Podcast appearances and mentions of Michiko Kakutani

Risken för samhällskollapser är överhängande, redan innan de stora ekosystemen kraschar. Eva-Lotta beskriver behovet av både hopp och förtvivlan. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Jag var tolv när jag besökte London för första gången och betraktade miljonstaden med stora ögon. De många mörka byggnaderna gav en särskild känsla. Men så gick jag förbi när en av dem rengjordes. Det visade sig att huset inte alls var naturligt svart, utan ljust sandfärgat. Staden stank av alla luftföroreningar och jag borrade ner näsan i halsduken för att slippa känna, men när jag snöt mig på hotellrummet på kvällen blev näsduken ändå svart.På 1990-talet kom två tredjedelar av Storbritanniens elektricitet ännu från kol. Sedan dess har andelen minskat snabbt och ligger nu på mycket låga nivåer. De senaste gångerna jag besökt den engelska huvudstaden har det gått lätt att andas.Det går att förändra saker till det bättre men det är bråttom. Har du hört det förut? Det kan inte vara lätt att vara klimatforskare och tvingas balansera mellan att slå larm och att försäkra att det fortfarande går att göra saker för att hejda förloppet. Om vi inte tror att det går så lär ju heller ingen försöka. Men om inte allvaret framgår så finns en risk att vi inte agerar tillräckligt kraftfullt, tillräckligt snabbt.Av de nio planetära gränser som inte får överskridas för att vi ska kunna leva säkert så har redan sex passerats. Och ännu värre än för klimatet är läget för den biologiska mångfalden. Utrotningstakten är just nu mellan hundra och tusen gånger högre än normalt.I ett antal år har jag lidit av klimat- och miljöångest. Inte en sån där lagom som kan få en att shoppa second hand och sluta flyga utan en dödskramande som gjort det svårt att tänka på något annat och fått mig att böla på klimatmanifestationer trots att det finns få saker jag tycker sämre om än att andra ser mig gråta.Oxfordforskaren Hannah Ritchie led som yngre av samma mörka och livsfientliga klimatångest. Det ledde till ett liv av kontroll och anpassningar som liknar det ätstörda kan beskriva. Allt kretsade kring att göra så litet miljöavtryck som möjligt. Men så såg hon en föreläsning med Hans Rosling. Han visade hur mycket som blir bättre i världen och hon beskriver det nästan som en frälsningsupplevelse. Sedan dess har hon ägnat sin forskargärning åt att sammanställa data om läget i världen. I sin bok ”Not the end of the world” tar hon död på en rad missförstånd och visar att utvecklingen på många områden går åt rätt håll.Ritchie menar i boken att undergångsbudskap skadar mer än de gör gott eftersom de riskerar att förlama oss. Ofta är de heller inte sanna, vilket får forskare att se ut som idioter, och minskar förtroendet för deras slutsatser, skriver hon. Men, tänker jag, detsamma gäller väl om man som forskare utropar lösningar och räddningar som sedan inte infrias? Och att vi blir handlingsförlamade av skrämmande budskap saknar faktiskt stöd i forskning. Tvärtom leder rädsla ofta till konstruktiv aktion.Merparten av världens länder har lovat att nå netto nollutsläpp och det kommer att tvinga oss att omforma våra energisystem, att ändra hur och vad vi äter, hur vi förflyttar oss och hur vi bygger. Mycket gott händer redan på dessa områden och i teorin kan det förstås förbli så. Men den luriga verkligheten kan alltid komma emellan i form av galna världsledare, krig och konflikter eller en vald regering som tycker att tillväxt är viktigare än hållbarhet.Det är ett evigt trixande med siffror och alltid stort motstånd när ekonomin drabbas. Vi har ju invaggats i tron att allt ska kunna fortsätta i stort sett som vanligt. Ja, att det till och med kan bli bra för svensk ekonomi med klimatförändringar. Skidturister kanske börjar åka till Sverige i stället, när vintrarna uteblir i Alperna. Jippie.Den liberala demokratins starkaste lim är ekonomisk tillväxt, skriver essäisten Michiko Kakutani i boken ”The great wave”. Så länge vi kan dela på tillväxtens frukter så är det politiska maskineriet ganska lätt att hålla igång. Försvinner eller monopoliseras frukterna av några få kan det däremot bli otäckt, när de som uppfattar sig som förlorare söker syndabockar. Kanske särskilt, vill jag tillägga, i ett kulturellt klimat som vårt, där var och en är sitt eget varumärke och lyckas smed.Det vi behöver åstadkomma är dessutom överväldigande stort. I boken ”En jord för alla” beskriver en rad framstående forskare och policy-makare hur kriser inom klimat och miljö, ojämlikhet, fattigdom och livsmedelsproduktion hänger ihop. Precis som Ritchie pekar de ut framsteg och goda utvecklingskurvor men de är också tydliga med hur omfattande problemen är, och vad som ligger framför oss. De ordinerar statligt ägande i banker, globala skatter, medborgarfonder för omfördelning av rikedom och pengar till omställning, skuldavskrivning för fattiga länder, lägre konsumtion i rika länder, en total omställning av matproduktion och markanvändning, och lite till.De menar att detta faktiskt går att åstadkomma. Vi kan och vill ju. I G20-länderna stödjer en stor majoritet av medborgarna tanken att deras lands ekonomiska prioriteringar bör förskjutas från vinster och ökat välstånd till att fokusera på mänskligt välbefinnande och skydd av ekosystemen. Men tror forskarna verkligen på denna stora förändring själva? Tror jag på den när jag nu berättar om den? Är det realistiskt med en omställning i den skala och med den hastighet som krävs? Eller är det något vi väljer att tro för att trösta oss själva. Vårt behov av tröst är ju, som Stig Dagerman konstaterade, omättligt.När ett system faller samman öppnas utrymme för något nytt och de goda idéerna om hur det ska se ut är många. Kanske väntar en bättre värld längre fram. Frågan är i så fall hur vi ska ta oss dit på ett hyfsat säkert sätt. Michiko Kakutani konstaterar att i kaotiska perioder så går det gamla systemet sönder långt före det nya har blivit stabilt; och forskarna i ”En jord för alla” påpekar att risken för samhällskollapser är överhängande redan innan de riktigt stora ekosystemkollapserna sätter in.Vi kan inte längre räkna med varken förutsägbara förutsättningar i naturen eller med den relativa samhälleliga stabilitet som vi byggt upp sedan andra världskriget. Det ser ut att vara en skakig väg som ligger framför oss.Nu kanske du längtar efter en lugnande slutkläm, så här kommer den: Livet på jorden kommer vi inte klara att utrota hur illa det än går. Liv i många olika former kommer finnas kvar och människan som art har goda chanser att hänga med ett bra tag till eftersom vi är allätare och fenomenala på att anpassa oss. Dessutom: avskogningstakten i Amazonas har sjunkit; vi producerar redan idag tillräckligt med mat för att ge alla människor på planeten en hälsosam föda; och energianvändningen per capita i världen har fallit med omkring 25 procent sedan 1960-talet.Men glöm för den sakens skull nu inte det jag talade om tidigare. Tröst bör inte användas som ett draperi framför klarsyn.Eva-Lotta Hulténjournalist och författare

Are Trump allies training MAGA 'shock troops' to take over the government if Trump gets elected? Fascism hits a bump in the road as another state Supreme Court issues another devastating rebuke of the U.S. Supreme Court. Also- the war between Jack Smith and Judge "Loose Cannon" continues to heat up.And, Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lea Carpenter has had an unlikely and compelling path to becoming a writer of novels about espionage: Princeton and Harvard, working for both Senator Biden and Beau Biden and a 10 year magazine publishing career working for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and John F. Kennedy Jr.  There is a powerful connection in her writing to a subject that was not discussed as she was growing up in Delaware: her father's work in military intelligence and special operations during World War Two.  Add up all of the disparate influences and experiences and you have a novelist who has received some serious acclaim.  Toni Morrison called her writing “elegant prose.”  The esteemed New York Times reviewer Michiko Kakutani has dubbed Lea Carpenter “an extraordinarily gifted writer.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buy this book https://amzn.to/45ciTnQTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that connects the dots from Donald Trump's racist background to the Russian scandals"A searing indictment." — Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book." — Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellThe international bestseller that brought Trump's long history of racism, mafia ties, and shady business dealings into the limelight. Now with a new introduction and epilogue. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston, who had spent thirty years chronicling Donald Trump for the New York Times and other leading newspapers, takes readers from the origins of the Trump family fortune—his grandfather's Yukon bordellos during the Gold Rush—to his tumultuous gambling and real estate dealings in New York and Atlantic City, all the way to his election as president of the United States, giving us a deeply researched and shockingly full picture of one of the most controversial figures of our time.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Congressman Matt Gates is hosting shows on Newsmax -is that ethical? Is media corruption part of the oligarchic tail that wags the tail of Democracy?Plus - Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democracy is based on the will of the people - and that is a function of the information to which citizens have access. Can America rescue our nation's currently polluted streams of information and news?Plus Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani, and from "The Water Defender" by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Born a Crime Full Book SummaryMore Content On Bookey Book Summary Website. Trevor Noah was born in South Africa before the elimination of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation. Because his father is white and his mother is Black, he was born a “crime.” Though he was classified as colored and suffered from all kinds of inequality, he grew up under the protection of his mother, who was brave, pious, rebellious, and optimistic. Thanks to that, Noah grew up like a normal teenager without being negatively influenced by his social environment. Moreover, he inherited his mother's nature and took control of his life. Overview | Chapter 1Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we'll unlock the book Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. How could someone be born a crime? The protagonist and author of this book, Trevor Noah, is one such person. He was born a crime simply because his father is white and his mother is Black—such a combination was illegal under the Immorality Act. It was a crime no less than treason. The Immorality Act enacted by the apartheid regime in South Africa aimed at denying Black South Africans the same right to marry as whites. According to the Immorality Act, having sexual relations with a person of another race was a crime. The parents would be sentenced, and children born to such a relationship would be sent to an orphanage. In this book, Noah uses the first person point of view to explain how he grew up in South Africa, depicting what life was like under apartheid. We can see from this book that Noah, who was “born a crime,” had a difficult childhood. He spent little time with his father, and when he did, they mostly stayed indoors. If they went outside together, his father could only walk on the other side of the road, pretending not to know Noah and his mother. Otherwise, they would all be taken away by the police for investigation. Trevor has darker skin than his father, and he was classified as “colored.” In South Africa, mixed people were classified as their own separate group, neither black nor white, but “colored.” The government forced people to register their race – Black people, white people, Indian people, and colored people. As a mixed person, Noah has lighter skin than his mother, so he couldn't walk with his mother in public either. Every time they went out for a walk, his mother would invite a colored neighbor to join them, so she could pose as a maid to avoid the police's investigation. Noah grew up with his mother and has been deeply influenced by her. As a matter of fact, this memoir of Noah's is more like an epic for his mother. A strong and independent woman, his mother never succumbed to her fate because of her race. She would give her every effort to do what she wanted and eventually make it happen. Including Noah, she gave birth to him not because she wanted to be part of a man's life but to have a baby of her own. After Noah's birth, she raised him alone, keeping a reasonable and safe distance from his father, and managed to give Noah a normal life in a racially discriminative environment. Though life was hard, Noah learned to confront it with optimism under his mother's protection and eventually became a world-famous talk show host. Michiko Kakutani, the former chief book critic for The New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize winner, praised this book as “a love letter to the author's remarkable mother.” And it indeed deserves such praise.

David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His book The Revenge of Analog was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani's Top Ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is also the author of three other books: Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award, The Soul of an Entrepreneur, and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto. You can find David Sax online... Website Twitter Originally published 15/12/22

For years, consumers have been promised a simple, carefree digital future. We could live, work, learn, and play from the comforts of our homes, and have whatever we desire brought to our door with the flick of a finger. Instant communication would bring us together. All this technological convenience would give us more time to focus on what really mattered. When the pandemic hit, for many, that future transformed into the present almost overnight. But the reviews aren't great. It turns out that people like leaving the house, instant communication can spread more anger than joy, and convenience seems to take away time rather than giving it to us. Oops. But as David Sax argues in his new book The Future is Analog, we've also had our eyes opened. There is nothing about the future that has to be digital, and embracing the reality of human experience doesn't mean resisting change. Sax explores work, school, leisure, and more, asking perceptive and pointed questions: what happens to struggling students when they're not in a classroom? If software is built for productivity, who tends to the social and cultural aspects of our jobs? Can you have religion without community? For many people, the best parts of quarantine were the least digital ones: baking bread, playing board games, going hiking; using our hands, hugging our children and breathing fresh air. Sax suggests that if we want a healthy future, we need to choose community over convenience and humanity over technology. David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His book The Revenge of Analog was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani's Top Ten books of 2016 for The New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is also the author of three other books: Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award, The Soul of an Entrepreneur, and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto. The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World (Hardcover) Third Place Books

Bestselling culture writer David Sax lays out the case against a false digital utopia—and for a more human future In The Future Is Analog, David Sax points out that the onset of the pandemic instantly gave us the digital universe we'd spent so long anticipating. Instant communication, online shopping, virtual everything. It didn't take long to realize how awful it was to live in this promised future. I discuss this new reality with David and the details of his new book- The Future is Analog.  David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His book The Revenge of Analog was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani's Top Ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is also the author of three other books: Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award, The Soul of an Entrepreneur, and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by David Sax, author of The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World. David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His book The Revenge of Analog was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani's Top Ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is also the author of three other books: Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award; The Soul of an Entrepreneur; and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that first revealed the Russia connection The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY would become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family's fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world. ”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word ”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today ”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that first revealed the Russia connectionThe culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY would become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family's fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world.”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that first revealed the Russia connection The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY would become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family's fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world. ”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word ”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today ”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times

Taylor tells Josie about the controversial "sequel" to Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus: a trip to the Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan's ever-burning fire pit.

Here at Novel Pairings, if there's one thing we love almost as much as reading it's supporting independent bookstores. Today, we're re-airing an interview with one of our favorite indie bookstore insiders, Annie B. Jones, owner of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia. Annie shares a little about her own reading life and tastes, and offers some sweet and moving book pairings for one of her favorite classics: Little Women.  Remember, you can support The Bookshelf or your favorite local indie bookstore and the Novel Pairings podcast by signing up or gifting a Libro.fm membership. Use our code NOVELPAIRINGS when you join, and help boost business at your favorite bookstore through another difficult holiday season. For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk,  join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us  on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Books mentioned: Our book list includes a mix of affiliate links and links to The Bookshelf inventory. If you want to own one of the books we talked about today, we hope you consider supporting The Bookshelf with your purchase.    East of Eden by John Steinbeck Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Little Women by Louisa May Alcott An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott The Baby-Sitters Club Box A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The Mothers by Brit Bennett Franny & Zoey by J.D. Salinger From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konig Bloomability by Sharon Creech Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Amy Boyd Rioux Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani  HRH by Elizabeth Holmes Passing by Nella Larsen Emma by Jane Austen Also mentioned: “The Baby-Sitters Club Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Literary Fiction”

Bennington and New York City. Autumn, 1985-spring, 1986. Less Than Zero is published and Bret becomes a cultural phenomenon. Bret also becomes a college senior. The most famous artist of the 20th century crashes his graduation party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It often seems as though we are presently living in a post-truth culture.  Michiko Kakutani is a writer and former chief book critic for The New York Times.  In 2018, she wrote an excellent article titled “The death of truth: how we gave up on facts.”  In that article, Kakutani eloquently describes the disease of “truth decay” and the way it is permeating and dismantling our culture and our society.  Commenting on our present perilous relationship to truth and facts, she writes: The term “truth decay” has joined the post-truth lexicon that includes such now familiar phrases as “fake news” and “alternative facts”. And it's not just fake news either: it's also fake science (manufactured by climate change deniers and anti-vaxxers, who oppose vaccination), fake history (promoted by Holocaust revisionists and white supremacists), fake Americans on Facebook (created by Russian trolls), and fake followers and “likes” on social media (generated by bots).   Her article is quite helpful as she articulates the way “truth decay” is infecting our perception of truth, our understanding of freedom, and the way this disease characterizes the deep brokenness in our culture.  And, while Kakutani wrote this article in 2018, her words are even more poignant today as we think about what has happened over the past three years. Truth decay just continues to grow wider and deeper.  Quite honestly, we may even ask the question, “What is truth, what is really true?”  So, it is fitting that today, we are reminded of Jesus' perspective on the meaning of truth. Jesus is speaking to us about truth and freedom, and Jesus' words could not be more different from the way these concepts are discussed in the news and in present culture. Today's passage from John takes place within the context of a dialogue between Jesus and his opponents.  Jesus' opponents are trapped in their sin, trapped in a dead-end life, and they do not believe in him.  They do not believe Jesus is the new revelation of God, the one who is truth.  The focus of the dialogue is all about Jesus' identity, it is all about who Jesus is.  It is a dialogue of faith that centers around two words – truth and freedom.  Jesus says, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”  The truth Jesus is talking about is himself.  This truth is not just some concept; it is not an abstract idea, and it is not the opposite of falsehood.  This truth is a real, living person – the person of Jesus, himself, the person who reveals to us the truth of what God is really like, the truth that God is a God of love.  And, to connect to Jesus and live in his truth that God is love and holds each one of us in love, is to be set free from unfaith. Knowing God loves us truly sets us free in so many ways. Today, we are celebrating the Reformation, a change that took place within the church when Martin Luther discovered something about the truth of Jesus 504 years ago.  Luther was a man who knew intense inner struggle.  Luther was tormented because of his own sinfulness, and he knew the depths of depression.  Then, one day as he was studying the passage we heard today in our reading from Romans, he made a discovery that transformed not only his life, but also the life of the church and, ultimately, our understanding of the gospel.  Luther heard the following words as if for the first time and they transformed his entire being.  Listen again to these words. “For there is NO distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift!”  Did you hear those words?  Justified by his grace AS GIFT!   And, who receives that gift?  The writer of Romans says, “There is NO distinction – ALL have sinned, and ALL ARE JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE AS GIFT!”  The Gospel is quite clear.  ALL receive the gift!  When Martin Luther read those words and truly heard what they were saying, they changed his life, and his new understanding and insight brought transformation and change to the church.  It was when Luther made this great discovery about justification by God's grace as gift, all gift, that he finally began to understand the truth of Jesus' identity.  He understood that Jesus is the truth, and Jesus reveals to us the truth about God.  Luther knew his own captivity to sin, and he was very aware of the church's captivity to sin.  Luther also knew he was not able to free himself from bondage to sin.  His freedom could only come through Christ.  He was set free when he finally came to understand God's grace is so encompassing that this God of love accepted him as he was. Becoming truly free is never easy.   Luther found out that grace and truth are not cheap.  Knowing the truth of Jesus and living in that truth always means facing the cross.  And, the cross always means death, death to self, death to systems, death to systems of oppression, death to ideologies, and even death to religious practices and understandings when they are not faithful to God's living Word. When we face the truth, we ultimately must look at ourselves.  We cannot become free from the chains that bind us unless we can honestly face all that holds us in bondage, and unless we die to self. There are all sorts of ways we live in bondage.  Not one of us is totally free.  We live in bondage to addictions of all kinds, to competition, to work, to consumerism, to ideologies, to political perspectives, to fear, to anxiety, to our desire to control, and to so much more.  And, quite often the things that hold us captive become a way of running from our fears and running from the pain of life.  Friends, the one truth that will set us free from all our fears of living and of dying has eluded most people. The absolute truth that liberated Luther and liberates all who believe it is the truth of Jesus as he tells us God deeply loves us and bathes us in grace and mercy.  God loves and accepts us as we are!  Now, quite frankly, this ultimate and awesome reality doesn't keep us from the fires and trials of our life journey; rather, it strengthens and carries us safely through them and beyond them.  That is what Luther experienced and that is what we experience. The good news for you and for me is that when we finally come to realize that we stand in the presence of God and are embraced by the gracious loving arms of Jesus, we become able to face the cross.  And, when we continue in the Word and become faithful disciples, only then are we able to live into the freedom of the Son. The Reformation that began with Martin Luther is ongoing.  As Lutherans, we are a reforming church.  We are continually being made new.  God continually calls each of us to change and become new beings.  God continually calls the church to participate in a dialogue of faith and engage in the process of being re-formed as we live into the in-breaking reign of God.  And, I am really looking forward to see where that dialogue takes us as we move beyond Covid-19, because the church is becoming changed and WILL again be re-formed and transformed. So, hear this truth and live in this truth.  It is the truth that really matters. Jesus is saying to each of us, “[Come, let go of your issues and get to know me.  Live in my love and live in my Word.] If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure.  Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you….[because] if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through.”  (The Message)

Over the course of his six-decade career stretching from the 1950s to 2000s, great American writer and novelist John Updike received praise from countless critics, including Christopher Hitchens, who called his scope “rather breathtaking,” and from Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times, who said that Updike “established himself as a major and enduring critical voice; indeed, as the preeminent critic of his generation.” This podcast tackles many of the most urgent questions facing literature and pop culture in contemporary America and where culture goes from here. Some episodes will feature interviews with readers, critics, scholars, academics, and other interested in the life and times of John Updike. Sometimes the show will be funny, other times, sad, but across the board, it will be informative as we interrogate, examine, and analyze the great American author John Updike. This episode looks at Updike's reaction to the terrorist attacks on New York City on 9/11 and his reaction -- the controversial novel Terrorist. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bob-batchelor/support

Welcome to episode number 17 of Anechoic Chamber - freeform commentary from the thriving margins of art and culture. Our guest for this edition is author Audrey Szasz. Currently based in London and raised in Central Europe, Szasz has been noted for writing in the mold of authors such as Anna Kavan and has claimed others such as JG Ballard and Lauetreamont as primary influences - all coming together to suggest a style that resists easy genre classification, and which builds a profoundly personal and admittedly perverse realm of fantasy and nightmare from elements of science fiction, decadent poetry, true crime writing and much more. Perhaps fitting into a class of writers that were once condemned by the literary critic Michiko Kakutani as so-called designer nihilism, Audrey's creations can often be extremely intense explorations of the psychopathology that results from humans' existence as eternal contradictions. For example, her latest work Tears of a Komsomol Girl builds its unconventional narrative around a semi-fictionalized portrait of the so-called “Butcher of Rostov,” Andrei Chikatilo. Having made her official debut with “The Plan for the Abduction of JG Ballard” - a collaborative work with the poet and author Jeremy Reed - she has now gone on to release work on the Amphetamine Sulfate and Infinity Land imprints. Our wide-ranging discussion here reveals a number of Audrey's motivations, thoughts on non-literary human affairs, and spiritual predecessors, who we touch upon in the first part of this program. backing sound piece "Negev" provided by the artist |Artist links (content may be NSFW)| audreyszasz.wordpress.com https://www.infinitylandpress.com/tearsofakomsomolgirl @szasz_audrey |Anechoic Chamber links| host: www.thomasbeywilliambailey.net Donate via paypal: tbwb@protonmail.com

Chris Kijne (Bureau Buitenland - VPRO) en Jeroen Vullings (Nieuwsweekend - Omroep Max) bespreken de volgende vier boeken: * Zuurstofschuld, van Toine Heijmans * Pater Familias, van Russell Shorto * Schoonheidsdrift, van Arie Storm * Ex libris, van Michiko Kakutani

EL BESTSELLER NACIONAL"Deslumbrante...Extraordinaria...García se revela como una nueva escritora mágica...Poderosa, visionaria...Totalmente original."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"MARAVILLOSA...UNA NOVELA JOYA... La novela Soñar en cubano está escrita maravillosamente en un lenguaje que es sucesivamente sensual, brusco y sorprendente. Como el lenguaje cristalino de Louise Erdrich, destilado de imágenes que son nuevas en nuestra literatura americana pero antiguas en esta región, Cristina García ha destilado una nueva lengua de los fragmentos salvados por medio del trastorno...Es [la] magia ordinaria en la novela de García, y el sentido propio de lirismo de sus personajes, los que le dan una buena acogida a su trabajo como la última señal de que la literatura americana tiene su propia descendiente hibrida de la escuela latinoamericana."--Thulani Davis, The New York Times Book Review"Conmovedora y perspicaz...Habla de una familia que está dividida política y geográficamente por la revolución cubana...[y] de las hendiduras que se abren en cada lado: En Cuba, entre una abuela que es una partidaria fervorosa de Castro y una hija que se refugia en un culto de santería afrocubano; en América, entre otra hija, agresivamente en contra de Castro y su propia hija, la artista punk y rebelde, que se burla de su obsesión...El realismo es exquisito."--Richard Eder,Los Angeles Times"Extraordinaria... Un tejido intrincado de eventos dram ticos con lo sobrenatural y lo cósmico...Evocadora y opulenta...Una narrativa rica y obsesionante, una voz nueva y excelente en la ficción contemporánea."--Jackie Jones, San Francisco Chronicle"Impresionante...Su historia se trata de tres generaciones de mujeres cubanas y sus reacciones por separado a la revolución. Su hazaña particular es la de contraria en un estilo tan caluroso y dulce como los 'aromas continuos de la vainilla y la almendra,' tan rítmico como la música de Beny Moré."--Amelia Weiss, Time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. On China illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and tight line modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, and Richard Nixon's historic trip to Beijing. With a new final chapter on the emerging superpower's twenty-first-century role in global politics and economics, On China provides historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of our time.

David Sax is a writer and reporter who specializes in business and culture. His previous book,The Revenge of Analog, was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani's top ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He also won a James Beard award for his first book, Save the Deli. He lives in Toronto.In this conversation we discuss his newest book, The Soul of An Entrepreneur, a "rich, searching story about the reality of the business spirit. In a field full of gimmicky ideas and empty promises, it fills a much needed gap in the literature: exploring the truth of who we are, what we make, and why we devote our lives to it."Buy The Soul of An Entrepreneur here---David's Website -https://saxdavid.com--- Highlights —2:42 "I knew that it was often an emotionally wrenching and permanently transformative experience, a way of working and really of living, whose only certainty was uncertainty. Entrepreneurship was wonderful and terrible, exhilarating and terrifying, soul affirming and soul sucking… often in the same day." - David Sax3:30 Why did we institutionalize the field of Entrepreneurship?9:00 Does entrepreneurship belong in Silicon Valley?19:00 Is entrepreneurship all about virtue signaling?23:00 Entrepreneurship Comes From a Deep Desire For Freedom.26:30 What's the best way younger generations can receive the baton from older generations from their family business?32:00 How can we foster more entrepreneurship?36:20 What’s the best way for you to pivot our current economic systems, such as capitalism, towards a much more sustainable path?41:50 Who has been the most influential thinker in your life?43:45 The Value Code of An Entrepreneur.47:15 What is something that almost nobody knows about entrepreneurship?--- Support Me ---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave me a review. Consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode.--- Keep The Conversation Going ---Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com--- Credits ---Our New, Awesome Music by Joe Lyle.  More info can be found at https://joelyledrums.comHosted, Produced by Alex Levy.

The word ‘entrepreneur' conjures a very specific image. Picture a white male from Stanford, or Harvard, who is bold, brash, and ready to change the world – and you're halfway there. From the icons of the 1980s like Larry Ellison, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, to today's Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, to name a few, the legend of the entrepreneur has outgrown its former confines. But are they reflective of the true face of entrepreneurship? Do they capture the wide variety of lifestyles and philosophies that lead people to start their own businesses? Canadian journalist David Sax doesn't think so. In this episode, Sax shares the thesis of his latest book, The Soul of an Entrepreneur, which dissects the myth of the modern entrepreneur, and its impact on the accessibility of entrepreneurship. Sax is the author of the best-seller, The Revenge of Analog, which was on Michiko Kakutani's Best Books of 2016 in the New York Times. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg Business Week, The New York Times, Saveur, NPR, GQ and Toronto Life.

This week, Annie is joined by Bookshelf manager, Olivia Schaffer and online sales coordinator, Lucy Stoltzfus. The three talk all about holiday book-buying and sharing their favorite titles for gifting this season.  A full transcript of the episode can be found here. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani  This Is a Book for People Who Love the Royals by Rebecca Stoeker Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval Creativity by John Cleese The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty Crossings by Alex Landragin The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, I’m reading Admission by Julie Buxbaum. Lucy is reading The Heiress by Molly Greeley. Olivia is reading Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg.  If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that connects the dots from Donald Trump's racist background to the Russian scandals "A searing indictment." — Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book." — Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell The international bestseller that brought Trump's long history of racism, mafia ties, and shady business dealings into the limelight. Now with a New Introduction and Epilogue. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston, who had spent thirty years chronicling Donald Trump for the New York Times and other leading newspapers, takes readers from the origins of the Trump family fortune—his grandfather's Yukon bordellos during the Gold Rush—to his tumultuous gambling and real estate dealings in New York and Atlantic City, all the way to his election as president of the United States, giving us a deeply researched and shockingly full picture of one of the most controversial figures of our time. ”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word ”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today ”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times "Johnston's case is unassailable and eye-opening." — The Nation

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that connects the dots from Donald Trump's racist background to the Russian scandals"A searing indictment." — Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book." — Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellThe international bestseller that brought Trump's long history of racism, mafia ties, and shady business dealings into the limelight. Now with a New Introduction and Epilogue. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston, who had spent thirty years chronicling Donald Trump for the New York Times and other leading newspapers, takes readers from the origins of the Trump family fortune—his grandfather's Yukon bordellos during the Gold Rush—to his tumultuous gambling and real estate dealings in New York and Atlantic City, all the way to his election as president of the United States, giving us a deeply researched and shockingly full picture of one of the most controversial figures of our time.”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times"Johnston's case is unassailable and eye-opening." — The Nation

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that connects the dots from Donald Trump's racist background to the Russian scandals "A searing indictment." — Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book." — Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell The international bestseller that brought Trump's long history of racism, mafia ties, and shady business dealings into the limelight. Now with a New Introduction and Epilogue. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston, who had spent thirty years chronicling Donald Trump for the New York Times and other leading newspapers, takes readers from the origins of the Trump family fortune—his grandfather's Yukon bordellos during the Gold Rush—to his tumultuous gambling and real estate dealings in New York and Atlantic City, all the way to his election as president of the United States, giving us a deeply researched and shockingly full picture of one of the most controversial figures of our time. ”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ”David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.”—Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word ”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at The New York Times...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.”—USA Today ”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.”—Tampa Bay Times "Johnston's case is unassailable and eye-opening." — The Nation

Heather's latest fave USCF Grand Round (some very hopeful info on testing--but ONLY if we begin to understand that Public Health is the most important thing--as opposed to individual health. B/c if the Public is healthy, we have a greater likelihood of being kept healthy ourselves). And my new fave TWIV (This Week in Virology) with a fascinating chat with a UK Epidemiologist.And the YouTuber I mentioned this week:   And   And did YOU know about this??? (I didn't)   And this was fascinating (and I thought very nicely done) Useful CDC Emergency Comms slides (if you're interested): https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/training/webinar_20200406.asp Phrase of the Day—brought to you by Kelly: “Crash blossom” = confusing newspaper headline (e.g., "A Doctor Delivered a Baby 25 Years after Delivering His Mom in the Same Hospital”   *Tuesday book chat recs (most of them--coffee wiped out my handwritten notes)* Linda: knitting Love note sweater — using Malabrigo silk blendMaia - Knitting on modified Sari cardiganAndrew Caldecott Rotherweird series Brenda Dayne : Wainwright/dp/0241349648Maia: The Repair Shop (show to binge)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p Robert Twigger books Maia Daguerre : How the Scots Invented the Modern WorldAmy: 2040 by Damon Gameau   *Thursday book chat recs (in order of appearance)* Mary - Container Gardening - Anthony AtheaSusan’s Fiber Shop - "Onesie Wednesdays" etc., live videos on Facebook (so after missing MDSW, at least you can see Susan and buy some nifty stuff). Brenda Dayne rec: The Salt PathDianne - Zapoté by Carol Feller in her Short Row Knits bookKatrinkles little doohickies (faux suede) - The Binding by Bridget Collins (fantasy book - first for adults - she usually writes YA) https://amzn.to/3gV41lv sounds like FUN! Kelly - What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories Paperback – April 3, 2018 by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Author) (LeVar Burton’s podcast Dianne: This tender Land (audible) This Tender Land: A Novel Hardcover – September 3, 2019 by William Kent Krueger Susan Branch - Heart of the Home books - Falling in Love with the English Countryside (She also has a new Xmas book coming)Martha's Vineyard - Isle of Dreams Hardcover – April 8, 2016 by Susan Branch (Author, Illustrator) The Fairy Tale Girl Hardcover – September 18, 2015 by Susan Branch (Author, Illustrator) Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger https://amzn.to/3iHjeaeTracee finished Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton (Author) + Mitch Albom Time Keeper Lost stories of Louisa May Alcott (her sexy sexy stuff!!!! Whoo whooo!) Regina: A Century of Women Cartoonists -https://amzn.to/2Y0nwSq Heather - Banana Yoshimoto - an old book but an interesting and fun one. "Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. ... [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesWith the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at i.... Jennifer: The Wimsey Papers—The Wartime Letters and Documents of the Wimsey Family Kindle Edition by Dorothy L. Sayers (Author) Traitor's Tears, A (Ursula Blanchard Book 12) Kindle Edition by Fiona Buckley The Listening Eye (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 28) Kindle Edition by Patricia Wentworth (Author) Discworld—what to read map: Highly recommended starting point for Discworld books--VERY funny and SUPERBly read (Audible, etc.) The Wee Free Men Heather - The Alienist Joyce: Less - (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer (Author) Aimee - Rivers of London - recurring character Leslie in first two books and Lesley in the third book. THE NERVELove on the Spectrum - Netflix, Aussie showIndian Matchmaker on Netflix (connected thematically) Heather - Autism Tropes - Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and Whats wrong with me? // My Disabilities (Updated) Candy: Book talk with Horrorstor author Grady Hendrix (Jenny Lawsen) (That's Jenny Lawsen, the Bloggess, in her Nowhere Book Store) Aimee: The Succuluent woman Watch Youtube to learn plant care!: These Succulent Buddies + Miss Orchid GirlAimee & Heather: Disney+ World According to Jeff Goldblum

David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His previous book, The Revenge of Analog, was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani’s Top Ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is the author of Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award, and The Tastemakers. With all his books, he has tapped into the reasons people go into business. His latest book, The Soul Of An Entrepreneur goes even deeper on this theme. Why does the entrepreneur matter, why do different types of entrepreneurs matter and why do they become an entrepreneur in the first place?“Starting your own business isn’t about becoming an instant billionaire. It’s about choosing the work and life you want for yourself, every day.” David SaxThe Soul of an Entrepreneur - Work and life behind the startup myth Journaling Prompts:Is this interesting to me?Is my heart in it?Am I pursuing the freedom I want? 

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Debie Thomas. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Is It Good for Us to Be Here?* for Sunday, 23 February 2020; book review by Dan Clendenin: *The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump* by Michiko Kakutani (2018); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Tricky Dick and the Man in Black* (2018); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *The Opening of Eyes* by David Whyte.

Today is the birthday of literary critic Michiko Kakutani (1955), who wrote her first book in 2018: “The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump.”

Geistreich erhellt Michiko Kakutani die Diskussion zu Fake News, nur wird sie damit symptomatischerweise und traurigerweise nicht die erreichen, die es umzustimmen gälte.Rezension von Pascal Fischer. Übersetzt von Sebastian VogelKlett-Cotta VerlagISBN 978-3-608-96403-5200 Seiten 20 Euro

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation was published in March, 2012 by Penguin Press. The paperback was released in February, 2013. In The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani called The Idea Factory “riveting,” and wrote: “Mr. Gertner’s portraits... Read More ›

As Sometimes Is My Guest Host; Terry is researching on the internet live on twitter; Anglicancize; Spell Things in a Funny Different Way; Holy Roman Empire; We’re both American; Always Crashing The Marathon; Dan Ratherman is a fun tinfoil hat live off the grid recording professional; Tim or Terry reminisce about their memories; They’re Cousins!; Coal Crackers; Making Fun of North Eastern Accents In General; It definitely isn’t terry; Tim cannot abide a lie; Crinkly Eyes; Eckhart Tolle and the Power of Now; The exact opposite of hot topic podcasts; We do what we do for Station Management; Dan Ratherman’s field recordings; Mixing Magic; Tim and Terry are talented; Tim doesn’t want to know their names; Ricky or Nicky; Tim begins Terry’s Performance Review; Dan Ratherman brings us his thoughts on Michiko Kakutani; Terry likes to keep it light and chummy; The horse pulls the car that goes forward; as the old saying goes; The Conestoga Wagon of Podcasts; A Natural Name Learner and Face Recognizers; Tim questions the editors need for time; Tim questions the whole process; They just want to hear you say “This Episode is Over”; Tim has said all the words that he can say; My career forever has been just to record people to create content; Terry turns the tables on the host; Tim thought he would play some video games and watch some movies during this whole thing.

Edição de 20 de Dezembro 2018

LOS ANGELES — I started reading The Elementary Particles (2000) this past summer. I railed through the first couple hundred pages fairly quickly, before stalling out on the last sixty-or-so. I finished it this past Thanksgiving. In this episode, I explore Houellebecq's takes on the death of the nuclear family, extreme individualism in the West, and the value of declaratives. Michel Houellebecq was born Michel Thomas in Réunion, France in 1956. Houellebecq is his paternal grandmother's maiden name. The Elementary Particles (2000), Houellebecq's second novel (orig. published Les Particules Élémentaires in 1998), was simultaneously hailed as a "nihilist classic" and criticized for its brutality. Michiko Kakutani, for example, called it "a deeply repugnant read." Sean Thor Conroe was born Kamura Sho in Tokyo in 1991. He lives in the United States, @stconroe (http://twitter.com/stconroe) on twitter, and at http://1storyhaus.com.

Today we share AudioFile Magazine’s list of the 2018 Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks. Listen in as we discuss these audiobook winners and share a sound clip from one of the best of the year, Ijeoma Oluo’s SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE, narrated by Bahni Turpin. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks of 2018 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BURN AGAIN by Ben Fountain, read by Ron Butler, published by Harper Audio I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara, read by Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn [Intro.], Patton Oswalt [Afterword], published by Harper Audio SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE by Ijeoma Oluo, read by Bahni Turpin, published by Blackstone Audio THE DEATH OF TRUTH by Michiko Kakutani, read by Tavia Gilbert, published by Random House Audio THE HAPPINESS CURVE by Jonathan Rauch, read by Robert Fass, published by Macmillan Audio WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? by Marilynne Robinson, read by Carrington MacDuffie, published by Blackstone Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, Aubrey, Ange-Marie, Jeff, and David discuss the new book from renowned literary critic Michiko Kakutani, The Death of Truth : Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump. Or, perhaps ... death by a thousand "realities." Read along for next month : Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward Find what we're reading and more on the showpage.  You can email us at bedrosian.center@usc.edu. This podcast was produced by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz. Sound production by the Brothers Hedden. Follow us on Twitter. Please like the Bedrosian Bookclub on Facebook.

We're joined by US Vogue senior editor Chloe Schama to consider The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit which was Kate's last book club read. We consider the genre of ‘anti-memoir' (and if you're unfamiliar with the term you will find yourself among friends) and come up with some light alternative reading in case it all gets too much. Our regular interview is with Financial Times Life and Arts editor Natalie Whittle who tells us about the FT book club, and we finish with some great recommendations for your next book club read. • Get in touch with us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @thebookclubreviewpod, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod, or leave us a comment on iTunes. Get in touch – we'd love to hear from you. Subscribe and never miss an episode. • Books mentioned in this episode were Wanderlust and Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In the recommendations we talked about Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler and Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik. Chloe Schama recommended The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamieson and we briefly discussed her own book, Wild Romance, at the beginning of the show. And if you're interested in what we've been reading outside of our book clubs keep listening to our extra bit at the end where we discuss Circe by Madeleine Miller, Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, The Loved Ones by Evelyn Waugh, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, and The Death of Truth by Michiko Kakutani. • Our next episode will be on Lullaby by Leila Slimani, a murderous nanny thriller that became an international bestseller but what did Laura's book club make of it? Tune in to find out.

The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh keep piling up, with the latest stomach-churning claim landing just as we sat down to record this week’s show. Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog talk about what’s sure to happen next (fantasy and reality edition). After that, The Great Ted Cruz Restaurant Chase and a book by Michiko Kakutani that just might help you navigate this insane moment. It’s called “The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump." Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo.

From the publisher: For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. Songs like “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland” have moved beyond the sales charts and into our cultural consciousness. But Simon is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to previous biographers. Finally, Simon has opened up—for more than one hundred hours of interviews—to Robert Hilburn, whose biography of Johnny Cash was named by Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times as one of her ten favorite books of 2013. The result is a landmark book that will take its place as the defining biography of one of America’s greatest artists. Over the past three years, Hilburn has conducted in-depth interviews with scores of Paul Simon’s friends, family, colleagues, and others—including ex-wives Carrie Fisher and Peggy Harper, who spoke for the first time—and even penetrated the inner circle of Simon’s long-reclusive muse, Kathy Chitty. The result is a deeply human account of the challenges and sacrifices of a life in music at the highest level. In the process, Hilburn documents Simon’s search for artistry and his constant struggle to protect that artistry against distractions—fame, marriage, divorce, drugs, record company interference, rejection, and insecurity—that have derailed so many great pop figures. Martin’s interview with Robert Hilburn was recorded on June 18, 2018.

For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. Songs like “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland” have moved beyond the sales charts and into our cultural consciousness. But Simon is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to previous biographers. Finally, Simon has opened up—for more than one hundred hours of interviews—to Robert Hilburn, whose biography of Johnny Cash was named by Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times as one of her ten favorite books of 2013. The result is a landmark book that will take its place as the defining biography of one of America’s greatest artists Join Shelley and Christian as they dive into this amazing book and make sure you listen to our companion show, 'Deeper Digs in Rock: Robert Hilburn on Paul Simon' where the former LA Times music critic shares some incredible tales. 'Paul Simon: The Life' was published by Simon & Schuster on May 8, 2018 Support the shows by wearing cool rock n roll gear from TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rocknroll  Disclaimer: The views expressed here by Shelley Sorenson are made in her capacity as a private citizen, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the San Francisco Public Library or the City of San Francisco. Call us at 650-822-ROCK or email at: info@rocknrollarchaeology.com

Fine Music Radio — Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Peter Soal ponders Ramaphosa’s Turn by Ralph Mathekga who wonders whether Ramaphosa can pull South Africa out of our current quatmire. Yes, says Mathekga. Melvyn Minnaar finds happiness in his latest favourite novel Happiness by Aminatta Forma, while Vanessa Levenstein reviews two novels by lauded and applauded South African writers: Craig Higgonson’s The White House and Maya Fowler’s Patagonia – A Fugue. John Hanks, happiest holidaying in the vast spaces of the Karoo, finds a superproduction in Mitch Reardon’s Wild Karoo - A Journey Through History, Change and Revival in an ancient lan. Lesley Beaker, cautious about animal stories for children, praises Gareth Patterson’s beautiful Born to be Free, a true tale of three lion cubs. Cindy Moritz declares The Death of Truth a little gem written by Pulitzer prize-winner Michiko Kakutani, while balletomnane Sheila Chisholm is kept on her tippy-toes by the biography David Poole – A Life Blighted by Apartheid.

Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Peter Soal ponders Ramaphosa's Turn by Ralph Mathekga who wonders whether Ramaphosa can pull South Africa out of our current quatmire. Yes, says Mathekga. Melvyn Minnaar finds happiness in his latest favourite novel Happiness by Aminatta Forma, while Vanessa Levenstein reviews two novels by lauded and applauded South African writers: Craig Higgonson's The White House and Maya Fowler's Patagonia – A Fugue. John Hanks, happiest holidaying in the vast spaces of the Karoo, finds a superproduction in Mitch Reardon's Wild Karoo - A Journey Through History, Change and Revival in an ancient lan. Lesley Beaker, cautious about animal stories for children, praises Gareth Patterson's beautiful Born to be Free, a true tale of three lion cubs. Cindy Moritz declares The Death of Truth a little gem written by Pulitzer prize-winner Michiko Kakutani, while balletomnane Sheila Chisholm is kept on her tippy-toes by the biography David Poole – A Life Blighted by Apartheid.

For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. Songs like “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland” have moved beyond the sales charts and into our cultural consciousness. But Simon is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to previous biographers. Finally, Simon has opened up—for more than one hundred hours of interviews—to Robert Hilburn, whose biography of Johnny Cash was named by Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times as one of her ten favorite books of 2013. The result is a landmark book that will take its place as the defining biography of one of America’s greatest artists Join Shelley and Christian as they dive into this amazing book and make sure you listen to our companion show, 'Deeper Digs in Rock: Robert Hilburn on Paul Simon' where the former LA Times music critic shares some incredible tales. 'Paul Simon: The Life' was published by Simon & Schuster on May 8, 2018 Disclaimer: The views expressed here by Shelley Sorenson are made in her capacity as a private citizen, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the San Francisco Public Library or the City of San Francisco.

In this week’s episode, one of The Second Source’s co-founders, Jasmine Andersson talks about the aims of the project, the launch of their new mentoring scheme and how women can support each other in challenging environments. In the news round-up, the team dive into what YouTube’s $25 million news spend means for publishers, whether Reddit will work for advertisers and what the deal is with Rolling Stone’s revitalised magazine. Chris worries that AR ads will start manipulating the size of his head. We're reading: - 'The good, the bad, and the mansplaining of WikiTribune’, via Nieman Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/several-people-are-typing-the-good-the-bad-and-the-mansplaining-of-wikitribune/ - ‘The promises and pitfalls of reporting within chat apps and other semi-open platforms: A journalist’s guide’ via Nieman Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/a-journalists-guide-to-the-promises-and-pitfalls-of-reporting-within-open-and-closed-and-semi-open-platforms - The Death of Truth, by Michiko Kakutani https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/14/the-death-of-truth-how-we-gave-up-on-facts-and-ended-up-with-trump?CMP=share_btn_tw

Please subscribe and give us that coveted 5 star iTunes rating. We have a tantalizing tornado of stories today. In court Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen admitted his connection to blustering state TV personality Sean Hannity. In gossip news women of a certain age are horny for brain pill salesman Alex Jones and for the newest member of Trump’s legal team, the decaying husk Rudy Giuliani. In terrible takes we wade through nauseating sendoffs to Paul Ryan and appraise the self worshiping book tour of former FBI director James Comey. In the pop culture corner we discuss the acclaimed Teddy Perkins episode of Atlanta, Dennis Miller’s fall from Weekend Update to Breitbart News, and the most underrated Coen Brothers movie A Serious Man. Links: Michael Cohen and Hannity Chaos https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/04/17/full-support-fox-news-is-cool-with-the-sean-hannity-michael-cohen-connection/?utm_term=.e1fcd6f812d9 Cohen went to Cooley Law School https://forward.com/fast-forward/398890/michael-cohen-went-to-worst-law-school-it-accepts-80-of-applicants/ Horny For Rudy & Alex Jones https://pagesix.com/2018/04/11/women-are-lining-up-to-date-rudy-giuliani/ https://twitter.com/gabriellahope_/status/983828969320538112 Parkland teacher left loaded gun in bathroom, homeless man found it http://www.miamiherald.com/news/article208653029.html?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition School District arms classrooms with mini bats http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/382660-school-district-arms-teachers-with-baseball-bats-to-fight Who Is Asking For A Matt Lauer Comeback? https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/matt-lauer-is-planning-his-comeback Good Riddance Paul Ryan https://twitter.com/jonallendc/status/984425361546104833 https://twitter.com/ananavarro/status/984053086665748480 https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/984131839156776964 AWFUL:https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/12/how-donald-trump-upended-paul-ryans-plans-217989 His potential replacement is a nazi https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgzpd/the-leading-republican-running-for-paul-ryans-seat-is-a-white-nationalist?utm_source=vicefbus ..Or Randy Bryce (@IronStache) !!! https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/randy-bryce-paul-ryan-w519010 NYT exhumes Michiko Kakutani to review this Comey sludge https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/books/review/james-comey-a-higher-loyalty.html?action=click&module=Intentional&pgtype=Article Taibbi on Comey https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/james-comey-j-edgar-hoover-w519214 Dennis Miller: From Weekend Update to Breitbart News http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/16/methinks-take-trump-down-or-pipe-down-start-impeachment-proceedings-now/ A Serious Man in GQ https://www.gq.com/story/the-most-underrated-coen-brothers-film-is-on-netflix

McGregor & Mayweather laughing all the way to the bank, Baseball in DC with nicknames. One Film. One New York. The Truth about Community College. Revisiting Barbara Pym, Michiko Kakutani leaves the Times, Pastel magic, and what not to miss at the NYC Museums. Credits: Talent:  Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer:  Ellie Suttmeier Art:  Zeke Abuhoff

The Nigerian writer discusses her debut novel, Stay With Me, the haunting tale of a young couple whose childless marriage threatens to tear them apart. It was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and hailed by Michiko Kakutani as "powerfully magnetic and heartbreaking."  

PHILADELPHIA — Zac, 26, lives in Philadelphia and works at an art gallery. He read The Possibility of an Island (tr. Gavin Bowd) in a week, finishing it hours before this conversation. I read it a couple months back, also fairly quickly. Michel Houellebecq (b. 1956), 61, is a novelist, filmmaker, and poet. He was born on the French island of Reunion, and lives in France. Houellebecq (Michel's grandmother's maiden name) had a child in 1980, shortly after graduating and marrying, before quickly "growing depressed," taking up poetry, and divorcing. His work has been described by NYT critic Michiko Kakutani as "deeply repugnant."

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about follow up about Audible for dogs and coloring book sales, unpack the non-profit Voldemort movie, Michiku Kakutani's forthcoming book, swearing in books, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio The Hawkweed Legacy by Irina Bringnull The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin   Links discussed in this episode: Unofficial Harry Potter movie about Voldemort gets Warner Brothers approval Do a thing: $5 for every copy of new Ta-Nehisi Coates sold at Print going to African American Teaching Fellows  Michiko Kakutani has a book deal Assistant Principal fired for writing children’s book about Pepe the Frog  American books are getting more profane  The Ripped Bodice is creating a community for romance readers

In light of Michiko Kakutani leaving the New York Times, we discuss the changing roles of print book reviews and the literary critical establishment in the modern age. We also talk about that time she roasted Jonathan Franzen, which is very cathartic. Also included: the new Comey memoir, a Fiction Author Under FBI Investigation of the Week, and more!

This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about ambiguous pen-names, go over the 2017 Man Booker longlist, mark Michiko Kakutani's retirement from the New York Times Book Review, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: BookPop Book of the Month The Secret Agent Training Manual   Links discussed in this episode: Is Trump hurting book sales? Michiko Kakutani stepping down from NYTBR  Man Booker Prize longlist announced Neil Degrasse Tyson and George RR Martin teaming up for video game Audiobook/scavenger hunt mash-up

Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong’s debut full-length collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, has been hailed by critics for its powerful emotional undertow, sincerity and candor, and “sense of the evanescence of all earthly things” as Michiko Kakutani writes in The New York Times. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, and now a resident of New York City, Vuong’s poems navigate the overarching worlds of history, sexuality, and humanity with startling precision. Reflecting on how geographical and linguistic energies intersect and what it means to write as a Vietnamese refugee in the contemporary space, Vuong reads from and discusses his poetry with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, whose writing also often explores the Vietnamese American experience.For photos from this program, click here. 

Michiko Kakutani is the guest. She is the chief book critic for the New York Times and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Monologue topics: kicking, worrying, mail, bless you, all businesses are awful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Not Love, It's Just Paris (Grove Press) Join us as Patricia Engel reads from her debut novel It's Not Love, It's Just Paris, a vibrant, wistful narrative about an American girl in Paris, who navigates the intoxicating and treacherous complexities of independence, friendship, and romance. Lita del Cielo, the daughter of two Colombian orphans who arrived in America with nothing and made a fortune with their Latin food empire, has been granted one year to pursue her studies in Paris before she must return to work in the family business. She moves into a gently crumbling Left Bank mansion known as “The House of Stars,” where a spirited but bedridden Countess Séraphine rents out rooms to young women visiting Paris to work, study, and, unofficially, to find love. Cautious and guarded, Lita keeps a cool distance from the other girls, who seem at once boldly adult and impulsively naïve, who both intimidate and fascinate her. Then Lita meets Cato, and the contours of her world shift. Charming, enigmatic, and weak with illness, Cato is the son of a notorious right-wing politician. As Cato and Lita retreat to their own world, they soon find it difficult to keep the outside world from closing in on theirs. Ultimately Lita must decide whether to stay in France with Cato or return home to fulfill her immigrant family's dreams for her future. Praise for Patricia Engel: “With unsparing psychological precision . . . Engel has fashioned . . . an arresting voice: immediate, unsentimental, and disarmingly direct.”–Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Patricia Engel's short story collection, Vida, a The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, established her as one of this country's best young writers, winning praise from Junot Díaz, Uzodinma Iweala, Francisco Goldman, and others. She has been widely published and has won numerous awards, including the Boston Review Fiction Prize.  She lives and teaches in Miami, Florida.

We're joined by novelist Stewart O'Nan (The Odds, Last Night at the Lobster, many many more) to discuss a book he calls "a great American novel no one has read." In the second half of the show, we hit him up for advice on writing, publishing, not getting obsessed about your sales figures. Talking points include: emotional complexity, detective stories, O.J.'s fictional confession, and tossing novels onto Michiko Kakutani's lawn. Get more at bookfightpod.com.

A conversation about book criticism, the Los Angeles Literary scene and Michiko Kakutani with Mark Sarvas, author of popular weblog The Elegant Variation. Harry, Revised, his first novel, hits shelves in May 2008.

It's Will Write for Wine… the bra-burning episode! Sam and Lani disagree about prologues and epilogues, screw up both the D and E block, and burn their bras over the marginalization of women writers. We get political! And a little drunk! All in all, not a bad episode. Oh – and we insult Michiko Kakutani, and are grateful that she has no idea who we are.