Podcasts about Lincoln in the Bardo

This week's book guest is Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders.Sara and Cariad are joined by comedy acting legend Sally Phillips to discuss teaching, graveyards, Civil War and hard-ons.Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you! And we'll be back in September with more Weird reads!Lincoln In The Bardo is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.You can find Sally on Instagram: @sallysmackSara's debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.Cariad's book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.Cariad's children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to pre-order now.Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Saunders joins for a conversation about Michael Silverblatt, the former host of BOOKWORM. Silverblatt had to retire in 2022 for medical reasons, ending BOOKWORM's 33-year run. Saunders, one of the most venerated writers in America (TENTH OF DECEMBER, LIBERATION DAY, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO), was a regular guest on BOOKWORM starting in 1997 - and one of its most distinct. He and Silverblatt had a special relationship, chronicled across four hours of conversation you can listen to in the KCRW archive. Saunders and Silverblatt, discussing his novel LINCOLN IN THE BARDO: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bookworm/george-saunders-lincoln-in-the-bardo-part-i Saunders and Silverblatt, discussing his collection TENTH OF DECEMBER: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bookworm/george-saunders-tenth-of-december-part-one Saunders and Silverblatt, discussing his most recent collection of stories and essays, A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bookworm/george-saunders-russians-reading-writing-part-1 ---------- instagram: @thousandmoviepod email: thousandmovieproject at gmail dot com

Steven James, host of The Story Blender, is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more than eighty different publications, including the New York Times. He is also a popular keynote speaker and professional storyteller with a master's degree in storytelling.  Bethany Jett  is an author, as well as a literary agent and a book marketing expert. She co-founded Serious Writer, Inc. and recently completed an MFA in Communication. When she's not writing or speaking at events nationwide, she reads suspense novels, manages a busy household with three boys and consults on the business of writing.  Kaleo Griffith was raised in the Hawaiian Islands and has been been performing since the age of 15. Griffith graduated cum laude from Franklin Pierce University with a B.A. in Theatre, holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has also lived, and trained classically in the United Kingdom through Roger Williams University. Recently Kaleo has been nominated for his second Audie for Tools of Titans written by Tim Ferriss. Griffith's voice work encompasses many TV/ Radio commercial campaigns and over 250 audiobooks. Griffith won an Audie for Lincoln In The Bardo (multicast) and has been honored by The Library Journal, and AudioFile Magazine with six "Earphone" Awards. He is the narrator for the audiobook of Steven James' newest novel, BROKER OF LIES. 

George Saunders is the author of nine books, including the novel LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, which won the Man Booker Prize, and the brand-new short story collection LIBERATION DAY. On today's episode George is in conversation with Matt Rodbard, host of the popular food culture show THE TASTE PODCAST. They discussed Chicago pizza, Santa Cruz coffee, lunch in Texas oil fields, and food of the future. It's a fun, wide-ranging discussion. You can also subscribe to THE TASTE PODCAST right on this very platform. Now enjoy Matt Rodbard in conversation with the author George Saunders.

In our last week with George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo, we talk about whether it matters if some of the "quotations" from supposedly contemporary sources are fictional, and if it would matter if all of them were made up. From there, we discuss whether there is anything problematic about Saunders's use of ghosts, or if Sam is just being a woke baby. For this series we will review and discuss Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Oct 21 - Nov 4, Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld Nov 11 - Dec 2, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Dec 9 - Dec 23. You can join our Reddit discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

This week we start our new series Alternate Histories/Alternate Realities with a novel from a master of the short story George Saunders. We loved Saunders's short stories-- does his debut novel measure up?   For this series we will review and discuss Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Oct 21 - Nov 4, Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld Nov 11 - Dec 2, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Dec 9 - Dec 23. You can join our Reddit discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

For the next few months, we're sharing some of our favorite conversations from the podcast's archives. This week's segments first appeared in 2017 and 2019, respectively.The writer George Saunders has long been acclaimed for his short stories, which he has collected into five books since 1996 (including this year's “Liberation Day”). But in 2017 he showed he was comfortable with longer narratives as well when he released his first novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” invoking multiple voices and ghostly spirits to portray President Lincoln's grief at the death of his young son even as the Civil War raged. Saunders visited the podcast that year to talk about the novel, and how the process of writing it was different for him from story writing. “It seemed like something that was going to have to be approached pretty earnestly, and I wasn't sure I had the chops to do that,” he told the host Pamela Paul. “I kind of had this little talk with myself: Dude, you're 50-whatever-I-was ... This is something you've been wanting to write your whole life. You've now been through many of the major milestones of life. You know, I'm old, I have beautiful kids, everything. Why is this material too earnest for you, or too whatever? So I made a little contract with myself that I would do three months of trying, just to see if it caught fire.”Also this week, we revisit Paul's 2019 conversation with the journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his book “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland,” which looked at the Troubles in Northern Ireland through the lens of one young widow's disappearance in 1972. “I'm drafting on an incredibly brave effort by her children, starting in the 1990s, to come out and break the code of silence in Ireland, and say: ‘We need to know what happened,'” said Keefe, whose book went on to be named one of our 10 Best Books of 2019.We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@nytimes.com.

Critically acclaimed author George Saunders joined the National Writers Series for a conversation about his book "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" with fellow short-story author and NWS Creative Writing Lab instructor Kevin Fitton. Saunders is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including "Lincoln in the Bardo," which won the Man Booker Prize; and "Tenth of December," a finalist for the National Book Award. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. In this conversation, we discussed how a writer can define success (creative and otherwise), about whether writing is a teachable skill, what George's writing process is like and much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nationalwritersseries/message

This week Don talks with George Saunders about his new novel "Lincoln In The Bardo" at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL.

Three magical realism novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, are reviewed.Books and Resources Discussed:Only Murders in the Building, Hulu and Disney+Everything is Alive, podcastThe Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiParakeet by Marie-Helene BertinoLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelA Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George SaundersFollow Red Fern Book Review:Website: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/Instagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://redfernbookreview.com/newsletterBook Subscription Box: The Red Fern Book Review Spring Book BoxAffiliate LinksI participate in affiliate marketing programs where I receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on my website. Your cost remains unchanged. Thank you for supporting Red Fern Book Review by clicking on these links to make your purchases!

In this episode, Max discusses Lincoln in the Bardo, surrealism, the beauty of the short story, the need for violence to create change, and much more.Two Guys One Book is now in podcast form! It is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please consider subscribing directly to our feed so you get updates in your podcast catcher whenever a new podcast goes live!Follow us on Goodreads to see what we're reading:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/96149881-max-chapinhttps://www.goodreads.com/user/show/96136938-pedro-michelsYou can also watch the video here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit maxchapin.substack.com

This podcast was first posted on February 26, 2017. George Saunders, author of the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. George Saunders is the highly acclaimed author of several short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline,” “In Persuasion Nation” and others, along with political commentary that recently appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines. His latest novel takes place in the form of a fictional oral history from the perspective of several ghosts who survive after death in a Washington DC graveyard in 1862. Willie Lincoln, the favored son of Abraham Lincoln, has gotten sick and died, and during the course of the book, the President visits his son's tomb. The book deals with the Civil War, with the relationship of blacks and whites in America, with beliefs about life and death, and with the relationship of history and memory. Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize. His latest book is a collection of essays, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading and Life, published in January, 2021.     The post George Saunders, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” 2017 appeared first on KPFA.

This week, Susan and Laura share sparks inspired by the bestseller Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. This exploration of grief led to a greater understanding of Mary Todd Lincoln, perhaps some tolerance and acceptance regarding her mental health, and introduced us to the phenomenal story of Elizabeth Keckly, former enslaved person who became a business owner and personal modiste to the First Lady.

George Saunders is the multi-award-winning, bestselling author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and ten other books. He talks about his latest, A SWIM IN THE POND IN THE RAIN, and all things literary with A Mighty Blaze host Mark Cecil, a.k.a. "The Thoughtful Bro." Hosted by Trisha Blanchet.

Dave shares Saunders's first novel with his pals.

George Saunders won the Booker Prize for his 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. For the last 20 years, he has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his students at Syracuse University. He shares a version of that class in his new book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

George Saunders won the Booker Prize for his 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. For the last 20 years, he has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his students at Syracuse University. He shares a version of that class in his new book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

The American writer George Saunders won the 2017 Booker Prize with Lincoln In The Bardo and is an award-winning author of short stories. His new book A Swim In A Pond In The Rain explains how short stories work with the aid of Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Dorian Lynskey is a fan. George Saunders talks to Dorian about his “shovel in the fictive graveyard”, being a working class writer in a middle class world, the value of “looming catastrophe” in life and art… and why reading fiction is the best training for spotting lies in loved ones, colleagues and politicians. “I had the idea that literature was a beautiful gilded mansion and I had to leave all my real shit at the door. And it's not true.”“Our basic storytelling gland has to do with curiosity”“My job as a writer is to get to a place where the world doesn't surprise me.”“A story isn't a monolithic whole that comes from the writer's moral qualities. It's a magic trick made out of fragments of language.”“When you've got an administration that rejects enlightenment values they're not susceptible to satire. And I found that with Trump.”Presented by Dorian Lynskey. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. The Bunker is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's show, George Saunders, author of the Booker Prize winning novel Lincoln In The Bardo, talks to Neil about the genius of the Russian short story in his latest book A Swim In A Pond In The Rain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This bonus episode accompanies episode 3.3, "Willie was his favorite, right?"As we work on answering the questions for the show, we sometimes have fascinating encounters that are outside the main episode, but we still want to get them in your hands. About two and a half years ago, our Executive Director Erin Carlson Mast was in conversation with George Saunders, the author of Lincoln in the Bardo, on the Kojo Nnamdi show. The Kojo Show and American University were gracious enough to allow us to share with you some excerpts from the conversation. You can hear the full show at: https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2018-02-14/george-saunders-introduces-us-to-166-singular-ghosts-and-another-side-of-president-lincolnwww.lincolncottage.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Lincoln in the Bardo" is a remarkable piece of writing.  The characters speak in epitaphs throughout, which makes reading the book a deeply involved experience.  .   The final the sensation, having reached the end of the book, is one of a generous and compassionate recognition of our condition.  Letting go of grief.  Yes, really remarkable.  

"Lincoln in the Bardo" is a remarkable piece of writing.  The characters speak in epitaphs throughout, which makes reading the book a deeply involved experience.  .   The final the sensation, having reached the end of the book, is one of a generous and compassionate recognition of our condition.  Letting go of grief.  Yes, really remarkable.  

A story of Abe Lincoln, pining for his lost son with interaction from the living and the dead.

On this episode, we finish off our discussions on Lincoln in the Bardo and argue about the dubious credibility of saying this is based on a true story. We're back next time with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!You can comment on a "video" version of this podcast on Brian's Book Bastion on YouTube.

We're back with our first book of the pod - Lincoln in the Bardo! We discuss TLDR Titles, audiobook adaptations, post mortem poops, and more! We'll be back with the final half of the book in the next episode.Intro Music:Violin - DaniBanjo - BrianAesthetics:Aesthetic Overseer - JaimieYou can comment on a "video" version of this podcast on Brian's Book Bastion on YouTube.

LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline Happy Holidays from the To Read List! To celebrate, we review two beloved books, READY PLAYER ONE and LINCOLN IN THE BARDO! Will Toby appreciate the George Saunders novel more the second time he attempts it? Will Bailey understand Ernest Cline’s video game references? Tune in to find out.

In this short episode, we look at what our host, Erin, is reading now, what new books have been added to her queue, and a short review of the book Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.  Saunders has a beautiful way of weaving a story about the tremendous grief of Abraham Lincoln over his son Willie with stories of those passed on who are trying to help young Willie as he makes the "transition".  The dialogue and writing throw many for a loop but Erin will give you her opinion on why its worth the patience to read it!

Rob Pearman tells regular reviewer Debbie Heath why he chose George Saunders' Man Booker prize winning novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' for this edition in the series 'Talking about Books and Audiobooks'

Rob Pearman tells regular reviewer Debbie Heath why he chose George Saunders' Man Booker prize winning novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' for this edition in the series 'Talking about Books and Audiobooks'

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Mike Leigh's film Peterloo is his biggest budget film. 200 years ago mounted yeomanry massacred unarmed protesters in Manchester who had gathered to demand their rights. The story is not often taught in schools and this film aims to increase public awareness of the barbarity and indifference of the authorities. We're reviewing 2 illustrated story books; Booker Prize winner George Saunders follows up Lincoln In The Bardo with a story apparently written by a fox. Also Posy Simmonds "Cassandra Darke" about love and dark machinations in world of fine art trading. Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele were near-contemporaries on the Viennese art scene if the late 1800s. A new exhibition at London's Royal Academy shows a selection of their drawings; erotic, tender, explicit, ethereal, beautiful and intimate Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright debbie tucker green's new play at The Royal Court Theatre in London is ear for eye, described as "a play about protest and the black body in the UK and US today” containing “snapshots of some experiences of protest; violence versus non-violence, direct action versus demonstrations”. Doing Money is a one-off drama for BBC TV about sex trafficking of Eastern European women. The writer Gwyneth Hughes also recently adapted Vanity Fair; the contrast could hardly be greater. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Ayesha Hazarika, Liz Jensen and Robert Hanks. The producer is Oliver Jones Podcast Extra selections: Liz recommends The British Library's selection of Mervyn Peake's manuscripts Ayesha recommends Tunng Robert recommends Day Of The Outlaw Tom recommends Room 237

This week, the Drunk Guys drink themselves into the afterlife while reading Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.  While the ghosts in the story seek to understand their own circumstances, the Drunk Guys seek to understand more about beer, and do so with some help from Dark Apparition by

Watch the video here. Having garnered wide readership and critical praise for his surreal, darkly funny fiction, ''it's no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction'' (The Wall Street Journal). He is the author of the New York Times notable books Pastoralia and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; Story Prize finalist In Persuasion Nation; and Tenth of December, a National Book Award finalist. One of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, Saunders is the recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships and has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lincoln in the Bardo spins a kaleidoscopic tale of the 16th President's son's death and his bizarre purgatorial afterlife.  (recorded 2/14/2017)

English Department student Tiana Visnjic reviews George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo in this creative podcast produced as an assessment task for the unit ENGL303 Narrative and the Novel.

Discussion Notes: Lincoln in the Bardo Next month’s novel: The Heirs by Susan Rieger Rated: Explicit The bookclub read the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. The hosts are split with Anais vehemently defending a novel she loved that Gerald disliked and Maya found disappointing, even as she saw... The post Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders | Literary Roadhouse Bookclub Ep 15 appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

David talks the 2016 campaign season, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, and storytelling with award-winning author George Saunders. Originally aired on February 22nd 2018.

  We did it. We read the George Saunders book that blew everyone’s mind in 2017. And then we talked about it.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the year is still young we thought we'd celebrate youth and all its triumphs, disappointments and naiveté. To that end we read Elif Batuman's delightful novel The Idiot, and chatted about the generally impressive crop of NBA rookies that have entered the league. Tune in to find out which NBA team Adam compared to The Big Bang Theory! And join us in two weeks for a discussion of George Saunders' novel Lincoln In The Bardo.

Fiona is ready and raring to tell you what we're reading this month - Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders. Two main points: 1) This book recently won the Man Booker Prize, and 2) OMG READ THIS BOOK. Get it read in time for our next main episode, due out at the end of December. And honestly, the best Christmas present we can give you is a reason to read this book. Read this book.

Episode 6 of Rewrite Radio features George Saunders in an on-stage conversation with Calvin College English professor Lew Klatt at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. A critically acclaimed author of essays, short stories, and now his first novel, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, Saunders discusses a wide range of topics including the intimacy of storytelling, how weird narratives work to disrupt moral cul-de-sacs, and creative writing as a form of play. George Saunders is the author of three essay collections and several works of fiction, including TENTH OF DECEMBER and LINCOLN IN THE BARDO. Among his many awards are the MacArthur “genius grant” and Guggenheim fellowships. In 1997, he joined the faculty of Syracuse University, where he is currently a professor of creative writing. To help introduce Saunders's interview we called up Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of the much-lauded short story collection NIGHT AT THE FIESTAS, and a fellow speaker at the 2016 Festival. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and The Best American Short Stories, among other places. She’s also an assistant professor at Princeton University.

This week on the MashReads podcast, we discuss Don't Call Us Dead, a poetry collection by Danez Smith, focusing on "Summer, Somewhere," the book's breathtaking 25 page opening poem about the afterlife of black boys murdered by police. Then, inspired by the depiction of paradise in "Summer, Somewhere," we discuss our favorite portrayals of death and the afterlife in literature including: Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, the Mediator series by Meg Cabot, the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix, and No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.Then, as always we close the show with recommendations: You can see Peter's "u bum" sweatshirt here. Aliza recommends watching the movie Scream this month for Halloween. "It is a meta treatise on slasher films... I would recommend that if you're uneasy but interested in scary movies, then check out Scream." Also, she is embarking on a quest to watch one horror movie each day in October. You can follow along on her 31 day quest here. Peter recommends you watch the horror movie A Dark Song, a hidden gem on Netflix. "It's really quiet and it ratchets up the dread a little bit at a time, and it's really fun, in the way that horror movies are good. It's great and atmospheric." MJ recommends all of the articles celebrating the rise of Cardi B, especially "Bloody Slippers: The Fairy-Tale Come-Up of Cardi B" by Lindsay Zoladz and "Cardi B, the Female Rapper Who Ousted Taylor Swift From the Top of the Charts." "Just shout out to Cardi B and her tremendous achievement. 'Bodak Yellow' is a bop, through and through." He also recommends "Is True Love Real, Y/N," an advice column by JP Brammer for Grindr's digital magazine Into. "I read this essay and I got Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things level chills."

Known for the outrageous comedy of his acclaimed short stories, George Saunders says that daring to write this novel about grief, loss and the journey of the soul was like jumping off a cliff. [REPEAT]

Lincoln in the Bardo dramatizes a grieving President Lincoln as he visits the grave of his beloved son Willie, who died at age eleven. In the novel, the buried dead believe they're not dead -- "they're sick and refer to their coffins as "sick boxes." [REPEAT]

Lincoln in the Bardo is a ghostly story that unfolds in a graveyard over the course of a single night. Narrated by a chorus of voices and historical sources this innovative novel invites discussion. We find out what Kate's book club made of it. We also speak to Michelle and Claire from an East London feminist book club, and get some good ideas for how to manage a book club where everyone is learning as they go along. We end with our usual recommendations you might want to try out for your next book club read. • Get in touch with us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @thebookclubreviewpod, find us on Facebook under thebookclubreview or leave us a comment on iTunes, we'd love to hear from you. • Kate's book club website is www.whatkatyread.co.uk. Click on 'archive' at the top to see our list of books going back over seven years, which can be viewed either in date order, or by our star ratings according to how much we liked them. • Books mentioned in this episode: The Tenth of December, George Saunders, The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Memoir of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, The Golden Notebook, Doris Lessing, The Bees, Laline Paull, Grief is a Thing With Feathers, Max Porter, The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey, Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas, Days Without End, Sebastian Barry, Beloved, Toni Morrison, Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome, The Power, Naomi Alderman • For our next book club we will be reading and discussing This is London by Ben Judah. • If you have read this far then you're probably the sort of person who might want to keep listening for our 'extra' bit at the end, where we talk about what we've been reading outside of book club. Stay tuned for true confessions of what we keep on our kindles.

Phone Girl reviews(negatively)Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders!

Hey, ya cutie! We're back with our talk about Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. In this epi, we talk about: wine wine wine (does white really have fewer calories, obtw?), the funky and poetic structure of this novie, the idea that this book may be "easier" as an audiobook, too much vs. too little character development, lots of action vs. contemplative moments, Ashley basically tells the whole book Thrill Me by Benjamin Percy, and mooooore. Olivia drinks: coffee Ashley drinks: nada, baby We read: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Up next: The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch Music by: Matt Costa!

This month Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Nora Caplan-Bricker discuss George Saunders' Lincoln In the Bardo. Next month is Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. The Slate Audio Book Club is sponsored by Audible, with an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free audiobook with a 30 day trial at www.audible.com/Audiobookclub And by Blue Apron. Create delicious, home-cooked meals with fresh ingredients delivered right to your door. Get your first THREE meals FREE when you go to BlueApron.com/AUDIOCLUB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys just read George Saunders' first novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." It's a weird one but it's also real good. This conversation is spoiler-free, and should be interesting even to folks who haven't read the book yet. Also at the end Tony briefly loses his mind laughing at the dumbest bit in the world. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.  

This week we're talking about the new George Saunders book, Lincoln in the Bardo, about a bunch of spooky ghosts who hang out in a graveyard with Abraham Lincoln's son. Also: Cheers fan fiction. Get excited, listeners!

In the debut episode, George Saunders, author of the bestselling novel LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, reveals what it was like getting inside President Lincoln's soul and we talk to YA writer Lamar Giles about his latest novel, OVERTURNED, and why he fights to ensure diverse characters, written by diverse writers, appear on bookstore shelves. Wondering which new, bestselling books our expert book critics think are worth your time (and which ones you should avoid!)? Kirkus Reviews senior editors join us to tell you the what's what.

We were joined by the bestselling, Folio Prize-winning, George Saunders to discuss his astonishing first novel Lincoln in the Bardo, as well as performing arts company Word for Word who treated us to a dramatic reading from the book. Word for Word Performing Arts Company is an ensemble whose mission is to tell great stories with elegant theatricality, staging performances of classic and contemporary fiction. Co-artistic directors Susan Harloe and JoAnne Winter founded Word for Word in 1993. http://www.zspace.org/aboutwordforword/ Lincoln—Velina Brown Willy Lincoln—Jia Taylor Hans Vollman—Joel Mullinnex Bevins—Sheila Balter Other Voices—Kehinde Koyejo and Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe directed by Jim Cave

A little something extra for you, the lovely Backlisted listeners, and a departure from our usual subject matter - a new(ish) book! After recording the upcoming show on Patrick Hamilton's 'Slaves Of Solitude' with guests authors Lissa Evans and Stuart Evers, John & Andy took the opportunity to ask them what they thought of George Saunders' debut novel. Normal service will be resumed next week.

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Griff Rhys Jones plays the title rol in a freely adapted production of Moliere's The Miser Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart as a young woman trying to communicate with her dead twin brother beyond the veil President Abraham Lincoln never overcame his grief at the death of his son Willie and American novelist George Saunders has written Lincoln In The Bardo which explores how he tried to cope An exhibition of works by Michelangelo & Sebastiano at London's National Gallery explores the two artists mutually supportive and inspiring relationship Simon Amstell has created Carnage, a mockumentary from the future looking at the rise of veganism. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Ravenhill, Rosie Boycott and Melissa Harrison. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Michael Farris Smith and James figured out pretty early on in the conversation that they were cut from the same cloth. Michael is the author of THE HANDS OF STRANGERS, RIVERS, and his latest novel, DESPERATION ROAD, is out now. He and James discuss following the story, not thinking too hard, realizing something is boring, and how the rise and fall of music can serve as a model for fiction. Then, Steve Iwanski, manager of Turnrow Book Co., talks about his store and recommends books.   - Michael Farris Smith: https://michaelfarrissmith.com/ Michael and James discuss:  THE MAID'S VERSION by Daniel Woodrell The Southern Festival of the Book Square Books  Lemuria Books  Ann Patchett  Newtonville Books Brookline Booksmith  Porter Square Books Mississippi Book Festival  Somerset Review  CLMP  Manhattan Public Library  The Pushcart Prize  The Center for Writers at Ole Miss  Publisher's Weekly  Carolina Wren Press Hannah Tinti  One Story  Frederick Barthelme  Steven Barthelme  The New Yorker  Jason Isbell  "Fire Away" by Chris Stapleton Steve Earle  "Breaker's Roar" by Sturgill Simpson  "You Want it Darker" by Leonard Cohen - Turnrow Book Co: http://turnrowbooks.com/ James and Steve Discuss: COMMONWEALTH by Ann Patchett Lady Gaga Jamie Kornegay  FURIOUS COOL: RICHARD PRYOR AND THE WORLD THAT MADE HIM by David Henry and Joe Henry The Alabama Booksmith Wiley Cash  William Faulkner  Eudora Welty  THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH by Richard Flanagan  The Greenwood Shakespeare Project DESPERATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith  THE STRAYS by Emily Bitto  THE HISTORY OF WOLVES by Emily Fridlund THE MIDNIGHT COOL by Lydia Peele  Ketch Secor Old Crow Medicine Show  THE WORLD UNDONE by GJ Meyer  THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD by Douglas Preston  THE LOST CITY OF Z by David Grann  ICE GHOSTS by Paul Watson  THE WORLD TO COME by Jim Shepard  LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders  SALVAGE THE BONES by Jesmyn Ward  MEN WE REAPED by Jesmyn Ward  SING, UNBURIED, SING by Jesmyn Ward  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

In this bonus programme, TLS fiction editor Toby Lichtig interviews George Saunders about his first novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 6 of Rewrite Radio features George Saunders in an on-stage conversation with Calvin College English professor Lew Klatt at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. A critically acclaimed author of essays, short stories, and now his first novel, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, Saunders discusses a wide range of topics including the intimacy of storytelling, how weird narratives work to disrupt moral cul-de-sacs, and creative writing as a form of play. George Saunders is the author of three essay collections and several works of fiction, including TENTH OF DECEMBER and LINCOLN IN THE BARDO. Among his many awards are the MacArthur “genius grant” and Guggenheim fellowships. In 1997, he joined the faculty of Syracuse University, where he is currently a professor of creative writing. To help introduce Saunders's interview we called up Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of the much-lauded short story collection NIGHT AT THE FIESTAS, and a fellow speaker at the 2016 Festival. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and The Best American Short Stories, among other places. She’s also an assistant professor at Princeton University.

Episode 7 of Rewrite Radio features the on-stage conversation between Tobias Wolff and his former student, George Saunders, that took place after Saunders’s keynote at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. As a professor of creative writing, Tobias was a major influence on George when the younger writer did his MFA at Syracuse. George now teaches at Syracuse himself, while Tobias recently retired after finishing his teaching career at Stanford. George has called Tobias an American master, one of our best short-story writers. And Tobias has called George “one of the luminous spots of our literature for the past 20 years.” Needless to say, we were delighted and honored to host their first public dialogue about their work. Moderated by Sarina Gruver Moore, the conversation covers how writers situate themselves within a creative lineage, the danger of abstractions, and the ways Catholicism and Buddhism influence their writing. To introduce the recording, we caught up with George just as he was getting ready to go out on the road to promote his first novel LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and we talked about Tobias and their time together at the Festival.

George Saunders, author of the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. George Saunders is the highly acclaimed author of several short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline,” “In Persuasion Nation” and others, along with political commentary that recently appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines. His latest novel takes place in the form of a fictional oral history from the perspective of several ghosts who survive after death in a Washington DC graveyard in 1862. Willie Lincoln, the favored son of Abraham Lincoln, has gotten sick and died, and during the course of the book, the President visits his son's tomb. The book deals with the Civil War, with the relationship of blacks and whites in America, with beliefs about life and death, and with the relationship of history and memory. It has gotten rave reviews since publication. The post George Saunders: Lincoln in the Bardo appeared first on KPFA.

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss George Saunders's new postmodern novel 'Lincoln In The Bardo'And as always, we close the show with recommendations: Aliza recommends the audiobook version of Lincoln In The Bardo. "The audiobook for this book, Lincoln In The Bardo, is amazing. All of the 166 different perspectives have a different voice actor; they're all well known celebrities/ big name actors, and they all apparently knocked it out of the park." Peter recommends rewatching the first John Wick movie (before seeing John Wick: Chapter 2). "What I love so much about that movie is that it all takes place in its own kind of silly world, but it knows it's silly and it's fine being silly." MJ recommends Kathryn Schulz's 'When Things Go Missing,' a new essay in the New Yorker about grief and the phenomenon of losing things. "It's both a really heartbreaking and emotional essay, but also a masterful one. [Kathryn Schulz] is such a phenomenal writer. I highly recommend you go read this."

"My book is about one night in 1862, Lincoln was president and his 11-year-old son Willy passed away."

Julianna Baggott can write anything, from literary fiction for adults to books for children and everything in between. She tells James about what fuels her writing, how she writes so much, her love of the reader, and how she really only wants to be Cal Ripken. Then Julianna's daughter, the artist Phoebe Scott, joins the show to talk about her work and being raised by a writer.     Julianna and James Discuss:   Andre Dubus  Wendy Wasserstein Arthur Miller Moss Hart  John Keats  THE HOURS by Michael Cunningham  Oliver Sacks John le Carre Raymond Carver Graham Greene Carol Reed (director)   100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  George Saunders  Aimee Bender  Oliver Wendell Holmes  LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/