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Patricia Lockwood reads her story “Fairy Pools,” from the May 26, 2025, issue of the magazine. Lockwood is a poet, essayist, and novelist. Her memoir “Priestdaddy,” which came out in 2017, won the Thurber Prize, and her first novel, “No One Is Talking About This,” won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2022. A new novel, “Will There Ever Be Another You,” from which this story was adapted, will come out later this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This week on From the Front Porch, it's time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 490” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Our Town by Thornton Wilder City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord Limelight by Amy Poeppel The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (unavailable to order) The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer (out 8/27) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Hello Stranger by Katherine Center All's Well by Mona Awad Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal (unavailable to order) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3) The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order) Family of Origin by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Fly Girl by Ann Hood The Stolen Child by Ann Hood Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (unavailable to order) After Annie by Anna Quindlen Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order) Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton (unavailable to order) Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett 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. A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, Annie is reading Intermezzo by Sally Rooney. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
For our first read of the February Bookstore Challenge Prompt (read a memoir written by a writer) Corinne chose Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. It's a memoir about being a poet and having your dad literally be a Catholic priest. And we're of divided opinions for once. Next time we will read My Garden (Book): by Jamaica Kincaid. This is out of print, but can be found at the library or used. Or if you're patient, a new edition will be available from Picador in July 2024. In March we will be reading I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Content Warnings: Sexual assault, religious trauma, infertility. Books mentioned: David Sedaris (general) No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair _________ If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
Our second book for January's prompt to read a book set in a place where you're from is Jim Harrison's True North. True North is set mostly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and follows David Burkett, descendant of lumber barons as he struggles with his family's tarnished legacy.... hahaha jk it's really just a guy talking about his dick constantly. We do not recommend. Content warning: rape, sexual assault, violence, violence against women, violence against children, adult topics, sex, body anatomy, swearing Our next book discussion will be Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood, and following that will be My Garden (Book): by Jamaica Kincaid. You can find them at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon
In June, the pope invited dozens of artists to Rome for the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Museum's contemporary art collection. Patricia Lockwood, the author of Priestdaddy and a contributing editor at the LRB, was one of them. She tells Tom more about the surreal experience and why irony, in the words of Pope Francis, is ‘a marvellous virtue'.Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/popepodRead John Lanchester's pick from the archive: lrb.me/lanchesterpickSubscribe to the LRB here: lrb.me/nowFind out about the Colour Revolution exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum here:https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/colour-revolution-victorian-art-fashion-design Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This 80's band never toured to Adelaide. But Sales has compensated by talking about not one, not two, but THREE Wham! shows. As Crabb lapses in and out of consciousness, she manages to reminisce about Sinead O'Connor, and farewell her beautiful sister in law Anisa, friend of the show, who benefited in her last days from the palliative care team who are the joint charity partners of this live event. Local writers Robert Skinner and Walter Marsh feature, as well as Sales' new book which is a CRACKER. So much Chatter love in the room. You people really are the best. (0.34) Wham! Documentary | Trailer | Netflix (19.20) George Michael Freedom Uncut | Trailer | Paramount Plus (19.26) The Real George Michael: Portrait of an Artist | Trailer | SBS On Demand (20.48) Nothing Compares | Trailer | SBS On Demand (28.45) St Vincent's Open Support Women's Crisis Centre | Donate (31.00) Crabs All The Way Down by Radiolab | Listen (35.45) Barbie Movie | Trailer (45.45) Oppenheimer | Trailer (46.30) The Rest is History Podcast | Listen (49.51) Utopia | Trailer | ABC iview (51.22) National Theatre Live: Fleabag Encore at Dendy Cinemas | Tickets (53.00) National Theatre at Home | Website (54.30) You Hurt My Feelings | Trailer | Apple TV+ (55.11) Wiser Than Me Podcast | Listen (57.35) Bay of Fires | Trailer | Apple TV+ (1.03) Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi | Booktopia (1.05) Storytellers by Leigh Sales (preorder) | Booktopia (1.12) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Booktopia (1.15) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood | Booktopia (1.17) Kitchen Cabinet | Trailer | ABC iview (1.20) I'd Rather Not by Robert Skinner | Booktopia (1.22) The House with Annabel Crabb | Trailer | ABC iview (1.24) Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire | Booktopia (1.24) Victoria: The Queen by Julia Baird | Booktopia The Vinnies Women's Crisis Centre was established in 2017 to provide accommodation for women, children experiencing homelessness, and also accommodates pets. Many guests come to the centre due to domestic and family violence, and it provides a safe haven for decision-making and the opportunity to connect with other agencies. Accommodating pets at the centre is a crucial part of a woman's decision to leave an unsafe home, as often the fear of leaving a pet that could also be in harm's way will prevent them from taking that step. In almost 6 years of operation the Vinnies Women's Crisis Centre has accommodated more than 5,500 women, children and pets. More recently, with the rental crisis and shortage of affordable accommodation, guests are staying much longer as there is simply nowhere else for them to go. As part of Vinnies' work more broadly, they have been working with the sector to advocate for fairer rent laws and greater investment in social and affordable housing. With the funds generously donated by Chatters at the last live event in Adelaide, children staying at the centre have been able to participate in the Ready Steady Go sports program during school holidays. For safety reasons, some children are unable to leave the centre, so the Ready Steady Go activities provide a much-needed release. The Vinnies team is grateful for the support of Chat 10 Looks 3. Produced by DM Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our first episode, our hosts – author and critic Jo Hamya and broadcaster and critic James Walton – get to know each other by discussing their favourite books from the Booker Library – the name we give to all the books that have been nominated for (or won!) the International Booker Prize and Booker Prize over the last 50-odd years. This episode contains significant plot details. In this episode Jo and James talk about: Why No One is Talking About This, a novel that captures our deep entanglement with the internet through its blend of laugh-out-loud humour and beautifully-observed prose, could have won the 2021 Booker Prize. Why Patrick McCabe's The Butcher Boy' a 1992 Booker shortlistee that follows a young man's descent into madness in small-town Ireland, isn't a virtuous read but it is one that will blow your socks off. Books discussed in this episode: Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe Further reading: A Q&A with Patricia Lockwood A full transcript of the conversation is available on our website here. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit https://thebookerprizes.com/podcast to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast “les Rencontres” highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi. Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Patricia Lockwood, writer of “No One Is Talking About This”, her first novel published by Riverhead Books in 2021. Together, they discuss Patricia Lockwood's vocation as a writer and how her writing takes multiple forms, from poems published on Twitter, to fiction or memoirs.© Barnes & Noble. © The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize. Dan Kois, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, © Slate, 2020. © LRB. No One Is Talking About This, © Patricia Lockwood, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. Patricia Lockwood, No One Is Talking About This, © Riverhead Books, 2021. Patricia Lockwood, Priestdaddy, © Riverhead Books, 2017. Patricia Lockwood, Rape Joke, in Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, © Penguin Books, 2014. Richard Hugo, The Triggering Town, © W. W. Norton Company, 2010. Piranesi, © Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. © The Best American Poetry Series. Copyright Guardian News & Media Ltd 2022. © The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under license. Patricia Lockwood on the Extremely Online, David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, © Condé Nast, 2020.
Katie and Sally set to work on cracking the case of Julie Doucet's "Time Zone J" (Drawn & Quarterly, 2022), her return to drawn comics after a 20 year departure and arguably her most conceptual work. Topics discussed include "My New York Diary," "Lift Your Leg, My Fish is Dead," "Dirty Plotte," "365 Days," horror vacui, Le Tigre, Creepshow, Lynda Barry, Priestdaddy, and more. Next time: "Seasonal Shift" by Lala Albert. See Sally at the Philly Small Press Faire 2022 on Saturday, June 11: davinciartalliance.org/calendar/philly-small-press-faire-2022 Support Thick Lines and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod and follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.
RIP Eve Babitz. Here's our episode on her from September 2020. Books mentioned: Eve's Hollywood, Slow Days Fast Company, Sex & Rage, L.A. Woman, I Used to Be Charming, Eve Babitz; Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A, Lili Anolik; Catch-22, Joseph Heller; The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West; Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion; Essays, Michel de Montaigne; Paradise Lost, John Milton;Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood; Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney; How Should a Person Be?, Sheila Heti; Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino. Resources: All About Eve--And Then Some (Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair) Eve Babitz is Better Than Ever (OLIVIA AYLMER, Vanity Fair) Jia Tolentino on Eve (New Yorker) The Eve Babtiz Revival (Penelope Green, NYT) My Favorite Year: In Los Angeles with Eve Babitz in 1971 (Dan Wakefield, LA Review of Books) Eve Babitz's Vision of Total Freedom (Marie Solis, The Nation) L.A. Confidential (Holly Brubach, NYT Style Magazine) Germans in L.A. (Alex Ross, New Yorker)
Gift Guide Round 1: Moms, Dads, and Significant (or Formerly Significant) Others It's gift-guide season around these parts, and here we are with the first of three—three!—installments to help you along with the hardest-to-shop-for people in your life (hopefully). If you need more ideas, subscribing to Secret Menu might be just the answer. Moms and Mothers-in-Law! Single mom by choice to an amazing little girl. Since it's just the two of us and she's a toddler, I need to help her buy her a gift for me. I realize that buying a gift for one's self shouldn't be difficult but I'm saving to buy us a condo and this will be my one quality and/or impractical spend for the foreseeable future. So I want to make it count and I'd love your help. I am willing to spend up to $400.00. I appreciate smart function in design and I have lost zero baby weight, so anything that involves sizing has the potential to make me cry, which feels like it would defeat the purpose. I work about 75 hours a week and am currently doing so remotely. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks! Fused bracelet like a Fewer Finer Eternal Bracelet or an Ochre Objects Permanence one Birthstone earrings—maybe one of your birthstone and one of hers. White/Space Francesca studs are sold as solos. Earrings/necklace you could build on each year: Scosha charms, Lizzie Fortunato mood necklace with an alphabet charm, and Fewer Finer vintage charms Kinn Studio locket A break! A one-night staycation or spa day 76 yo mom, super practical, can't throw stuff away, just lost her husband of 60+ years. Tidy Tova Virtual Tidiness Organizing accessories: Hay, Open Spaces, and Yamazaki Home POJ Studio Kintsugi Kit Mending kit: Merchant & Mills Rapid Repair Kit and Purl Soho Cotton Mending Thread Yuns Hardware gift certificate Dims Watering Can + Via Citrus tree Monthly flower delivery—you can make any bouquet a subscription with Farmgirl Flowers Miriam Toews novel: Fight Night or Women Talking Donation to her local library My new step mom who has very good taste and loves thrifting Summersill & Bishop alphabet napkins Vintage calendar from 2011, 2005, 1994, 1983, 1977, 1966, 1955, 1949, 1938, or 1927 Greystone Needlepoint book cover Back issues of a favorite magazine—Gourmet? Berea College Student Craft Machete Apple Watch band Misette colorblock collection Beata Heuman: Every Room Should Sing The House that Pinterest Built by Diane Keaton Vintage piece from French Larkspur or One Day in France Do thrifting for her—splatterware, jadeite, or Fiestaware? Frumpy MIL that you can't stand Ember mug (now a travel one, too) Eileen Fisher brushed recycled cotton cashmere scarf Hillery Sproatt blanket Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Psychic Outlaw quilted stocking Farmhouse Pottery gift set Mutual aid org My southern mom who thinks NYC made me snobby Magnolia Bakery banana pudding Oliver Pluff Southern Style Iced Tea Cookbooks by Southern female chef: Black, White, and the Grey by Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano and Mosquito Supper Club by Melissa M. Martin Chara's BBQ sauce These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Alabama Chanin sewing kit Dads and Fathers-in-Law! My dad! A very intelligent man. Passionate about baseball but has season tickets. Very covid cautious. Has read all books. Doesn't drink. Isn't handy (no tools). Plays scrabble and has all the boards, no other games. Very fashion apathetic and I always get him clothes. Likes to bike but has a very nice bike and all accessories. Has snow shovel service. Really only cares about his grandkids but spends tons of time with them. Still works (lawyer) and tends to buy anything he needs which is very little! Always a conumdrum. Equal Justice Initiative donation Argo attachment for front of bike to haul grandkids (group gift potential) Non-alcoholic bevs: Ghia, Non, Acid League Wine Proxies, Hella Cocktail Bitters & Soda variety pack, Avec NYT Crossword/Spelling Bee subscription StoryWorth Black Champions in Cycling by Marlon Moncrieffe My dad! Buys himself everything he needs, likes rock and roll bios and mushrooming. and wine! Smallhold mushroom grow kit Mushrooms in the Middle: A Smallhold Cookbook How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage and My Life by Ayelet Waldman (paired with this Yelp review??) Acid for the Children by Flea and donation to Silverlake Conservatory of Music Rose Los Angeles x Gossamer CBD Rosin Delights Cure Crate Maison Noir mix case Coda Collection subscription Eden Reforestation Projects donation Last Prisoner Project donation FIL: widower, engineer, spotless home, not into design, kinda into fitness & cooking Blue Hill charcuterie picks Tapas the José Andrés Way Allday knife Spices: Burlap & Barrel and Diaspora Co. Omsom Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health by Gregory Gourdet & JJ Goode The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record (Anniversary) Top Drawer reversible slippers Future gift certificate Andree Jardin duster and/or Saint Olio cleaning spray and room spray Engineers without Borders donation Romantic Partners (and Former Ones)! A NFT-obsessed new dad who wants to be a lumberjack but actually buys Aimee Leon Dore King Kennedy Rugs bag or bomber Corridor plaid shirt Drake's check work shirt Fear of God thermal pant + henley Clark's Wallabees Blackstock & Weber loafers Garagiste gift certificate Blockchain for Babies (to read to the kid!) Best Made axe Melanie Abrantes DIY plate set Woodworking classes: Makeville Studio in Brooklyn or LA Woodshop in L.A. I need help with my 49-year-old, male, partner. He's a commercial architect, but is super judgey about architect stuff. He constantly scrolls Zillow and vintage car sites. He drinks bourbon, but doesn't want whisky stones and we have an excellent set of glasses. He likes luxury, but won't wear a logo ever. He loves art - folk, sculpture, modern (sometimes the weirder the better) and he created about half the pieces in our house. We live in Atlanta, watch garbage TV and eat/cook good food. Help! Cameo from garbage TV cast member announcing an experiential gift Glaze Studio matchboxes Meet Your Matches commission Pedersen + Lennard bird feeder George Jensen bottle opener or cocktail shaker The materials for a Self Assembly project Do It Yourself by Thomas Barnthaler Vinty vintage/classic car rental Banner Butter Old soul male significant other who manages to find all the wilderness in nyc (birding in prospect park, surfing in the rockaways) in his 20s. Matuse wetsuit—or gloves or booties Merch (or sauna time or a haircut) from Almeda Club, a cute Rockaways surf shop Overnight stay in the Rockaways at The Rockaway Hotel or the vintage 1963 Shasta camper on Hipcamp Trip to Mohonk Mountain House (also does daypasses) Bose Soundlink indoor/outdoor speaker Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City by Leslie Day Donation to Laru Beya Collective Girlfriend who is super Catholic but also super woo and into crystals, energy, etc. Cool cross necklace from Pamela Love, Chan Luu, or Erica Weiner (coral, turquoise, etc.!) Spur—if there's a crystal that means something to her, get it made into jewelry! PIA jewelry Vintage books on herbalism Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood Golde Complete wellness and beauty kit Crockd Pottery Kit Donation to DignityUSA My ex husband who doesn't deserve a gift but we share a daughter together Something for them to do together—tickets to a basketball game or a museum, a video game, etc. A friend who I had a thing with (years ago) and has a jealous girlfriend Nothing! This person does not need a gift from you! If you want to win her over, something consumable for them: Westbourne snacks, Zingerman's noodle kugel, Pizzeria Bianco pizzas, Loria Stern something, or Blackberry Farm biscuits three ways For last year's gift guides, head here and here. Keep those VMs and DMs coming at 833-632-5463 and @athingortwohq! Shop all of our favorite gift picks at MoMA Design Store—so much stunning stuff, and it's 10% of now through November 24 with the code ATHINGORTWO online or in store. 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In this episode about memoirs, we bring you a conversation with Robert Hamblin about his just-published book, ‘Robert: A Queer and Crooked Memoir for the Not So Straight or Narrow', and staff recommend their favourite memoirs. Megan's favourite is ‘The Glass Castle' by Jeanette Walls, Luami loved ‘Priestdaddy' by Patricia Lockwood, and Carmen's recommendation is ‘Memorial Drive' by Natasha Tretheway. Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.
Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 Women's Prize Shortlist and the winner of the Stella Prize, The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld. Our book of the week is No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, author of the hit memoir Priestdaddy. A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 (O, USA Today, Esquire), a National Bestseller and shortlisted for the Women's Prize, this is a zeitgeist-y novel about life after the internet. Highly recommended. Coming up: Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Follow us: Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Patricia Lockwood's 2017 memoir Priestdaddy was named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review. She's just released her debut novel No One Is Talking About This, which explores the perils of excessive exposure to the internet. Lockwood has also released two poetry collections and writes for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, and the London Review of Books, where she is a contributing editor.
Patricia Lockwood's 2017 memoir Priestdaddy was named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review. She's just released her debut novel No One Is Talking About This, which explores the perils of excessive exposure to the internet. Lockwood has also released two poetry collections and writes for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, and the London Review of Books, where she is a contributing editor.
Poet, memorist, and essayist Patricia Lockwood is perhaps best known for her memoir Priestdaddy, an extraordinarily funny account of growing up the daughter of the most singular Catholic priest in America. Lockwood has just published her first novel, No One is Talking About This, reckons with the feeling of being eternally online, unable to shut off the feed that keeps on scrolling, no matter what we do to stop it. She’s a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books, and has a vast following on Twitter, which regularly features her Internet-famous cat, Miette. Lockwood is the author of the two poetry collections Balloon Pop Outlaw Black and Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals. On March 1, 2021, Patricia Lockwood spoke with author Sheila Heti about her new book. The two writers also shared their perspectives on grief, creativity, and the ephemeral and addictive world of the internet.
US poet and author Patricia Lockwood is known for her memoir, ‘Priestdaddy’, as well as her social-media presence – she has been nicknamed the ‘poet laureate of Twitter’. Her first novel, ‘No One is Talking About This’, is about the internet and human connection, online and offline. She talks to Robert Bound about the book, the language of the internet, writing a book on her phone and making interior lives exterior.
This week we are honoured and delighted to be talking to one of our favourite authors, the wonderful Patricia Lockwood. Patricia's memoir, Priestdaddy, was one of our most beloved books in recent years and her first novel, No One is Talking About This is equally enticing. We talked to her about Covid fever reading, problematic faves, forgotten kids books and, of course, Nabokov. You can find Daisy's brand new podcast, Daisy is Insatiable, right HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJilly Cooper - RivalsPatricia Lockwood - PriestdaddyPatricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About ThisAndre Gide - MarshlandsLeonora Carrington - Hearing TrumpetPaula Fox - Desperate CharactersPaula Fox - Borrowed FineryEF Benson - Mapp & LuciaPatrick Leigh Fermor - Time of GiftsPatrick Leigh Fermor - Broken RoadRobert Walser - Berlin StoriesLeonora Carrington - Down BelowSylvia Plath - Bell JarJoanne Greenberg - I Never Promised You a Rose GardenElena Ferrante - Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante - Neapolitan QuartetOttessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest of RelaxationDarcie Wilder - Literally Show Me a Healthy PersonMelissa Broder - Milk FedVladimir Nabokov - LolitaVladimir Nabokov - PninVladimir Nabokov - Speak MemoryAS Byatt - Babel TowerVC Andrews - My Sweet AudrinaKate Elizabeth Russell - My Dark VanessaVladimir Nabokov - Think Write SpeakVladimir Nabokov - Pale FireLucia Berlin - Manual For Cleaning... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Chris’s childhood was defined by the Pentecostal church, where his father is a minister and his siblings are following the same path. But when Chris went to college, his views on the church changed, and now at age 23, he no longer identifies as religious. That’s caused a major rift with his parents, and Chris can’t stand the tension anymore. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Patricia Lockwood, a poet and writer who chronicled her own experience leaving the church in her memoir Priestdaddy. Raised in a strict Catholic family with a father for a priest (thanks to a rare loophole), Patricia thought she was done with religion by the time she was in her early 30s. But when an unexpected financial crisis prompted her and her husband to move back in with her parents, Patricia learned a new way to bridge the gap between them. Reflecting on your shared values, Patricia says, is key to connecting with your parents, even if you’re still leaving their religion behind. If you liked this episode, check out “How To Talk Politics Without Wrecking Relationships.” Do you have a seemingly impossible problem? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris’s childhood was defined by the Pentecostal church, where his father is a minister and his siblings are following the same path. But when Chris went to college, his views on the church changed, and now at age 23, he no longer identifies as religious. That’s caused a major rift with his parents, and Chris can’t stand the tension anymore. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Patricia Lockwood, a poet and writer who chronicled her own experience leaving the church in her memoir Priestdaddy. Raised in a strict Catholic family with a father for a priest (thanks to a rare loophole), Patricia thought she was done with religion by the time she was in her early 30s. But when an unexpected financial crisis prompted her and her husband to move back in with her parents, Patricia learned a new way to bridge the gap between them. Reflecting on your shared values, Patricia says, is key to connecting with your parents, even if you’re still leaving their religion behind. If you liked this episode, check out “How To Talk Politics Without Wrecking Relationships.” Do you have a seemingly impossible problem? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Patricia Lockwood and André Aciman share their sense of the way digital media, and the layers of history press in on our sense of the present moment as they talk about their new books with presenter Laurence Scott. Patricia Lockwood is a poet and author of the memoir Priestdaddy. Her new novel No One is Talking About This considers the way a world saturated by social media memes, 24/7 news and doom scrolling can become fractured by a health emergency. André Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name and editor of the Proust Project – looks at writers including WG Sebald and Constantine Cavafy and the films of Eric Rohmer and what the present tense means to writers who can't grasp the here and now in his new Essay collection Homo Irrealis. Producer: Torquil MacLeod You can find a playlist of Prose and Poetry on the Free Thinking programme website featuring interviews with authors including Olivia Laing https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7mryz Umberto Eco https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qmcqn Rebecca Solnit https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008wc1 Ben Lerner, Derek Owusu and J J Bola https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b0mx Teju Cole https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yb85h
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Patricia Lockwood reads her story from the November 30, 2020, issue of the magazine. Lockwood has published two collections of poetry and the memoir “Priestdaddy,” which came out in 2017. Her first novel, “No One Is Talking About This,” from which this story is adapted, will come out next year.
This week: uber L.A. woman Eve Babitz. How do you talk about a woman who knew everyone and did everything there is to do?? We give it a shot--covering her life, her work, and her recent revival on #bookstagram. Books mentioned: Eve’s Hollywood, Slow Days Fast Company, Sex & Rage, L.A. Woman, I Used to Be Charming, Eve Babitz; Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A, Lili Anolik; Catch-22, Joseph Heller; The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West; Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion; Essays, Michel de Montaigne; Paradise Lost, John Milton; Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood; Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney; How Should a Person Be?, Sheila Heti; Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino. Resources: All About Eve--And Then Some (Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair) Eve Babitz is Better Than Ever (OLIVIA AYLMER, Vanity Fair) Jia Tolentino on Eve (New Yorker) The Eve Babtiz Revival (Penelope Green, NYT) My Favorite Year: In Los Angeles with Eve Babitz in 1971 (Dan Wakefield, LA Review of Books) Eve Babitz’s Vision of Total Freedom (Marie Solis, The Nation) L.A. Confidential (Holly Brubach, NYT Style Magazine) Germans in L.A. (Alex Ross, New Yorker) Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and check out our website.
Joining me for a bonus episode today is Dr. Jessica Kaufman from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. We're chatting about Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison's recent announcement about a potential COVID-19 vaccination, and his statement that the vaccine would be "as mandatory as you could possibly make it". Jess and I discuss the ethical implications of rushing a vaccine with unknown effects, and what would be required to make a vaccine ethically defensible. Will a vaccine be the golden ticket for travel, employment, or even access to restaurants, child care or school? Dr. Jessica Kaufman is a Research Fellow at Murdoch Children's Research Institute and an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne. You can find her on Twitter @jessicajkaufman Jess is reading Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood Jess is listening to the Bang On podcast with Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe
2019年6月ロッテルダム国際詩祭。日本の詩人大崎清夏がアメリカの詩人パトリシア・ロックウッドと出会いました。ふたりは同い年。今年春、大崎清夏はパトリシアの詩二篇を翻訳し、詩の雑誌「びーぐる」47号に発表しました。このエピソードでは、大崎さんにそのうちの一篇「ネッシーは自分でそうしているところを見たい」を朗読していただき、じっくり読み解いてゆきます。締めくくりは大崎さんの最新詩「必要な店」(そう、コロナ禍の営業自粛のさなかで書かれた作品です)の自作朗読です。 ズームによる公開イベントを朗読したため、4分経過時点と9分経過時点でそれぞれ数秒間音声が途切れていますが、いずれもすぐに復旧して最後まで51分間続いています。途中音声が乱れるところもありますが、どうかご容赦のほどを。ちなみに最初に途切れたところで、大崎さんが紹介しているパトリシアの経歴は以下のようなものです: パトリシア・ロックウッド Patricia Lockwood 1982年米インディアナ州生まれ、オハイオ州育ち。カトリック・スクールを卒業後、大学には行かず執筆に専念する。独特で鋭いユーモアのセンス、現代を風刺する類い稀な言葉遊びで高く評価され、「ニューヨーカー」などの由緒ある文芸誌で作品を発表。2013年、個人的な経験に基づいて書かれた長篇散文詩「Rape Joke」がオンラインマガジンThe Awlに掲載されると瞬く間にSNS上で注目を集め、FacebookやTwitterで拡散された。翌2014年、詩集「Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals」をペンギンブックスから出版。海軍兵からカトリック教会の牧師に転身した父についての伝記「Priestdaddy」(2017)はニューヨーク・タイムズの10 best books of 2017に選出された。2019年以降、ロンドン・レビュー・オブ・ブックスの委託編集者を務める それではお楽しみください。 四元康祐
Our annual roundup of all the books we read in 2019! We share number of books read (Hannah smokes us all, of course), give out awards, and look ahead to 2020. Links: NYT 100 Notable books for 2019 Patricia Lockwood on John Updike Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Gwenyth Paltrow/Goop Books mentioned: Furious Hours, Casey Cep; The Topeka School, Ben Lerner; Fleishman is in Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Normal People & Converations with Friends, Sally Rooney; Asymmetry, Lisa Halliday; Trust Exercise, Susan Choi; Transcription, Kate Atkinson; The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson; Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood; Educated, Tara Westover; Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo; Ladies Who Punch, Ramin Setoodeh; Here I am, Jonathan Safran Foer; The Overstory, Richard Powers; Find Me, Andre Aciman; The Patrick Melrose novels, Edward St Aubyn; Circe, Madeline Miller; Frankenstein, Mary Shelley; Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevksy; The Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante; Howard’s End, E.M. Forster.
Patricia Lockwood reads a chapter from her bestselling memoir, Priestdaddy, about a hunting trip, a disgusting motel room, and her brother, the "Poop Jentleman." Sasha Dobson performs her song, "Cross on My Heart," inspired by Patricia's writing, and about her own father. The show was recorded at a live performance at Joe's Pub in New York City. https://americansongwriter.com/american-songwriter-podcast-network/
Watch the video here. Patricia Lockwood, ''The Poet Laureate of Twitter'' (unofficial), is the author of 2014's groundbreaking Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, a book of obscene, angry, funny verse that ''is unforgettable, literally: once read, it cannot be forgotten'' (NPR). Her 2013 satirical poem ''Rape Joke,'' first printed on the website The Awl, ''reawakened a generation's interest in poetry'' (The Guardian). Her debut poetry collection Balloon Pop Outlaw Black was trumpeted as one of 2012's best by The New Yorker. Lockwood's new memoir Priestdaddy tells the story of her unconventional upbringing and irascible Catholic-priest father. (recorded 6/13/2017)
Got a possibly long holiday weekend ahead of you? Take some time to reflect with a collection of Memoir-y talks and readings. Recorded live at Literati: Leslie Jamison discusses her process in writing her memoir The Recovering with Literati bookseller (and debut author!) Lillian Li; Mimi Schwartz discusses her memoir When History is Personal with Michael Steinberg; and Patricia Lockwood reads from her acclaimed memoir Priestdaddy. Also, Sam and Literati Manager Charlotte Bruell discuss favorite memoirs. Shelf Talking Produced by: Mike & Hilary Gustafson, and John Ganiard Theme Music: “Orange and Red” by Pity Sex (2016, Run for Cover Records)
Brea and Mallory talk about reading with children, and interview author and podcaster Theresa Thorn. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags Links - iPhone hack - On iPhones, go to settings > general > accessibility > display accommodations > color filters > Grayscale Theresa Thorn - One Bad Mother https://twitter.com/theresathorn Theresa's Book Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Books Mentioned - Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood Lost At School by Ross W. Greene Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon Who Needs Donuts? By Mark Alan Stamaty What Makes a Baby by Corey Silverberg Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe And Baby Makes Three by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss White Tears, The Wanderers, Priestdaddy, and more books. This episode was sponsored by ThirdLove and The Reckless series from Cornelia Funke. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes.
Brea and Mallory present the Reading Glasses Holiday Gift Giving Guide! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags and Bookmarks- https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote Amazon Wish List http://a.co/dw6o3Jx Sponsor - Storyworth storyworth.com/readingglasses Links - Abe Books https://www.abebooks.com Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Books Mentioned - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735224292 Old Man’s War by John Scalzi https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765348272 The Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780756404741 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768 Fun Home by Alison Bechdel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780618871711 World War Hulk by Greg Pak and John Romita https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780785125969 Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345508614 Dream From My Father by Barack Obama https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400082773 Down Among The Sticks and Bone by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765392039 Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062405838 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533 Universal Harvester by John Darnielle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374282103 Abandon Me by Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866578 Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594633737 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606999592 The Changeling by Victor LaValle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812995947 The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062661340 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735212176 We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101912195 Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307949332 I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501126949 Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060733483
My college bud Karis Rogerson sits down with me and discusses growing up in Trieste as an MK, watching "Lord of the Rings" in Slovenia and why she loves New York. I try my hand at pronouncing Italian words (failing miserably), and Karis explains the difference between American and Italian coffee. We give Hilary Duff our love and discuss our affinity for YA historical fiction. And although Karis wasn't allowed to have a horse in her room, she can rest assured that she could have been an Olympian. And please—no one tell Chuck Norris that his likeness is being used to sell mulled wine in Slovenia. Pop culture recommendations: Karis: TV: "Jane the Virgin" Books: "Girl Out of Water" by Laura Silverman and "The Girl From Everywhere" by Heidi Heilig Music: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi, feat. Daddy Yankee Becca: "Priestdaddy" by Patricia Lockwood Housekeeping: Follow Karis on Twitter: @KarisRogerson And Instagram: @karisselizabeth Find Karis's website: Karisrogerson.com Follow me: @BeccaPattonSays Follow the show: @pop_cartography Email me: popcartography@gmail.com Theme song: "How it Goes" by Lauren Mann Podcast artwork by Molly Hoy
It's a book club-style discussion about Patricia Lockwood's new memoir, Priestdaddy. Annie and regular podcast contributors Emily McKenna (of You're Maker) and Hunter McLendon discuss what they loved and loathed about Lockwood's poetic style, her relationship with her parents, and her complicated upbringing in the Catholic faith. You can purchase Priestdaddy here. Other books mentioned include: Liars Club Prozac Nation BossyPants Yes Please Is Everyone Hanging out without Me The Essex Serpent
Summer has officially begun, so Annie and Chris are here to tell you what you should be reading--whether you're inside to escape the rain or outside with the sand and sun. Also, what happens when children become club promoters? Beach Books + The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close + The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor + Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave + Windfall by Jennifer Smith + The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak Page-Turners + Dark Matter by Blake Crouch + Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld + Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy + American Fire by Monica Hesse (on sale July 11) Stories with a Twist + Into the Water by Paula Hawkins + Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane Family Dramas + Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood + Last Things by Marissa Moss + Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny + Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett Heavy Thinking + Option B by Sheryl Sandberg + Borne by Jeff VanderMeer + The Leavers by Lisa Ko + Theft by Finding by David Sedaris + Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu You can read Maile Meloy's interview with Ann Patchett here. Hey, we're new to Stitcher and would love to build our review base. Can you help us get to 25 reviews? There's a prize in it for you...
Patricia Lockwood joins Amy to talk about her hilarious and touching memoir, PRIESTDADDY. They cover jewel-hoarding, mysterious household rags, and dad-habits. Learn about the book and read an excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2sMPjad
Patricia Lockwood is a fearless writer and poet. In 2013 she gained popular attention with her piece in The Awl entitled "The Rape Joke." Since then she has established a name for herself, especially through her Twitter. However, she does not restrict herself to 140 characters--her new book "Priestdaddy" is a memoir of her life growing up as the daughter of one of the only married Catholic priests. Naturally, this unique upbringing paired with Patricia's skill with words makes for a great read. In this interview she and Sam dive more into her life growing up, her writing process, and her love of sarcasm. ------------------------------------------------- Music for the show is by Dylan Peck. Original illustrations by Krishna Shenoi: www.krishnabalashenoi.com/. Learn more about Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso at www.talkeasypod.com
Patricia Lockwood was at the shop to read from her new memoir, Priestdaddy (Penguin), a hilarious account of growing up with a Catholic priest for a father, and her 2013 collection of poems, Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals. It was the first UK reading from one of the liveliest poets writing at the moment, whose other occupations include trolling the Paris Review on Twitter. Patricia was in conversation with Dawn Foster, whose most recent book, Lean Out, was published last year by Repeater Books. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We talk to the poet-turned-memoirist about Priestdaddy, her account of growing up with a Catholic priest for a father, and discuss our favourite funny autobiographies
Lauren and Niko welcome Patricia Lockwood (@tricialockwood), poet and author of the new memoir Priestdaddy, to the show to discuss Pentecost, Paul on the road to Damascus, the original intactivist, and everything else in the book of Acts. Plus: Katherine Hepburn’s ghost, and is Air Bud a Christ figure? (Yes.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Priestdaddy, One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, This is Just My Face, and more books. This episode was sponsored by Talenti, Adulthood for Beginners, and The Radium Girls. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes. Subscribe to Book Riot Insiders here.
Thomas Ades, hailed as Britain's greatest composer since Benjamin Britten, on the premiere of The Exterminating Angel, his opera which is based on Louis Bunuel's 1962 surrealist film and features live sheep on the Royal Opera House stage. What if a deer did porn? Is it legal to marry a stuffed owl exhibit? Why is it so difficult to find a baby called Gary? American poet Patricia Lockwood ponders all of these in Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, her new collection which also features the autobiographical poem Rape Joke, a viral hit on the internet. The poetry collection is published to coincide with her memoir Priestdaddy, which details growing up in a religious household with an ordained Catholic Priest as a father.The quirky superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy was the surprise hit of 2014. Cinema-goers loved the rag-tag group of lesser-known Marvel Comics characters, their bickering humour and the awesome mix tape that provided the soundtrack. Samira Ahmed talks to writer and director James Gunn about bringing the gang back together for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 and creating another awesome mix tape of retro tunes to accompany their latest space adventure.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Jack Soper.
Epigraph The Drunk Booksellers get stoned on this 4/20 themed episode with Paul Constant of the Seattle Review of Books. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links back to the bookstore we’re interviewing PLUS GIFs—sign up for our email newsletter. Introduction In which we make pot jokes and get excited about books We're switching up our intoxicant of choice this episode and getting stoned rather than drunk (mostly). Paul's rocking Mr. Moxey's Mints (of the peppermint/sativa variety). Emma's smoking CBD (not to be confused with William Steig's children's picture book, CDB!). Kim stops talking while stoned—which would make for a really awkward podcast episode—so she's drinking the hoppiest IPA she could find instead. Everyone's a little too high to explain the varieties of weed particularly well, so you should just read David Schmader's Weed: The User's Guide: A 21st Century Handbook for Enjoying Marijuana. Paul's Reading: Up South by Robert Lashley The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks A collection of books from Mount Analogue Press Manners by Ted Powers Final Rose by Halie Theoharides (a comic book tone poem about love and loss made up screenshots from The Bachelor) Reading Through It book club pick: What We Do Now: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America, edited by Dennis Johnson Emma's Reading: First Position by Melissa Brayden (thanks to a recommendation from our episode with The Ripped Bodice) Giant Days 4 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Lissa Treiman, Liz Fleming, and Whitney Cogar All the Lives I Want: Essays about My Best Friends Who Happen to Be Famous Strangers by Alana Massey (thanks to a recommendation from our episode with Amy Stephenson) Kim's Reading: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power by Joseph Turow Forthcoming Titles We're Excited For: You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie (out June 13) Love and Trouble: a Midlife Reckoning by Claire Dederer (out May 9) also mentioned Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) by David Sedaris (out May 30) Hunger: a Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (out June 13) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood (out May 2) Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (out April 25) Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch (out April 18) Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki (out May 9) Isadora by Amelia Gray (out May 23) Dreaming the Beatles: the Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield (out April 25) Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J Sollee (out June 13) Modern Tarot: Connecting with Your Higher Self Through the Wisdom of the Cards by Michelle Tea (out June 13) The Perfect Mix: Everything I Know about Leadership I Learned as a Bartender by Helen Rothberg (out June 20) Chapter I [18:50] In which we learn what The Seattle Review of Books is, talk about book reviews as a meta art form, and get advice on promoting diversity and being a safe, welcoming place for people who aren't white bros The Seattle Review of Books is a book news, review, and interviews site. This isn't consumer reports, with a thumbs up or down on each title; each review aims to have a conversation with the book. It's a site that aims to look like your bookshelf, without genre classification. Emma & Kim don't quite understand Paul's assertion that people don't organize their bookshelves, but we roll with it. SRB makes all their money through a single sponsor (which changes each week). If you're interested in their sponsorship program, you can learn more here. Paul wants to promote young, new writers and help them build up their clip file. So you should probably pitch him with your brilliant, bookish ideas. Email submissions@seattlereviewofbooks or fill in the contact form on their about page. Emma particularly loves the Help Desk by Cienna Madrid. Ask Cienna an awkward book-related question at advice@seattlereviewofbooks.com. Being a couple of white guys, Paul and his co-founder Martin McClellan are extremely concerned with diverse representation. You can learn more about how SRB encourages diversity in both the books they review and the reviewers they publish on their about page (or by listening to this episode...). But you should know right off the bat, they are not here to promote the new Franzen novel and they will not pander to bros. Chapter II [33:10] In which we talk about life in the US post-election, say something negative about a book, and discuss Paul's past (and current) life as a bookseller Reading Through It is a post-election book club hosted by Seattle Review of Books, the Seattle Weekly, and Third Place Books Seward Park. They meet the first Wednesday of every month. On our post-election world, Paul Constant says: "This is what books were made for. Books are engines of empathy... the only way to do a deep-dive into an issue. It's our stored knowledge... This is the moment for books." The next Reading Through It book group pick is The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. They'll be meeting Wednesday May 3rd at Third Place Books Seward Park. Read Paul's article on his time at Borders: Books Without Borders: My Life at the World's Dumbest Bookstore Chain Though he's not technically a bookseller anymore, Paul is still "on team books." Keep an eye out for our "I'm On Team Books" t-shirts, which may or may not be a thing we sell one day. Chapter III [43:20] In which Paul is better at explaining our questions than stoned Emma is at asking them, Emma and Kim give Paul major side-eye due to his bookseller confession, and Emma continues to push Uprooted by Naomi Novik Desert Island Pick (what would you read that you never had the time to read before): The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro (beginning with The Path to Power) We couldn't find a video of the following clip of Caro on the Colbert Report, so we'll just leave you this series of gifs to explain why you, too, should consider bringing an epic five-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson as your desert beach read: You're welcome. Now, back to your regularly scheduled show notes. Station Eleven Picks (the books to preserve for society) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (everything you need to know about living in a society) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (everything you need to know about life and how it doesn’t always work out the way you want, but you should live it anyway) Read Paul's essay about The Scarlet Letter, originally written for Scarecrow Video. Wild Pick (traveling is about observing things... soaking everything in) We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order to Live by Joan Didion ("because she is the greatest observer on the planet and I would want to be like her when I was traveling") Bookseller Confession Once again, we have a guest who hasn't read Harry Potter. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? Paul also hasn't read Lord of the Rings and Kim proceeds to side-eye him from across the city. (In case you were wondering, the title of the direct link to this gif is "wtf-i-cant-even-you-are-stupid." Just sayin'.) Emma, naturally, tries to convert Paul to fantasy w/ an Uprooted recommendation because "nobody doesn't like it." Paul commits to reading it in order to prove her wrong. Go-To Handsell Fup by Jim Dodge Paul saved the book from going out of print and—arguably more importantly—he handsold a copy to Allison Hannigan. Impossible Handsell Paradise by AL Kennedy (and everything by AL Kennedy) Book for Booksellers Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich Favorite Bookstores Elliott Bay Ada’s Technical Books Third Place Ravenna Favorite Literary Media Not to brag, but, we’re the only podcast Paul listens to. The Rumpus Lit Hub Book Forum Electric Literature Shelf Awareness Epilogue In which we tell you where to find us on the Internets You can find Paul on: Twitter Seattle Review of Books is also on Twitter Seattlereviewofbooks.com You can find us on: Twitter at @drunkbookseller Litsy at @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much 'cause she saves all of the interesting (ie. book-related) shizzle for Drunk Booksellers. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!