Podcast appearances and mentions of Rachel Cusk

Early winter weather has us pondering an alternate definition of “slush pile,” albeit the mucky, grey residue remaining after a city snowfall. Our Slush Pile is far more fresh, but still a wintry mix as we discuss the short story “Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction” by Candice Kelsey. You might want to jump down the page and read or listen to it in full first, as there are spoilers in our discussion!   The story is set on the day of the Women's March, following 2017's Inauguration Day, but only references those events in the most glancing of ways. Instead the protagonist glances away to an array of distractions: Duolingo, a Frida Kahlo biography, a bat documentary, European architecture, banjo music, a stolen corpse flower, daydreaming, and actual dreaming. In the withholding of the protagonist's interiority, Sam sees a connection to Rachel Cusk's Outline, while Jason is reminded of early Bret Easton Ellis. The editors discuss how fiction might evoke the internet's fractioning of our attention, by recreating the fractioning or reflecting it?   We'd like to offer congratulations to Sam whose debut book of short stories, “Uncertain Times,” just won the Washington Writers Publishing House Fiction Prize. As always, thanks for listening!   At the table: Dagne Forrest, Samantha Neugebauer, Jason Schneiderman, Kathleen Volk Miller, Lisa Zerkle, and Lilllie Volpe (Sound Engineer)   Listen to the story “Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction” read in its entirety by Dagne Forrest (separate from podcast reading) (Bio): Candice M. Kelsey (she/her) is a bi-coastal writer and educator. Her work has received Pushcart and Best-of-the-Net nominations, and she is the author of eight books. Candice reads for The Los Angeles Review and The Weight Journal; she also serves as a 2025 AWP Poetry Mentor. Her next poetry collection, Another Place Altogether, releases December 1st with Kelsay Books. (Website): https://www.candicemkelseypoet.com/ (Instagram): @Feed_Me_Poetry   Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction Catherine's thumb hovers over Duolingo's question, her mind dim from doom scrolling, chest dead as TikTok. The green owl stares. She swears its beak is twitching.  “Got 5 minutes?”  She swipes Duo, that nosy bastard, and his taunting French flag icon away. “Non.” The apartment is dim, the air too still. Days feel hollow and unhinged, as if she's Edmond Dantès tossed off the cliff of Chatêau d'If, a brief and misplaced shell weighted to the depths of the sea. So much for learning a language to calm the nerves. Frida Kahlo's face stares from the page of a book she hasn't finished reading. “I should just return this already.” There are days she commits to her syllabus of self-education and days she resents it. Kahlo's eyes pierce her, and giving up feels like large-scale feminist betrayal—how she has shelved the artist, her wounds, tragic love, and all. But even sisterhood is too much this January 21st, and of all people, Kahlo would understand. Catherine opens her laptop and starts a documentary about bats instead. Chiroptera. A biologist with kind eyes speaks of their hand-like bones, the elastin and collagenous fiber wings. The chaos of nature is its own magic realism. She learns bats are vulnerable like the rest of us. Climate disruption and habitat loss. Plus white nose syndrome and the old standby, persecution by ignorant humans who set their caves aflame. In the documentary, there is a bat with the liquid amber eyes of a prophet. Maybe that's what this world has had too much of, she begins to consider. Mid-deconstruction of decades in the white, evangelical cesspit of high control patriarchy, Catherine sees the world as one big field day full of stupid ego-competitions like cosmic tug-a-wars. And prophets were some of the top offenders. King Zedekiah, for one, had the prophet Jeremiah lowered into a well by rope, intending he sink into the mud and suffocate. All because he warned the people of their emptiness. Her mind wanders to Prague, to art, to something far away that might fill her own cistern life. “Maybe next summer,” she whispers. “Charles Bridge, St. Vitus.” The rhythm of bluegrass hums through the speakers, enough to anchor her here, in this room, in this thin sliver of a world she cannot escape. “That could be the problem; I need to learn Czech. No, fuck Duo.” J'apprendrai le français. J'irai à Prague. Je verrai les vieux bâtiments. But then, something strange. The banjo's pluck feels different, deeper, its twang splitting the air. She Googles the history of Bluegrass, and the words tumble from the page, layering like the weight of a corpse settling into the silt off the coast of Marseille. The banjo isn't Appalachian in origin but rather West African—specifically from the Senegalese and Gambian people, their fingers strumming the akonting, a skin drum-like instrument that whispered of exile, of worlds ripped apart. American slavers steeped in the bitter twisting of scripture trafficked them across the Middle Passage, yet in the cruel silence of the cotton fields, they turned their pain into music. How are we not talking about this in every history class in every school in every state of this nation? The akonting, an enslaved man's lament, was the seed of a gourd that would bloom into the sounds of flatpicking Southerners. Still, the banjo plays on in Catherine's apartment. A much more tolerable sound than Duolingo's dong-ding ta-dong. But she can't quite cleanse her mind of the French lessons, of Lily and Oscar. Il y a toujours plus. Her voice is barely a whisper, trying to reassure herself. There must be more. A recurring dream, soft and gleaming like a pearl—her hands moving over cool clams, shucking them on a beach house in Rhode Island. It's a faint memory, but no less ever present. Aunt Norma and Uncle Francis' beach cottage and the closest thing to a Hyannis Port Kennedy afternoon of cousins frolicking about by the edge of a long dock lured back by the steam of fritters. But this time, Ocean Vuong stands beside her. He's talking about the monkey, Hartford, the tremors of the world. And the banjo has morphed into Puccini's La Bohème, which laces through the rhythm of Vuong's syntax like a golden libretto. They notice a figure outside the window, a shadow in the sand—the new neighbor? He's strange. A horticulturist, they say. Catherine hasn't met him, but there are rumors. “Did he really steal it?” Vuong asks. She practices her French—it's a dream after all—asks “Le cadavre fleuri?” They move to whispers, like a star's breath in night air. Rumor stands that in the middle of California's Eaton fire, the flower went missing from the Huntington Museum in Pasadena. The Titan Arum, bloated and bizarre in its beauty and stench, just vanished. Fran at the liquor store says the new neighbor, gloves always pressed to the earth, took it.  At night, she hears him in the garden, talking to the roots. She imagines his voice, murmuring something incomprehensible to the moonlight. Like that's where the truth lies—beneath the soil, between the cracks of broken promises, smelling faintly of rot. She recalls the history she once read, so distant, so impossibly rotten. During WWI, when the Nazis swept through Prague, they forced Jewish scholars to scour their archives. They wanted to preserve the so-called “best” of the Jews—manuscripts, texts, holy materials—for their future banjo-twisted Museum of an Extinct Race. She shudders. The music, the wild joy of the banjo, now seems infected with something ancient and spoiled. The act of collecting, of preserving, feels obscene. What do you keep? What do you discard? Whom do you destroy? She wakes from the dream, her phone still alive with French conjugations. The bluegrass hums, but it's heavier, like a rope lowering her into Narragansett Bay. The neighbor's house is dark. But she thinks she can see him, a silhouette against the trees, standing still as a warning. Everything is falling apart at the seams, and she is both a part of it and apart from it. Like each church she left, each youth group and AWANA or Vacation Bible School where she tried to volunteer, to love on the kids, to be the good follower she was tasked with being.  She leans her forehead against the cool glass of the window, closing her eyes. The ache is there, the same ache that never quite leaves. It's sharp, it's bitter, it's whole. The small, steady thrum beneath it all. Il y a toujours plus. Maybe tomorrow she will satisfy Duo. Maybe next fall she will dance down a cobbled street in Prague. Find five minutes to feel human. Perhaps she will be whole enough, tall as St. Vitus Cathedral, to face whatever is left of this America. She closes her eyes to Puccini's Mimi singing Il y a toujours plus and dueling banjos while her neighbor secretly drags a heavy, tarp-covered object across his yard under the flutter of Eastern small-footed bats out for their midnight mosquito snack. A scene only Frida Kahlo could paint.

Rachel Cusk reads her story “Project,” from the September 1 & 8, 2025, issue of the magazine. Cusk is the author of several works of nonfiction and twelve novels, including “Outline,” “Transit,” “Kudos,” and, most recently, “Parade,” which won the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In Episode 201, author Lidija Hilje talks with Sarah about her debut novel, Slanting Towards the Sea. Spanning two decades and one transformative summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is a love story that also delves into the profound journey of coming of age in a nation younger than you are. Lidija shares lots of details about how this book came to be and the inspiration for the story and its lush Croatian setting, which becomes a character of its own. They also discuss how the Croatian War of Independence influenced both her own childhood and the novel's narrative. Plus, Lidija shares some of her top book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights A brief, spoiler-free overview of Slanting Towards the Sea.  Hilje's inspiration for Slanting Towards the Sea. How Croatia became its own character in the novel. The ways Slanting Towards the Sea developed and was impacted by Lidija's never-to-be-published first novel. The impact of the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) on Lidija's childhood and the events of the book. How Lidija shaped the ending of the novel over time. What inspired making “people pleasing” such a strong element of Ivona's character. The complete, upending change that forever shelved her first attempt at a novel. Lidija's Book Recommendations [35:58] Two OLD Books She Loves Gioavanni's Room by James Baldwin (1956) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:12] Euphoria by Lily King (2014) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [39:10] Other Books Mentioned: Writers & Lovers by Lily King (2020) [41:10]   Two NEW Books She Loves Audition by Katie Kitamura (2025) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:33] The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:55] Other Books Mentioned: Intimacies by Katie Kitamura (2021) [41:44]  Trust by Hernán Díaz (2023) [43:41]  Second Place by Rachel Cusk (2021) [43:43]  One Book She DIDN'T Love Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (2021) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:34] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About This Kind of Trouble by Tochi Eze (August 5, 2025) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[48:52] Last 5-Star Book Lidija Read We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:35] Books From the Discussion You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (2023) [22:03]

E quando non sono noiosi devono per forza essere drammatici? Sono alcune delle domande che si sono fatte Giulia Pilotti e Ludovica Lugli dopo le loro ultime letture, il romanzo di Claire Kilroy E sempre lo farò (Garzanti) e il saggio di Lucy Jones Matrescenza (Laterza): entrambi parlano di come cambiano la vita, l'identità e pure il cervello di una donna dopo la nascita di una bambina o di un bambino. Nella puntata sono citati anche: Il lavoro di una vita di Rachel Cusk (Einaudi), Cribsheet di Emily Oster (Penguin) e Il linguaggio segreto dei neonati di Tracy Hogg (Mondadori); Nightbitch di Rachel Yoder (Mondadori), che è anche un film; Life Among the Savages di Shirley Jackson (Penguin); Come d'aria di Ada d'Adamo (Elliot), La figlia unica di Guadalupe Nettel (La Nuova Frontiera), Nessuno ne parla di Patricia Lockwood (Mondadori) e Seni e uova di Mieko Kawakami (E/O). E più tangenzialmente, Che cosa aspettarsi quando si aspetta di Heidi Murkoff, Il bambino, come si cura e come si alleva di Benjamin Spock, Il libro che vorresti i tuoi genitori avessero letto di Philippa Perry, Il metodo Good Inside di Becky Kennedy e Nato di donna di Adrienne Rich. La poesia di Mina Loy Parto è pubblicata nella raccolta The Lost Lunar Baedeker (Rina edizioni) e si può leggere integralmente qui, nella traduzione di Marco Bartoli. Il dipinto di Marisa Mori L'ebbrezza fisica della maternità è questo. A proposito di libri, mercoledì 9 luglio sono stati annunciati i titoli finalisti del Premio Vero, il premio creato dal Post e dalla Fondazione Peccioliper per promuovere il lavoro giornalistico e di divulgazione sulla realtà e sull'attualità attraverso i libri di autori italiani. Qui c'è la shortlist. ASCOLTA O LEGGI ANCHE:- La puntata speciale di Comodino con Rachel Cusk, in cui si parla anche di Il lavoro di una vita-Allattare non è mica facile Errata corrige: il personaggio di Hulk fu creato negli anni Sessanta, non prima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk about Chapters 2 and 3 of Rachel Cusk's Outline alongside a chapter from Williams's book Truth and Truthfulness. The chapter considers the differences between sincerity and authenticity as contending ideals of truthfulness about the self. These two ideals, on Williams's argument, entail different ways of thinking about the self. We contrast Williams's notion of authenticity with that invoked by various characters in Outline. Speaker names: • Dr. Scarlett Baron, Associate Professor in the English Department at UCL. • Alice Harberd, PhD Student in the Philosophy Department at UCL.

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Aina Marti, founder of Heloise Press, who shares her journey from academia to independent publishing and how she's created a home for contemporary female voices from around the world.• From academic roots studying Spanish and English literature to completing a PhD in comparative literature• How reading Rachel Cusk's Arlington Park became an epiphany moment that inspired her to start a publishing company• The clear vision behind Heloise Press: publishing contemporary female voices telling women's stories that other women can relate to• Working across languages and the importance of building strong relationships between authors and translators• Why many internationally successful authors prefer working with smaller presses when being translated into English• The value of continuing to publish multiple books by the same author to help build their presence in new markets• Creating a cohesive visual identity with distinctive book covers designed by Laura Kloss• How small and medium presses are taking risks on unique voices that larger publishing houses often overlookIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with friends and family, subscribe wherever you listen, and leave a review to help others discover the show.Click Here to receive a 40% discount on Abandonment by Erminia Dell'Oro. The voucher code is bookshop to be applied at checkout. Héloïse PressKairos, Jenny ErpenbeckBarbara Pym BooksArlington Park, Rachel CuskSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Hablamos de violencia, personajes outsiders, miradas infantiles y paisajes míticos con Fernando Navarro. El guionista y escritor nos presenta su segundo libro, Crisálida (Ed. Impedimenta), novela sobre la durísima deriva de una familia que daría para drama social, pero que él ha preferido abordar desde la fantasía y el terror.  Luego, Javier Lostalé abre su ventanita poética a Tierra (Ed. Huerga y Fierro), el nuevo poemario de Antonia Cortés. En su sección, Ignacio Elguero recomienda otras lecturas: Las ignorancias (Ed. Visor), poemario con el que Javier Velaza ha ganado la XXXVII edición del prestigioso Premio Loewe, Desfile (Ed. Libros del Asteroide), la nueva y desafiante novela de la aclamada escritora canadiense Rachel Cusk, y la Poesía completa de Julio Cortázar en un volumen de Alfaguara que incluye inéditos. Además, Sergio C. Fanjul nos invita a reflexionar sobre nuestra forma de leer a propósito de Maneras de leer, pequeño obrador de lecturas potenciales (Ed. Pepitas), curiosísimo volumen en el que el escritor argentino Eduardo Berti propone 142 formas de hacerlo creativamente. Desde leer un libro y dejarlo a la mitad para continuar otro de la mitad en adelante, hasta ir a la caza de acrósticos involuntarios, pasando por coger libros viejos, olerlos y pensar si el aroma que han adquirido tiene algo que ver con lo que cuentan. Terminamos Desmontando el poema con Mariano Peyrou, que esta vez nos trae A un amanecer, otro crepúsculo (Ed. Dilema), la obra reunida -y muy prolija- del leonés Víctor M. Díez.Escuchar audio

Suoraa puhetta johtaa Maria Pettersson. Keskustelijoina ovat Maija Vilkkumaa, Ruben Stiller ja Juha Itkonen. Maija Vilkkumaa haluaa puhua vastuullisesta sijoittamisesta ja miten se on aikojen saatossa muuttunut. Ennen oli ilmiselvää kaikille, että vastuullista sijoittamista ei ole esim. asekauppaan sijoittaminen. Tämä on muuttunut ihan totaalisesti ja tällä hetkellä monet pankkien- ja eläkeyhtiöiden sijoitusjohtajat pitävät aseisiin sijoittamista myös osana vastuullista sijoittamista. Maija kysyy kanssakeskustelijoiden mielipidettä, onko aseisiin sijoittaminen vastuullista sijoittamista. Ruben Stillerin aiheena on Donald Trumpin loppunäytös. Millainen tulee olemaan Trumpin tarinan loppu, jos ajattelemme että se on esim. elokuva tai kirjallinen tarina? Rubenin mielestä ihmisiltä on mennyt perusturvallisuuden tunne, koska Trump ei ole saanut rangaistusta, joka kuuluu tällaiselle "kaaoksen ruhtinaalle", vaan hän selviytyy kaikesta. Välttämättä Trumpin loppunäytös ei ole niin kaukana kuin monet luulevat. Ruben kysyy raatilaisilta, millainen heidän mielikuvissa ja ennustuksissa on Donald Trumpin loppunäytös ja mitä sen jälkeen välittömästi tapahtuu. Juha Itkonen nostaa keskusteluun kirjallisuusteeman. Lukevan älymystön suosima kirjailija Rachel Cusk kävi Helsingissä julistamassa pitkälti erilaisista kielloista koostuvat kirjalliset teesinsä. Juha esittelee muutaman Cuskin esiin nostamista teeseistä: - Rachel Cusk inhoaa juonta. Tosielämä ei hänen mukaansa seuraa juonta, miksi romaani tekee niin. - Cuskin mukaan minä-kertojan pitäisi kirjallisuudessa olla varattu vain niille, joilla ei ole muuta vaihtoehtoa. Ihmisille jotka ovat marginalisoituja ja joilla ei ole muuta kuin oma todistuksensa. - Toisaalta Cusk ei tunnu pitävän myöskään siitä, että kirjailijat kirjoittavat jostain muusta kuin itsestään. Hän ei usko romaanihenkilöihin. Juha kysyy raatilaisilta, mitä ajatuksia teeseistä herää? Vastaavatko nämä kirjallisia ihanteitanne?

To celebrate 2024, we're taking a look backwards, and diving into the standout thinkers who have taken to the Intelligence Squared stage in the past 12 months. You might still be on the hunt for that perfect gift for the avid reader in your life, or perhaps you're after some food for thought over the festive period. Either way, this 12 episode mini series will highlight the books that shaped 2024. We hope you'll join us in 2025 for more events that intrigue, fascinate and entertain. The writing of Rachel Cusk poses us constant challenges. Her critically acclaimed Outline trilogy and memoirs – A Life's Work and Aftermath – dared us to rethink the limits of character, identity and what it means to be a woman. Arguably, no writer working today has pushed the boundaries of contemporary writing and storytelling as far. In June 2024, she came to Intelligence Squared to discuss her exhilarating new novel Parade. This work promises to once again expand the notion of what fiction can be and do. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations ad free, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I was rooting for you!! We were ALL rooting for you!!! This week we read Jay Manuel's "novel"/self-insertion fan fiction about what it was like to work on America’s Next Top Model in "The Wig, the Bitch and the Meltdown." We dive into this burn book and discuss the 2000’s hot spots Tao and Buddakan (and why Jay chose to put them in a novel that takes place in 2020), doing Tyra dirty, Miss J's d*ck pics, why Janice Dickinson is our favorite, and that scene where Jay gets to pretend that Nigel Barker wanted him carnally. Move over Rachel Cusk, there’s a new queen of auto-fiction in town!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entretien mené par Olivia Gesbert Rachel Cusk et Delphine de Vigan s'apprécient et se lisent mutuellement. Pour fêter la sortie de « Parade », le nouveau roman de l'autrice britannique, les deux écrivaines ont eu envie de partager un moment complice avec le public de la Maison de la Poésie. Au programme, une lecture à deux voix d'extraits de « Parade » de Rachel Cusk, suivie d'un échange autour de leurs univers littéraires et artistiques, leurs « ateliers d'écriture », leurs influences. Dans « Parade », quatre destins d'artistes se croisent et se mêlent. Ils ont tous en commun de porter la même initiale, G, et d'être confrontés à la violence dans leur élan créatif. Création artistique, féminité, violence et deuil sont au cœur de ce texte radical et fascinant, toujours à la frontière entre fiction et réalité. Rachel Cusk, qui a reçu le Prix Femina étranger 2022 pour La Dépendance, signe un nouveau roman intellectuellement virevoltant. À lire – Rachel Cusk, « Parade », trad. de l'anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Blandine Longre, Gallimard, 2024 – Delphine de Vigan, Les Figurants, Gallimard, 2024

Bentornati in Bookatini - il podcast per chi è ghiotto di libri. L'episodio 85 è dedicato alle nostre letture recenti.   In particolare abbiamo chiacchierato di questi libri:  My dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Mondadori (in passato Tania ne ha Parlato nell'episodio st2ep27)Coventry, Rachel Cusk, Einaudi editoreAll'orizzonte, di Benjamin Myers, Bollati BoringhieriOhio Stephen Markley, Einaudi  Potete contattarci, scrivere commenti, suggerimenti, domande e condividete con noi le vostre letture su questo tema contattandoci nella pagina Instagram Bookatini_podcast, dove potete trovare anche le nostre live, in onda 2 o 3 martedì al meseSe volete sostenerci e godere di contenuti aggiuntivi, potete unirvi a 4 possibili livelli di Patreon che trovate al link: https://www.patreon.com/bookatiniLa sigla di Bookatini è scritta e suonata da Andrea Cerea

Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize winner, Parade by Rachel Cusk, and ghostwriters in crime writing. Our book of the week is JAMES by Percival Everett.  This re-telling of Huckleberry Finn has been an instant New York Times best-seller, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and National Book award and described as 'genius' (The Atlantic).  Coming up: our comfort reading recommendations. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

Jo is refreshed by Trouble in the Cotswalds by Rebecca Tope but Charlotte quickly ruins their peace by connecting the sex in Heather Lewis's violent novel Notice with Miranda July's NBA-shortlisted All Fours. The effervescent Emma Robinson joins to share her love for Dianne Brill's Boobs, Boys, and High Heels, which inspires further reflection on 90s era beauty books and instruction manuals.Other books mentioned in this episode: Steven Saylor's Murder on the Appian Way, Rachel Cusk's Aftermath, Gemma Hartley's Fed Up, Shelia Heti's Motherhood, Bobbi Brown's Teenage Beauty, Amanda Brooks' Internet Escort's Handbook, and Sydney Barrow's Mayflower Madam and Just Between Us Girls.Charlotte's review of All Fours and Gemma Hartley's Fed Up, both in Bookforum. Inspired at once by radical philosophers and tulips, Emma Cager Robinson is looking for beauty. As a mechanism for change and source of inspiration, Emma uses beauty as the driving force behind her activism. With a focus on Consciousness Raising and creating “Insurgents,” Emma uses media of all forms to shift the way we interrogate culture and the systems we interact with on a daily basis. A Texan at heart, she's especially impassioned about spreading this energy through the South; as a means of completing ancestral business, and working in a long line of women committed to making the world suck less for their families and communities.Send questions, requests, recommendations, and your own thoughts about any of the books discussed today to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Charlotte's most recent book is An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work. Learn more at charoshane.comJo co-edits The Stopgap and their writing lives at jolivingstone.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I speak with Nayantara Roy about her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins. We speak about how she managed the logistics of her page-turning family saga, how her lived experience influenced this novel, as well as how long it took her to write this expansive novel.  This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by Out Like A Lion by Tracy L. Thompson.  Guest author recommendation Mia P Manansala, author of Guilt and Ginataan recommends A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherri Thomas.Books Recommended:Commonwealth by Ann PatchettHarry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo OkparantaAn Equal Music by Vikram SethDeath at Morning House by Maureen JohnsonThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayOther Books Discussed:Parade by Rachel Cusk Nayantara Roy on Social Media:Instagram: @tararoiTwitter: @yantaWebsite:  www.nayantararoy.com Other News:Giveaway: The New Naturals by Gabriel BumpCloses 11/27 Open to U.S. Mailing addresses onlyFREE Wednesday 11/13 11:30 am PT November Chat and DrawNovember Substack Book to Film: Poor Things by Alisdair GraySupport the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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Notes and Links to Chris Knapp's Work      For Episode 255, Pete welcomes Chris Knapp, and the two discuss, among other topics, a fascination with Elena Ferrante, James Joyce, and other dynamic writers, the interplay between journalism and fiction writing, seeds for his debut novel, the significance of its title, the drawbacks and benefits of writing about such recent times, and salient themes and issues in his novel like colonialism, marital alienation and connection, ennui, and the creep of dystopian mores.      Christopher Knapp's work has appeared in print in the Paris Review and the New England Review, and online at Granta and n+1, among others. He's been a work-study scholar at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and earned an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. His novel, States of Emergency, was published on September 3 by Unnamed Press. He lives in Paris with my wife, and teaches in the journalism program at the Sorbonne.     Buy States of Emergency   Chris Knapp's Website   At about 2:50, Chris talks about what it's been like in the run-up to publication  At about 4:00, Chris describes his early literary life and battles with spoilers At about 7:10, Pete and Chris discuss and cite the greatness of Faulkner and Joyce's work At about 9:30, Pete highlights a wonderfully Joycean sentence (one of many) from Chris' novel At about 10:25, Chris shouts out inspiring and thrilling writers, including Rachel Cusk, Don DeLillo, and Sebald, and Elena Ferrante At about 14:10, The two discuss Paris and Naples and prices and experiences At about 16:30, Chris responds to Pete's questions about the interplay between his journalistic background and his fiction writing At about 19:45, Pete and Chris reflect on the interesting ways in which the book's narrator functions in the book and connects to  At about 21:15, Chris speaks about seeds for his novel  At about 22:20, The two discuss Chris deciding to start the book with a heat wave and political and cultural  At about 24;45, Chris talks about the fertility procedures that run throughout much of the book and the way waiting relates At about 27:00, Chris delineates between hope and optimism and how these two qualities characterize the narrator and his wife Ella At about 29:20, The two discuss ideas of sympathy and empathy and comfort and shared pain At about 31:50, Chris responds to Pete's questions about the narrator's writing and charting his and Ella's experiences  At about 32:45, Chris reflects on the narrator's writing and the way that Ella sees him and his writing; he references Raven Leilani and writing on grief At about 34:45, The two discuss the ways in which French colonialism and racism is seen (or not) in the book and in the world At about 36:40, Pete highlights the dark humor of the book, and Chris expands on some of the humor and how it flows for him At about 39:35, The two discuss the “carnality” of a climatic scene in Ella and the narrator's relationship  At about 42:20, Chris charts the importance of a getaway for Ella in Skopje At about 44:20, Pete cites a period of separation between the two main characters and asks Chris about the significance of the book's title At about 49:00, Chris responds to Pete's questions about the drawbacks and benefits and vagaries of perspective in the novel At about 55:25, Chris reflects on narrative and its connections to history and to the novel At about 57:00, Pete compliments two anecdotes/scenes from the book, compares Ella's story of the French and Algerians to Wolff's “In the Garden of the North American Martyrs,” and Chris expands on the views of the narrator's family At about 1:02:50, Chris gives contact information, book purchasing info, and social media info At about 1:04:20, Chris talks about what he's working on and wants to write about in the future          You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.       I am very excited about having one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Rachel Cusk er en av vår tids fremste nålevende forfatterstemmer, og står bak 12 romaner, så vel som en rekke sakprosautgivelser og teaterstykker. Hennes modige, sylskarpe og originale litterære stemme har gjort henne til en favoritt blant lesere så vel som kritikere. Cusk er en nyskapende forfatter i ordets rette forstand, i den grad at hver nye utgivelse fra hennes hånd er noe helt nytt.Hun var milevis foran den offentlige, feministiske debatten da hun ga ut den ærlige morskaps-skildringen A Life's Work. Omriss-trilogien ble av mange kritikere ansett som revolusjonerende innenfor romanformen, og den nye utgivelsen Parade (til norsk ved Agnete Øye) står heller ikke tilbake for den karakteristikken. Her fortsetter Cusk sin utforskning av ukonvensjonelle fortellingsstrukturer, og dykker ned i livene til flere kunstnere, alle referert til med initialen G, fortalt gjennom en navnløs forteller som beveger seg sømløst ut og inn av de ulike historiene.Resultatet er en dristig komponert utforskning av kunstnerrollen, av hva som driver noen til å skape kunst, og om hvordan både kunst og kunstner også formes av samfunnets blikk. Samtidig er ikke skildringene og spørsmålene hun utforsker begrenset til kunstnere; mellommenneskelige relasjoner og eksistensielle spørsmål dissekeres presist og nådeløst.I Universitetets aula møter Cusk journalist og forlegger Jessika Gedin til samtale om forbindelsene mellom kunsten og livet, om kunstnerroller, kjønnsroller og hvordan vi mennesker lever sammen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The author of twelve novels, along with a number of non-fiction books and plays, Rachel Cusk is one of our most prominent contemporary writers. Her brave, razor sharp and original voice has made her a favourite with readers and critics alike.Cusk is a truly innovative writer, pushing the boundaries of the form for each new publication. Already in 2008, when she published her brutally honest depiction of motherhood A Life's Work, she was miles ahead of contemporary feminist discourse. Her Outline trilogy was considered by many critics a revolution of the novel form.Her latest novel Parade is no different. Here, Cusk continues her exploration of unconventional structures, delving into the lives of a number of artists all referred to with the initial G. Their stories are told through a nameless narrator moving seamlessly in and out of the different tales. The result is a boldly composed exploration of the role of the artist and what drives someone to create art, a novel about how both art and artist are shaped by society's gaze. In Parade, Cusk dissects interpersonal relationships and existential questions with precision and clarity.In The University of Oslo's Ceremonial Hall, Cusk will be joined by journalist and publisher Jessika Gedin, for a conversation about the connections between art and life, about gender roles, the artist and how we human beings are able to live side by side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cusk's radical approach to the novel makes OUTLINE the perfect text for serious exploration. Its innovative approach to narrative, structure and even basic description meant plenty of grist for Kimberly's mill. Whether you loved OUTLINE or were left wondering what the hell just happened--prepare for some serious edification.

El pasado mes de julio, el diario estadounidense The New York Times publicó una lista de “Los 100 mejores libros del Siglo XXI” que no tardó en dar de qué hablar. En este episodio, entretenido y profundo como el resto, Dani y Carla se sumergen en los libros que ellas han leído de la polémica lista y los que creen son los grandes ausentes. Si son amantes de la lectura o están buscando qué leer no pueden dejar de escuchar este episodio. Además, las invitamos a participar en el club de lectura de nuestro Patreon en el que ya discutimos “Los días del abandono” de Elena Ferrante (puesto 92 en la lista) y en la que seguramente seguiremos leyendo esos títulos y otros de interés. Libros de la lista del New York Times (con su posición correspondiente) leídos por Dani y Carla: 92 “Los días del abandono”, Elena Ferrante. 91 “La mancha humana”, Philip Roth. 81 “Temporada de huracanes”, Fernanda Melchor. 80 “La niña perdida”, Elena Ferrante. Libro 4 de la serie de “Las dos amigas”. 79 “Manual para mujeres de la limpieza”, Lucía Berlín. 59 “Middlesex”, Jeffrey Eugenides. 38 “Detectives salvajes”, Roberto Bolaño. 27 “Americanah”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 13 “El año del pensamiento mágico”, Joan Didion. 11 “La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao”, Junot Díaz. 9 “Nunca me abandones”, Kazuo Ishiguro. 1 “La amiga estupenda”, Elena Ferrante. Libro 1 de “Las dos amigas”. La lista completa la pueden conseguir en un post publicado el 15 de julio en el Instagram de @nytbooks. Otros libros mencionados en el episodio: “Los años”, Annie Ernaux. “Fármaco”, Almudena Sánchez. “Me llamo Lucy Barton”, Elizabeth Strout. “Las Malas”, Camila Sosa Villada. “Pura pasión”, Annie Ernaux. “El acontecimiento”, Annie Ernaux. “Medio sol amarillo”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “Criar en feminismo”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “Lo que no tiene nombre”, Piedad Bonnet. “Noches azules”, Joan Didion. “Despojos: Sobre el matrimonio y la separación”, Rachel Cusk. “Un trabajo para toda la vida: Sobre la experiencia de ser madre”, Rachel Cusk. “2666”, RobertoBolaño. “La hija oscura”, Elena Ferrante. “La vida mentirosa de los adultos”, Elena Ferrante. “Una educación”, Tara Westover. “Nada se opone a la noche”, Delphine De Vigan. Charlas TED “Todos deberíamos ser feministas”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Series “Olive Kitteridge”, HBO. “My Brilliant Friend”, HBO. “La vida mentirosa de los adultos”, Netflix. Películas “La hija oscura”. “Nunca me abandones”. Podcast “Grandes infelices. Luces y sombras de grandes novelistas”. Spotify. Patrion Apóyanos en Patrion  / podemosvivirestahistoria   Suscríbete, déjanos un comentario  y comparte con tus amigas ¿Dónde nos puedes encontrar? En nuestra redes sociales: • Carla Candia Casado es @agobiosdemadre • Daniela Kammoun es @danikammoun

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In her new novel, Rachel Cusk makes the case for becoming a stranger to yourself.

In June, writers Rachel Cusk and Ben Lerner joined Harper's Magazine editor Christopher Carroll for a conversation and Q&A in front of a live audience at the NYU Skirball Center in downtown Manhattan. Listen to Cusk and Lerner read from their recent Harper's essays and discuss the state of contemporary fiction, Cusk's use of artists' biographies in her newest novel Parade, reading in a second language, parenthood, the role of ego in writing, and much more. Subscribe to Harper's Magazine for only $16.97 per year: harpers.org/save. “The Hofmann Wobble” by Ben Lerner, from the December 2023 issue of Harper's “The Spy” by Rachel Cusk, from the October 2023 issue of Harper's 11:31: “You can't be both an encyclopedia and a news source without some kind of contamination.” —Ben Lerner 19:09: “First of all, I thought, God, if I'd never told anyone who I was, starting with my parents, if I hadn't accepted that containment in myself, what would I have created? What would my relationship to reality be?”  —Rachel Cusk 25:18: “I mean this as a total compliment, but I read your books with a lot of dread.” —Ben Lerner to Rachel Cusk 26:36: “What the novel has tried to do, kind of wrongly, I guess, in the end, is for the act of reading to also be an act of shared experience.” —Rachel Cusk 28:34: “Being a good parent in the moment of composition, if you're trying to take care of those imagined readers, can be deadly for the work – not always, but sometimes.” —Ben Lerner 28:49: “On the other hand, having kids for me, especially young kids, it does refresh your wonder before language.” —Ben Lerner 29:43: “If your work can change in the way you change, or people change, when you have children, I think that's a really powerful thing.” —Rachel Cusk 32:10: “I'm really into animal vocalization stuff.” —Ben Lerner 34:23: “French has completely changed my English.” —Rachel Cusk 40:24: “My dad told me never to learn to type because I would end up being someone's secretary, which was kind of feminist of him I guess, but typing is the thing I've done the best with in my whole life.” —Rachel Cusk 41:23: “I think there's a lot of ego involved in the claim to disavow ego in writing.” —Ben Lerner 42:45: “What is a shame is the idea that examination of self is egotistical.” —Rachel Cusk

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews Parade by Rachel Cusk published by Faber and Faber.

The biographies of several artists, all named G, form a kind of exoskeleton to Rachel Cusk's latest novel Parade, encasing the book's other captivating strands—the story of an unprovoked attack on a Parisian street, the story of a couple on a remote island, the story of a suicide at a museum, the story of the death of a mother. Elements which themselves are arranged into four sections—The Stuntman, The Midwife, The Diver and The Spy—that, set down beside each other, interact and converse thematically, philosophically, but also alchemically, like a kind of a very contemporary, and very Cuskian take on the Tarot. Parade is a novel that uncovers and disrupts systems of control on every scale—from systems of individual thought, to the systems of familial hegemony, to systems of societal oppression. It's also beautifully intricate, strikingly forthright and, at times, startlingly funny. In conversation with Adam Biles.Buy Parade: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/parade-2Rachel Cusk is the author of the Outline trilogy, the memoirs A Life's Work and Aftermath, and several other works of fiction and non-fiction. She is a Guggenheim fellow. She lives in Paris.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Launching Season 7, Elvia Wilk, an essayist, critic, and novelist, talks to Sky Goodden about the decision to quit writing—if only to be able to start again. In discussing rejection, the changing conditions of the field, and the denuding of successful female writers, Wilk also touches on the authors who have modelled quitting ("the authors of the 'no'"), or who have mitigated against their own exposure, including Olivia Sudjic, Enrique Vila-Matas. Rachel Cusk, and Elena Ferrante.Thank you to Elvia Wilk for her contribution to this season.Momus: The Podcast is edited by Jacob Irish, with production assistance from Chris Andrews.Many thanks to this episode's sponsors: Night Gallery and the AGYU.

This is the second instalment of three-part discussion. The writing of Rachel Cusk poses us constant challenges. Her critically acclaimed Outline trilogy and memoirs – A Life's Work and Aftermath – dared us to rethink the limits of character, identity and what it means to be a woman. Arguably, no writer working today has pushed the boundaries of contemporary writing and storytelling as far. She recently came to Intelligence Squared to discuss her exhilarating new novel Parade live onstage at London's Union Chapel. This work promises to once again expand the notion of what fiction can be and do. Joining Cusk in conversation was the writer and literary director of Shakespeare & Co bookstore in Paris, Adam Biles. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. This is the second instalment of three-part discussion. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all three parts immediately and all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the first instalment of three-part discussion. The writing of Rachel Cusk poses us constant challenges. Her critically acclaimed Outline trilogy and memoirs – A Life's Work and Aftermath – dared us to rethink the limits of character, identity and what it means to be a woman. Arguably, no writer working today has pushed the boundaries of contemporary writing and storytelling as far. She recently came to Intelligence Squared to discuss her exhilarating new novel Parade live onstage at London's Union Chapel. This work promises to once again expand the notion of what fiction can be and do. Joining Cusk in conversation was the writer and literary director of Shakespeare & Co bookstore in Paris, Adam Biles. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. This is the first instalment of three-part discussion. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all three parts immediately and all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After last week's venture into 'Cherry', a masterclass in dialogue, Joel's been on the hunt for more conversation. As you'll hear on the episode, they've not all been the most captivating, but he did read Rachel Cusk's 'Outline' which is a novel (novella?) set over ten conversations with strangers. Is it better than the chat he had with a stranger in a post room? Let's hope so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Este episodio se hizo esperar, lo sabemos (el último fue hace casi dos años); pero como reza el dicho, está tan bueno que bien ha valido el tiempo de descanso.  Dany y Carla cuentan por qué se tomaron esta pausa, qué están viviendo en esta etapa de sus vidas y todos los planes que esperan llevar adelante junto a sus fieles seguidoras ahora que están de regreso. Entre ellos un Patreon, en donde tendrán un club de lectura exclusivo para quienes se suscriban. Y como el par de amigas no le teme a los temas peliagudos, en este episodio hablan sobre la desigualdad en las labores del hogar y la carga mental de las mujeres con respecto a los hombres, a partir del libro “La mujer helada” de la escritora francesa Annie Ernaux, y con cifras y estudios que demuestran esta injusta realidad.  Libros  “La mujer helada”, Annie Ernaux. “Despojos. Sobre el matrimonio y la separación”, Rachel Cusk. Series “The Americans” (Star + Latinoamérica). “Intimidad” (Netflix). GirlBoss. (Netflix) Estudios Estudios sobre brecha de género de la ganadora al Nobel de Economía de 2023 Claudia Goldin.   “Las mujeres hoy. Cómo son, qué piensan y cómo se sienten”, realizado por la economista Laura Sagnier y María Ángeles Durán. Universidad de Valencia- España. Otras referencias  Humanidad Compartida. Concepto de autocompasión consciente desarrollado por Kristin Neff y Christopher Germer.  Patrion Apóyanos en Patrion patreon.com/Podemosvivirestahistoria Si quieres sugerirnos un tema , contarnos tus historias o simplemente saludarnos puedes hacerlo en podemosvivirestahistoria@gmail.comSuscríbete, déjanos un comentario  y comparte con tus amigas¿Dónde nos puedes encontrar?En nuestra redes sociales:• Carla Candia Casado es @agobiosdemadre• Daniela Kammoun es @danikammoun y @projectglamm

For this thirteenth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] that was held at the 7L library in Paris, CHANEL and Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassador and spokesperson for the House, invited novelist and essayist Rachel Cusk, along with model and friend of the House Naomi Campbell.Moderated by author and critic Erica Wagner, this encounter dedicated to the work of Rachel Cusk considers motherhood, how to explore personal stories through literature and the rework of the literary form it requires: “I think I always felt that my duty was to reality and how the novel could show that and contain it.”Extract from A Life's Work, Copyright © 2001, 2008, Rachel Cusk, used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited.Excerpt from A Life's Work: on Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2001 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Picador. All Rights Reserved.Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk © Rachel Cusk, 2019. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 1993 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Picador. All Rights Reserved.© Whitbread PLC.© Costa Book AwardsThe Country Life by Rachel Cusk © Rachel Cusk, 2019. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.The Country Life by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 1997 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Picador. All Rights Reserved.In the Fold © Rachel Cusk, 2005.Arlington Park © Rachel Cusk, 2006.Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2006 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Outline Copyright © 2014 Rachel Cusk, used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited.Outline by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2014 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Transit by Rachel Cusk © Rachel Cusk, 2018. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.Transit by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2016 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Kudos by Rachel Cusk © Rachel Cusk, 2019. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.Kudos by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2018 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Extract from Second Place by Rachel Cusk © Rachel Cusk, 2021 Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.Excerpt from Second Place by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2021 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted/Used by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Extract from Second Place Copyright © 2021 Rachel Cusk, used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited.© Association Prix Femina.Rachel Cusk, Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation, © Faber & Faber, 2019.Extract from Aftermath: on marriage and separation by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2012 by Rachel Cusk. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.Parade © Rachel Cusk, 2024.Parade by Rachel Cusk. Copyright © 2024 by Rachel Cusk. Forthcoming from Faber & Faber Ltd. and Farrar, Straus and Giroux in June 2024. All Rights Reserved.From The New York Times Magazine. © 2016, The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under licenseMrs Dalloway © Virginia Woolf, 1925Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter, Translated by Ann Goldstein, © Europa, 2008. First published 2006 by Edizioni e/o as La figlia oscura La figlia oscura by Elena Ferrante © 2006 by Edizioni E/O.

Notes and Links to Priscilla Gilman's Work      For Episode 226, Pete welcomes Priscilla Gilman, and the two discuss, among other topics, her famous and accomplished parents, and the perks and drawbacks that came with running in circles with dynamic writers and creatives, her voracious appetite for art and media and books, formational and informative works of art, books and not, her father's wonderful work, belief in the sanctity of childhood, grief and its manifestations, the ways in which her relationships were nurturing and not, and how she managed to write lovingly and honestly about such a towering and beloved figure.      Priscilla Gilman is the author of the memoir, The Anti-Romantic Child, and a former professor of English literature at Yale University and Vassar College. The Anti-Romantic Child received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist, was selected as one the Best Books of 2011 by the Leonard Lopate Show and The Chicago Tribune, and was one of five nominees for a Books for a Better Life Award for Best First Book. Gilman's writing has appeared in the New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City.     Buy The Critic's Daughter: A Memoir   Priscilla's Wikipedia Page   WYNC Episode: "The Critic's Daughter' Explores the Marriage of Lynn Nesbit and Richard Gilman"    New York Times Review of The Critic's Daughter At about 2:00, Priscilla shouts out bookstores at which to buy her book and book events  At about 3:00, Pete and Priscilla fanboy and fangirl about Episode 42 guest Edoardo Ballerini At about 5:00, Priscila talks about early reading, texts, and authors who “enraptured” her At about 7:05, Priscilla and Pete talk about how her reading and writing life was shaped by her literary and artistic parents, Richard Gilman and Lynn Nesbit  At about 10:50, Priscilla responds to Pete's questions about what it has been like to know some many literary and artistic giants on a personal level At about 15:30, Priscilla speaks to early writing and reading and her path to academia and literature, including the wonderful role played by Brearley High School   At about 19:10, Priscilla references some of many contemporary writers like Sarah Watters,  Ishiguro, Louise Erdrich, Strout, Leslie Jamison, Claire Keegan, Rachel Cusk, Lore Siegal, and Yaa Gaasi, who inspire and thrill her At about 22:55, Pete and Priscilla discuss the book's epigraphs and their significances  At about 28:10, The two geek out about Priscilla's talented sister At about 28:40, Pete wonders about  At about 32:20, Shaina Taub is shouted out, as Priscilla talks about a cool collaboration with her son and his high school drama At about 33:05, Pete points out an interesting opening excerpt that compares and contrasts Priscilla's father and the NYC oeuvre he lived in; Priscilla also discusses the book's universality At about 35:30, Priscilla discusses the old days of being able to live comfortably as an artist/critic and the book as a sort of lament for long-gone neighborhoods At about 37:45, Priscilla compliments Joan Didion as a wonderful, “kind, thoughtful sweetheart and incredible genius” At about 38:45, The two discuss ideas of public intellectuals and Wolff's Old School At about 40:20, Pete asks Priscilla about being true to her father and to herself in writing her book-the two refer to a memorable George Bernard Shaw quote At about 44:15, Priscilla alludes to an often-quoted line from her book that speaks to ideas of “moving on” and grief At about 45:10, The two further discuss Richard Gilman's public life and fame At about 48:00, Pete cites a disappointing workshop experience in connecting to a powerful and poignant story that Priscilla relates-her first memory-that is a microcosm of so much in her and her father's lives At about 50:40, The two discuss how Richard Gilman “believed in childhood”  At about 54:30, Pete references excerpts about Priscilla's mindset after her parents' separation and her father's as well At about 55:30, Priscilla reference her father's vivaciousness and physical and mental frailties  At about 58:30, The two discuss some wonderful years late in Richard's life with his wife Yasuko At about 59:40, Priscilla underscores ideas of universality in her writing and beyond At about 1:02:15, Priscilla talks about “tak[ing] the long view” and a wondrous and moving line about the grieving process and hope      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThis is a hot one! Nancy and Sarah fundamentally disagree about Emily Gould's viral essay on the lure of divorce. Nancy compares the story to the rot in France before the formation of the Vichy regime. Sarah believes personal essays like this help people feel less alone. Can she change Nancy's mind, as Walter Kirn did on the most recent episode? (Fast-track to 33:08 for that

In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and ND host John Plotz to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Color (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be" )--as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why "auto-fiction" strikes her as a "bad category" and "a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally" since "the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience." Sheila's response to the signature question was both textual and hilarious. A true writer's weirdness! Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Find out more about Novel Dialogue and its hosts and organizers here. Contact us, get that exact quote from a transcript, and explore many more conversations between novelists and critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and ND host John Plotz to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Color (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be" )--as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why "auto-fiction" strikes her as a "bad category" and "a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally" since "the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience." Sheila's response to the signature question was both textual and hilarious. A true writer's weirdness! Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Find out more about Novel Dialogue and its hosts and organizers here. Contact us, get that exact quote from a transcript, and explore many more conversations between novelists and critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Hogyan lesz irodalom a hajnali pelenkacseréből? - teszi fel a kérdést nemrég megjelent regényében Szilvia Molnár, és mi is ehhez hasonló kérdések körül keringünk a Nem rossz könyvek podcast negyedik részében. Például hogy hogyan fér össze az anyaság és az irodalom, mit olvasnának szívesen a kisgyerekes szülők, vagy hogy apa-fiú vagy anya-lánya történetekből ismerünk-e többet. Az epizód második felében Kállay Eszter a vendégünk, akinek pár hete jelent meg Vérehulló fecskefű címmel verseskötete, melyben a várandóssághoz és az anyasághoz fűződő személyes érzéseket, társadalmi elvárásokat és az ezek között fellépő feszültségeket járta körül.  Tartalom: 00:00 Autentikusan az anyaságról, szülőségről. Azaz rögtön a nemalvással, kínzással és módosult tudatállapotokkal indítunk.  3:40 Eleve mit olvasol, amikor gyereked születik? Milyen könyvekre van ilyenkor szükségünk? 6:00 Pár jó könyv, amit olvastunk: Turi Tímea - Dolgok, amikről nem beszélünk, Kiss Noémi - Ikeranya és Czakó Zsófia - Szívhang című kötete.  8:30 Mintha a filozófia se nagyon tud mit kezdeni az anyasággal. Egy ritka kivétel Emmanuel Lévinas. Ajánlott felmerülő könyv: Vermes Katalin - A test éthosza. 11:40 Hasonlóan a politika esetéhez, mintha a líra ezúttal is bátrabban nyúlna ehhez a témához. Sok verset találhatunk a Csóka Judit és Szabó T. Anna szerkesztésében nemrég megjelent kötetben, az Egy testben két szív - Versek és mesék várandósságról, szülésről és szülőségről címűben.  13:00 Írónők személyes történetei: Rachel Cusk története és Jenny Offill Dept. of Speculation című regénye. Hogyan lehet írni gyerekek mellett? Kisgyerekek mellett alkotó nők történetét mutatja be Julie Phillips The Baby on the Fire Escape című könyve. 21:30 Az anyaság története egy történész által megírva: Sarah Knott - Mother. 24:00 Egy erős új regény az anyaságról: Szilvia Molnar - Üvegház.  30:10 Apa-fia kapcsolatokból több van az irodalomban? Két regény nagyon röviden említve: Cormac McCarthy Az út és Richard Powers - Rémület. 32:30 És két regény az anya-lánya kapcsolatról: Okszana Vaszjakina - Seb és Avni Doshi - Égetett cukor 36:50 Vendégünk: Kállay Eszter. Hogyan kezd el valaki a várandósságáról verseket írni? És mennyiben más érzés egy ilyen kötetet a nyilvánosság elé tárni?  41.30: A Ne add tovább! című vers 43:10 Hogyan válhat eszközzé a vers? Irodalom és láthatatlan munka kapcsolata 54:00 A láthatatlanok földje című vers 57:00 Társadalmi elvárások és a határátlépések anyákkal szemben 58:42 A Zárvatermő című vers 59:55 Honnan lesz nyelv egy ennyire személyes történethez?  63:31 Még egy körben Szilvia Molnar regényéről 68:25 Könyvbemutató kisgyerekekkel 71:50 Három könyv Kállay Eszter ajánlásában.  A következő rész két hét múlva érkezik, addig is további könyves tartalmakért ajánljuk facebookos csoportunkat, valamint Anna Instagramját és Bence Nemrosszkönyvek Instagramját, ahonnan a podcast nevét is kölcsönöztük. A műsor meghallgatható a 444 Spotify- és Apple Podcast-csatornáján is, az eddigi részek: #1 Kedvenc könyveink korábbi életszakaszainkból. #2 Miért szeretjük annyira a skandináv irodalmat? #3 Mit tud kezdeni az irodalom a magyar politikával? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notes and Links to Andrew Porter's Work        For Episode 213, Pete welcomes Andrew Porter, and the two discuss, among other topics, his lifelong love of art and creativity, his pivotal short story classes in college, wonderful writing mentors, the stories that continue to thrill and inspire him and his students, and salient themes from his most recent collection, such as the ephemeral nature of life, fatherhood, aging and nostalgia, and friendship triangles and squares.       Andrew Porter is the author of the short story collection The Theory of Light and Matter (Vintage/Penguin Random House), which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, the novel In Between Days (Knopf), which was a Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers”  selection and an IndieBound “Indie Next” selection, and the short story  collection The Disappeared (Knopf), which was recently published in April 2023. Porter's books have been published in foreign editions in the UK and Australia and translated into numerous  languages, including French, Spanish, Dutch, Bulgarian, and Korean.    In addition to winning the Flannery O'Connor Award, his collection, The Theory of Light and Matter,  received Foreword Magazine's “Book of the Year” Award for Short  Fiction, was a finalist for The Steven Turner Award, The Paterson Prize  and The WLT Book Award, was shortlisted for the William Saroyan  International Prize for Writing, and was selected by both The Kansas City Star and The San Antonio Express-News  as one of the “Best Books of the Year.”    The recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the James Michener-Copernicus Foundation, the W.K. Rose Foundation, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Porter's  short stories have appeared in One Story, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Threepenny Review, The Missouri Review, Narrative Magazine, Epoch, Story, The Colorado Review, and Prairie Schooner, among others. He has had his work read on NPR's Selected Shorts and twice selected as one of the Distinguished Stories of the Year by Best American Short Stories.       A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Porter is currently a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Trinity University in San Antonio.   Andrew's Website   Buy The Disappeared   The Disappeared Review from Chicago Review of Books   New York Times Shoutout for The Disappeared At about 1:50, Pete asks Andrew about the Spurs and breakfast tacos in San Antonio   At about 2:40, Andrew discusses his artistic loves as a kid and growing up and his picking up a love for the short story in college   At about 5:20, Andrew cites Bausch, Carver, Richard Ford, Amy Hempel, Lorrie Moore, and Joyce Carol Oates' story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” as formative and transformative   At about 8:40, Andrew responds to Pete's question about whom he is reading these days-writers including Annie Ernauex, Rachel Cusk, and Jamel Brinkley   At about 10:00, Andrew traces the evolution of his writing career, including how he received wonderful mentorship from Dean Crawford and the “hugely” influential David Wong Louie    At about 12:15, Pete asks Andrew what feedback he has gotten since his short story collection The Disappeared has received, and what his students have said as well   At about 13:50, Pete highlights Andrew's wonderful and resonant endings and he and Andrew discuss the powerful opening story of the collection, “Austin”   At about 17:55, Pete puts the flash fiction piece “Cigarettes” into context regarding the book's theme of aging and nostalgia   At about 19:00, Pete laments his predicament as he readies to play in the high school Students vs. Faculty Game (plot spoiler: he played well, and the faculty won)   At about 19:40, The two discuss the engrossing and echoing “Vines” short story, including themes within, and Andrew discusses the art life   At about 23:00, “Cello” is discussed in the vein of a life lived with(out) art   At about 24:20, The story “Chili” is discussed with regards to the theme of aging, and Andrew expounds about including foods he likes and that he identifies with San Antonio and Austin   At about 26:40, Pete stumbles through remembering details of a favorite canceled show and talks glowingly about “Rhinebeck” and its characters and themes; Andrew discusses the topics that interest him and inspired the story   At about 30:20, Pete and Andrew discuss “in-betweeners” in the collection, including Jimena and others who complicate romantic and friend relationships   At about 32:50, Pete cites the collection's titular story and the “netherworld” in which the characters exist; Andrew collects the story with the previously-mentioned ones in exploring “triangulation”   At about 34:20, The two discussed what Pete dubs “men unmoored” in the collection   At about 35:15, The two discuss art as a collection theme, and Anthony speaks on presenting different levels of art and different representations of the creative life and past versions of ourselves   At about 37:15, Andrew replies to Pete asking about art/writing as a “restorative process”   At about 38:25, The two discuss the ways in which fatherhood is discussed in the collection, especially in the story “Breathe”   At about 43:15, The two continue to talk about the ephemeral nature of so much of the book, including in the titular story   At about 44:25, Andrew responds to Pete's asking about the ephemeral nature of the book and how he wanted the titular story's ending to be a sort of an answer to the collection's first story   At about 46:20, Pete refers to the delightful ambiguity in the book   At about 47:15, Pete asks Andrew about future projects    At about 50:00, Andrew shouts out publishing info, social media contacts    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 214 with Leah Myers. Leah is a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of the Pacific Northwest, and she earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of New Orleans, where she won the Samuel Mockbee Award for Nonfiction two years in a row. Her debut memoir, THINNING BLOOD, is published by W.W. Norton and received a rave review in the New York Times.    The episode will air on November 28.

Notes and Links to Erica Berry's Work      For Episode 201, Pete welcomes Erica Berry, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early reading and writing and generational traumas and anxieties that have colored her life and many of our lives, her move from poetry into nonfiction and an eventual embrace of many different types of writing and lenses, the “ecology of fear,” travel and confronting fears, and making storylines about seemingly disparate topics-land rights, myth, wolves, fear-into a coherent and superb book.        Erica Berry's nonfiction debut, Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear, was published in February 2023 by Flatiron/Macmillan (US+Canada), and Canongate (UK+Commonwealth) in March 2023.     Her essays and journalism appear in Outside, Catapult, Wired,. Winner of the Steinberg Essay Prize, she has received grants and fellowships from the Ucross Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources, and Tin House.    She teaches workshops for teenagers and adults through the Attic Institute, Literary Arts, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, the New York Times Student Journeys, and Oxford Academia. She was the 2019-2020 National Writers' Series Writer-in-Residence and Teaching Fellow at Front Street Writers in Traverse City, Michigan.    She graduated from Bowdoin College in 2014, and received her MFA from the University of Minnesota as a College of Liberal Arts Fellow in 2018. She now lives in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, where she is a Writer-in-the-Schools and an Associate Fellow at the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters. Buy Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear   Erica's Website   Review of Wolfish for The Atlantic: “The Book That Teaches Us to Live With Our Fears”   "Why Do We Fear Wolves?" from LitHub, 2017     At about 2:15, Erica reps The Chills at Will swag!   At about 2:55: Erica quotes Rebecca Solnit in describing her early reading and writing and the relationships to anxiety and ease and pleasure    At about 4:20, Erica focuses in on some favorite readings and writers from growing up, including Cornelia Funke, in addition to the importance and shortcomings of journaling in her life    At about 8:55, Erica talks about her early connections to farms in her family, as well as poetry and nonfiction and her views of them as she got into high school and college   At about 13:05, Pete asks Erica about traumas and fears and how generational traumas have affected her family, her, and her writing    At about 17:15, Pete shouts out his son's soccer debut in asking Erica about confronting fears; Erica quotes a telling example from Rachel Cusk's work   At about 19:45, Erica responds to Pete's questions about the connections between travel and exploration as imperatives for writers   At about 23:00, Pete shouts out Jean Guerrero's top-notch Crux in asking Erica about her multidimensional writing style; Erica speaks about the background and rationale for her “interdisciplinary omnivorousness”    At about 26:00, Erica replies to Pete's questions about what helped her to solidify seemingly-disparate topics into Wolfish; she discusses how early iterations of the book didn't feature fear so prominently    At about 29:30, Pete sets the scene for the book's opening, the start featuring the discovery of a wolf corpse, as well as further exploration by Erica of “crying wolf” and the many permutations of Little Red Riding Hood   At about 31:20, Erica speaks of ways in investigating the wolf's effect on society's consciousness through various expressions across the world involving the wolf    At about 33:00, Erica reads from Page 6 of her book, an excerpt involving false perceptions about worldwide wolf attacks on humans   At about 35:45, Erica discusses myths and stories and cultures that don't always match up with perceptions of wolves, as well as ideas of indigenous' connections to wolves and ideas of boundaries   At about 39:10, Pete and Erica chart the journeys of OR-7 and other wolves   At about 40:15, Pete cites Oregon's horrific laws of the past involving Black people in asking Erica about how she brought together seemingly-unrelated issues and histories     At about 43:45, Erica and Pete discuss binaries and how Erica wrote against them    At about 44:45, The two discuss real-life tragedies and rational fears, and Erica discuss the implications of the “ecology of fear”   At about 49:20, Erica discusses her time at a wolf sanctuary in England and its aftereffects    At about 52:40, Erica discusses her heightened understanding of ranchers and food systems and the “stewards of the land” in eastern Oregon and beyond   At about 57:00, Erica discusses “connecting with the land” and ranchland   At about 58:15, The two discuss Erica's trip to Sicily and ideas of getting past fears/living with minimized fear   At about 1:02:20, Erica discusses exciting upcoming projects    At about 1:04:00, Pete shares two pertinent quotes paraphrased by Erica's teachers and she highlights their importance and genesis    At about 1:04:50, Broadway Books and Powell's in Portland are highlighted as indie bookstores at which to but Erica's book    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 202 with Dennis J. Sweeney, a cross-genre writer and the author of You're the Woods Too and In the Antarctic Circle, as well as four chapbooks of poetry and prose. He has been a finalist for the National Poetry Series and the Big Other Book Award.    The episode will air on September 5.

Rachel Cusk reads her story “The Stuntman,” which appeared in the April 24 & May 1, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cusk, a Guggenheim fellow, is the author of four nonfiction works and eleven novels, including the “Outline” trilogy and, most recently, “Second Place.”