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London Review Bookshop Podcasts
Yasmin Zaher & Sheena Patel: The Coin

London Review Bookshop Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 51:07


Palestinian writer and journalist Yasmin Zaher's debut novel The Coin (Footnote Press) has been hailed as ‘already a masterpiece' (Slavoj Žižek), ‘a filthy, elegant book' (Raven Leilani) and ‘bonkers' (Elif Batuman). A young Palestinian woman, wealthy but stateless and with no access to her wealth, finds her life and sense of self unravelling as she teaches underprivileged children at a New York middle school, gets involved in a money-making scheme selling Birkin bags and becomes unhealthily obsessed with health and cleanliness.Zaher read from her novel, and was joined for discussion by poet and novelist Sheena Patel (I'm a Fan).Get the book: https://lrb.me/thecoinpodFind more events at the Bookshop: https://lrb.me/thecoinpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Stacks
Ep. 347 Luster by Raven Leilani — The Stacks Book Club (Justine Kay)

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 70:56


It's The Stacks Book Club Day, and we're diving into Luster by Raven Leilani with returning guest Justine Kay of 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose. This darkly funny and provocative novel explores race, desire, and messy human connections through the story of Edie, a young Black woman who becomes entangled with a white family. In today's episode, we dive into the shifting power dynamics in the story, the relationship between Edie and Akilah, and share our favorite scenes from this critically acclaimed debut.There are spoilers on today's episode.Be sure to listen to the end of today's episode to find out what our October book club pick will be.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/11/27/ep-347-lusterConnect with Justine: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonTo support The Stacks and find out more from this week's sponsors, click here.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Stacks
Ep. 346 Curating Climate Conversations with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 65:07


This week, we're joined by marine biologist and author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson to discuss her new book, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futurism. Ayana shares her approach to curating a wide range of ideas and solutions for climate action, including her climate action Venn diagram. We also explore why profit hasn't been enough to drive progress and how American culture creates unique obstacles to tackling the climate crisis.The Stacks Book Club pick for November is Luster by Raven Leilani. We will discuss the book on November 27th with Justine Kay returning as our guest.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/11/20/ep-346-ayana-elizabeth-johnsonConnect with Ayana: Twitter | Instagram | Website | SubstackConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonTo support The Stacks and find out more from this week's sponsors, click here.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Stacks
Ep. 345 The Fear of Vulnerability with Jason Reynolds

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 65:24


This week, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds joins us to discuss his latest book, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A Love Story. Jason shares why he chose to tell the story of a young Black boy on the brink of a life-changing moment and reflects on vulnerability, intimacy, and the power of connecting with audiences. We also explore Jason's unique approach to storytelling and what it means to see yourself within the literary canon.The Stacks Book Club pick for November is Luster by Raven Leilani. We will discuss the book on November 27th with Justine Kay returning as our guest.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/11/13/ep-345-Jason-ReynoldsConnect with Jason: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonTo support The Stacks and find out more from this week's sponsors, click here.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Stacks
Ep. 344 Bachelor Stuff with Justine Kay

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 61:41


This week, we're joined by Justine Kay, one of the hosts of the reality TV show podcast, 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose. We talk about our thoughts and feelings around optimism in the face of political anxieties and how reading has shaped our thinking about what is possible. We also dive into Justine's newfound love of romance novels and revisit some of our favorite reality TV memories.The Stacks Book Club pick for November is Luster by Raven Leilani. We will discuss the book on November 27th with Justine Kay returning as our guest.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2024/11/06/ep-344-justine-kayConnect with Justine: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonTo support The Stacks and find out more from this week's sponsors, click here.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Chills at Will Podcast
Episode 255 with Chris Knapp, Author of States of Emergency and Keen and Darkly Humorous Chronicler of Contemporary Chaoser of

The Chills at Will Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 69:41


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. 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!    This month's Patreon bonus episode features segments from conversations with Deesha Philyaw, Luis Alberto Urrea, Chris Stuck, and more, as they reflect on chill-inducing writing and writers that have inspired their own work.       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 256 with Andrew Maraniss, a New York Times-bestselling author of narrative nonfiction. His first book, Strong Inside, about Perry Wallace, the first African-American basketball player in the SEC, won the 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award. Andrew recently launched a series of early chapter books for young readers, BEYOND THE GAME: Athletes Change the World, which highlights athletes who have done meaningful work outside of sports to help other people.    The episode will air on October 1.    Lastly, please go to ceasefiretoday.com, which features 10+ actions to help bring about Ceasefire in Gaza.

Reading Writers
Steamrolled: Hanna Phifer on Raven Leilani's Luster

Reading Writers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 61:07


Jo and Charlotte throw their souls into a conversation concerning C.S. Lewis, Narnia, medievalists, and Christianity before the luminous Hanna Phifer (36:20) joins to bring listeners back to the present moment (of polyamory and food delivery apps) with Raven Leilani's Luster.Hanna Phifer is a critic and journalist who can be found at hannaphifer.com and on all social media platforms at @writtenbyhannaSend questions, requests, recommendations, and your own thoughts about any of the books discussed today to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Charlotte is on Instagram and Twitter as @Charoshane. She writes semi-regularly in newsletter form, with additional work linked on charoshane.comJo co-edits The Stopgap and their writing lives at jolivingstone.comLearn more about our producer Alex at https://www.alexsugiura.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen Podcast
Antioch LitCit #42 Iwalani Kim

LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 35:09


On this episode of Antioch MFA Program's LitCit, Ian Rodriguez chats with guest Iwalani Kim an associate agent at Sanford J. Greenberger Associates. They discuss what makes a story moving and Iwalani's pathway from slam poetry to becoming an agent, giving her fresh insights. They also talk about how works have literary value with evocative characters and bring words from two of Iwalani's favorite books, Luster by Raven Leilani and T Kira Madden's Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls. This episode was produced by Michael Sedillo and mastered by Ian Rodriguez. 

SongWriter
Raven Leilani + Elysian Fields

SongWriter

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 29:55


Bestselling author Raven Leilani reads an excerpt of her short story “Breathing Exercise,” and talks about art, racism, and carnality in her work. Raven shares how her brother – who died of ALS – introduced her to art, as well as her favorite bands. Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields explains that she has been a Raven Leilani fan since her debut novel, Luster, and shares the band's newest song, “The Contortionist”Listeners are invited to share their art made in response to episodes – however directly or indirectly – at the SongWriter Community Art pageContent warning: There are brief mentions of violence and suicide in this episodeSongWriterPodcast.comTwitter.com/SnogWriterFacebook.com/SongWriterPodcastInstagram.com/SongWriterPodcastTikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast

Alice
Tutti al Campiello: donne resistenti, miti antichi, illusioni provinciali

Alice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 68:44


Quanto valga un premio letterario, è sempre difficile dirlo. Ancora di più in questi anni Venti del ventunesimo secolo, nei quali il libro sembra aver perso inesorabilmente importanza nel discorso pubblico. Eppure gli scrittori e gli editori aspettano ancora con ansia la stagione dei premi: in Francia è l'autunno, che porta il Gouncourt e il Gran prix du roman; in Italia l'estate, prima con lo Strega, e poi con il Campiello, che proclamerà a Venezia il suo vincitore sabato 16 settembre. E anche noi, che i libri nonostante tutto continuiamo ad amarli e a leggerli, siamo qui ad aspettare il nome del vincitore. Forse anche perché ci piace essere un po' rassicurati, e pensare che, beh, in effetti quel libro che ci era tanto piaciuto era bello davvero, “perché ha vinto un premio importante”. Oggi Alice esplora i libri candidati a questo importante premio letterario italiano. Che poi l'importante sono in effetti loro, sono i libri. Racconteremo quindi La resistenza delle donne con Benedetta Tobagi, andremo "In cerca di Pan" con Filippo Tuena, esploreremo la provincia infame con Marta Cai e il suo "Centomilioni", torneremo sulle tracce della grande poetessa e attivista Joyce Lussu con Silvia Ballestra.Per la nuova rubrica di recensioni d'autrice "Mirador", ospitiamo Viola di Grado, dalla quale ci facciamo raccontare le ossessioni amorose contemporanee di Raven Leilani e Megan Nolan.

The Chills at Will Podcast
Episode 194 with Ruth Madievsky, Brilliant Tactician of Plot, Humor, and Nuanced Profundity, and the Writer

The Chills at Will Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 59:57


Episode 194 Notes and Links to Ruth Madievsky's Work       On Episode 194 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Ruth Madievsky and the two discuss, among other things, her early relationship with Moldova and the former Soviet Union, her bilingual journey, formative and transformative writers and works, her sensibility as a poet and novelist, and prominent themes and issues about and surrounding her book, such as generational trauma and its effect on families and individuals, sexual violence, homophobia, codependent relationships, and dark humor that comes with pain and trauma.         Ruth Madievsky is the author of a novel, All-Night Pharmacy (Catapult, July 2023), an instant national bestseller. An Indie Next Pick, All-Night Pharmacy has been named a Best/Most Anticipated 2023 Book by over 40 venues, including NPR, The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Vulture, and Buzzfeed.   Her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry appear in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Tin House, Guernica, them, Ploughshares, The American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Her debut poetry collection, Emergency Brake (Tavern Books, 2016), was the winner of the Wrolstad Contemporary Poetry Series and spent five months on Small Press Distribution's Poetry Bestsellers list. She was the winner of The American Poetry Review's Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize, The Iowa Review's Tim McGinnis Award for fiction, and a Tin House scholarship in poetry. She is a founding member of the Cheburashka Collective, a community of women and nonbinary writers whose identity has been shaped by immigration from the Soviet Union to the United States.   She has recently completed a second poetry collection. Originally from Moldova, she lives in Los Angeles, where she works as an HIV and primary care clinical pharmacist. She tweets her existential longings at @ruthmadievsky.       Buy All-Night Pharmacy   Ruth's Website   Review of All-Night Pharmacy from Kirkus Reviews   Article about All-Night Pharmacy in The Los Angeles Times   Conversation and Article with Adrian Florido on NPR's “All Things Considered” At about 2:50, Ruth discusses her mindset in this time immediately after two milestones-the birth of her daughter and great success for All-Night Pharmacy   At about 4:25, Ruth shouts out Skylight Books as a great place, among many, to buy her book-also, Book Soup   At about 5:00, Ruth talks about her family's history with the Russian language and their Jewish identity in the former Soviet Union and reasons for emigration    At about 8:10, Ruth talks about communities of those who spoke Russian and those who shared her love for reading and writing and storytelling    At about 12:15, Pete asks which books and writers were formative and transformative for Ruth   At about 14:20, Ruth talks about the “contradictory, complicated” Los Angeles of her youth and beyond   At about 16:00, Ruth shouts out Richard Siken, Marie Howe, Terrance Hayes, Bryan Washington, Raven Leilani, as inspirational and challenging writers   At about 17:35, Pete compliments the book's “arresting” last image   At about 18:30, Ruth describes why she's “a poet writing novels,” in relation to recent fun viral posts   At about 20:15, Ruth highlights a fun “deleted scene” article from Guernica   At about 22:55, Pete highlights the book's epigraph and an early strong characterization of Debbie   At about 24:10, Ruth gives a characterization of Debbie   At about 26:00, The two juxtapose the narrator and Debbie and shout the “earnest” Ronnie   At about 28:50, Ruth gives background on the “cursed bar game”-“Wealthy Patron” and the bar Salvation    At about 30:30, The two discuss Ronnie as “stable” in light of Debbie and the narrator's troubled parents    At about 31:30, Ruth talks about traumas and how they inform the actions of Debbie and the narrator's mother   At about 33:20, Generational gaps are highlighted, particularly among Debbie and the narrator's grandmother and them; the larger idea of Jewish and other immigrants and ideas of hardship are discussed   At about 35:05, Ruth responds to Pete's question about what one does to “live up to” their forebears' sacrifices; she points to the narrator's guilt/conflicted feelings and trying to “honor”   At about 37:15, A heavy and darkly humorous party from the book is highlighted   At about 37:45, Ruth speaks to the ways in which the sisters acted out in connection to their father as “mostly a nonentity”   At about 39:15, Ruth discusses the knife and statue and ideas of agency in the narrator's life   At about 42:10, The two discuss touch and “cutting” and the transference of pain   At about 43:00, Ruth discusses ideas of “being a victim,” particularly in the ways in which Debbie and her sister deal with their sexual abuse   At about 47:00, The two discuss the codependent relationship between sisters, as well as Sasha's    At about 50:00, Ruth talks about the contrast between the narrator's relationship with Sasha in the US and Moldova and how their relationship evolved    At about 52:50, Pete quotes some meaningful lines from the book that deal with generational traumas    At about 54:00, Pete wonders if Ruth has plans to further explore issues and characters from All-Night Pharmacy in future projects   At about 56:30, An article in Full Stop that cites a reason for the book's title is mentioned  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 195 with Jessica Cuello, whose book Liar was selected by Dorianne Laux for The 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize; her latest book is Yours, Creature, a creative and stirring look at the life of Mary Shelley.  The episode will air on July 28.

Letras al Aire Podcast
30. Cuando falta amor propio - T3

Letras al Aire Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 38:03


Rock N Roll Pantheon
Rock is Lit: John Wray On His Metal-Centric Novel ‘Gone to the Wolves', & Jon Verno From Metal Mayhem ROC & Tom Gigliotti From Shout It Out Loudcast Give a Crash-Course on Metal Subgenres

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 106:08


Calling all metalheads out there in podcast land. Have I got the novel and episode for you. John Wray is here to talk about his brand-new novel, ‘Gone to the Wolves', which author Raven Leilani describes as “a love letter to metal that captures both its brutal kinetics and its nearness to the sublime.” The novel follows Kip, Kira, and Leslie Z, three teenagers living on Florida's Gulf Coast in the late 1980s. All three come from unhappy homes, of one sort or another, but forge a friendship centered around their love for metal. If you've been waiting for a novel to come along that treats metal with respect rather than parody, your wait it over. But even if you didn't grow up watching ‘Head Bangers Ball' or hoarding Metallica or Slayer records, there's something in this novel for everyone. In the last segment, Jon Verno, from the Metal Mayhem ROC podcast, and Tom Gigliotti, co-host of Shout It Out Loudcast, school me on several subgenres of metal mentioned in ‘Gone to the Wolves', including death, thrash, black, and glam metal.   MEDIA AND MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Clip from the ‘Today' show from May 26, 2023—book review by Isaac Fitzgerald of ‘Gone to the Wolves' Royalty-free Doom Metal Instrumental “The Witch” “Wunderbar” by Tenpole Tudor “Kickstart My Heart” by Motley Crue "Denial of Life” by Death “Transmission” by Joy Division “I Want You” by Hanoi Rocks “Thus Spake the Nightspirit” by Emperor “Ace of Spades”by Motorhead “Witches' Dance” by Mercyful Fate “Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest “Fade to Black” by Metallica “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath “Hammer Smashed Face” by Cannibal Corpse “Deathcrush” by Mayhem (Dead on vocals) “Seasons in the Abyss” by Slayer   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350   Video of Tenpole Tudor's song “Wunderbar”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bx7QFFlV9M   John Wray's ‘Gone to the Wolves' playlist for Largehearted Boy: https://largeheartedboy.com/2023/05/22/john-wrays-playlist-for-his-novel-gone-to-the-wolves/   John Wray's website: http://www.johnwray.net/ John Wray on Twitter: @John_Wray John Wray on Instagram: @thejohnwray John Wray on Facebook: @JohnWray   Shout It Out Loudcast website: https://www.shoutitoutloudcast.com/   Metal Mayhem ROC website: https://www.metalmayhemroc.com/   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock Is Lit
John Wray On His Metal-Centric Novel ‘Gone to the Wolves', & Jon Verno From Metal Mayhem ROC & Tom Gigliotti From Shout It Out Loudcast Give a Crash-Course on Metal Subgenres

Rock Is Lit

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 106:08


Calling all metalheads out there in podcast land. Have I got the novel and episode for you. John Wray is here to talk about his brand-new novel, ‘Gone to the Wolves', which author Raven Leilani describes as “a love letter to metal that captures both its brutal kinetics and its nearness to the sublime.” The novel follows Kip, Kira, and Leslie Z, three teenagers living on Florida's Gulf Coast in the late 1980s. All three come from unhappy homes, of one sort or another, but forge a friendship centered around their love for metal. If you've been waiting for a novel to come along that treats metal with respect rather than parody, your wait it over. But even if you didn't grow up watching ‘Head Bangers Ball' or hoarding Metallica or Slayer records, there's something in this novel for everyone. In the last segment, Jon Verno, from the Metal Mayhem ROC podcast, and Tom Gigliotti, co-host of Shout It Out Loudcast, school me on several subgenres of metal mentioned in ‘Gone to the Wolves', including death, thrash, black, and glam metal.   MEDIA AND MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Clip from the ‘Today' show from May 26, 2023—book review by Isaac Fitzgerald of ‘Gone to the Wolves' Royalty-free Doom Metal Instrumental “The Witch” “Wunderbar” by Tenpole Tudor “Kickstart My Heart” by Motley Crue "Denial of Life” by Death “Transmission” by Joy Division “I Want You” by Hanoi Rocks “Thus Spake the Nightspirit” by Emperor “Ace of Spades”by Motorhead “Witches' Dance” by Mercyful Fate “Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest “Fade to Black” by Metallica “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath “Hammer Smashed Face” by Cannibal Corpse “Deathcrush” by Mayhem (Dead on vocals) “Seasons in the Abyss” by Slayer   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350   Video of Tenpole Tudor's song “Wunderbar”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bx7QFFlV9M   John Wray's ‘Gone to the Wolves' playlist for Largehearted Boy: https://largeheartedboy.com/2023/05/22/john-wrays-playlist-for-his-novel-gone-to-the-wolves/   John Wray's website: http://www.johnwray.net/ John Wray on Twitter: @John_Wray John Wray on Instagram: @thejohnwray John Wray on Facebook: @JohnWray   Shout It Out Loudcast website: https://www.shoutitoutloudcast.com/   Metal Mayhem ROC website: https://www.metalmayhemroc.com/   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lasciva Lua
AUTOESTIMA & AFETIVIDADE ALÉM DO PADRÃO

Lasciva Lua

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 43:31


Autoestima é um tema muito mais profundo do que a gente pensa. Ter uma boa autoestima não significa se achar incrível o tempo todo ou se amar todos os dias. E ir contra os padrões pode desafiar esse nosso olhar sobre nós mesmas. O que o outro quer da gente? Devemos suprir essa necessidade do que a sociedade espera de nós? Mas e o que eu espero de mim mesma? Quem eu sou? O nosso lugar de fala deve ser tão batalhado e “merecido”, da forma que é? ‌ Uma mulher segura está além de todos esses questionamentos, mas nós somos feitas de fases e, claro, altos e baixos. Ser segura é estar em paz com suas escolhas e se conhecer a fundo. Se orgulhar do seu corpo e de si mesma e isso pode acontecer depois de um longo percurso, caminho de vida e aprendizagens. Isso é afetividade. ‌ Para falar sobre padrões, autoconhecimento e autocuidado chamei a comunicadora, ativista, criadora de conteúdo e escritora Luana Carvalho. Ela traz seu ponto de vista e suas experiências sobre preconceitos e julgamentos e sobre como se encontrou no meio de tudo isso. ‌ A sugestão lasciva que ela deixou nesse episódio foi o filme “Beleza” que aborda muito esse tema das diversas fases da vida de cada pessoa e sua visão sobre si mesmas. E também os livros “Luxúria”, de Raven Leilani, que fez parte do Clube do Livro Lascivo e “Com Todo o Meu Rancor”, de Bruna Maia.

30:MIN - Literatura - Ano 7
30:MIN 421 - "Luxúria" (Raven Leilani)

30:MIN - Literatura - Ano 7

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 44:51


Arthur Marchetto e Cecilia Garcia Marcon se reúnem para falar do livro Luxúria, romance de estreia de Raven Leilani, que foi a leitura do mês de fevereiro do Clube de Leitura 2023 do 30:MIN. A trama fala sobre questões raciais, econômicas e afetivas com uma escrita forte e bastante atual. Vem discutir com a gente! CONFIRA OS TÍTULOS DO CLUBE DE LEITURA DO 30:MIN PARA 2023 CANAL DO 30:MIN NO YOUTUBE Telegram do 30:MIN Apoie o 30:MIN no PicPay Apoie o 30:MIN no Padrim --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/30min/message

LIVRA-TE
#52 - Julgar livros pelas primeiras frases

LIVRA-TE

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 50:25


O que é que as primeiras frases dos livros que temos a ganhar pó nos dizem? Conseguem fazer-nos ter vontade de os ler imediatamente ou de nos esquecermos que existem? Esta semana fomos vasculhar a nossa TBR e pelo uma de nós saiu com a sua próxima leitura debaixo do braço. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - When in Rome, Sarah Adams (2:45) - The Hunting Wives, May Cobb (6:00) - Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers (7:38) - Early Morning Riser, Katherine Heiny (9:35) - Acts of Desperation, Megan Nolan (11:17) - O Senhor d'Além, Teresa Veiga (12:41) - Luster, Raven Leilani (15:08) - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (16:40) - Mary Jane, Jessica Anya Blau (18:57) - Mayflies, Andrew O'Hagan (21:03) - Hot Under His Collar, Andie J. Christopher (25:22) - Leading Men, Christopher Castellani (27:14) - You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi (29:18) - Topics of Conversation, Miranda Popkey (30:55) - Heaven, Mieko Kawakami (33:03) - Cai a Noite em Caracas, Karina Sainz Borgo (34:35) - Big Summer, Jennifer Weiner (37:30) - Body Grammar, Jules Ohman (40:30) - The Most Fun We Ever Had, Claire Lombardo (42:30) - One True Loves, Taylor Jenkins Reid (45:13) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

The Community Library
5.19 Sad Hot Girls

The Community Library

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 22:25


In past few months, I happened to read three “Sad Hot Girl” books (a phrase which tiktok, of course, created). In this episode, I investigate the Sad Hot Girl genre, what these three books have in common, and how I felt reading them. I hope you enjoy! X For more links and resources, visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com The Books Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda, 2022 Luster by Raven Leilani, 2020 Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley, 2022 More episodes you might like 5.06 Anatomy of a 90s Literary Teen Movie Adaptation 5.01 Why You Should Be Critical of the Things You Love 4.19 Green Light: Gatsby and Lorde Black Lives Matter resources Pay the Rent Greenpeace Australia Pacific Greenpeace International My Instagram, Goodreads and StoryGraph The Community Library's Instagram Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning Ashley's Instagram, website, and printing studio website

Poured Over
Sarah Thankam Mathews on ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT

Poured Over

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 41:17


“So you know, something that is a big part of my project…is actually this idea that we deserve pleasure. I think that pleasure and care, these are antidotes against various kinds of violence and degradation that we're all beset with. And so for me, when I wrote this novel, I did not write it for a critic at The New York Times, you know. I wrote it for the past version of me. And I wrote for someone who would need to read this, who would be reading this book after work on the subway.”  Sarah's Thankam Mathews is making a terrific debut with All This Could Be Different—longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and a finalist for our own Discover Prize—and she joins us on the show to talk about channeling her characters, subverting the coming-of-age novel, challenging the expectations of the immigrant experience, queerness, finding our people and much more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. Featured Books (Episode):  Normal People by Sally Rooney  Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid  Luster by Raven Leilani  The New Me by Halle Butler  Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). A complete transcript of this episode is available here.

Time To Say Goodbye
What Would Gramsci Do (plus NBA drama) with book critic Jennifer Wilson

Time To Say Goodbye

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 72:01


Hello from a Korean sublet! This week, our friend Jennifer Wilson joins us to discuss the art of cultural criticism and test out some takes on James Harden, Gramsci, and Russia. First, we discuss Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka's suspension and the ongoing fallout. What can fans' reactions teach us about today's top sports commentators and the proliferation of meme culture? Then, we glide seamlessly into a discussion of Italian communist Antonio Gramsci. Jen talks about furthering his mission to decode capitalist values in mass culture, and argues for the return of the true pan. We also explore the restraints of representation, the joy of grappling with stuff in messy ways, and what it means when POC content is a hit with privileged white audiences (the “Get Out” effect). Jen also discusses her Indian husband's lack of interest in “Indian Matchmaking” and her interview with ​​”Luster” author Raven Leilani. Finally, Jen, a Ph.D.-holding Russianist, briefly discusses what she's hearing about this stage of the war. We have a few fun events coming up for TTSG listeners and subscribers: This Saturday, October 1st: TTSG subscriber picnic in Seoul! Subscribe via Patreon or Substack to join our Discord and get the details. Thursday, October 13 (see below): A virtual talk on the U.S. military presence in Asia with Tammy in Korea, journalist and unionist Jonathan de Santos in the Philippines, and author Akemi Johnson (on Okinawa) in California. Register here! Thursday, December 1: TTSG LIVE with Hua Hsu, in NYC! The free RSVP will drop soon, but in the meantime, save the date.  Also: Pre-order the paperback of Jay's book, “The Loneliest Americans.” And as always, feel free to email us (timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com) and follow us on Twitter! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Double Header: Tess Gunty and Jamie Brenner

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 37:10


In this double header, Renee discusses “dying” post-industrial rust belt cities with Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch. Tess and Renee share a hometown, so they chat about the misconceptions of these towns and how Tess depicted a similar setting in her debut novel. Then Ashley chats with Jamie Brenner, who just released Gilt (read Ashley's first interview with Jamie here!). Jamie and Ashley share a love of jewelry, the topic of this dazzling novel, but they also discuss being unapologetic, writing empowered young women, and some favorite characters of the book.    Books mentioned: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty Luster by Raven Leilani (podcast interview with Raven Leilani) The Collected Works of Clarice Lispector Gilt by Jamie Brenner Blush by Jamie Brenner Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden Diving for Starfish: The Jeweler, the Actress, the Heiress, and One of the World's Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry by Cherie Burns Support our guests and hosts:   Follow Tess: Instagram // www.tessgunty.comFollow Jamie: Instagram // WebsiteFollow Renee: Instagram // Twitter Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Bookake Club de Lectura
#10 Brillo de Raven Leilani

Bookake Club de Lectura

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 70:22


En el décimo podcast del Club de Lectura Bookake charlamos con Sara Elices sobre "Brillo", la primera y multipremiada novela de Raven Leilani. En ella clase, pobreza, segregación, abusos, arte, muerte y p/maternidad quedan atravesados por lo racial en el Nueva York del presente. ¿Ha avanzado nuestra sociedad tanto como cree? ¿Nos relacionamos de forma diferente? ¿Hay esperanza en el arte?

Und was machst du am Wochenende?
Nike van Dinther erinnert sich an wilde Pogo-Partys und debattiert über Naturwein

Und was machst du am Wochenende?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 64:05


Sie ist Deutschlands bekannteste Modebloggerin und Gründerin der Seite "This Is Jane Wayne": Nike van Dinther ist zu Gast der 54. Folge von "Und was machst du am Wochenende?" Sie erzählt von Abenteuern zu Hause mit ihren zwei Monate und sieben Jahre alten Kindern und ihrem Mann, der viel besser ist im Haushalt als sie. Sie habe erst jetzt verstanden: "Familie ist keine Demokratie." Die Autorin, Jahrgang 1988, erinnert sich an ihre Kindheit auf dem alten Bauernhof ihrer Großeltern in Nordrhein-Westfalen, wilde Pogo-Partys und mit Roten-Augen-morgens-am-Kühlschrankstehen. Mit dem Gastgeberteam Ilona Hartmann und Christoph Amend führt sie eine Debatte über Naturwein, die dazu führt, dass die drei anschließend bei der Natur persönlich anrufen und erklärt ihren Weg vom Deathmetal-Fangirl auf dem Dorf in die internationale Modewelt. In dieser Folge empfehlen Christoph Amend, Ilona Hartmann und Nike van Dinther: - den Film "Die Fliege" von David Cronenberg (1986) - "Der scharfe Maxx" ist ein würziger mit Schweizer Rohmilch hergestellter Käse, der fünf Monate lang reift - die Bäckerei "Albatross" in Berlin-Kreuzberg und das Restaurant "Two Trick Ponys" im Berliner Bergmannkiez - die Romane "Trick Mirror" von Jia Tolentino, "Things I have noticed" von Sophia Hembeck, "Werden Sie uns mit Flixbus deportieren?" von Mely Kiyak und "Hitze" von Raven Leilani - den Naturwein "Nature is calling" vom Weingut Hannes Bergdoll in Landau in der Pfalz - das Kotz-Kollektiv aus Leipzig - und der immaterielle Tipp von Ilona: Einfach mal eine Nachricht, SMS, Whatsapp etc. an eine Person schicken, bei der man sich lange nicht mehr gemeldet hat. Das Team erreichen Sie unter wochenende@zeit.de.

The Wine Pair Podcast
Three Great Book Club Books and Wines for 2022 (pairing books and wine, A Certain Hunger, Luster, In the Dream House, Chianti Rufina, White Cotes-du-Rhone, Zinfandel)

The Wine Pair Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 52:33 Transcription Available


If you love wine and you love books, this is the perfect episode for you! Joe is joined by his son Giuseppe who selects three fantastic books and then they pair those books with three great wines. Each of these wine and book choices are fun, interesting, compelling, and conversation pieces all on their own, but together they are the perfect pairing of books and wine. Afterall, if you are choosing books and wines for your book club, we think the wine should be just as interesting as the books to talk about. We recommend three fabulous books for your next book club or even just reading on your own - A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers, Luster by Raven Leilani, and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. And we pair them with three equally excellent wines - these are book and wine pairings that are sure to please even your pickiest friends. Wines reviewed in this episode: 2018 Fattoria di Basciano Chianti Rufina, 2021 Pierre Henri Morel Laudun Côtes-du-Rhone Villages, and 2018 Michael Lavelle Iris Zinfandel.

LSHB's Weird Era Podcast
Episode 42: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Lillian Fishman

LSHB's Weird Era Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 44:55


About Lillian Fishman: Lillian Fishman was born in 1994 and lives in New York. She received her MFA from NYU, where she was a Jill Davis Fellow. Acts of Service is her first novel. About Acts of Service: A “bold and unflinchingly sexy” (Vogue) debut novel about a young woman who follows her desires into a world of pleasure, decadence, and privilege, unraveling everything she thought she knew about sex . . . and herself. “One of the most entertaining books about sex I've ever read . . . The perfect read for fans of Raven Leilani and Ottessa Moshfegh, this is a book that will have people talking.”—BuzzFeed “Anytime I want, I can forsake this dinner party and jump into real life.”—Eve Babitz Eve has an adoring girlfriend, an impulsive streak, and a secret fear that she's wasting her brief youth with just one person. So one evening she posts some nudes online. This is how Eve meets Olivia, and through Olivia the charismatic Nathan. Despite her better instincts, the three soon begin a relationship—one that disturbs Eve as much as it enthralls her. As each act of their complicated, three-way affair unfolds across a cold and glittering New York, Eve is forced to confront the questions that most consume her: What do we bring to sex? What does it reveal of ourselves, and one another? And how do we reconcile what we want with what we think we should want? In the way only great fiction can, Acts of Service takes between its teeth the contradictions written all over our ideas of sex and sexuality. At once juicy and intellectually challenging, sacred and profane, Lillian Fishman's riveting debut is bold, unabashed, and required reading of the most pleasurable sort.

A Readers' Community by The Book Lounge
Sex and Death with Yewande Omotoso

A Readers' Community by The Book Lounge

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 48:46


We explore the connection between sex and death in literature, with a conversation with Yewande Omotoso about her book, ‘An Unusual Grief', and with recommendations from Efemia Chela. Efemia recommends ‘Blackass' by A Igoni Barrett, ‘Luster' by Raven Leilani, ‘Detransition, Baby' by Torrey Peters, and ‘In the Heart of the Country' by JM Coetzee. Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Vasti Calitz and Andri Burnett. This season is made possible by a grant by the National Arts Council.

Das perfekte Buch für den Moment - Deutschlandfunk Nova
Das perfekte Buch - Hitze von Raven Leilani

Das perfekte Buch für den Moment - Deutschlandfunk Nova

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 5:04


"Hitze" heißt das Romandebüt von Raven Leilani, das angeblich zu den Lieblingsbüchern von Barak Obama zählt. Darin nimmt uns die junge, schwarze Edie mit in ihr Leben in Brooklyn - und zeigt uns, wie sie sich nach ihrem abgebrochenen Kunststudium über Wasser hält und auf immer neue Affären mit Männern einlässt. Bis sie eines Tages den wesentlich älteren Eric trifft. Eric ist verheiratet. Er hat eine schwarze Adoptivtochter: Akila. Und als Edie Akila zum ersten Mal sieht, zieht es ihr fast den Boden unter den Füßen weg.

Reading for Attention
Luster by Raven Leilani with Love and Lust

Reading for Attention

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 55:46


In this week's eppy, we're talking about Raven Leiliani's millenial debut, Luster. We follow Edie (who knew?), a black woman in her early twenties who gets involved in a love triangle with a fortysomething white man in an open-ish marriage. Bizarre. We wash the story down with a Love and Lust cocktail, and Paul substitutes the watermelon for pomegranate juice in solidarity with Sarah and her attention-seeking allergies. Sarah of course deviates from the recipe as usual, leaving Paul with a hole in his pocket (to the tune of FOUR POUNDS AND TWENTY PENCE). But it's ok because the sun is shining and Michael is making Wednesday night margz. We then talk about Paul accidentally flicking a spider onto a commuting business man, the cultural validity of practical jokes, and the perplexing species of 'the heterosexual man'. We hope you very much enjoy, and that you express that joy financially. (By giving us money, if that wasn't clear.)Big French snoggies x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rádio Companhia
#186 - Bate-papo sobre "Luxúria", com Stephanie Borges, Bruna Kalil Othero e Renata Correa

Rádio Companhia

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 63:52


No episódio da Rádio Companhia desta semana, a tradutora e escritora Stephanie Borges, a poeta e pesquisadora Bruna Kalil Othero e a roteirista e escritora Renata Correa batem um papo sobre “Luxúria”, de Raven Leilani

A Vibe Called Tech presents: Did I Tell You?
Did I Tell You… about my workplace crush?

A Vibe Called Tech presents: Did I Tell You?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 6:36


Inspired by topics discussed in Raven Leilani's debut novel Luster, Charlene and Lewis recount past workplace crushes and whether it's ever okay to s**t where you eat? ‘Did I Tell You?' is brought to you by A Vibe Called Tech and recorded at The Standard London and produced by Jaja Muhammad. Chrystal Genesis is the Executive Producer. You can listen to the series on all podcast platforms. 

The Last Adventure
Pressed Pages: March Wrap-Up

The Last Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 69:02


In every episode of Pressed Pages, we'll be going over the books we read during the month and pick a book of a random genre to discuss. April's random pick is... Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From The Crematory by Caitlin Doughty. Buddy read with us!Check out our socials: Dani's Twitter and Goodreads, Azalea's Twitter and Goodreads. BOOKS MENTIONED:Luster by Raven LeilaniUprooted by Naomi NovikHook, Line and Sinker by Tessa BaileyDelilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring BlakeMagic For Liars by Sarah GaileyThe Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. JamesThe Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Book Reccos: Between the Pages
Stronger with Poorna Bell

Book Reccos: Between the Pages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 47:20


To celebrate Women's History Month, Jess and Lauren are reading books written exclusively by women. And in today's episode they are joined by Poorna Bell. Jess and Lauren read Poorna's book Stronger for IWD last year and have not stopped raving about it since, so tune in for an empowering discussion on the topic of women's strength. This episode is brought to you by Wild, the UK's number one natural deodorant company that focuses on performance, sustainability and style! Their long lasting deodorants are free of aluminium and parabens, whilst also be cruelty free and vegan. For 15% off your order head to Wearewild.com and use code BOOKS at checkout. Books Mentioned in this Episode: Stronger and In Case of Emergency by Poorna Bell and Luster by Raven Leilani. Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos

Lasciva Lua
PIORES DATES com Vagina sem Neura

Lasciva Lua

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 49:21


Esse é um episódio pra gente rir. Eu e a fisioterapeuta pélvica e criadora de conteúdo Ana Gehring, também conhecida como Vagina Sem Neura, compartilhamos as nossas histórias mais engraçadas (e trágicas) de dates que deram errado. Dá play que a risada é garantida, deusa. A sugestão lasciva da Ana foi o livro "As cinco linguagens do amor" (Gary Chapman) e a minha sugestão foi "Lust" (Raven Leilani). Bom deleite!

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Author Rumaan Alam's Thingies and the Cross-Body Phone

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 61:28


This week, we muse on cross-body phone holders—time will tell if the trend wins us over—and talk Thingies with Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind, That Kind of Mother, and Rich and Pretty…books that are Thingies in their own right.     His Thingies: The Fitbod app, audiobooks of dad books via Libro.fm, uniform dressing, Cate Le Bon, and some real page-turners including Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson, Luster by Raven Leilani, Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein, and Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor.    Share your Thingies guest noms! 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, or @athingortwohq.   A dose of our recs coming to your inbox weekly with a Secret Menu membership.   Try Nutrafol for thicker, healthier hair. Your first month's subscription is $15 off with the code ATHINGORTWO. Give professional counseling a shot with BetterHelp—10% off your first month with our link. Slip into Honeylove, bras and underwear you can feel great about. 20% off your second item and 10% off your whole order with the code ATHINGORTWO. Download Best Fiends—for free—on the App Store or Google Play. YAY. Produced by Dear Media

What Page Are You On?
93: The Lads chat to Daphne Palasi Andreades

What Page Are You On?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 42:33


If you don't know about Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades, where have you been?! It's one of the most anticipated books of the year, and in the words of Raven Leilani, 'an ode to girlhood'. We've been so lucky to talk to Daphne on today's episode, and we hope you enjoy the chat and the book, which is out now from 4th Estate.

LARB Radio Hour
Tochi Onyebuchi's "Goliath"

LARB Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 39:24


Eric and Kate are joined by Tochi Onyebuchi to discuss his debut adult science fiction novel Goliath. Told through a series of vignettes, Goliath meditates on a world destroyed by environmental and viral catastrophe, in which the privileged largely white population has decamped for a space colony.  The group left on earth, predominantly people of color, try to eke out an existence amid the ruins.  Delving into such topics as colonization, gentrification, and the racial conflict that courses through American history and which, in the novel, firmly shapes its future and the future of the world in the 2050s, Goliath is a haunting and incisive look at a world that could very much be our own. Also, Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends, returns to recommend his favorite book of 2021, Luster by Raven Leilani.

LA Review of Books
Tochi Onyebuchi's "Goliath"

LA Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 39:23


Eric and Kate are joined by Tochi Onyebuchi to discuss his debut adult science fiction novel Goliath. Told through a series of vignettes, Goliath meditates on a world destroyed by environmental and viral catastrophe, in which the privileged largely white population has decamped for a space colony. The group left on earth, predominantly people of color, try to eke out an existence amid the ruins. Delving into such topics as colonization, gentrification, and the racial conflict that courses through American history and which, in the novel, firmly shapes its future and the future of the world in the 2050s, Goliath is a haunting and incisive look at a world that could very much be our own. Also, Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends, returns to recommend his favorite book of 2021, Luster by Raven Leilani.

leseZoff
Hitze

leseZoff

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 21:11


Coli sprechen über das Buch Hitze von Raven Leilani

Autores e Livros
Evidência 7: Segredo Codificado

Autores e Livros

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 27:43


“Evidência 7: Segredo Codificado”, novo livro de Luciana de Gnone, ambientado no Rio de Janeiro, traz uma trama que cativa a atenção do leitor por ir além de uma investigação criminal ao lançar luz sobre temas como relacionamentos abusivos, novas dinâmicas familiares e os limites da moral e ética. Interativa, a obra conta com uma playlist musical elaborada minunciosamente para ambientar a leitura e criar uma imersão completa na história. Por meio de um QR Code, o leitor tem acesso a uma expansão do universo criado em “Evidência 7”. No Clube do Livro, Mayra Cunha fala de “Luxúria”, romance de estreia de Raven Leilani, que explora o poder das relações de gênero, classe e raça por meio das angústias e descobertas da jovem Edie, que se vê imersa em uma complexa dinâmica familiar. Na entrevista da semana, uma conversa com Thaïs de Mendonça sobre seu primeiro livro, “A vida em primeira pessoa”, romance que mistura ficção e realidade em enredo político ambientado no final dos anos 1980. Autora de outros seis livros técnicos da área jornalística, a escritora mineira também se inspirou em um diário pessoal antigo para compor a história da protagonista.

Hometown Glory: A Spurs x Culture Podcast

Spurs Men are back and Spurs Women are on fire! We present our international break takeaways, wonder if we're back in Defend Our Harry At All Costs mode, pick our Romero replacements, get excited about Leeds under the lights, review the last-gasp NLD draw and Watford thrashing for the mighty Spurs Women, get annoyed about the camera angle at The Hive, look forward to spending time with Adele's 30, serve up our season-three-so-far Succession thoughts, and, of course, give you our weekly culture picks. Enjoy!If you fancy skipping to various bits:00:00 — The international “break”17:00 — Leeds28:32 — Spurs Women36:00 — Adele39:22 — Succession51:30 — Culture recommendations (Billie: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer; Rosa: Luster by Raven Leilani and Mother by Cleo Sol; Ash: Dreamscape VR experience and Life Of The Party by Kanye West & André 3000; Tom: Rose & Giovanni's beautiful Strictly dance and Boys Will Be Boys and Park Assist by CASISDEAD; Charlie: Stath Lets Flats and Letter Blue by Wet.Follow us on Twitter: @_HometownGloryThe team on Twitter: Ash, Billie T, Charlie, Rosa and Tom... And we're on Instagram: @_hometownglorygramPS. Our excellent branding is by Beth Ewens See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Novel Pairings
87. Perfectly paired gifts for every bookworm

Novel Pairings

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 46:36


Our penchant for pairings goes far beyond books and in today's gift guide rerelease we're offering a variety of suggestions for what to give the literary minded loved ones in your life. Each book and gift pairing is put together with a particular type of reader in mind to help you find the perfect holiday gift no matter who you're shopping for this season.  Our Gift Guide: https://novelpairings.com/2020/11/10/35-a-2020-gift-guide-for-every-literary-taste/ For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk,  join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us  on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Books mentioned: Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1) Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally Rooney Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1) The Mothers by Brit Bennett Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1) The Girls by Emma Cline Florida by Lauren Groff Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine Lot by Bryan Washington Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord By the Book by Amanda Sellet Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 13th on Netflix The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander When They See Us on Netflix Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pride by Ibi Zoboi His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1) Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Episode 18 The Odyssey When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15) Lila by Marilynne Robinson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson New Gilead covers The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15) Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29) How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29) The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Dolly Parton's America She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13) Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20) Dare Me by Megan Abbott Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27) The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn Austenland by Shannon Hale Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20) Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger  I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Books and Authors
A Good Read Muriel Gray and Leah Davies

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 29:01


The ghost stories of Edith Wharton and Lustre by Raven Leilani are the guests' choices

Quergelesen | Inforadio
„Hitze" von Raven Leilani und Dilek Güngör mit "Vater und ich"

Quergelesen | Inforadio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 21:36


In den USA wurde es gelobt als DAS Debüt der letzten Zeit: "Hitze" von Raven Leilani. In der Schwäbischen Provinz ist die berührende Vater-Tochter-Annäherung "Vater und ich" angesiedelt. Dilek Güngörs Buch ist eine Liebeserklärung an die Toleranz als Lebenskonzept. Dazu ist sie bei Nadine Kreuzahler im Gespräch.

The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast
Episode QS70: Katie Kitamura + Raven Leilani

The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 58:58


Katie Kitamura, acclaimed author of A Separation and Greenlight neighbor, joined us virtually to launch her electrifying new novel. In Intimacies, an interpreter and woman of many languages and identities relocates to The Hague in search of a sense of home and finds herself drawn into simmering dramas of violence, political controversy, betrayal, and heartbreak. Raven Leilani (Luster)--Kitamura's former student!--joined for a brilliant conversation about uncertainty, the residues of translation, and the mystical experience of writing as something “received”.  (Recorded July 20, 2021)  

Papierstau Podcast
Folge 175: It’s lonely at the top

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 63:53


In dieser Folge mit Anika, Robin und Meike: „Hitze“ von Raven Leilani, „Herrscht 07769“ von László Krasznahorkai und „Dinge, an die wir nicht glauben“ von Bryan Washington. Die heutige Folge wird euch präsentiert vom Göttinger Literaturherbst, der in seinem 30. Jubiläumsjahr vor allem im Bereich Onlinelesungen viel zu bieten hat – im Vorgeplänkel verraten wir euch mehr zum vielfältigen Programm dieses Events.

Und was machst du am Wochenende?
Anke Engelke trägt Madonna-Shirts und ist eine lustige Mutter

Und was machst du am Wochenende?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 88:19


"Und was machst du am Wochenende?" ist unser Podcast mit Tipps, Ideen und Gedanken für die kürzesten zwei Tage der Woche – moderiert von Christoph Amend, Editorial Director des ZEITmagazins, und der Schriftstellerin Ilona Hartmann. In Folge 14 ist Anke Engelke zu Gast. Sie ist Schauspielerin, Moderatorin und Entertainerin, wurde 1965 in Montreal geboren und hat die meiste Zeit ihrer Kindheit in der kleinen Stadt Rösrath im Bergischen verbracht. Heute lebt sie in Köln. Im Podcast erinnert sie sich an die Rasselbanden-Wochenenden in Rösrath, an ihr Lehramtstudium und an die Zeit, in der, wie sie sagt, "mein Gehirn abgeschaltet" war. Dafür hat sie mittlerweile die "Engelke-Methode" entwickelt, die dafür sorgt, dass man Zugang zum Theater findet. Sie hat noch nie ein Smartphone besessen und fliegt nicht mehr innerhalb von Europa. Zurzeit entdeckt sie Lyrik neu, schwärmt von ihrer älteren Schwester, die sie für viel lustiger hält als sich selbst, und führt weiterhin Tagebuch wie seit Kindheitstagen. Den Gastgebern sagt Anke Engelke: "Ich tue so, als hätte ich mein Leben im Griff." In dieser Folge empfehlen Anke, Ilona und Christoph unter anderem: - den Schauspieler Niels Bormann im Maxim-Gorki-Theater - Lars Eidinger in der Berliner Schaubühne - alle Stücke von Sybille Berg - das "dreizehn +13 Gedichte"-Magazin - den Roman "Hitze" von Raven Leilani - den Stand-up-Comedian Till Reiners - den Podcast "Wie war der Tag, Liebling?" - die Kunsthalle Baden-Baden - "Die Männer meines Lebens"-Interviewreihe im "ZEITmagazin MANN" - die Punkband Erregung Öffentlicher Erregung - 2G-Dengeln - "Moonrise Kingdom" von Wes Anderson - Georgische Badridschani - die Albertina in Wien - die Künstlerin Ingeborg Strobel - die vegane Burgerkette Swing Kitchen - den Roman "Oreo" von Fran Ross - den Roman "Wild Palms" von William Faulkner - das Buch "Verzeichnis einiger Verluste" von Judith Schalansky Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Per E-Mail ist das Team zu erreichen unter wochenende@zeit.de.

DIFFUS NEWS - Musiknachrichten & Interviews
Das Buch zur Woche: Raven Leilani – „Hitze“

DIFFUS NEWS - Musiknachrichten & Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 11:45


Diesmal geht es um das literarische Debüt der Amerikanerin Raven Leilani. Im englischen heißt es „Luster“, in der Übersetzung von Sophie Zeitz sehr treffend „Hitze“. Und soviel sei schon mal verraten: Wenn ihr Serien wie „Girls“ oder „Fleabag“ geliebt habt, dann solltet ihr euch dieses Buch zulegen. Leilanis Debüt war in ihrer Heimat eine kleine literarische Sensation. Gefeiert und gelobt von der Kritik und von Förderinnen wie Zadie Smith, landete ihr Roman sogar in der Jahresbestenliste von Barak Obama. „Hitze“ wird von einer jungen schwarzen Frau namens Edie erzählt. Sie ist 23 Jahre alt und arbeitet schlecht bezahlt in der Verlagswelt von New York. Edie beginnt eine Affäre mit Eric. Ein charmanter, weißer Spießer, der mit seiner Frau Rebecca in einem Vorort von New York wohnt. Raven Leilani erzählt in „Hitze“ aber nicht bloß von einer Mé·nage-à-trois. Ihre Erzählerin Edie ist eine faszinierende, mal abgründige, mal witzige Person. Ihr Blick auf RAssimus, Klassenunterschiede, Sex, Gesellschaft und die Geißel des Kapitalismus ist immer wieder überraschend und furios geschrieben. Wenn euch „Hitze“ von Raven Leilani gefällt, das im Atlanik Verlag erschienen ist, dann könnt ihr bei uns wieder ein Exemplar gewinnen. Schickt uns einfach eine Mail mit dem Stichwort „Hitze“ an verlosung@diffusmag.de und gebt bitte eure Postadresse an.

Zona Lettura. Libri da leggere
Stili di vita multidimensionali: sguardi diversi di adulti di oggi

Zona Lettura. Libri da leggere

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 11:13


Recensioni e proposte di libri che offrono diversi punti di vista di persone che vivono la contemporaneità in maniera molto differente tra loro, adatti a descrivere e rappresentare diversi modelli e stili di vita.I libri sono tutti novità editoriali, usciti in Italia nel corso dell'ultimo anno:- “La figlia unica”, di Guadalupe Nettel, La Nuova Frontiera, 2020, 224 pagine;- “Chiaroscuro”, di Raven Leilani, Feltrinelli, 2020, 230 pagine;- “Daddy, di Emma Cline, Einaudi, 2021, 240 pagine.Contattami anche tu per commenti, idee e proposte: woozingstar@gmail.comProfilo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonalettura/Profilo Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/18769234-ludovicaFoto di Gabriele TaorminaMusica: Acoustic Blues e Saloon Rag, di Jason Shaw, da https://audionautix.comRendezvous, di Shane Ivers, da https://www.silvermansound.com

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk
Büchermarkt 22.09.2021: Phil Klay, Raven Leilani, Literatur in Einfacher Sprache

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 19:49


Autor: Lieske, Tanya Sendung: Büchermarkt Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk
Raven Leilani: "Hitze" - Die Affäre als Teil der Familie

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 6:25


Raven Leilanis Roman "Hitze" war letztes Jahr das meistbesprochene Debüt in den USA. Kein Wunder bei der Geschichte: Die 23-jährige Edie zieht bei dem Mann ein, mit dem sie eine Affäre hat - und bei seiner Familie. Edie durchbricht die Grenzen von Klasse, Geschlecht und Hautfarbe. Von Kristine Harthauer www.deutschlandfunk.de, Büchermarkt Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Lvstprinzip
#18 FREISEIN

Lvstprinzip

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 37:34


Kann man eigentlich auch zu gut funktionieren? Was soll auf deiner Beerdigung über dich gesagt werden? Mit welcher Hand befriedigt man sich am besten selbst? Und wie sexy ist Vorlesen? Darüber spricht Theresa Lachner in dieser sehr persönlichen Folge 18 vom LVSTPRINZIP Podcast mit ihrer Kollegin Gersin Livia Paya. Unterstützt wird diese Folge vom Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, wo am 1. September im Imprint Atlantik das Buch „Hitze“ von Raven Leilani erscheint. Mehr Infos zu „Hitze“ gibt's hier: https://bit.ly/37XYNTp Herzlichen Dank für die Unterstützung!

Infatuated
An Elegant Cage and Thrash Metal

Infatuated

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 87:09


It's the Season Two finale! This week, Emily shares the dark academia/superpower Villains series by V. E. Schwab, while Rebecca talks about Luster by Raven Leilani. We talk about the writing techniques we've liked and loathed in the books we've read so far this year, discover a cool nature word, and we discuss which fictional character we would invite to dinner. Emily also shares some stories from one of her favourite places to visit in Cornwall!   We will be back with SEASON THREE on the 8th of October.   Our infatuations: Villains series - V. E. Schwab  Luster - Raven Leilani  WandaVision Vitamin String Quarter Performs Regina Spektor  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/infatuatedpod  Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/emiloue_ Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We'd Like A Word
31. Men Writing Women (part 3): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 25:06


Men Writing Women (part 3): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spooks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

We'd Like A Word
32. Men Writing Women (part 2): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 21:28


Men Writing Women (part 2): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spooks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

We'd Like A Word
33. Men Writing Women (part 1): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 21:31


Men Writing Women (part 1): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spoowks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

LA Review of Books
Rivka Galchen: Everybody Knows Your Mother is a Witch

LA Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 39:25


Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Rivka Galchen, whose new novel, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch, is set in the Holy Roman Empire in 17th-century Germany, amid the plague and the Thirty Years' War. It fictionalizes the real-life story of Katharina Kepler, the mother of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler. Katharina, an elderly widow who seems to care most for her cow Chamomile, is accused of being a witch by another woman in the small town of Leonberg. Soon everyone in town is testifying to Katharina's wickedness. Her own side of the story is told by her neighbor, Simon, who acts as her guardian — but as a bookseller later tells him, “People don't like an old lady's story.” The novel is told through both fictional testimonials as well as actual translated historical documents. Also, Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl, returns to recommend Raven Leilani's acclaimed first novel, Luster.

LARB Radio Hour
Rivka Galchen: Everybody Knows Your Mother is a Witch

LARB Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 39:26


Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Rivka Galchen, whose new novel, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch, is set in the Holy Roman Empire in 17th-century Germany, amid the plague and the Thirty Years' War. It fictionalizes the real-life story of Katharina Kepler, the mother of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler. Katharina, an elderly widow who seems to care most for her cow Chamomile, is accused of being a witch by another woman in the small town of Leonberg. Soon everyone in town is testifying to Katharina's wickedness. Her own side of the story is told by her neighbor, Simon, who acts as her guardian — but as a bookseller later tells him, “People don't like an old lady's story.” The novel is told through both fictional testimonials as well as actual translated historical documents. Also, Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl, returns to recommend Raven Leilani's acclaimed first novel, Luster.

Lit Up
Raven Leilani on art & failure, writing to her past self, and Six Flags.

Lit Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 40:34


This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Raven Leilani author of the award-winning book Luster. Raven tells Angie about her obsession with painting, writing as the act of speaking to your past self and failure being integral to making art. They also talk about Six Flags as a romantic destination. Lit Up is a podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood and produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. This week's episode was edited by Rebecca Seidel. The theme music is by Andrey Radovsky.

Lit Up
Raven Leilani on art & failure, writing to her past self, and Six Flags.

Lit Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 40:34


This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with Raven Leilani author of the award-winning book Luster. Raven tells Angie about her obsession with painting, writing as the act of speaking to your past self and failure being integral to making art. They also talk about Six Flags as a romantic destination. Luster is available now and you can purchase it via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com Lit Up is a podcast from Sugar23. It's hosted by Angela Ledgerwood and produced by Liam Billingham. Mike Mayer and Michael Sugar are the executive producers. This week's episode was edited by Rebecca Seidel. The theme music is by Andrey Radovsky.

Book Reccos: Between the Pages
Women's Prize for Fiction

Book Reccos: Between the Pages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 37:33


The countdown for the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction is on! Ahead of the announcement on Wednesday 8th September, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss the books which made it to the short and the longlist, making their predictions for who will win! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Transcendent Kingdom and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones, No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller, Piranesi by Susanna Clark, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, Luster by Raven Leilani, Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Because of You by Dawn French Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos - you can visit his website here: https://www.alexanderthomasmusic.co.uk/

It's Not A Book Club Podcast
S2 Episode 01: Luster

It's Not A Book Club Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 65:20


SEASON 2! *horn noise*The boys are back! Kicking off season 2 with an explosive episode, after reading Luster the debut novel by Raven Leilani. The book follows a 23-year-old black female protagonist, Edie, as she gets involved in a polygamous relationship with a middle aged white man and his wife. Released in August 2020, the book has already received a mainly positive  critical reception, but do the guys agree...Twitter: @ITSNOTABOOKCLUBPODCASTInstagram: @ITSNOTABOOKCLUBPODCAST

forthenovellovers
Luster by Raven Leilani

forthenovellovers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 10:47


This episode is also available as a blog post: https://forthenovellovers.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/luster-by-raven-leilani/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Papierstau Podcast
Folge 154: Geh weg, du Knecht

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 62:22


In dieser Folge mit Meike, Robin & Anika: „Das Jahresbankett der Totengräber“ von Mathias Énard, „Die einsame Bodybuilderin“ von Yukiko Motoya und „Ich hatte vergessen, dass ich verwundbar bin“ von Delphine de Vigan. Der Themenzettel ist prall gefüllt, also starten wir direkt durch! Im Vorgeplänkel freuen wir uns darüber, dass Raven Leilani mit „Luster“ den Dylan Thomas Prize gewonnen hat und schauen auf einen öffentlichkeitswirksamen Wechsel im Feuilleton.

Get Booked
The Handsell: May 17, 2021

Get Booked

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 6:04


This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Book Clubbed
The "Millennial" Genre & Luster

Book Clubbed

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 26:14


Book Clubbed discusses the formation of the Millennial genre, why few books are actually multicultural, and the high notes of Luster by Raven Leilani. Tilly is given a two minute "cultural corner."

The Maris Review
Episode 100! Live Episode with Alexander Chee, Morgan Parker, and Emma Straub

The Maris Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 61:23


Over the course of 99 episodes, The Maris Review has featured casual yet intimate conversations with authors like Susan Choi, George Saunders, Raven Leilani, and David Sedaris. For the 100th episode celebration, host Maris Kreizman is joined by a few of her very favorites -- Alexander Chee, Morgan Parker, and Emma Straub -- to talk about reading as both a writer and a part of a literary community. We’ll converse online and take questions from the audience. The only way this night could be more fun is if we could all get a drink together afterward. Alexander Chee is the best-selling author of the novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh, and the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He is a contributing editor at the New Republic, and an editor at large at Virginia Quarterly Review. His work has appeared in The Best American Essays 2016, the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, the New Yorker, T Magazine, Slate, Vulture, among others. He is winner of a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. He is an associate professor of English at Dartmouth College. Morgan Parker is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of the young adult novel Who Put This Song On?; and the poetry collections Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Magical Negro, which won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. Parker’s debut book of nonfiction is forthcoming from One World. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, winner of a Pushcart Prize, and has been hailed by The New York Times as “a dynamic craftsperson” of “considerable consequence to American poetry.” Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of three novels The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. Her books have been published in twenty countries. Her latest novel is called All Adults Here. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. This episode's sponsor: This episode is presented by Ancient Nutrition. Get 20% off your first order when you go to AncientNutrition.com and enter promo code MARIS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From A to Gen Z with Connie and Jaleh

In this episode our hosts discuss all their favourite March pop culture, books and shows! Including... Netflix's Ginny and Georgia, Luster by Raven Leilani, the Sentimental in the City podcast, by Caroline O'Donoghue and Dolly Alderton and cult classic BBC series Line of Duty! Hope you enjoy! Follow us on social media! Instagram @fromatogenz // Twitter @FromAtoGenZPod // Facebook 'From A to Gen Z with Connie and Jaleh'

Wine Mums Podcast
Episode 21 - The Live Laugh Love Cut

Wine Mums Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 217:33


We actually don't talk about the Snyder Cut, but with the length of this episode the joke was there. Also hey, Rebecca joins us again this episode to talk the latest hits, and also a deep dive into two of our favourite shows; Netflix's Sex Education, and Dark.   TV & Movies: Godzilla vs Kong, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Minari, Wolfwalkers, In and Of Itself, City of Ghosts, The Watch, The Expanse, Hakumei to Mikochi, Rayearth, Wynnona Earp, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Watch, The End of the F**cking World Books: Lore by Alexandra Bracken, Luster by Raven Leilani, A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine, One Piece, X-Books, Decorum Games: Destiny Season of the Chosen, It Takes Two, Olija, Narita Boy, Hades   Deep Dives: Our Top 5 Sex Education & Dark characters (full spoilers) Extra Reading: In and Of Itself podcasts - https://youtu.be/qMxTFD0BDgE, https://youtu.be/EbRcJDowS0I, The Last Adventure Podcast - https://thelastadventure.simplecast.com/    Follow Us! Email: winemumspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/WineMumsPod Twitter: twitter.com/WineMumsPod Website: winemumspodcast.libsyn.com        

Wake Up and Write
Raven Leilani, LUSTER

Wake Up and Write

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 1:41


Writing advice from Raven Leilani, author of the novel LUSTER. An instant New York Times bestseller. * To listen to Raven's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/3sDODzK * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3co9tO8 * Want to buy LUSTER? Click here: https://bit.ly/3cQwyb7 * Feel inspired to write? Submit your work to Moms Don't Have Time to Write, a Medium publication. Guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3w1aQdi * Love what you hear? Subscribe! Give us a 5-star rating! Leave a comment!  * And please follow us on Instagram @momsdonthavetimetoreadbooks!

The Writer's Climax
Episode 9: Abandonment Issues

The Writer's Climax

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 36:40


First things first: we're updating our episode structure! We'll now publish two writing-specific episodes each month and two book club episodes each month. In this episode, we talk about abandoning projects and characters. Megan has decided to *gasp* abandon her current project. Which really means she's putting it on her hard drive where it will torment her endlessly until she eventually returns to it. Grace talks about cutting characters out of her book and the ever-popular term, "Murdering your darlings." We both advocate for having too much information, description, characters, and plot holes to deal with and excavate during the editing phase. Here's a link to Megan's favorite Magic Eight Ball: https://eightball.tridelphia.net/ This week's writing prompt: Young adult - listening to music - digital Read Grace's short story here: https://thewritersclimax.com/2021/03/16/fantasy-double-hitter-by-grace-olscamp/ Read Megan's short story here: https://thewritersclimax.com/2021/03/16/the-land-of-skiddlysit-by-megan-walsh/ Purchase your copy of Yolk: https://amzn.to/2MWUFMy (https://amzn.to/2MWUFMy) Purchase Luster by Raven Leilani: https://amzn.to/3rpSIqK **We are part of the Amazon Affiliates program, so every time you make a purchase through our links you help support this podcast!

women read
Sinae reads Raven Leilani

women read

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 30:25


Name: Sinae Reading: Luster, Raven Leilani Why did you want to read this? Luster is a book that makes you laugh. You might hear me giggling under my breath while reading it. Of course I have read this chapter before and many in fact since I stuttered too many times. Yet, it still make me laugh. It is about being poor, insecure also wanting more for life and demanding for that in an unapologetic way which I loved. I wish you enjoy it! How did you record yourself? At my quiet studio on the weekend. I used my phone and read from the kindle app on my phone at the same time so you might hear an awkward pause in between at times my finger slipped somehow!

Long Story Short
Long Story Short, I'ma Ride...No Die

Long Story Short

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 89:24


After weeks of dissecting love and its many layers, Skye & Amanda decide to have some fun by putting themselves into the shoes of characters from some of their favorite fictional reads. The two discuss The Perfect Find by Tia Williams and give their thoughts on work romance and whether or not they would be open to dating someone 18 years their senior or junior. They chat about Luster by Raven Leilani and break down why they would each have a difficult time being in an open marriage. They finish with An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and ask each other, would you stay by your spouse's side while they do a 12 year bid for a crime they didn't commit? Find out who is a ride or die and who is a ride… no die! The ladies also talk about men and women just being friends and whether or not it's possible for someone to maintain a friendship with an ex. Listen in and join the ladies by asking yourself… what would you do?? Books mentioned in this week's episode are linked to our Bookshop.org shop* The Perfect Find by Tia Williams Luster by Raven Leilani An American Marriage by Tayari JonesThis week's ‘Bout That Action! highlight is: We Buy BlackCheck out We Buy Black on Instagram at: @webuyblackPurchase their Make The Switch Box to try your hand at 6 Black owned home essential items.Check out Reel, the Black owned toilet and paper towel subscription service that was mentioned.Check out this episode's Book EP for Amanda's soundtrack song to each book discussed.Word of the Week: GadaboutSupport Long Story Short and Local Bookstores: Libro.FM- get two audiobooks for the price of one when you use the code LSSPODCAST when signing up for your first month of membership. Long Story Short Audience Survey: To make Long Story Short the best podcast it can be, we would love to learn more about you, our loyal listeners. Please help us by taking this brief survey.Follow us online:Instagram: @LongStoryShortPodTwitter: @LSSpodcastFacebook: @LongStoryShortPodEmail: info.longstoryshortpod@gmail.com*Purchasing books through Bookshop.org earns Long Story Short a small commission.

The Grand Thunk
11 - A Feminist Genghis Khan, Sexual Awakenings and You Have No Authority Here, Jackie Weaver

The Grand Thunk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 50:45


A packed episode begins with musical delights as both Bridgerton and the infamous Handforth Parish Council meeting have been put to music. Rhiannon looks at weddings from a hilarious new angle with the podcast Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding and we both reminisce about the first sex scene we ever read in Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses. Alex tells us about Bernadine Evaristo's Blonde Roots, a world of slavery inverted whilst Rhiannon has been reading Lustre by Raven Leilani. We are an accessible podcast so find transcripts in our linktree on our instagram bio @thegrandthunk. Follow us on social media @thegrandthunk or email us - thegrandthunk@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, rate, review and tell all your friends. See below for a full list of what we discuss: Genghis Khan - https://thetyee.ca/Books/2010/07/26/GenghisFeminist/ Catastrophe, Channel 4, Merman Productions Bridgerton Musical, Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear Handforth Parish Council Meeting - Andrew Lloyd Webber song Flo and Joan - Handforth Parish Council, the Musical Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding podcast Blonde Roots by Bernadine Evaristo Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo Noughts and Crosses trilogy by Malorie Blackman Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham Atonement by Ian McEwan Lustre by Raven Leilani The Grand Thunk, the podcast in which Alex Blanchard and Rhiannon Kearns discuss the books they've been reading, the films and TV shows they've been watching and the podcasts they've been listening to!

Prose Before Hoes
Lust(er): The Devil, The Kama Sutra and a Floral Dilemma

Prose Before Hoes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 45:48


Welcome to Season Two! To kick off a new season we dive right in with some hot new debuts including Raven Leilani's much hyped Luster and poet Ocean Vuong's first novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. Elle gets biblical and waxes lyrical about Philip Pullman's The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ and The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson. The girls discuss a very sexy million dollar idea, Elle's hot take on Valentine's Day and Camilla has a bit of a floral dilemma. Follow us on Instagram @prosebeforehoespodcast and Twitter @prose_hoes_pod

The Bookshelf
On Anna North's Outlawed, Raven Leilani's Luster & Kevin Barry's That Old Country Music

The Bookshelf

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 54:06


Rewriting westerns in the 1890s, sex and desire in the present, and romance in Ireland. Three new works of fiction with Kate and Cassie and guests Michael McGirr and Emma Kate Lewis

The High Low
Cow Hugging, Daddy by Emma Cline & An Exclusive Clip from Joan & Jericha

The High Low

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 57:46


Today we discuss a love story in Venice, the new "wellness" trend of cow hugging, Matt Hancock's personal app (???) and listeners tell us what they think makes "a good deed". And some things we've been loving, including the feel good Love Life on Netflix. Plus! An exclusive, filthy extract from Joan and Jericha's new book, out on the 29th October.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShop thehighlowshop.com - 100% of profits go to charity, 50% to Black Minds Matter and 50% to Freedom CharityLinksMax Woosey's fundraising page for North Devon hospice https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/max-woosey1Daddy, by Emma Cline, out nowLuster, by Raven Leilani, out in January 2021 and available for pre-order nowLove Life, on BBC iPlayerNigella Lawson on the fallacy of guilty pleasures for The Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2020/oct/10/peanut-butter-chocolate-cake-and-vegan-gingerbread-five-new-sweet-recipes-from-nigella-lawson?__twitter_impression=trueThe role of food in Jewish celebration for Radio 4's The Food Programme: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-food-programme/id342927791?i=1000495160731How My Mother and I Became Chinese Propaganda, by Jiayang Fan for The New Yorker (listen to the audio on the same link) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/how-my-mother-and-i-became-chinese-propagandaDear Joan and Jericha: Why He Turns Away, Do's and Don'ts from Dating to Death, out on the 29th October See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast
Episode QS20: Raven Leilani + Samantha Irby (October 8, 2020)

The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 57:36


In this electrifying pre-publication event, Raven Leilani launches her highly anticipated novel Luster in conversation with fiercely brilliant comedian Samantha Irby.  Leilani's novel of a young Black woman's artistic and sexual trajectory is the starting point for a passionate and hilarious conversation about (among other things) the intersection of writerly craft and honesty about the personal, the gross, and the awkward – and how a novel can make way for Black people to take up space in the world. (Recorded August 3, 2020)

2 Bookworms 1 Podcast
The Haunted Echo

2 Bookworms 1 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 70:14


This week, Lacy and Kameron tackle the novel "Luster", by Raven Leilani and talk about awkward dates and hauntings. (Seriously.)

The Weekly Reader
New Voices: Debut Work from Raven Leilani and Deesha Philyaw

The Weekly Reader

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 3:57


On this edition of The Weekly Reader, debuts from two authors you will want to get to know: Marion Winik reviews Raven Leilani 's Luster, and Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bookstore
81 - Luster by Raven Leilani

The Bookstore

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 49:33


Find Voter Information Here This week we read Luster by Raven Leilani. Like Ottessa Moshfegh's writing it really captures the mood of a generation. We discuss older men, being bad at parties, and getting caught on very unimportant details. Next time we will be reading Modelland by Tyra Banks and you might be able to find it at your library or used, because it's out of print. But there is this video. Use "bookstore" at check out to get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm Website | Patreon

The Bookstore
80.5 - Everybody Is Just People

The Bookstore

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 46:36


Today on the podcast we discuss fact-checking or the lack thereof, and recommend some longform journalism. We will have a list of recommended articles on our website The Bookstore Podcast. Next week we will be reading Raven Leilani's debut novel Luster!

The Bookstore
80 - Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth

The Bookstore

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 38:54


Chosen by our Patreon Patrons, we read Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth this week. It is part heist, part animal rights political satire (??). Anyway, here's our thoughts. Please don't be mad at us. Next time we will be reading Luster by Raven Leilani. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with the code "bookstore" at checkout. Patreon | Website

The Bookstore
79 - The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

The Bookstore

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 50:55


We're a bit late this week, but we have reigned victorious over midterms and work functions and an election to bring you a discussion of Namwali Serpell's magically realistic, somewhat science fictional, family history of Zambia, The Old Drift. Next time we will be discussing Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth. And after that, Luster by Raven Leilani. Mentioned in this episode: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Zambian "Afronaut" Who Wanted to Join the Space Race by Namwali Serpell for the New Yorker Libro.fm Use code "bookstore" at checkout for two months for the price of one. Patreon Website

The Archive Project
Long Distance with Raven Leilani

The Archive Project

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 33:46


Debut novelist Raven Leilani shares from Luster and discusses race, sex, art, and the importance of making room for joy.

LA Review of Books
Cathy Park Hong Reckons with Minor Feelings

LA Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 44:36


Writer, editor, and poet Cathy Park Hong joins Medaya Ocher for a dialogue about her new book Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, which is a blend of memoir, history, and cultural criticism that investigates what it means to live as an Asian American women and artist in America. Cathy and Daya learn that they shared some quirky experiences in their youth: wearing inappropriate t-shirts and how they struggled to conquer the english language. Cathy also explains her resonant eponymous concept, "Minor Feelings," which is introduced in an essay on Richard Pryor's hilarious/tortured/sublime "Live in Concert." Also, Samantha Irby returns to give an advance recommendation for Raven Leilani's novel Luster, which is scheduled for release this summer.