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Like a Millennial Pygmalion, 16-year-old Frankie Thomas was plucked from the streets of New York, into the glossy studios of Teen People magazine. Their photo appeared in the March 2004 issue of Teen People (the prom issue!), under the headline "Smooch-proof Lips". Among other things, Teen People's makeup artists suggested using lip liner as lipstick—it'll last longer—or layering gloss over a lip stain. As you'll hear in this episode, this was uncharted territory for Frankie. Frankie grew up in Chelsea, and went to the Friends Seminary, also known as the Quaker School. Founded in 1786, the school's former students include Kyra Sedgewick, Vera Wang, Amanda Peet, and Lena Dunham. Frankie has an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has written for The Paris Review; focusing on '90s pop culture, Young Adult literature, and queer aesthetics. Their writing career began with a teenage blog—you'll hear excerpts from this throughout this episode. Want to see Frankie's Teen People photo? Find it on Twitter and Instagram, at TeenPeoplePod, and on Tumblr: www.teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com. And check out my personal website, www.annasoper.ca. Read Frankie's work here: about.me/frankiethomas Frankie's book list: 'I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This', Nadja Spiegelman, 2016 (Riverhead Books) 'Detransition, Baby', Torrey Peters, 2021 (One World) 'Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls', T Kira Madden, 2019 (Bloomsbury) 'The Secret History', Donna Tartt, 2004 (Vintage)(Frankie's literary North Star!) Did you figure out that this whole episode is a tribute to Wes Anderson's soundtracks? Here's the music that made it happen: Frédéric Chopin, ‘Berceuse Op. 57', Christine Hartley-Troskie. CC BY 2.5 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5), via Wikimedia Commons. Maurice Ravel, ‘String Quartet in F Major (Second Movement)', United States Army Band. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Lesfm, ‘Amazing Grace of Christmas'. Public domain, via Pixabay. Erik Satie, ‘Gymnopédie no. 1', Robin Alciatore. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Johann Sebastian Bach, 'Sheep May Safely Graze', BWV 208, Kevin MacLeod. CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. embracetheart, ‘City Traffic (Outdoor)'. Public domain, via Pixabay. Franz Schubert, ‘An die Musik', Adrien Poupin and Armelle Mathis. CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Mild Wild, ‘See Through'. CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Amy Sayer, ‘wild tape'. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), via Free Music Archive. Johann Pachelbel, ‘Canon', Arr. Frank Hudson, United States Air Force Band. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Mild Wild, ‘Line Spacing'. CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Update, April 2022: Read James Frankie Thomas' first essay as James Frankie Thomas; a startling take on The Killers' 2003 hit, Mr. Brightside: www.astra-mag.com/articles/i-wish-i-could-stop-thinking-about-mr-brightside/
Disclaimer: You may want to plug in your earphones for this one–it's a bit spicy. In our second episode, Emma and Monica attempt to defrost the long, cold nights of winter with a conversation about sex in fiction. After a spirited game of two truths and a lie, we discuss our bedside reads of the year, from Sally Rooney's new take on steamy millennial malaise in Beautiful World, Where Are You to Tia Williams's Seven Nights in June, by way of Bridget Jones, Anne Boleyn, Jane Eyre, Jilly Cooper, Emma's mom Colleen Flood, and more (see notes below). We talk about how books that *go there* have enlightened and entertained us over the years, read out some passages we love, and argue in favour of reading across the brows.Thank you for listening! Send us your thoughts, feelings, reactions in an email or voice note: fanfarefanmail@gmail.com. Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLVEmma Knight @emmalknightHot tracks for cold nights playlist by D.J. MonicuddlesBooks, authors, etc. in order of mention:On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwanFemale Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men (Three not four!)James Joyce's Love Letters to His “Dirty Little F***bird” by Nadja Spiegelman in The Paris ReviewMiddlemarch by George Elliot (Emma's fanfic as yet unwritten)Breath by James NestorBeautiful World, Where Are You by Sally RooneyNormal People by Sally Rooney (+ screen adaptation!)Conversations with Friends by Sally RooneyDays of Abandonment by Elena FerranteBridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingEmma's early education in “Chick Lit” (said with love): Sophie Kinsella, Jane Green, Marian Keyes, Meg CabotJudy Blume!! Where would the world be without her!?The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryHilary Mantel Trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, The Mirror and the LightLady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. LawrencePortnoy's Complaint by Philip RothAllan GurganusAuthors of Fiction Confront a Problem: How to Write About Sex by Sarah Lyall for NYTimesJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë + 2011* film adaptation (*not 2016! Another fact check) directed by Cary FukunagaBridgerton written by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda RhimesThe Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'NeillEmma's mom, Colleen Flood, author of Bonding with GravityThank you to our producers Joel Grove and Matt Bentley-Viney.C'est tout! Thank you for rating + reviewing + recycling + subscribing. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's Comics PLEASE! (for Parents, Librarians, Educators, and Student Enthusiasts!), we look at “Ms. Marvel: Stretched This” (Marvel/Graphix) by Nadia Shammas and Nabi H. Ali, “Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story” (DC) by Lilliam Rivera and Steph C., and “BlancaFlor: The Hero with Secret Powers” (TOON) by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez, three super cool comics for different audiences of younger readers. Then, in “Polybagged,” Paul talks about new comics he's picked up recently, including “The Mighty Valkyries,” “Seven Secrets,” “I Am Batman,” “Nightwing,” “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,” “The Death of Dr. Strange,” “Black Hammer: Visions,” “Robin,” “Adventureman,” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Comics! Finally, continuing on with Substack's comics, including Jeff Lemire's FISHFLIES, James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming, and Aditya Bidikar's BLUE BOOK, and Chip Zdarsky's PUBLIC DOMAIN. Check out the Comics Syllabus SubStack, and find out how you can support Paul's work on this podcast, at comicssyllabus.substack.com Find the Comics Syllabus at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/ Find the weekly audio podcast version of the Comics Syllabus on Sundays at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/ For video segments, subscribe/follow the Comics Syllabus on Apple Podcasts or video-friendly podcast apps like Pocket Casts. You can try this RSS feed including video or watch the segments here at our podcast host Castos. For audio-only episodes, you can find us on Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, your favorite podcast app, or use this weekly audio-only RSS feed.
Welcome to another episode of the Make Books Travel podcast! I'm happy to be back after having taken some time off this summer. I'm preparing a trip to Europe (I still can't believe I'm saying this!), we just sent our Fall Rights Lists out, and both my virtual and my in-person meeting schedules are filling up, so it's safe to say that the fall season is in full swing. There will be one or two more episodes after this one, and then I'll take a break while I'm in Europe. Season 3 will be starting in November! So much for housekeeping announcements... Today I am speaking with Nadzja Spiegelman. Nadzja is editor-in-chief of Astra Magazine, a new print literary magazine with a strong international focus forthcoming in 2022. We discuss amongst others what it takes to set up a new literary venture like this, why it is particularly important to do so now, and how her previous job as online editor at The Paris Review prepared her for her position at Astra Magazine. Nadja's book recommendations: Katharina Volckmer, The Appointment Pola Olaoixarac, Mona Jonas Eika, After the Sun Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs Miriam Toews, Women Talking Maria Judite de Carvahlo, Empty Wardrobes About Nadja: Nadja Spiegelman is the author of I'm Supposed to Protect You From All This and the former online editor of The Paris Review. She is the editor-in-chief of Astra Magazine, a new international print literary magazine forthcoming in 2022.
Alan Wolfe discusses “The Politics of Petulance,” and Nadja Spiegelman talks about two newly published books by Lucia Berlin, “Evening in Paradise” and “Welcome Home.”
Would you like an energy boost? Of course you would. With spring (hopefully) around the corner, presenter Viv Groskop talks to guests Amy Hopkinson, Nadja Spiegelman, Naomi Mdudu and Maria Hatzistefanis about energy: mental, physical, creative, emotional. If you want to kickstart your workout, set up a new business or even get on better with your mum - listen!
Eudora Welty recalls the time her mother saved Dickens; David Sedaris ponders the unsettled dead in his essay LETTER FROM EMERALD ISLE; Nadja Spiegelman reads Sharon Olds's poem THE BEETLE; and Peter Ho Davies's short story THE ENDS tells a tale of Nazis, gallows, and basketball.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and the folks at The Comics Alternative all gather around the virtual table to share what they are thankful for in terms of comics and comics culture. Pulling up a seat this year are Gwen, Paul, Sean, Gene, Edward, and Derek. Among the many things that they're thankful for are First Second's Science Comics and Secret Coders series, local comics shops (Comix Revolution in Evanston, IL, and Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte, NC) and local conventions (such as CAKE), being able to meet your comics heroes, such as Gary Panter and Trina Robbins, the conclusion of Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun series, Fantagraphics and its always impressive output, such as this year's Now and How to Read Nancy, Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman's Resist!, Craig Yoe, the growing number of publishers of Franco-Belgian comics, having dinner with Gilbert Hernandez and his family, Kodansha Comics and its ongoing efforts to publish quality editions of classic (and not-so-classic) manga, and the many creators and publicists who help to make this podcast possible! What more could one ask for in a holiday podcast episode? Well...maybe some pie.
Time Codes: 00:01:26 - Introduction 00:03:38 - Thank you to Red Pegasus Comics! 00:08:36 - Outburst 00:32:32 - Steam Clean 00:44:57 - Resist! Vol. 2 01:24:37 - Wrap up 01:25:36 - Contact us "Smell my book. Feel bad." On this week's episode, the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics look at there new releases...and even smell them. They begin with Pieter Coudyzer's Outburst (SelfMadeHero), a surreal meditation on creative expression and not fitting in. The narrative can even be called an example of magical realism (and the guys don't apply that term indiscriminately), where the natural world not only becomes a refuge from human interaction, but also literally infiltrates and consumes the marginalized. Next they discuss a recent release from one of their favorite publishers, Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics. Laura Ķeniņš's Steam Clean is a short yet poignant look at the challenges women and gender non-binary individuals face in their day-to-day lives. The story takes place at a women's sauna party in some Scandinavian country, and its varied attendees use this gathering to explore their relationships and "sweat out" their frustrations. Finally, Andy and Derek wrap up with an in-depth look at the second volume of the freebie newspaper Resist! Edited by Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman, this latest release is similar to the first -- which the guys reviewed earlier this year -- and includes contributions from well-established as well as younger and first-time artists. Familiar names that the guys discuss include Roz Chast, Cathy Malkasian, Miss Lasko-Gross, Carol Lay, Kristen Radtke, Pénélope Bagieu, and Glynnis Fawkes, but they are equally impressed with artists and cartoonists new to them. These include Palmer Frankel's "Dickface" series of paintings, Ana Christine's "Persistence," and a unique call-to-action from an anonymous contributor working for a Catholic hospital. A special thanks to Red Pegasus Comics in Dallas, TX, for providing the Two Guys with their copies of Resist! Vol. 2!
On the heels of the second issue of Resist, we hopped on the line with publishers Francoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman to discuss the free comics protest newspaper. The first issue arrived alongside the Presidential inauguration in January, as a broadsheet process and sequential catharsis. Eight months later, issue two finds the paper exploring similar themes in a world where the reality of Trump has truly settled in. The list of primarily female contributors includes some of comics’ top names, including Roz Chast, Alison Bechdel, Lynda Barry, Daniel Clowes and Art Spiegelman. Mouly and Spiegelman joined the show via Skype to discuss online political discourse, the importance of print and discovering one’s own patriotism when things seem the darkest.
Hear our bookseller Jo Case in conversation with Nadja Spiegelman about her memoir, I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This.
Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:02:44 - We live in a political world 00:12:13 - Love Is Love 00:51:55 - Resist! 01:29:14 - Wrap up 01:30:20 - Contact us Mending Wall This week Andy and Derek get political, and they do so by discussing two recent socially conscious anthologies. They begin with Love Is Love, a collection of short strips and illustrations. This anthology, originated and with an afterword by Marc Andreyko, was released in December by IDW Publishing, and the proceeds from sales go to supporting the survivors of and families of those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. As the guys point out, this collection is diverse in contribution and tone, with most comics calling for peace, some taking a more aggressive edge, and many adopting a quiet stance of commemoration. Both DC Comics and the Equality Florida organization had a large hand in bringing this book about, and you can still contribute to the latter's victim's funds via their GoFundMe page. Next, the Two Guys discuss the very timely Resist!, a free tabloid-format anthology published by Desert Island and made available during the June 21 protest marches around the country (and around the world). This incredible effort, edited by the mother-and-daughter team of Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman, began as a special issue of Gabe Fowler's Smoke Signal, but then it evolved into something more far-reaching. The newspaper's front-page banner, "a woman's place is in the revolution!" is what this collection is all about. The individual contributions vary widely, but what is most impressive about this anthology is its truly democratic nature. Comics from notable names within the industry -- such as Carol Tyler, Bill Griffith, Alison Bechtel, Miss Lasko-Gross, and Lance Tooks -- stand alongside lesser-known, amateur, and possibly first-time cartoonists. Resist! may not be the easiest thing to find after the women's marches, but you can still support these efforts by checking out the project's website. Get your copies of the titles and creators discussed in this episode:
An intensive exploration of three generations of strong, creative, forceful women in her family who not only shaped the next generation but reshaped the past. Nadja Spiegelman finds both forgiveness but the power of her own voice. http://www.nadjaspiegelman.com/ Follow Nadja: @NadjaSpiegelman #memoir #Mothers #Jewish Love authors? Every week we meet them...never miss a podcast sign up www.radiogorgeous.com
We were joined by Nadja Spiegelman who discussed her compelling memoir I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This with author and critic Lauren Elkin.
How life stories play out in memoir and fiction with the authors of family memoir I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This and YA award-winner Crongton Knights
Since memory is not only malleable but unreliable, which version of the truth will prevail?
Nadja Spiegelman joins Amy to talk about painful family history, becoming closer to her mother and grandmother, living in Paris, and much more. Learn about the book and read an excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2asaS36
"My book is about my mother and grandmother and their adolescence and the different memories we all hold of the same years."
As the end of 2015 draws near and the holiday shopping season is in full swing, Andy and Gwen have drawn up their lists of their favorite comics for young readers released during the last year. Although their choices run the gamut from texts for early readers up through to texts for teens, every text mentioned creates a fine balance between serious subject matter and engaging artwork and writing. Many of these comics would be great choices for parents and kids to read together. Andy's List: Astro Boy Omnibus, Vol. 1, Osamu Tezuka (Dark Horse Manga) The Kurdles, Robert Goodin (Fantagraphics) Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure, Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez (Toon Graphics) Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor (Harry N. Abrams) Oyster War, Ben Towle (Oni Press) Roller Girl, Victoria Jamieson (Dial Books) Gwen's List: Secret Coders, Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes (First Second) Awkward, Svetlana Chmakova (Yen Press) The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet, Ian Lendler and Zack Giallongo (First Second) March: Book Two, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions) Lumberjanes, Vol. 1, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke A. Allen, and Shannon Watters (BOOM! Studios) Books that both Gwen and Andy Selected: Sunny Side Up, Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, (Graphix) Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish, Barry Deutsch (Harry N. Abrams) Andy and Gwen alternate leading discussion for each book and finish up by discussing two books that made both of their lists.