Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth mckenzie

On this week's SELECTED SHORTS, Meg Wolitzer presents three stories that offer unpredictable life lessons, from characters who are adolescent, and those who love them—a little eccentrically.  In “The Facts of Life,” by Anthony Marra, a preteen learns about the birds and the bees from an icon of '90s masculinity. The reader is Santino Fontana.  In “Leave Me in St. Louis,” by Tania James, sisters tap their way into a new life.  The reader is Rita Wolf.  And in Elizabeth McKenzie's “Hope Ranch,” a granddaughter discovers that her grandmother is a road warrior. The reader is Mia Dillon.  

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Penny Rushs Leben ist ziemlich verkorkst. Um die Probleme ihrer Familie zu lösen, reist sie quer durch Teile der USA und schließlich bis nach Australien. Ein wilder und vor allem auch unterhaltsamer Trip. Buchhändlerin Pia Patt stellt "Der Hund des Nordens" von Elizabeth McKenzie vor. Von Pia Patt.

Weekly Shoutout: Cruznotes is back! One email a month to bring you everything happening across the cruzfolio network, join Jaime's secret newsletter here: cruzfolio.com/cruznotes. -- Hi there, Today I am so excited to be arts calling author Lee Upton! (www.leeupton.com) About our guest: Lee Upton's comic novel Tabitha, Get Up is forthcoming in May 2024. Another novel, a literary mystery, will be out in May 2025. Her books include her seventh collection of poetry, The Day Every Day Is (Saturnalia Books 2023), two short story collections, a novella, four books of literary criticism, and an essay collection. Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, and Southern Review, as well as three editions of Best American Poetry. She is the recipient of the Pushcart Prize, the National Poetry Series Award, Poetry Society of America awards, the Miami University Novella Prize, the Open Book Award, the Saturnalia Book Prize, and other honors. www.leeupton.com Thanks for this wonderful conversation, Lee! All the best! -- TABITHA, GET UP is forthcoming May 22nd, 2024 from Sagging Meniscus Press, is now available for pre-order: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tabitha-get-up-lee-upton/21257767 ABOUT TABITHA, GET UP: Tabitha is a lonely fifty-year-old biographer who, in order to restore her self-respect and pay her rent, attempts to write two biographies simultaneously: one about an actor so famous his face is on the side of buses, and the other about a popular writer of children's books recently outed as an author of erotic fiction. Is Tabitha ready to deal with interviewing an actor so handsome and charismatic she thinks he should be bottled and sprayed on belligerent people as a form of crowd control? Can she form a genuine friendship with a cult novelist who pressures her to compromise her values? While facing these and other challenges, Tabitha is bedeviled by memories of her long-ago divorce and the terrible wedding when, accidentally bumped on a balcony, she shot off into the shrubbery. Is it true, she wonders, that there's probably a dead body beneath the floating rot of any marriage? When surrounded by pretentious beautiful people does it help to imagine their intestines are full of worms? Are champagne bubbles the devil's air pockets? Is it ever too late to change your life—from the bottom up? NOTICES: “For starters, Lee Upton's novel Tabitha, Get Up is funny—really, really funny. On top of that, narrator Tabitha's clumsy, desperate, charming search for human connection—not to mention a paying gig—is also a serious look at whether it's possible to bluff and hustle a life together. You're going to love this book.” —David Ebenbach, author of The Guy We Didn't Invite to the Orgy “Tabitha, Get Up is another remarkable book by the irrepressible Lee Upton, a novel that might remind you of the work of some of our finest living comic novelists—Elizabeth McCracken, Jincy Willett, Elizabeth McKenzie—but in the end is a book only Upton herself could have written. Its protagonist, Tabitha, is a glorious piece of work: a biographer with a feverish mind and a long list of antagonists and an indomitable spirit and an unforgettable voice and major money problems. I wouldn't want anyone to live her life, but I very much want everyone to read her book. It's Lee Upton's best, funniest, and most ingenious work of fiction yet. Which is to say, it's the best, funniest, most ingenious work of fiction you'll read this year, and most other years, too.” —Brock Clarke, author of Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? and I, Grape “There is no form of the novel. The novel has no form. The novel takes no form. The novel takes forms. It is a voracious form, the novel. Tabitha, Get Up, Lee Upton's comely new novel, presents as a series of exquisite “Notes,” and thus a “Notebook,” a book of Notes, to self, to random others, to you who finds them. A compendium of memorandums makes up the meat of the matter, a tender texture to the text, marginalia that has been turned outside in, has migrated edgily into the heart of the heart. Formally the form is perfectly organic to this novel new novel, parts being greater than the sum of the whole, this map more detailed than the thing it represents, this round-up of resuscitation, reconstitution, and reply. Riding herd, Upton wrangles a novel that writes itself and rights itself. —Michael Martone, author of Plain Air: Sketches from Winesburg, Indiana “Tabitha lives! In Tabitha, Get Up, Lee Upton has created an ebullient, witty, slightly nutty, and totally lovable character whose distinctive voice will stay with you long after you've closed the book. Smart, funny, crazy in the best sense, and a total joy!” —Iris Smyles, author of Droll Tales Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro (cruzfolio.com). HOW TO SUPPORT ARTS CALLING: PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW, OR SHARING THIS EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN. MUCH LOVE, j

Happy New Year! Michelle is back with a hot take on Tom Hanks's charisma. Read this week: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan and Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adeji-Brenyah, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Speedboat by Renata Adler, The Maid by Nita Prowse, Better Left Unsaid by Tufayel Ahmed.This week's deep dive book is the best-selling Good Material by Dolly Alderton, ‘this generation's Nora Ephron'. This week's listener recommendation request comes from Aimée who is looking for light hearted reads, but not Bill Bryson. Sapphire recommends The Dog of the North by Elizabeth Mckenzie, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld and Where'd you go Bernadette? by Maria Semple. Michelle recommends The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. Joseph recommends Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Also mentioned in this episode:The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly‘You've Got Mail'‘The Shop Around The Corner'Ghosts by Dolly AldertonFoundation by Isaac Asimov Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder how to use Social Media in RV LIFE? Today's episode we guild you to make the most of your RVing adventures by connecting with the vast majority of the US population on social media. We welcome a special guest Elizabeth McKenzie, who has built successful teams using social media, and who shares her experiences of being on social media in an authentic way. The world of social media extends beyond its impact on our lives. It's a powerful tool for connection and brand-building. Today we discuss social media platforms like, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Linkedin. Finding the platform that is right for you, having fun on social media and doing what you love. Elizabeth just that and shared her love  of sunflowers and has been a great inspiration to others. We shine a light on the RV Life Podcast's success, emphasizing how a robust social media presence is crucial for businesses today. We just touch the surface of social media, if you want to build social media for business we highly recommend our sister podcast The RV Entrepreneur at https://therventrepreneur.com/ We conclude the episode by addressing the importance of authenticity and setting boundaries in our usage of social media. We share strategies to keep screen time at bay, such as setting timers and swapping screen time for audio books. Authenticity is key, and we explore how to keep your posts genuine and relatable. Remember, it's not just about garnering followers and likes, but about nurturing relationships. So, join us for an engaging conversation about all things social media, and learn how to make it work for you, not the other way around!Episodes Sponsors & Discounts: • RV Trip Wizard Code: RVLIFEPodcast for 25% off • Harvest Hosts Code: HUNT20 for 20% off • Open Road Resorts Mention RV LIFE Podcast for discounts • Boondockers Welcome Code: HUNT20 for 20% off • Kracken Adventure Bikes - Code: Hunt for $400 off • AirSkits Use Discount Code: RVPOD • Liquid Rubber Code: RVLIFEPOD for 15% off • Wholesale Warranties • National Indoor RV Centers • MotorHome Tires Follow, Leave Comments, or Message Us On Social Media: Facebook Instagram Linktree Check Out Dan & Patti's RV Lifestyle Youtube Channel

Guest Author: Elizabeth McKenzie Twitter: @elmckenzie1 Books: THE DOG OF THE NORTH & THE PORTABLE VEBLENHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

Y'all, I can spot your ChatGPT sales pages, ads and social media posts from a mile away and sorry not sorry but you're doing yourself a disservice. So, in my very first guest expert interview, I've brought on my friend and copywriter Elizabeth McKenzie from Write or Die to talk to us about how to write less snoring copywriting, and specifically how to get better at writing sales pages that convert. In this interview, Elizabeth talks about: The biggest mistakes people make when writing sales pages Why most people are only writing half a sales page Tips for how to make your sales page and copy more interesting What types of sales pages convert The best way to get better at writing copy Tune into today's interview with Elizabeth and get ready to overhaul (in a good way) your sales page! Any links mentioned in the show Visit the Write or Die website Follow Write or Die on Instagram LINKS + WORK WITH ME ⁠Free Case Study - How we got 1500 launch-ready email subscribers in 3 weeks⁠ ⁠Get a 30 Day Free Trial of Kartra - our Course, Email and Funnel Software⁠ ⁠Swipe our Manychat Setup (and our Instagram Story to Subscribers Sequences + more)⁠ ⁠Want to launch an online course? Jump on the waitlist here.⁠ ⁠Work with me in the Well Conceived Mastermind⁠ ⁠1:1 Coaching⁠ FOLLOW Daily tips on growing your audience, impact and revenue (without sacrificing your life): ⁠@robynbirkin

Elizabeth McKenzie, author of THE PORTABLE VEBLEN & the Women's Prize Longlisted THE DOG OF THE NORTH which is an hilarious and epic road trip novel about family and finding yourself when your life has fallen apartElizabeth chats about:How exaggerating when she was studying journalism made her realise that fiction was the route her writing should takeWhy working in publishing was the best training for being an author herselfHow the notebook of rejections she kept is something she still uses in her teaching nowHow although her first book was sold as a ‘novel' she actually wrote it as a collection of short storiesHow drawing on personal details and family history helps to draw her extraordinary characters because truth is stranger than fictionGuest Author: Elizabeth McKenzie Twitter: @elmckenzie1 Books: THE DOG OF THE NORTH & THE PORTABLE VEBLENHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Elizabeth's recommendations:A book for fans of Elizabeth's work: Avalon by Nell ZinkA book Elizabeth has always loved: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Transit of Venus by Shirley HazzardA book that's been published recently or is coming soon: Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed ParkOther books discussed in this episode: The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa BankNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

Author Elizabeth McKenzie shares the one piece of advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.Elizabeth McKenzie, author of the currently Women's Prize longlisted THE DOG OF THE NORTH and the previously Women's Prize shortlisted THE PORTABLE VEBLENIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate xHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review something old, and something new, from Elizabeth McKenzie: "Dog of the North" and "The Portable Veblen." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling literary fiction author Elizabeth McKenzie is on the podcast, talking about her newest novel, 'The Dog of the North' which as of recording has been long-listed for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. Her previous novel 'The Portable Veblen' made it all the way to the shortlist of the same prize.Support the show on PatreonSigning up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'll be able to interact directly with Jamie as well as many of the previous agents, authors and editors who have been on the show. You'll also be able to see who the upcoming guests are and put forward questions for Jamie to ask them.WriteMentorGet a whole month with WriteMentor's Hub for free using the coupon code 'Write&Wrong'.The Chosen Ones and Other TropesJamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!BookshopClick here to find all of our guests' books as well as the desert island library over at bookshop.org.ZencastrClick on this referral link to get 30% off your first three months with Zencastr.

Meet my copywriter. In today's episode we're talking all about launching, writing copy, sales pages and more. Here's what you'll learn: Finding the sales style and marketing platforms that work for you, and what it means to “choose your hard” when it comes to growing your business. Where to start when it comes to writing your launch copy. The “magic pill” method and how it will help you transform your copy. The biggest mistake course creators make when it comes to writing their sales page. How to become a better storyteller, even if you don't consider yourself to be a writer.

As British writer Sam Benjamin discusses the release of his new film The Payday he's joined by Elizabeth McKenzie from Australia and Dawn Ius from Canada to discuss the challenges of writing in their home country, the lure of Los Angeles and the love of their genres. 

Social Media. Content Marketing. Email Marketing. It just seems to much to do, consistently. But what if I told you there was a way to make content creation for all three, easy. Well in this weeks podcast episode, I have an amazing guest who is sharing exactly how. This week's episode is as special one as it is my first ever guest interview. And today we start with someone pretty amazing – Elizabeth McKenzie. Tahryn Bolt is the Biz Wizard behind The Social Bolt. She's a content wizard, a launch wizard AND a biz wizard (business coach for the muggles) – which makes her a tri-wizard aka a triple threat. She supports her clients to share their magic and create wildly abundant offers, booked-up launches and magical content through 1:1 Business Coaching and her programs The School of Content Wizardry & Become a Launch Wizard. And in the process she's built a 6-figure business based around the things she loves and being authentic AF in the process. I've known Tahryn for many years, I believe right near the start of her business – and it's been amazing watching her growth during this time. Personally, I love the way Tahryn talks about content. She just makes it sound simple and more importantly – fun! Inside today's episode we talk about: What content marketing really is How social media and email marketing work together How to come up with an endless list of ideas What's better – batching or on the fly And one big tip to take the pressure off constantly being in posting mode. This episode is definitely for you if you are struggling to create content for all the different channels This episode is full of inspiration and permission to be yourself – while still putting out consistent content. Connect with Tahryn – www.thesocialbolt.com.au or https://www.instagram.com/thesocialbolt Take her quiz: Discover Your Unique Blend of Content Magic: http://thesocialbolt.com.au/quiz/ Or grab her DIY Content Wizard bundle to help you with strategic content creation for your heart led business https://thesocialbolt.com.au/content-wizard-bundle-2/   Want to see more of what I get up to when I'm not podcasting?  Hang out with me on Instagram @yaelkeon Come join the free Facebook group Connect and Grow with Email with Yael Keon Grab your free download 80 Fill in the Blank Email Ideas Watch the free masterclass: The 4 Must-Have Emails for Sales Success & Exactly How to Write them in 10 Minutes Flat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode is as special one as it is my first ever guest interview. And today we start with someone pretty amazing - Elizabeth McKenzie. Elizabeth McKenzie is a copywriting expert and founder of Copywriting Agency Write or Die, and mastermind Copy Boss. With 10 years of experience under her belt, she's helped clients increase their revenue by 300%, pull off quarter-million-dollar launches, and scale by selling their first business franchise. She's even encouraged others to start their own copywriting business, helping them to carve out a lucrative career in a fraction of the time. Elizabeth also played the violin at Hugh Jackman's wedding. She's practically Wolverine royalty. She also is my copywriter, having written my new evergreen funnel. Which let me just say are amazing. So when it came to copy she was my first port of call.   Inside today's episode we talk about: Why everyone is a writer and your voice is not lost and how to use it instead How to get into the habit of writing emails even if you are feeling shy, introverted or have nothing to say How email copy differs from web copy Elizabeth's top tips for writing better emails And why consistency is more important than quality This episode is full of truth bombs and rants – plenty to get you motivated and actually sending those emails! So if you need a pep talk this episode is for you.   Connect with Elizabeth - www.elizabethmckenzie.com.au or https://www.instagram.com/elizabethellenmckenzie/   Grab her  FREE ABOUT PAGE  GUIDE + TEMPLATE: Get The 6 Part About Page Template That Hooks Them In And Gets The Sale

Elizabeth McKenzie of Developing Joy sat down with me last fall to chat all about parenting in a pandemic. #throwbackepisode She shares great advice on what to do when you lose confidence as a parent (because Real Talk - it happens.), the ins and outs of using sensory bins with your children, and even gives us an easy-to-implement idea for making this Valentine's Day magical!! Elizabeth McKenzie is an Early Childhood Development Specialist and Speech-Language Pathologist. She has over a decade of clinical experience working with young children, parents and caregivers in the DC Metro area. In addition to her expertise in feeding, language and play, Elizabeth specializes in supporting parents through the early stages of parenthood. You can find Elizabeth on instagram (instagram.com/developingjoy). Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate, and review the Brave + Purposeful Women Podcast on iTunes and if you liked today's episode, make sure to share it with a friend! Join the Brave + Purposeful Women community on facebook! Connect with Alex on Instagram (www.instagram.com/alexandrayoung_co) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrayng/) View the shownotes at https://www.alexandrayoung.co/podcast.html!

Elizabeth McKenzie is a comedy writer. She's currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Her second favourite F word is fun.The CEO + Founder of The Copy Word, she helps business owners write personality driven copy + content that sell better than the latest Marvel offering on opening weekend.With a sense of self-importance known only to her generation, she's gone ahead and written a book The 30-Somethings: Life lessons from a 30-Something that you probably already know.When she’s not writing in her Ugg boots, she’s pretending she's cool across hipster cafes in Melbourne - the LA of Australia - writing words and eating carbs.You can find more info about Elizabeth atHomepage: https://www.thecopyword.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecopyword/Insta: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethellenmckenzie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Word nerd + Uncool Designer unite and become BFFs.In this episode Anna chats with copywriter extraordinaire Elizabeth Mckenzie.Elizabeth is a comedy writer. She's currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Her second favourite F word is fun.The CEO + Founder of Write Or Die, she helps business owners write personality driven copy + content that sell better than the latest Marvel offering on opening weekend.With a sense of self-importance known only to her generation, she's gone ahead and written a book The 30-Somethings: Life lessons from a 30-Something that you probably already know.When she's not writing in her ugg boots, she's pretending she's cool across hipster cafes in Melbourne - the LA of Australia - writing words and eating carbs.In this episode we discuss:+ How to stand out in the noisy online world of business + Re-discovering your authentic voice & using it wisely + How to nurture your peeps + The sleazy side of sales pages + Sales page must-haves + Dealing with comparison paralysis + BFF deep dive into 90's culture See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Stephanie and Meghan welcome back Liz Babish to discuss the satirical The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie! We discuss how this book confirmed Meghan hates a certain kind of mom character (while still loving a book), squirrels, engagements, and how complex families can be!  Book Drink: Gin and tonic with campari floating Find us on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Facebook Group | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram and guest:  Liz's Twitter | Keeping Up With the Carringtons Podcast Twitter

(Podcast editor's note: The Q&A segment for this event took place off-mic for the most part and, despite our best efforts, the audio is difficult to hear at times.) A witty, urbane, and sometimes shocking debut novel, set in a hallowed New York museum, in which a co-worker’s disappearance and a mysterious map change a life forever Stella Krakus, a curator at Manhattan’s renowned Central Museum of Art, is having the roughest week in approximately ever. Her soon-to-be ex-husband (the perfectly awful Whit Ghiscolmbe) is stalking her, a workplace romance with “a fascinating, hyper-rational narcissist” is in freefall, and a beloved colleague, Paul, has gone missing. Strange things are afoot: CeMArt’s current exhibit is sponsored by a Belgian multinational that wants to take over the world’s water supply, she unwittingly stars in a viral video that’s making the rounds, and her mother–the imperious, impossibly glamorous Caro–wants to have lunch. It’s almost more than she can overanalyze.  But the appearance of a mysterious map, depicting a 19th-century utopian settlement, sends Stella–a dogged expert in American graphics and fluidomanie (don’t ask)–on an all-consuming research mission. As she teases out the links between a haunting poem, several unusual novels, a counterfeiting scheme, and one of the museum’s colorful early benefactors, she discovers the unbearable secret that Paul’s been keeping, and charts a course out of the chaos of her own life. Pulsing with neurotic humor and dagger-sharp prose, Impossible Views of the World is a dazzling debut novel about how to make it through your early thirties with your brain and heart intact. Praise for Impossible Views of the World “An art historical mystery that will interest fans of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, with a narrator equal parts intellectual, ironic, and cool…Scintillating…A diversion and a pleasure, this novel leaves you feeling smarter and hipper than you were before.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred) “Stella is like Hannah Horvath from Girls—smart, with an equal tendency toward snark and introspection—living in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The novel sends up the museum world, with pretentious art folks courting corporate dollars and the usual office politics, but maintains a sense of something larger, even magical, working in the background.”—Booklist “The charm and energy of Impossible Views of the World rest in Ives’s uncanny eye for the subtle tells of romance, the idiosyncrasies of the NYC young, and the details of 19th-century furniture and art…A clever curatorial mystery, a love-gone-wrong rom-com or a sharp-witted story of a young New York woman, Impossible Views of the World is way more fun than a rainy afternoon in the American Objects wing of a cavernous museum.” —Shelf Awareness “[A] smart and singular debut novel…Ives maximizes her story’s humor with subtlety; a line here and there is enough to call attention to the absurdity of, for instance, the museum’s corporate benefactor’s attempt to secure the world’s water rights. She also isn’t afraid to make her heroine unlikable, which works in the novel’s favor…odd and thoroughly satisfying.” — Publishers Weekly  “I first knew Lucy Ives’s work as a poet, and to have her prose is a gift, too. The detailed novel she’s built with such authenticity, wit, and feeling is remarkable for its vitality, insights, and lyrical view of a changing world.” — Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of White Girls “This book was written by a rampaging, mirthful genius. It stands before me like a runestone, magical, mysterious—an esoteric juggernaut masquerading as a ‘debut novel.’ During the days I spent reading it, I said goodbye to all else.” — Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen “There are abundant pleasures to be found in Lucy Ives’s debut novel about art curation, corporate control, and utopia (among many other subjects and digressions), but the best is the poetic, elegant intelligence of its narration, vocalized by Stella Krakus, whose every sentence wryly climbs from the ridiculous to the sublime.”  — Teddy Wayne, author of Loner and The Love Song of Jonny Valentine “Lucy Ives, a deeply smart and painstakingly elegant writer, wins the prize with this intricate, droll, stylish book—at once a mystery novel, a romantic comedy, a tricky essay on aesthetics, an exposé of art-world foibles, and a diary of emotional distress.  With sharp phrases, uncanny plot-turns, and mise-en-abymes galore, this mesmerizing tale radiates the haute irreality of Last Year at Marienbad and the dreamy claustrophobia of The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, this time for adults only.” —Wayne Koestenbaum, author of My 1980s and Other Essays Lucy Ives is the author of several books of poetry and short prose, including The Hermit and the novella nineties. Her writing has appeared in Artforum, Lapham’s Quarterly, and at newyorker.com. For five years she was an editor with the online magazine Triple Canopy. A graduate of Harvard and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from New York University. She teaches at the Pratt Institute and is currently editing a collection of writings by the artist Madeline Gins. Amina Cain is the author of the short story collection Creature, out with Dorothy, a Publishing Project. Her stories and essays have appeared in BOMB, n+1, The Paris Review Daily, and Full Stop, among other places. She lives in Los Angeles Event date:  Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 7:30pm

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. This show is a collection of teachers and writers at the Catamaran Writing Conference, 2017. Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, Elizabeth McKenzie, Pam Houston, Syed Haider, Joan Rose Staffan, and the creator of the conference Catherine Segerson are all voices on this show. The conference is held every year at Pebble Beach at the Stevenson School. Writers of every genre are present for this unique conference.

Join the gang as they delve into Elizabeth McKenzie's quirky novel "The Portable Veblen". All of the important topics are covered, including manic pixie dream girls, not-well-know well-known character actors, and how many squirrels is too many squirrels.

In 1921, the Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, after years of experimenting with different ways to use his artistic interests to expand the potential of psychoanalysis, created a series of inkblot drawings that reveal the unconscious mechanisms of a patient's brain. Six months later, he died, just before the inkblot test became an international phenomenon. Since then, Rorschach's inkblot test has become pop-cultural shorthand for both Freudian psychology and the depths of the human mind. It has become an inescapable reference in art, film and journalism. Damion Searls, author of the first-ever biography of Rorschach, explains how our application and understanding of the test diverge from Rorschach's intentions. In this episode, you'll also find Organist fan fiction from author Elizabeth McKenzie, a “verbal selfie” from Casey Jane Ellison, and the winner of the Sarah Awards' Very Very Short Short Audio Fiction contest. Hermann holding daughter Lisa, 1918. Hermann in his office in the Herisau apartment, cigarette in hand, 1920. Hermann, Lisa, Wadim, summer 1921. Rorschach age 6, in Swiss folk costume, 1819. Rorschach early inkblot. Rorschach notes on printers proof. Rorschach on a hiking trip in the Santis, September 1918. Rorschach rowing on Lake Constance, CA. 1920. Roschach dressed in wizard costume. Soldiers looking at inkblot. Wedding Photo, May 1, 1910. Pictures credit: Archiv und Sammlung Hermann Rorschach, University Library of Bern.

What Becomes Us (Outpost 19) In What Becomes Us, the new novel by Micah Perks, twin fetuses tell the story of their mild-mannered mother who abandons her controlling husband to start fresh in a small town in upstate New York. But her seemingly ideal neighbors are violently divided by the history Evie is teaching at the high school—the captivity and restoration of colonist Mary Rowlandson, a watershed conflict that leads our little narrators to ask big questions about love, survival, coveting the man next door and what exactly is a healthy appetite. Praise for What Becomes Us "Micah Perks' book has everything a reader could hope for -- her language is lively, her characters appealing. Set in a storied landscape, with themes of independence and community. Romance! History! Food! Plus a tale to tell and some surprising people to tell it. There is real magic here. Micah magic! Completely original, completely delightful."- Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves “Micah Perks is one of the most radiantly original writers around. What Becomes Us, exhilarating and terrifying, is a novel I love for its wild beauty, its offbeat inventiveness, it’s effervescent language, and the artfulness with which it has been shaped. This is a brilliant novel.”- Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen "No matter where we come from, we all get born again American. Micah Perks is our literary doula working beside the midwives who haunt our American beginnings: Mary Rowlandson, Queen Weetamoo, and civil disobedient missionary Ma -- rebirthing us even as we are fetal captives in generational cycles of puritanical pioneering and savagery. We emerge with insatiable hunger, innocent and corruptible, and Micah Perks, with gentle wit and deft storytelling, coaxes us to love and song."- Karen Tei Yamashita, author of I Hotel “Micah Perk's wonderful and surprising new novel proves that the life of a small-town schoolteacher can be by turns comic, dramatic, joyful, and violent. For one thing, its wise and observant narrators are unborn twins.”- Alison Lurie, author of Foreign Affairs and The Language of Houses "I've been obsessed with Mary Rowlandson for 20 years, and was delighted to find that Micah Perks writes about her with fireworks. This is a warm, wild, hilarious, eccentric and moving book." - Lauren Groff Micah Perks is the author of a novel, We Are Gathered Here, a memoir, Pagan Time, and a long personal essay, Alone In The Woods: Cheryl Strayed, My Daughter and Me. Her short stories and essays have won five Pushcart Prize nominations and appeared in Epoch, Zyzzyva, Tin House, The Toast, OZY and The Rumpus, amongst many journals and anthologies. Excerpts of What Becomes Us won a National Endowment for The Arts grant and The New Guard Machigonne 2014 Fiction Prize. She received her BA and MFA from Cornell University and now lives with her family in Santa Cruz where she co-directs the creative writing program at UCSC. Michelle Tea is the author of twelve books, most recently the dystopic half-memoir Black Wave. She curates the Amethyst Editions series for Feminist Press. Her writing has appeared in Harpers, Cosmopolitan, The Believer, Marie Claire and other discordant publications. 

In 4 Books, we ask an author to answer 4 questions on the books that made them — on those books that made a significant impact at distinct junctures of their lives. It might be the book that guided them through a break up, the one that they press urgently into a friends’ hand, the book that best articulates love, or the book that opened up the world in a startling new way. Reading has a unique power to universalise the most private of experiences, and the books we turn to can reveal more about ourselves than we think. In 4 Books, we use literature to glimpse the inner life of our authors. Our guest today is Elizabeth McKenzie, author of the Baileys shortlisted The Portable Veblen. Elizabeth is interviewed by Tara Al Azzawi.

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. My guest this month is Elizabeth McKenzie. Elizabeth McKenzie is the author of The Portable Veblen, published by Penguin Press and 4th Estate. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Best American Nonrequired Reading, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology, and recorded for NPR’s Selected Shorts. Her collection, Stop That Girl, was short-listed for The Story Prize, and her novel MacGregor Tells the World was a Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and Library Journal Best Book of the year. She is the senior editor of the Chicago Quarterly Review and the managing editor of Catamaran Literary Reader. She is also the author of MacGregor Tells the World,  Stop That Girl, and editor of My Postwar Life.

Elizabeth McKenzie's half screwball romantic comedy and half critique of the conspicuous consumption of the leisure class, featuring a heroine named after the depressive American economist Thorstein Veblen and a cast that includes advice-giving squirrels.

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture with host Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. This week's show on Evolve! features the Catamaran Writing Conference at Pebble Beach, which offers writers a chance to emerse themselves in literary history of the Central Coast while working on their poetry, or prose. This year the 2015 conference featured teachers such as: Ellen Bass, Jerico Brown, Christian Kiefer, Elizabeth McKenzie, Scott Hutchins, John Straley, Robin Hemley, Frances Lefkowitz. Set on the beautiful campus of Robert Louis Stevenson School, the four day conference offers workshops on craft, lectures, trips to Cannery Row - John Steinbeck’s inspiration, to Tor House of Robinson Jeffers, and Point Lobos, as well as Spoken Word drop in workshops, a Karen Joy Fowler lecture, student/faculty readings, and so much more. Interviews of the Founding Director, Catherine Segurson and many of the teachers are highlighted in this program of Evolve! You can learn more about Catamaran Literary Reader and the 2015 conference at www.catamaranliteraryreader.com

Author of MacGregor Tells the World.