Podcast appearances and mentions of katy simpson smith

EPISODE 306 - Gerry Wilson - That Pinson Girl - Historical Fiction and a class on Writing Your StoryA seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north. Her novel, THAT PINSON GIRL, is forthcoming from Regal House Publishing February 6, 2024. Her debut short fiction collection, Crosscurrents and Other Stories (Press 53 2015), was nominated for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Fiction Award. A story, “Life Line,” was a finalist in december magazine's Curt Johnson Prose Award for Fiction and was published in december in the spring of 2023. Her short fiction has been published in numerous other journals.Gerry has a new Substack publication, “Stories I'm Old Enough to Tell,” where she writes about her journey to publication and reveals tidbits about That Pinson Girl you won't find anywhere else!A literary novel that resonates with issues of race and class, THAT PINSON GIRL pits a white teenage mother and a biracial sharecropper against prejudice and hatred in Mississippi during World War I.“That Pinson Girl is a beautiful novel about the destructive power of dark secrets. Gerry Wilson's prose shines as she breathes life into her characters and into the north Mississippi landscape.” — Tiffany Quay Tyson, award-winning author of The Past is Never and Three Rivers“Devastating and beautifully written, Gerry Wilson's That Pinson Girl is at once a heart-rending tragedy and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.” — Clifford Garstang, author of Oliver's Travels and The Shaman of Turtle Valley.“In Gerry Wilson's gripping debut novel, 1918 in North Mississippi becomes tangible again; here are the red hills, the suck of winter mud, the scrabble of subsistence living, and the intricately crossed lines of race and kin.” — Katy Simpson Smith, author of The Everlasting, Free Men, The Story of Land and Sea.https://gerrygwilson.com/___https://livingthenextchapter.com/Join award-winning, indie author, Dianne Burckhardt, as she chats with fellow authors and industry insiders around the world about their work, inspirations, greatest challenges, and triumphs. https://www.burckhardtbooks.com/podcastSupport the showhttps://livingthenextchapter.com/Want to support the show and get bonus content?https://www.buzzsprout.com/1927756/subscribe

Lauren Rhoades talks with novelist Katy Simpson Smith, who was born and raised in Jackson and now lives in New Orleans. Katy's fourth novel, THE WEEDS, was published this spring. She is also the author of the novels THE STORY OF LAND AND SEA, FREE MEN, and THE EVERLASTING, as well as a book of nonfiction. On the Arts Hour, Katy talks about her unconventional path to writing fiction and the process for writing her most recent novel set in Rome. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk with Peggy Orenstein about her book, UNRAVELING and Katy Simpson Smith tells us about her new novel, THE WEEDS. The post Peggy Orenstein, UNRAVELING & Katy Simpson Smith, THE WEEDS appeared first on Writer's Voice.

Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld discusses his memoir, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother. Then Katy Simpson Smith tells us about her new novel of historical fiction, The Everlasting. The post Barry Sonnenfeld, BARRY SONNENFELD, CALL YOUR MOTHER & Katy Simpson Smith, THE EVERLASTING appeared first on Writer's Voice.

Novelist Rivka Galchen interviews Katy Simpson Smith about her new novel The Everlasting, a portrait of the "Eternal City," Rome, over four centuries. The two authors explore the freedom fiction allows to explore marginalized peoples whose voices history has erased or ignored, the ways in which faith and love intertwine, and the disgusting and miraculous thing that is the human body. (Recorded April 15, 2020)

This week we have the talented Katy Simpson Smith on the podcast.

What Mississippi's University Hospital is doing to combat the coronavirus.And, we talk with Southern Remedy's Dr. Jimmy Stewart about the essential need-to-knows regarding COVID 19.Then, the Governor meets with the Mississippi Economic Council.Plus, in today's Book Club, Katy Simpson Smith's latest novel, "The Everlasting" spans two thousand years in and around Rome.Segment 1:The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Mississippi has increased. The total now stands at 34 in 14 counties. To combat the spread of the virus, the University of Mississippi Medical Center is ramping up contingency plans and developing a test to help identify patients quickly. Doctor Alan Jones is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. He urges people to avoid using emergency services during this crisis. The hospital wants to "flatten the curve," meaning prevent the spread of disease as much as possible to not overwhelm the healthcare system. Doctor Jones stresses this is not to be taken lightly.Segment 2:As more and more people begin adjusting to life with the coronavirus, staying informed about the virus and COVID-19 are becoming a top priority. MPB's Michael Guidry talks with Southern Remedy's Dr. Jimmy Stewart to get a basic understanding of the disease, its transmission, and how to flatten the curve.Segment 3:Mississippi's governor is requesting an Economic Disaster Declaration from the Small Business Administration to help companies hit financially by the Coronavirus outbreak. Governor Tate Reeves met with the Mississippi Economic Council Wednesday via online conferencing - Reeves remains self-quarantined since his return from Spain over the weekend, even though he and his family don't have symptoms. He says the administration must consider both public health and economic risk when navigating the threat of the coronavirus.Segment 4:The setting is Rome, the time period: over 2,000 years … from 165 A.D. to 2015. Four protagonists. “The Everlasting” is the third novel from Mississippi native, Katy Simpson Smith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Episode 17 of the QWERTY Writing Life Podcast with Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith! Today’s episode is extra special because we’re taking you through our experiences at the one, the only Mississippi Book Festival. This is the annual event where we kicked our writing careers into high gear back in 2016. We’ve grown alongside this event, and we could not be more proud to be part of such an incredible program. Because so many people come together to make this festival such a success and we have so many great things to say about the day, we have quite a few links to share with you all and our episode is a little longer than our usual.We want to hear how the QWERTY Challenge goes for you, too; so please drop us a line. Questions? Comments? You know what to do! Continue this week’s chat with us via email at editorial [at] logosandmythospress [dot] com.We mentioned a bunch of incredible people and places and want to share as many as we can with you, so here goes!Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/Lorelei Books and owner Kelle Barfield, Vicksburg, MS: http://loreleibooks.com/Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dogman: https://pilkey.comJanet W. Ferguson, author of the Southern Hearts series and the Coastal Hearts series: https://www.janetfergusonauthor.comCoffee Prose: https://coffeeprose.comBig House Books: https://bighousebooksms.orgLouisiana Books 2 Prisoners (not mentioned by name because Joy couldn’t remember it!): https://lab2p.orgP.J. Devere, author of Pour House and Pour Choices: http://pjdevere.comMichael B. Hewes and Sarah Hewes, author/illustrator (and son/mother) duo of The Tempestuous Trial of Maybelline Meriweather: http://riverroadpress.com/store/p44/Maybelline.htmlLyn Roberts from Square Books, Oxford, MS: https://www.squarebooks.com/Mamta Chaudhry, author of Haunting Paris: https://mamtachaudhry.com/Lisa Patton, author of Rush: https://www.lisapatton.com/Deb Spera, author of Call Your Daughter Home: https://debspera.com/Katy Simpson Smith, author: https://www.katysimpsonsmith.com/Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna: https://www.julietgrames.com/Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth: https://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of We Cast a Shadow: https://loweramericanson.com/Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto, Commonwealth and more and co-owner of Parnassus Books, Nashville: http://www.annpatchett.com and http://www.parnassusbooks.netNatasha Trethewey, two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner: http://www.blueflowerarts.com/natasha-tretheweyBeth Ann Fennelly, Mississippi Poet Laureate: https://www.bethannfennelly.comPoetry Out Loud: https://www.poetryoutloud.orgHolly Lange, founder and executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/about/staff-boardFor more information about us, the show and our writing craft book series, head over to www.logosandmythospress.com/qwerty-writing-life. Subscribe in your favorite podcast portal. Or, if you’d rather see our grinning faces, ring the bell on our YouTube channel. Can’t get enough of Mea? Head over to her online home at www.measmith.com. Want to know more about Joy? Check out her site, www.joyerancatore.com.

Author Katy Simpson Smith sits down to read from some of her favorite works dealing with the topic of death. Originally aired on June 9th 2018.

Marshall Ramsey speaks with author, historian, and professor - Katy Simpson Smith. Plus, rapper, D'Andre Jones talks about an incurable muscular disease that changed his life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Navigating Book Auctions, Katy Simpson Smith and Crystal-Lee Quibell discuss Katy’s experience as a best-selling author going into a book auction, how to navigate the negotiation process and what to expect when more than one publisher is interested in your work. Katy Simpson Smith is the author of We Have Raised All of You: Motherhood in the South, 1750-1835, and the novels The Story of Land and Sea and Free Men. She lives in New Orleans. Crystal-Lee Quibell is the host of Literary Speaking, a weekly podcast dedicated to helping writers learn from best-selling authors, literary agents, and publishers. Founder of The Magical Writers Group, a private teaching forum for writers specifically focused on memoir. She is a champion for the written word, student of publishing and an obsessive book collector with a serious case of wanderlust. A self-described mermaid and witchy woman for life, she believes that life is better with books, chocolate, and the occasional cheese board. Her upcoming essay is to be featured in the forthcoming book, The Magic Of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writer's Journey. 

Katy Simpson Smith received rave reviews for her debut novel set in coastal Carolina during the Revolutionary War, The Story of Land and Sea, when it was published in 2014. 2016 welcomes the publication of her second novel, Free Men, set in the 1780s in what would become the state of Alabama.   Free Men is published by Harper. 

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is using new neo natal monitors to help parents monitor their babies. WFBMC is also working on ways to develop faster, less expensive therapies. Chapel Hill entrepreneurs are bringing business to our state. And author Katy Simpson Smith talks about her new book.

Katy Simpson Smith discusses her debut novel THE STORY OF LAND AND SEA (on-sale: 8-26-14) with @HarperAudio_US Producer Erin Wicks. This episode also includes an excerpt from the audio edition performed by Edoardo Ballerini. ABOUT THE STORY OF LAND AND SEA Set in a small coastal town in North Carolina during the waning years of the American Revolution, this incandescent debut novel follows three generations of family—fathers and daughters, mother and son, master and slave, characters who yearn for redemption amidst a heady brew of war, kidnapping, slavery, and love. Drawn to the ocean, ten-year-old Tabitha wanders the marshes of her small coastal village and listens to her father’s stories about his pirate voyages and the mother she never knew. Since the loss of his wife Helen, John has remained land-bound for their daughter, but when Tab contracts yellow fever, he turns to the sea once more. Desperate to save his daughter, he takes her aboard a sloop bound for Bermuda, hoping the salt air will heal her. Years before, Helen herself was raised by a widowed father. Asa, the devout owner of a small plantation, gives his daughter a young slave named Moll for her tenth birthday. Left largely on their own, Helen and Moll develop a close but uneasy companionship. Helen gradually takes over the running of the plantation as the girls grow up, but when she meets John, the pirate turned Continental soldier, she flouts convention and her father’s wishes by falling in love. Moll, meanwhile, is forced into marriage with a stranger. Her only solace is her son, Davy, whom she will protect with a passion that defies the bounds of slavery. In this elegant, evocative, and haunting debut, Katy Simpson Smith captures the singular love between parent and child, the devastation of love lost, and the lonely paths we travel in the name of renewal.