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Juliet Escoria is the author of the story collection You Are the Snake, available from Soft Skull Press. Escoria is the author of the novel Juliet the Maniac (Melville House, May 2019), which was named a "best of" book by Nylon, Elle, Buzzfeed, and others, and was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Prize. She also wrote the poetry collection Witch Hunt (Lazy Fascist Press, 2016) and the story collection Black Cloud (CCM/Emily Books, 2014), which were both listed in various best of the year roundups. Her writing can be found in places like Prelude, VICE, The Fader, BOMB, and the New York Times, and has been translated into many languages. She was born in Australia, raised in San Diego, and currently lives in West Virginia, where she teaches English at a community college. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram TikTok Bluesky 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
This week on Commonplace, filmmaker Jeff Boggess is in to talk about taking over the West Virginia-centric streaming community Vandalia TV, his mockumentary "Burnt Factory," and the community to be found in submitting to, and attending, film festivals. Plus, writer Ryan Faulkner reads his short story "Big Bill." On Friday, April 19th at the West Edge Factory, Ryan will be appearing alongside Ashleigh Bryant Philips, Juliet Escoria and Evan Gray as part of the Ham's House Reading Series.
A portrait of the artist at the brink of self-actualization, Salad Days is a vulnerable and evocative study of identity. Go get Laura Theobald's book right now. https://shop.maudlinhouse.net/#salad-days “Something about Salad Days reminds me of Emily Dickinson—if Emily were hornier and funnier. The poems have the kind of specificity that allows them to feel universal, like some beautiful, demented collective dream. Laura Theobald really is one of the best poets we have.” – Juliet Escoria, author of Juliet the Maniac and Black Cloud “I don't usually like poetry. 98% of poetry is overwrought and academic and boring. But Laura Theobald is mad (like Sylvia Plath mad, not the other kind) which makes her poetry different, in the way a mad woman's voice is always a little different. In a way I like. In a way that intrigues me. Listen to her.” – Elizabeth Ellen, author of Person/a and Her Lesser Work
Listen With The Lights Off is a multimedia series that adapts horror stories published by So Say We All Press into new old time-y radio plays, with foley sound effects, original music, and the genius of professional actors. Originally premiering as part of the La Jolla Playhouse 2020 Digital Without Walls Series, Listen With The Lights Off brings the spooky to your ears, and let's be honest, they were begging to be haunted.Today's episode examines a fractured couple with a haunted relationship, and takes a chilling look into our future, by journeying into a dystopian theme park.Featuring:THIS IS A GHOST STORY - by Juliet EscoriaStarring Salomon Maya and Rhianna BasoreDirected by Cambria HerreraEdited by Jennifer D. CorleyTODAY WE GO TO NOAH'S ARK - by Kayla MillerStarring Yolanda Marie FranklinDirected by Jennifer D. Corley and Justin HudnallEdited by Justin HudnallScoring and SFX for all episodes: Scott PaulsonIntro theme: Kurt Kohnen of AM/FM MusicOutro theme: Daniel SchraerArt by Nancy ShowersProduced by Jennifer D. Corley
In keeping with the tenets of 2020, this year's holiday episode unfolded online, not in a Zoom room but in a "Skype amphitheater." With guest appearances by Megan Boyle, Leland Cheuk, Richard Chiem, Rachel Bell de Navailles, Juliet Escoria, Joseph Grantham, Mik Grantham, Ben Loory, Gene Morgan, Timothy Willis Sanders, and Bud Smith. Special guest: Rich Ferguson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lindsay and Alex talk to writers Juliet Escoria (Juliet the Maniac) and Scott McClanahan (The Sarah Book) about working and living in West Virginia. Topics discussed: diarrhea, Twitter, lying about buying books on Amazon, and more! Plus: Juliet and Scott read brand new work. Later, Lindsay and Alex update each other on their lives and work. Who's heartbroken? Who wants to be funny? Listen and find out!
Juliet Escoriais the guest. Her debut novel, Juliet the Maniac, is available from Melville House. It was the official May pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. This is Juliet's second time on the program. She first appeared in Episode 273 on April 30, 2014. She also wrote the short story collection Black Cloud, which was originally published in 2014 by Civil Coping Mechanisms. In 2015, Emily Books published the ebook, Maro Verlag published a German translation, and Los Libros de la Mujer Rota published a Spanish translation. Witch Hunt, a collection of poems, was published by Lazy Fascist Press in 2016. She was born in Australia, raised in San Diego, and currently lives in West Virginia. In today's monologue, I respond to more listener mail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode I interview author/poet Juliet Escoria. We talk about her experience with traditional publishing, mental health treatments in the 90's versus today, and what inspired her to write her new book Juliet the Maniac. Music in this episode is by Michael Kilcullen.
A reading from Juliet The Maniac by Juliet Escoria. Ambitious, talented fourteen-year-old honors student Juliet is poised for success at her Southern California high school. However, she soon finds herself on an increasingly frightening spiral of drug use, self-harm, and mental illness that lands her in a remote therapeutic boarding school, where she must ultimately find the inner strength to survive. https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/juliet-the-maniac/
We talk to Juliet Escoria about her new book Juliet the Maniac (on Melville House), the story of a teenager with some very severe mental health problems who makes all kinds of sex and drugs-related mistakes and winds up in therapy, which doesn't exactly work. It's kind of something everyone involved in the making and probably listening-to of this show can relate to, so we're into it. Music by Foie Gras and Sunn 0))) Support our Patreon for bonus episodes
Season One, Episode Two — "Thirty Aught Six" Readers, in order of appearance: a. Christalla Fannon, ‘Paper Thin Hotel’ (L. Cohen, 1977) [0.00]; b. Scott McClanahan, ‘Nicky’ [2.47]; c. Juliet Escoria, 'Roadkill' [16.15] Scott McClanahan is the writer of 'The Sarah Book' (Tyrant Books, 2017), 'Crapalachia' (Two Dollar Radio, 2013) and 'Hill William' (Tyrant Books, 2013). He hasn't won any awards or grants. Juliet Escoria wrote 'Juliet the Maniac' (Melville House, 2019), 'Witch Hunt' (Lazy Fascist, 2016) and 'Black Cloud' (CCM/Emily Books, 2014).
Luckily for Eric and my fool self, Juliet Escoria happened to be in town to do a couple of readings and we were able to hang out/sit down/tell jokes/rap with her. Her book BLACK CLOUD came out earlier this year from Civil Coping Mechanisms, and it is a monster. We talked about the process of writing a book to getting it into meaty paws and recovery and teaching and exposed Eric's lack of a goth past.
Juliet Escoria is the guest. Her new story collection, Black Cloud, is now available from Civil Coping Mechanisms. Adam Wilson says "Juliet Escoria is like a gutter-punk Grace Paley." And Benjamin Samuel, co-editor of Electric Literature, says "Reading the stories in Black Cloud is like getting punched in the throat; Juliet Escoria leaves you speechless. Her honesty teaches us that beauty can be found in violence, truth in pain, and life where we've always been afraid to look." Monologue: travel, American Airlines, family, fatigue, weddings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices