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SLOANE CROSLEY is the author of The New York Times bestselling books Grief Is for People, How Did You Get This Number, and I Was Told There'd Be Cake. She is also the author of Look Alive Out There and the novels, Cult Classic and The Clasp. Her work has been translated into ten languages. She has been featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, The Best American Non-required Reading, The Best American Travel Writing, Phillip Lopate's The Contemporary American Essay and others. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair, her work has appeared in various publications including The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue and The Guardian. She has been an adjunct professor in Columbia University's MFA program and a guest teacher at Dartmouth College and The Yale Writers' Workshop. Death is something we all experience. Myself included. Which is why I so loved this conversation with Sloane about life, love, loss, grief and whether we can ever truly achieve ‘closure'. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

A famed author and humorist takes a deep dive into grief (with Dr. Bianca Harris as co-host).Sloane Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling books Grief Is for People, How Did You Get This Number, and I Was Told There'd Be Cake. She is also the author of Look Alive Out There, Cult Classic and The Clasp, both of which have been optioned for film. She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series and is featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Phillip Lopate's The Contemporary American Essay and others. She was the inaugural columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed "Townies" series, a contributing editor at Interview Magazine, and a columnist for The Village Voice, Vanity Fair, The Independent, Black Book, Departures and The New York Observer. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. She has taught at Columbia University and The Yale Writers' Workshop.In this episode we talk about:A series of consecutive losses that Sloane enduredThe concept of cumulative grief Sloane's version of the five stages of griefHer beef with acceptanceBibliotherapy as a source of healingAnd much moreRelated Episodes:The Science Of Grief: What Helps, What Doesn't, And Why We Don't Talk About It Enough | Cody DelistratyHow To Talk To Yourself When Things Suck | Sam Sanders#450. The Science of Loss and Recovery | Mary-Frances O'ConnorSign up for Dan's newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/sloane-crosley-874Additional Resources:Download the Happier app today: https://my.happierapp.com/link/downloadAnxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of LossAll My Puny SorrowsOtherwise: New & Selected Poems By Jane KenyonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CW: Discussion of suicide  Abby and Glennon welcome New York Times bestselling author Sloane Crosley. Sloane shares her experience of losing her dear friend to suicide and the grief journey she went on in the aftermath. The conversation explores handling loss, the nuances of friendship, humor in the face of sorrow, and living in the present moment. Discover:  -Whether the desire to give meaning to a death helps or hurts the grieving process; -What NOT to say after someone dies by suicide and what might help;  -The place of humor in grief: when it's useful and when it's a coverup; and -The reason you have every right to deeply grieve a friend and the pain of grief hierarchies.  About Sloane:  Sloane Crosley is the New York Times bestselling author of the new memoir Grief Is for People; the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp; and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, and How Did You Get This Number. She lives in New York City. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sloane Crosley is known for her funny and acerbic personal essays, including her New York Times' best-selling collection I Was Told There'd Be Cake. But in her new memoir she digs much deeper to examine the loss of her best friend. This week, Michael sits down with Sloane to discuss Grief Is For People, and Sloane reveals the challenges of writing an intimate portrait of a singular friendship.Reading list:I Was Told There'd Be Cake, Sloane Crosley, 2008How Did You Get This Number, Sloane Crosley, 2010Look Alive Out There, Sloane Crosley, 2018Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley, 2022Grief Is For People, Sloane Crosley, 2023Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett, 2004The Writing Life, Annie Dillard, 1989Stoner, John Williams, 1965You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Sloane CrosleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sloane Crosley is known for her funny and acerbic personal essays, including her New York Times' best-selling collection I Was Told There'd Be Cake. But in her new memoir she digs much deeper to examine the loss of her best friend. This week, Michael sits down with Sloane to discuss Grief Is For People, and Sloane reveals the challenges of writing an intimate portrait of a singular friendship. Reading list: I Was Told There'd Be Cake, Sloane Crosley, 2008 How Did You Get This Number, Sloane Crosley, 2010 Look Alive Out There, Sloane Crosley, 2018 Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley, 2022 Grief Is For People, Sloane Crosley, 2023 Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett, 2004 The Writing Life, Annie Dillard, 1989 Stoner, John Williams, 1965 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.  Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Sloane Crosley

Have you ever lost something or someone dear to you? Though it ranges in severity and impact, loss is a shared human experience – an inevitable, inescapable part of life. Praised for her humor and sharp wit, essayist and novelist Sloane Crosley delivers her first memoir Grief is for People, exploring how loss can take many forms. After the pain and confusion of losing her closest friend Russell to suicide – which occurred only a month after also losing prized possessions and her sense of safety following a burglary – Crosley looks for answers, even where they may be elusive. She seeks solace not only in those close to her but in art and philosophy as well, hoping for a useful framework outside the oft-cited five stages of grief. Crosley's readership may not have seen this side of the author, but will nevertheless recognize those observations and examinations of the human condition interlaced with levity that popularized her earlier writings. Grief Is for People seeks to upend the traditional grief memoir and offer both consolation and challenge to standard conceptions of mourning. Crosley's talk is for anyone in a current time of sorrow or who has experienced a loss and might welcome a discussion beyond platitudes. Sloane Crosley is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There and the New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. Benjamin Gibbard is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of Death Cab for Cutie, formed in 1997, and one half of the electronic duo The Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album “Former Lives” in 2012, and he has scored two films. Gibbard is an avid ultra-marathon runner and a longtime resident of Seattle.   Buy the Companion Book Grief Is for People: A Memoir The Elliott Bay Book Company

''A fountain of observations'' (The Boston Globe), Sloane Crosley is the author of three New York Times bestselling essay collections, How Did You Get This Number, Look Alive Out There, and I Was Told There'd Be Cake, which was a finalist for the 2009 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Exploring various aspects of life's disappointments, morality, and modern love, her novels Cult Classic and The Clasp were named best books of the year by numerous publications. Crosley is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, a former editor of The Best American Travel Writing series, and her other work has appeared in The New York Times, Bon Appetit, The Village Voice, McSweeney's, Vice, and Smithsonian. In Grief Is for People, she offers an elegiac examination of loss in the aftermath of her close friend's death by suicide. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! (recorded 4/3/2024)

Sloane Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling essay collections, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number, and Look Alive Out There and the bestselling novels, The Clasp and Cult Classic. She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series and is featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading and others. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her new memoir is called Grief Is for People. We talked about structuring her memoir around the stages of grief, how she knew she was at the end of the book, being close to an event to write about it, that doctors have the best lines for writers to steal, observing the world, and how grief is not over just because the book is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicide**Our guest is Sloane Crosley. Sloane is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp, as well as three essay collections, including The New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. Her latest book, Grief Is for People, a memoir about grieving a close friend's death, is out this week.You can find Sloane: https://www.sloanecrosley.com/You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sloane Crosley is a New York Times bestselling author of essay collections I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number, and is known for her sharp wit, keen observations and relatable humor. Today, Sloane joins us to discuss her latest book Grief is For People, and shares her personal journey through loss after a close friend's suicide. Through her unique storytelling, she navigates the complicated and painful process of grief, offering solace and challenge to those grappling with loss. My friends, if you or someone you love is in need of healing, this conversation will provide hope and guidance.

New York Times best-selling author Sloane Crosley first shot to the literary limelight with her hit debut novel, I Was Told There'd Be Cake – which she wrote while holding down a successful career as a book publicist. Sloane has since quit her day job and embraced life as a full-time author, spending her days writing, napping and eating cheese. On today's episode of Under the Gloss, Sloane joins Phoebe from New York City to chat about her newest novel, Cult Classic, the reality of dating, using humour for intelligence, why you shouldn't bin your ex, and why 37 is a scary age. Cult Classic - https://www.sloanecrosley.com/cult-classic  All About Women - https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/all-about-women/2023/the-world-according-to-sloane-crosley.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City Lights presents Sam Lipsyte reading from his new novel and in conversation with Sloane Crosley. Sam Lipsyte celebrates the publication of his novel “No One Left to Come Looking for You” by Simon & Schuster. This was a virtual event and was hosted by Peter Maravelis. You can purchase copies of "No One Left to Come Looking for You" directly from City Lights here: https://citylights.com/no-1-left-to-come-looking-for-you/ Sam Lipsyte is the author of the story collections “Venus Drive” and “The Fun Parts” and four novels: “Hark”, “The Ask” (a New York Times Notable Book), “The Subject Steve”, and “Home Land”, which was a New York Times Notable Book and received the Believer Book Award. His fiction has appeared in “The New Yorker”, “The Paris Review”, and “Best American Short Stories”, among other places. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, he lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University. Sloane Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling essay collections, “I Was Told There'd Be Cake” (a 2009 finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor) and “How Did You Get This Number”, as well as “Look Alive Out There” (a 2019 finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor) and the bestselling novel, “The Clasp”. She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series and is featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Phillip Lopate's "The Contemporary American Essay" and others. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her new novel, “Cult Classic”, is out now. Her next nonfiction book, “Grief Is for People”, will be published in 2024. This event was made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

On this weeks episode of Book(ish) I sit down with journalist and author James Weir to talk I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloan Crosley. Our conversation includes the invention of a horrible new word, how cultural commentary stays the same even though the culture changes, and watching the youths and reporting back to the oldies. Enjoy!Books mentioned:I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloan CrosleyThe Dressmaker by Rosalie HamToday Will Be Different by Maria SempleYou can find James at his website or on Twitter and Instagram.Follow Bookish Comedy on Twitter and Instagram.Sign up to our newsletter here. Join our facebook group here.You can now physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.Want to help support the show?Sanspants+ | Podkeep | USB Tapes | Merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 118, Caroline Zancan, Senior Editor at Henry Holt, joins me for another episode in the Genre 101 series — this time with a twist.  Caroline answers behind-the-scenes questions about editing literary fiction, as well as a deep dive into the genre itself.   This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcements I'd love your feedback on the podcast!  Please take a moment to complete my 2022 Podcast Survey! Highlights How Caroline got into editing: right place, right time, and Craigslist. The varying college degrees, the wide range of colleagues' previous careers, and whether there's a typical career path to becoming an editor. The je ne sais quoi factor and determining if a book is for Henry Holt. The entire process of book acquisition at Henry Holt — from determining what books to pursue and bidding on manuscripts to the approval process. Caroline's preference for dealing with an author's agent. The execution of a compatible vision for the editor-author relationship. The “right” length for a book and editing big-name authors. What the heck is ‘literary fiction' and why there seems to be a lack of consensus about this question. Current trends in the literary fiction world. Caroline's Book Recommendations [39:19] Two OLD Books She Loves Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:33] Trust Exercise by Susan Choi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:25] Two NEW Books She Loves Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:33] Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:14] The Series of Books She DIDN'T Love Elena Ferrante Titles  [45:46] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews (August 2, 2022) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:32] Last 5-Star Book Caroline Read Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:40] Other Books Mentioned We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan [2:00] Happiness by Heather Harpham [2:17] The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat [2:21] Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon [2:29] Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach [2:34] On Writing by Stephen King [29:08] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett [40:48] I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley [44:58] Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley [45:00] About Caroline Zancan On Twitter Caroline Zancan is a Senior Editor at Holt, acquiring literary and upmarket fiction and memoir, and the author of We Wish You Luck and Local Girls. She is a graduate of Kenyon College and holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars.  Caroline lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their children. 

Sloane Crosley (I Was Told There'd Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number, The Clasp) talks to The Lambert Center's Jason Blitman about her latest novel, Cult Classic. Sloane and Jason chat about the book's themes, beautiful cover art, the word "supposably," and whether or not mezuzahs are found on interior doors of synagogues. Sloane Crosley is the author of the novel The Clasp and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There and the New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. A two-time finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, she lives in New York City To learn more about the JCC's arts programming, visit mmjccm.org/lambert

Sloane Crosley is the author of the novel The Clasp and the essay collections Look Alive Out There and the New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake (a Thurber Prize finalist) and How Did You Get This Number. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, she lives in Manhattan. Her new novel is called Cult Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sloane Crosley is the author of the novel Cult Classic, available from MCD/FSG. Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling essay collections, I Was Told There'd Be Cake (a 2009 finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor) and How Did You Get This Number, as well as Look Alive Out There (a 2019 finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor) and the bestselling novel, The Clasp. She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series and is featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Phillip Lopate's The Contemporary American Essay and others. She was the inaugural columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed "Townies" series, a contributing editor at Interview Magazine, and a columnist for The Village Voice, Vanity Fair, The Independent, Black Book, Departures and The New York Observer. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her next nonfiction book, Grief Is for People, will be published in 2023. She lives in New York City. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Humorist Sloane Crosley is best known for her witty essay collections, such as I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Look Alive Out There, both finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her new book is a novel, Cult Classic—a mystery, romantic comedy, and conspiracy thriller rolled into one, with a sprinkling of mind control and A Christmas Carol for good measure. We first meet the novel's heroine, Lola, as she sneaks out of a dinner with friends in Manhattan's Chinatown for a cigarette and unexpectedly bumps into an ex-boyfriend. The next day, she runs into another one. Then another. What for many of us would merely seem like a bizarre series of uncomfortable encounters—or a personal nightmare—turns out to be something much stranger for Lola, who discovers that her very weird week has resulted from the machinations of a group that insists it's not a cult. Sloane Crosley joins us to talk about love, psychology, and her new novel, Cult Classic.Go beyond the episode:Sloane Crosley's Cult ClassicExplore her back catalogIn case you seek a novel about love gone wrong ... we have you covered with these 14 bad romancesTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Humorist Sloane Crosley is best known for her witty essay collections, such as I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Look Alive Out There, both finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her new book is a novel, Cult Classic—a mystery, romantic comedy, and conspiracy thriller rolled into one, with a sprinkling of mind control and A Christmas Carol for good measure. We first meet the novel's heroine, Lola, as she sneaks out of a dinner with friends in Manhattan's Chinatown for a cigarette and unexpectedly bumps into an ex-boyfriend. The next day, she runs into another one. Then another. What for many of us would merely seem like a bizarre series of uncomfortable encounters—or a personal nightmare—turns out to be something much stranger for Lola, who discovers that her very weird week has resulted from the machinations of a group that insists it's not a cult. Sloane Crosley joins us to talk about love, psychology, and her new novel, Cult Classic.Go beyond the episode:Sloane Crosley's Cult ClassicExplore her back catalogIn case you seek a novel about love gone wrong ... we have you covered with these 14 bad romancesTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

O Livra-te veio até Braga para conversar com a Cátia Vieira, autora do Lola e dona de algumas capas mais lindas que já vimos, sobre livros de Não Ficção. Falámos de Joan Didion, feminismo, sexismo, Joan Didion, histórias de vida, e ainda tivemos um convidado surpresa (woof woof). Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Hook, Line, And Sinker, Tessa Bailey (2:22) - White Album, Joan Didion (2:52) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (3:08) - Coração tão Branco, Javier Marías (3:32) - Asymmetry, Lisa Halliday (3:50) - Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham (12:45) - Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (14:05) - Becoming, Michelle Obama (14:32) - Know My Name, Chanel Miller (15:16) - Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino (16:00) - The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion (17:16) - Quiet, Susan Cain (20:23) - Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist, Richard Shepherd (21:43) - This is Going to Hurt, Adam Kay (21:57) - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb (22:26) - Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy (23:26) - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love, Jonathan Van Ness (23:57) - Diários da Princesa, Carrie Fisher (24:25) - One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time, Craig Brown (24:51) - I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays, Sloane Crosley (25:50) - E Depois a Louca Sou Eu, Tati Bernardi (21:19) - I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron (26:47) - Educated, Tara Westover (29:23) - I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, Sylvie Simmons (30:33) - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction, David Sheff (31:44) - Just Kids, Patti Smith (33:00) - Notes to Self, Emilie Pine (35:18) - Rita Lee: Uma Autobiografia, Rita Lee (36:27) - Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys, Viv Albertine (38:53) - Room to Dream, David Lynch (41:09) - On Writing, Stephen King (43:20) - Leave Your Mark, Aliza Licht (44:58) - #Girlboss, Sophia Amoruso (45:20) - Feminist City: A Field Guide, Leslie Kern (46:19) - Everyday Sexism, Laura Bates (47:57) - Millennial Love, Olivia Petter (50:23) - Let Me Tell You What I Mean, Joan Didion (56:45) - Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay (57:19) - Miami, Joan Didion (01:07:30) - Where I Was From, Joan Didion (01:07:38) - Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon (01:07:46) - Face It, Debbie Harry (01:08:18) - Ten Myths About Israel, Ilan Pappé (01:08:35) - On Cats, Charles Bukowski (01:08:44) - Against Everything: Essays, Mark Greif (01:08:55) ________________ 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 [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

It's the last ‘Just Us' episode with Grace, and we're reflecting on our podcast memories throughout the years! We talk about Grace's highs and lows of doing the podcast, what she's learned about herself through the pod, and her advice for Olivia for taking over the pod!    We also look back on our first few episodes, talk about the book we wish we recorded a book club about, and the obsessions she wants to double down on.   Books Grace thinks are book club worthy!  I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell   Obsessions Grace: Brent Neale Snail Necklace Becca: ASOS DESIGN crew neck sweater in rib with fluffy yarn   What we read this week! Grace:  Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Violeta by Isabel Allende Dress Code by Veronique Hyland Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (out Aug 16!) Taste by Stanley Tucci   Becca:  The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand   March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Night - Go to www.discovernight.com today and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off pillows, masks, and more Better Help - get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/badonpaper Prose - Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!   Check out Bone Marry Bury. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe, and sign up for her email newsletter.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

First Draft Episode #202: D.C. Pierson D.C. Pierson, comedian, writer, filmmaker and author of The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To and Crap Kingdom, and co-writer and star of indie comedy movie Mystery Team, talks about getting more vulnerable with age, using his fiction to explore the gap between what we expect of the world and what turns out to be true, and being sick of not finishing things. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Dan Eckman and Meggie McFadden are two comedians D.C. has worked with for years, in part on an adaptation of D.C.’s first book, The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To D.C. loved the cover of his dad’s copy of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Rubber Soul was the one Beatles album D.C.’s family had on cassette or CD In conjunction with the documentary The Beatles Anthology, detailed compilations of Beatles ephemera were released in three double-CD sets: Anthology 1, Anthology 2, and Anthology 3. D.C. listened to these more than the regular Beatles albums, which means he listened to a lot of alternate versions of songs and random studio chatter. He credits that with jumpstarting much of his curiosity as a storyteller. While D.C. attended the Rita and Burton Goldberg School of Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch Institute of Performing Arts, one of his teachers was Charlie Rubin, who wrote for Seinfeld and In Living Color, and was a showrunner for Law & Order: Criminal Intent Derick was D.C.’s improv group which formed at NYU, made up of D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, Dan Eckman, and Maggie McFadden Mystery Team was a fully independently-made movie that the Derick Comedy group made, which had a screening at Sundance, and led the group to move to Los Angeles Upright Citizens Brigade improv theater is where D.C. honed his comedy and performing chops during and after college The concept for Mystery Team is basically: what if characters from Encyclopedia Brown never really grew out of their idealized, 1950s childhood, and kept trying to solve crimes? Donald shared what he learned writing for 30 Rock (with Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Matt Hubbard, Kay Cannon) with his Derick Comedy friends to help them write a tight script for Mystery Team Nathan Rabin, who wrote for The A.V. Club at the time, wrote a glowing review there for Mystery Team that D.C. credits with helping the movie gain momentum A passing encouraging comment from comedian, actor, writer, and musician Eliza Skinner gave D.C. the boost he needed to start writing a book Dianne McGunigle, manager and a producer of Atlanta, was D.C. agent at the time that he wrote a first draft of The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep… and she read it quickly, a favor for which D.C. is forever grateful Gerry Howard, who edited David Foster Wallace’s The Broom of the System and Girl with Curious Hair, as well as Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, was the editor D.C. worked with for The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep… D.C. was starstruck to be going to the offices where Sloane Crosley—essayist and writer known for I Was Told There’d Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number and her newest, Look Alive Out There—also worked. The Los Angeles Times gave The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep… a lovely review D.C. was inspired by psychologist Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success One of D.C.’s favorite English teachers sent him Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham provided a quote that summed up what he likes to explore in all his writing To me, Crap Kingdom is asking, “What if Lord of the Rings was deeply uncool?” Stephen King’s On Writing is one of the writing books that has inspired D.C. in his fiction process One of D.C.’s earliest imrpov teachers, Owen Burke, referred to the following passage from Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, on the endurance of human thought and creation: “We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it. 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Sloane Crosley is the author of "I Was Told There’d Be Cake" and "How Did You Get This Number." Her latest essay collection is "Look Alive Out There."

Brad Listi talks with Sloane Crosley, author of the essay collection LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE (MCD Books). Crosley's other books include the bestselling essay collections "I Was Told There’d Be Cake," a finalist for The Thurber Prize, "How Did You Get This Number," and the novel "The Clasp." Her work has appeared in Esquire, Elle, GQ, Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, NY Magazine, McSweeney's, The Believer, Vice and on NPR. She lives in Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. How do you get academics to attend anything? Promises of food - and maybe the chance to find a great mentor, as well. This week we discuss the ins and outs of cultivating a good relationship with your faculty advisors, beyond just responding to their e-mails. What are the best ways to make the most of the most significant professional relationship of your graduate school career? A little respect, a little daring initiative, and a lot of good humor will take you far.

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. How do you get academics to attend anything? Love of food? Yep, that'll about do it. And it's our topic for this week's podcast! Given all the stresses and time constraints of the grad-student life, how can you manage to eat well, healthy, and on a budget? We may have even solved our namesake problem. Join us for a discussion of keeping food a part of your academic work-life balance, as well as suggestions for recipes and easy food prep. Proof that Historians can cook, too! The 99 Cent Chef: http://the99centchef.blogspot.com/ The Pioneer Woman: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking_cat/all-pw-recipes/

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. How do you get academics to attend anything? Love of learning? Nope. Promises of food. And perhaps this week, some reprieve from the spiraling sense of failure many of us have come to be all too familiar with - Imposter Syndrome. How do we cope with a problem affecting most graduate students and how can you assist any of your peers suffering from it? We discuss all of this and more in as soberly-comedic a manner as possible. Listen in and help us feel like we aren't podcasting imposters!

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. This week we tackle the ever present challenge of being a graduate student - completing your degree without becoming a competitive jerk. How do we go about building healthy relationships with our fellow grad students? How can we best support our friends and colleagues and keep grad school from being a long and lonely journey? Join us this week and help support the idea of niceness in the academy!

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. How do you get academics to attend anything? Promise food. Which we're going to need this week, as we talk about long-term writing projects, explaining the dissertation process to friends and family, and a surprisingly 80s themed history trivia challenge. Join us for another week in the life of the graduate student!

Welcome to "I Was Told There’d Be Food," a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. We are going to talk about the ‘craft of history,' the joys and woes of teaching, navigating grad school, and maybe even the job market, if any of us ever manage to land jobs.

Welcome to I Was Told There’d Be Food, a podcast by history grad students about all things academia and history. How do you get academics to attend anything? Promise food - Or in the case of Episode 2, promise exciting classroom activities involving Endnote citations! Join our discussion on classroom activities and listen to us attempt to best the History Trivia Challenge. CORRECTION: Or explanation. How can we say Bill O'Reilly doesn't use historical evidence and then say we haven't managed to read through one? Doesn't seem fair, huh? Well, it comes down to trusted colleagues. Someone's whose opinion I trust said Killing Lincoln doesn't even get the actual events of the assassination correct (there is no controversy or confusion about this event; there is ample evidence), so that's very disappointing. Also, would make me feel no need to read something a colleague has already said is wrong. We will talk in Episode 5 about how we read, how we choose what to read, etc.

Sloane Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling essay collections, I Was Told There’d Be Cake (Riverhead Books, 2008), How Did You Get This Number (Riverhead Books, 2010) and the e-book Up The Down Volcano (2011). She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series (Mariner Books, 2011) and has contributed to a variety of anthologies. She is featured in The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) and The Best American Nonrequired Reading (2011). I Was Told There’d Be Cake was a finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor. Sloane's debut novel, The Clasp (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015), is a comedy of manners about three estranged friends and one famous short story. Sloane has been a guest lecturer at various colleges and universities including New York University and Columbia University’s Publishing Course. In 2013, she taught in Columbia University's MFA program. Sloane's work has appeared in Esquire, GQ, Bon Appetit, Playboy, Elle, W, Salon, The New York Times Book Review, New York Magazine, The Believer, Smithsonian, The Guardian and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” She was the inaugural columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed "Townies" series. She has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Village Voice, The New York Observer, and is currently a contributing editor at Interview Magazine. In 2011, she wrote a weekly column for The Independent in the UK. Her fiction has appeared in McSweeney's and Esopus. She also co-authored Read Bottom Up (HarperCollins, 2015), using the pen name, Skye Chatham. Prior to writing full time, Sloane spent twelve years working in book publishing. She currently serves on the board of Housingworks Used Bookstore and is a co-chair of The Young Lions Committee at The New York Public Library. Watch the full reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNv5rBYA5N4 For the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315 For more on Sloane Crowsley, visit: www.sloanecrosley.com

Sloane Crosley is a #Girlboss literary darling. She's the author of two personal essay collections, I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. She's written for The New York Times, New York Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal, and her work has been a finalist for the Thurber Prize of American Humor. She's recently released her first novel, The Clasp, a story about three friends and their madcap adventure to recover a lost, historic necklace.

Writer Sloane Crosley is a frequent New York Times contributor and author of the bestselling books “How Did You Get This Number” and “I Was Told There’d Be Cake,” a Thurber Prize finalist. In this conversation with NYPL’s Jessica Strand, Crosley discusses humor, human nature, and her new novel, “The Clasp.”

Sloane Crosley is one of the hottest writers in the country. Her first book, a brilliant collection of essays and personal stories called "I Was Told There'd Be Cake," became a New York Times Bestseller and was optioned for an HBO series. Her first novel, "The Clasp," is set for release in 2015.

Sloane Crosley is author of the humorous essay collection "I Was Told There'd Be Cake." It recently debuted on the New York Times bestseller list.