Podcast appearances and mentions of Jonathan Dee

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti discusses the book Sugar Street by Jonathan Dee. The book is a piece of literary fiction and follows an unnamed protagonist who is on the run, trying to escape his past. He has $168,000 in cash and is trying to avoid human interaction and leaving a digital footprint. The book explores themes of identity, shame, and guilt. Vigliotti praises the book's economical prose and thought-provoking quotes. He also discusses the appeal of small-stakes stories and the question of whether it is possible to escape one's true self. Vigliotti encourages listeners to share the podcast and subscribe to support the initiative.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the podcast. Any of the three things below will help provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!)Share with a friend or on social mediaSubscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platformLeave a rating or reviewVisit BooksforMen.org to sign up for the Books for Men newsletter, a monthly round-up of every episode with full book and author info, all the best quotes, and newsletter-only book recommendations!

Recorded Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Book talk begins at 23:04 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ending soon!  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread.   Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina   KNITTING Barb finished Mother Bears 278-283 6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuno Degrade Carley by Elizabeth Smith, using Berroco Remix Light in the Mist colorway   Tracie finished: Mother Bear 314 Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee in Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw in 6 different color ways   Barb is working on: Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorwayMother Bear 284 Hungry Horse Hat by Aimee Alexander using Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK in the Aurora, Depths, Juneberry color ways   And has cast on: Ribbed Beanie by Vanessa Ewing, using Western Sky Knits Biggie in the Fishbowl Colorway Vanilla socks using Patons Kroy Socks Stripes in the Meadow Stripes colorway Miles Tee by Ozetta: Hailey Smedley   Tracie has cast on: Morning Ritual Top by Olga Putano Designs OR Marklee DK by Elizabeth Dorherty with colorwork chart from Women's Kerbstone by Heather Pfeifer OR Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva   And continues working on: Lightweight Raglan Pullover by Purl Soho in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Shantay, You Stay! Socks in Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T'Challa colorway   BOOKS Barb read: Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a Small Town by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff  - 4 stars Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder by Mikita Brottman - 3 stars From Below by Darcy Coates - 5 stars The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell - 3 stars The Dream Job by Kiersten Modgin - 3 stars Living the Dream by M. J. Hardy - 3 stars Too Close to the Falls: a Memoir by Catherine Gildener - 5 stars Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty - 4 stars   Tracie read: The Locals by Jonathan Dee - 4 stars Too Close to Breathe by Olivia Kiernan - 3 stars If Looks Could Kill by M. William Phelps - 2 stars

This Thursday on Killer Women Podcast, our guest is Jillian Medoff. Jillian's fifth novel, WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, is a story about privilege, power, consent and dirty, sexy money. It garnered many accolades; it was a Book of the Month Club selection, an Apple Books Best of the Month, an Audible Editor's Pick, a PEOPLE Pick of the Week, a Town and Country Magazine and O Daily favorite and a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book, among others. She is the author of four other novels including the national bestseller, I COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE, the acclaimed workplace novel THIS COULD HURT, and HUNGER POINT, which was made into an original Lifetime movie starring Christina Hendricks and Barbara Hershey and directed by Joan Micklin Silver in 2003. A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center and VCCA, Jillian has an MFA from NYU. She studied with Mona Simpson (her thesis advisor) and Jonathan Dee; and took master classes with Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Joyce Carol Oates. In addition to writing novels, Jillian has a long career in corporate consulting. Since her early days at Max Factor and American Home Goods, she's worked for a wide range of employers, including Deloitte and Aon. Now with Segal Benz, she advises clients on communication strategies for all aspects of the employee experience. Jillian lives with her husband, Keith Dawson and three adult daughters, who come and go. She reviews novels for the New York Times Book Review, and is currently working on a new book called THE COMMITTEE, a story about medical ethics and race in Seattle, circa 1961. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast #author #interview #authors #KillerWomen #KillerWomenPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #killerwomen #killerwomenpodcast #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers #writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #daniellegirard #daniellegirardbooks #jillianmedoff #whenwewerebrightandbeautiful #harpercollinspublishing #harpercollins

Today's guest on Killer Women Podcast is Jillian Medoff. Jillian's fifth novel, WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, is a story about privilege, power, consent and dirty, sexy money. It garnered many accolades; it was a Book of the Month Club selection, an Apple Books Best of the Month, an Audible Editor's Pick, a PEOPLE Pick of the Week, a Town and Country Magazine and O Daily favorite and a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book, among others. She is the author of four other novels including the national bestseller, I COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE, the acclaimed workplace novel THIS COULD HURT, and HUNGER POINT, which was made into an original Lifetime movie starring Christina Hendricks and Barbara Hershey and directed by Joan Micklin Silver in 2003. A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center and VCCA, Jillian has an MFA from NYU. She studied with Mona Simpson (her thesis advisor) and Jonathan Dee; and took master classes with Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Joyce Carol Oates. In addition to writing novels, Jillian has a long career in corporate consulting. Since her early days at Max Factor and American Home Goods, she's worked for a wide range of employers, including Deloitte and Aon. Now with Segal Benz, she advises clients on communication strategies for all aspects of the employee experience. Jillian lives with her husband, Keith Dawson and three adult daughters, who come and go. She reviews novels for the New York Times Book Review, and is currently working on a new book called THE COMMITTEE, a story about medical ethics and race in Seattle, circa 1961. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast #author #interview #authors #KillerWomen #KillerWomenPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #killerwomen #killerwomenpodcast #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers #writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #daniellegirard #daniellegirardbooks #jillianmedoff #whenwewerebrightandbeautiful #harpercollinspublishing #harpercollins

Today's guest on Killer Women Podcast is Jillian Medoff. Jillian's fifth novel, WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, is a story about privilege, power, consent and dirty, sexy money. It garnered many accolades; it was a Book of the Month Club selection, an Apple Books Best of the Month, an Audible Editor's Pick, a PEOPLE Pick of the Week, a Town and Country Magazine and O Daily favorite and a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book, among others. She is the author of four other novels including the national bestseller, I COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE, the acclaimed workplace novel THIS COULD HURT, and HUNGER POINT, which was made into an original Lifetime movie starring Christina Hendricks and Barbara Hershey and directed by Joan Micklin Silver in 2003. A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center and VCCA, Jillian has an MFA from NYU. She studied with Mona Simpson (her thesis advisor) and Jonathan Dee; and took master classes with Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Joyce Carol Oates. In addition to writing novels, Jillian has a long career in corporate consulting. Since her early days at Max Factor and American Home Goods, she's worked for a wide range of employers, including Deloitte and Aon. Now with Segal Benz, she advises clients on communication strategies for all aspects of the employee experience. Jillian lives with her husband, Keith Dawson and three adult daughters, who come and go. She reviews novels for the New York Times Book Review, and is currently working on a new book called THE COMMITTEE, a story about medical ethics and race in Seattle, circa 1961. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast #author #interview #authors #KillerWomen #KillerWomenPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #killerwomen #killerwomenpodcast #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers #writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #daniellegirard #daniellegirardbooks #jillianmedoff #whenwewerebrightandbeautiful #harpercollinspublishing #harpercollins

In the spotlight is the author of “Sugar Street,” “The Privileges,” “A Thousand Pardons” and five other novels. Jonathan Dee is also a former contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a former senior editor of The Paris Review. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.We discuss: >> First person vs. third person narration>> Creative writing>> Teaching the craft>> Syracuse University colleagues>> The gender ratio among fiction readers>> Etc. Learn more about Jonathan Dee at this site: https://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/dee-jonathan/ Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century,” “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play,” and two yet-to-be-published manuscripts, “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” and the short story collection “Love American Style.” Write to him at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.

“There's a side of rock and roll—defiant, anarchic, Dionysian, subversive, doomed, Romantic—that has always appealed to literary novelists,” writes journalist Jonathan Dee. Rock is Lit podcast takes listeners on a quest to find the very best rock novels and explore the propulsive energy and raw power of these stories about music, the people who make it, and the characters who love it. In each episode host Christy Alexander Hallberg interviews authors about craft and the musical inspiration behind their work, then brings in music gurus to add real-world context to the bands or musical periods featured in the novels. The podcast runs the gamut from bestselling and critically acclaimed novels like Janet Fitch's 'Paint It Black' and Dana Spiotta's 'Eat the Document' to indie press releases to graphic novels to young adult classics to celebrity rock novels like the legendary Suzi Quatro's 'The Hurricane'. Bibliofiles and fans of grunge, blues, classic rock, ska, punk, pop, and pretty much every other rock music subgenre will find something enthralling in each show. Rock is Lit is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Tune in and make the pilgrimage to literary rock and roll Mecca.Christy Alexander Hallberg is the author of the award-winning rock novel 'Searching for Jimmy Page' (Livingston Press, 2021). She teaches literature and writing online at East Carolina University, where she also serves as Senior Associate Editor of 'North Carolina Literary Review'. She lives near Asheville, NC. Find her at christyalexanderhallberg.com and @ChristyHallberg on Twitter and Instagram.

Writer Jillian Medoff joins Rhett to discuss her upcoming book release, balancing her career with the creative obstacles of being a writer, and persevering through adversity. Jillian shares the story behind becoming a writer, and explains why her work is a ‘life-sustaining force'. Jillian Medoff is the author of four (soon to be 5) acclaimed novels including Hunger Point, which was made into an original movie in 2003. A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center, VCCA and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Jillian has been taught by some of the best, and received her MFA from NYU. She studied with Mona Simpson and Jonathan Dee, and took master classes with Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Joyce Carol Oates. In addition to writing novels, Jillian has a long career in corporate consulting, advising clients on communication strategies for all aspects of the employee experience. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Matt Dwyer. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97's. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Novelists don’t need to dream the end of the world anymore—they need to wake up to it. Jenny Offill is one of today’s few essential voices, because she writes about essential things, in sentences so clipped and glittering it’s as if they are all cut from one diamond.” –Jonathan Dee The post Jenny Offill : Weather appeared first on Tin House.

Dan and Eric talk about how tired they tend to get every April; Toobin's reporting on William Barr (is he just doing Trump's bidding?  All signs point to yes.); Jonathan Dee's excellent review of a Nelson Algren biography; Pat Barker and her harrowing yet witty short story; the Isaac Chotiner/Bret Easton Ellis interview that went viral; and Hilton Als' very critical review of Sam Gold's production of King Lear.

Terry Fox librarian Austin reviews The Locals by Jonathan Dee. In this novel a rural working-class New England town elects as its mayor a New York hedge fun millionaire.

Ed's thinking about getting a non-poetry job, and John has been living in an alien-infested space station for three weeks. They discuss Ray Bradbury, smokey cheesers, chocolate chip cookies, keeping your car alive, and café menus from distant towns; John describes his dream about a haunted hallway, and Ed describes his dream about getting a ride home from Paul Reiser. Follow links to books by W. S. Merwin, Jonathan Dee, Zadie Smith, and Mary Gaitskill.

Charlize Theron stars as an MI6 spy in Berlin just before the fall of the wall. In Atomic Blonde she shows that she's quite capable of doing anything a male spy could do; with lots of seducing, fighting and killing Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara play a married couple in A Ghost Story. After he is killed, he haunts his old locations wearing a white bed sheet with eye holes cut out. Jonathan Dee's novel The Locals is the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize nominated The Privileges. A New York hedge fund manager moves into a small rural community and becomes mayor Project X: This Is Human is a new art exhibition at HOME in Manchester The BBC launches a period medical comedy Quacks on BBC2. Rory Kinnear, Matthew Baynton and Tom Basden play Victorian doctors and medical pioneers. Shahidha Bari's guests are Abigail Morris, Michael Arditti and Gail Tolley. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Jonathan Dee about writing a prologue that doesn't seem like a prologue, about the rise and fall of the "social novel," and about why fiction continues to matter in today's America; guest readers Sam Purdy and Mark Oppenheimer join Cyd to discuss masculinity, morality, and authenticity.

Recorded on October 26, 2016 Book Talk starts at 47:09 Our annual fall Sweater KAL will run from October 1 to January 31.  All entries to our FOs thread will need to be an adult-size sweater with sleeves (short is okay!), cardigan or pullover.  Challenge yourself - be sure to check out the Bundles of pattern suggestions!   Win a copy of the Amplitude pattern by Greg Cohoon – will end on Halloween.     Tracie has Finished: Added Elegance Socks by Mary Lukas in Malabrigo Sock in Aguas colorway Meret by Woolly Wormhead in Coffee Beenz in gray Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson in Plymouth Encore in Denim Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose in Anzula For Better or Worsted, Universal Yarn Uptown DK and Cascade Cherub Aran   Barb’s FOs Mother Bear #101 Whippet Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Lindy Chain Toasty Texters Mitts by Betsy Stuyvesant, using Dizzy Blonde Studios Dirty Blonde DK in the Phoebe colorway. Crackerjack Cowl by Stacy Simpson Duke using 4 colors of Plymouth Merino Select DK Watershed Hat by Chrissy Graham, using Plymouth Yarn Tweed in a raspberry colorway   Tracie has cast-on: Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose For Good Hat by Megan Williams in Berocco Vintage   And is working on: Water and Sky by Veera Valimaki in Tracie Too in the Quail colorway Skykomish by Lee Meredith in Ella Rae Silkience Allegra tank top by Svetlana Volkova in Euro Baby Kid Cotton   Barb has cast on: Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose, using 3 different colors of Encore Tweed Worsted Grenadine by Amy Christoffers using Plymouth Mushishi   And is working on:  Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi Intergalactic Shawl by Jen Hiebert – using Knit Picks Stroll Fingering   REVIEW: Grown by Kate Oakley (cover photo) Enter to win a copy of the ebook here.     BOOKS Tracie Finished:  Practical Jean by Trevor Cole I Let You Go by Claire McIntosh Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder by Lacey Fosburgh   Barb Finished: I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica   Tracie is reading Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue by Marion Chesney A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee   Barb is reading Adnan’s Story by Rabia Choudry No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

Journalist and broadcaster Melanie Phillips discusses her autobiography Guardian Angel with Matthew Sweet and explains her dramatic transition from the darling of Britain's liberal left, to the Daily Mail's star columnist. Director Simon Godwin, theatre critic Susannah Clapp and TV writer Philip Martin discuss just how porous the theatrical "fourth wall" can be. And Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Jonathan Dee on his new novel A Thousand Pardons.

With Mark Lawson. Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life, a new exhibition at Tate Britain, compares Lancashire born artist L S Lowry with the French tradition of the time and argues for his pre-eminence as a painter of the industrial city. Rachel Cooke reviews. The writer Jonathan Dee, whose novel The Privileges was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, discusses his latest work. A Thousand Pardons explores what it means to apologise and the tradition of apology and forgiveness in public life. Jonathan Dee talks about receiving an angry e-mail from a reader shocked by the novel's dramatic twist. This is the End is the latest collaboration from Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, following Superbad and Pineapple Express. It's set at a glamorous party, where James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill play versions of themselves, with cameos from stars including Rihanna and Emma Watson. The festivities are in full swing when the apocalypse arrives. Viv Groskop reviews. The writer Brian Aldiss, best known for his science fiction, chooses his Cultural Exchange. He explains how The Journal of Marie Bashkirtseff, the diary of a young artist written between 1860 and 1884, influenced him when he discovered it as a young boy. Scared To Get Happy is a 5 CD, 134 track box set which charts the history of indie music from 1980 to 1990. An exhaustive collection, it includes tracks from famous names such as The Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions as well as less familiar groups like Trixie's Big Red Motorbike and Tallulah Gosh, featuring 2013 Turner Prize winner Elizabeth Price. Andrew Collins traces the sound that defined a generation. Producer: Olivia Skinner.

Too Much Money, Dominick Dunne; The Privileges, Jonathan Dee; Adam Haslett, Union Atlantic; The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak; Wild Child, T. C. Boyle

While writing Palladio (Doubleday) another of his complex novels of ideas, Jonathan Dee discovered his gift for creating complex human characters-and altered the course of his writing career.