Podcast appearances and mentions of Kate Christensen

Join us as Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Meghan Riordan Jarvis and Catherine Newman as they discuss their novels End of the Hour and Sandwich.  About Meghan Riordan Jarvis is a podcast host (Grief Is My Side Hustle), two-time TEDx Speaker, and psychotherapist specializing in trauma and grief and loss. After experiencing PTSD following the deaths of both of her parents, Jarvis founded Talking Point Partners to help employers address complex emotions such as grief in the workplace. Jarvis is currently at work on Can Anyone Tell Me Why: 25 Essential Questions About Grief and Loss, which publishes with Sounds True Media in 2024. Originally from New England, Jarvis currently lives in Maryland with her husband and their three children, where competing piles of LEGO bricks and books cover most surfaces of their house. About End of the Hour “A frank chronicle of healing.”—Kirkus Reviews Esteemed trauma therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis knew how to help her patients process grief. For nearly twenty years, Meghan expected that this clinical training would inoculate her against the effects of personal trauma. But when her father died after a year-long battle with cancer, followed by her mother's unexpected passing while on their family vacation, she came undone. Thrown into a maelstrom of grief, with long-buried childhood tragedy rising to the surface, Meghan knew what she had to do―check herself into the same trauma facility to which she often sent her clients. In treatment, trading the therapist's chair for the patient's couch, Meghan took her first steps toward healing. A brave story of confronting life's hardest moments with emotional honesty, End of the Hour is for anyone who has experienced the unpredictable, lasting power of grief―and wondered how they'd ever get through it. About Catherine Newman has written numerous columns, articles, and canned-bean recipes for magazines and newspapers, and her essays have been widely anthologized. She is the author of the novel We All Want Impossible Things; the memoirs Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness; the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night; and the bestselling kids' life-skills books How to Be a Person and What Can I Say? She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. About Sandwich “Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.”–Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake. “A total delight.”–Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man and Welcome Home, Stranger. From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go. For more information about author Meghan Riordan Jarvis, visit meghanriordanjarvis.com, and for Catherine Newman, visit www.catherinenewmanwriter.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

Kate Christensen, author of "The Great Man," talks about the beauty that can still reside in women over 65 and the misconception about how older women perceive themselves. The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out for Blood', Authors Guild to Promote Created by Humans, Hardcover Joins The “We Aren't Goodreads” Rank. Then, stick around for a chat with Kate Christensen! Kate Christensen - The Arizona Triangle comes out on 10/22 from HarperCollins under the pseudonym Sydney Graves. This is the first book of a projected mystery series featuring a private eye named Jo Bailen. The Sacred and the Divine, the first book of a YA trilogy, co-written with Eliza Wolfe, comes out fall 2025 from Hyperion.  I'm currently at work on a new novel whose working title is Good Company.  I live in Taos, New Mexico with my husband and our two dogs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" Mercury, by Amy Jo Burns, and Welcome Home, Stranger, by Kate Christensen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PEN-Faulkner Award-winning author Kate Christensen joins Zibby to discuss WELCOME HOME, STRANGER, a lively, sophisticated, and emotionally resonant novel about grief, love, growing older, and the complications of family. Kate discusses her protagonist's journey through postmenopausal life, environmental gloom (she's an environmental journalist with way too much knowledge about the food on her plate...), and the death of her problematic mother. She and Zibby also talk about anxiety (do all novelists have it?) and aging (61 is Kate's favorite age she's ever been!).Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/46Zbk4YShare, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens! Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.About the guest author:Kate Christensen is the author of seven novels, including The Last Cruise, The Astral, Trouble, The Epicure's Lament, Jeremy Thrane, In the Drink and The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Christensen was one of only five women in 30 years at the time who had ever received this prestigious award. She has also published two food-centric memoirs, Blue Plate Special and How to Cook a Moose, which won the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Memoir. She teaches fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has taught numerous workshops in both memoir and fiction at various residencies and MFA programs throughout the United States, in addition to publishing many essays, reviews, and stories. She has recently finished the first book of her debut YA trilogy with her co-writer, Eliza Wolfe, for Disney Books and also finished her first detective book, published under a pseudonym for HarperCollins. When she's not in Iowa teaching, she lives in Taos, New Mexico with her screenwriter husband and two dogs and is currently at work on a new novel. You can follow her on Instagram @kate.christensen100. About the host:Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. She is an internationally published author of four historical fiction novels. Her debut, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. She recently finished her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. To learn more about her books and private writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com or find her at Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne.Hear past episodes.To get updates and writing tips from master storytellers, follow me onFacebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Instagram.Until then, be well and keep reading!In service,Holly

Today we have a special guest we've welcomed into the bar. We reached out to Kate Christensen after reading an article she wrote for the website Marketing Brew about marketing and nostalgia. We thought “Marketing and nostalgia? Hey, that's us!” Kate is currently on the faculty at Indiana University. She's produced movies for Disney, TV shows for Sony, and is very aware of pop culture through both her background and ongoing research. We talk about toys, food and childhood memories among many, many topics. And, of course, the movie Airplane! comes up. So grab your favorite feel-good drink and join us as we jump into our conversation with Kate. - - - - - Visit our full episode page for the video of our conversation, show notes, the visual examples we discuss, additional links and more! https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/bonus-episode-marketing-and-nostalgia - - - - - Have a question or idea for Todd and Elliot? Send a note to hello@twodesignerswalkintoabar.com and we promise to read it. After that it's anyone's guess. - - - - - Visit https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/merch to have a look at stuff we've made for listeners just like you and support us on Patreon for subscriber-only extras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've all had the experience of working toward goals today that would benefit us in the future. Goals like exercising more, losing weight, or saving for retirement. Yet when faced with early-morning alarms or tempting desserts, we may lose sight of our goals. But what if the answer to sticking with them was to form a relationship with a very special person – future you? Hal Hershfield, author of the book, Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today, has spent his career studying what happens when we build a closer relationship with our future self. His work reveals how this relationship can have an outsize impact on our success, one that extends beyond weight loss, fitness, and a comfortable retirement. Episode Links Nina Strohminger and Elizabeth W. Dunn and Kate Christensen and Paola Giuliano End-of-History Illusion Here There Are Blueberries The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or wherever you subscribe, and tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe Click here and then scroll down to see a sample of sites where you can subscribe.

Kate Christensen is sitting with Lindsey to be this week's guest and generously open up all about her body of work- the Art of Mothering. Getting intimate with assertiveness and the spectrum of anger, releasing toxic self-sufficiency, and the beauty that motherhood allows us to embody are all expanded upon in this episode.    Kate is a Sacred Female & Hatha Yoga teacher, and soon to be certified Women's Embodiment Psychotherapist & Coach. Since 2016, she's been on a deep & messy journey of feminine awakening and reclamation. Female Embodiment and Aware Parenting are the tools she uses to reconnect with her body, emotions and authentic self and move beyond perfectionism. Kate focuses on helping mothers to mother themselves and to recognize that their wellbeing is the greatest contribution and gift they can offer both their families and the human collective.    Enjoy this episode to receive more on: Kate's personal journey  Tears & tantrums  Anger - Assertiveness spectrum Capacity to Repair & Compassion   Connect with Kate on instagram, Facebook and her online studio Her Space.    Mentioned within are episodes: #39 Self Parenting #25 Tiffany & Human Design #2 Devashi Shakti

Twice 5 Miles Radio, hosted by James Navé (www.jamesnave.com), welcomes PEN/Faulkner Award novelist Kate Christensen (www.katechristensen.com) to the microphone. The title of this show is Writing While Walking. I first met Kate while I was participating in a fiction writing workshop she was facilitating at a writer's conference in Taos, New Mexico. I liked Kate from the start because she had a lighthearted approach to teaching, while still respecting the serious attention one must bring to the writing process. As Kate facilitated our workshop, I enjoyed more and more her skill as a seasoned writer who taught with a smile and a humorous glint you sometimes see in curious eyes. A few years later, I got to know Kate better when she and her husband Brendan to moved to Taos. That was when I discovered that not only had Kate published numerous novels, memoirs, and articles in journals, she was in love with food. Along with her novels and memoirs, I learned Kate was a food journalist interested in the nuances of how food reflects the identity of every culture in the world. Then, when I read her novel, “The Last Cruise” about an old luxury liner sailing towards its final horizon, I was delighted to discover how food pushed the entire narrative along to its unexpected ending. Fortunately, Kate agreed when I suggested she join me on Twice 5 Miles Radio for the conversation you're about to enjoy. Why the title Writing While Walking? Well, soon after Kate and I started our Twice 5 Miles conversation, she mentioned that she was dictating her current novel into her phone on her long walks through the rugged Northern New Mexico mountains. So, I thought what better title than Writing While Walking. In this conversation, Kate also talks about story structure, the joys of simple cooking, environmental issues, and why the rough lands of New Mexico give her the vision she needs to expand the limits of her stories. Enjoy the show.

Author (and indie bookstore owner!) Michaela Carter discusses her new book Leonora in the Morning Light, a novel of the real-life Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, with fellow author Kate Christensen (The Great Man). The two novelists discuss the intersections of painting and writing, women artists as muses for each other, madness and dreams, and their shared love of writing about food. (Recorded April 12, 2021)

This program was held live on Wednesday, September 16th at noon. About the book: Kerri Arsenault grew up in the rural working class town of Mexico, Maine. For over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that employs most townspeople, including three generations of Arsenault's own family. Years after she moved away, Arsenault realized the price she paid for that seemingly secure childhood. The mill, while providing livelihoods for nearly everyone, also contributed to the destruction of the environment and the decline of the town's economic, moral, and emotional health in a slow-moving catastrophe, earning the area the nickname “Cancer Valley.” In Mill Town, Arsenault undertakes an excavation of a collective past, sifting through historical archives and scientific reports, talking to family and neighbors, and examining her own childhood to present a portrait of a community that illuminates not only the ruin of her hometown and the collapse of the working-class of America, but also the hazards of both living in and leaving home, and the silences we are all afraid to violate. In exquisite prose, Arsenault explores the corruption of bodies: the human body, bodies of water, and governmental bodies, and what it's like to come from a place you love but doesn't always love you back. A galvanizing and powerful debut, Mill Town is an American story, a human predicament, and a moral wake-up call that asks: what are we willing to tolerate and whose lives are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival? About the authors: Kerri Arsenaultis the Book Review Editor at Orion magazine, and Contributing Editor at Lithub. Arsenault received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and studied in Malmö University's Communication for Development master's programme. Her writing has appeared in Freeman's, Lithub, Oprah.com, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune, among other publications. She lives in New England. Mill Town is her first book. Kate Christensen is the author of six prior novels, most recently The Astral, and the memoir Blue Plate Special. The Great Man won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She has written reviews and essays for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, and Food & Wine. She lives with her husband in Portland, Maine.

This program was held live on Wednesday, September 16th at noon. About the book: Kerri Arsenault grew up in the rural working class town of Mexico, Maine. For over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that employs most townspeople, including three generations of Arsenault's own family. Years after she moved away, Arsenault realized the price she paid for that seemingly secure childhood. The mill, while providing livelihoods for nearly everyone, also contributed to the destruction of the environment and the decline of the town's economic, moral, and emotional health in a slow-moving catastrophe, earning the area the nickname “Cancer Valley.” In Mill Town, Arsenault undertakes an excavation of a collective past, sifting through historical archives and scientific reports, talking to family and neighbors, and examining her own childhood to present a portrait of a community that illuminates not only the ruin of her hometown and the collapse of the working-class of America, but also the hazards of both living in and leaving home, and the silences we are all afraid to violate. In exquisite prose, Arsenault explores the corruption of bodies: the human body, bodies of water, and governmental bodies, and what it's like to come from a place you love but doesn't always love you back. A galvanizing and powerful debut, Mill Town is an American story, a human predicament, and a moral wake-up call that asks: what are we willing to tolerate and whose lives are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival? About the authors: Kerri Arsenaultis the Book Review Editor at Orion magazine, and Contributing Editor at Lithub. Arsenault received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and studied in Malmö University's Communication for Development master's programme. Her writing has appeared in Freeman's, Lithub, Oprah.com, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune, among other publications. She lives in New England. Mill Town is her first book. Kate Christensen is the author of six prior novels, most recently The Astral, and the memoir Blue Plate Special. The Great Man won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She has written reviews and essays for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, and Food & Wine. She lives with her husband in Portland, Maine.

I can’t even imagine cooking a moose - why would I want to do that? If that’s what you’re thinking, don’t worry, today’s episode is all about writing and being human and the ongoing struggle to live in community. A moose does get cooked in our guest Kate Christensen’s second memoir of the same name, but we will save that for you to discover on your own. Guest Bio: Kate Christensen is an award-winning author of 7 novels and 2 memoirs that have a lot to do with the glory of food, coping with being human, finding community, and the tenuous beauty of life. Her characters, including the character of herself in the memoirs, are broken and beautiful, they are finding their way home to themselves and uncovering their places in this world. They are messy and real and we love them. We talk with Kate about the writer’s life, about growing up in our shared home town of Jerome, Arizona, about the difference between NYC and rural Maine/NH. This conversation is full of laughter and discovery. It also contains references to the physical abuse Kate witnessed growing up and the ongoing sexual assault she suffered as a minor. We don’t go into the details but we wanted you to know in case it’s not healthy for you to hear those kinds of stories. We are grateful to Kate for her vulnerability and openness… we think these kinds of stories are a way forward and out of the dark for us all. Before we go any further… We want to let you know that you get to choose which version of this podcast to listen to. This version is the highly edited version that leaves out 25 minutes of Kate’s recollections of her high school life and Charles’s very different version of Kate’s high school life. Also in the extended version are Kelly’s passionate thoughts about community and the story of Dingo the Dog. For those of you who want the longer, fuller, more complete version, you can find it right now as the episode How to Cook a BIG Moose. Link to full description and relevant Show Notes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/here-together/message

We can’t even imagine cooking a moose - why would we want to do that? If that’s what you’re thinking, don’t worry, today’s episode is all about writing and being human and the ongoing struggle to live in community. A moose does get cooked in our guest Kate Christensen’s second memoir of the same name, but we will save that for you to discover on your own. ​Guest Bio: Kate Christensen is an award-winning author of 7 novels and 2 memoirs that have a lot to do with the glory of food, coping with being human, finding community, and the tenuous beauty of life. Her characters, including the character of herself in the memoirs, are broken and beautiful, they are finding their way home to themselves and uncovering their places in this world. They are messy and real and we love them. We talk with Kate about the writer’s life, about growing up in our shared home town of Jerome, Arizona, about the difference between NYC and rural Maine/NH. This conversation is full of laughter and discovery. It also contains references to the physical abuse Kate witnessed growing up and the ongoing sexual assault she suffered as a minor. We don’t go into the details but we wanted you to know in case it’s not healthy for you to hear those kinds of stories. We are grateful to Kate for her vulnerability and openness… we think these kinds of stories are a way forward and out of the dark for us all. Before we go any further… we want to let you know that you get to choose which version of this podcast to listen to. Our conversation with Kate lasted nearly 3 hours and every part of it was chock full of fascinating stories and important ideas. We couldn't leave much of that precious audio in the delete bin so we are releasing two versions. One version is the highly edited and leaves out 25 minutes of Kate’s recollections of her high school life, Charles’s very different version of Kate’s high school life, Kelly’s passionate thoughts about community and the story of Dingo the Dog. The other version (How to Eat a BIGGER Moose) is longer, fuller, more complete. It's perfect for those who want to know more about the writing process, want to hear more about what happens "behind the scenes" and/or who want to remember what life was like in Jerome, AZ in the 80s. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/here-together/message

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 19, 2020 is: cohesive • koh-HEE-siv • adjective : exhibiting or producing cohesion : causing parts or members to unify or stick together Examples: "His hair was slicked artfully back from his brow in one cohesive wave." — Kate Christensen, In the Drink, 1999 "Our closely-knit sales team had been doing great since we started working from home back in March and so far had been able to maintain performance goals. Part of what made the team cohesive before the pandemic was that we regularly engaged in fun social activities … where we could informally talk business." — Eva Del Rio, The Gainesville (Florida) Sun, 24 Aug. 2020 Did you know? Cohesive describes something that sticks together literally or figuratively. To get into the stickiness of the matter, look at the word's etymology: cohesive ultimately derives from Latin haerere, meaning "to stick." Other descendants of haerere in English include adhere (literally meaning "to stick"), its relative adhesive (a word for a substance for sticking things together), inhere (meaning "to belong by nature or habit"), and even hesitate (which implies remaining stuck in place before taking action). Haerere also teamed up with the prefix co- to form cohaerere, an ancestor of cohesive, cohesion ("a sticking together"), cohere ("to stick together"), and coherent ("able to stick together" or "logically consistent").

Listen to new Book Project Mentor Vauhini Vara read from her recent New York Times piece, "My Decade In Google Searches." To learn more about Vara and the Book Project, read her Q&A with recent graduate Kate Christensen here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-new-book-project-mentor-vauhini-vara

Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe (rec’d by Diana) Lilah Pace’s duology Asking for It/Begging for It (rec’d by Diana) Cath Staincliffe (rec’d by Stephanie) QUESTIONS 1. Hey guys! I’ve recently been inspired to write my own novel and have started envisioning my story, characters and setting. However, as I’ve gotten started I’ve realized I have no idea how to write a book at all let alone a book that people might actually want to read. I’m looking for a book on how to write books, specifically how to design compelling characters, write dialogue, design settings, inspire emotion and just the basics of writing that every writer needs to know. I’ve read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and loved it. Im looking for other books to help guide my writing process. If it helps at all I’m hoping to write a character-driven coming of age novel. Thanks so much and I look forward to your suggestions! – E. W. 2. Hello, ladies! I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a lesbian regency romance? I have read a few with male romance, and a ton with hetero romance, and I love these but haven’t heard of any featuring a lesbian romance… I have read Sarah Waters and some other lesbian romance set in Victorian or early 20th century, but really hoping for a regency romp in the vein of Tessa Dare or Sarah MacLean, or Courtney Milan. Thank you both! -Sarah 3. Hey there! I wanted to get into more books about true crime! It creeps me out but I like reading about it, it’s like watching shows about it, I can’t get enough! Could you guys recommend me some true crime books that’ll really be sending chills down my spine? -Tamika 4. Hey bookish people! My fiancé and I are taking a little bit of an unconventional honeymoon in October to Vancouver, Canada. I’m looking for recommendations for books that take place in that area. I love pretty much every genre except horror and romance, and I particularly enjoy stories (both fiction and nonfiction) that emphasize culture and food. Bonus points if it’s a cozy read that will go well with the gloomy October weather! Thanks ladies! -Morgan 5. Hi Folks, I am starting the process of divorcing my husband and I am looking for support and an example from books as I’m struggling to find those things in real life. I am not in an abusive situation, but I’ve finally realized that I deserve a partner, not a dependent. This realization doesn’t make the process easier. Especially because I don’t have any personal experience with divorce. No one among my family or close friends has gone through divorce. Not that I’m complaining, but I don’t have a personal pattern or example to see that one can have a fulfilling life afterwards. I’m looking for examples of women or non-binary folks (just no dudes please) who have made it through divorce and come out the other side happy and successful (with or without a new partner). I’m open to nonfiction or fiction. -S 6. I’m looking at a job in Richmond, VA, and I’m a little bit apprehensive about leaving the midwest. I would love to read anything set in Virginia (but not DC) that would give me a sense of the place and its history, though I’m not looking for a Civil War history specifically. Readalikes from other parts of the country that I’ve enjoyed/appreciated include Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone; J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy; Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko; and Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer (in case that might have been a recommendation!). I don’t have a preference for fiction vs nonfiction, and I read most genres, but am particularly loving multigenerational family stories like Pachinko. Bonus points for LGBT characters. -Stephanie 7. Hi ladies, I adore the podcast! I’m a first generation Latina American, and in the wake of the El Paso shooting (and all the hatred surrounding Mexicans and Hispanic people as a whole) I’ve found myself at something of a loss. Reading is a place I inevitably turn to, and I was hoping you two ladies could recommend me some fiction about Latinx characters. It’s something I’ve been doing all summer actually, trying to seek out Latinx authors, and I know you two will have great recommendations. I read pretty much any genre, though my favorite is fantasy. Some books I love and have read this summer are Water For Chocolate, The House on Mango Street, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and a bunch of Gabriel García Márquez. I also read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which I loved, but even though it was a 5 star rating for me, I do feel you can tell it isn’t an own voices book, and right now I really need that. I’m also Cuban, so if you know any good books about Cubans that would be a major bonus, but not necessary. -Anon BOOKS On Writing by Stephen King Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (TW: violence against children) American Predator by Maureen Callahan (tw: home invasion) The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Wild by Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful Things Blue Plate Special by Kate Christensen (tw: domestic violence & child abuse, pet death, disordered eating & drinking) Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Animal Vegetable Miracle The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (out 9/17) We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Reading novels written by Kate Christensen can certainly turn into an addiction. Her characters are compelling, flawed and so relatable. The author of seven books, Kate won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for her fourth novel, "The Great Man."  Her most recent, "The Last Cruise," was published in 2018.  She's also written two culinary memoirs, "Blue Plate Special" and "How to Cook a Moose," which won the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Memoir. Join us for an open, honest, really fascinating conversation with one helluva creative woman!

Sommelier extraordinaire Kate Christensen shares how her and husband Mal became the powerhouse duo of the super successful food & wine pop ups internationally. Along with her passion for wine, she is also is a yin yoga lover, teacher and business owner. We chat about their philanthropy work raising funds for mental health and Mal's journey through his own challenges with mental health.

Reading novels written by Kate Christensen can certainly turn into an addiction. Her characters are compelling, flawed and so relatable. The author of seven books, Kate won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for her fourth novel, "The Great Man."  Her most recent, "The Last Cruise," was published in 2018.  She's also written two culinary memoirs, "Blue Plate Special" and "How to Cook a Moose," which won the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Memoir. Join us for an open, honest, really fascinating conversation with one helluva creative woman!

Kate Christensen-Martin—who has a panic attack at being asked to write a one-line bio about herself—closes out Season 1 of Heathen telling us how she became a Pastor of Unbelief. I love this conversation about our bodies and souls, prayer, the nature of God, and more really light, easy topics. It's a great way to close out a season that has taken us on a real journey. When Heathen returns in just two weeks, we're coming back with some big changes. A new cohost will join me, and I can't wait for you to get to know this person better. We're also expanding the format of the show and returning to weekly episodes. I think you'll love what's coming. In the meantime, enjoy reflecting on the journey of apostasy with the 15 fantastic conversations available in Season 1.

Good day, sirs and madams! This week on Friends Drink Beer, we try ‘Agnus Tripel Ale’ by Corsendonk based out of Turnhout, Belgium. This beer begins with a light, dry citrus fruitiness while being finished with a delicate hoppy flavor. The brew has living yeast in the bottle causing the flavor to change with age. Today we sit with Kate Christensen, who is the owner of ‘Beer & Body Craft Beer Girls’. The Facebook group combines a love of craft beer and fitness into one space. This includes a variety of female brewers, brewery owners, beer bloggers, beer fans, and ladies just looking to learn more about art of beer. This week on FDB - we discuss how a dozen day care workers became stoned while on the job, what to do when your future self tells you to skip work the next day, and answer some advice on living with a significant other. Enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer If you’re a girl that likes craft beer, and wants to be a part of Kate’s ‘Craft Beer Girls’, visit: www.beerandbodycraftbeergirls.com To support this Belgian based brewery, and to find out more about their other beers, visit: www.facebook.com/Brouwerij-Corsendonk-1922522841330215/ BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK Red, White, and Brew WHERE: Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania WHEN: Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 12pm WHAT: In celebration of an American Pilsner that was made in collaboration with Army Medic, Specialist Connor Steed, one dollar for every pint sold is going to be donated to Semper Fido (which unites wounded veterans suffering from PTSD and Traumatic brain injury with rescued dogs trained as service dogs, to nurture a healing and rejuvenating bond between the two). Have a question for Ryan & Alex? Submit it today at www.friendsdrinkbeer.com, and we will answer it on the next episode! Lastly if you like the show, donate to us and show your support: www.patreon.com/friendsdrinkbeer CREDITS Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer Ryan Roope - Executive Producer Episode Written By - Jared Brody

Catalina (Farrar/MCD) A magnetic, provocative debut novel chronicling a young woman’s downward spiral following the end of an affair Elsa Fisher is headed for rock bottom. At least, that’s her plan. She has just been fired from MoMA on the heels of an affair with her married boss, and she retreats to Los Angeles to blow her severance package on whatever it takes to numb the pain. Her abandoned crew of college friends (childhood friend Charlotte and her wayward husband, Jared; and Elsa’s ex-husband, Robby) receive her with open arms, and, thinking she’s on vacation, a plan to celebrate their reunion on a booze-soaked sailing trip to Catalina Island. But Elsa doesn’t want to celebrate. She is lost, lonely, and full of rage, and only wants to sink as low as the drugs and alcohol will take her. On Catalina, her determined unraveling and recklessness expose painful memories and dark desires, putting everyone in the group at risk. With the creeping menace of Patricia Highsmith and the bender-chic of Bret Easton Ellis, Liska Jacobs brings you inside the mind of an angry, reckless young woman hell-bent on destruction—every page taut with the knowledge that Elsa’s path does not lead to a happy place. Catalina is a compulsive, deliciously dark exploration of beauty, love, and friendship, and the sometimes toxic desires that drive us. Praise for Catalina “Catalina is an extraordinarily engaging study in the tension of opposing forces: youth and world-weariness, beauty and unreliability, good intentions and roads to hell. The backbone of the novel is its relentless unwillingness to apologize for its main character—not for her faults, not for her complexities. Hot damn and about time. Liska Jacobs writes with teeth; this book’s got bite.”—Jill Alexander Essbaum, New York Times-bestselling author of Hausfrau “Catalina’s feminist fatale narrator, Elsa, has both the heartbroken cynicism of Daisy Buchanan and the inscrutable seductiveness of Carmen in The Big Sleep. Liska Jacobs writes crystal-clear, hypnotically sensual prose, and Catalina is California noir at its darkest and sharpest.”—Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man and In the Drink “In her propulsive debut, Liska Jacobs tells the story of a beautiful young woman’s dissolute downward spiral with precision and insight. Catalina deftly explores the desperate social frontiers where the morals of the privileged class dissolve. You won’t be able to look away.”—J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times-bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest? “Catalina is true California, down to the bones and skin, a novel about the places Liska Jacobs knows in her soul. Beauty and the body as currency and betrayal, seekers of love and comfort—her characters blow all that up, and just when you think you know what will happen, Catalina swerves and you are along for the ride.”—Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here and Highwire Moon “Sophisticated and surprising, Catalina brings an excitingly modern vibe to the time-honored story of a young woman coming undone in California. Like a love child of Joan Didion and Kate Braverman, Liska Jacobs is a master of menacing cool and the seductive havoc wreaked by self-destruction.”—Gina Frangello, author of A Life in Men and Every Kind of Wanting Liska Jacobs holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in The Rumpus, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, The Millions, and The Hairpin, among other publications. Catalina is her first novel. Photo by Jordan Bryant David L. Ulin is the author, most recently, of the novel Ear to the Ground.A 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, his other books include Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles, a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, and the Library of America's Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology, which won a California Book Award.

Earlier this year we hosted a panel at Rise about payments.  Stacked with voices from all sides of transactions - from point of service to mobile payments to rails - we had a great time agreeing and sparring all about of that stuff we love to spend: money.  This panel, moderated by Kate Christensen, features Karl Kilb, CEO of Boloro; Norm Merritt, former CEO of ShopKeep; David True, GM of Seqr and Hassan Ahmed, Strategy and Operations Manager at Venmo.

Writers talking shop in the original Portland

Don Kroah speaks with Tim Graham of Newsbusters about Brandeis University's disinvitation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1:30).•Kate Christensen of Barnard College is speaking out against its commencement speaker, the President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards, on the Don Kroah Show (7:00).•Tom Brown on FaithTalk 1360 in Phoenix talks with Josiah Friedman of the pro-life group “Voices for the Voiceless” (13:00). •R.C. Sproul shares thoughts on Easter and the resurrection of Christ (17:20).•Albert Mohler explains what Christ's empty tomb means (27:55)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Christensen is an extremely dynamic and engaging sommelier working at Tonka restaurant in Melbourne, and has recently launched her blog The Wine Project, where she is writing about organic, biodynamic and authentic wines and winemakers. She joins me on this episode of The Vincast to talk about her background and her passion for wines of this nature.​

This interview takes place after Kate Christensen read from her book, The Epicure's Lament. She was the fifth author to speak at the Walt Whitman series at St. Francis College.

Rosie Schaap is the guest. She is a contributor to This American Life and npr.org, and she writes the monthly "Drink" column for The New York Times Magazine. Her memoir, Drinking With Men, will be published on January 24, 2013 by Riverhead Books. Kate Christensen raves "This book will be a classic. There is so much joy in this book! It’s a great, comforting, wonderful, funny, inspiring, moving memoir about community and belief and the immense redemptive powers of alcohol drunk properly." And Wendy McClure says "There are bar stories and there are coming-of-age stories. And then there is Rosie Schaap's thoughtful and funny chronicle that reminds us of all the drinks, dives, and deep conversations that helped make us who we are. This is a wise, engaging memoir." Monologue topics:  beautiful people, staring, Los Angeles, DNA masterpieces, hand signals, safety words.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jami Attenberg is the guest. Her new novel, The Middlesteins, is now available from Grand Central Publishing.  Jonathan Franzen raves "The Middlesteins had me from its very first pages, but it wasn't until its final pages that I fully appreciated the range of Attenberg's sympathy and the artistry of her storytelling." Kate Christensen says "The Middlesteins is a truly original American novel, at once topical and universally timeless. Jami Attenberg has created a Midwestern Jewish family who are quintessentially familiar but fiercely, mordantly idiosyncratic. This novel will make you laugh, cry, cringe in recognition, and crave lamb-cumin noodles. This is a stunningly wonderful book." And Kirkus, in a starred review, calls it "Deeply satisfying. . . . A sharp-tongued, sweet-natured masterpiece of Jewish family life." Monologue topics:  social anxiety, silent judging, dinners, paranoia, Indiana, tag, shopping malls, faux pas. This podcast now has its own app, available (free!) for the iPhone, iPod, or iPad, and is also availalble (free!) for Android devices. To learn more about the app and how to get access to premium content, please click right here. Also: You can subscribe to the show over at iTunes, or at Stitcher. It's free.  Like the podcast? Please take a moment to rate and review it on iTunes. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Christensen is today's guest (photo credit:  Marion Ettlinger).  She's the author of six novels, the fourth of which, The Great Man, won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award.  Her latest novel, The Astral, is now available in trade paperback from Anchor ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam talks to Kate Christensen, author of The Astral (2011) and The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award.

'The Astral' by Kate Christensen, 'Miss New India' by Bharati Mukherjee and 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson

"I have a lot of rage."

Rot, New York and deeply held anger