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We're excited to share this excellent interview about the art of running a reading series from Index for Continuance, which is produced by the CSU Poetry Center and hosted by Hilary Plum and Zach Peckham. In this conversation, Hilary Plum speaks with novelist Sarah Rose Etter about reading series and their place in the literary landscape. From practical tips surrounding running a series—gleaned from Etter's time hosting TireFire in Philadelphia—to advice for writers stepping up to the microphone to give readings of their own, this episode offers a crash course in literary community, performance, and citizenship. Index for Continuance is a podcast focusing on small press publishing, politics, and practice by engaging editors, writers, publishers, critics, booksellers, and organizers involved in independent, small press, DIY, and community literary work in conversation. Index for Continuance aims to build an archive of grassroots knowledge that can serve the future of publishing. Learn more about the CSU Poetry Center, which produces Index for Continuance. Sarah Rose Etter the author of the novels Ripe (Scribner, 2023), a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Time Must-Read Book of 2023, and The Book of X (Two Dollar Radio, 2019), winner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award. Her short fiction collection, Tongue Party, was selected by Deb Olin Unferth as the winner of the 2011 Caketrain Award. On a related note, listen to Unicorn-Level Books with Two Dollar Radio, Page Count's interview with Two Dollar Radio editors Eric Obenauf and Eliza Wood-Obenauf. Page Count returns with a new episode on January 2: the recording of an in-person conversation with Ross Gay and Alison Stine at the Youngstown Fall Literary Festival.
Episode 172 Notes and Links to Robert Lopez's Work On Episode 172 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Robert Lopez, and the two discuss, among other things, growing up on Long Island, his renewed vigor for, and focus on, reading and writing in his early 20s, his inspirations in writers like Hemingway and Carver, John D'Agata, Eula Biss, ideas of erasure and assimilation that populate the book, his Puerto Rican heritage, his love of tennis as a sport and as metaphor, the idea of "dispatches" and how they inform his book, and his writing style of understatement and braided narrative. Robert Lopez is the author of three novels, Part of the World, Kamby Bolongo Mean River —named one of 25 important books of the decade by HTML Giant, All Back Full, and two story collections, Asunder and Good People. A new novel-in-stories, A Better Class Of People, was published by Dzanc Books in April, 2022. Dispatches from Puerto Nowhere, his first nonfiction book, was published by Two Dollar Radio on March 14 of this year. His fiction, nonfiction, and poetry has appeared in dozens of publications, including Bomb, The Threepenny Review, Vice Magazine, New England Review, The Sun, and the Norton Anthology of Sudden Fiction – Latino. He teaches at Stony Brook University and has previously taught at Columbia University, The New School, Pratt Institute, and Syracuse University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Buy Dispatches from Puerto Nowhere Robert Lopez's Webpage Sara Lippman Reviews Dispatches from Puerto Nowhere for Chicago Review of Books At about 7:15, Robert describes the experience of having a book recently out in the world At about 8:20, Robert discusses his adolescent reading habits At about 9:50, Robert gives background on how a TV production class senior year of college inspired him to become an ardent reader and writer At about 11:20, Robert responds to Pete's questions about Long Island and its cultural norms At about 14:15, Pete asks Robert about writers and writing that inspired him to become a writer himself; Robert points out a few, especially Raymond Carver and Ernest Hemingway At about 16:25, The two talk about their shared preference for Hemingway's stories over his novels At about 17:00, Pete shouts out Robert's paean to Hemingway's “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” At about 18:05, Robert speaks to the book's background and seeds for the book in response to Pete's questions about what it was like to write nonfiction/memoir At about 21:20, Pete cites a blurb by Eula Biss that trumpets the book's universality and specificity, leading Robert to define “Puerto Nowhere” At about 23:20, Pete and Robert connects a quote from the book to Robert's comment that the book is more in search of questions than answers/conclusions At about 26:05, Pete posits Sigrid Nunez's work as an analogue to Dispatches from Puerto Nowhere At about 27:15, Vivían Gornick, Maggie Nelson, Eula Biss, Ander Monson, John D'Agata are referenced as writers whose work is “in conversation” with Robert's At about 28:35, Pete asks about the structure/placing of the dispatches, and Robert describes how the book was put together with some sage advice from Eric Obenauf at Two Dollar Radio At about 30:50, Pete aska bout Robert's understanding of “dispatches” and what it was like to write in first-person/personally At about 32:25, Pete references two important lines from the book-the book's opening line and its connection to forgetting, and an important quote and its misquote from Milosz, which Robert breaks down At about 36:00, Pete and Robert highlight and analyze key quotes from the book dealing with Spanish language loss and forced and subtle assimilation and connections to cultural erasure At about 40:40, Robert discusses the parallel storyline from the book that deals with his grandfather, about whose journey to the States At about 42:20, Pete wonders if Robert still has designs ongoing to Puerto Rico and doing family research after the pandemic At about 43:40, Tennis references in the book are highlighted, and Robert talks about how and why he made connections to important topics in the book, like police violence and racism and loss in the family At about 51:35, Robert describes a good friend referenced in the book who is a great example At about 52:35, the two discuss second-generation Americans and forward and the realization that often there are many more creature comforts as the generations go in At about 55:10, Pete compliments the book's powerful understatement and a resonant image involving Robert's grandfather eating You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 173 and 174, TWO episodes dropping on March 28, celebrating pub days for Rachel Heng and Allegra Hyde. Rachel Heng is author of the novels The Great Reclamation-her new one-and Suicide Club, which has been translated into ten languages worldwide and won the Gladstone Library Writer-In-Residence Award. Her short fiction has been recognized by anthologies including Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions and Best New Singaporean Short Stories. Allegra Hyde is a recipient of three Pushcart Prizes and author of ELEUTHERIA, named a "Best Book of 2022" by The New Yorker. She's also the author of the story collection, OF THIS NEW WORLD, which won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, and her second story collection, THE LAST CATASTROPHE, is her new one. The episodes air March 28.
After years of working in the service industry, Eric Obenauf had an idea for an indie press that opened up space to publish bold, edgy, new voices he admired in the literature he loved. With the help of his wife Eliza the couple created Two Dollar Radio.Two Dollar Radio is an indie press founded in 2005 with the mission to reaffirm the cultural and artistic spirit of the publishing industry.With an aim to publish bold works of literary merit, each book, individually and collectively, provides a sonic progression that we believe to be too loud to ignore.We talked to Erica and Eliza about the journey they took to making their indie press dreams a reality. And in the wake of the pandemic, how publishing books as a small press has become much more challenging, yet even more rewarding. This conversation is about the reality of living your dream, what they look for in publishing, and so much more.Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben ThorpYou can visit Two Dollar Radio's website here.Visit our website: Originstory.showFollow us on Twitter @originstory_Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.comCover art and website design by Melody HirschOrigin Story original score by Ryan Hopper
Eric Obenauf and Eliza Wood-Obenauf discuss the beginnings and evolution of Two Dollar Radio, an independent publisher, bookstore, and vegan café based in Columbus, Ohio. They share insight on starting a small press without a budget or connections; the origin of the “Two Dollar Radio” name; the benefits of being based outside of New York; what they look for when acquiring manuscripts; how they manage submissions; why they accept unsolicited and unagented manuscripts; their publisher mentoring program; publisher consolidation and industry challenges; why bookstore visitors are greeted by a unicorn mural; how a limerick by Lemony Snicket came to grace their menu; and a DIY spirit that extends to the bookstore and café, where Eric and Eliza have had a hand in making everything themselves, from the books to the furniture to the food. Mentioned in this episode: The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib I Will Die in a Foreign Land by Kalani Pickhart Crapalachia by Scott McClanahan Binary Star by Sarah Gerard Two Dollar Radio Guide to Vegan Cooking: The Pink Edition by Jean-Claude van Randy and Speed Dog (with Eric Obenauf) Purple Palm Press Akashic Books For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page at https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/podcast. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org and put “podcast” in the subject line. Find us on Twitter @cplocfb.
**Who You will Hear**Guest: Eric Obenauf (Co-founder and Editorial Director of Two Dollar Radio)Co-host: Luna Tang (Cloud Service Delivery Manager at Klopotek)Co-host: Dwayne Parris (Senior Consultant at Klopotek)Klopotek Publishing Radio is proud to dedicate this episode to the millions of independent publishers, independent bookstores, and the people who are wholeheartedly dedicated to running their own small publishing business.Our guest Eric Obenauf is Co-founder and Editorial Director of Two Dollar Radio, a publisher who refuses to crimp any of their books to convention but only produces the ones that are “too loud to ignore." The conversation begins with Eric sharing his entrepreneurial experience - how Two Dollar Radio launched, evolved, and how it has grown into a multi-award-winning publishing house with both local and national acclaim. Eric then comments on the increased corporate consolidation in the industry and the impact of the global pandemic on small publishers. He also talks about how his family-run brick-and-mortar, as well as his multi-functional bookstore Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, took root and made their names in the local community through books, publishing, events, mentorship programs, and catering services.Hopefully, after listening to this episode, you'll be more aware of where to get your next favorite read and pay more attention to those equivalently great books that are away from the spotlight of mainstream media.For more bold works of literary merit and more adventurous, original, and highly creative reads, please visit Two Dollar Radio and Two Dollar Radio Headquarters.Tell us what is going on with your publishing projects or business on Twitter (@Klopotek_AG), LinkedIn, or email us at podcast@klopotek.com. For more information about the Klopotek software solution, please write to info@klopotek.com, or register to receive emails from us on technology innovations & events from Klopotek.* The views, information, or opinions expressed in the program are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Klopotek and its employees. It is the goal of Klopotek Publishing Radio to support cultural diversity, the exchange of opinions, and to create an environment where the conversation of a global publishing industry can thrive.
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EPISODE 100!!! This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Eric Obenauf, publisher and editor at Two Dollar Radio. Eric and Jason discuss the Two Dollar Radio Guide to Vegan Cooking by Chef Jean-Claude van Randy and Chef Speed Dog (with Eric Obenauf). Topics of discussion include this podcast's 100th episode, Columbus, Ohio as a hotbed for the literary arts, how Eric came to work with Chef van Randy and Chef Speed Dog, the Two Dollar Radio tattoo club, celebrities that refer to themselves in the third person, Twizzlers, whether or not veggies are a main dish, drum solos, and much more. Copies of Two Dollar Radio Guide to Vegan Cooking (and all of Two Dollar Radio's other fantastic books) can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss World of Wonders, One by One, The Bone Shard Daughter, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Prime Deception (Chilling Effect, #2) by Valerie Valdes The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir by Sophia Chang Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Two Dollar Radio Guide to Vegan Cooking: Recipes, Stories Behind the Recipes, and Inspiration for Vegan Cheffing by Jean-Claude van Randy, Eric Obenauf, et al. One by One by Ruth Ware WHAT WE’RE READING: Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas Book 3) by Zoraida Córdova One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston In the Quick by Kate Hope Day MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Seconds and Inches by Carly Israel Sanctuary: A Novel by V. V. James In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk Self-Portrait with Russian Piano: A Novel Wolf Wondratschek, Marshall Yarbrough (translator) The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore The Watcher by Jennifer Pashley Border Lines: Poems of Migration (Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series) by Michael Waters and Mihaela Moscaliuc The Year’s Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 by Jonathan Strahan Meme by Aaron Starmer The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action by Jane Fonda Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics by Leonard Mlodinow Savage Kiss: A Novel by Roberto Saviano and Antony Shugaar The Ancestry of Objects by Tatiana Ryckman The Language of Ghosts by Heather Fawcett Act V Scene I: Poems by Stanley Moss The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by Dan Hanks Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave WitchCraft Cocktails: 70 Seasonal Drinks Infused with Magic & Ritual by Julia Halina Hadas Sweet Dreams by Peter Leonard Pink Mountain on Locust Island by Jamie Marina Lau The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Vérant The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci’s Italy by Laura Morelli MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang by Steven Dudley The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett: A Novel by Annie Lyons The Big Door Prize by M. O. Walsh Monogamy: A Novel by Sue Miller Doctor Dealer: A doctor high on greed, a biker gang high on opioids, and the woman who paid the ultimate price by George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth, Deborah Lee A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett A Practical Way to Get Rich . . . and Die Trying: A Cautionary Tale by John Roa Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future by Margaret Heffernan Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual by Terri Cheney Nobody Knows But You by Anica Mrose Rissi One Time by Sharon Creech The Book of Old Ladies: Celebrating Women of a Certain Age in Fiction by Ruth O. Saxton Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Selection by Corey Brettschneider On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist by Clarissa Ward The Mystery of the Masked Medalist (Kudo Kids Book 1) by Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate (Page-Barbour Lectures) by Daniel Mendelsohn The Seventh Mansion: A Novel by Maryse Meijer Silence Is My Mother Tongue: A Novel by Sulaiman Addonia The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan Stone-Garland by Dan Beachy-Quick Lapse by Sarah Thornton Marlene: A Novel by Philippe Djian, Mark Polizzotti (translator) The Memory Monster by Yishai Sarid, Yardenne Greenspan (translator) What Are You Going Through: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez The Tiny Mansion by Keir Graff These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich Andrea Dworkin: The Feminist as Revolutionary by Martin Duberman The Bookweaver’s Daughter by Malavika Kannan When Villains Rise by Rebecca Schaeffer That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye, Jordan Stumps (translator) Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling Devastation Class by Glen Zipper, Elaine Mongeon Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine Sources Say by Lori Goldstein Iron Heart by Nina Varela Dear Ann: A Novel by Bobbie Ann Mason Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness by Max H. Bazerman Each of Us Killers by Jenny Bhatt Home: New Arabic Poems on Everyday Life (Calico) by Iman Mersal Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty Eat a Peach: A Memoir by David Chang and Gabe Ulla The Selected Works of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde, Roxane Gay (Edited by) Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary by Melina Davies Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction Ser.) by Megan Harlan See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Eric Obenauf founded Two Dollar Radio to publish daring, experimental fiction that wouldn't otherwise find its audience. On this episode, we talk about how indy and small press publishing works, the importance of having your own taste, and the art of branching out (Two Dollar Radio now makes films, and they're opening their new Headquarters store to be a hub for literature in the city and a cool place to hang out.
The sometimes brutal nature of her books has forced Amy Koppelman to decide between an easier path or being true to her characters, and she has chosen truth every time. She and James talk about dealing with rejection, trying to enjoy happiness, and The Zoloft Ball. Afterwards, past guests give recommendations on art they enjoyed in 2016. Amy and James Discuss: Gordon Lish "The Bath" by Raymond Carver "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver Vladimir Nabokov "A Good Man is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Bob Dylan Sam Hinkie A WORLD OF YESTERDAY by Stefan Zweig MacAdam/Cage Publishing Two Dollar Radio Eric Obenauf Vincent Van Gogh Kay Redfield Jamison Pauls Recommends: BARKSKINS by Annie Proulx WAR AND TURPENTINE by Stefan Hertmans Jung Recommends: THE NIX by Nathan Hill THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS by Karan Mahajan WE LOVE YOU, CHARLIE FREEMAN by Kaitlyn Greenidge RICH AND PRETTY by Rumaan Alam GIRL THROUGH GLASS by Sari Wilson Mark recommends: THE LONELY CITY by Olivia Laing BEING A BEAST by Charles Foster BLOOD, BONE, & MARROW: A BIOGRAPHY OF HARRY CREWS by Ted Geltner THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang ALL THAT MAN IS by David Szalay Chris recommends: INTIMATIONS by Alexandra Kleeman A GAMBLER'S ANATOMY by Jonathan Lethem 22, A MILLION by Bon Iver (album) ARRIVAL (film) Wil Recommends: SALVADOR MIAMI THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING BLUE NIGHTS all by Joan Didion Julianna recommends: NAMELESS BOY by Douglas Goetsch THE BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION ed by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by Oliver Sacks HALLUCINATIONS by Oliver Sacks DIVORCE (tv) CATASTROPHE (tv) both Sharon Horgan Urban recommends: THE BIG SKY by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. BILLY RAY'S FARM by Larry Brown Paula recommends: NEVERMIND by Edward St. Aubyn STILL POINTS NORTH by Leigh Newman Mondo Cozmo (band) - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/
Two Dollar Radio co-founder Eric Obenauf talks about indie publishing, film production, and tattoo clubs. Also featured this episode is our first installment highlighting the upcoming anthology Songs of My Selfie (Three Rooms Press)with a reading from Mina E. Holmes.
*** UPDATE #2 - AFTER THE SHOW *** This episode is filled to capacity with awesomeness. First, you'll hear the rest of Associate Senior Editor Roxanne K. Young's interview about her work at the Journal of the American Medical Association and Dr. Andrew Bomback's essay "Errands" which ran in the "A Piece of My Mind Column" in JAMA. (BTW: His episode was named most popular writing episode by BlogTalkRadio. JAMA generously has made Andrew's episode available at no cost of a limited time.) Next, we go behind the prose with Sarah Gerard, MFA whose novel Binary Star is blazing through the literary universe. SARAH GERARD WAS NAMED TO EIGHT BEST BOOKS AND WRITERS LISTS FOR 2015!!! Finally, her publisher and editor, Eric Obenauf of Two Dollar Radio, talks book numbers and how his company keeps on picking winners.
Eric Obenauf is the guest. He is the co-founder and editorial director of Two Dollar Radio, an independent press based in Columbus, Ohio. Full Stop says "[Two Dollar Radio books] are ambitious, far-reaching, and even visionary." And the Virginia Quarterly Review says "Two Dollar Radio, a relatively new indie making a big splash, made an even bigger splash when it announced the launch of Two Dollar Radio Moving Pictures, a 'micro-budget film division.' These aren’t book trailers; they aren’t done just to promote their titles, or even their brand. These are creative, exciting works of art in their own right; each one gives you the sense that the people behind it are incredibly creative people who love books, but who also love movies, and love making things, making things happen, trying something new. It sounds so simple, but it really was a paradigm shift for Two Dollar Radio to even think this was a possibility." Monologue topics: mail, reactions to Episode 312, how to download episodes of this show online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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