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Read Appalachia
Ep. 35 | Poetry Corner: Idra Novey

Read Appalachia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 31:57


In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Idra Novey.Books MentionedSoon and Wholly by Idra NoveyTake What You Need by Idra NoveyFrank: Sonnets by Diane SeussThe Stone Catchers by Laura Leigh MorrisGuest InfoIdra Novey: Website | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page. Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok ContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

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Poem-a-Day
Idra Novey: "Value City"

Poem-a-Day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 5:24


Recorded by Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 15, 2024. www.poets.org

Poetry Off the Shelf
Fool's Errand

Poetry Off the Shelf

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 46:48


Idra Novey on exile, stereotypes, and making art the center of your life.

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The Slowdown
1149: Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey

The Slowdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 6:08


Today's poem is Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today's poem simultaneously inhabits the planes of presence and absence, conveying the suffering of avoidance from multiple perspectives. With restraint and disorienting beauty, we are at the mercy of the dying voice, the reviving voice, and the surviving voice.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Book review: Take What You Need by Idra Novey

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 3:50


Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Take What You Need by Idra Novey published by Daunt Books

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Poured Over
Idra Novey on TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

Poured Over

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 45:58


"I do think it was freeing for me to write about a female character who has been relegated to a corner, but she takes over the whole house." Take What You Need by Idra Novey is a story of home and family, coming of age and making art. Novey joins us to talk about her connection to the setting of the novel, art and identity, her influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer 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): Take What You Need by Idra Novey Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey Those Who Knew by Idra Novey Foster by Claire Keegan

Radio Pig
50: Christmas Gift Guide 2023, Idra Novey and why you should all join Jericho Writers

Radio Pig

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 60:01


Join Jericho Writers More about TAKE WHAT YOU NEED The books spoken about on the show: Fiction 1a: Penance by Eliza Clark 1b: Pretty as a Picture by Elizabeth Little 2a: In Memoriam by Alice Winn 2b: Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton 3a: Mrs S by K Patrick 3b: Dryland by Sara Jaffe 4a: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto 4b: Murder & Mamon by Mia P Manansala 5a: The List by Yomi Adegoke 5b: More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez Non-fiction 1a: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears 1b: Pageboy by Elliot Page 2a: Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe  2b: Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson 3a: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 3b: Furious Hours by Casey Cep  4a: The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell 4b: Uprooting by Marchelle Farrell 5a: Stay True by Hua Hsu  5b: This Ragged Grace by Octavia Bright Book of the year: Open Throat by Henry Hoke

San Clemente
Idra Novey: Writing the Rust Belt, the Power of Sculpture and Translating Poetry

San Clemente

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 64:53


Poet, Novelist, Translator and lecturer at NYU & Princeton (deep breath) Idra Novey talks about polarisation, rural America, Brooklyn and how to just DO it. Her book Take What You Need is out. READ IT.

Keep It Fictional
Halloween Scare 2023

Keep It Fictional

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 39:11


Al, Sadie, and Virginia face their fears by choosing a book that has something that scares them in it. Books mentioned on this episode: Weyward by Emilia Hart, The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector, translated by Idra Novey, and Mister Magic by Kiersten White. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

Radio Pig
49: Lisa Fransson, Deborah Jenkins and Emma Jackson

Radio Pig

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 60:00


On this month's show, we hear from Lisa Fransson about her new novel THE SHAPE OF GUILT, to Deborah Jenkins about her debut collection of short stories, WINTER LIGHTS and to Emma Jackson's new book WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE.  Our next show is our bumper Christmas recommendation special with bookseller, Elizabeth Perry. We'll go through the top 5 bestsellers in fiction and nonfiction and she'll offer her best alternative recommendations. We'll also be joined by Idra Novey, author of next month's book club book, TAKE WHAT YOU NEED which is out now with Daunt Books.  Click here for events with Kemptown Books. Music in today's show from Mrisi Music. If you have a suggestion for the show or want to get in contact, you can follow us on instagram at @btnbookclub and email us at btnbookclub@gmail.com

Chicago Writers Podcast
Ep 45: Idra Novey, Author, on Inspiration, Translation, And Asking What You Don't Know

Chicago Writers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 30:11


In this episode, author Idra Novey discusses inspiration through imagery, asking what you don't know, translation, deciding what becomes a novel, subtext, taking risks, and allowing for monstrosity.   Idra Novey https://www.idranovey.com/   Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

The Empty Chair by PEN SA
S8E4 Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Idra Novey & Sean O'Toole: The Exhilaration of Visual Art

The Empty Chair by PEN SA

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 62:02


Sean O'Toole asks Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and Idra Novey about their novels Notes on Falling and Take What You Need. They discuss the emotional repertoires of their characters, the political context of their work, art-making as well as writing about mothers and daughters. Sean O'Toole is a writer, editor and curator based in Cape Town. His two books are Irma Stern: African in Europe - European in Africa (2021), and The Marquis of Mooikloof and Other Stories (2006). He is the editor of three volumes of cultural essays, most recently The Journey: New Positions on African Photography (2020). Bronwyn Law-Viljoen is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide and the former Head of Creative Writing at Wits University. She has doctorates from New York University and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her first novel, The Printmaker, (Umuzi, 2016) won the 2018 Olive Schreiner Prize. Her second novel, Notes on Falling was published by Umuzi/Penguin-Random House in 2022. Idra Novey's most recent novel is Take What You Need (Viking, 2023). She is the author of Those Who Knew (2019) and Ways to Disappear (2016). Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, The Next Country and Clarice: The Visitor. Her works as a translator include Clarice Lispector's novel The Passion According to G.H. and a co-translation with Ahmad Nadalizadeh of Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian, Lean Against This Late Hour. She teaches fiction at Princeton University. In this episode we are in solidarity with Cuban artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. We call for his freedom. You can read more about his case here: https://www.pen-international.org/news/pen-international-and-pen-america-condemn-cruel-and-inhumane-prison-sentences-imposed-without-legal-merit-on-cuban-artist-activists-luis-manuel-otero-alcntara-and-maykel-osorbo-castillo-prez and his art here: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/story/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara.  As tributes to him, Idra reads from Aimé Césaire's “Notebook of a Return to the Native Land” (translated by A. James Arnold and Clayton Eshleman), Bronwyn reads two poems by Francisco Márquez, and Sean reads from “The Artist as Hostage: Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara” by Coco Fusco. This podcast series is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa to promote open conversation and highlight shared histories.

The 7am Novelist
Passages: Idra Novey on Take What You Need

The 7am Novelist

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 34:32


Idra Novey discusses the first pages of her third novel, Take What You Need, how she developed a front and back story to create tension and complexity, her love of place, the power of her descriptive details, the familial relationships that tie us emotionally to her story, and how she handled going between two timelines.Novey's first pages can be found here.Help local bookstores and our authors by buying this book on Bookshop.Click here for the audio/video version of this interview.The above link will be available for 48 hours. Missed it? The podcast version is always available, both here and on your favorite podcast platform.Idra Novey's most recent novel Take What You Need was named a spring fiction pick with The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Take What You Need was a 2023 selection for CBS Talk Pittsburgh and NPR's Nerdette Book Club. She is also the author of Those Who Knew, a finalist for the 2019 Clark Fiction Prize, a New York Times Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year in over a dozen media outlets, including NPR, Esquire, BBC, Kirkus Review, and O Magazine. Her first novel Ways to Disappear, received the 2017 Sami Rohr Prize, the 2016 Brooklyn Eagles Prize, and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, selected for the 2011 National Poetry Series, The Next Coun­try, a final­ist for the 2008 Fore­word Book of the Year Award, and Clarice: The Visitor, a collaboration with the artist Erica Baum. She is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Poets & Writ­ers Mag­a­zine, the PEN Trans­la­tion Fund, and the Poetry Foundation.Her works as a translator include Clarice Lispector's novel The Pas­sion Accord­ing to G.H. and a co-translation with Ahmad Nadalizadeh of Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian, Lean Against This Late Hour, a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in Translation Prize in 2021. She teaches fiction at Princeton University.Thank you for reading The 7am Novelist. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

Nerdette
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Take What You Need,' discussed!

Nerdette

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 34:37


This month's book club selection is Idra Novey's Take What You Need, a novel that centers around Jean, an older woman who welds giant sculptures in her rural Pennsylvania living room, and Leah, her estranged ex-stepdaughter. We're joined by two novelists who wrote books that came out in 2022: Cleyvis Natera, the author of Neruda on the Park, and Fellowship Point author Alice Elliott Dark for a reflection on the imperfections of love, the importance of art, and the narrative structure of the novel. A warning: there are spoilers in this episode! If you have not read the book yet, you can go back and listen to our spoiler-free interview with Idra Novey first!]]>

The 7am Novelist
What's Next: Passages of Summer—Starting May 25

The 7am Novelist

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 1:25


Good morning everyone. I just want to tell you about what we're doing next on the 7am novelist, which is something I'm lamely calling “Passages of Summer.” But the upcoming episodes this summer won't be so lame, because we're going to be talking about one of the most difficult parts of a story or novel or memoir to get right: The first pages. I'll be interviewing over forty writers as we read and analyze the beginning pages of their novels in hopes of helping you with your own. We'll have Idra Novey, Caroline Leavitt, Paul Rudnick, Amina Gautier, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, and many more. Take a look at our schedule below:PASSAGES OF SUMMER ‘23 RELEASE SCHEDULEAll episodes will be pre-recorded and released at 7am EST. They can be found on 7amnovelist.substack.com and your favorite podcast platforms.May 25: Elizabeth Graver on KantikaMay 29: Vanessa Hua on Forbidden CityMay 31: Marisa Crane on I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfJune 2: Jane Roper on Society of Shame~~~June 5: Nathaniel Miller on The Memoirs of Stockholm SvenJune 7: Juliette Fay on The Half of ItJune 9: VV Ganeshananthan on Brotherless Night~~~June 12: Jasmin Hakes on HulaJune 14: Julie Carrick Dalton on The Last BeekeeperJune 16: Amina Gautier on “Lost and Found” in The Loss of All Lost Things~~~June 19: Henriette Lazaridis on Terra NovaJune 21: Frances de Pontes Peebles on The Air You BreatheJune 23: BA Shapiro on Metropolis~~~June 26: Daphne Kalotay on “Relativity” in The Archivists: StoriesJune 28: Wanda Morris on Anywhere You RunJune 30: Idra Novey on Take What You Need~~~July 3: Aaron Hamburger on Hotel CubaJuly 5: Caroline Leavitt on Days of WonderJuly 7: Joanna Rakoff on My Salinger Year~~~July 10: Rachel Barenbaum on Atomic AnnaJuly 12: Alix Ohlin on Dual CitizensJuly 14: Maya Shanbhag Lang on What We Carry~~~July 17: Kirthana Ramisetti on Advika and the Hollywood WivesJuly 19: EB Moore on Loose in the Bright FantasticJuly 21: Allegra Goodman on Sam~~~July 24: Kelly Ford on The HuntJuly 26: Alta Ifland on Speaking to No. 4July 28: Suzanne Berne on The Blue Window~~~July 31: Neema Avashia on Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain PlaceAugust 2: Jessica Keener on Night SwimAugust 4: Hank Phillippi Ryan on The House Guest~~~August 7: Nancy Crochiere on GracelandAugust 9: Elizabeth Silver on The MajorityAugust 11: Alyssa Songsiridej on Little Rabbit~~~August 14: Sara Johnson Allen on Down Here We Come UpAugust 16: Julie Gerstenblatt on Daughters of NantucketAugust 18: Paul Rudnick on Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style~~~August 21: Rachel Kadish on The Weight of InkAugust 23: Angel Di Zhang on The Light of Eternal SpringAugust 25: Charlotte Rixon on The One That Got Away~~~August 28: Virginia Pye on The Literary Undoing of Victoria SwannAugust 30: Isa Arsén on Shoot the MoonSeptember 1: Shilpi Suneja on House of CaravansSeptember 4: David Heska Wanbli Weiden on Winter Counts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

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The Weekly Reader
Small Towns, Great Books: "Big Swiss" by Jen Beagin, and "Take What You Need" by Idra Novey

The Weekly Reader

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 3:42


On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that explore life's larger issues in small town America:"Big Swiss" by Jen Beagin, and "Take What You Need" by Idra Novey.   All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nerdette
Nerdette Book Club: Idra Novey on ‘Take What You Need'

Nerdette

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 21:50


Our May book club pick is ‘Take What You Need' by Idra Novey. The story opens with Leah, who has just learned that her estranged stepmother Jean died falling off a ladder while making a giant, metal sculpture. The book alternates points of view between Leah in the novel's present day, and Jean before she died. It explores messy familial relationships, creativity, and the changing American cultural landscape. Idra joined us for this spoiler-free conversation. Book club will be back the last Tuesday of the month and you are invited to join in! Record a voice memo with your reaction to the book, plus where you're calling from. Then, email that file to NerdettePodcast at Gmail dot com. You may just hear yourself on our next book club episode!

Writers on Writing
Idra Novey, author of TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

Writers on Writing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 45:24


Idra Novey's new novel is Take What You Need, published by Viking. She is also the author of Those Who Knew, a New York Times Editors' Choice. Her first novel Ways to Disappear, received the 2017 Sami Rohr Prize, the 2016 Brooklyn Eagles Prize, and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, The Next Coun­try, and Clarice: The Visitor, a collaboration with the artist Erica Baum. Her fiction and poetry have been translated into a dozen languages and she's written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, and The Paris Review. She is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Poets & Writ­ers Mag­a­zine, the PEN Trans­la­tion Fund, and the Poetry Foundation. Her works as a translator include Clarice Lispector's novel The Pas­sion Accord­ing to G.H. She teaches fiction at Princeton University. On the show Barbara talked with Idra about being a genre misfit, the lack of quotation marks, subtext, the crossover from poetry and translation, welding, and much more. A reminder that April is the one-year anniversary of our Patreon page, and 2023 is the 25th anniversary of the show. To celebrate, we're offering some additional perks and incentives all month long. To learn more, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. (Recorded on April 15, 2023)  Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettCo-Host: Marrie StoneMusic and sound design: Travis Barrett

Read Appalachia
Ep. 6 | Dialects in Appalachian Audiobooks

Read Appalachia

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 70:41


Kendra Winchester discusses the challenges audiobook narrators face when performing Appalachian dialects. She's joined by special guests Monica Brashears, Jeanette Illidge, Idra Novey, and Christina Delaine.You can find the complete show notes on Read Appalachia's website.Things Mentioned“Better Than Nothing? Exploring the Limitations of AI-audiobooks from a Disabled Person's Perspective” (Book Riot)“10 Audiobook Narrators You Need to Follow on TikTok” (Book Riot)“We Need to Stop Asking the Question, Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?” (Book Riot)Ronnie Butler Jr's TikTok“Novelist Idra Novey on the Places That Made Her” (Belt Magazine)Books MentionedGUESTSMonica BrashearsTwitter | Instagram | WebsiteJeannette IllidgeTwitter | Instagram | WebsiteIdra NoveyWebsite | Twitter | InstagramChristina DelaineWebsite | Twitter | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page. Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok ContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews

Idra Novey joins us to discuss her new novel, Take What You Need (Viking, March 14). Kirkus: “Transforming the odd and the homely into something beautiful is both the subject and the accomplishment of this book” (starred review). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week.

The Maris Review
Episode 198: Idra Novey

The Maris Review

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 29:39


This week on The Maris Review, Idra Novey joins Maris Kreizman to discuss her new novel, Take What You Need, out now from Viking. Idra Novey is the award-winning author of the novels Ways to Disappear and Those Who Knew. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages and she's written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. She teaches fiction at Princeton University and in the MFA Program at New York University. Her latest novel is called Take What You Need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marginalia
Idra Novey on estrangement, division, and the power of art in 'Take What You Need'

Marginalia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 20:15


In 2016, Beth Golay visited with Idea Novey about her novel Ways to Disappear. This time they spoke about her newest novel, titled Take What You Need.

So Many Damn Books
199: Idra Novey (TAKE WHAT YOU NEED) & César Aira's ON CONTEMPORARY ART

So Many Damn Books

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 51:09


Idra Novey actually drops by the Damn Library IN PERSON to discuss her stunning new book, Take What You Need, creating an artist's practice, torching things, and short novels. Also, she brought along César Aira's On Contemporary Art to accompany the art on display in the text of her book. contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com music: Disaster Magic (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Idra Novey, "Take What You Need: A Novel" (Viking, 2023)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 24:48


Today I talked to Idra Novey about her new novel Take What You Need (Viking 2023). Leah, her husband, and their little son are driving back to where she grew up in the mountains of Appalachia. They are heading to the home where her stepmother fled after leaving Leah's father, and after the divorce, Jean was no longer allowed to stay in touch with Leah. But she was the mother Leah knew and loved. Now, Jean has died and left Leah her artwork, and when they arrive at the house, Leah is stunned to find giant sculptures welded from scrap metal. During her final years, Jean had needed the help of a troubled young man, a neighbor who has no chance of finding employment and who is squatting without water in the house next door. He's the one who tells Leah that Jean has died. This is a story about family, the opioid epidemic in rural America, the rise of hatred and bigotry during the past few years, and the grip of creating art on those who feel its pull. Idra Novey earned degrees at Barnard College and Columbia University. She's the author of Those Who Knew, a finalist for the 2019 Clark Fiction Prize, a New York Times Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year with over a dozen media outlets. Her first novel Ways to Disappear received the 2017 Sami Rohr Prize, the 2016 Brooklyn Eagles Prize, and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, selected for the 2011 National Poetry Series, The Next Coun­try, a final­ist for the 2008 Fore­word Book of the Year Award, and Clarice: The Visitor, a collaboration with the artist Erica Baum. Idra teaches fiction writing at Princeton University and in the New York University MFA program in Creative Writing. When she is not writing or teaching, Idra likes welding and making collages with old literature magazines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Literature
Idra Novey, "Take What You Need: A Novel" (Viking, 2023)

New Books in Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 24:48


Today I talked to Idra Novey about her new novel Take What You Need (Viking 2023). Leah, her husband, and their little son are driving back to where she grew up in the mountains of Appalachia. They are heading to the home where her stepmother fled after leaving Leah's father, and after the divorce, Jean was no longer allowed to stay in touch with Leah. But she was the mother Leah knew and loved. Now, Jean has died and left Leah her artwork, and when they arrive at the house, Leah is stunned to find giant sculptures welded from scrap metal. During her final years, Jean had needed the help of a troubled young man, a neighbor who has no chance of finding employment and who is squatting without water in the house next door. He's the one who tells Leah that Jean has died. This is a story about family, the opioid epidemic in rural America, the rise of hatred and bigotry during the past few years, and the grip of creating art on those who feel its pull. Idra Novey earned degrees at Barnard College and Columbia University. She's the author of Those Who Knew, a finalist for the 2019 Clark Fiction Prize, a New York Times Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year with over a dozen media outlets. Her first novel Ways to Disappear received the 2017 Sami Rohr Prize, the 2016 Brooklyn Eagles Prize, and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, selected for the 2011 National Poetry Series, The Next Coun­try, a final­ist for the 2008 Fore­word Book of the Year Award, and Clarice: The Visitor, a collaboration with the artist Erica Baum. Idra teaches fiction writing at Princeton University and in the New York University MFA program in Creative Writing. When she is not writing or teaching, Idra likes welding and making collages with old literature magazines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast
Take What You Need by Idra Novey

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 3:23


Take What You Need by Idra Novey by Poets & Writers

First Person
Should I stay or should I go? Exploring our hometowns on North Words.

First Person

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 20:35


(Feb 10, 2023) The North Country. We love this place, and yet we hate it. It's a conflict that is both charming and one that can drive people away. And it's not unique to northern New York. Writer Idra Novey's conflicting attitudes towards her own Rust Belt town were a major inspiration for her latest novel, "Take What You Need." In this episoide, Novey talks with host Mitch Teich about the book and the difficult questions that lie beneath it in this politically polarized era in rural America.

Book Cougars
Episode 169 - Author Spotlight with Marcia Clark and Our Mystery Man John Valeri

Book Cougars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 79:25


We were apart again while recording this episode. Emily was in Colorado visiting her son and daughter-in-law. She also shared part of her salad with a magpie at The Bookworm bookstore and cafe in Edward's CO. We are so grateful for the technology that allows us to get together to talk about books from wherever we are. As for what we're reading, Chris is nearing the end of OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon and Emily is reading TAKE WHAT YOU NEED by Idra Novey (release date is 3/14/2023). We both read SWEET THURSDAY by John Steinbeck and also listened to ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT by Stephen King. Chris is dipping into the Library of America edition of CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON: COLLECTED STORIES and Emily read THE SEAS by Samantha Hunt and SHAME by Annie Ernaux. In Biblio Adventures, after we recorded the last episode we realized we forgot to talk about visiting the fantastic Lenox Library in Lenox, MA! Emily attended a virtual event at the San Francisco Public Library in celebration of their One City One Book selection, THIS IS EAR HUSTLE:: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life; with Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, moderated by Piper Kerman author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: My Year in a Women's Prison. Meanwhile, back in Connecticut, Chris returned books to The Institute Library and then took a walk to visit Grey Matter Books and Barnes & Noble. On November 30th we are heading to Amherst, MA for the screening of the pop opera Emily & Sue at Amherst College hosted by the newly renovated Emily Dickinson Museum. We also got tickets for a tour of Dickinson's house earlier in the day – we can't wait to see what's changed since our last visit. Last call to join in on our readalong discussion of MURDER ON THE RED RIVER by Marcie R. Rendon. If you would like to participate in the Zoom conversation on Sunday, December 4th at 7 PM (ET) please email us (bookcougars@gmail.com). We also have a discussion thread on our Goodreads group if you'd like to chat about the book there. AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: We had a blast talking with author, TV writer, and lawyer Marcia Clark and Our Mystery Man, John Valeri. Marcia's new standalone thriller, THE FALL GIRL, is out now! We both enjoyed the audio version.

Poem-a-Day
Luis Muñoz: "Oh!"

Poem-a-Day

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 2:20


Recorded by Luis Muñoz and Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 21, 2021. www.poets.org

Writing F(r)iction
#18 - Idra Novey

Writing F(r)iction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 34:43


Idra Novey is an American novelist, poet, and translator. She is the author of the novels Those Who Knew and Ways to Disappear. Her fiction and poetry have been translated into a dozen languages and she's written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, NPR's All Things Con­sid­ered, New York Magazine, and The Paris Review.

Poem-a-Day
Garous Abdolmalekian: "The Ruins of Bam"

Poem-a-Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 1:12


Recorded by Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2020. www.poets.org

Clarice 100 Ears. Brazil Lab. Princeton University

Clarice, The Visitor. Three poems. Each poem begins with a quote from Lispector's letters to Fernando Sabino. The poems were written while Novey was translating The Passion According to G.H. Idra Novey is an American novelist, poet, and translator. She translates from Portuguese, Spanish, and Persian. She is the translator of The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector, On Elegance While Sleeping by Viscount Lascano Tegui, Birds for a Demolition by Manoel de Barros, and The Clean Shirt of It. She is the author of the novels Those Who Knew (2018) and Ways to Disappear (2016).Her fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages. She has received awards from Poets & Writers, the Poetry Foundation, the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize, and the National Endowment of the Arts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marilia-librandi/message

Clarice 100 Ears. Brazil Lab. Princeton University

The Passion According to G.H. (pgs. 121 and 46) read by Lispector's translator Idra Novey. Idra Novey is an American novelist, poet, and translator. She translates from Portuguese, Spanish, and Persian. She is the translator of The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector, On Elegance While Sleeping by Viscount Lascano Tegui, Birds for a Demolition by Manoel de Barros, and The Clean Shirt of It. She is the author of the novels Those Who Knew (2018) and Ways to Disappear (2016).Her fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages. She has received awards from Poets & Writers, the Poetry Foundation, the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize, and the National Endowment of the Arts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marilia-librandi/message

LIC Reading Series
PANEL DISCUSSION: Idra Novey, John Wray, Garnette Cardogan

LIC Reading Series

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 44:46


The panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on May 9, 2019, featuring Idra Novey (Those Who Knew), John Wray (Godsend), and Garnette Cadogan (Non-Stop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas). Listen to our previous episode for the readings. About our readers: Idra Novey is the award-winning author of the novel Ways to Disappear. Her work has been translated into ten languages and she’s translated numerous authors from Spanish and Portuguese, most recently Clarice Lispector. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. John Wray is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Lost Time Accidents, Lowboy, The Right Hand of Sleep, and Canaan’s Tongue. He was named one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists in 2007. The recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. Garnette Cadogan is an essayist and journalist who focuses on history, culture, and the arts. He is editor-at-large for Non-Stop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Shapiro, and is working on a book on walking. He lives in Charlottesville, VA. - - - This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Thank you to our local sponsors: LIC Bar, Astoria Bookshop, Sweetleaf Coffee, Gantry Bar LIC, and LIC Corner Cafe. Learn more at licreadingseries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIC Reading Series
READINGS: Idra Novey, John Wray, Garnette Cadogan

LIC Reading Series

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 42:33


Readings from the LIC Reading Series event on May 9, 2019, featuring Idra Novey (Those Who Knew), John Wray (Godsend), and Garnette Cadogan (Non-Stop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas). Check back Thursday for the discussion! About our readers: Idra Novey is the award-winning author of the novel Ways to Disappear. Her work has been translated into ten languages and she’s translated numerous authors from Spanish and Portuguese, most recently Clarice Lispector. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. John Wray is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Lost Time Accidents, Lowboy, The Right Hand of Sleep, and Canaan’s Tongue. He was named one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists in 2007. The recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. Garnette Cadogan is an essayist and journalist who focuses on history, culture, and the arts. He is editor-at-large for Non-Stop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Shapiro, and is working on a book on walking. He lives in Charlottesville, VA. - - - This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Thank you to our local sponsors: LIC Bar, Astoria Bookshop, Sweetleaf Coffee, Gantry Bar LIC, and LIC Corner Cafe. Learn more at licreadingseries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worlds of Books
Worlds of Books to discuss Those who knew DB 92902 by Idra Novey

Worlds of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019


Worlds of Books will meet at 9pm Eastern on 7/16/19 to discuss Those who knew DB92902 by Idra Novey. The NLS annotation follows: Those who knew DB 92902

fiction/non/fiction
2: Idra Novey and Esmé Wang Talk Mental Health and Writing

fiction/non/fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 70:38


In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, Idra Novey and Esmé Wang talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, trauma, and mental health. Readings for the episode: · The Border of Paradise by Esmé Wang  ·  The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Wang (forthcoming) · Esmé Wang's website · “Perdition Days: On Experiencing Psychosis,” by Esme Wang · “The Silence of Sexual Assault in Literature,” by Idra Novey · Ways to Disappear and Those Who Knew, by Idra Novey · “Good Country People,” by Flannery O'Connor · The Recovering by Leslie Jamison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Paris Review
8. Questionable Behavior (with Dorothy Parker, Stockard Channing, Anna Sale, Alexia Arthurs, Helga Davis, Blair Fuller, John Guare, Idra Novey, Elena Wilkinson, Jeff Gleaves)

The Paris Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 49:45


Stockard Channing and Anna Sale recreate the Review's 1956 interview with Dorothy Parker; writer Idra Novey talks about the taste of the letter "H"; Helga Davis reads Alexia Arthurs short story BAD BEHAVIOR; acclaimed playwright John Guare shares former Review editor Blair Fuller's true story AN EVENING WITH JD SALINGER; and Jeff Gleaves, the Review's Digital Director, recites Elena Wilkinson's poem AFTER THE LOSS OF A LIMB.

Two Month Review
#17: fifth composition book, VI. (Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller, Pages 69-139)

Two Month Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 39:04


This week author and translator Idra Novey joins Chad and Lytton to talk about one of the most challenging sections of the book so far. Not only is there a proliferation of children whose voices constantly interrupt Tómas's thoughts, but there are a few more unsettling bits that raise questions about what we should believe about Tómas's narrative and morality. (Questions that will be further addressed next week.) They also talk about the brilliant ways in which Lytton balances all these various registers, and the poetry that shines through Tómas's curmudgeonly rants.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from Open Letter, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Lytton Smith for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Also, you can support Idra Novey by following her on twitter and buying her novel, Ways to Disappear, which is available now.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Long Year" by The Anchoress.   And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

Three Percent Podcast
2MR: tómas's seventh composition book, 8. (Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller, Pages 140-199)

Three Percent Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 39:04


This week author and translator Idra Novey joins Chad and Lytton to talk about one of the most challenging sections of the book so far. Not only is there a proliferation of children whose voices constantly interrupt Tómas's thoughts, but there are a few more unsettling bits that raise questions about what we should believe about Tómas's narrative and morality. (Questions that will be further addressed next week.) They also talk about the brilliant ways in which Lytton balances all these various registers, and the poetry that shines through Tómas's curmudgeonly rants.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from Open Letter, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Lytton Smith for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Also, you can support Idra Novey by following her on twitter and buying her novel, Ways to Disappear, which is available now.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Long Year" by The Anchoress.   And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

The Guardian Books podcast
Catching the zeitgeist with Eileen Myles, Martin MacInnes and Idra Novey

The Guardian Books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2016 48:38


Fragilities of language and identity feature in edgy new works from two debut novelists and ‘the rock star of modern poetry'

Smarty Pants
#3: Reading Lolita in Maximum Security Prison

Smarty Pants

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 42:35


How do you run a literature course for convicts, and what do a headless chicken and Pinochet have in common? Mikita Brottman discusses her new book, The Maximum Security Book Club; Idra Novey reads a short story; and we venture underground to check out what's happening to the abandoned streetcar tunnels under Washington, D.C. Mentioned in this episode: • Idra Novey’s short story, “Under the Lid” • Our original coverage of the Dupont Underground • Mikita Brottman’s essay, “Jane Austen’s Ivory Cage” Tune in every two weeks 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... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Smarty Pants
#3: Reading Lolita in Maximum Security Prison

Smarty Pants

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2016 42:35


How do you run a literature course for convicts, and what do a headless chicken and Pinochet have in common? Mikita Brottman discusses her new book, The Maximum Security Book Club; Idra Novey reads a short story; and we venture underground to check out what's happening to the abandoned streetcar tunnels under Washington, D.C. Mentioned in this episode: • Idra Novey’s short story, “Under the Lid” • Our original coverage of the Dupont Underground • Mikita Brottman’s essay, “Jane Austen’s Ivory Cage” Tune in every two weeks 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...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aspen Public Radio
First Draft - Idra Novey

Aspen Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 26:34


First Draft Interview with Idra Novey

first draft idra novey
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
First Draft - Idra Novey

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 27:49


Idra Novey is the author of the debut novel Ways to Disappear, a New York Times Editors' Choice. Born in western Pennsylvania, she has since lived in Chile, Brazil and New York. Her poetry collections include Exit, Civilian, selected by Patri­cia Smith for the 2011 National Poetry Series, The Next Coun­try, a final­ist for the 2008 Fore­word Book of the Year Award, and Clarice: The Visitor, a collaboration with the artist Erica Baum. Her fiction and poetry have been translated into eight languages and she's written for The New York Times, NPR's All Things Con­sid­ered, Slate, and The Paris Review.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

“Idra Novey, an acclaimed poet & translator of Spanish & Portuguese literature, has written a debut novel that’s a fast-paced, beguilingly playful, noirish literary mystery with a translator at its center. Ways to Disappear explores the meaning behind a writer’s words—the way they can both hide & reveal deep truths. . . . Yes, there’s […] The post Idra Novey : Ways to Disappear appeared first on Tin House.

Ink and Worm
Ink and Worm 18: The Forgetting Time

Ink and Worm

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016 57:07


The Guest: SHARON GUSKIN is the author of the debut novel, THE FORGETTING TIME. She has also written and produced award-winning documentary films and holds degrees from Yale University and the Columbia University School of the Arts. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. www.theforgettingtime.com @SGuskin https://www.facebook.com/Sharon-Guskin-478692778968967/ The Books: “The Forgetting Time” by Sharon Guskin, “Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect” by Ian Stevenson, “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville, “Winnie the Pooh” by A.A. Milne, “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys, “Ways to Disappear” by Idra Novey, “Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O’Keefe” by Dawn Tripp, “The Illusion of Separateness” by Simon Van Booy, “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki The Music: “Morning Passages” by Philip Glass and “So Long, Lonesome” by Explosions in the Sky Writing: What is the story you want to write? Not the story you think others will be impressed by, or that will be received or published. Write a 10 minute timed writing for you: what are you wanting to write? #inkandworm #rfb #theforgettingtime #concretememoriesofformerlives #previouslives #reading #writing #thailand #reincarnationscience #dependentarising #teachers #thisisabook #editing #thirddrafts #support #inspiration #whatifitistrue #writingforyourself #thegiftoffailure #writingcommunities #publishing #pastlives #genres #verifiedstories #trauma #sacrificeyourdarlings #pageturner #itsnotasprintitsamarathon

The Avid Reader Show
Idra Novey author of Ways to Disappear

The Avid Reader Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 44:58


"An elegant page-turner....Charges forward with the momentum of a bullet." --New York Times Book Review For fans of Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette, an inventive, brilliant debut novel about the disappearance of a famous Brazilian novelist and the young translator who turns her life upside down to follow her author's trail. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs on Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

The Kindle Chronicles
TKC 396 Translator K. E. Semmel

The Kindle Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 44:59


English Translator of Winter Men by Jesper Bugge Kold   Interview starts at 20:10 and ends at 41:14 I like the fact that I can tell an editor there [at AmazonCrossing] that this book is something that you should really look for, and they listen. And in this case, from start to finish, I suggested this book, and it became a reality and now I'm sitting with it right here on my desk.   News Amazon Tap - pre-order available at Amazon.com for $129.99, with delivery march 31, 2016 Echo Dot - Order from your Alexa or the Amazon app on your Android or iOS smartphone “Amazon Tap puts Alexa into a portable Bluetooth speaker” (with video demo) by Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's Echo Dot lets you put Alexa inside any speaker” by Lauren Good and Jacob Kastrenakes at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's smartphone flop was the best thing that happened to Alexa” by Lauren Goode at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon Fights for a bigger share of the AI Assistant Pie with Echo Dot and Amazon Tap” by Anthony Karcz at Forbes - March 3, 2016 “Amazon Introduces 2 Alexa Voice-Controlled Devices” by Farhad Manjoo at The New York Times - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's Alexa will be able to control Nest and Honeywell thermostats this month” by Jacob Kastrenakes at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon, Federation of the Blind Reach Agreement on Accessibility” by Michele Molnar at Edweek - March 2, 2016 “Amazon Will Partner With Advocacy Group to Make Its E-Readers More Accessible to The Blind” by Ashley Gross at KPLU.org - March 2, 2016 “Amazon Decrypts Fire Tablets in Latest Update, Invites the FBI and NSA to Come On In” by Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader - March 3, 2016 “Amazon stops encryption on Fire tablets, leaving data vulnerable to attack” by Nathanial Mott at The Guardian - March 3, 2016 “Amazon quietly disabled encryption in the latest version of Fire OS” by Ashley Carmen at The Verge - March 3, 2016 Full Disk Encryption explained (yeah, right) at source.android.com “Recall on CHARGER for two Amazon-UK Fire Tablets - possible risk of electric shock” by Andrys Basten at A Kindle World blog - March 2, 2016 “ALERT: Amazon recalls Kindle charger over electrical shock fears - is YOUR child at risk?” by Katie Mansfield at The Express - March 2, 2016   Tech Tip “The Benefits of an Amazon Giveaway for Kindle” by Chris McMullen at Digital Book World - March 2, 2016 Amazon Giveaway - How it Works   Interview with K. E. Semmel Winter Men by Jesper Bugge Kold, translated into English by K. E. Semmel (Free download available with Kindle Unlimited) “How Amazon came to dominate fiction in translation” by Allison Flood at The Guardian - December 9, 2015 The Seventh Child by Erik Valeur, translated by K. E. Semmel “Writing While Translating” by Idra Novey at Literary Hub - February 25, 2016 Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones An Untamed State by Roxane Gay   Content Technically Literate, short stories published exclusively on CNET.com “Reading Literature in the Digital Age” - a free online course via University of Basel Pry   Comment by Eolake Stobblehouse   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!