala ondskan. Författaren Suad Amiry intervjuas om sin nya reportagebok Nothing to lose but your life. Poeten Ghayath Almadhoun som lever i asyl i Sverige intervjuas. Programledare: Cecilia Blomberg 1 januari 16.03 med repris 3 januari 18.15 I det här programmet hörs Alain Mabanckou, prisbelönt och internationellt framgångsrik författare från Kongo-Brazzaville om sin syn på begreppet exotism. Tor Billgren berättar om Sydafrika komplicerade förhållande till nationella symboler med hjälp av konstnären Stuart Bird. Juristen och författaren Unity Dow från Botswana hörs om bland annat ritualmord på unga flickor. Och vi får möta konstnären Pascal Marthine Tayou från Kamreun som ställde ut på Malmö konsthall i våras. Och så hörs den algeriskfödda sångerskan Souad Massi som tvingades i exil i Frankrike för att kunna uttrycka sina åsikter. Programledare: Anneli Dufva 8 januari 16.03 med repris 10 januari 18.15 I det här programmet hörs Gunnar Bolins reportage från Tyskland där han tittar närmare på hösten stora inrikespolitiska debatt om mångkulturalism. Till sin hjälp har han bland andra den tyskturkiske konstnären Esra Ersen. Mats Arvidsson har varit på utställningen Tyskland och turkarna i Berlin. Och så hörs författaren Dubravka Ugresic om bland annat just begreppet mångkulturalism. Mårten Arndtzén tar sig an synen på vad kulturarv egentligen är i sitt reportage från Danmark och Sverige. Programledare: Anneli Dufva Producent: Marie Liljedahl

Kosmo har tema utvandrarna. I städerna Murcia och Cartagena i södra Spanien öppnade förra helgen den stora samtidskonstbiennalen Manifesta 8. Runt 150 konstnärer från framförallt Europa, Nordafrika och Mellanöstern hade samlats kring temat Spanien i dialog med Norra Afrika. En del av konstnärerna närmar sig ämnet drömskt och poetiskt, med tankar kring resande, avstånd och förflyttningar. Men det finns också de som konkret tar tag i frågan som handlar om migration. Regionen Murcia är idag en av de största mottagarna av flyktingar till Europa. De flesta kommer från Nordafrika och kommer sedan att tillhöra Europas hundratusentals papperslösa flyktingar. I Sydspanien finns en gemensam historia, eftersom araberna var här från 700-talet och ända fram till början av 1500-talet. Då byggdes byggnader som Alhambra som är klassat som världskulturarv, idag används nordafrikanerna som billig arbetskraft i byggindustrin och i jordbruket. Cecilia Blomberg åkte till Sydspanien för att titta på hur konsten tacklade mötet med Sydspaniens politiska verklighet. Författaren Dubravka Ugresic föddes 1949 i dåvarande Jugoslavien. Hon är litteraturvetare och var verksam vid universitetet i Zagreb innan hon och flera andra intellektuella kvinnor i hennes generation, när kriget rasade och den kroatiska nationalismen växte blev utfrysta och motarbetade och till och med kallade häxor. Hon lämnade Kroatien 1993, kom först till Berlin och sedan, via USA, så småningom till Amsterdam, där hon nu sedan 1999 har sin bas. På svenska finns tre av hennes romaner; Den ovillkorliga kapitulationens museum, Rädslans ministerium och Baba Jaga la ett ägg, men hon har också skrivit ett antal essäsamlingar och några romaner till. Hennes texter kretsar ofta kring erfarenheten av uppbrott och nationalismens baksidor. Anneli Dufva åkte till hennes nya hemland Nederländerna för att höra hur hon ser på situationen i landet idag; om Geert Wilders, behovet av syndabockar och hur multikulturalismen kan bli en ideologisk fälla. Och Maria Edström har med hjälp av Lotta Lotass roman Band II: från Gabbro till Löväng tittat närmare på vår egen utvandrarhistoria. Programledare: Anneli Dufva Producent: Marie Liljedahl

Gunnar Bolin har träffat Dieter Drewitz som varit bibliotekarie i arton år under DDR-regimen och nu i nitton år i det återförenade Tyskland. Hans första tid präglades av en längtan efter litteratur som inte gick att hitta. Den kvalitets-litteratur som erbjöds i DDR var främst klassiker. Efter murens fall fylldes biblioteket med böcker, men då stannade låntagarna hemma framför tv:n. I Berlin finns det mera av sånt som inte finns än av sånt som finns. Hur många lager av kapitulation kan finnas samlade i ett hus? Ett sovjetiskt museum i Öst-Berlin över tyskarnas kapitulation 1945. Sedermera föll muren och den sovjetiska armén åkte hem. Flyktingarna från kriget i Jugoslavien satt i det stängda museets kafé och väntade. Museet öppnade igen under annat namn, där fanns nu också de hopsamlade föremålen från det försvunna DDR.Odile Nunes läser ur Den ovillkorliga kapitulationens museum av Dubravka Ugresic. Katarina Wikars vandrar runt på museet med serietecknarna Lars Sjunneson och Max Andersso

A public lecture by JASMINA LUKIC, Central European University, Budapest, Gender Studies