Podcast appearances and mentions of Kevin Sampsell

Today, Shane Kowalski talks to us about being funny, starting his writing career on Tumblr, working with Kevin Sampsell on Future Tense, formerly working for the post office, his favorite writers, and more! Shane Kowalski is the author of Small Moods (Future Tense). He lives in Pennsylvania.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Sampsell is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He has worked at Powell's Book Store since 1998 as an events coordinator and the head of the small press section. His memoir, A Common Pornography, was published by Harper Perennial in January 2010. His latest book, I Made an Accident: Collages and Poems, just came out from Clash Books. If you want to know about Textual Healing or grab a "Textual Healer" t-shirt go to our site: https://textualpodcast.com/ OR If you want to leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, you can do it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Be sure to check out past episodes and future ones every other Saturday. Textual Healing also has new micro-episodes called "Off The Record" that will appear every Saturday where there aren't full-length author interviews. The next "Off The Record" episode will feature C E Hoffman reading an excerpt from their new chapbook, Ghost, Trolls, And Other Things On The Internet.

Michael talks with Kevin Sampsell about his work at Powell's, the story of Future Tense Books, getting into books at 21, stumbling on a memoir, getting into collage after publishing a novel, I MADE AN ACCIDENT (Clash Books, 2022), the mysterious allure of magazines older than you are, the influence of collage on his poetry, losing a book written off the cloud, and more.Kevin Sampsell is the author of several books, including the memoir A Common Pornography (Harper Perenniel), the novel This Is Between Us (Tin House Books), and most recently the visual collage and poetry collection I Made an Accident (CLASH Books). He coordinates events and the small press rack at Powell's Books and is the publisher of Future Tense Books.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.

Kevin Sampsell is the author of I Made an Accident, a book of his collages, out now on Clash Books. He's also a memoirist and novelist and runs Future Tense […]

Kevin Sampsell reads "Composition" by Benjamin Kessler from the Nautical Lore issue.

Desmond Everest Fuller reads "You OK" by Kevin Sampsell from the June 2019 Dreams Issue. Sampsell is the founder of Future Tense Books and the author of A Common Pornography and This is Between Us. He is an events coordinator and the small press section curator at Powell's Books.

Our series finale introduces author Traci Foust in the voices of a couple dozen other writers from both seasons of the podcast, featuring original musical composition and a song by Maiah Wynne.Click here to buy a copy of Traci's memoir, Nowhere Near Normal.Click here to check out more of Maiah's music.Thank you to the following storytellers for lending their voices:Adam Strong, Brianna Barrett, Christina Butcher, David Ciminello, Davis Slater, DeAngelo Gillispie, Domi Shoemaker, Felicity Fenton, Geronimo Tagatac, Jackie Shannon Hollis, Jason Arias, Jennifer Robin, James A. Gilletti, Kate Gray, Kate Ristau, Kevin Sampsell, Kimberly King Parsons, Margaret Malone, Mark Russell, Mo Daviau, Rick Hall, Samuel Snoek-Brown, Stephanie Strange, Stevan Allred, Suzy Vitello, Tammy Lynne Stoner, Yuvi Zalkow.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/sttspod)

**Correction to the introduction of this episode** This last November (NOT this last December), we were invited to participate in LitCrawl, an annual literary event in Portland where various performances occur all around different venues. For our event, we had 45 minutes. Five performers. Six stories. With the Colin Trio being our live band. This was an experiment that wound up facing a packed crowd and being invited back for next year! Thank you to Tabitha Blankenbiller, Jennifer Robin, Kevin Sampsell, Margaret Malone, and Brianna Barrett for performing.Hear more episodes: sttspod.comLearn how to become a patron: patreon.com/sttspodClick here to rate us on iTunes. Otherwise, please share this episode with your friends and family -- new episodes arrive every Tuesday!Thank you for listening.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/sttspod)

Written and narrated by Kevin Sampsell. Musical performance by Joshua Rivera.In this week's episode, Kevin gets us stuck inside a man's paranoid head on a walk to the bus stop. Then Joshua performs a song.Read Kevin's writing: kevinsampsell.comCheck out Joshua Rivera's music and videos: vimeo.com/rollstarsHear more episodes: sttspod.comLearn how to become a patron: patreon.com/sttspodClick here to rate us on iTunes. Otherwise, please share this episode with your friends and family -- new episodes arrive every Tuesday!Thank you for listening.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/sttspod)

Today we're connected with Kevin Sampsell--editor (Portland Noir and other books), publisher (Future Tense Books), bookstore employee (Powell’s Books) and author (Creamy Bullets, A Common Pornography, and This Is Between Us). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kevin Sampsell

Epigraph For our third episode, we interview Kevin Sampsell, bookseller at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.    Introduction [0:30] In Which Emma & Kim Feel Like Literary Underachievers Compared to Kevin’s Many Bookish Pursuits, Then We Order Lifestyles [0:43] When he’s not bookselling at Powell’s Books, Kevin runs the small press Future Tense Books, along with their new ebook imprint Instant Future. He’s also the author of A Common Pornography: A Memoir and This is Between Us, as well as the editor of Portland Noir.      [1:13] Drink of the Day: The Lifestyle - Jameson Irish Whiskey and ginger ale (from Ablutions: Notes for a Novel by Patrick deWitt)   collage by Kevin Sampsell Chapter I In Which We Discuss Rad Trans & Queer Books, Talk About Customer Anti-Merchandizing Techniques, and Discover that Kevin is a Greasy Buddy Holly [2:35] Emma’s reading Witches of America by Alex Mar (pubs 20 Oct 2015)   [2:54] Kim’s reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (pubs 22 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson [3:28] Trans/Queer books! The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques (pubs 22 Sept 2015) George by Alex Gino (pubs 25 Aug 2015) Please Don’t Kill the Freshman: A Memoir by Zoe Trope (Future Tense edition, here) Being by Zach Ellis     Also mentioned: the Tin House Writer’s Workshop, Bad Blood Reading Series [8:36] Kevin is reading SO MANY GOOD BOOKS RIGHT NOW The Revolution of Every Day by Cari Luna Savage Park: A Meditation on Play, Space, and Risk for Americans Who Are Nervous, Distracted, and Afraid to Die by Amy Fusselman Yet another shoutout to Lidia Yuknavitch: The Small Backs of Children and The Chronology of Water: A Memoir. Have you read her books yet? Just go do it. Right now. We’ll wait. Hollywood Notebook by Wendy C Ortiz (also mentioned: Excavation: A Memoir) Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney (also mentioned: Adam Wilson)     [14:37] August Releases!! The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips The Scamp by Jennifer Pashley Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh     Chapter II In Which Kevin Discusses Working at Powell’s (Largest Bookstore in the World?), The Power of Small Presses, and Publishing E-Books [20:58] Powell’s City of Books Store Map [23:46] White Elephants: On Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing by Katie Haegele [24:20] Weirde Sister by James Gendron (coming 2016 from Octopus Books - check out an excerpt to get psyched) [24:39] Sexual Boat (Sex Boats) by James Gendron [32:56] Some authors that have moved between Small Presses and Big Publishers: Alissa Nutting - Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, Tampa Lindsay Hunter - Daddy’s, Don’t Kiss Me, Ugly Girls Maggie Nelson - Bluets     Small Presses Mentioned: Starcherone, Featherproof, Wave [36:10] Future Tense’s e-book imprint Instant Future [36:44] Starvation Mode by Elissa Washuta (author of My Body is a Book of Rules) Chapter III In Which We Talk About Even More Awesome August Releases, Kevin Observing Customers Buying His Book, Author Crushes, and MORE BOOKS [40:22] More August Releases: Dome of the Hidden Pavilion: New Poems by James Tate New American Stories, edited by Ben Marcus (who previously edited The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories)     Pro-tip: the bathroom at Powell’s is upstairs in the Purple Room. Now you know. [44:05] Kevin’s Go-To Handsells A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (available in paperback Jan 2016) Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz     Also mentioned: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, Home Land by Sam Lipsyte [46:57] Kevin’s Impossible Handsells Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner     Also mentioned: George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Barry Hannah, Donald Ray Pollock [48:45] How to Keep Up with ALL the Books?     [49:00] Reading Backlist: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [49:30] Short chapters: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill [50:17] Kevin’s Station Eleven/Wild/Desperate Desert Island Books books Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey Sharon Olds (author of Stag’s Leap)     [Collage by Kevin Sampsell, using the cover of Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey] [52:07] Kevin’s Favorite Bookstores (other than Powell’s) Skylight Books in Los Angeles, CA McNally Jackson in New York City, NY Reading Frenzy in Portland, OR [52:46] Kevin’s Favorite Literary Media OTHERPPL with Brad Listi Podcast (Kevin was on Episode 227) Noon Literary Annual [53:50] Last Book Kevin Gifted: Do It Yourself Guide To Fighting the Big Motherfuckin Sad by Adam Gnade Also mentioned: Dear Shane: a Mental Health Resource About Staying Alive by Craig Kelly Epilogue In Which Kevin Tells Us All the Places YOU Can Find Him On the Internets Website: www.kevinsampsell.com Twitter: @kevinsampsell Collage Tumblr: kevinsampsellcollages.tumblr.com Future Tense Books: www.futuretensebooks.com Instant Future Books: www.thisisinstantfuture.com Find Emma on Twitter @thebibliot and writing nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. And you can follow both of us [as a podcast] on Twitter @drunkbookseller!       Okay, don’t forget to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice and hey maybe rate us if you like the show. Mmmkay byeee.

This week we're reading Kevin Sampsell's essay "I'm Jumping Off The Bridge" and talking about failed utopias: shakers, fruit-lovers, dangerous cults, and more. For more, visit us at bookfightpod.com.

Chronicling five years of a troubled romance,This Is Between Us offers an intimate view of one couple’s struggle—from the illicit beginnings of sexual obsession to the fragile architecture of a pieced-together family. Full of sweet moments, emotional time bombs, unexpected humor, and blunt sexuality, the daily life of this man and woman, both recently divorced, with children and baggage in tow, emerges in all of its complexity. In this utterly engrossing debut novel, Kevin Sampsell delivers a confessional tale of love between two resilient people who have staked their hearts on each other. Join Jason Squamata, Pat Janowski, Mark Savage, and Kevin Sampsell [...]

Chronicling five years of a troubled romance,This Is Between Us offers an intimate view of one couple’s struggle—from the illicit beginnings of sexual obsession to the fragile architecture of a pieced-together family. Full of sweet moments, emotional time bombs, unexpected humor, and blunt sexuality, the daily life of this man and woman, both recently divorced, with children and baggage in tow, emerges in all of its complexity. In this utterly engrossing debut novel, Kevin Sampsell delivers a confessional tale of love between two resilient people who have staked their hearts on each other. Join Jason Squamata, Pat Janowski, Mark Savage, and Kevin Sampsell [...] The post Kevin Sampsell |This is Between Us | Author Interview appeared first on Book Circle Online.

On this week's show, I talk to fiction writer and memoirist Kevin Sampsell, Photo by Ellis Christopher. Plus Kevin Bray writes about finding Men on Divorce. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Find Burrow Press's releases here, & check out the discounted subscription rate.

There may be no author more integral to the Portland literary scene than Kevin Sampsell. Kevin is not only the small press curator and events coordinator at Powell’s books, but he’s also the editor of the Portland Noir fiction anthology, curated this year’s Wordstock literary festival, was in charge of LitHopPDX, Portland’s inaugural literary bar […] The post Kevin Sampsell : This Is Between Us appeared first on Tin House.

Kevin Sampsell is the guest. His debut novel, This is Between Us, is now available from Tin House Books. Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins, says "In This Is Between Us Kevin Sampsell writes with grace and intimacy about the toughest subject of all—love—and manages to capture a relationship in its natural state: wry and wistful, strange and sexy, humming with desire, quaking with vulnerability." And Patrick deWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers, says "This Is Between Us is an imperturbable, strange, melancholy (but never maudlin) piece of work. Kevin Sampsell straddles the line between candor and oversharing with an artful grace I found infectious." Monologue topics: mail, art vs. media, Tom Waits, LSD, the devil, doing the podcast live in front of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Marshall sits down in Portland's Montavilla with Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, editor of Portland Noir, and author of the memoir A Common Pornography and the novel This is Between Us, forthcoming from Tin House. They discuss the meth crime to be found beyond 82nd Avenue; Portland from the vantage point of his childhood in Washington's Tri-Cities; how he met other writers by publishing his own "lo-fi chapbooks"; how one forges one's own unique voice by maintaining their not-giving-a-crap nonchalance; his chronologically un-pinpointable founding of Future Tense and its surprise success with Zoe Trope's Please Don't Kill the Freshman; writing as a kind of martial art, which develops you even if you start out flabby, and which demands its own kind of meditation; how he became a (more) serious reader at Powell's Books; his love of southern writers, and more generally those who combine grittiness and heart; how unimportant he finds sense of place in fiction, yet how much praise he won for "capturing the Tri-Cities" in A Common Pornography; his technique of mixing the mundane with the shocking and hoping for the best; moving from the "no style" and short chapters of his last book to the longer chapters and conversational style of his new one; and the attractions of the Portland writing life, including having space to live and being in a place where nonfiction writers and poets might actually associate.

Quicksand by Kevin Sampsell

Join Wordstock founder Larry Colton and friends for new nonfiction readings by Portland's finest writers of the craft. Larry Colton, No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life (Crown, 2010) Wendy Burden, Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir (Gotham, 2010) Kevin Sampsell, A Common Pornography: A Memoir (Harper Perennial, 2010) Recorded October 6, 2010

Leanne Grabel, poet, performer, teacher and co-founder of the legendary poetry hub Cafe Lena, and Kevin Sampsell, of Future Tense Books and Powell's City of Books discuss the development of chapbooks, poetry and zines in Portland, along with much audience participation. Re-live some of the writing and music scene of the 1980s and 90s that put Portland on the map! Audience: Adult Recorded November 3, 2009 at Central Library