Podcast appearances and mentions of Sarah Weinman

In 1978, Greta Rideout was the first American woman still living with her husband to charge him with rape, which was a crime in only four states at the time. The ensuing trial and relentless media coverage brought the issue to the country's attention, but the fallout — which included an acquittal, a TV movie based on the case, and criminalization across 50 states over the next 15 years — was enormous. At a time when women's rights are being rolled back at alarming rates, what does the Rideout case tell us about a woman's right to bodily autonomy?Sarah Weinman is the author of Without Consent, a forthcoming book about the Rideout case. She joined me to talk about the push for bodily autonomy within marriage. Sarah Weinman is the author of the nonfiction books The Real Lolita, Scoundrel, and Without Consent (Ecco, fall 2025). She is the editor of several anthologies, most recently Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning. She writes the Crime & Mystery column for the New York Times Book Review and her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Esquire and New York. She lives in New York City.This season was generously sponsored by Funny Girls, which is a program run by the Harnisch Foundation that uses improv to teach leadership skills to girls and nonbinary kids in grades 3 to 8. You can learn more about its work here. Zachary Oren Smith is the producer, and Suzanne Glémot made the art for the show. And thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us.If you loved this episode, we have a whole first season you can listen to. You can also buy Lyz's New York Times best-selling book This American Ex-Wife.This show costs money to make! So if you want to support us, please become a subscriber to the newsletter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lyz.substack.com/subscribe

We're back! This episode kicks off a new season of the podcast, and this one's all about noir. In our first installment, guest Sarah Weinman (author of Scoundrel, and The Real Lolita) joins us to discuss a Patricia Highsmith novel, The Blunderer, about a rather hapless man who, despite not actually killing his wife, manages to convince nearly everyone that he has. If you like the show, and want more of it in your life, consider subscribing to our Patreon, where during this season we'll be watching a series of noir and neo-noir films, including Double Indemnity, The Third Man, Blade Runner, and more. Five bucks a month gets you those bonus episodes, plus access to our entire back catalog of bonus material: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookFight Thanks for listening!

Dogs are Smarter Than PeopleThere's an old NPR article about writing bestsellers that quotes critic Ruth Franklin's overview of American best-sellers as saying "No possible generalization can be made regarding the 1,150 books that have appeared in the top 10 of the fiction best-seller list since its inception."In his book Hit Lit, which we've been talking about, James W. Hall disagrees, talking about 12 elements that he thinks really make those super-popular-multi-million-copy bestsellers in American fiction in the past 100 years or so.We've been talking about that a lot. Hall analyzed Gone With the Wind, Peyton Place, To Kill a Mockingbird, Valley of the Dolls, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Jaws, The Dead Zone, The Hunt for Red October, The Firm, The Bridges of Madison County and The Da Vinci Code.And I just wanted to have a moment to regroup because I found an old interview with Hall and Marc Schultz on Publisher's Weeklywhere he talks about what element he found in those 12 top selling books that surprised him.He says, “One I didn't expect to find is something we came to call the Golden Country, which is a phrase from Orwell's 1984. Winston, the protagonist, trapped in this dull empty world, has created in his imagination this edenic, natural, beautiful landscape called the Golden Country. It's his ideal world. And not just in these 12 books, but in all the bestsellers we looked at, there is always an image of a place or a time that's this idealized, edenic, natural landscape that serves a reference point for much of the story.”We've talked a bit about that in the last week. There's this idealized want of an idealized world or time that we long for, right? And the characters in our books long for it, too.In that same interview, Hall says, “But the ingredients themselves remain the same, as Americans we're really reading, and have wanted to read, permutations of the same book for the last 100 years, and probably into the foreseeable future.”And it doesn't have to necessarily be awesome writing for us Americans to want to read these books.“Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place, once cracked, "If I'm a lousy writer, then a hell of a lot of people have got lousy taste.'” Sarah Weinman writes, “What Metalious and her kin in best-sellerdom really possess, as Hall explains so well in Hit Lit, is the power to connect with readers through their hearts and guts as much as, if not more than, their minds.”It's about your heart, humans. About your heart.DOG TIP FOR LIFEAs we learned from the raccoons, don't be aggressive if you don't get your food or else they call the sheriff on you.RANDOM THOUGHT LINK ALL ABOUT A WOMAN CORNERED BY 100 RACCOONS. YIKES!The linkPLACE TO SUBMITGuidelines:The winner receives $3,000; online publication; and a consultation with Marin Takikawa, a literary agent with The Friedrich Agency. The second- and third-place finalists receive cash prizes ($300/$200), online publication, and agent feedback. Submitted excerpts must be under 6,000 words. Submitted work must be previously unpublished. This includes personal blogs, social media accounts, and other websites. Previously published excerpts will be automatically disqualified. The entry fee is $20. Simultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed, though each submission requires a $20 entry fee. This contest is for emerging writers only. Writers with single-author book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. We are interested in providing a platform to new writers; authors with books published by indie presses are welcome to submit unpublished work, as are self-published authors. The contest's deadline is 11:59pm PST on Sunday, October 27, 2024.For full guidelines, check here. SHOUT OUT!The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free.WE HAVE EXTRA CONTENT ALL ABOUT LIVING HAPPY OVER HERE! It's pretty awesome. We have a podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream biweekly live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and YouTube on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. But she also has extra cool content focused on writing tips here. Carrie is reading one of her raw poems every once in awhile on CARRIE DOES POEMS. And there you go! Whew! That's a lot! Subscribe

The revelation that Alice Munro knew that her husband had sexually abused her nine-year-old daughter – and concealed it, even after he was convicted years later for his crimes – has rocked the literary world. Canadian authors Heather O'Neill, Sarah Weinman, and Stephen Marche join Megan Williams to discuss what this means for readers of Munro's fiction, and those who might not have yet discovered her.

Guest host Megan Williams speaks with Tolu Olorunnipa, Molly Ball and Keith Boag about the attack at Donald Trump's campaign rally on Saturday, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith lay out the challenges that scientists and policy makers face when it comes to surviving on Mars, authors Heather O'Neill, Sarah Weinman, and Stephen Marche speak on how the literary world has been rocked by the revelation surrounding Alice Munro, and Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon share their story of teaming up to write The Memoires of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History Turtle Island.Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this premium episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy Matt and Sam gab about "The Incomparable Mr. Buckley," a new PBS documentary on William F. Buckley Jr., which features Matt Sitman (!) as a talking head — along with a rogue's gallery of KYE friends and former guests: Perlstein, Tanenhaus, Tait, Gage, Burns, the whole gang... What do we make of the doc? Is it a whitewash? Is it too credulous about the conservative movement? Does it "get" Buckley, the man? (Does anyone?) And what does Buckley have to do with Donald Trump? This was a lot of fun. Good ol' KYE classico.Sources Cited:Barak Goodman, "The Incomparable Mr. Buckley," PBS (2024)Rick Perlstein, "An Implausible Mr. Buckley," American Prospect, April 17, 2024.Alexander Chee, "Mr. and Mrs. B," Apology Magazine, Jan 1, 2014.Ross Douthat, "'We're On Our Way Home Now, Duckie!'" Atlantic, Feb 2008Nicholas Buccola, "The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America," Princeton U Press, Oct 2019.Sam Adler-Bell, "The Conservative and the Murderer," New Republic, March 7, 2022Previously on KYE:Buckley vs. Vidal (2020)Buckley for Mayor (w/ Sam Tanenhaus) (2021)The Conservative and the Convict (w/ Sarah Weinman) (2022)In Search of Anti-Semitism (w/ John Ganz) (2023)

Sarah Weinman joins me to talk about true crime, a genre which I absolutely cannot read! We talk about how true crime “can be a catalyst for social change” and why people, especially White women, obsessed with true crime.Plus we talk about Sarah's latest books, Scoundrel, which has a surprising (to me) literary angle for true crime, and the anthology, Evidence of Things Seen. We discuss at length looking at the true crime genre as a whole, and exploring what true crime can do better ethically and socially.VERY IMPORTANT INFO: We are talking about true crime in a larger context socially and ethically, but we also mention specific cases, and when possible we name the victims. We also talk frankly about the mental health costs of doing this kind of writing and investigative journalism.The timestamps for when we mention specific cases, which include murders of young people, and talk about mental health are:13:45.7119:19.55624:24.12632:43.584Please look after yourself, ok?Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Weinman joins me to talk about true crime, a genre which I absolutely cannot read! We talk about how true crime “can be a catalyst for social change” and why people, especially White women, obsessed with true crime.Plus we talk about Sarah's latest books, Scoundrel, which has a surprising (to me) literary angle for true crime, and the anthology, Evidence of Things Seen. We discuss at length looking at the true crime genre as a whole, and exploring what true crime can do better ethically and socially.VERY IMPORTANT INFO: We are talking about true crime in a larger context socially and ethically, but we also mention specific cases, and when possible we name the victims. We also talk frankly about the mental health costs of doing this kind of writing and investigative journalism.The timestamps for when we mention specific cases, which include murders of young people, and talk about mental health are:13:45.7119:19.55624:24.12632:43.584Please look after yourself, ok?Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh are joined today by journalist and author, Sarah Weinman to discuss the crimes of Charles Starkweather and just how involved was Caril Fugate in his murder spree? Please give Sarah a follow on all social channels @sarahweinman and check out her website, https://www.sarahweinman.com/ and learn more about her book, Evidence of Things Seen. Give Rabia and Ellyn a follow on Instagram at @rabiaandellyn or on their personal pages, @rabiasquared2 and @ellynmarsh. Check out their Patreon page for exclusive bonus content for Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case at https://www.patreon.com/rabiaandellyn! And do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Solve the Case, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8XyM5mAldu9zswyj5zcLQ Please support our sponsors: Zocdoc is a FREE app where you can find amazing doctors AND book appointments online. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/solvethecase and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code SOLVETHECASE at lumepodcast.com! #lumepod Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://www.TryMiracle.com/SOLVETHECASE and use the code SOLVETHECASE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at meethttps://www.fabric.com/solvethecase

Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh are joined today by journalist and author, Sarah Weinman to discuss the crimes of Charles Starkweather and just how involved was Caril Fugate in his murder spree? Please give Sarah a follow on all social channels @sarahweinman and check out her website, https://www.sarahweinman.com/ and learn more about her book, Evidence of Things Seen.  Give Rabia and Ellyn a follow on Instagram at @rabiaandellyn or on their personal pages, @rabiasquared2 and @ellynmarsh. Check out their Patreon page for exclusive bonus content for Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case at https://www.patreon.com/rabiaandellyn! And do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Solve the Case, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8XyM5mAldu9zswyj5zcLQ Please support our sponsors:  Zocdoc is a FREE app where you can find amazing doctors AND book appointments online. Go to  https://www.zocdoc.com/solvethecase  and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code SOLVETHECASE at lumepodcast.com! #lumepod Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://www.TryMiracle.com/SOLVETHECASE and use the code SOLVETHECASE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at meethttps://www.fabric.com/solvethecase  

Author and editor Sarah Weinman joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new true crime anthology, Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning as well as the first two books she authored, Scoundrel and The Real Lolita, and another collection she edited, Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit and Obsession. The new Evidence of Things Seen anthology was released in July 2023, with a foreword by Rabia Chaudry. This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran in March 2023.Sarah Weinman website: https://www.sarahweinman.com/Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastColonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 15,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comNew Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA AdJoin the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastColonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 15,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersFollow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.https://dnasolves.com/Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcoxhttps://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.htmlMedium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlichhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCitizens! 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The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. 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"What is it about the culture that has conditioned us to favor the wants and needs and desires, however horrible, of a serial murderer, as opposed to--most often--the women and girls that they harmed and killed?" This week, Sarah Weinman takes us on a backpacking trip through true crime history and American pop culture, and tells us about the myths and realities of criminal profiling—and why they're sometimes so hard to pull apart. And finally, we ask the ultimate taboo question: are serial killers boring?You can find Sarah's newsletter here.Articles discussed:The Case of the Fake SherlockWhat lies beneath: the secrets of France's top serial killer expertSupport You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are Good[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks:https://thecrimelady.substack.com/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoinhttps://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodhttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.comSupport the show

Sarah Weinman is an award-winning writer and editor who has spent years covering crime, the true crime genre, and crime fiction. She's recently edited an anthology Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of reckoning. It's a collection that asks tough questions about our understanding of crime, and efforts to document crimes in both traditional outlets and new media.In this episode, The Murder Sheet sits down with Sarah to discuss the book, the process for compiling so many diverse and interesting voices in one volume, ethical considerations in true crime and crime journalism, and the crime fiction author Margaret Millar!Read Sarah's New York Times op-ed here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/opinion/true-crime-crisis.htmlRead Sarah's article on Linda Millar and her family here: https://crimereads.com/linda-interrupted/The Murder Sheet participates in the Amazon Associate program and earns money from qualifying purchases. Buy Evidence of Things Seen here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Things-Seen-Crime-Reckoning-ebook/dp/B0BJDZTBWF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1MNSCKZ5P5Y6D&keywords=evidence+of+things+sarah+weinman&qid=1688762307&sprefix=evidence+of+things+sarah+weinman%252Caps%252C97&sr=8-2&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=5cbdc852eb3431e9f897de18104edc66&camp=1789&creative=9325Buy Unspeakable Acts here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Unspeakable-Acts-Murder-Deceit-Obsession/dp/0062839888/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12G8TZPG39VMC&keywords=unspeakable+acts+by+sarah+weinman&qid=1688762223&sprefix=unspeakable+acts%252Caps%252C111&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=dc5d6cfb60f8b77ab15f5ee55668e7e8&camp=1789&creative=9325Buy Scoundrel here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Scoundrel-Convicted-Persuaded-Conservative-Establishment/dp/0062899767/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688762145&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c52ed9ae870b3fd7464027f9c342f3d4&camp=1789&creative=9325Buy The Real Lolita here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Lolita-Unthinkable-Scandalous-Masterpiece/dp/0062661930/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SVO4LB6242LF&keywords=the+real+lolita+sarah+weinman&qid=1688762079&sprefix=real++sarah+weinman%252Caps%252C95&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=59e6f5869dc12a72f4bd811c96ed50b6&camp=1789&creative=9325Buy Beast In View here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Beast-View-Margaret-Millar-ebook/dp/B015MA7QNG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688761826&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=fba2dd027500043535a88675a80e4293&camp=1789&creative=9325">Beast in ViewBuy The Fiend here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/Fiend-Margaret-Millar-ebook/dp/B015MA7QTU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MUYUQJOZZX8J&keywords=margaret+millar+the+fiend&qid=1688761784&sprefix=the+fiend+margaret%252Caps%252C111&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a7034f1f4a7da3e72bebf659dbfac801&camp=1789&creative=9325">the FiendBuy How Like An Angel here or wherever you buy your books: https://www.amazon.com/How-Like-Angel-Margaret-Millar-ebook/dp/B015MA7QUO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688761513&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=9e3ec371bd6e18c02d56e411eaa8d84d&camp=1789&creative=9325Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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EPISODE 1579: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Sarah Weinman, editor of EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN,  true crime in our era of cultural, economic and political reckoning Sarah Weinman is the author of Scoundrel, named a Best Book of 2022 by Time, Esquire, CBC, and NPR, and The Real Lolita, named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, BuzzFeed, The National Post, Literary Hub, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Vulture, and winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award in Nonfiction. She also edited Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit & Obsession (Ecco), winner of the Anthony Award for Best Nonfiction/Critical Work; Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America); and Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (Penguin). Weinman writes the monthly Crime & Mystery column for the New York Times Book Review. A 2020 National Magazine Award finalist for Reporting and the Calderwood Journalism Fellow at MacDowell, her work has also appeared most recently in The Atlantic, New York, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and the Washington Post, while her fiction has been published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and numerous anthologies. Weinman also writes (albeit more sporadically) the “Crime Lady” newsletter, covering crime fiction, true crime, and all points in between. She lives in New York City and Northampton, MA. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Det finns flera kopplingar till verkligheten i Vladimir Nabokovs "Lolita". Romanen och fallet Sally Horner får kritikern Hanna Johansson att reflektera över att bli sedd och se sig själv utifrån. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän sändes första gången 2019.På det mest kända fotografiet av Sally Horner sitter hon på en gunga vars rep hon håller i sina båda händer. Hon har en ljus kortärmad klänning, vita tjocka sockor och lackskor. Hon ler, hon är solbränd, hon har några fräknar. Hon är elva men ser ut att vara äldre, nästan som en tonåring eller som en vuxen kvinna som har spökats ut till ett barn.Fotografiet är taget i Atlantic City sommaren 1948. Bakom kameran stod Frank Lasalle, hennes kidnappare och våldtäktsman som skulle komma att hålla henne fången i ytterligare tjugo månader efter att bilden togs, på en färd som skulle ta dem kors och tvärs genom USA med stopp på otaliga motell och husvagnsområden.Om historien känns bekant från Vladimir Nabokovs roman ”Lolita” från 1955 är det inte en slump. Där drabbas den tolvåriga amerikanska flickan Dolores Haze av den högutbildade europén Humbert Humberts pedofila besatthet. Efter att han har gift sig med Dolores mamma – som praktiskt nog strax därefter omkommer i en bilolycka – tar han med sig henne på en febrig resa genom landet, kantad av övergrepp. Lolita är det smeknamn han ger sitt unga offer, sin nya styvdotter – nymfetten, som han kallar henne – och namnet har kommit att bli synonymt med det sexualiserade barnet.”Hade jag gjort samma sak med Dolly”, tänker Humbert Humbert mot romanens slut, ”som Frank Lasalle, en femtioårig mekaniker, gjort med elvaåriga Sally Horner 1948?”Inspirerades alltså Nabokov av Sally Horners historia, är det hon som är Lolita? Denna lite grovhuggna fråga försökte författaren Sarah Weinman besvara i en bok från 2018, och bokens titel ger kanske en ledtråd om hennes syn på saken: den heter ”The Real Lolita”.Relationen mellan verklighet och fiktion i ”Lolita” är omskriven sedan tidigare. Dels i förhållande till romanens opålitlige berättare, dels med hänsyn till de verkliga händelser som då och då bryter igenom berättelsen.Kritikern Alexander Dolinin har diskuterat hur Nabokov använde sig av den sanna historien om Sally Horner, hur han placerade ut ledtrådar i texten innan denna mening dyker upp och bekräftar sambandet.Till exempel låter han Dick Schiller, den man Dolores gifter sig med efter att hon har flytt Humbert Humberts våld, vara mekaniker. Och i Humbert Humberts mun lägger han formuleringar i stort sett direkt kapade ur de tidningsnotiser om Sally och Lasalle som Nabokov läste medan han skrev sin roman.Dessutom, spekulerar Dolinin, måste särskilt en författare som Nabokov, så förtjust i anspelningar och allitterationer som han var, ha blivit överlycklig av duons likartat klingande namn Sally och Lasalle – som ju påminner om sale, det franska ordet för smutsig.Men någon större gåta är det egentligen inte, förhållandet mellan den verkliga Sally Horner och den fiktiva Dolores Haze. Sally Horner var varken den första eller den sista att drabbas av ett öde som liknar Lolitas.När jag pratar om ”Lolita” med andra kvinnor visar det sig nästan alltid att vi någon gång under läsningen har frågat oss själva: var jag som hon? Frestade jag någon när jag var i hennes ålder, med den förpubertala kropp jag avskydde så mycket, en kropp som varken tillhörde ett barn eller en kvinna, som kändes som en asymmetrisk hög av ben och fett?Det verkade otänkbart, och ändå visste vi ju att det inte alls var det. Jag minns när jag som sexåring fick höra talas om hur en flicka som hette Natasha Kampusch hade försvunnit i Österrike, och när jag som fjortonåring läste i tidningen att hon hade rymt efter åtta års fångenskap. Jag växte upp med en skräck för vita skåpbilar och främmande män.Men i den frågan – frestade jag någon? – ligger också en dold önskan. Att bli sedd av en man, att göra män galna, såldes in som existensens högsta syfte och finaste pris. Frestelsen framstod som så mystisk för att den var något att både befara och begära.I en av låtarna på Lana Del Reys första skiva, ”Off to the races” lånar hon de berömda öppningsorden från ”Lolita”: ”light of my life, fire of my loins”. Eller i Aris Fioretos svenska översättning: ljuset i mitt liv, elden i mina länder. Den dubbla betydelsen i ”länder” blir som en illustration av denna brända jordens kärlekshistoria, där det enda som får Dolores att stanna hos sin styvfar är att han förstör hennes möjligheter till ett annat liv.Lana Del Reys låt är, som så många av hennes låtar, en berättelse om att vara galen, att vara förälskad, om att vara snygg, om att bli iakttagen; låtens jag beskriver sig själv sedd utifrån, i en vit bikini i en ljusblå simbassäng, i en röd klänning i ett rum av glas. Det är en berättelse om frestelsens frestelse.Jag tänker ofta på Sara Stridsberg när jag lyssnar på Lana Del Rey, fascinationen inför en särskild version av Amerika som de delar, som de delar också med Nabokov. I romanen ”Darling River”, med undertiteln ”Doloresvariationer”, bearbetar hon Nabokovs nymfettgestalt och låter den ta olika skepnader: där finns Dolores Haze, där finns Lo som är döpt efter henne, där finns en aphona som utsätts för vetenskapliga experiment. Vid ett tillfälle talar Lo såhär: ”Jag stod borta vid jukeboxen och valde musik.””Jag stod borta”; till och med när det är hennes egen röst vi hör är det som om hon såg sig själv från ett avstånd, precis som Lana Del Rey i den där låten.En vanlig reaktion hos den som blir utsatt för ett övergrepp är att avskärma sig från sin egen upplevelse, lämna kroppen; så kan man förstå det avståndet. Men kanske ringar det in något långt mer grundläggande än så: den komplexa, skräckblandade förtjusningen inför att bli betraktad.Det var genom Sarah Weinmans bok som jag lärde mig att Frank Lasalle tog den mest kända bilden av Sally Horner, och jag har inte kunnat sluta tänka på det. Jag hade utgått från att fotografiet var taget av en familjemedlem, ett möjligen iscensatt lyckligt barndomsminne, men ändå ett slags lyckligt barndomsminne, och inte en bild av konstruerad barnslighet regisserad av en besatt och våldsam man.Fotografiet är inte alls explicit. Det är inte som bilderna jag ofrivilligt har kommit att förknippa med Lolitas namn: bilderna av henne som en ung fresterska, bilden av Sue Lyon i Stanley Kubricks filmatisering som på filmaffischen suger förföriskt på en rubinröd klubba bakom hjärtformade solglasögon. I sitt arkiv hade paret Nabokov ett nummer av magasinet Cosmopolitan från 1960, där en fyrtiotreårig Zsa Zsa Gabor är utklädd till en Lolitafigur med nattlinne och ett äpple i handen. Lolitas namn och idén om det sexiga barnet är oskiljaktiga. Lolita är någon som vuxna kvinnor kan spökas ut till.Det är som om Sally Horner, också i detta avseende, har drabbats av Lolitas öde. Den fiktiva Dolores Haze är hågkommen för det smeknamn hon fick av en man som våldtog och rövade bort henne. Sally Horners namn kommer aldrig att nämnas utan Frank Lasalles. Och på den mest kända bilden av henne, den som vid första anblick tycks uttrycka sorgfri barndom, är det honom hon ser – och han som ser henne.Hanna Johansson, kritikerLitteraturSarah Weinman: The Real Lolita – The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World. Harper Collins, 2018.

Bestselling true crime writers Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, authors of "The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer," join "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss how we find the truth in true crime. Has true crime gotten too sensational? Are writers and publishers pushing aside what really happened in favor of a good story? Are victims and survivors of true crime being forgotten? How do we find truth? Jumping off from a recent Op-Ed by Sarah Weinman in the New York Times, join us for a fascinating conversation. NYT Sarah Weinman: Truth Is Drifting Away From True Crimehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/opinion/true-crime-crisis.htmlLiza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan "The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer"https://lizarodman.com/Join us at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival, Austin, Texas, August 25-27, 2023https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/Join us at CrimeCon, Orlando, Florida, September 22-24, 2023https://www.crimecon.com/CC23WTKR News Channel 3: 35 Years Later, Family Without Answers for Colonial Parkway Murdershttps://www.wtkr.com/news/35-years-later-family-without-answers-for-colonial-parkway-murders-caseJoin the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastColonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 15,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comNew Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for AnswersJoin the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersFollow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.https://dnasolves.com/Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcoxhttps://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.htmlMedium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlichhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCitizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomasYou can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/supportFour one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. 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Author and editor Sarah Weinman joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new true crime anthology, Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning as well as the first two books she authored, Scoundrel and The Real Lolita, and another collection she edited, Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit and Obsession. The new Evidence of Things Seen anthology is due out in July 2023, with a foreword by Rabia Chaudry.Sarah Weinman website: https://www.sarahweinman.com/Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastColonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 15,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comNew Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA AdJoin the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastColonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 15,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersFollow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.https://dnasolves.com/Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims' Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcoxhttps://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.htmlMedium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlichhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCitizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomasYou can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/supportFour one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

There's an interesting article in the New York Review of Books on the true crime writer, Sarah Weinman. If you don't know Weinman, she's had a newsletter for years called The Crime Lady. In 2018 she published her first book, The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World. In his review, Peddling Darkness, John J. Lennon writes about Weinman's latest book, Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free...www.theresaallore.com

The journalist Sarah Weinman digs into the history of true crime. Weinman, the author of "Scoundrel" and "The Real Lolita," also explains why the genre has continued to soar in popularity.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Tommy John's - Get THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OFF EVERYTHING, PLUS FREE SHIPPING at TommyJohn.com/AS. It's one of Tommy John's BIGGEST sales of the year!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Netflix is the latest platform to turn a Neil Gaiman property into a series with The Sandman. How does this one go? First-time guest Ilan Muskat is here to talk about it! Around The Dial takes us through Season 3 of Harley Quinn; Season 2 of Girls5Eva; the TV movie Helter Skelter; and the ILM doc Light & Magic. Keira cashes in her Extra Credit to make us turn unexpected TV properties into videogames. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that hits some real lows and highs. Stay wide awake and listen!Show TopicsThe SandmanATD: Harley QuinnATD: Girls5EvaATD: Helter SkelterATD: Light & MagicExtra Credit: TV GamesWinner and Loser of the WeekGame Time: Nonac HuntingShow NotesIlan Muskat on TwitterTara's Reservation Dogs S02 review at VanityFair.comThe Captive by Fiona King Foster at Bookshop.orgScoundrel by Sarah Weinman at Exhibit B. Books"The Weird, Analog Delights Of Foley Sound Effects" at NewYorker.comThe Best Evidence newsletterThe Team Fortress 2 character intro videos on YouTubePhoto: NetflixDiscussionTweet at us @ExtraHotPodcast on TwitterWe are @ExtraHotGreat on InstagramSupport EHG on PatreonThe EHG gang have been recording this podcast for almost a decade now. In podcasting terms, that makes us positively Methuselahian. Since the start of EHG, our listeners have asked if we had a tip jar or donation system and we'd look at each other and say surely that is a joke, people don't pay other people to do podcasts. We'd email them back "Ha ha ha, good one, Chet" and go about our business. Now we are told this is a real thing that real nice people do. Value for value? In today's topsy turvy world? It's madness but that good kind of madness, like when you wake up at 3:15am and clean your house. Or something. In all seriousness, we are humbled by your continued prodding to get a Patreon page up for EHG and here it is! Extra Hot Great on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Netflix is the latest platform to turn a Neil Gaiman property into a series with The Sandman. How does this one go? First-time guest Ilan Muskat is here to talk about it! Around The Dial takes us through Season 3 of Harley Quinn; Season 2 of Girls5Eva; the TV movie Helter Skelter; and the ILM doc Light & Magic. Keira cashes in her Extra Credit to make us turn unexpected TV properties into videogames. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that hits some real lows and highs. Stay wide awake and listen! GUESTS

We've met author Sarah Weinman before when she unraveled the real story of the novel Lolita. Now Weinman tells us about killer Edgar Smith, who manipulated powerful men and women to help him get out of prison...and then he killed again. Written, researched, and hosted by Kate Winkler Dawson/producer Alexis Amorosi/mixer Ryo Baum/sound designer Andrew Eapen/composer Curtis Heath/web designer Ilsa BrinkBuy my books: katewinklerdawson.com    If you have suggestions for historical crimes that could use some attention, email me: info@tenfoldmorewicked.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Facebook and Instagram)  2022 All Rights ReservedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host Mariah Smith is back for season 3 to dissect a messy obsession. This is Spectacle: True Crime. In our pilot episode, we look at how the 2014 podcast Serial changed the true crime game. And how it's a callback to an OG in the genre, the 1965 true crime novel In Cold Blood. We'll dissect how Truman Capote got a wee bit too close with killer Perry Smith and how good Phillip Seymour Hoffman was in the 2005 film Capote. Plus, you'll hear from true crime experts Jean Murley and Sarah Weinman. You won't want to miss it. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visitmegaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys are back in town for a third season of extremely bloody mayhem, and Will Hines has returned to talk to us about it! Around The Dial takes us through The Real World (NOT Homecoming) New Orleans; The Expanse; and the Houston season of Top Chef. Skylar pitches "Part 8" of Twin Peaks's Showtime season for induction into The Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time full of finales. Grab yourself a Lean Lady Frozen Dinner by Vought and join us!Show TopicsThe BoysATD: The Real World New OrleansATD: The ExpanseATD: Top Chef HoustonThe Canon: Twin Peaks S03.E08: Part 8Winner and Loser of the WeekGame Time: All Good ThingsShow NotesWill Hines on InstagramTara's review of The Boys Season 3 at VanityFair.comThe Listen To Sassy Club at PatreonWill's podcast You Can't Handle The Sleuths at CBB WorldSarah's interview with Sarah Weinman at the Exhibit B. Books blogPhoto: Courtesy Of Prime VideoDiscussionTweet at us @ExtraHotPodcast on TwitterWe are @ExtraHotGreat on InstagramSupport EHG on PatreonThe EHG gang have been recording this podcast for almost a decade now. In podcasting terms, that makes us positively Methuselahian. Since the start of EHG, our listeners have asked if we had a tip jar or donation system and we'd look at each other and say surely that is a joke, people don't pay other people to do podcasts. We'd email them back "Ha ha ha, good one, Chet" and go about our business. Now we are told this is a real thing that real nice people do. Value for value? In today's topsy turvy world? It's madness but that good kind of madness, like when you wake up at 3:15am and clean your house. Or something. In all seriousness, we are humbled by your continued prodding to get a Patreon page up for EHG and here it is! Extra Hot Great on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Boys are back in town for a third season of extremely bloody mayhem, and Will Hines has returned to talk to us about it! Around The Dial takes us through The Real World (NOT Homecoming) New Orleans; The Expanse; and the Houston season of Top Chef. Skylar pitches "Part 8" of Twin Peaks's Showtime season for induction into The Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time full of finales. Grab yourself a Lean Lady Frozen Dinner by Vought and join us! GUESTS

We speak to Sarah Weinman, author of the book Scoundrel, about a killer on death row who convinced the public of his innocence. But was this a story of a wrongful conviction or one of a cunning manipulation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Depression sparked a desperation in people that led to an epidemic of kidnappings nationwide, including the 1937 abduction of Arthur Fried, a married father of one whose father owned a sand-and-gravel company. As crime writer Sarah Weinman helps explain, Fried's unusual case ultimately led to the state of New York executing two men for the first time on charges other than first-degree murder. "Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from the Obsessed Network exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @centuriespod Episode Sponsor: Athena Club - Self care reimagined. Go to www.AthenaClub.com and use promo code cotc for 20% off your first order. 

From voraciously consuming gruesome podcasts by the dozen to amateur sleuthing gone wrong to fetishizing dangerous killers, the world of true crime definitely has a cult following… but does it ever go too far? This episode was chosen by our listener giveaway winner and features New York Times true crime columnist and author Sarah Weinman to discuss the good, bad, and the culty of fanatical true crime fandom. (P.S. Amanda and Isa have newfound respect for true crime podcasters… turns out, violent butcherings are easy enough to listen to, but almost impossible to talk about in public without wanting to puke a wee bit.) (P.P.S! In honor of Sounds Like A Cult's one-year anniversary, we're hosting our very first ever live show! It's virtual, meaning anyone from anywhere in the world can attend. On June 15th at 9 pm ET, join Isa and Amanda to ask questions, play games, hear us talk about never-before-discussed cults, and dive into alllllll other things culty. Details and ticket info can be found at momenthouse.com/soundslikeacult) Go to DailyHarvest.com/cult for up to forty dollars off your first box! Get Honey for FREE at JoinHoney.com/CULT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich Website: https://gobookmart.com Buy Now: https://amzn.to/3MC9e1C “The thriller master, Janet Evanovich, has launched a new series. Prepare for twists, action, and one of the best books of the year.” —Mystery & Suspense “An action-packed adventure that delights much like the Indiana Jones films and the classic Romancing the Stone. It has everything, from killer snakes, military-grade assault weapons, and human sacrifice to romance and some top shelf lingerie that comes in handy for treating the wounded. A rollicking adventure and a great start to a new series.” —Booklist (starred review) “Moves at lightning speed and never stops…This new series feels distinct from Evanovich's other hits, but every bit as addictive.” —Mystery Scene Magazine “Nobody cross-pollinates funny banter and unresolved sexual tension to better effect than Evanovich, and the mystery is all action, too.” —Amazon Book Review “I burned through The Recovery Agent…Just read and enjoy. I know I did.” – Sarah Weinman, The New York Times --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Sarah Weinman's new book—Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free—is a gripping true crime story, and perhaps the tale of an ill-fated love triangle.  It also is a story about William F. Buckley, Jr., who defied expectations to show mercy to a death-row prisoner, Edgar Smith, after finding out that he supposedly read National Review. In this episode, Weinman joins Matt and Sam to talk about this fascinating, half-forgotten episode from a key period in Buckley's life and career—how Smith and Buckley met; what Buckley did for him; the role played by Sophie Wilkins, Smith's editor at Knopf, in what happened; and the sad ending toward which it all careened.Sources:Sarah Weinman, Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free (Ecco Press, February 2022)Sam Adler-Bell, "The Conservative and the Murderer," New Republic, March 7, 2022Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir (Twelve Books, May 2009)Garry Wills, "Daredevil," Atlantic, July/August 2009Sophie Wilkins, trans., The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (1930, 2017)Alexander Chee, "Mr. and Mrs. B," Apology Magazine, Winter 2014...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!

This time on the GCL Book Club, we hear from Sarah Weinman about her gripping new book Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free.

This week the KPL Podcast speaks with author, journalist Evan Hughes about his book, "The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup." Plus learn about the various services and programs the library offers to start a new business.Recommendations1. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou2. Black Edge:  inside information, dirty money, and the quest to bring down the most wanted man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar.3. Scoundrel: how a convicted murderer persuaded the women who loved him, the conservative establishment, and the courts to set him free by Sarah Weinman.4. Taking People With You by David Novak5. Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone by Sarah Jaffe.6. More than ready : be strong and be you, and other lessons for women of color on the rise by Cecilia Muñoz.7. Lessons from the Navy : how to earn trust, lead teams, and achieve organizational excellence by Mark Brouker.

Why do we believe one person but believe another is lying? This week, author Sarah Weinman joins us as we discuss the story of one American man in the 1950's who was able to dupe millions and get released from prison.  Learn more at: https://viewpointsradio.org/guilty-marked-innocent/

Sarah Weinman on her true-crime thriller Scoundrel; Hiromi Goto on her graphic novel Shadow Life, Ed O'Loughlin on his memoir The Last Good Funeral of the Year, and more.

Sarah Weinman, Author of 'Scoundrel' joined Sean on the show today...

Patrick Millikin in conversation with Sarah Weinman

On this week's Richard Crouse Show Podcast we meet Sarah Weinman. Her new book Scoundrel, is the wild and true story of a murderer who conned the people around him—including neo-conservative thinker and National Review founder William F. Buckley—into helping set him free. Then, Tara Mckenna stops by to talk about her book Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy. The author says she's always been environmentally aware, but seriously began my low waste journey early in 2017 after travelling. Snorkeled through trash in Bali, Indonesia, or picking up litter on trails in Southern Ontario, Canada, taught her that waste is a worldwide issue.

On this week's Richard Crouse Show Podcast we meet Sarah Weinman. Her new book Scoundrel, is the wild and true story of a murderer who conned the people around him—including neo-conservative thinker and National Review founder William F. Buckley—into helping set him free. Then, Tara Mckenna stops by to talk about her book Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy. The author says she's always been environmentally aware, but seriously began my low waste journey early in 2017 after travelling. Snorkeled through trash in Bali, Indonesia, or picking up litter on trails in Southern Ontario, Canada, taught her that waste is a worldwide issue.

Dark Side of the Library #40: Dark Nonfiction Books Coming Out February 2022 Show Notes: (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World https://amzn.to/3G2iGrT   Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie, by Fiona Robinson (February 8) https://amzn.to/3Ho4xWo   A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them, by Neil Bradbury, PhD (Feb 1) https://amzn.to/3L16H0H   South Asian Gothic: Haunted Cultures, Histories and Media (Gothic Literary Studies) by by Katarzyna Ancuta (Editor), Deimantas Valanciunas (Editor) – February 18, 2022 https://amzn.to/3HoMVK8 There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster―Who Profits and Who Pays the Price, by Jessie Singer (Feb 15) https://amzn.to/3L1Nls8   Paint My Name in Black and Gold, by Mark Andrews (Author)  – February 8, 2022 https://amzn.to/3rZuSDI   Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free, by Sarah Weinman  (Author) – February 22, 2022 https://amzn.to/33PJEVP Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology by Ed Simon  (Author) - February 22, 2022 https://amzn.to/3zM8cdI   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram!

With President Biden's announcement he intends to appoint a Black woman jurist to the Supreme Court, join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise an episode about Black/African American women who excelled and overcame systemic racism in the legal profession. They also tell the story of one female attorney who helped bring down a Mob kingpin in the 1930's. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry. Citations “Eunice Carter,” The Mob Museum, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/eunice-carter/ Carter, Stephen L., Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster, Henry Holt and Company, 2018. “Law Schools Have A Moral and Social Responsibility to End Systemic Racism ,” Francesco Arreaga, California Law Review, July 2020. https://www.californialawreview.org/law-schools-systemic-racism/ “Our Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism,” Berkley Law. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/our-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/ “The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession,” Charles P. Edwards, ABA Journal, October 1, 2020. https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/this-time-will-be-different-right “The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire',” Sarah Weinman, The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/books/review/invisible-stepehn-carter-eunice-hunton-carter-biography.html “Who Was Eunice Carter?,” Kate O'Brien-Nicholson, Fordham University Press, January 30, 2021. https://www.fordhampress.com/2021/01/30/who-was-eunice-hunton-carter/ “Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear ‘You Don't Look Like a Lawyer', Tsedale M. Melaku, Harvard Business Review, August 07,2019. https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-women-and-people-of-color-in-law-still-hear-you-dont-look-like-a-lawyer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

“Let's pick up some danish for Belle." We talk masculinity, Morrie's wigs, and wiseguys with Sarah Weinman.Check out You Are Good on Patreon for bonus episodes!You can find Sarah on Twitter here! and online generally here. You can find book pre-order info here. The Music of You Are Good: Vol I can be found on Bandcamp here! You can stream the album here!You can find producer and music director [and this week's co-host] Carolyn Kendrick's music here. She's also on Twitter.We made a playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie.Here's the Discord!You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.You can find us on Twitter, Instagram and Patreon.Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes.Liz Climo designed our logo!Links:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/youaregoodSarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahwSarah's website: https://www.sarahweinman.com/Sarah's book: https://www.sarahweinman.com/book/scoundrel/The Music of You Are Good: https://carolynkendrick.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-of-you-are-good-vol-1Carolyn's Website: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/The Music of You Are Good Streaming: https://linktr.ee/youaregoodPlaylist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xfWSPETxQpNt41PgxNQrz?si=dcfec6f9a01f4ee2Website: https://www.podpage.com/dashboard/you-are-good/Discord: https://discord.gg/pCuEE6ms5hTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/youaregoodpod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youaregoodpod/Carolyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carekendrickFresh Lesh: https://www.freshlesh.com/Liz Climo: https://www.graydaystudio.com/

Det finns flera kopplingar till verkligheten i Vladimir Nabokovs "Lolita". Romanen och fallet Sally Horner får kritikern Hanna Johansson att reflektera över att bli sedd och se sig själv utifrån. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän sändes första gången 2019.På det mest kända fotografiet av Sally Horner sitter hon på en gunga vars rep hon håller i sina båda händer. Hon har en ljus kortärmad klänning, vita tjocka sockor och lackskor. Hon ler, hon är solbränd, hon har några fräknar. Hon är elva men ser ut att vara äldre, nästan som en tonåring eller som en vuxen kvinna som har spökats ut till ett barn.Fotografiet är taget i Atlantic City sommaren 1948. Bakom kameran stod Frank Lasalle, hennes kidnappare och våldtäktsman som skulle komma att hålla henne fången i ytterligare tjugo månader efter att bilden togs, på en färd som skulle ta dem kors och tvärs genom USA med stopp på otaliga motell och husvagnsområden.Om historien känns bekant från Vladimir Nabokovs roman Lolita från 1955 är det inte en slump. Där drabbas den tolvåriga amerikanska flickan Dolores Haze av den högutbildade europén Humbert Humberts pedofila besatthet. Efter att han har gift sig med Dolores mamma som praktiskt nog strax därefter omkommer i en bilolycka tar han med sig henne på en febrig resa genom landet, kantad av övergrepp. Lolita är det smeknamn han ger sitt unga offer, sin nya styvdotter nymfetten, som han kallar henne och namnet har kommit att bli synonymt med det sexualiserade barnet.Hade jag gjort samma sak med Dolly, tänker Humbert Humbert mot romanens slut, som Frank Lasalle, en femtioårig mekaniker, gjort med elvaåriga Sally Horner 1948?Inspirerades alltså Nabokov av Sally Horners historia, är det hon som är Lolita? Denna lite grovhuggna fråga försökte författaren Sarah Weinman besvara i en bok från 2018, och bokens titel ger kanske en ledtråd om hennes syn på saken: den heter The Real Lolita.Relationen mellan verklighet och fiktion i Lolita är omskriven sedan tidigare. Dels i förhållande till romanens opålitlige berättare, dels med hänsyn till de verkliga händelser som då och då bryter igenom berättelsen.Kritikern Alexander Dolinin har diskuterat hur Nabokov använde sig av den sanna historien om Sally Horner, hur han placerade ut ledtrådar i texten innan denna mening dyker upp och bekräftar sambandet.Till exempel låter han Dick Schiller, den man Dolores gifter sig med efter att hon har flytt Humbert Humberts våld, vara mekaniker. Och i Humbert Humberts mun lägger han formuleringar i stort sett direkt kapade ur de tidningsnotiser om Sally och Lasalle som Nabokov läste medan han skrev sin roman.Dessutom, spekulerar Dolinin, måste särskilt en författare som Nabokov, så förtjust i anspelningar och allitterationer som han var, ha blivit överlycklig av duons likartat klingande namn Sally och Lasalle som ju påminner om sale, det franska ordet för smutsig.Men någon större gåta är det egentligen inte, förhållandet mellan den verkliga Sally Horner och den fiktiva Dolores Haze. Sally Horner var varken den första eller den sista att drabbas av ett öde som liknar Lolitas.När jag pratar om Lolita med andra kvinnor visar det sig nästan alltid att vi någon gång under läsningen har frågat oss själva: var jag som hon? Frestade jag någon när jag var i hennes ålder, med den förpubertala kropp jag avskydde så mycket, en kropp som varken tillhörde ett barn eller en kvinna, som kändes som en asymmetrisk hög av ben och fett?Det verkade otänkbart, och ändå visste vi ju att det inte alls var det. Jag minns när jag som sexåring fick höra talas om hur en flicka som hette Natasha Kampusch hade försvunnit i Österrike, och när jag som fjortonåring läste i tidningen att hon hade rymt efter åtta års fångenskap. Jag växte upp med en skräck för vita skåpbilar och främmande män.Men i den frågan frestade jag någon? ligger också en dold önskan. Att bli sedd av en man, att göra män galna, såldes in som existensens högsta syfte och finaste pris. Frestelsen framstod som så mystisk för att den var något att både befara och begära.I en av låtarna på Lana Del Reys första skiva, Off to the races lånar hon de berömda öppningsorden från Lolita: light of my life, fire of my loins. Eller i Aris Fioretos svenska översättning: ljuset i mitt liv, elden i mina länder. Den dubbla betydelsen i länder blir som en illustration av denna brända jordens kärlekshistoria, där det enda som får Dolores att stanna hos sin styvfar är att han förstör hennes möjligheter till ett annat liv.Lana Del Reys låt är, som så många av hennes låtar, en berättelse om att vara galen, att vara förälskad, om att vara snygg, om att bli iakttagen; låtens jag beskriver sig själv sedd utifrån, i en vit bikini i en ljusblå simbassäng, i en röd klänning i ett rum av glas. Det är en berättelse om frestelsens frestelse.Jag tänker ofta på Sara Stridsberg när jag lyssnar på Lana Del Rey, fascinationen inför en särskild version av Amerika som de delar, som de delar också med Nabokov. I romanen Darling River, med undertiteln Doloresvariationer, bearbetar hon Nabokovs nymfettgestalt och låter den ta olika skepnader: där finns Dolores Haze, där finns Lo som är döpt efter henne, där finns en aphona som utsätts för vetenskapliga experiment. Vid ett tillfälle talar Lo såhär: Jag stod borta vid jukeboxen och valde musik.Jag stod borta; till och med när det är hennes egen röst vi hör är det som om hon såg sig själv från ett avstånd, precis som Lana Del Rey i den där låten.En vanlig reaktion hos den som blir utsatt för ett övergrepp är att avskärma sig från sin egen upplevelse, lämna kroppen; så kan man förstå det avståndet. Men kanske ringar det in något långt mer grundläggande än så: den komplexa, skräckblandade förtjusningen inför att bli betraktad.Det var genom Sarah Weinmans bok som jag lärde mig att Frank Lasalle tog den mest kända bilden av Sally Horner, och jag har inte kunnat sluta tänka på det. Jag hade utgått från att fotografiet var taget av en familjemedlem, ett möjligen iscensatt lyckligt barndomsminne, men ändå ett slags lyckligt barndomsminne, och inte en bild av konstruerad barnslighet regisserad av en besatt och våldsam man.Fotografiet är inte alls explicit. Det är inte som bilderna jag ofrivilligt har kommit att förknippa med Lolitas namn: bilderna av henne som en ung fresterska, bilden av Sue Lyon i Stanley Kubricks filmatisering som på filmaffischen suger förföriskt på en rubinröd klubba bakom hjärtformade solglasögon. I sitt arkiv hade paret Nabokov ett nummer av magasinet Cosmopolitan från 1960, där en fyrtiotreårig Zsa Zsa Gabor är utklädd till en Lolitafigur med nattlinne och ett äpple i handen. Lolitas namn och idén om det sexiga barnet är oskiljaktiga. Lolita är någon som vuxna kvinnor kan spökas ut till.Det är som om Sally Horner, också i detta avseende, har drabbats av Lolitas öde. Den fiktiva Dolores Haze är hågkommen för det smeknamn hon fick av en man som våldtog och rövade bort henne. Sally Horners namn kommer aldrig att nämnas utan Frank Lasalles. Och på den mest kända bilden av henne, den som vid första anblick tycks uttrycka sorgfri barndom, är det honom hon ser och han som ser henne.Hanna Johansson, kritikerLitteraturSarah Weinman: The Real Lolita The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World. Harper Collins, 2018.

Does our culture have a true crime problem?The genre seems ubiquitous — there's always a new documentary to stream or a grisly podcast to binge, not to mention entire cable channels dedicated to true crime programming.Some, including Jane Coaston, the host of “The Argument,” call themselves “obsessed” with the genre. Is that a bad thing? Does being a fan of crime storytelling inform the listener of the failures of our criminal justice system, bring exoneration to wrongfully convicted people and reveal possible dangers in the world? Or does true crime cause net harm as it twists the ways we think about punitive justice, perpetuate myths around who the typical victims of violent crimes are and convince many that their armchair sleuthing could solve a case?Jane takes the debate around consuming and creating modern true crime content to two true crime creators: Rabia Chaudry, an attorney, the author of “Adnan's Story” and the host of the “Undisclosed” podcast, and Sarah Weinman, a writer and editor and the author of “The Real Lolita” and the forthcoming “Scoundrel.”Mentioned in this episode:Amelia Tait in The Guardian, “The internet has turned us all into amateur detectives”“Suspect,” a podcast by Wondery and CampsideElon Green in The Appeal, “The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness of True Crime”Helen Rosner's interview with Jean Murley in The New Yorker, “The Long American History of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome'”“In the Dark,” a podcast by American Public Media“Murder in Alliance,” a podcast by Obsessed Network“Through the Cracks,” a podcast by WAMU and PRXA full transcript of the episode will be available midday Wednesday on the Times website.

Welcome, one and all, to another episode of the MONDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB! Today, we are starting fresh. Starting new! We finished our first boom and we are moving on to the next: "Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession" by Sarah Weinman! This book is a BRILLIANT anthology of modern true-crime articles that have changed the game in terms of the genre, and which have reignited a more sophisticated approach to true crime in general. Today, we are going to begin this book with a bang, and hopefully not end with a whimper. Let's read! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help me do this full-time? Want added benefits that the average podcast listener just simply won't get here? Then why not consider joining my Patreon! I promise it won't let you down! PATREON LINK: https://www.patreon.com/asliceofham _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Let me know what you think! You can leave a voice message in the link below, and you can also reach out through my Tiktok and Instagram links! Tiktok: @mrhamilton Instagram: @chsteakhouse --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/casey-hamilton4/message

Explore collections of short stories with Corene, Fiona, Liz, Sadie, and Virginia. Books mentioned in this episode: Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection edited by Hope Nicholson, Lonely Planet Better than Fiction 2: True adventures from 30 great fiction writers edited by Don George, Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery edited by Christopher Golden and Rachel Autumn Deering, Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession edited by Sarah Weinman, and Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite edited by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C. Parker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

This week, we're recommending books to read in the AC for every summer occasion! Plus, we've got stories galore. Hear about Amy's ill-fated outdoor excursions, Erin's love of a particular news anchor, and more. Our recommendations this week all come from previous Broads and Books episodes. Find the books, and the original show links, below! _____Books recommended in this episode: We Went to the Woods, Caite Dolan-Leach, originally discussed in Episode 72 Burn the Place, Iliana Regan, Episode 52 Water, Jennifer Wilson, Episode 9 American Fire, Monica Hesse, Episode 42 Pew, Catherine Lacey, Episode 76  Severance, Ling Ma, Episode 10 Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Mona Awad, Episode 15 Dietland, Sarai Walker, Episode 15 When No One is Watching, Alyssa Cole, Episode 82 The Heavens, Sandra Newman, Episode 61 Unspeakable Acts, Sarah Weinman, Episode 79 Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh, Episode 72 I Love Dick, Chris Kraus, Episode 2 A Certain Hunger, Chelsea G. Summers, Episode 89 Followers, Megan Angelo, Episode 91 Miracle Creek, Angie Kim, Episode 17 _____Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Tonight, my special guests are Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, who recount the shocking true story of time spent with a young man who was privately taking delight in dismembering women in the 1960s. Get her book The Babysitter on Amazon.Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s. During the summers, while her mother worked days in a local motel and danced most nights in the Provincetown bars, her babysitter—the kind, handsome handyman at the motel where her mother worked—took her and her sister on adventures in his truck. He bought them popsicles, and they visited his “secret garden” in the Truro woods. To Liza, he was one of the few kind, understanding, and safe adults in her life. But there was one thing she didn't know: their babysitter was a serial killer. Though Tony Costa's gruesome case made screaming headlines in 1969 and beyond, Liza never made the connection between her friendly babysitter and the infamous killer of numerous women, including four in Massachusetts, until decades later. Haunted by nightmares and horrified by what she learned, Liza became obsessed with the case. Now, she and co-writer Jennifer Jordan reveal “a suspenseful portrayal of murderous madness in tandem with a child's growing loneliness, neglect, and despair, a narrative collision that will haunt” (Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita) you long after you finish it. Antone Charles Costa was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on August 2, 1944.[2] Costa started committing violent crimes at a relatively early age, when in November 1961, at age 17, he was arrested and charged with burglary and assault after breaking into a house and attacking a teenage girl. He was sentenced to three years of probation and a one-year suspended sentence for the crime.[3] In 1966, Costa picked up two women and promised to take them to Pennsylvania on his way to California. The women, Bonnie Williams and Diane Federoff, disappeared shortly after encountering Costa, and he told investigators that he had dropped them off in California. Costa was additionally thought to have murdered his girlfriend, Barbara Spaulding, in 1967 while he was living in California.[3] However, Federoff, Williams, and Spaulding were later found alive.[4] Costa was suspected of killing eight women: Diane Federoff, Bonnie Williams, Barbara Spaulding, Sydney Monson, Susan Perry, Christine Gallant, Patricia Walsh, and Mary Anne Wysocki, but convicted of killing only two: Walsh and Wysocki. Although suspected of killing Federoff, Williams, and Spaulding, those women were later found alive.[5] On February 8, 1969, while looking for the bodies of Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki, police discovered Susan Perry. Perry had been missing since the previous Labor Day.[6] Perry's body had been cut into eight pieces. When Wysocki's body was found about a month later, her torso and head had been buried separately. Not long after, Walsh and the rest of Wysocki's body were found in a forest clearing that Costa had used for growing marijuana.[6] This "garden" of marijuana plants and the more significant case inspired the actual crime book In His Garden by Leo Damore.[6] The case gained international attention when district attorney Edmund Dinis, in comments to the media, claimed of Walsh and Wysocki, "The hearts of each girl had been removed from the bodies and were not in the graves…Each body was cut into as many parts as there are joints." Dinis also claimed that there were teeth marks found on the bodies. These claims, although untrue, produced a stream of national and international media outlets in local Provincetown, Massachusetts.[6]  Do you frequently miss episodes of Mysterious Radio? Don't worry; here are some tips to ensure you never miss out again:1. If you haven't already, follow or subscribe to the show to receive updates on new episodes. Even if you have already done this, it's a good idea to click the option again to ensure that you are still subscribed. This is especially important!2. Turn on notifications for new episodes in your podcast app.3. Make sure that your device allows notifications from your podcast app.4. If your app has the option, swipe down to refresh the list of episodes.

In this episode, August and Kendra recommend some vacation reads. Everyone looks for a different experience when reading on their vacation, so the hosts offer their own preferences and what makes a book a vacation read for them (big surprise, they have very different picks!). This episode is completely spoiler-free. Books mentioned in the episode: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino (2019) Home by Toni Morrison (2012) Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion(1968) Laura by Vera Casparay (1943) Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (2020) A Burning by Megha Majumdar (2020) White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000) The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet (1949) The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman (2018) Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (2021) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1947) No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (2005) The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector (1977) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (2014) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith (1950) Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954) Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (2001) The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy (1999) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020) Dear Girls by Ali Wong (2019) The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (2021) The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton (2020) My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel (2020) Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (2019) If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (1974) The Fever by Megan Abbott (2014) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011)

Author Sarah Weinman shines a light on the kidnapping of young Sally Horner and how her ordeal in the 1940s might have inspired controversial novelist Vladimir Nabokov's book “Lolita” and what lessons we can learn about victim-blaming.   Written, researched, and hosted by Kate Winkler Dawson/producer Alexis Amorosi/sound designer Andrew Eapen/composer Curtis Heath/web designer Ilsa Brink/additional research Ella Middleton  Subscribe to my newsletter: tenfoldmorewicked.com  Buy my books: katewinklerdawson.com  If you have suggestions for historical crimes that could use some attention, email me: info@tenfoldmorewicked.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Facebook and Instagram)  2021 All Rights Reserved  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/si32yMvm5_Y https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Story-Murder-Queer/dp/1250224357 The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon. The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. The man strikes the piano player as forgettable. He looks bland and inconspicuous. Not at all what you think a serial killer looks like. But that’s what he is, and tonight, he has his sights set on a gray haired man. He will not be his first victim. Nor will he be his last. The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. Yet because of the sexuality of his victims, the sky high murder rates, and the AIDS epidemic, his murders have been almost entirely forgotten. This gripping true-crime narrative tells the story of the Last Call Killer and the decades-long chase to find him. And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience. Elon Green has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The Columbia Journalism Review, and appears in Unspeakable Acts, Sarah Weinman's anthology of true crime. He has been an editor at Longform since 2011.  

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to true-crime queen Sarah Weinman! She's one of our very rare three-peats: We've recommended  Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives in Episode 47, Unspeakable Acts in Episode 79, and The Real Lolita in Episode 88. We talked to Sarah about her introduction to true crime, her gig reviewing crime fiction for the New York Times,  and the books that sustain her.In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic._____Check out all Sarah's recommendations in this interview: The Broads Talk Books With Sarah Weinman_____Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Barbara Peters in conversation with Sarah Weinman and Patrick Millikin

Elon Green is the author of “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York.” The book was published by Celadon Books earlier this month. The book is about men who were picked up in piano bars in New York City in the early 1990s, and then killed, dismembered and left outside the city. The book is about the lives those men led. Green did a massive amount of reporting in order to write this book. He gathered trial transcripts, massive amounts of police files, and documents handed over by friends and family members. He also interviewed about 160 people, some of them many times. Green has written for the New York Times Magazine, The Awl, and New York. He’s been anthologized in Unspeakable Acts, which was edited by Sarah Weinman. Green has also been an editor at Longform since 2011. In 2013 and 2014, he did Annotation interviews with some of the best literary journalists of all time, including reporters like Tom Wolfe, Mike Sager, John Jeremiah Sullivan, and Gay Talese. He did those for Nieman Storyboard.

Understanding American laws and its legal system requires a bright mind. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to hear about Black/African American women who excelled and overcame systemic racism in the legal profession as well as the story of one who helped bring down a Mob kingpin in the 1930's. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry. Citations “Eunice Carter,” The Mob Museum, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/eunice-carter/ Carter, Stephen L., Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster, Henry Holt and Company, 2018. “Law Schools Have A Moral and Social Responsibility to End Systemic Racism ,” Francesco Arreaga, California Law Review, July 2020. https://www.californialawreview.org/law-schools-systemic-racism/ “Our Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism,” Berkley Law. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/our-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/ “The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession,” Charles P. Edwards, ABA Journal, October 1, 2020. https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/this-time-will-be-different-right “The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire',” Sarah Weinman, The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/books/review/invisible-stepehn-carter-eunice-hunton-carter-biography.html “Who Was Eunice Carter?,” Kate O'Brien-Nicholson, Fordham University Press, January 30, 2021. https://www.fordhampress.com/2021/01/30/who-was-eunice-hunton-carter/ “Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear ‘You Don't Look Like a Lawyer', Tsedale M. Melaku, Harvard Business Review, August 07,2019. https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-women-and-people-of-color-in-law-still-hear-you-dont-look-like-a-lawyer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

Jacke hosts Jenny Minton Quigley, editor of the new collection LOLITA IN THE AFTERLIFE: On Beauty, Risk, and Reckoning with the Most Indelible and Shocking Novel of the Twentieth Century, for a discussion of Vladimir Nabokov's classic (and controversial) 1958 novel. Jenny Minton Quigley is the daughter of Lolita's original publisher in America, Walter J. Minton. Lolita in the Afterlife includes contributions by the following twenty-first century literary luminaries: Robin Givhan • Aleksandar Hemon • Jim Shepard • Emily Mortimer • Laura Lippman • Erika L. Sánchez • Sarah Weinman • Andre Dubus III • Mary Gaitskill • Zainab Salbi • Christina Baker Kline • Ian Frazier • Cheryl Strayed • Sloane Crosley • Victor LaValle • Jill Kargman • Lila Azam Zanganeh • Roxane Gay • Claire Dederer • Jessica Shattuck • Stacy Schiff • Susan Choi • Kate Elizabeth Russell • Tom Bissell • Kira Von Eichel • Bindu Bansinath • Dani Shapiro • Alexander Chee • Lauren Groff • Morgan Jerkins Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the ‘80s and ‘90s, the Last Call Killer preyed on gay men in New York, but his crimes went nearly unnoticed by the general public at the time. Writer Elon Green seeks to change that with his new book, Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York, which brings new attention to the serial killer and his victims. Event: Green will also be speaking tomorrow night at 6:30 in conversation with Robert Kolker, David Grann, and Sarah Weinman, with moderator Ben Dreyer and emcee, Molly Odintz of CrimeReads, in partnership with Left Bank Books and CrimeReads.

On the finale of Lolita Podcast, we look at the legacy of Dolores Haze -- where she's been, and where she may be going. Carnal Knowledge by Zoe Ligon & Elizabeth Renstrom: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646983/carnal-knowledge-by-zoe-ligon-elizabeth-renstrom/ Spectrum Boutique!: https://spectrumboutique.com/ Jess Murwin: https://jessmurwin.com/ Eva Vives's All About Nina: https://www.netflix.com/title/81019338 How Lolita Freed Me From My Own Humbert by Bindu Bansinath: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/style/modern-love-how-lolita-freed-me-from-my-own-humbert.html The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-real-lolita-sarah-weinman?variant=32205640040482 Being Lolita by Alisson Wood: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250217219 Lo's Diary was Bad by Ms. Lola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPIg5ApzLo&t=1168s Let's Talk About the Japanese schoolgirl by Mina Le: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBnlC9lrKVM How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxOp5uP_XoU Tampa by Alissa Nutting: https://www.amazon.com/Tampa-Novel-Alissa-Nutting/dp/0062280589 My Dark Vanessa by KE Russell: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/my-dark-vanessa-kate-elizabeth-russell?variant=32126599266338 Insights on Cuties: https://gal-dem.com/what-everyone-got-wrong-about-cuties-the-black-muslim-coming-of-age-netflix-film-accused-of-hypersexualisation/  https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/28/cuties-netflix-review/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGITudIVBE8 Nabokov Interview in Playboy: http://reprints.longform.org/playboy-interview-vladimir-nabokov Nabokov in The Paris Review, 1967: https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4310/the-art-of-fiction-no-40-vladimir-nabokov On Discovering A Butterfly: https://acupofpoetry.tumblr.com/post/72726722487/on-discovering-a-butterfly-by-vladimir-nabokov    Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

On the next to last episode of Lolita Podcast, Jamie takes a look at the lives and careers of the four women who played Dolores Haze in the four major adaptations to date. Natalie Portman Women's March Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXWHO14c88c&t=84s Mara Wilson on Millie Bobby Brown: https://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/matilda-mara-wilson-millie-bobby-brown-stranger-things-1201897682/ An Open Secret documentary: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/01/an-open-secret-hollywood-child-abuse-documentary Q Anon's negative affect on reporting child abuse: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html Refinery29 on the Millie Bobby Brown blowback: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/01/189107/media-sexualization-young-girls-millie-bobby-brown-backlash Bridgette Bardot and the Lolita Complex: https://classic.esquire.com/article/1959/8/1/brigitte-bardot-and-the-lolita-syndrome Sue Lyon's NYT obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/movies/sue-lyon-dead.html Sue Lyon 1980s interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOLtXhPYxoM The Dark Side of Lolita by Sarah Weinman: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7843491/Cursed-Lolita.html Nona Harrison Gomez's website: http://www.nonatruthseeker.com/truth-seeker Yes, They Tried to Make a Broadway Musical of Lolita: https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/yes-they-tried-to-make-a-broadway-musical-out-of-lolita.html You're a Dum Dum by Annette Ferra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ksh_DyW6Mw The "Baby Doll" marquee: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412572015835952732/ Protests around the Edward Albee Lolita: https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0303/030320.html Dominique Swain in Face/Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XKYc7OirQk Dominique Swain Interview 2001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6ibVvQ_VA&t=5s Dominique Swain Interview 2002: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHFpYsd9VYk Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Content warning: this episode contains discussion of child sex abuse and pedophilia. What can survivors of abuse take away from the experiences of Nabokov's Dolores Haze? It depends on who you talk to. This week, Jamie examines the popular psychologies of Freud and Kinsey that Dolly would have been surrounded by, and with two prominent psychologists -- Lucia Williams and Michael Lamb -- about the value Dolores's story has to students of psychology today. We also speak with Sarah Weinman about "The Real Lolita," survivors Alisson Wood ("Being Lolita") and Bindu Bansinath ("How Lolita Freed Me From My Own Humbert") about the role of Lolita in their own processing and healing from childhood trauma. This is a tough one. Thanks for being here. If you are seeking resources about sexual assault: https://www.rainn.org/ If you are seeking resources about MAPs: https://www.b4uact.org/ Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/TrXc6BkfpN DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: "Casting Aspersions" by Tashmica Torok: https://www.lovewithaccountability.com/lovewithaccountability-forum/2016/10/21/casting-aspersions-by-tashmica-torok 'How Lolita Freed Me From My Own Humbert' by Bindu Bansinath: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/style/modern-love-how-lolita-freed-me-from-my-own-humbert.html Being Lolita by Alisson Wood: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250217219 The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-real-lolita-sarah-weinman Still Intrigued with Lolita: Nabokov's Visionary Work on Childhood Abuse by Lucia Williams: https://thenabokovian.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/NABOKV-L-0027757___Williams_2016_StillIntriguedWithLol_Lolita.pdf The Mann Act and Boxer Jack Johnson: https://www.history.com/news/white-slave-mann-act-jack-johnson-pardon Infantile bisexuality and the 'complete oedipal complex': Freudian views on heterosexuality and homosexuality: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22014366/ Freud and LGBTQIA+ Issues: A 2020 Analysis: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychoanalysis-unplugged/202005/was-freud-gay-friendly Anna Freud: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Freud Freud and the Seduction Theory by Jeffrey Masson: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1984/02/freud-and-the-seduction-theory/376313/ The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness of True Crime by Elon Green: https://theappeal.org/whiteness-of-true-crime/ Alfred Kinsey: Liberator or Pervert? by Caleb Crain: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/03/movies/alfred-kinsey-liberator-or-pervert.html Karen Horney and womb envy: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karen-Horney#ref669884 Race and Racism in Psychoanalytic Thought: The Ghosts in Our Nursery by Beverly Stoute: https://apsa.org/apsaa-publications/vol51no1-TOC/html/vol51no1_08.xhtml Conversations on Psychoanalysis and Race: Beverly J. Stoute: https://apsa.org/apsaa-publications/vol50no3-TOC/html/vol50no3_03.xhtml Sokhna Fall on Nabokov's Lolita: http://stopauxviolences.blogspot.com/2010/11/article-de-sokhna-fall-sur-lolita-de.html Lolita in the Afterlife (essay collection coming in 2021): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lolita-in-the-afterlife-jenny-minton-quigley/1137210905 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi: https://azarnafisi.com/book/reading-lolita-in-tehran/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Vladimir Nabokov is your favorite author? Name five of his short stories written in Berlin in the 1930s. This week we look into how the author of Lolita's attempts at writing around the book's themes pre-dated his masterwork by several decades, the endless saga of getting Lolita published, some of the story’s earliest critical misinterpretations and the life of one of the 20th century’s best-regarded authors. Jamie speaks with Nabokovian Dana Dragunoiu and Nabokov's all-time biographer Brian Boyd. Featuring the voices of Aziz Vora as Humbert Humbert, Robert Evans as Vladimir Nabokov, additional voice work from Anna Hossnieh, Shereen Lani-Younes, Grace Thomas, Isaac Taylor, and Miles Gray. Produced by Sophie Lichterman, Miles Gray, Beth-Anne Macaluso and Jack O'Brien. Editing by Isaac Taylor, additional editing by Ben Loftus. Written and hosted by Jamie Loftus. Join our Discord for more discussion! https://discord.com/invite/TrXc6BkfpN In this episode we talked about: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov in Russia by Brian Boyd Nabokov in America by Brian Boyd The Magician's Doubts by Michael Wood Nabokov’s Women: The Silent Sisterhood of textual Nomads, edited by Elena Rakhimova-Sommers Maurice Girodias (we didn't have time to cover him in depth here but the man is a piece of WORK): https://evergreenreview.com/read/lolita-and-mr-girodias/ Early reviews of Lolita: https://bookmarks.reviews/sick-scandalous-spectaular-the-first-reviews-of-lolita/ The Showgirl Who Discovered Lolita by Sarah Weinman: https://lithub.com/the-showgirl-who-discovered-lolita/ Vladimir Nabokov and the Poetics of Liberalism by Dana Dragunoiu: https://nupress.northwestern.edu/content/vladimir-nabokov-and-poetics-liberalism The Enchanter by Vladimir Sirin (Nabokov) Still Intrigued with Lolita: Nabokov's Visionary Work on Child Sexual Abuse by Lucia Williams: https://thenabokovian.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/NABOKV-L-0027757___Williams_2016_StillIntriguedWithLol_Lolita.pdf Nabokov's Playboy Interview from 1964: http://reprints.longform.org/playboy-interview-vladimir-nabokov Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Noirvember 2020 continues with a look at Robert Montgomery's Ride the Pink Horse. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes, the film also stars Montgomery as Lucky Gagin, a man who comes to the small town of San Pablo, New Mexico during their annual fiesta….Jedidiah Ayres and Carol Borden join Mike to discuss the various adaptations of Ride the Pink Horse. Sarah Weinman discusses Dorothy B. Hughes's career.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noirvember 2020 continues with a look at Robert Montgomery’s Ride the Pink Horse. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes, the film also stars Montgomery as Lucky Gagin, a man who comes to the small town of San Pablo, New Mexico during their annual fiesta….Jedidiah Ayres and Carol Borden join Mike to discuss the various adaptations of Ride the Pink Horse. Sarah Weinman discusses Dorothy B. Hughes's career.

In Episode 2, we talk about a thorny issue in nonfiction: the fact check. We discuss a recent essay on the subject by Emma Copley Eisenberg in Esquire, among other things relevant and not: our fact-checking experiences, recent controversies on the subject, John D’Agata, facts vs. truth, journalistic standards vs. creative nonfiction standards, Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68to05 project, Sylvester Stallone’s oeuvre, and more. Links to some things we mention: Emma Copley Eisenberg’s essay: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a33577796/nonfiction-book-fact-checking-should-be-an-industry-standard/ Eisenberg’s book: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/emma-copley-eisenberg/the-third-rainbow-girl/9780316449205/ Benjamin Dreyer’s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232363/dreyers-english-by-benjamin-dreyer/ John D’Agata’s Lifespan of a Fact: https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Lifespan-of-a-Fact/ David Hayes & Sarah Weinman’s essay “The Worthy Elephant,” from Hazlitt: https://hazlitt.net/feature/worthy-elephant-truman-capotes-cold-blood Janet Malcolm’s recent essay in the New York Review of Books: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/09/24/jeffrey-masson-trial-second-chance/ Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68to05 project: https://www.68to05.com/about Joe Berlinger’s Cold Blooded doc series: https://www.sundancenow.com/series/watch/cold-blooded-the-clutter-family-murders/a8eab7e25278eb00 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Write every day. Don’t read fiction while you’re writing fiction. My way or the highway. In a burst of frustration, we’re reminding ourselves—and you—that there’s no one way to get this job done, and if your way is counter to what some of the greats might tell you (we’re looking at you, Stephen King, even though we love you), that doesn’t mean it won’t work.A few links from the episode:Minisode: #AmQuerying: How to write a fiction query letter that makes an agent ask for moreBecca Syme: https://betterfasteracademy.com/beccasyme/#AmReadingSarina: Notes of Silencing by Lacy CrawfordJess: Unacceptable by Melissa Korn & Jennifer LevitzUnspeakable Acts by Sarah WeinmanKJ: Big Summer by Jennifer WeinerThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettOur amazing sponsors: Dabble Writing Software, which I can’t wait to use to line up all my scenes and plot points AS SOON AS I START FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY ARE and which you should absolutely try.And Author Accelerator. Jennie Nash is doing a Facebook Live coaching of a memoir outline on August 14, 2020—that’s next week. I can’t wait, I love watching her do these. Sign up here, or just go learn more!KJ Dell'Antonia 0:00 Writers, KJ here. Have you heard me talk about Dabble yet? I mean really listened. Dabble writing software is our new sponsor, and we love them. Sarina and I can't stop playing with the outline piece of it, which is every bit as flexible as a bunch of post it notes on your desk and a whole lot more portable. You can track everything that belongs within a scene, how that scene fits into multiple plot lines, and where that scene belongs in the book. And you can move it with the flick of a mouse. It's honestly a little too much fun. We don't want to encourage you to procrastinate, but getting your storyline right isn't procrastination. It's part of the work. So try out Dabble and let us know if it helps you get your work done by downloading a free trial at dabblewriter.com. Is it recording?Jess Lahey 0:50 Now it's recording.KJ Dell'Antonia 0:52 This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone and try to remember what I'm supposed to be doing. Jess Lahey 0:56 Alright, let's start over.KJ Dell'Antonia 0:58 Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay. Now one, two, three. Hey, I'm KJ Dell'Antonia and this is #AmWriting. The podcast about writing all the things, fiction, nonfiction, short pieces, long pieces, entire books, be they small or long, pitches, proposals, and as I say every week, this is the podcast about sitting down and getting your work done or not, but trying. I am, as I've previously stated, KJ Dell'Antonia. I am the author of the novel The Chicken Sisters, which will be out in December of this year, which is 2020. I'm the former editor of the Motherlode blog at the New York Times where I still sometimes contribute and the author of How to Be a Happier Parent, which is out in paperback and available everywhere now. And I'm Jess Lahey, the author of The Gift of Failure. And I have a new book coming out in April. I just finished the galley edits so it feels real, called The Addiction Inoculation. And you can find my work right about now when this thing comes out in the Washington Post, but I write for lots of different places.Sarina Bowen 2:19 And I'm Sarina Bowen. I'm the author of 35 romance novels. And you can always find more of me at Amazon Apple books and everywhere romances are sold.So today's topic is kind of about keeping your head in the game.Jess Lahey 3:06 It absolutely is. I'm optimistic. I'm going to go with the it is about keeping your head in the game. What is our topic for today, Sarina?Sarina Bowen 3:14 It's myths about writing. All the things that we have absorbed over the years that may or may not be true. And myths come from a place of cultural reference. So these myths aren't out of left field, but we still want to examine them just to make sure we're taking the right advice.Jess Lahey 3:36 Well, I think it's important to do that because some of these myths come from people. I mean, heck, if we took our oft cited David Sedaris advice about never, ever asking for anything, and that became sort of the way that writers were supposed to do things, then not a lot of writers would get stuff done. It happens to have worked beautifully for him. There are a couple of other authors that I'm going to cite while we're talking about some of these, and it can become the word of the writers. And it's not necessarily so because writing is different for different people.Well, I think in particular, there is one myth that we really want to blow up today for all of our sakes. And that myth is the 'you must write every day'. Am I right?It can be a goal.And you know, I think we often make it sound like we do write every day. And we often do write every day. But I think what we don't talk about is that it is seasonal and cyclical. And that writing can sometimes mean other things.Sarina Bowen 4:45 So I came up with the idea of myths, I mean, it entered my brain this weekend when I was listening to a talk by a writing coach named Becca Syme. And she was speaking at an event called Inkers Con that I was enjoying listening to. And she does some myth busting in hers but what she got to was that you have to examine the premise of these myths, like what premise are we accepting if we go along with it and KJ just said writers write every day and I would say that there's an even deeper premise to that one which is writers right because they must, and this one always makes me roll my eyes. Because I am definitely a writer. You know, my whole career is set up around this, but I have never once looked in the mirror and said, I'm a writer because I must, it's a compulsion for me. It's not it's actually my job and some days I just don't feel like doing it.Jess Lahey 5:55 I think that for me, it's how I best express myself. I mean, I always would rather express myself in the written word than trying to explain something to someone orally. And that's just my preference for how I tend to make the best contribution. Do I have to write? In fact, if someone said I couldn't write for the rest of my life, I think I could be okay. I think I'd be fine. I may not be as well understood, but I think I would be fine. I'd have to make more phone calls. Oh my gosh, that would be the worst.Sarina Bowen 6:33 You know, Jess, you just reminded me of that thing that happens at the very end of Spinal Tap the rockumentary. At the very end, when the credits are rolling, they asked each band member in turn, like, 'If you couldn't have rock and roll, how would you go on?' And the first one says something like, 'Well, but I'd still have the sex and drugs.' And then the last one is like, "Well, I could work in a shop.'Jess Lahey 7:19 But yeah, I think that the whole I have to write or I will perish is along the lines of I couldn't live without you because I just don't think those are healthy ways to think about the world, but that's just me.KJ Dell'Antonia 7:33 And you know, it is true that there are easier ways to make a living. So, you know, you probably aren't doing this unless you want to do it, but I feel like have to is awfully strong. So the you have to write every day...Stephen King, every day including Christmas, right? Or whatever your holiday of choice is, just every day, sit down every day. When I am working on something, I do write every day, generally including weekends. Sometimes I can't. Sometimes you're spending 12 hours taking a hike with your family. I guess what I'm trying to say is just you don't have to. It is possible to stop for a week or a couple of weeks, or I have somebody that I was reading said in between every book they spend like a month just gardening. I don't remember who it was. But yeah, when you're in the midst of something, writing everyday is a good way to keep your hand in, and make sure that you know where to start, and that you're still going, and that it's going fine. And especially if you have deadlines or goals. But when you're in between things, like I just turned in a manuscript and I don't know what's gonna happen with that manuscript, but because someone else has it, it's pencils down for me. And I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do next. But if I was writing 1000 words a day without knowing what I was going to do next, that would not be pretty.Jess Lahey 9:59 I have to second your thing about writing every day when you're working on something because if I don't write every day when I'm working on something, I number one get lost. Like, I can't find where my brain was when and then it takes me like two hours to sort of get back into it. But I also feel like it gets stale for me a little bit. So when I'm working on something, I absolutely have to work on it every day. Sorry, Sarina, what were you gonna say?Sarina Bowen 10:26 I was just gonna go one step worse than that, which is I get afraid of my own project.Jess Lahey 10:31 Really? Interesting.Sarina Bowen 10:33 Yeah, I develop a fear about it. That I won't like it as much when I go back and I won't want to continue. It's just a fear of the unknown.Jess Lahey 10:44 It varies for me. There are times when even in mid-massive draft, serious know what I'm doing, have it all, sometimes you have to drive someone somewhere that's 12 hours away. But sometimes I make it an affirmative decision to just be like not today, this day gets a cross. And I love those days.KJ Dell'Antonia 11:37 And that's okay, too.Jess Lahey 11:41 The week after I finished my manuscript and I went on vacation with my husband and my in-laws, it was so nice to say I am not writing this entire week and that can be incredibly freeing. And as it turns out, my brain had the space to think about other things and to sort of muse on other topics. And it was really, interestingly, a very productive week for me from a brain standpoint, but not at all from a writing standpoint, it was just so freeing.But even mid project, sometimes there's just a day when you either can't or choose not to. And I don't find that that stalls me at all, it's fine. You know, that maybe shouldn't be every other day. But yeah, you don't have to write every day. So cross that one off.I can relate to what Sarina said about getting afraid of things. Because I'm sure you've had this moment where you get that email about edits that need to be done and it feels so massive and unwieldy until you actually start and get into the document. And for me, my work always feels manageable when I'm in it, and it's only when I stop being in it that it starts to feel like something I can't even start. So for me it's a bit of self preservation to stay as in it as possible. Otherwise it gets out of my arms and it starts to feel like just something that's way too big. So it's definitely something I have to do for my own, just moving forward kind of thing. Sarina Bowen 13:11 Okay, KJ, what else you got in the myth box?Jess Lahey 13:14 Oh, well, my current favorite myth is you shouldn't read anything similar to what you're working on while you're working on it. When I was just getting started as a writer, I tried to follow that but it's just not what I have found to be true. First of all, whether I'm writing fiction or nonfiction, I find that reading things in the genre or something similar, it's not like I'm suddenly going to rewrite The Bromance Book Club by accident. I feel like it's helpful, because it can be very freeing to be reading along and see what another author has done. Or how they've transitioned, or to realize that, gosh, I really enjoyed that book. And I feel like the character's mother was a total force and presence, but I go back through and I count and she only appeared on the page four times. That's amazing. So I can do that. And sometimes if I'm stuck. I'll go and find the book where I know that an author has done something that I'm trying to do really, really well and either just reread it for inspiration or actually tear it apart. What do they do? What did they do here? What did they do there? Yes, dissection, our favorite thing. So I totally read in my genre when I'm writing. Regardless of what I'm writing.Sarina Bowen 14:56 I tend not to, but also I work in a very tight corner of genre fiction. And so even though I might be reading a romance while I'm writing a romance, I like to work out of genre in my reading because I feel like I find the parallels more available to me there.Jess Lahey 15:18 But you're still reading. I mean, a lot of people say, 'Well, when I'm writing fiction, I'm not reading fiction.' And I'm like, Whoa, that's big. And I've actually heard people say that, like that's a really big chunk to let go of.Sarina Bowen 15:35 Right. Sometimes when I do read really tightly in my own genre, when I'm writing it makes the possibilities feel smaller, not larger, because I can see all the ways that we're all fishing in the same pond. Like they become more obvious to me even if the book isn't similar at all.Jess Lahey 15:54 Well, and sometimes I just feel like you know, if I rewrite someone that has really knocked it out of the Sometimes it's just like, oh, that's the only possible way to do that. And now I feel small and lost. And as though I will never come up with anything as brilliant as that particular logline, or plot twist, or whatever. So there's that, but I'm not going to stop reading because of it. I think I've said in the past that for nonfiction when I need a real hit of a voice that if I'm feeling a little bit not on top of my game, or I'm not feeling like an expert, if I go to a book where the expert voice is really, really strong it's kind of like it's like a rah-rah-rah kind of thing. It's like watching you know, a master musician right before you need to go on stage and be a master musician yourself. It's that sort of feeling of Okay, I can emulate that. It's sort of a fake it till you make it kind of thing. If I get this boost, then I can sort of feel like I'm ready and up to the task. So that for me is an important part. It's not that I'm reading the whole book, it's that I'm dipping in for that expert voice, which is good for me.Yeah. And sometimes let's say I'm sitting here thinking, Okay, I've got my person I know who I'm gonna write this next book about, and I kind of know what they want and where it's going to be. But I need to figure out what makes them act, like I need an inciting incident (as I think the story grid people would say) I need a thing, I need what makes them mad, I will think back to like the last four or five books that I read and liked and think well what pushed that roller coaster off onto the ride. And it's not that I am now going to be like, I know, his wife left him, because my character is not a man and isn't married. It's just a way to sort of remind yourself of some of the things that move characters in books that you love. And hopefully help inspire some ideas. Honestly that one I'm still kind of struggling with...Sarina Bowen 18:09 I saw a brilliant tweet that was kind of on this topic. It's a tweet by Rachel Hawkins who is a lovely YA writer and she tweeted this out on July 17. And I loved it so much she says, 'Me writing books, man I hope this is not stupid. Me reading books/watching TV/consuming basically any media. This is so stupid. I love it so much. Oh, I have room in my heart for the stupidest of things. Thank you.' I hope I've done it justice. But she did such a great little play act there of the different ways we hold ourselves accountable of our own work versus reading that thing that you are enjoying so much or that inspires you.Jess Lahey 18:58 Right and sometimes just realizing how goofy the inciting incident, or the resolution, or the reason that someone was doing something was, and yet why you sort of went right along with it happily, that's super helpful.I've said it once and I'll say it again, some of my favorite writing is my favorite because you can tell that the author is really loving the writing. And Sarina, some of my favorite stuff that you have written is stuff where I can just feel that you're having a good time while you're writing it. So I think that's an important part of it. So yeah, I love that idea of not holding ourselves to impossible standards. What else do we have?Well, I know we wanted to talk - today, I set my timer with the idea that I was going to spend 55 minutes noodling around on the plot of what I hope will be the next thing I'm writing and I've got several pages of assorted noodling. But the way that I get myself to the point of noodling is I'll stack up like a couple of plot books near me and maybe even pick one up and read a little of it because as I'm reading it I'm saying, Okay, if you're not really punishing the character, then nobody's gonna stick with you. I'll find my brain going, Okay, how am I going to punish my person? Like how's this gonna go badly once they make this choice and that kind of thing. So they fire me up. How's this for a myth? Plotting books are for amateurs. I don't know that that's a myth, but I think it's a feeling that we have. Like if I can't do it without resorting to looking at Save the Cat Writes a Novel then I shouldn't be doing it at all. In which case I shouldn't be doing it at all.Sarina Bowen 21:07 Yeah, we're able to give that myth a pass, aren't we? Jess Lahey 21:12 I think so. KJ Dell'Antonia 21:12 Yes. I love sitting down with a good book that tears up the hero's journey and tells you exactly what the twisty points are and what what the required elements are. And fine do them, don't do them, whatever. But using that map can be so great. So that's the myth. That if you use a map like that, you're gonna produce formulaic fiction. Jess Lahey 21:41 But you're hitting on something really important, though. Is that if you're talking about hero's journey, what you're talking about then is that some of that's happening anyway on a really subconscious level. So I think one of the things - there's this tension between it should just happen and that vision of Stephen King going down to his mental basement and channeling the magic satellite. And he talks about I don't know where the book's going because if I'm surprised by my own story, then the reader will be surprised. But I know for a fact that I have no mental basement where I'm going to go where the people in the basement are going to allow me to channel a book and that it's going to be well plotted and it's going to be well executed. And that just isn't a thing for me. And I think that comes from a place of yearning, because wouldn't it be a) super fun and b) wouldn't it be just so fantastic to be such a natural at storytelling that you just have to quiet your mind and go to your basement place and suddenly you're able to channel books and not that it's that easy for him, but that there's that myth that it should be that easy. And I think that's what gets us in trouble.Sarina Bowen 22:57 So the premise there is that novelists are born and not made. And that is such a dangerous premise because many of the people who grow up loving books so much and read them incessantly, just have never had a minute to analyze and dissect the manipulation that a good novelist is creating on the page. And, you know, the idea that we wouldn't ever have to read a book about that is dangerous.KJ Dell'Antonia 23:32 Yeah. I mean, personally, if I sit down and just grab a couple of characters and start writing, you know, will it be decent writing? Yes. Will it be entertaining? Yes, for about a page or maybe two. But, you know, without some idea of what their problem is and what they're going to do to fix it and how it's going to go wrong. I'll just write a conversation for a really, really, really embarrassingly long time.Sarina Bowen 24:11 I mentioned earlier that I had listened to this talk by Becca Syme and she had hit all these myths. And one of the ones that she gave really spoke to me because on the face of it, it's not a myth at all. And this was the one she said, You can't edit a blank page. And at first, I was like, hang on, you really actually can't. But what she meant was that not everybody assembles their plot in the same way. You know, some people really need to think for a nice long time before they're ready to write. And I think I am one of those people. Jess Lahey 25:03 I'm one of those people definitely.KJ Dell'Antonia 25:05 We were talking about that when we were walking the other day that, you know, you and I are both trying to develop a new plot. Basically, we're both noodling around. And whether that's scribbles and paper or just sort of mental scribbles, we are editing that, in some sense to find who we're going to write about and what's going to happen to them and what they're going to want without having actual words. So, you can't stick commas onto a blank page, or at least not with any degree of productivity, but you can edit your mental vision of where you're going. Or your scribbled notebook vision of where you're going. Jess Lahey 25:51 Isn't that really what I'm doing? I'm still trying to finish my Author Accelerator Inside Outline for this novel idea that I have and isn't that just sort of front loaded editing because I'm saying, oh, this doesn't actually move anything along. And especially since Jennie forces you to be so concise with your Inside Outline, it forces you to say, what is this actually adding to the book. And later on, if I want to have a whole entire chapter about them sitting talking about food for an entire chapter, I can stick that in later if I want, but at least at the beginning, I'm not wasting a lot of time by adding something that I think I need that will end up having no place in the book.KJ Dell'Antonia 26:30 Right. You can write different ways, like some people would rather write it all and sort of figure out where it's going that way. But you can edit your mental page, I guess is what we're arguing here.Jess Lahey 26:50 Well, Sarina has talked extensively about her efficiency and the outlining and how those two things are linked. Sarina Bowen 26:58 I'm starting to figure out that outlining for me isn't quite as simple as I had thought that it was, and that there are productive kinds of outlining for me and non productive ones. So that's what I've been chewing on and why that you can't edit a blank page thing really spoke to me.KJ Dell'Antonia 27:17 I find I do a fair amount of scribbling in the notebook that I never go back to. Jess Lahey 27:23 Yeah, I do that, too. KJ Dell'Antonia 27:34 I write it down now sort of knowing that I will probably never go back and look at it. But there's something about putting it in ink on that piece of paper that I don't know locks it in for me.Sarina Bowen 27:47 I do that too all the time. There's just a certain number of rocks I have to turn over until I find the thing I'm looking for.KJ Dell'Antonia 27:54 That is a good way to put it.Jess Lahey 27:56 I think that gets back to where we were in the beginning, which is I think best in the written word on the page. And it isn't until I sit down and start writing those things that I actually get to the bottom of what's silly, stupid, works, doesn't work. I can think about it all I want, but I'm not going to know if that thing whether that's in an essay, or a nonfiction book, or a fiction book, whether it's going to work in the end until it's actually down on the page and I can look at it.KJ Dell'Antonia 28:22 Yes. So here's the thing. 800 word essay, I think well while I'm writing it. I can do that, because even if I write 1600 words, and then have to figure that out, that's fine. 90,000 word book, not a good plan. For me. I think maybe I could get to a point where it might work because I have written more books. But right now, not an efficient use of my time. Yeah, I was just telling you guys that I have a big feature coming out and the outline at one point was longer than the word count for the feature. But it was a very useful exercise because we had to go through that process to figure out what was going to end up at the end. And we couldn't have done that without outlining first.Jess Lahey 29:14 We've had some really good ones. And I think with all the myth stuff, it's just reassuring to know that there aren't a lot of wrong ways to do this writing thing. I mean, if words are getting down on the page, and it's fulfilling to you and you're feeling good about what's happening, I don't care if some other writer says you're doing it wrong. I very specifically had a writer, look me in the eye and tell me I was doing something absolutely wrong. And it was the most crap advice I've ever gotten on writing, but realizing that was actually really helpful to me because I went, oh. And even the fact that I now look at this author that I really respected and see that she might be wrong about this, that demystifies the process for me a little bit and I think I'm gonna be okay. So I love when we can bust some myths up.Sarina Bowen 30:05 Yeah, we're busting them. I would say just that the overarching theme here is examine your own premise like if you look at your process like it's a changeable, mutable thing, then it's a very productive way to try to examine your process. Everybody wants to go faster. Everybody wants to write better work than they did last week. And looking at your process and what other people think about it from a couple paces back is usually a pretty helpful thing.Jess Lahey 30:40 Absolutely. KJ Dell'Antonia 30:42 You know, and maybe that this has been a huge multi-month endeavor in recognizing that the rituals that we maybe once had and the places that we like to write, and the ways that we like to do things were not available to us anymore, especially if you were in coffee shops, or you like to say to write in a room that did not contain multiple children and partners who were trying to ask you questions about why there is no food in the refrigerator. You know, we don't have that anymore, or maybe we need to find a way to find it. All three of us have lately been sort of wandering around going, oh, I can't, I just can't. And I guess busting the myths is kind of a way to try to find our way to say, okay, I can't do that, but maybe I can spend half an hour trying to figure out what my plotting book is that I would like to read and then actually sit down and read it and hopefully do a little. So now that we're done for the moment with our mythbusting, let's move on to what we're reading after a short break. Listeners, you know we're about to get into what we've been reading. And we've been reading some good stuff. But have you ever thought about how those books get so good? Or maybe thought you could be a part of making an author's novel, memoir, or nonfiction as good as it could possibly be, and get paid for the work? Author Accelerator has a book coach training program that students described as truly life changing. They dig into the mechanics, process, and emotion of coaching, but they don't stop there. Their program also helps you turn coaching into a profitable business that fits into your life. Find out more at authoraccelerator.com.Jess Lahey 32:54 Okay, people what have we been reading? If we haven't been writing as much let's hope some of us have been reading some things, I know I have.Sarina Bowen 33:01 I did I read a memoir like a grown up. And it was the terrific memoir that Jess mentioned on another episode, which is Notes on a Silencing by Lacey Crawford. It was terrific. And I want to shake everyone from her teenage years. And tell them what for. I had my typical reaction to memoir, which is always my frustration that people's early lives don't have a perfect narrative arc, like some of my favorite fiction. She did an amazing job, it's such a good book. And I enjoyed reading it very much, but it's always jarring to me. And also I had another typical memoir thought, which is how do people remember things from when they're 15? And she and I are just about the same age. She's a couple years younger than I am. So I guess we'll go with that. But finally, relating to today's discussion, there were just some things about her experience and the difficult traumatic experience that she had to process that I feel like made me a better fiction writer. And I feel more competent at tackling maybe darker backstories just having Lacey Crawford make me think about that kind of trauma in one's youth. So I enjoyed it very much.Jess Lahey 34:40 Oh, good. I loved it. I absolutely loved it. I thought she did a spectacular job. KJ, what have you been reading? KJ Dell'Antonia 34:48 Oh, so I actually was able to go and sit by a pool by a beach last week. It was amazing and miraculous and made me feel as though the world was normal. In the process, I read two books. One of the things I read was total classic, perfect beach read even has the name. It was Jen Weiner's Big Summer. It is extremely fun. It is a taco of a book that is delicious, and fun, and wonderful, and amazing to eat, and yet has some substance to it. It was great. Amusingly, because she is Jen Weiner, it is of course marketed, and covered, and titled as though it is women's commercial fiction. It is absolutely 100% murder mystery. I don't think that's a spoiler because if you read the whole flap copy, you at least figure out that there's something along those lines going on. This is like right down to the set of amateur detectives drawing out clues on a blackboard classic, every I dotted, every t crossed, mystery, super fun, super well done, and with all the wonderful themes of women's fiction that she usually has. And yet it also has this mystery, which is really fun and entertaining. And it's also just amusing that when you've got multiple best selling commercial women's fiction books, you can write whatever you want and call it commercial women's fictions. And I love that and support it. Go Jen. So that was one of them. And the other is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. So I go on my vacation. I read about the first half of The Vanishing Half, it is amazing is wonderful, but it's also the kind of book that when you are reading it, you do not wish for anyone to poke you and ask for sunscreen. You're deep in it and it's kind of a grumpy book in some ways. And it is really, really good. This one's the story of two twins who started out in 1950's Louisiana. They're black girls, they run away from home. One of them decides to pass as white, the other does not, and it comes forward, not the present, into like the 70's and 80's. But in a really amazing, and fascinating, and wonderful way. I loved it was really good. Excellent one, well worth your hardcover dollars.Jess Lahey 38:12 Excellent. I've been reading some really good stuff too and now I'm excited I have two more books to read. I listened to Unacceptable by Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz. Melissa Korn is at the New York Times, Jennifer Levitz is at the Wall Street Journal and this is the story of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal case. And it is so good. The level of reporting is incredible. They do an incredible job; they read everything, all the details are there. She does all the characterizations really well. So it's not just some extra bits that could have been added on to the articles you've already read. This is a really deep dive into how the whole thing came together and it's beautifully done. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially if you like that sort of thing. You know, procedural, but also juicy, all kinds of stuff. And then I also picked up a book - I follow Sarah Weinman on Twitter and I saw that she was talking about a new collection she has called Unspeakable Acts. And it's a collection of true crime. She writes a lot about true crime. She has a blog about it. It's sort of like that best American Crime Stories that used to be published, but she was the editor of this really lovely collection and there's some really good stuff in there. There's something by Pamela Koloff and a couple of other writers that I just really love. So I happen to really like the true crime genre and these are nice sort of bites of true crime and beautifully written stuff it's a definitely a best of so I'm way into it. So Unspeakable Acts and Unacceptable are my two books, both huge thumbs up. One quick thing, if you are going to have people narrate a book in which (and this has nothing to do with the books I'm recommending) if you're going to have people narrate a book in which there are foreign accents, even just if they're British accents, especially if they're British accents, please get a narrator that can do the accents. I just had to return two books over the past two weeks that I couldn't listen to because the accents are so bad. So that's my rant for the day. KJ Dell'Antonia 41:18 Before we sign off, let me point out that some of the conversation that we talked about today, started with me shouting about not being able to figure out what plotting book I was looking for on our Facebook page, which is, of course, AmWriting on Facebook. And if you're not in our Facebook group, you should absolutely join it. We have a good time. There's a lot of people gathering up writing partners and creating accountability groups and asking questions, and it's friendly and fun, and lovable so you should do it.Jess Lahey 41:51 So that's really fun. In fact, recently we had someone finally admit that they've been lurking but they were inspired by all the people who posted there. And so guess what? They got a book deal. I mean, it's just the coolest, coolest place. I love it.KJ Dell'Antonia 42:05 Yeah, that was awesome. And secondly, if you want to get the show notes for this podcast and every podcast, please sign up to get our emails by going to amwritingpodcast.com. You can sign up for the free show notes or you can sign up to support the show. And if you support the show, then every week you will get either a writer top five, or a mini episode that drops right into your pod player. The mini episode from last week as you listen to this, which for me is still in the future is going to be me talking about great fiction query letters. So if you're interested in that, you'll want to hop over and give us a little support. But even if you're not we'd love to have you on the email list to get the show notes because then you always get the links to the books that we've talked about and everything else.Jess Lahey 42:57 Alright. Perfect. That was Beautiful. Until next week everyone, keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game. This episode of #AmWriting with Jess and KJ was produced by Andrew Parilla. Our music, aptly titled unemployed Monday was written and performed by Max Cohen. Andrew and Max were paid for their services because everyone, even creatives should be paid. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Are you obsessed with true crime as much as Melissa and Sabrina?  Join the duo along with their friend  Larry Amoros as they interview journalist, editor and crime writer authority Sarah Weinman.  Find out why true crime has become so popular in society! See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Episode One Hundred Seven Show Notes – Currently Reading –Night – Elie Wiesel (CW)(audio)Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the Most Dangerous Man – Mary Trump, Ph.D. (CW)Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey – Kathleen Rooney (EF) release date 8/11/20– Just Read –With or Without You – Caroline Leavitt (EF)Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder – Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey (CW)Transcendent Kingdom – Yaa Gyasi (EF)The Deep – Alma Katsu (CW)The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World – Melinda Gates (EF)(audio)Amityville Horror – Jay Anson (CW)– Biblio Adventures – Chris and Emily went on an adventure to the Durham Public Library. Emily picked up a copy of Cooperstown by Eugena Pilek. Chris picked up The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline.Emily tuned into A Mighty Blaze to hear an interview with Anna Quindlen author of Nanaville. and bookclub read The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose and she attended their Zoom conversation.– Upcoming Jaunts –Tuesday, July 21, a virtual event at The Strand with Amy Poeppel author of Musical Chairs in conversation with Marcy Dermansky. You can register for the event here.Tuesday, July 28, a virtual event at Books are Magic with Sarah Weinman author of Unspeakable Acts in conversation with Casey Cep. You can register for the event here.Monday, August 3, a virtual event at The Strand with Laura Lippman author of My Life as a Villainess: Essays in conversation Tafy Brodesser-Akner. You can register for the event here.Wednesday, August 5 the Schomburg Center will be hosting Isabel Wilkerson author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns. You can register for the event here.The Book Cougars are hosting a biblio adventure! We will be having a virtual readalong discussion of Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, July 26th at 7:00 p.m. (EST). If you would like to join us please send an email to save a spot.– Upcoming Reads –Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata (CW)Saving Ruby King – Catherine Adel West (EF) Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice – Dr. Maysa Akbar (CW)(EF)– Author Spotlight with Dr. Maysa Akbar – You can learn more about Dr. Akbar and her books on her website.Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice and Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism – Also Mentioned – Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk – Kathleen Rooney Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – JK RowlingAlso by Alma Katsu: The Hunger, and The Taker TrilogyHome Before Dark – Riley SagerEmpire of Wild – Cherie DimalineAlice HoffmanThe Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham JonesRussell at Ink and Paper BlogThe Thorn Birds – Colleen McCulloughLady in the Lake – Laura Lippman14th Librarian of Congress Carla HaydenPoet Tracy K. Smith

Where is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota. This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on October 9, 2018, with Jimmy Cajoleas, Sarah Weinman, and Cutter Wood. Check out the panel discussion on Thursday! About the Readers: Jimmy Cajoleas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent years traveling the country and playing music before earning his MFA from the University of Mississippi. His debut YA novel, The Good Demon, received three starred reviews, from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus, who called it “eerie and compelling.” He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sarah Weinman is the author of The Real Lolita, and editor of Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America) and Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (Penguin). She has written for the New York Times, the New Republic, the Guardian, and Buzzfeed, among other outlets. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Cutter Wood completed an MFA in creative nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa. His work has appeared in Harper’s, American Short Fiction, the Paris Review, and other publications, and he has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Sandler talks about “This Is All I Got,” and Sarah Weinman discusses classic mysteries.

On this episode, Lainey Mays interviews Sarah Weinman, author of UNSPEAKABLE ACTS, available on July 28, 2020. Find links to Sarah's podcast playlist here: https://bit.ly/2w9P4JP For more information, go to librarylovefest.com. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary).

Det finns flera kopplingar till verkligheten i Vladimir Nabokovs "Lolita". Romanen och fallet Sally Horner får kritikern Hanna Johansson att reflektera över att bli sedd och se sig själv utifrån. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän sändes första gången i mars 2019. På det mest kända fotografiet av Sally Horner sitter hon på en gunga vars rep hon håller i sina båda händer. Hon har en ljus kortärmad klänning, vita tjocka sockor och lackskor. Hon ler, hon är solbränd, hon har några fräknar. Hon är elva men ser ut att vara äldre, nästan som en tonåring eller som en vuxen kvinna som har spökats ut till ett barn. Fotografiet är taget i Atlantic City sommaren 1948. Bakom kameran stod Frank Lasalle, hennes kidnappare och våldtäktsman som skulle komma att hålla henne fången i ytterligare tjugo månader efter att bilden togs, på en färd som skulle ta dem kors och tvärs genom USA med stopp på otaliga motell och husvagnsområden. Om historien känns bekant från Vladimir Nabokovs roman Lolita från 1955 är det inte en slump. Där drabbas den tolvåriga amerikanska flickan Dolores Haze av den högutbildade europén Humbert Humberts pedofila besatthet. Efter att han har gift sig med Dolores mamma som praktiskt nog strax därefter omkommer i en bilolycka tar han med sig henne på en febrig resa genom landet, kantad av övergrepp. Lolita är det smeknamn han ger sitt unga offer, sin nya styvdotter nymfetten, som han kallar henne och namnet har kommit att bli synonymt med det sexualiserade barnet. Hade jag gjort samma sak med Dolly, tänker Humbert Humbert mot romanens slut, som Frank Lasalle, en femtioårig mekaniker, gjort med elvaåriga Sally Horner 1948? Inspirerades alltså Nabokov av Sally Horners historia, är det hon som är Lolita? Denna lite grovhuggna fråga försökte författaren Sarah Weinman besvara i en bok från 2018, och bokens titel ger kanske en ledtråd om hennes syn på saken: den heter The Real Lolita. Relationen mellan verklighet och fiktion i Lolita är omskriven sedan tidigare. Dels i förhållande till romanens opålitlige berättare, dels med hänsyn till de verkliga händelser som då och då bryter igenom berättelsen. Kritikern Alexander Dolinin har diskuterat hur Nabokov använde sig av den sanna historien om Sally Horner, hur han placerade ut ledtrådar i texten innan denna mening dyker upp och bekräftar sambandet. Till exempel låter han Dick Schiller, den man Dolores gifter sig med efter att hon har flytt Humbert Humberts våld, vara mekaniker. Och i Humbert Humberts mun lägger han formuleringar i stort sett direkt kapade ur de tidningsnotiser om Sally och Lasalle som Nabokov läste medan han skrev sin roman. Dessutom, spekulerar Dolinin, måste särskilt en författare som Nabokov, så förtjust i anspelningar och allitterationer som han var, ha blivit överlycklig av duons likartat klingande namn Sally och Lasalle som ju påminner om sale, det franska ordet för smutsig. Men någon större gåta är det egentligen inte, förhållandet mellan den verkliga Sally Horner och den fiktiva Dolores Haze. Sally Horner var varken den första eller den sista att drabbas av ett öde som liknar Lolitas. När jag pratar om Lolita med andra kvinnor visar det sig nästan alltid att vi någon gång under läsningen har frågat oss själva: var jag som hon? Frestade jag någon när jag var i hennes ålder, med den förpubertala kropp jag avskydde så mycket, en kropp som varken tillhörde ett barn eller en kvinna, som kändes som en asymmetrisk hög av ben och fett? Det verkade otänkbart, och ändå visste vi ju att det inte alls var det. Jag minns när jag som sexåring fick höra talas om hur en flicka som hette Natasha Kampusch hade försvunnit i Österrike, och när jag som fjortonåring läste i tidningen att hon hade rymt efter åtta års fångenskap. Jag växte upp med en skräck för vita skåpbilar och främmande män. Men i den frågan frestade jag någon? ligger också en dold önskan. Att bli sedd av en man, att göra män galna, såldes in som existensens högsta syfte och finaste pris. Frestelsen framstod som så mystisk för att den var något att både befara och begära. I en av låtarna på Lana Del Reys första skiva, Off to the races lånar hon de berömda öppningsorden från Lolita: light of my life, fire of my loins. Eller i Aris Fioretos svenska översättning: ljuset i mitt liv, elden i mina länder. Den dubbla betydelsen i länder blir som en illustration av denna brända jordens kärlekshistoria, där det enda som får Dolores att stanna hos sin styvfar är att han förstör hennes möjligheter till ett annat liv. Lana Del Reys låt är, som så många av hennes låtar, en berättelse om att vara galen, att vara förälskad, om att vara snygg, om att bli iakttagen; låtens jag beskriver sig själv sedd utifrån, i en vit bikini i en ljusblå simbassäng, i en röd klänning i ett rum av glas. Det är en berättelse om frestelsens frestelse. Jag tänker ofta på Sara Stridsberg när jag lyssnar på Lana Del Rey, fascinationen inför en särskild version av Amerika som de delar, som de delar också med Nabokov. I romanen Darling River, med undertiteln Doloresvariationer, bearbetar hon Nabokovs nymfettgestalt och låter den ta olika skepnader: där finns Dolores Haze, där finns Lo som är döpt efter henne, där finns en aphona som utsätts för vetenskapliga experiment. Vid ett tillfälle talar Lo såhär: Jag stod borta vid jukeboxen och valde musik. Jag stod borta; till och med när det är hennes egen röst vi hör är det som om hon såg sig själv från ett avstånd, precis som Lana Del Rey i den där låten. En vanlig reaktion hos den som blir utsatt för ett övergrepp är att avskärma sig från sin egen upplevelse, lämna kroppen; så kan man förstå det avståndet. Men kanske ringar det in något långt mer grundläggande än så: den komplexa, skräckblandade förtjusningen inför att bli betraktad. Det var genom Sarah Weinmans bok som jag lärde mig att Frank Lasalle tog den mest kända bilden av Sally Horner, och jag har inte kunnat sluta tänka på det. Jag hade utgått från att fotografiet var taget av en familjemedlem, ett möjligen iscensatt lyckligt barndomsminne, men ändå ett slags lyckligt barndomsminne, och inte en bild av konstruerad barnslighet regisserad av en besatt och våldsam man. Fotografiet är inte alls explicit. Det är inte som bilderna jag ofrivilligt har kommit att förknippa med Lolitas namn: bilderna av henne som en ung fresterska, bilden av Sue Lyon i Stanley Kubricks filmatisering som på filmaffischen suger förföriskt på en rubinröd klubba bakom hjärtformade solglasögon. I sitt arkiv hade paret Nabokov ett nummer av magasinet Cosmopolitan från 1960, där en fyrtiotreårig Zsa Zsa Gabor är utklädd till en Lolitafigur med nattlinne och ett äpple i handen. Lolitas namn och idén om det sexiga barnet är oskiljaktiga. Lolita är någon som vuxna kvinnor kan spökas ut till. Det är som om Sally Horner, också i detta avseende, har drabbats av Lolitas öde. Den fiktiva Dolores Haze är hågkommen för det smeknamn hon fick av en man som våldtog och rövade bort henne. Sally Horners namn kommer aldrig att nämnas utan Frank Lasalles. Och på den mest kända bilden av henne, den som vid första anblick tycks uttrycka sorgfri barndom, är det honom hon ser och han som ser henne. Hanna Johansson, kritiker Litteratur Sarah Weinman: The Real Lolita The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World. Harper Collins, 2018.

Sarah Weinman is the author of The Real Lolita. She’s the editor of Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America) and Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (Penguin). She has written for the New York Times, the New Republic, the Guardian, and Buzzfeed, among other outlets. Recommended Books in This Episode: White Flights by Jess Row White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman The Swallows by Lisa Lutz Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A skyrocketing homicide rate, a powerful American Mafia, and a burgeoning drug culture plagued 20th century New York. The high incidence of crime led to sensationalist news coverage and caused less privileged victims’ voices to go unheard. Our fourth episode focuses on crime, telling the stories of Kitty Genovese and Sally Horner, victims of violence whose voices were silenced, as well as psychedelic researcher Timothy Leary, whose work sparked public controversy. Dive into the nitty gritty of New York with our guests: archivist Thomas Lannon, authors Marcia Gallo and Sarah Weinman, and white collar crime investigators Jim Mintz and Irwin Chen of the Mintz Group. The episode is presented by your host, historian Claire Potter, executive editor of Public Seminar.

Today we are talking about the cold case factory.  After the capture of the Golden State Killer exposed many to forensic genealogy last April, many cold cases have been solved using this technique of combining DNA analysis and family tree building.  One company, who has worked with several law enforcement entities and has had a lot of success in solving over 30 cold case murders just last year is Parabon NanoLabs.  Writer and journalist Sarah Weinman, joins us to discuss how Parabon has gotten so good at solving cold cases using forensic genealogy and the bigger question, how this crime solving game changer will hold up in court. Next, we've talked about deepfake videos before, but deepfake audio is not far behind and companies are already working on trying to identify fakes before it's too late. Experts say that great deepfake audio is only a couple years away and is most likely to supercharge political mayhem, spam calls, and white collar crimes. Kaveh Waddell, emerging tech reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about the future of fake audio.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct extra-special bonus side-pod podcast! Inspired by a query about a particular magazine from the 1970s by the author Sarah Weinman on Twitter, I fell down a research rabbit-hole and have emerged clutching a whole bunch of information about the various attempts at 'spinning-off' from the 87th Precinct. The early sixties saw the emergence of Ed McBain's Mystery Book and the 87th Precinct comic and the seventies brought us Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Mystery Magazine. Who brought these to life, how long did they last, who contributed? All questions are, sort of, answered (or at least speculated on) in this solo-podcast from series host, Paul Abbott. If you like the show, please consider rating & reviewing it on your podcast app, and telling friends who you think would like the show. The usual format is a three-way discussion about each book in the series. All the back-episodes are still available, including bonus interviews and reviews of adaptations and other related McBain stuff.  Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed researching it. Fare thee well!

Det finns flera kopplingar till verkligheten i Vladimir Nabokovs "Lolita". Romanen och fallet Sally Horner får kritikern Hanna Johansson att reflektera över att bli sedd och se sig själv utifrån. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. På det mest kända fotografiet av Sally Horner sitter hon på en gunga vars rep hon håller i sina båda händer. Hon har en ljus kortärmad klänning, vita tjocka sockor och lackskor. Hon ler, hon är solbränd, hon har några fräknar. Hon är elva men ser ut att vara äldre, nästan som en tonåring eller som en vuxen kvinna som har spökats ut till ett barn. Fotografiet är taget i Atlantic City sommaren 1948. Bakom kameran stod Frank Lasalle, hennes kidnappare och våldtäktsman som skulle komma att hålla henne fången i ytterligare tjugo månader efter att bilden togs, på en färd som skulle ta dem kors och tvärs genom USA med stopp på otaliga motell och husvagnsområden. i Humbert Humberts mun lägger han formuleringar i stort sett direkt kapade ur de tidningsnotiser om Sally och Lasalle som Nabokov läste medan han skrev sin roman Om historien känns bekant från Vladimir Nabokovs roman Lolita från 1955 är det inte en slump. Där drabbas den tolvåriga amerikanska flickan Dolores Haze av den högutbildade europén Humbert Humberts pedofila besatthet. Efter att han har gift sig med Dolores mamma som praktiskt nog strax därefter omkommer i en bilolycka tar han med sig henne på en febrig resa genom landet, kantad av övergrepp. Lolita är det smeknamn han ger sitt unga offer, sin nya styvdotter nymfetten, som han kallar henne och namnet har kommit att bli synonymt med det sexualiserade barnet. Hade jag gjort samma sak med Dolly, tänker Humbert Humbert mot romanens slut, som Frank Lasalle, en femtioårig mekaniker, gjort med elvaåriga Sally Horner 1948? Inspirerades alltså Nabokov av Sally Horners historia, är det hon som är Lolita? Denna lite grovhuggna fråga försökte författaren Sarah Weinman besvara i en bok från 2018, och bokens titel ger kanske en ledtråd om hennes syn på saken: den heter The Real Lolita. Relationen mellan verklighet och fiktion i Lolita är omskriven sedan tidigare. Dels i förhållande till romanens opålitlige berättare, dels med hänsyn till de verkliga händelser som då och då bryter igenom berättelsen. Kritikern Alexander Dolinin har diskuterat hur Nabokov använde sig av den sanna historien om Sally Horner, hur han placerade ut ledtrådar i texten innan denna mening dyker upp och bekräftar sambandet. Till exempel låter han Dick Schiller, den man Dolores gifter sig med efter att hon har flytt Humbert Humberts våld, vara mekaniker. Och i Humbert Humberts mun lägger han formuleringar i stort sett direkt kapade ur de tidningsnotiser om Sally och Lasalle som Nabokov läste medan han skrev sin roman. Dessutom, spekulerar Dolinin, måste särskilt en författare som Nabokov, så förtjust i anspelningar och allitterationer som han var, ha blivit överlycklig av duons likartat klingande namn Sally och Lasalle som ju påminner om sale, det franska ordet för smutsig. Men någon större gåta är det egentligen inte, förhållandet mellan den verkliga Sally Horner och den fiktiva Dolores Haze. Sally Horner var varken den första eller den sista att drabbas av ett öde som liknar Lolitas. När jag pratar om Lolita med andra kvinnor visar det sig nästan alltid att vi någon gång under läsningen har frågat oss själva: var jag som hon? Frestade jag någon när jag var i hennes ålder, med den förpubertala kropp jag avskydde så mycket, en kropp som varken tillhörde ett barn eller en kvinna, som kändes som en asymmetrisk hög av ben och fett? Det verkade otänkbart, och ändå visste vi ju att det inte alls var det. Jag minns när jag som sexåring fick höra talas om hur en flicka som hette Natasha Kampusch hade försvunnit i Österrike, och när jag som fjortonåring läste i tidningen att hon hade rymt efter åtta års fångenskap. Jag växte upp med en skräck för vita skåpbilar och främmande män. Men i den frågan frestade jag någon? ligger också en dold önskan. Att bli sedd av en man, att göra män galna, såldes in som existensens högsta syfte och finaste pris. Frestelsen framstod som så mystisk för att den var något att både befara och begära. I en av låtarna på Lana Del Reys första skiva, Off to the races lånar hon de berömda öppningsorden från Lolita: light of my life, fire of my loins. Eller i Aris Fioretos svenska översättning: ljuset i mitt liv, elden i mina länder. Den dubbla betydelsen i länder blir som en illustration av denna brända jordens kärlekshistoria, där det enda som får Dolores att stanna hos sin styvfar är att han förstör hennes möjligheter till ett annat liv. Lana Del Reys låt är, som så många av hennes låtar, en berättelse om att vara galen, att vara förälskad, om att vara snygg, om att bli iakttagen; låtens jag beskriver sig själv sedd utifrån, i en vit bikini i en ljusblå simbassäng, i en röd klänning i ett rum av glas. Det är en berättelse om frestelsens frestelse. den komplexa, skräckblandade förtjusningen inför att bli betraktad Jag tänker ofta på Sara Stridsberg när jag lyssnar på Lana Del Rey, fascinationen inför en särskild version av Amerika som de delar, som de delar också med Nabokov. I romanen Darling River, med undertiteln Doloresvariationer, bearbetar hon Nabokovs nymfettgestalt och låter den ta olika skepnader: där finns Dolores Haze, där finns Lo som är döpt efter henne, där finns en aphona som utsätts för vetenskapliga experiment. Vid ett tillfälle talar Lo såhär: Jag stod borta vid jukeboxen och valde musik. Jag stod borta; till och med när det är hennes egen röst vi hör är det som om hon såg sig själv från ett avstånd, precis som Lana Del Rey i den där låten. En vanlig reaktion hos den som blir utsatt för ett övergrepp är att avskärma sig från sin egen upplevelse, lämna kroppen; så kan man förstå det avståndet. Men kanske ringar det in något långt mer grundläggande än så: den komplexa, skräckblandade förtjusningen inför att bli betraktad. Det var genom Sarah Weinmans bok som jag lärde mig att Frank Lasalle tog den mest kända bilden av Sally Horner, och jag har inte kunnat sluta tänka på det. Jag hade utgått från att fotografiet var taget av en familjemedlem, ett möjligen iscensatt lyckligt barndomsminne, men ändå ett slags lyckligt barndomsminne, och inte en bild av konstruerad barnslighet regisserad av en besatt och våldsam man. Fotografiet är inte alls explicit. Det är inte som bilderna jag ofrivilligt har kommit att förknippa med Lolitas namn: bilderna av henne som en ung fresterska, bilden av Sue Lyon i Stanley Kubricks filmatisering som på filmaffischen suger förföriskt på en rubinröd klubba bakom hjärtformade solglasögon. I sitt arkiv hade paret Nabokov ett nummer av magasinet Cosmopolitan från 1960, där en fyrtiotreårig Zsa Zsa Gabor är utklädd till en Lolitafigur med nattlinne och ett äpple i handen. Lolitas namn och idén om det sexiga barnet är oskiljaktiga. Lolita är någon som vuxna kvinnor kan spökas ut till. Det är som om Sally Horner, också i detta avseende, har drabbats av Lolitas öde. Den fiktiva Dolores Haze är hågkommen för det smeknamn hon fick av en man som våldtog och rövade bort henne. Sally Horners namn kommer aldrig att nämnas utan Frank Lasalles. Och på den mest kända bilden av henne, den som vid första anblick tycks uttrycka sorgfri barndom, är det honom hon ser och han som ser henne. Hanna Johansson, kritiker   Litteratur Sarah Weinman: The Real Lolita The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World. Harper Collins, 2018.

On this episode, Matt Tullis talked with Sarah Weinman, the author of “The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World,” which was published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers in September. The book is a gripping true-crime investigation into the 1948 abduction of Sally Horner and how it inspired Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel, “Lolita.” Weinman regularly writes pieces of true crime longform, having been published by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Republic, the Guardian, and Buzzfeed, among others. She also covers book publishing for Publishers Marketplace. Weinman is the editor of the books “Troubled Daughters, Twisted Lives,” and of “Women Crime Writers: Eight suspense Novels of the 1940s and 50s.”

The game is afoot! The dice are cast! The candles are in the wind! Other detective-y things! Look, there's a lot of questions right now. Like: What is Mueller up to? Is there anyone in the Trump family not deeply dedicated to criming? Who can lie more, Michael Cohen or Paul Manafort? What's a convenient way to get a single potato mailed to my house? You have questions? WELL WE HAVE ANSWERS. This week on Says Who, Maureen and Dan pull in an ACTUAL MYSTERY EXPERT to help us crack this case wide open. That's right, we're joined by Sarah Weinman who is ACTUALLY KNOWN AS "THE CRIME LADY" to help us look at our suspects, consider the motives, and SOLVE THIS SO COMPLETELY THAT YOU WILL BE LIKE MUELLER WHO? Or something. Probably. I mean, we're not making any promises. But like the great Hercule Poirot said: One must seek the truth within--not without SHOW NOTES Sarah Weinman is on Twitter! You can subscribe to her newsletter, "The Crime Lady" And you should buy her book, [The Real Lolita](https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062661920/the-real-lolita/ Support Says Who and become a citizen of SaysWhovia by joining our Patreon today! You really can join for just a dollar. Or more if you want! Join us at PodX, May 31-June 2 in Nashville Tennessee, use this link to get your tix and we'll see you there! Listen to The Hitch, Dan's travel podcast. Special for you: Get 10% off Robert Mueller and Pee Tape Prayer candles from Dan's site omfg.church by using the code SAYSWHOVIA Maureen's book Truly Devious is NOW OUT IN PAPERBACK Your Intrepid Hosts: Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker Our awesome theme is courtesy of Ted Leo We love Darth

This episode of For Real is sponsored by The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King and The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman. FOLLOW UP READS The Class by Heather Won Tesario NEW BOOKS The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams Call Them By Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit Seeds of Resistance: The Fight to Save Our Food Supply by Mark Schapiro  The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre  The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne Freeman The Art of Logic in an Illogical World by Eugenia Cheng  She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak, edited by Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, Rafeeat Aliyu  WEEKLY THEME: Cozy Nonfiction for Fall House of Stone by Anthony Shadid The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman Travels With Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck SEGMENT THREE: Great Subtitles Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal by Jack Kelly The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek READING NOW 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? Find us on Twitter @itsalicetime and @kimthedork  

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss There There, Stalking God, The Great Believers, and more of their favorite books of 2018 so far. This episode was sponsored by Google Play,The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman, and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. 

Vladimin Nabokov's "Lolita" is one of the most widely-read classics of twentieth century; however, few are familiar with the true story of an eleven-year-old-girl named Sally Horner, whose story bears an eerie resemblance to that of Nabokov's Dolores Hayes. In "The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World," author Sarah Weinman traces the connections between these two girls and their stories. Weinman stopped by NYPL to revisit her research using the Nabokov Papers that question the role of facts within fiction.

Amanda and Alice talk nonfiction about the Civil Rights movement, memoirs of interesting people, and more in this week's (all nonfiction!) episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's TBR, Nobody Real, and LibraryReads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Feedback None this week! Questions   1. TL/DR: Looking for book recommendations for my mom. Any good nonfiction about civil war/reconstruction/Jim Crow-era? Longer story: This weekend during a visit with my parents, it became very evident that my mom (aged 69) has some cringe-worthy misconceptions about the origins of the Civil War ("It wasn't about slavery"), the relationships between slaves and slaveowners ("Many slaves loved for their masters"), and doesn't have an understanding of how current cycles of poverty can be traced back to how black Americans were treated after the Civil War. My father and I tried to help, but she's resistant to most things my dad says. I gave her my copy of Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States, but she actually asked (a win!) for books that could help her understand the plight of freed slaves after the Civil War. Can you help? TIA for any all assistance in updating my mom's education! Sincerely, Bevin 2. Your WWII suggestion, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, got me thinking about my own family history (though hopefully nothing so awful would come up). More than my own family history, I am interested in learning more about the places my ancestors are from, especially Germany (before the World Wars), the Phillippines, and Hawaii before it was a state. Historical fiction or non-fiction recs are both great, in any format. Thanks! -Kristin   3. I'm really interested in hiking and travel books. I've already read the current big two books: Wild and A Walk in the Woods, but I want to read more books like those, either fiction or non-fiction. Also road trip books would be good too. Thanks! Lily   4. I first read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil a few years ago, and although I have read and loved so many books since, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil still stands out as one of those books that completely captivated me. There were many things to love about it, but I especially loved how it made me feel completely immersed in the location, and how it allowed me to indulge in the idea that it was a mysterious and almost unreal place. I would love suggestions for either non-fiction or fiction that would give me that same feeling about a real-life location. Any ideas? Thanks! -Janine   5.  I'm looking for fiction and non-fiction epistolary novel recommendations. As a kid I absolutely loved the Dear America Series, but I'm having hard time YA or Adult books in that genre. Dangerous Liaisons and Dracula weren't my cup of tea. I enjoyed The Diary of Anne Frank, The Color Purple, Dear Thief, and I, Vampire. Thanks Olivia   6. I am not a huge reader, but I've been trying to read more non-fiction and recently read "an astronaut's guide to life" by chris hadfield. And it's basically about his personal journey that brought him to becoming an astronaut. More than anything I found this book really Inspiring and Motivating. I tried to look for more "motivating" books but all I found were self help and this is NOT what I want. I would really like to read more books like Hadfield's, about interesting people who have really great successful careers but also had to put in a lot of work to get there and who have interesting outlooks/attitudes on life. THIS is what really motivated me after reading Hadfield's book. Books written by women is also a big plus. Thank you so much for all your wonderful work. Violet   7. I've long been a huge fan of audiobooks but never thought non-fiction was in my wheelhouse. After being introduced to podcasts (like Get Booked!) - to my great surprise, I've discovered that I love listening to non-fiction selections. The catch is that the book needs to be as engaging as a podcast. Examples of recent audio books I've enjoyed as audiobooks are American Fire and Killer of the Flower Moon. I also love books with buzz. What recommendations can you share? -Lisa   Books Discussed Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray History of the Philippines by Luis Francia Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon Winder An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie, James Kirkup (translator) The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Happy Accidents: A Memoir by Jane Lynch Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

This week, we talk to the author of one of the most-anticipated nonfiction books of the fall: Sarah Weinman, whose The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Kidnapping That Scandalized the World is a tantalizing, entertaining true-life detective and literary story whose roots were hidden deep in a novel that has perplexed and challenged readers for decades. This episode is sponsored by Baker & Taylor, a leading distributor of books, video and music to libraries, institutions, and retailers. To learn more about how Baker and Taylor can help your library visit www.baker-taylor.com.

When Lizzie Borden’s dad and stepmom were brutally murdered in their Massachusetts home, people were stunned. The wealthy couple had been mercilessly hacked to death. But who could have done it? Police had their immediate suspicions — surely this heinous crime was carried out by a male intruder. But in the aftermath of the crime, people weren’t so sure. The slain couple’s 33-year-old daughter was acting weird. Could she have been the violent perpetrator? Police thought so, and so did the district attorney. Lizzie Borden’s eventual trial captivated the nation. Then Brandi tells us the infuriating story of Alice Crimmins, a woman whose young children went missing one night in 1965. Police suspected the beautiful, perfectly coiffed mother immediately. She didn’t fit their grieving mother narrative. She was well dressed. Her hair was expertly teased and sprayed. Her makeup? Impeccable. Oh, and another thing — she liked to have sex. Police hounded her for years, and despite little to no evidence pointing her way, Alice was brought to trial. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Lizzie Borden,” FamousTrials.com Thelizziebordencollection.com “Lizzie Borden,” biography.com Good ole’ Wikipedia In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “The Alice Crimmins Case” by Denise Noe, crimelibrary.com “Alice Crimmins” murderpedia.org “‘Why Can’t You Behave?’: Revisiting the Case of Alice Crimmins” by Sarah Weinman, Hazlitt Magazine

Gayle and Nicole do the math and figure out that they have have attended 9 and 10 book Expos, respectively. Discussion includes how BEA has changed over the years, the 6 books they are most excited to read from a wealth of possibilities, and the books they have been reading lately. https://amzn.to/2JHpOA1 (The Shortest Way) Home by Miriam Parker https://amzn.to/2Jw3k5F (The Dreamers) by Karen Thompson Walker https://amzn.to/2y23A75 (Ohio) by Steven Markley https://amzn.to/2LJ0MxK (The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized The World) by Sarah Weinman https://amzn.to/2y3AOTH (Times Convert) by Deborah Harkness https://amzn.to/2Ju3SJc (Gone So Long) by Andre Dubus III https://amzn.to/2sNnnSQ (The House of Sand and Fog) by Andre Dubus III https://amzn.to/2Jx2vcI (The Library Book) by Susan Orlean https://amzn.to/2t0JBzV (Saturday Night) by Susan Orlean https://amzn.to/2Mkzvmb (The Gunners) by Rebecca Kauffman https://amzn.to/2LHqJO0 (The Queen of Hearts) by Kimberly Martin https://amzn.to/2LHqJO0 (Imagine Me Gone) by Adam Haslett https://amzn.to/2JtXEcu (Lies) by T.M. Logan https://amzn.to/2LG6Xmg (Baby Teeth) by Zoje Stage Support this podcast

Episode Sixteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Follow up: Kathleen Rooney’s Poems While You Wait – proceeds go to her imprint Rose Metal Press – Just Read – Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For – Rebecca Schuman (CW) Anything is Possible – Elizabeth Strout (EF) Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940’s & 50’s: A Library of America Boxed Set edited by Sarah Weinman. In A Lonely Place – Dorothy B. Hughes (CW) Saints for All Occasions – J. Courtney Sullivan (EF) Red Car – Marcy Dermansky (EF) books we Just Couldn’t Read (or DNF’d) Into the Water – Paula Hawkins (CW) One in a Million Boy – Monica Wood (EF) Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (CW) Blue Light Yokohama – Nicolás Obregón (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund (EF) Connecticut Valley Tobacco – Brianna Dunlap (CW) The Gypsy Moth Summer – Julia Fierro (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Chris, Emily and their friend Russell had a trifecta visiting Breakwater Books, RJ Julia Bookseller and the Book Barn all in one day! Chris, Emily and their friend Julia visited the Emily Dickinson Museum while Russell visited Amherst Books. Emily went to Powell’s Books in Portland, OR both the main store and the store on Hawthorne to see David Callahan author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age. Emily saw the outside of the bookstore Another Read Through but didn’t get to visit so there is a reason to go back to Portland! Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers to see Cathryn Jakobson Ramin discuss her book Crooked: Outwitting the Back Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery. Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers to see the Connecticut Coalition of Poets Laureate. They performed readings from Laureates of Connecticut: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. – Upcoming Jaunts – Emily and Chris are planning a joint jaunt to Yale’s Beinecke Library to see an exhibit. May 24 – Chris is headed to Bookclub Bookstore & More to see Brianna Dunlap author of Connecticut Valley Tobacco. May 23 – Girls Write Now Awards May 31-June 2 – Book Expo America – Upcoming Reads – Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World – Sarah Prager (CW) The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Guilded Age – David Callahan (EF) It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) – Nora McInerny (EF) – Also Mentioned – Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (CW) Maine – J. Courtney Sullivan (EF) Inside Philanthropy is an online resource to learn Who’s Funding What, and Why Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast

On September 30, 2016, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Columbia University’s Butler Library celebrated the magazine’s 75th anniversary with a half-day symposium. This symposium will be presented here in four parts. For more information on the symposium, the anniversary, and the EQMM exhibition, please visit TheMysteryPlace.com/eqmm. Part 1 of EQMM’s 75th-Anniversary Symposium, recorded at Columbia University’s Butler Library on September 30, 2016. Introduction by Sean Quimby; panel "Making Mystery Matter: EQMM and the Shaping of American Crime and Detective Fiction," featuring Sarah Weinman, Leah Pennywark, Jeffrey Marks, and Charles Ardai. Audio and video by Ché Ryback.

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Merry Jones, Don Lafferty, Sarah Weinman, and Dennis Tafoya read their own work in front of a live audience in Philadelphia. Recorded at Misconduct Tavern on October 29, 2014. Hosted by Peter Rozovsky.

Today on the Morning Media Menu, author and Publishers Marketplace news editor Sarah Weinman explained how she created her new collection, Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense.

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