Podcast appearances and mentions of Garth Risk Hallberg

Here it is: the trailer for season six of The Cosmic Library, which comes out this month. It's "Karamazov Season," which means this five-episode miniseries will go into and beyond The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Sigmund Freud called it “the most magnificent novel ever,” and it contains so much—a murder mystery, philosophical conundrums, mathematical contemplation, and transformative scenes of ecstasy. For that reason, this miniseries will also contain so much. The first episode will include a radio play adapted from Dostoyevsky's novel, in which the parts of the three central brothers will be read by people who create fiction. Garth Risk Hallberg, author of City on Fire, will read the part of Dmitri Karamazov; Andrew Martin, author of Cool for America, will read the part of Ivan Karamazov; and WFMU host Hearty White is our Alyosha Karamazov.  After the play, the conversations begin. The novelists reflect on their own writing along with Dostoyevsky's; Hearty White connects cinema with radio with literature; scholars Robin Feuer Miller and Katherine Bowers consider the life of Dostoyevsky and his novel; and the mathematician Paulina Rowińska guides us through the logical and mathematical questions prompted by this book of conflicting and converging thoughts. It's a season about frenzied doubts and discoveries, about philosophical intensity and weird dreams, about mathematical questions and literary surprise. Find it this spring at Lit Hub or wherever you go for podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

É mesmo verdade, temos a Tânia Ganho a falar de tradução connosco. Uma conversa sobre esta profissão, sobre o trabalho de levar as histórias até mais longe, sobre a beleza da nossa língua, e tantas outras coisas. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Querida Tia, Valérie Perrin (00:54) - Orbital, Samantha Harvey (02:37) - Triste Tigre, Neige Sinno (05:35) - Da meia noite às seis, Patrícia Reis (07:48) - A Desobediente: Biografia de Maria Teresa Horta, Patrícia Reis (08:43) - Apneia, Tânia Ganho (09:24) - Cidade em Chamas, Garth Risk Hallberg (16:52) - A Anomalia, Hervé Le Tellier (17:58) - A História de Roma, Joana Bértholo (34:38) - A Vida em Surdina, David Lodge (37:52) - A Malnascida, Beatrice Salvioni (39:19) - Os Armários Vazios, Annie Ernaux (40:45) - Uma Paixão Simples, Annie Ernaux (41:13) - Babel: Uma História Arcana, R. F. Kuang(49:54) - Family Meal, Bryan Washington (55:22) - Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh (57:31) - Encontro, Natasha Brown (01:02:49) - O Meu Pai Voava, Tânia Ganho (01:08:44) - O Ano do Pensamento Mágico, Joan Didion (01:12:09) - Noites Azuis, Joan Didion (01:12:20) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Livros mencionados: Como um Romance, Daniel Pennac; Stoner, John Williams; Devaneios do Caminhante Solitário, Jean-Jacques Rousseau O Meu Pai Voava, Tânia Ganho O Ano do Pensamento Mágico, Joan Didion; Noites Azuis, Joan Didion; Paula, Isabel Allende; A História de Uma Viúva, Joyce Carol Oats; O Amante, Marguerite Duras; O Jovem, Annie Ernaux; O Acontecimento, Annie Ernaux; La Hont, Annie Ernaux; Os Armários Vazios, Annie Ernaux; Paixão Simples, Annie Ernaux; Perder-se, Annie Ernaux; A Parede, Marlen Haushofer; Apneia, Tânia Ganho; Vasto Mar de Sargaços, Jean Rhys; O Livro que me Escreveu, Mário Lúcio Sousa Gente Feliz com Lágrimas, João de Melo; Amada Vida, ALice Munroe; Cidade em Chamas, Garth Risk Hallberg; Lições de Grego, Han Kang; Poesia, Álvaro de Campos. Sigam-nos no instagram: @leiturasembadanas Edição de som: Tale House

In this first installment of the Rock is Lit Season 4 Reading Series, Garth Risk Hallberg introduces us to his latest novel, ‘The Second Coming', reading a powerful excerpt and shedding light on the book's evolution. He shares insights into how music, especially the music of Prince, is woven into the narrative and why it plays such a pivotal role. Set in the spring of 2011, ‘The Second Coming' follows thirteen-year-old Jolie Aspern, who narrowly escapes a subway accident after trying to retrieve her phone. Her estranged father, Ethan—an ex-convict and recovering addict living in California—learns of the incident and believes something deeper is at play. Convinced that only he can save her, Ethan returns to New York.  The novel explores the fraught journey of father and daughter, both separately and together, from Manhattan during the Great Recession to a beach on Maryland's Eastern Shore. As their paths intertwine, Jolie encounters a mysterious stranger, while Ethan is pulled back into the life of Jolie's mother—his first love. Catch Garth on Season 2 EP28 of Rock is Lit, where we discuss his 2015 novel, ‘City on Fire', which had just been made into an Apple TV+ series: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/garthriskhallberg   MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Rock is Lit theme music [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” “Sexuality” by Prince “Purple Rain” by Prince “When Doves Cry” by Prince [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” Rock is Lit theme music   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Garth Risk Hallberg info: https://www.garthriskhallbergbooks.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislit Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Rock is Lit on Instagram: @rockislitpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first installment of the Rock is Lit Season 4 Reading Series, Garth Risk Hallberg introduces us to his latest novel, ‘The Second Coming', reading a powerful excerpt and shedding light on the book's evolution. He shares insights into how music, especially the music of Prince, is woven into the narrative and why it plays such a pivotal role. Set in the spring of 2011, ‘The Second Coming' follows thirteen-year-old Jolie Aspern, who narrowly escapes a subway accident after trying to retrieve her phone. Her estranged father, Ethan—an ex-convict and recovering addict living in California—learns of the incident and believes something deeper is at play. Convinced that only he can save her, Ethan returns to New York.  The novel explores the fraught journey of father and daughter, both separately and together, from Manhattan during the Great Recession to a beach on Maryland's Eastern Shore. As their paths intertwine, Jolie encounters a mysterious stranger, while Ethan is pulled back into the life of Jolie's mother—his first love. Catch Garth on Season 2 EP28 of Rock is Lit, where we discuss his 2015 novel, ‘City on Fire', which had just been made into an Apple TV+ series: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/garthriskhallberg   MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Rock is Lit theme music [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” “Sexuality” by Prince “Purple Rain” by Prince “When Doves Cry” by Prince [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can't Stop” Rock is Lit theme music   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Garth Risk Hallberg info: https://www.garthriskhallbergbooks.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislit Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Rock is Lit on Instagram: @rockislitpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johny Pitts speaks to Garth Risk Hallberg about his new novel, The Second Coming.

This week we take on The Big Novel and unpack our thoughts on novel length, the very concept of The Great American Novel, advances, and more. Guest Garth Risk Hallberg joins us to talk about his own long works of fiction, as well as his writing process that involves seeing where his characters want to take him. We touch upon characterization vs. plot, the nature of long stories, and finding what motivates your characters in fiction. There's a lot to take away from this episode, so tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Garth Risk Hallberg discussing his second novel, and first in nine years, The Second Coming. Topics included: (1) the unique benefits of writing *very* long books; (2) Tom Wolfe & the sprawling, all-inclusive NYC novel; and (3) how/how not to deal with sudden, massive literary fame. Order Mark's novel Bunyan and Henry. All episodes of The Thoughtful Bro aired live originally on A Mighty Blaze. The Thoughtful Bro is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

The Second Coming by Garth Risk Hallberg is a story of fathers and daughters and the lengths we'd go to for the people we love. Hallberg joins us to talk about writing likable characters, self-discovery and trauma, his literary influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff recommendations from Marc and Donald. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           Featured Books (Episode): The Second Coming by Garth Risk Hallberg City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg Underworld by Don DeLillo The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño Featured Books (TBR Topoff): Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Sam by Allegra Goodman

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, guests Garth Risk Hallberg and Jason Tanz chronicle their history of living in Montclair and the creation of a book club enlivening their shared reading experiences.  Guest bios:Garth Risk Hallberg is the author of  City on Fire,  the novella  Field Guide to the North American Family,  and The Second Coming(out May 28).  In 2017, Granta named him one of the Best of Young American Novelists. His work has been translated into seventeen languages.Jason Tanz is currently the editor-in-chief of at Lyft and before that worked at Wired for many years. His writing has appeared in many publication such as the New York Times, Esquire, and Fortune. He is also the author of the 2007 book Other People's Property: A Shadow History  of Hip Hop in White America. Jason also serves on the board of directors for the Montclair Public Library Foundation.Books:A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available on our website.Local Interest:Paper PlaneMontclair Public Library Register for Upcoming Events.The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup. Recording and editing by Timmy Kellenyi, Bree Testa, and Derek Mattheiss at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ. Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica. Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff. Thank you to the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids' Room for their hard work and love of books! If you liked our episode please like, follow, and share! Stay in touch!Email: wbpodcast@watchungbooksellers.comSocial: @watchungbooksellersSign up for our newsletter to get the latest on our shows, events, and book recommendations!

Garth Risk Hallberg is my guest in this episode of Rock is Lit. Full disclosure, Garth is the son of my late husband, Bill Hallberg, who was also a writer and teacher. Garth is here to talk about the new Apple TV+ series ‘City on Fire', which is based on his 2015 international bestselling novel of the same title. The first three episodes of this eight-episode music-driven mystery thriller premiere Friday, May 12, 2023. You can catch one new episode weekly through June 16, 2023. If you haven't seen the show trailer or read the novel yet, here's a very brief synopsis of the plot: “A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.”    MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Royalty free indie instrumental music “Knuckleduster” by Muzz “No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age “NYC” by Interpol Clip from CBS This Morning on Garth—Focuses on NYC 1977 Blackout “Miami 2017” by Billy Joel “The Rat” by The Walkmen “You Only Live Once” by The Strokes “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 ‘City on Fire' Apple TV webpage: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/city-on-fire/umc.cmc.r6vntb5r9wwbjwtt58xmyuz9  Garth Risk Hallberg, Lit Hub Interview on the TV series ‘City on Fire': https://lithub.com/garth-risk-hallberg-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-the-city-on-fire-adaptation/ IndieBound website, where you can locate indie bookstores to purchase the novel ‘City on Fire' by Garth Risk Hallberg: https://bookshop.org/shop/indiebound Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garth Risk Hallberg is my guest in this episode of Rock is Lit. Full disclosure, Garth is the son of my late husband, Bill Hallberg, who was also a writer and teacher. Garth is here to talk about the new Apple TV+ series ‘City on Fire', which is based on his 2015 international bestselling novel of the same title. The first three episodes of this eight-episode music-driven mystery thriller premiere Friday, May 12, 2023. You can catch one new episode weekly through June 16, 2023. If you haven't seen the show trailer or read the novel yet, here's a very brief synopsis of the plot: “A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.”   MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Royalty free indie instrumental music “Knuckleduster” by Muzz “No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age “NYC” by Interpol Clip from CBS This Morning on Garth—Focuses on NYC 1977 Blackout “Miami 2017” by Billy Joel “The Rat” by The Walkmen “You Only Live Once” by The Strokes “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs    LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 ‘City on Fire' Apple TV webpage: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/city-on-fire/umc.cmc.r6vntb5r9wwbjwtt58xmyuz9 Garth Risk Hallberg, Lit Hub Interview on the TV series ‘City on Fire': https://lithub.com/garth-risk-hallberg-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-the-city-on-fire-adaptation/ IndieBound website, where you can locate indie bookstores to purchase the novel ‘City on Fire' by Garth Risk Hallberg: https://bookshop.org/shop/indiebound Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Über FIRE IN THE SKY reden Beate & Mel Darum geht's...  In FIRE IN THE SKY (OT: CITY ON FIRE) wird Samantha, eine Studentin der NYU, am 4. Juli 2003 mitten im Central Park in den Kopf geschossen. Sie ist allein, niemand kann etwas bezeugen - und es gibt nur wenige Indizien. Die Band ihrer Freund:innen hatte zuvor einen Auftritt in ihrem Lieblingsclub in Downtown, aber Samantha hatte das Konzert verlassen, um sich mit jemandem zu treffen. Ihr Versprechen bald zurückzukehren, kann sie nicht halten. Bei der Untersuchung des Verbrechens stellt sich heraus, dass Samantha das entscheidende Bindeglied zwischen mysteriösen Bränden in der ganzen Stadt, der Musikszene Downtowns und einer wohlhabenden Immobilienfamilie voller dunkler Geheimnisse ist. Chase Sui Wonders hat die Rolle der Samantha übernommen. Wyatt Oleff spielt ihren besten Freund Charlie, der den Tod seines Vaters infolge des 11. Septembers 2001 nur schwer verarbeiten kann. Nach dem Verbrechen an Samantha schreckt er vor nichts zurück, um das Geheimnis ihres Falls aufzudecken. Serienbesprechung im Podcast Die achtteilige Dramaserie FIRE IN THE SKY basiert auf dem preisgekrönten Roman von Garth Risk Hallberg. Drehbuchautor:innen und startet mit den ersten drei Episoden am Freitag, 12. Mai weltweit auf Apple TV+, gefolgt von einer neuen Episode jeden Freitag. Wir haben uns die Serie angeschaut und besprechen sie in unserem Podcast Das SerienSprechzimmer. Check us out: ⁠https://www.serieasten.tv/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/serieasten⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/serieasten.tv_cineasten.tv/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Serieasten.TV/

Não sei se não fui mais em modo fã do que entrevistadora (e um pouco rouca...). É realmente importante dar nome aos tradutores, a Tânia até deixa um apelo às editoras e livrarias online. E trouxe obras que este ano ficaram no topo das minha lista de favoritas. Espero que gostem desta conversa tanto quanto eu gostei. Os livros que a escritora e tradutora trouxe: Cidade em chamas, Garth Risk Hallberg; Arlington Park, Rachel Cusk; Vista Chinesa, Tatiana Salem Levy; Oh William (#3 da trilogia Lucy Barton), Elisabeth Strout; Já não me deito em pose de morrer, poesia de Cláudia Sampaio Maurice, E.M. Forster. O que ofereci: Órix e Crex, Margaret Atwood.

“I really tried to create a band that I would love, if they were real”— Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six Fiction writers have long been seduced by the anarchy, defiance, and raw power of rock ‘n roll, creating stories about music, the people who make it, and the characters who love it with the same intensity as the most ambitious concept albums. But until Rock is Lit first aired in September 2022, there had never been a podcast devoted to this art form—the rock novel—and the show remains a singularity. In each episode, host Christy Alexander Hallberg, author of the award-winning rock novel Searching for Jimmy Page (Livingston Press, 2021), interviews authors about craft and the musical inspiration behind their work, then brings in music experts, like legendary groupie Pamela Des Barres, to add real-world context to the bands or musical periods featured in the novels. Hallberg has quickly earned a reputation as a meticulous researcher and creative producer, frequently garnering compliments from guests such as Rex Weiner, author of The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane: “You're so well versed in what I wrote and, of course, your own rock ‘n roll history is pretty terrific.” The podcast's growing roster of rock novels includes: Dana Spiotta's National Book Award-nominated Eat the Document, works by BIPOC authors like Chris L. Terry's Black Card, metal-centric novels like John Wray's Gone to the Wolves, YA LGBTQ debuts like Jessamyn Violet's Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar, Scifi rock novels like Sarah Pinsker's Nebula Award-winning A Song For A New Day, rock novels adapted to film like Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire, and celebrity rock novels like the legendary Suzi Quatro's The Hurricane. Tune in to Rock is Lit and join the mounting number of Lit Listeners on their quest to find the very best rock novels. Watch the trailer on YouTube. Find Christy Alexander Hallberg and Rock is Lit on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle Lassiter, a supervisor of Supply Chain Solutions at Broad River Retail sits down with Charlie to discuss the ins and outs of her role; the challenges with Supply Chain during the pandemic; and how problem-solving creatively has become one of her number one skills. As a member of Broad River Retail's Anti-Racism Committee (the ARC), Danielle also discusses her role on the ARC and how she is bringing awareness to the DEI space within the company. Episode resources: Danielle's current books: "Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95887.Eat_That_Frog  "City on Fire" by Garth Risk Hallberg - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24189224-city-on-fire  Danielle's favorite podcasts: Throughline on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline  Code Switch on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch  Beautiful / Anonymous: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-stories-from-anonymous-people/id1090147504  Danielle's recommended to-do list program from Microsoft: - https://todo.microsoft.com/tasks/  Charlie's book recommendation: "Win the Day" by Mark Batterson - https://www.markbatterson.com/books/wintheday/    This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/64ioCCQyh3Y    We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.   Visit www.StoriesfromtheRiver.com for more episodes.

Danielle Lassiter, a supervisor of Supply Chain Solutions at Broad River Retail sits down with Charlie to discuss the ins and outs of her role; the challenges with Supply Chain during the pandemic; and how problem-solving creatively has become one of her number one skills. As a member of Broad River Retail's Anti-Racism Committee (the ARC), Danielle also discusses her role on the ARC and how she is bringing awareness to the DEI space within the company. Episode resources: Danielle's current books: "Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95887.Eat_That_Frog  "City on Fire" by Garth Risk Hallberg - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24189224-city-on-fire  Danielle's favorite podcasts: Throughline on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline  Code Switch on NPR - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch  Beautiful / Anonymous: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-stories-from-anonymous-people/id1090147504  Danielle's recommended to-do list program from Microsoft: - https://todo.microsoft.com/tasks/  Charlie's book recommendation: "Win the Day" by Mark Batterson - https://www.markbatterson.com/books/wintheday/    This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/64ioCCQyh3Y    We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.   Visit www.StoriesfromtheRiver.com for more episodes.

Garth Risk Hallberg talks about Lerner's "The Topeka School," and Bari Weiss discusses "How to Fight Anti-Semitism."

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the closing of Lupine Grove Literary and best practices for when your agent turns out to be toxic.  NB: Next episode will be our FIFTIETH EPISODE! We will be doing ALL QUESTIONS, ALL THE TIME for this episode, so be sure to get them in before THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 at 6pm. Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) Thank you to this week’s donors! You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Agent Danielle Smith Accused of Fraud, Lupine Grove ClosesTrogdor the Burninator from Strongbad Email #58 “Dragon” Maria Semple – Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundChad Harbach - The Art of Fielding Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  **NB: Jen used The Art Of Fielding as an example of a book whose success was inversely proportional to the size of the advance. A better example of this would be CITY ON FIRE by Garth Risk Hallberg, which sold for a larger advance and did less in sales, whereas Art Of Fielding actually has done very well relative to its advance. Sorry, Chad!  Hannah Kent - Burial Rites Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  “No, you probably don’t have a book in you” by Kate McKean H.G. Bissinger - Friday Night Lights Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs, and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Misa Sugiura– It’s Not Like It’s a Secret Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Kelly Yang - Front Desk Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Kat Yeh – The Truth About Twinkie Pie Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Mary Winn Heider – The Mortification of Fovea Munson Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Emily Duncan – Wicked Saints GoodreadsConnie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound  Simon Sebag Monetfiore – The Romanovs 1613-1918 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound 

After studying Spanish literature and embarking on a career as a lawyer, Matthew Lansburgh found fulfillment in writing. He won the Iowa Short Fiction Award for his linked short short story collection, OUTSIDE IS THE OCEAN. He and James discuss the spiritual fulfillment of writing, the need for dissatisfaction, the joys of close reading, and their shared love of outsiders in fiction. Plus, agent Christopher Rhodes.  - Matthew Lansburgh: http://www.matthewlansburgh.com/ Matthew and James discuss: Princeton University Middlebury College  POET IN NEW YORK by Federico Garcia Lorca  RESIDENCIA EN LA TIERRA by Pablo Neruda  WISE BLOOD by Flannery O'Connor  TOWARDS ANOTHER SUMMER by Janet Frame  92nd Street Y  "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro  Darin Strauss  Hannah Tinti Josh Weil  Carmen Maria-Machado  Iowa Short Fiction Award  - Christopher Rhodes: https://christopherrhodes.net/ Christopher & James discuss: Borders Books at World Trade Center  Simon & Schuster  Michael Selleck  The Carol Mann Agency  Paul Auster  University and North Carolina at Wilmington  Emily Smith  ECOTONE  James Fitzgerald  BRASS by Xhenet Aliu  Random House  Gwendolyn Knapp  The Stuart Agency  Andrew Stuart  Scottie Jones  Taylor Brown  Garth Risk Hallberg  Emma Cline  MARLENA by Julie Buntin  THE NIX by Nathan Hill  W.B. Belcher  Jared Yates Sexton  LAY DOWN YOUR WEARY TUNE by W.B. Belcher  Beth Staples   THE SCAMP by Jennifer Pashley  ONE STORY  "World's End" by Clare Beams   - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Internationally acclaimed Mexican author Alvaro Enrigue and New York City author Garth Risk Hallberg (City on Fire) start with Enrigue's genre-bending book Sudden Death — which starts with a 16th century tennis match — to launch a far-ranging conversation. Topics covered include political anger and artistic style, the history of racist narratives (“moments in which the world crunched and the bad guys imposed a discourse”), inventing historical events (“the weirdest stuff is true”), paintings made of feathers, and the embarrassing demands of both authors' children. 

Garth Risk Hallberg is the guest. His debut novel, City on Fire, is available now in trade paperback from Vintage. In today's monologue, I talk briefly about my weekend trip to Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

Garth Risk Hallberg received a record-setting $2 million advance for his sprawling debut novel, City on Fire, which is set in late 1970s New York City. In this episode, Jason Barron, Brendon Cull, and Chris Messick decide if it was worth the money. As always, EPISODES CONTAINS SPOILERS.

Chris Fairbanks, Carrie Poppy, Nadia Kamil and Adrian Poynton join host, Dave Holmes for a New Year's episode featuring horrific YouTube videos, a defence of eyebrows and celebrity encounters. Links: Chris Fairbanks wants to plug his new TruTV showAlmost Genius and recommends Ben Roy's performance in the TruTV show, Those Who Can't. Carrie Poppy wants to plug her MaxFun podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie! and recommends the UCB Theatre show Cool Shit / Weird Shit. Nadia Kamil wants to plug the movie she just shot, Buzzard Hollow Beef and recommends the Say Something In Welsh podcast. Adrian Poynton recommends the Australian sitcom Please Like Me. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA’s Nerdist Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Dave recommends the novel City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg. You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson.

The Magician's Lie by Greer MacAllisterDo Not Disturb by AR TorreCrimson Shore by Preston/ChildRazor Sharp by JA SchneiderThe Promise by Robert CraisThe Crossing by Michael ConnellyCity On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

Christopher institutes a new buying books rule for himself, Drew likes scary books, and they both have very different opinions on City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg and Purity by Jonathan Franzen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The film Suffragette looks at the campaign 100 years ago to gain women the right to vote. It was made with an all-star largely-female cast and crew. How broad is the appeal of this historical retelling? City On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg has been hyped by the publishers and lauded by many critics. It's a 944-page novel about New York City in the mid 1970s; does it justify the hoopla? Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes is a modern reworking of Moliere's Tartuffe at London's Tricycle Theatre. Set in a black southern baptist church with a dissembling pastor, do the themes still resonate in the twenty-first century? 'Periodic Tales, The Art of the Elements" is an exhibition at Compton Verney in Warwickshire. It explores the way the elements of the periodic table have inspired and influenced artists over the centuries. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Rowan Pelling, Geoffrey Durham and Linda Grant. The producer is Oliver Jones.

The gentlemen discuss their favorite book they've read for the podcast so far, a few books they'd like to see in the next Tournament of Books, and tell you how to win a copy of City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg. Amongst other things.   15 seconds of a song: Selena Gomez - Birthday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices