Podcasts about selected stories

In this episode a few pages of the following books will be read:Alligator & other stories by Dima Alzayat (pub. 2020)Canoes by Maylis de Kerangal, translated from the French by Jessica Moore (pub. 2021; English translation pub. 2024)The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector and Selected Stories by Nikolay Gogol, translated by Ronald Wilks (translations pub: 1972; revised for Penguin Classics 2005)

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #072 gives you a condensed history of Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. The entire podcast is available on March 1st. Each segment will be released as an individual recording in the days that follow.   First, I will tell you about the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1850. Second, I will talk about William J. Mullen, the school's first President and a major contributor. He is remembered today for his over-the-top grave marker at Laurel Hill East. Third, I will discuss the notable photograph of three women doctors in their traditional attire, followed by a discussion about Swedish immigrant Charlotte Yhlen and Russian immigrant Marie Formad. Fourth, I will tell you about the near-mortal wound suffered by Women's Medical when their new president Sarah Logan Wister Starr butted heads with one of the top surgeons at the hospital, which led to the resignation of the entire surgical staff. And for dessert, if you missed it, is a slightly modified version of a podcast I did on Dr. Cecil Kent Drinker a few years ago, but now with the emphasis on his wife WMC graduate Dr. Katherine Rotan Drinker.

We finished up horror month with the horror manga legend, Junji Ito. We came to the conclusion that Shiver is the scariest book we've review to date. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans. News 1:31 Shiver 7:40 Back Matter Matters 1:03:05 The Pull-List 1:06:41 Terrifier 3 Review 1:20:31 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Troy James Weaver is the author of Witchita Stories, Temporal, Visions, Marigold, and Selected Stories. He lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and dogs. More at troyjamesweaver.com

June 3rd marks the centenary of Franz Kafka's death. To talk about this great writer's peculiar style and lasting legacy, I'm joined by two of the world's foremost Kafka scholars. Mark Harman has just translated, edited and annotated a new edition of Kafka's Selected Stories, while Ross Benjamin is the translator of the first unexpurgated edition of Kafka's Diaries. They tell me what they understand by 'Kafkaesque', the unique difficulties he presents in editing and translation, and the unstable relationship between his published works, his notebooks and his troubled life.  

June 3rd marks the centenary of Franz Kafka's death. To talk about this great writer's peculiar style and lasting legacy, I'm joined by two of the world's foremost Kafka scholars. Mark Harman has just translated, edited and annotated a new edition of Kafka's Selected Stories, while Ross Benjamin is the translator of the first unexpurgated edition of Kafka's Diaries. They tell me what they understand by 'Kafkaesque', the unique difficulties he presents in editing and translation, and the unstable relationship between his published works, his notebooks and his troubled life.  

This conversation is a little different. We wanted to take a break from the election-year political jousting to talk to the poet Christian Wiman about Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair, one of the most singular books published in recent memory—part memoir, part commonplace book, part poetry collection. As with his previous My Bright Abyss, Wiman, more than any other contemporary Christian writer, manages to shake off our culture's desiccated religious tropes to write and talk about matters of ultimate concern in ways that are bracing, even exhilarating. How does poetry tap into reality, or, even better, what does poetry reveal about it? How does he think about the relationship between "life and art"? Why does he resist "Saul on the Road to Damascus"-style accounts of religious conversion? Why did he almost not write about his cancer diagnosis in My Bright Abyss? Why might postmodernism be good for religion, actually? How does the love of another person connect to the love of God? And how does any of this matter for how we live? We take up these questions and more.Sources:Christian Wiman, Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair (2023)— My Bright Abyss: Meditations of a Modern Believer (2013)— Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet (2004)— Every Riven Thing: Poems (2014)— "The Preacher Addresses the Seminarians" in Once in the West (2014)Matthew Sitman, "Finding the Words for Faith: Meet America's Most Important Christian Writer," The Dish, Sept 3, 2014Casey Cep, "How the Poet Christian Wiman Keeps His Faith," New Yorker, Dec 4, 2023Andre Dubus, "A Father's Story," in Selected Stories of Andre Dubus (1996)Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace (1947)Robert Bringhurst, "These Poems, She Said,"  from The Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems 1972-1982. Copper Canyon Press (1982)...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy for access to all of our bonus episodes!

Hi Everyone, This month, we are discussing “The Progress of Love” by Alice Munro. I'm joined on the podcast by Keith Hood, One Story's 2024 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow. Keith read the version of the story available in Alice Munro's collection (1st person POV) and I read the New Yorker version. I suggest reading both as we had a great discussion about POV and narrative distance and Alice Munro's decision to switch POV. Please find the stories here: The Progress of Love from Alice Munro's collection or her Selected Stories is available for purchase on Amazon or Bookshop. The New Yorker Version typed by Kelly is available at kellyfordon.com for the month of April, with possible typos. After April, please purchase a subscription and support good writing at The New Yorker here. As always, I'd love to hear any suggestions for upcoming guests and/or possible stories for review. We always appreciate ratings, reviews, or donations (see the donation button on this page). If you have any ideas, comments, or additional insights into this story, please message me on the Let's Deconstruct a Story Facebook Page. I'd love to add additional comments to this page (below) so check back over time for more insights. I hope you enjoy the show! Kelly Let's Deconstruct a Story on Apple Let's Deconstruct a Story on Spotify ARTICLES AND BOOKS REFERENCED IN THIS PODCAST “Switchback Time” by Joan Silber“The Long-Clock Story” by Amy GustineThe Mookes and The Gripes thoughts on “The Progress of Love.”Tantalizing Silences: Articulating Pain in “.The Progress of Love” The Erotics of Restraint: Essays on Literary FormDouglas Glover (Author Guest, Keith Hood: Mostly true stuff even though not true of me. A Google search reveals that someone who shares Keith Hood's name is a Compliance Director in Hoboken, NJ, a Senior Military Advisor in Washington D.C., and Managing Director of Warner Financial Services in the UK where a different Keith Hood established a thriving photographic business. Other Keith Hoods have experience in the medical field as dentist, periodontist, plastic surgeon, and ophthalmologist. A Keith Hood MD has written numerous articles in medical journals including, “Hematomas in Aesthetic Surgery.”(Again, I'm not that Keith Hood although I've written lots of short stories and essays (see Publications) but I've never written any medical articles. I don't even have a college degree. I have never been a male or female prostitute, an operas singer or athlete. Despite rumors to the contrary, I have never been a staff writer for Star Trek: The Next Generation (although I tried my damnedest). Countless LinkedIn profiles say of various Keith Hoods that he is “an all-around splendid person.” For more on this Keith Hood, visit his website ⁠here. ⁠ Podcast Host Kelly Fordon: Kelly Fordon's latest short story collection, I Have the Answer (Wayne State University Press, 2020), was chosen as a Midwest Book Award Finalist and an Eric Hoffer Finalist. Her 2016 Michigan Notable Book, Garden for the Blind (WSUP), was an INDIEFAB Finalist, a Midwest Book Award Finalist, an Eric Hoffer Finalist, and an IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist. Her first full-length poetry collection, Goodbye Toothless House (Kattywompus Press, 2019), was an Eyelands International Prize Finalist and an Eric Hoffer Finalist. It was later adapted into a play by Robin Martin and published in The Kenyon Review Online. She is the author of three award-winning poetry chapbooks and has received a Best of the Net Award and Pushcart Prize nominations in three different genres. She teaches at Springfed Arts in Detroit and online.

Xue Mo, writer and cultural scholar from Gansu, China. In 2015, he was named as one of China's Ten Persons of the Year, and has served on the faculty at Gansu Writers Association, Fudan University, and Guangzhou University of Foreign Studies.At the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair and 2023 London Book Fair, Xue Mo and his work “Into the Desert” ranked No.1 in the list of top topics in international media, becoming the most talked-about figure.Contact online: www.xuemo.com

Pat Kinevane - Album Reviews - After a Dance: Selected Stories by Bridget O'Connor

SELECTED STORIES by Xue MoSelected Stories by Xue Mo is a collection of short tales set on the ancient Silk Road, exploring love, hope, faith, life and death. The first three tales depict the lives and relationships of outsiders in rural villages, offering a contemporary perspective on the impact of rumour, pain and suffering.The last novella tells a gripping story of two sisters-in-law crossing the desert by camel to find hope, seek freedom and pursue dreams. These tales serve as a perfect introduction to Xue Mo's literary works.Translated into over two dozen languages, namely English, French, German, Korean, and Swedish, this book has been praised for its universal appeal.Its English version was translated by Nicky Harman,a prize-winning British sinologist and translator, with the Guardian newspaper including one of its stories Old Man Xinjiang, in their collection of five top short stories from contemporary China. In 2022, its Sinhala version was awarded the National Literature Award in Sri Lanka.Xue Mo, previously known as Chen Kaihong, was born in Wuwei, Gansu province. He is a celebrated cultural scholar, contemporary Chinese writer, Vice-Chairman of the Gansu Writers' Association, Dean of the Guangzhou Research Institute for Shangpa Culture, and a humanities tutor at Fudan University. Xue Mo's writing is heavily influenced by his hometown in western China and embodies the essence of traditional Chinese culture. His writing style perfectly blends hallucinatory realism with minute descriptions of rural life in China and the inner worlds of Chinese people. He employs various literary forms, such as short stories, novels, poems, and prose essays, and his work explores themes such as love, freedom, life and death, and humanity 's relationship with nature. His works have received critical acclaim, enjoyed extensive media coverage at home and abroad, and are considered seminal 5 literature from China's western regions. During the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022, Xue Mo ranked No.1 in the list of top topics in international media, outshining even the Spanish Guest of Honor and becoming the most talked-about figure. More than 2,000 media outlets, such as The Associated Press and PR Newswire, covered “Xue Mo” and his works. According to a statistical analysis of media presence conducted by Meltwater, the top10 print and online media coverage related to “Xue Mo” potentially reached over 1 billion people. https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Stories-by-Xuemo-%E9%9B%AA%E6%BC%A0%E5%B0%8F%E8%AF%B4%E7%B2%BE%E9%80%89/dp/B09HJYMMG2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K6SPN1UVLX0Q&keywords=Selected+Stories+by+Xue+Mo&qid=1699927071&sprefix=selected+stories+by+xue+mo%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1http://www.XueMo.com    http://www.GreatWritersMedia.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/113023gwmo.mp3

#book #review #fiction #horror #fantasy #paranormal #supernatural Join me this November 4th-5th (Saturday-Sunday) at the Mid-Michigan Paracon! I will be wandering around and recording whatever I can to share on future episodes of the show. https://www.midmichiganparacon.com/ Follow Mike; https://troubledminds.org/ Follow Rohan; http://bit.ly/3Km4S0f Follow Jen; https://linktr.ee/jenniferhawkins_arcana You can now listen to 2 episodes of the show every night at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern on the Troubled Minds Radio Network KUAP-DB! https://troubledminds.org/troubled-minds-radio-network-kuap-db-listen-now/ If you would like to support the show, you can share it with others, buy my books, and / or make donations at the links below. https://salsidoparanormal.podbean.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Salsido/author/B01N6RJZKW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jamessalsido?country.x=US https://account.venmo.com/u/James-Salsido https://www.patreon.com/SalsidoParanormal  

In this show, I reviewed and discussed the paranormal aspects of three short stories; The Reaper's Image, Gramma, and The Reach. #book #review #fiction #fantasy #horror #paranormal #supernatural Join me this November 4th-5th (Saturday-Sunday) at the Mid-Michigan Paracon! I will be wandering around and recording whatever I can to share on future episodes of the show. https://www.midmichiganparacon.com/ Follow Mike; https://troubledminds.org/ Follow Rohan; http://bit.ly/3Km4S0f Follow Jen; https://linktr.ee/jenniferhawkins_arcana You can now listen to 2 episodes of the show every night at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern on the Troubled Minds Radio Network KUAP-DB! https://troubledminds.org/troubled-minds-radio-network-kuap-db-listen-now/ If you would like to support the show, you can share it with others, buy my books, and / or make donations at the links below. https://salsidoparanormal.podbean.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Salsido/author/B01N6RJZKW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.patreon.com/SalsidoParanormal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jamessalsido?country.x=US https://account.venmo.com/u/James-Salsido  

In this episode, I reviewed and discussed the paranormal aspects of the stories Word Processor of the Gods, and Beachworld. #book #review #fiction #horror #fantasy #paranormal #supernatural Join me this November 4th-5th (Saturday-Sunday) at the Mid-Michigan Paracon! I will be wandering around and recording whatever I can to share on future episodes of the show. https://www.midmichiganparacon.com/ Follow Mike; https://troubledminds.org/ Follow Rohan; http://bit.ly/3Km4S0f Follow Jen; https://linktr.ee/jenniferhawkins_arcana You can now listen to 2 episodes of the show every night at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern on the Troubled Minds Radio Network KUAP-DB! https://troubledminds.org/troubled-minds-radio-network-kuap-db-listen-now/ If you would like to support the show, you can share it with others, buy my books, and / or make donations at the links below. https://salsidoparanormal.podbean.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Salsido/author/B01N6RJZKW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.patreon.com/SalsidoParanormal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jamessalsido?country.x=US https://account.venmo.com/u/James-Salsido  

On Ron's Amazing Stories we are going to take a close look at the old time radio series The Columbia Workshop. This was a unique show that was one of the pioneers of modern radio. We have a bigfoot story from a listener in Buffalo, New York. It takes place in the area of Washington state I am very familiar with, The Pacific Crest Trail. The show begins with a review of the audiobook Selected Stories of Harry Bates. Who was he? Press that play button and find out. Featured Story - Columbia Workshop July, 1936 Our featured story this week isn't a story at all. It was an experiment by CBS that began in July of 1936. Radio was still a very new thing and early pioneers wanted to find out what the boundaries were of this new medium. It was called The Columbia Workshop. I found the very first episode of the show and cleaned it up as best I could. This one tells two stories while showing what radio sound could do. I hope you like it. My suggestion to you is this: As you listen, imagine yourself listening to an old tube radio, on the porch, on a warm night on July 18, 1936.  Other Stories Include - The Principle Murder,  The Day the Earth Stood Still And Selected Stories of Harry Bates, Bigfoot Calling Bigfoot, A Comedy of Danger, and The Finger of God Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from , stream it on or on the mobile version of . Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on . Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this . Social Links: Contact Links:  

#book #review #fiction #horror #fantasy #paranormal #supernatural Follow Mike; https://troubledminds.org/ Follow Rohan; http://bit.ly/3Km4S0f You can now listen to 2 episodes of the show every night at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern on the Troubled Minds Radio Network KUAP-DB! https://troubledminds.org/troubled-minds-radio-network-kuap-db-listen-now/ If you would like to support the show, you can share it with others, buy my books, and / or make donations at the links below. https://salsidoparanormal.podbean.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Salsido/author/B01N6RJZKW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jamessalsido?country.x=US https://account.venmo.com/u/James-Salsido https://www.patreon.com/SalsidoParanormal  

The Quarterly was a literary magazine edited by Gordon Lish from 1987 to 1995. (I was Mr. Lish's editorial assistant in the early '90s.) I'll read just one story from the Spring 1988 issue of the journal: "Darling" by Willam Tester. Gordon Lish is an acclaimed author and editor. A former editor at Esquire and Alfred A. Knopf, he is celebrated for his notable work with authors including Raymond Carver, Denis Donoghue, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, Gary Lutz, Ben Marcus, and Christine Schutt, among many others. His books include Dear Mr. Capote, What I Know So Far, Mourner at the Door, Extravaganza, White Plains, Peru, Zimzum, The Selected Stories of Gordon Lish, and more. He is married and lives in New York. He is 89 years old. Support the showRead Me to Sleep, Ricky is hosted by Rick Whitaker and produced in New York City. Contact: rickawhitaker@gmail.comhttps://readmetosleepricky.com

For the fifth episode of Season Three, host Rick Whitaker reads a strange and disturbing story by Barry Hannah. First published in Esquire Magazine in the summer of 1976, reprinted in the collection All Our Secrets Are the Same: New Fiction from Esquire,  again in Hannah's 1978 book Airships, and a fourth time in Barry Hannah's 2010 Long, Last, Happy: New and Selected Stories. Here's Barry Hannah's “Behold the Husband in His Perfect Agony,” edited by Gordon Lish. Support the showRead Me to Sleep, Ricky is hosted by Rick Whitaker and produced in New York City. Contact: rickawhitaker@gmail.comhttps://readmetosleepricky.com

The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories

Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches

The Quarterly was a literary magazine edited by Gordon Lish from 1987 to 1995. (I was Mr. Lish's editorial assistant in the early '90s.) I'll read three stories from the Spring 1987 first issue of the journal: "The Harvest" by Amy Hempel, "Sea Animals" by Tom Spanbauer, and "The Slit" by Yannick Murphy. Gordon Lish is an acclaimed author and editor. A former editor at Esquire and Alfred A. Knopf, he is celebrated for his notable work with authors including Raymond Carver, Denis Donoghue, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, Gary Lutz, Ben Marcus, and Christine Schutt, among many others. His previous books include Dear Mr. Capote, What I Know So Far, Mourner at the Door, Extravaganza, White Plains, Peru, Zimzum, The Selected Stories of Gordon Lish, and more. He is married and lives in New York. He is 89 years old. Literary Guise Podcast: A Book Club for Modern MenA cocktail-infused book podcast, examining positive and toxic portrayals of masculinity.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showRead Me to Sleep, Ricky is hosted by Rick Whitaker and produced in New York City. Contact: rickawhitaker@gmail.comhttps://readmetosleepricky.com

In this show, I reviewed and discussed the paranormal aspects of The Road Virus Heads North, 1408, and Riding the Bullet. #review #fiction #horror #fantasy #paranormal #supernatural James Salsido's links

BIBLIOTECA SUBMERSA é a nova série de episódios do Podcast da Raphus Press, uma ironia bastante séria com o conceito de canônico e marginal, de popular e elitista, de aceito e não aceito, a partir das obras de autores que, aparentemente, tinham alguma influência (ou relevância) de certas obras ou autores no passado e que, hoje, parecem ausentes das livrarias, cadernos culturais, canais de vídeo na Internet. Nossa inspiração é Jorge Luis Borges e uma conhecida citação de Virginia Woolf: “Livros usados são selvagens, destituídos; surgem em grandes bandos de penas variadas e possuem certo encanto que falta aos volumes domesticados de uma biblioteca.” Episódio de hoje: Paisagens crepusculares, outonais (narrativas finisseculares de Mark Valentine) Obras citadas: “Selected Stories”, Mark Valentine (Swan River Press, 2012). Apoie nossa campanha de visionários e malditos: https://www.catarse.me/3visionarios Entre para a nossa sociedade, dedicada à bibliofilia maldita e ao culto de tenebrosos grimórios: o RES FICTA (solicitações via http://raphuspress.weebly.com/contact.html). Nosso podcast também está disponível nas seguintes plataformas: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NUiqPPTMdnezdKmvWDXHs - Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-da-raphus-press/id1488391151?uo=4 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDlmZmVjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D Apoie o canal: https://apoia.se/podcastdaraphus. Ou adquira nossos livros em nosso site: http://raphuspress.weebly.com. Dúvidas sobre envio, formas de pagamento, etc.: http://raphuspress.weebly.com/contact.html.

In this show, I review and discuss the paranormal aspects of two stories from the anthology Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King; The Little Sisters of Eluria, and Everything's Eventual. #review #stories #fiction #fantasy #horror #vampires #psychicpowers #paranormal #supernatural James Salsido's links

Hehehehe, welcome children!!! Pull up a chair and join the Abyss crew as they explore the wonderful world of Junji Ito's Shiver: Selected Stories. Before they chug vegetable oil and study balloons in the sky, they chat about The Deluge by Stephen Markley, Jeff Strand's Demonic, Knock at the Cabin, The Last of Us, Madness at the End of the World by Julian Sancton, Tim Meyer's Pteranodon Canyon and The Sea, The Stars, Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, the podcast Conspriacy Theories, and The Legend of Vox Machina. Now check out this cool record I found and dig into some horror manga!

Richard Bausch (“A master of the novel as well as the story ” —Sven Birkerts, The New York Times)  previews a chapter of his 13th novel, PLAYHOUSE, scheduled for release by Alfred A. Knopf on February 14, then talks with Alan Rifkin about the book and his craft. Bausch's works have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Harper's, The New Yorker, Narrative, Gentleman's Quarterly. Playboy, The Southern Review, New Stories From the South, The Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories and The Pushcart Prize Stories; and they have been widely anthologized, including in The Granta Book of the American Short Story and The Vintage Book of the Contemporary American Short Story. The Modern Library published The Selected Stories of Richard Bausch in March, 1996. He has won two National Magazine Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lila-Wallace Reader's Digest Fund Writer's Award, the Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and The 2004 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. In 1995 he was elected to the Fellowship of Southern Writers. In 1999 he signed on as co-editor, with RV Cassill, of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Since Cassill's passing, in 2002, he has been the sole editor of that prestigious anthology. Richard is the 2013 Winner of the REA award for Short Fiction. He is currently a professor at Chapman University in Orange, California. Host Alan Rifkin's novels, essays and short stories of Los Angeles have been published widely. Learn more at www.alanrifkin.com.Intro music is from the song "Slow," performed by Sally Dworsky. Written by Sally Dworsky and Chris Hickey. Available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming platforms.Podcast art by Ryan Longnecker.Special thanks to Ben Rifkin.

Tonight we hear from two great writers of fiction, Charles Dickens and Alice Munro. Through a handful of readings from Claire Tomalin's Charles Dickens: A Life, we see how Dickens (1812-1870) was able to juggle, for almost a year, the writing of two novels simultaneously, both for serial publication. Thanks to a letter written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, who visited Dickens in London in 1862, we also hear Dickens speaking privately in a way that he rarely did publicly, admitting that his villains were better reflections of himself than his more lovable and generous characters. We also answer the question: what do David Copperfield and Jane Eyre have in common? From the introduction to her Selected Stories, Alice Munro (born in 1931, and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize) describes how, as a homemaker, she came to writing short stories very nearly by necessity. She also discusses how she set her first attempts at fiction in faraway, historical, or Brontë-inspired surroundings, and only later came to see the artistic potential of her own backyard, in the Lake Huron region of Canada. Don't forget to join Human Voices Wake Us on Patreon, or sign up for our newsletter here. Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/support

As the end of the year approaches, Matt and Sam are once again answering questions from you, their beloved listeners. Like previous mailbag episodes, there was an abundance of excellent questions that were submitted. Topics include: the possibilities for the religious left, white Christian nationalism, your hosts' literary habits and favorite novels, conspiracy theories—and more. For those who especially enjoy this type of episode, check out the next KYE bonus episode on Patreon, which will take up even more listener questions!Sources:Hannah Gold, "The Loud Parts," Harper's, October 2022Jewish Currents, "The Jews" (On the Nose podcast episode), November 23, 2022Alastair Roberts, "On Thomas Achord," Alastair's Adversaria, November 27, 2022Rod Dreher, "The Thomas Achord – Alastair Roberts Mess," The American Conservative, November 27, 2022Matthew Sitman, "Whither the Religious Left?" New Republic, April 15, 2021Ned Rorem, Lies: A Diary, 1986-1999 (2002)Breece D'J Pancake, The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (2002)Breece D'J Pancake, "Trilobites," The Atlantic, December 1977Andre Dubus, Selected Stories (1995)Janet Malcolm, "I Should Have Made Him for a Dentist," New York Review of Books, March 2018John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)Art Shay, Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century (2000)...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes

This is the story of Andromeda Wright. Planet PA-99-N2. The war between the planet of fire and the planet of snow, and the only heroine who would be able to stop the war and change the way people think of stars.,, it's all part of the VERY FIRST story that's been selected from the submitted STORIES of Space Project!  I'm reading it on the podcast this week, as I will each and every week from now until the end of the year… in addition, I'll be sharing with you some of the very interesting items that will be sent to the moon as part of NASA's official flight kit- including patches, pins, stickers and (wait for it…) STORIES!!!! It's a lovely run through this week you'll be inspired to look into more, so here are the links for you to follow along, and then learn how to send your story to me to read on the podcast, and then send it to space:  The STORIES of Space Project: www.storiesofspace.com  NASA Artemis Official Flight Kit https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis-i-becomes-cultural-educational-time-capsule-for-trip-around-moon  More About the STORIES of Space Project, and how to get YOUR story read on the podcast: https://www.storiesofspace.com/about  Stories of Space™ (The STORIES Project) is an open-source project available to a global community of storytellers who wish to connect people to space. Driven by a team of scientists, researchers, communicators, and writers, The Stories of Space Project™ believes that a story-YOUR story-can change the way we explore space. Helping to create a JEDI space – a Just, Equity, Diverse, and Inclusive space – Stories of Space™ is a worldwide project. Everyone – from space enthusiasts to space professionals – can launch a piece of their on-Earth experience into a true outer-space adventure. Selected Stories of Space™ submissions will be cataloged on SD cards (secure digital cards or a tiny flash memory card designed for high-capacity memory and various portable devices) scheduled to fly in 2023. The SD cards are part of a payload test project flown by NASA on a MISSE satellite carrier, provided by Aegis Aerospace, a major small satellite carrier and approved NASA contractor. MISSE is a highly flexible, commercial facility owned and operated by Aegis Aerospace that is permanently installed on the external ISS truss near the solar arrays. After the return flight, stories will be shared on the Casual Space Podcast, hosted by Space Communicator, Beth Mund. 

This Halloween, we're chugging down salad oil and hiding from our balloon dopplegangers with returning friend of the show, Kirby Green, and see if our sanity can can survive the brain-melting onslaught of Junji Ito's collection of his shorter manga … Continue reading →

Mattie returns to the Graveside to talk about three stories from Livia Llewellyn's collection, Furnace (Yours Is the Right to Begin, The Last, Clean, Bright Summer and and Love shall have no Dominion) Check out Mattie's fiction: https://devilsdoorbell.itch.io/

Cristina Rivera Garza returns to the show to discuss her New and Selected Stories, which gathers together fiction across thirty years of her writing life. Some are stories translated into English for the first time. Others are stories in English that haven't yet appeared in Spanish. Still others are new versions, rewritten, retranslated or both. We […] The post Cristina Rivera Garza : New and Selected Stories appeared first on Tin House.

Sherman Alexie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where I'm Calling From,” by Raymond Carver, which was published in The New Yorker in 1982. Alexie is the author of nineteen books of fiction and poetry, including “Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories” and the novel “Flight.”

You couldn't get to grips with fate, but the enemy you could see and touch was your own body In the sixty ninth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we are riding with The Women, the Camels, and the Dholes, one of the stories contained within the Selected Stories of Xue Mo (雪漠小说精选 / Xuěmò Xiǎoshuō Jīngxuǎn). Two women are joining me on this trek: audiobook producer Nicola Clayton and voice actor Sarah Lam. In this tale we get material, we get Buddhist, we get into self-help, we get really close to death, and we take up a rifle loaded with... weirdly sentient bullets. It will make sense when we explain it… maybe… - // NEWS ITEMS // BUY: The Paper Republic Guide to Chinese Literature LISTEN: Craig Clunas on Sigmund Freud's Chinese Collection LISTEN/WATCH: Jing Tsu & Dan Russell on Kingdom of Characters READ: Ecocriticism and Chinese Literature: Imagined Landscapes and Real Lived Spaces - // WORD OF THE DAY // (生存 - shēng cún - to exist, to survive) - // MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE // Nicola's cinematic pairings: All is Lost (2013, dir. JC Chandor) and Tracks (2013, dir. John Curran) Angus' musical pairing: 万物生 Alive - 萨顶顶 Sa Dingding Gansu - Xue Mo's home province The Holy Monk and the Spirit Woman - the book Xue Mo wrote about a figure from Tibetan history who inspired him. Note that this link leads to a page on Xue Mo's own website The Inspector Chen Mysteries - the BBC Radio 4 series featuring Sarah! The Leeds Centre January 2022 Author of the Month (it's our guy XM) Xue Mo's: Twitter, and Instagram, and Pinterest, and his entry on Paper Republic - // Handy TrChFic Links // The TrChFic mailing list Episode Transcripts Help Support TrChFic The TrChFic Map INSTAGRAM // TWITTER // DISCORD // HOMEPAGE

Steven Schwartz is the author of four short story collections, Little Raw Souls, To Leningrad in Winter, Lives of the Fathers, Madagascar: New and Selected Stories, and three novels, The Tenderest of Strings, Therapy and A Good Doctor's Son. His fiction has received the Nelson Algren Award, the Sherwood Anderson Prize, the Cohen Award, the Colorado Book Award for the Novel, two O. Henry Prize Story Awards, the Foreword Review Gold Medal for Short Stories, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell, and Bread Loaf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hoy escuchamos fragmentos del texto "Reencarnación" por su autora Cristina Rivera Garza y Sarah Booker, del libro New and Selected Stories, traducido by Sarah Booker, Lisa Dillman, Francisca González Arias y Alex Ross a publicarse en la editorial Penguin Random House. Ver m{as de su obra https://shopescritoras.com/collections/cristina-rivera-garza "Leyendo literatura en 3 minutos" es una declaración por una escritura más allá de las fronteras.  Today, we listen fragments of "Reincarnation" by Cristina Rivera Garza and Sarah Booker, from the book New and Selected Stories translated by Sarah Booker, Lisa Dillman, Francisca González Arias, and Alex Ross, coming soon in Penguin Random House. See more https://shopescritoras.com/collections/cristina-rivera-garza "Reading literature in 3 minutes" is a utterance of a writing beyond all borders.

Episode 25: Interview with Wilderness Adventurer Sandy Lewis In the last episode I shared some of the origin stories of a few Algonquin Wilderness Adventurers whose ancestors, some as many as five generations back, were invited by the Ontario Government to lease small plots of land on a specific set of Algonquin Park lakes and build summer cabins.  In this episode I'm thrilled to be chatting with the patriarch of one such five-generation family Sandy Lewis. Sandy is the grandson of both Dr. Alexander Pirie and Thomas Bertram who were Algonquin's first wilderness Adventurers. The two purchased in 1906, Allan and David Gilmour's summer cabins and leased the land on the south-end of an island in the middle of Canoe Lake, just south of what is today's Big Wapomeo Island. The sawmill that the Gilmour brothers owned that existed at the north end of Canoe Lake had gone bankrupt some years earlier and the cottages abandoned. Lewis shares not just his grandparents and parents experiences, but also his own as a young child, hanging out by himself in the woods. Biographical references include my own 2002 book Algonquin Voices, Selected Stories of Canoe Lake Women and Gary Long and Randy Whitman's 1998 book When Giants Fall – The Gilmour Quest for Algonquin Pine.  This episode's musical interlude is called Forever Unknown and comes from fellow Algonquin lover Sarah Spring. Sara is a composer, sound artist, pianist and music educator and her music can be found on www.saraspringpiano.ca

Troy James Weaver is today's guest! Troy is the author of Witchita Stories, Temporal, Marigold, Visions, and Selected Stories. His work has appeared in NY Tyrant, Hobart, The Southwest Review, and many others. He lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and dogs. We discuss absurdism, humor, Beckett, first person narrative, working and writing, workshopping, Sam Pink, and more. Enjoy!

Troy James Weaver is a Wholesale Florist and Writer. His work can be read in the Southwest Review, New York Tyrant, Juked, Hobart and others.  He is the author of Temporal, Witchita Stories, Visions, Selected Stories and Marigold. Before you listen, read the three stories we discuss in this episode:  Hooks, Instructions for Mourning, and What Should I Call This If you're writing cool, strange, different literature, if you're publishing online, if you'd like more readers or if you know someone doing any of those things, send me some writing at leftthehoseonpod@gmail.com Thank you to Theo Teravainen for the intro music. 

Specially selected snippets from series 2 of the show! This is another great show to listen to if you've not heard the show before. Stories include memories of Sunday dinners, allotments and trips to the cinema! Enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast/message

In this episode I've selected some of my favourite stories told in series one. Everything from dangerous games played in the North Seaton mine overflow tunnels to memories of the Hirst East School. I hope you'll enjoy listening to these. This is a great jumping on point for a new listener and a lovely treat for those of you who've been listening to the show for a while now. All the usual voices make worthy contributions to this episode, my parents, Neil and Eleanor and Jacqueline all have tales to tell and memories to share. Pour yours self a cup of something, disconnect the telephone and enjoy listening to this special episode. Series 3 will being very soon (in sept 2021). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast/message

I was invited on the Truth or Theory Podcast to talk about sci-fi predictive programing. We cut up and had a great time. We spoke about sci-fi books and movies that changed our perception, whether that be organic or programmed. Be sure to check out their awesome show in the links below!!! ++YOUTUBE++: https://www.youtube.com/c/TruthorTheory/featured  ++INSTAGRAM++: https://www.instagram.com/totjp/?igshid=1e...%E2%80%8B    ++How To Kill A Sacred Cow Links++ ++APPLE PODCASTS: http://bit.ly/HowToKillASacredCowPodcast  ++WEBSITE: www.howtokillasacredcow.com   ++INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayhenehan/  ++FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/HowToKillASacredCowFB  ++TWITTER: http://bit.ly/HowSacred  ++BITCHUTE: https://bit.ly/3fN8HLc  ++YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMlLLvrwG9cZNAM1VBQfTgA  ++SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3yyL8OA  ++ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@HowToKillASacredCow:8  Help the podcast by purchasing these health products below!! *Take Back Your Health Starter Pack* Lion's Mane- https://amzn.to/3hJVhSD  Myovite Multivitamin pack for athletes- https://amzn.to/3462vse  Megafood Multivitamin- https://amzn.to/344sO1L  Food Scale- https://amzn.to/3hEjDgC  Bulk Supplements Protein- https://amzn.to/3oJLNbt  Probiotic- https://amzn.to/3bJf153  Super Greens- https://amzn.to/3fAKDuO  Help out the podcast by purchasing the books below!!   The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick: https://amzn.to/3iUFC3p  Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick- https://amzn.to/3xbQCxq  The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick- https://amzn.to/3pIoD5J  Selected Stories by Philip K. Dick- https://amzn.to/2Th2bEA  Time Out Of Joint by Philip K. Dick- https://amzn.to/3xbbi8o  The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick- https://amzn.to/3iKUVtY 

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to award-winning Novelist, screenwriter, critic and short story writer, William Boyd. William’s first novel was published in 1981 and he has since gone on to publish a further 16 novels and countless short story collections, together with works of non-fiction, plays. A former television critic, he has also worked extensively as a screenwriter for both film and television. William’s latest book, Trio, was published in October 2020 and will be out in paperback later this year. -- Books Featured In This Episode: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (https://bit.ly/3vryTBa) Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me : Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland (https://bit.ly/3vsuYnx) Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (https://bit.ly/3gLjWph) Trio by William Boyd (https://bit.ly/3nnEjdo) The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles (https://bit.ly/3u5evW4) Chekhov's Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov (https://bit.ly/32Wxlmv) -- Produced & presented by the team at Mostly Books (www.mostly-books.co.uk) www.twitter.com/mostlyreading www.instagram.com/mostlybooks_shop Edited by Nick Short (www.instagram.com/alongstoryshorter)

Tsh was on a crazy-tight book deadline this week, so in this episode, Seth is talking to none other than his wife Amber! She shares her morning routine when the day's going well: daily examen, prayer, poetry, and the things she does to get her creative juices flowing. If you need some inspiration for your own morning routine and you're hankering for a good old-fashioned Southern drawl that makes you smile, you need this conversation. Seth: Newsletter | Website Amber: Instagram | Website Tsh: Newsletter | Website Pick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going Come to Italy with us! Selected Stories of Anton Chekov Survival is a Style: Poems, by Christian Wiman Sara Billups on Instagram Heather King Ophelia, by Roo Panes

Part one of a two-part series, this episode engages with Gallant's voice and the materiality of the recording: how do we perceive Gallant's explanatory interruptions, unincluded in the printed work? How do we hear the physicality of the audio recording itself? While this episode takes up these questions in regards to the recording of the event, part two will take them up in combination with further consideration of the live event itself.Episoder Producers:This episode was created by SpokenWeb contributors Kate Moffatt, Kandice Sharren, and Michelle Levy, with additional audio courtesy of the Simon Fraser University Archives and Records Management Department.Citations:Coe, Jonathan. “The Life of Henri Grippes.” London Review of Books. Vol. 19, no. 18, 18 September 1997.Gallant, Mavis. “Grippes and Poche.” The New Yorker, 29 November 1982, p. 42.Gallant, Mavis. “A Painful Affair.” The New Yorker, 16 March 1981, p. Gallant, Mavis. “A Flying Start.” The New Yorker, 13 September 1982, p. 39.Gallant, Mavis. “In Plain Sight.” The New Yorker, 25 October 1993, p. 96.kyles. “cassette tape deck open, close +tape handling.” Freesound, 5 December 2018, https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/450525/.Mavis Gallant. The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997.Mavis Gallant. “Preface.” The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997.Mackie, John. “A hidden treasure of 1960s Vancouver recordings resurfaces.” Vancouver Sun, 31 December 2019, https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/a-hidden-treasure-of-1960s-vancouver-recordings-resurfacesvladnegrila. “Flipping through pages 2.” Freesound, 22 April 2017, https://freesound.org/people/vladnegrila/sounds/388870/.Simon Fraser University wishes to hear from any copyright owner, or their representative, who believes that this project has not properly attributed their work, has used it without authorization in violation of Canada's Copyright Act, or has released confidential information in violation of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Book XChange Podcast celebrates short stories in general - and, the release of co-host Jude Joseph Lovell's brand new story collection, "Door in the Air" - in this special episode. Jude has been writing and releasing short stories off and on for over 20 years, with two previous short story collections to his credit... and now, he's just published his "New and Selected Stories, 1999-2020." John interviews Jude about writing short fiction, putting together the new collection and how his writing has evolved over the years. After that, the twins discuss what makes short stories such a compelling form of fiction, and bring up some of their favorite examples and masters of the craft. Thank you all for following and supporting the BXC Podcast into 2021!

This week, we return to a post-apocalyptic world, following a horrific war between the Soviets and the UN.  Soldiers are the only remaining inhabitants of Earth, and the UN forces unleased a deadly robot weapon, known as 'claws,' to fight the Soviets.  It was effective.  So effective, that they appear to have taken on a life of their own - we left Major Hendricks having witnessed for the first time that they can now look and sound human.  What other horrors await him, and will he ever make it to safety on the moon...?If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtaleBooks - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):Second Variety - https://amzn.to/3grtunm Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick - https://amzn.to/2SAyuf5 The Philip K. Dick Collection: Library of America Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2OYLpVZ FilmsScreamers - https://amzn.to/3n3MZ7N Minority Report - https://amzn.to/2HxNYdg Blade Runner: The Director's Cut - https://amzn.to/2V2cSK0 The Adjustment Bureau - https://amzn.to/3bMlydr  I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings, Drew Atkins and John Bowles. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale)

We return, for this week's Tale, to the work of sci-fi giant Philip K. Dick.  First published in 1953 in Space Science Fiction, Dick transports us to a world where the Cold Ward had heated up - an apocalyptic war has broken out between the Soviet Union and the United Nations, and a near total Soviet victory has forced the North American government to flee to a Moon Base, leaving the majority of the troops behind.  The UN's solution to fight back - a new robot weapon, nicknamed 'claws.' This, like much of Dick's work, is a Tale where technology has moved beyond a useful comfort to mankind and has the potential to become something harmful, and something we cannot fully understand... If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtaleBooks - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):Second Variety - https://amzn.to/3grtunm Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick - https://amzn.to/2SAyuf5 The Philip K. Dick Collection: Library of America Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2OYLpVZ FilmsScreamers - https://amzn.to/3n3MZ7N Minority Report - https://amzn.to/2HxNYdg Blade Runner: The Director's Cut - https://amzn.to/2V2cSK0 The Adjustment Bureau - https://amzn.to/3bMlydr  I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings, Drew Atkins and John Bowles. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale)

Cory Bennet is a writer from Northern California whose work has appeared in Entropy, Witch Craft Magazine, Dostoyevsky Wannabe, X-Ray Lit Mag, and other dope places. He is currently enrolled in the MFA program at Sierra Nevada University. Follow him for real talk and skater shit on Twitter @melancory666.Troy James Weaver is the author of Marigold, Visions, Selected Stories, Temporal, and Witchita Stories, most of which were handwritten on scrap paper while working as a florist in Kansas, where he lives with his wife and chihuahuas. Follow him on Twitter @Teaweave and IG @weaver.troy.On this episode: jail education, the shithead rite of passage, G.G. Allin, music we've been listening to, content oversaturation, recidivism, first public readings, shout-out Rios de la Luz and J. David Osborne, dogs > people, mortality and reincarnation, shared grief, the best and worst parts of church, the Bible as literature, metaphor, writing ugly shit, Don Carpenter's Hard Rain Falling, writing from different perspectives, everything is fiction, relative and subjective truth, burn it all down, knowing yourself, making tangible impacts, going with your gut.Buy or steal Kelby's books and follow him on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack.  

Maggie and Jasmin offer a brief re-telling of the events surrounding the 1846 frontier wagon train known as the Donner Party.**For a full source list, please visit thegoodolddayspod.com.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/darknostalgiaworks)

This story is from 'The Awakening & Selected Stories ' by Kate Chopin. A level literature students may want to listen to the story before reading it or read along. Unfortunately the sound quality is not great however I hope to rectify that for further episodes.

We return with another short story from one of our favourite science fiction writers, Philip K. Dick.  Much of his work has received the Hollywood treatment, including "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" becoming "Blade Runner", and "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" getting the snappier title "Total Recall."  While "The Skull" itself has never been turned into a film, it is clear that some major movies have borrowed elements from this story...   If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtaleOr contribute to our War Chest here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-well-told-tale-the-war-chestBooks - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick - https://amzn.to/2SAyuf5The Philip K. Dick Collection: Library of America Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2OYLpVZFilmsMinority Report - https://amzn.to/2HxNYdgBlade Runner: The Director's Cut - https://amzn.to/2V2cSK0The Adjustment Bureau - https://amzn.to/3bMlydr  I would like to thank my patrons: Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood, Jane, Kaffee Stark and Leathery Wings. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale)

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Gary chats with World Fantasy Award-winner Mary Rickert on being cautious during the lockdown, reading Dracula for the first time, the rewards of contemplating individual words and their etymologies, revisiting Ray Bradbury, and Mary's own forthcoming work. Books mentioned include: You Have Never Been Here: New and Selected Stories by M. Rickert The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Rickert (forthcoming) Dracula by Bram Stoker House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury Thin Places by Kay Chronister      

This week we have a whimsical, if dark, short story by Philip K. Dick, "Beyond the Door." Best known for his sci-fi works that inspired major Hollywood movies such as "Blade Runner" and "Minority Report", this tale is probably best described as a piece of magical realism. If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtaleOr contribute to our War Chest here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-well-told-tale-the-war-chestBooks - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick - https://amzn.to/2SAyuf5The Philip K. Dick Collection: Library of America Boxed Set - https://amzn.to/2OYLpVZFilmsMinority Report - https://amzn.to/2HxNYdgBlade Runner: The Director's Cut - https://amzn.to/2V2cSK0 The Adjustment Bureau - https://amzn.to/3bMlydr  I would like to thank my patrons: Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood, Jane, Kaffee Stark and Leathery Wings. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale)

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Such a Fun Age, Dead Astronauts, This is Going To Hurt, and more great December books. This episode was sponsored the Read Harder Journal, Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge, and Sips by RGH. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom by Toni Morrison The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey  This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison  Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow Burn the Place: A Memoir by Iliana Regan What we're reading: Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Stay and Fight by Madeline ffitch More books out this week: Cheaters Always Win: The Story of America by J. M. Fenster Treachery: A Novel (Giordano Bruno Thriller) by S. J. Parris  Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean Free Day (New York Review Books Classics) by Inès Cagnati, Liesl Schillinger (translator) Nine Elms (Kate Marshall) by Robert Bryndza  One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle The Wilds by Vita Ayala, Emily Pearson (Artist) Now You See Them (Magic Men Mysteries) by Elly Griffiths Just Watch Me: A Novel by Jeff Lindsay The Attempted Murder of Teddy Roosevelt by Burt Solomon Plate Tectonics: An Illustrated Memoir by Margaux Motin  Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho All the Colors of Magic by Valija Zinck When Old Midnight Comes Along (Amos Walker Novels) by Loren D. Estleman  Scared Little Rabbits by A.V. Geiger Thin Ice: A Mystery by Paige Shelton  1973: Rock at the Crossroads by Andrew Grant Jackson Walk the Wild With Me by Rachel Atwood Reverie by Ryan La Sala Oppo: A Novel by Tom Rosenstiel Anyone: A Novel by Charles Soule Down Among the Dead by K.B. Wagers Winter Grave (An Embla Nystrom Investigation) by Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (translator) Scornful Stars (Breaker of Empires Book 3) by Richard Baker The Heart Is a Full-Wild Beast: New and Selected Stories by John L'Heureux Reputation: A Novel by Sara Shepard Diamond & Dawn (Amber & Dusk, Book 2) by Lyra Selene  Children of Virtue & Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh  Trace of Evil: A Natalie Lockhart Novel by Alice Blanchard  Elena Ferrante’s Key Words by Tiziana de Rogatis, Will Schutt (translator) The Sacrament: A Novel by Olaf Olafsson Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer by Carol Sklenicka  Heaven on Earth: How Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern World by L. S. Fauber The General Zapped an Angel: Stories (Art of the Story) by Howard Fast  Nietzsche and the Burbs by Lars Iyer Blitzed (The Playbook) by Alexa Martin  The Revisionaries by A. R. Moxon  A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis by Françoise Frenkel This Is Happiness by Niall Williams From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings by Lawrence Block  Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters

Jason Erik Lundberg, Author of ‘Most Excellent and Lamentable: Selected Stories’ talks about his new book. 

This week marks the publication of Jonathan's new hard-SF anthology Mission Critical, the title of which reminded Gary of the first SF serial he read, Hal Clement's Close to Critical. This lead, by our usual process of carefully structured random free association, to a discussion of Clement as an example of an author whose fiction is not widely read anymore, but whose influence nevertheless shows up even in writers who may not have read him. In Clement's case, it was carefully extrapolated SF environments and creatures, but Jack Vance and Clifford Simak are also mentioned as writers whose influence has long outlived their popularity. This somehow led to a discussion of SF's oldest saw, the sense of wonder, how it can be achieved by current writers, and whether the SFnal sense of wonder can really be achieved in fantasy or horror. After rambling through a few other topics, including our favourite dragons, we mentioned a few new and upcoming books we're looking forward to (see the links below).  And then we noted that this week represents the 10th anniversary of the death of our old friend, Charles N. Brown, who in many ways was the inspiration for this podcast. Links for the episode Remembering Charles N Brown (1937-2009) Close to Critical, Hal Clement The Gurka and the Lord of Tuesday, Saad Z Hossain The Menace from Farside, Ian McDonald Mission Critical, Jonathan Strahan ed. Selected Stories, Theodore Sturgeon

S4E3B* (Show Notes) “Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories (1952-1960)” by Charles Beaumont a/k/a Charles Leroy Nutt (select short stories)   Hosted by: Ryan Sean O'Reilly   Guests: Mike O'Reilly (indie filmmaker) Andres Sercovich (oil painter) Kaelin O'Reilly (book reviewer)   Website: www.nodeodorant.com   Related Episode Links: “Twilight Zone” by Rod Serling (TV show) “The Jungle (1961)” (alt title “The Man Who Made Himself”) “In His Image (1963)” “Perchance to Dream (1959)” “Passage on the Lady Anne (1963)” (alt title “Song for a Lady”) “Number 12 Looks Just Like You (1964)” (alt title “The Beautiful People”) “The Howling Man (1960)” “A Princess of Mars (John Carter)” by Edgar Rice Burroughs (book) “Slaughterhouse-Five” by George Roy Hill (Michael Sacks) (movie) “I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson (book) “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury (book) Other Episodes with Mike O'Reilly Other Episodes with Andres Sercovich Other Episodes with Kaelin O'Reilly        * DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that the views and opinions of the hosts and guests of NDIOS are completely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of the other hosts and guests or that of NDIOS.    

Shaking things up a bit tonight, I randomly selected a handful of stories and play them for the first time.  

Jen Browne is back to fill up your calendar with great Fall literary events in Frostburg, Maryland! We have a complete list of events listed below. For more information about the events listed below be sure to visit frostburg.edu/cla or contact jabrowne@frostburg.edu for more information.  l 5-6 October: 12th Annual Western Maryland Independent Literature Festival Join us for two days of readings, roundtables, and panel discussions celebrating the writers, publishers, and readers of small press and independent literature at various locations on Main St. in Frostburg.  Saturday’s events include a book fair with regional publishers in the Lyric Theatre 11 October: Gerald Duff 7:30 PM, Lyric Theatre Gerald Duff has published over 18 books, including novels, collections of short stories and poems, and books of nonfiction. His newest book, Nashville Burning, was published in September 2017. http://www.geraldduff.com/ 25 October: Julia Kasdorf (poet) and Steven Rubin (photographer) 7:30 PM, Lewis J. Ort Library  Julia Spicher Kasdorf has published three collections of poetry with the University of Pittsburgh Press, most recently Poetry in America.  With photographer Steven Rubin, she has created a poetry collection to document the impacts of natural gas development in Pennsylvania, titled Shale Play, which will be published by Penn State University Press in fall 2018. http://english.la.psu.edu/faculty-staff/jmk28 1 November: Peter Stark 7 PM, Lyric Theatre  Peter Stark is an adventure and exploration writer and historian. A long-time correspondent for Outside magazine, Stark’s articles and essays have also appeared in Smithsonian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Journal, and many others. His Astoria was a New York Times bestseller.Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father was published in May 2018. Stark’s visit is funded by the Martha T. and Ralph M. Race Western History Lecture Fund and co-sponsored by the History Department.  https://www.peterstarkauthor.com 10 November: One Act Play Festival 7:00 PM in the Historic Palace Theatre The One-Act Play Festival features a production of the winning play and staged readings of the second and third place winning plays of our international one-act playwriting competition; a talkback with writers, actors, and directors; and a reception. 6 December: Andy Duncan  7:30 PM, Main Street Books  FSU’s very own Andy Duncan will celebrate the release of An Agent of Utopia: New and Selected Stories (out in November from Small Beer Press) with a reading at Main Street Books.   Other events, such as our first Saturday Coffee with a Writer program, will be continuing as well.  

Today I interview my friend Jeff who runs a blog on all things Japanese. From learning to translate to speaking Japanese to language learning and more. Make sure to check out his recent translation and other works below.Please enjoy this conversation with Jeff of Self Taught Japanese.===Self Taught Japanese (http://selftaughtjapanese.com)- Blog with over 500 articles about Japanese grammar, study resource reviews, fiction translations, etc...- Recommended translation: The Rainlands (http://selftaughtjapanese.com/the-rainlands-by-haruka-asahi-fantasy-translation/)Science: Hopes & Fears [Volume 1: Selected Stories] (https://www.amazon.com/Science-Selected-Stories-Japanese-Fiction-ebook/dp/B078TCFS3V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520696577&sr=8-1&keywords=wisgo)- First published English translation of Juza Unno, the father of Japanese science fictionScience: Hopes & Fears [Volume 2: Eighteen O'Clock Music Bath] (https://www.amazon.com/Science-Eighteen-OClock-Japanese-Fiction-ebook/dp/B079RB5R96/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520696577&sr=8-2&keywords=wisgo)- Classic dystopian Science Fiction NovelGengo (http://gengo.com)- Online translation platform

Today I interview my friend Jeff who runs a blog on all things Japanese. From learning to translate to speaking Japanese to language learning and more. Make sure to check out his recent translation and other works below.Please enjoy this conversation with Jeff of Self Taught Japanese.===Self Taught Japanese (http://selftaughtjapanese.com)- Blog with over 500 articles about Japanese grammar, study resource reviews, fiction translations, etc...- Recommended translation: The Rainlands (http://selftaughtjapanese.com/the-rainlands-by-haruka-asahi-fantasy-translation/)Science: Hopes & Fears [Volume 1: Selected Stories] (https://www.amazon.com/Science-Selected-Stories-Japanese-Fiction-ebook/dp/B078TCFS3V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520696577&sr=8-1&keywords=wisgo)- First published English translation of Juza Unno, the father of Japanese science fictionScience: Hopes & Fears [Volume 2: Eighteen O'Clock Music Bath] (https://www.amazon.com/Science-Eighteen-OClock-Japanese-Fiction-ebook/dp/B079RB5R96/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520696577&sr=8-2&keywords=wisgo)- Classic dystopian Science Fiction NovelGengo (http://gengo.com)- Online translation platform

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Here it is, the infamous live recording at McNally Jackson! There was a great turnout to hear Brian, María Christina, and I work our way through our thoughts about Death in Spring, Rodoreda's overall stature, the banning of the color yellow, and much more. We had a great time doing this, and thanks again to McNally Jackson for making it all possible.   We might have a special bonus episode in the new year, but stay tuned for details on Two Month Review season four, when we go deep on The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov. Buy a copy now! (Use the code 2MONTH at checkout for 20% off!)   And, in case you still don't have them, both Death in Spring and Selected Stories are also available through the Open Letter website. And like with Physics above, if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can follow María Christina Hall there as well.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!   

Here it is, the infamous live recording at McNally Jackson! There was a great turnout to hear Brian, María Christina, and I work our way through our thoughts about Death in Spring, Rodoreda's overall stature, the banning of the color yellow, and much more. We had a great time doing this, and thanks again to McNally Jackson for making it all possible.   We might have a special bonus episode in the new year, but stay tuned for details on Two Month Review season four, when we go deep on The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov. Buy a copy now! (Use the code 2MONTH at checkout for 20% off!)   And, in case you still don't have them, both Death in Spring and Selected Stories are also available through the Open Letter website. And like with Physics above, if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can follow María Christina Hall there as well.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!   

After yelling at Skype a bunch, Chad, Brian, and special guest Tom Flynn of Volumes Bookcafe discuss the merits of some of Rodoreda's final stories, especially "The Thousand Franc Bill," "Paralysis," and "The Salamander." Then they manage to slightly diss groups upon groups of people--in a rather entertaining way. And they discuss the state of the short story collection and how stories are perceived by publishing execs and bookstores. They also preview next week's book, Death in Spring.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Follow Volumes Books to keep up to date on all their events, staff picks, and general comments.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!  

After yelling at Skype a bunch, Chad, Brian, and special guest Tom Flynn of Volumes Bookcafe discuss the merits of some of Rodoreda's final stories, especially "The Thousand Franc Bill," "Paralysis," and "The Salamander." Then they manage to slightly diss groups upon groups of people--in a rather entertaining way. And they discuss the state of the short story collection and how stories are perceived by publishing execs and bookstores. They also preview next week's book, Death in Spring.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Follow Volumes Books to keep up to date on all their events, staff picks, and general comments.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!  

After doing a bit of a deeper dive into the situation in Catalonia--and discussing the LIVE recording that will take place on December 12th at the new McNally Jackson--Chad and Brian are joined by George Carroll to talk about this batch of Rodoreda's stories. Although a couple of the stories discussed in this episode (especially "Before I Die") fit in with her more domestic stories, there is a distinct shift in tone and subject as she starts writing more about World War II ("On a Dark Night," "Orléans, Three Kilometers"), which points toward her later works, especially Death in Spring.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And stay tuned to Lit in Translation for more writing and opinions from George Carroll.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!  

After doing a bit of a deeper dive into the situation in Catalonia--and discussing the LIVE recording that will take place on December 12th at the new McNally Jackson--Chad and Brian are joined by George Carroll to talk about this batch of Rodoreda's stories. Although a couple of the stories discussed in this episode (especially "Before I Die") fit in with her more domestic stories, there is a distinct shift in tone and subject as she starts writing more about World War II ("On a Dark Night," "Orléans, Three Kilometers"), which points toward her later works, especially Death in Spring.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And stay tuned to Lit in Translation for more writing and opinions from George Carroll.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!  

Things are a bit rough for Chad the morning after the Open Letter gala, but he powers through and talks about this new phase of Rodoreda's stories. He and Brian break down some of the more challenging of her stories, including "Noctural" and "The Bath," and talk about what does and doesn't work in creating an authentic voice, and how to behave on airplanes.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests.    And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

Things are a bit rough for Chad the morning after the Open Letter gala, but he powers through and talks about this new phase of Rodoreda's stories. He and Brian break down some of the more challenging of her stories, including "Noctural" and "The Bath," and talk about what does and doesn't work in creating an authentic voice, and how to behave on airplanes.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests.    And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

This week, Mark Haber of Brazos Bookstore and the Best Translated Book Award committee joins Chad and Brian to talk about the next seven stories in Mercè Rodoreda's collection. Although they touch on a number of them, a lot of time is spent focusing on "Carnival" and the literary antecedents to Rodoreda.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow Mark Haber to learn more about contemporary literature and bookselling.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

This week, Mark Haber of Brazos Bookstore and the Best Translated Book Award committee joins Chad and Brian to talk about the next seven stories in Mercè Rodoreda's collection. Although they touch on a number of them, a lot of time is spent focusing on "Carnival" and the literary antecedents to Rodoreda.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow Mark Haber to learn more about contemporary literature and bookselling.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

This week, Chad and Brian dive into the first six stories in Mercè Rodoreda's Selected Stories and call up Quim Monzó, arguably the most important contemporary Catalan author, to talk about the precision and emotionality in her work. They also talk about Catalan literature as a whole, A Thousand Morons, Catalan independence, and much more. An incredibly fun and funny episode, this one really lays the groundwork for approaching Rodoreda's stories.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow Quim Monzó to learn more about his writings and the case for Catalan independence.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!    

This week, Chad and Brian dive into the first six stories in Mercè Rodoreda's Selected Stories and call up Quim Monzó, arguably the most important contemporary Catalan author, to talk about the precision and emotionality in her work. They also talk about Catalan literature as a whole, A Thousand Morons, Catalan independence, and much more. An incredibly fun and funny episode, this one really lays the groundwork for approaching Rodoreda's stories.   Both Selected Stories and Death in Spring are available through the Open Letter website ,and if you use 2MONTH at checkout, you'll get 20% off.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And follow Quim Monzó to learn more about his writings and the case for Catalan independence.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Montseny" by Els Surfing Sirles.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!    

After an impassioned pitch for why you should support Open Letter's annual campaign, Chad and Tom talk about ALTA, about how best to promote international literature to common readers, about the moral argument for reading translations, about Tim Parks and Han Kang's Human Acts, and about how baseball is broken and breaking Chad's will to live. Enjoy!   One other note: The next season of the Two Month Review will kick off on Thursday, October 26th with an episode introducing Mercè Rodoreda and the two books of hers that will be featured this season: Selected Stories and Death in Spring. Both are avaialble for 20% off by using the code 2MONTH at checkout. The full schedule of episodes is available here.   This week's music is "Two Thousand and Seventeen" (the same number of minutes in game five of the the Cubs-Nationals series) by Four Tet.   As always, feel free to send any and all comments or questions to: threepercentpodcast@gmail.com. Also, if there are articles you'd like us to read and analyze (or just make fun of), send those along as well.   And if you like the podcast, tell a friend and rate us or leave a review!   If you don't already subscribe to the Three Percent Podcast you can find us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and other places. Or you can always subscribe by adding our feed directly into your favorite podcast app: http://threepercent.libsyn.com/rss    

I had Nate Southard (author of Will the Sun Ever Come Out Again? and Selected Stories) to talk about drug addiction, alcoholism, depression, anxiety, why he writes, and if we should write. We also talk about pop punk. This one is actually funny!

Every year there are thousands of books published and any one of them could appeal to you. To help you find great new books, Locus publishes a list of forthcoming titles every three months.   And to help you navigate through that, each quarter we invite Locus  Editor-in-Chief Liza Groen Trombi to join us and discuss the books that we think might be most interesting that are due out between now and the end of 2015. This month, unfortunately, Liza was not able to join us. However, we have persevered and have some recommendations for you. Of course, we strongly recommend you pick up a copy of the June issue of Locus and see the full list, which goes through to March 2016.  As promised, here's our list: ABERCROMBIE, JOE Half a War, Ballantine Del Rey, Jul 2015 (eb, hc)  BEAR, GREG Killing Titan, Orbit US, Oct 2015 (hc) BENFORD, GREGORY The Best of Gregory Benford, Sub- terranean Press, Jul 2015 (c, eb, hc) BIANCOTTI, DEBORAH Waking in Winter, PS Publishing, Jul 2015 (na, hc) BLAYLOCK, JAMES P. Beneath London, Titan US, May 2015 (eb, tp) BRAY, LIBBA Lair of Dreams, Little, Brown, Aug 2015 (1st US, ya, eb, hc) CHO, ZEN Sorcerer to the Crown, Macmillan, Sep 2015 (eb, hc) CIXIN, LIU The Dark Forest, Tor, Jul 2015 (eb, hc)  DE BODARD, ALIETTE House of Shattered Wings, Penguin/Roc, Sep 2015 (1st US, hc) DICKINSON, SETH The Traitor Boru Cormorant, Macmillan/Tor UK, Aug 2015 (eb, hc) GORODISCHER, ANGELICA Prodigies, Small Beer Press, Aug 2015 (eb, tp)  HAND, ELIZABETH Wylding Hall, Open Road, Jul 2015  HOLLAND, CECELIA Dragon Heart, Tor, Sep 2015 (eb, hc)  HOPKINSON, NALO Falling in Love with Hominids, Tachyon Publications, Aug 2015 (c, tp) HURLEY, KAMERON Empire Ascendant, Angry Robot US, Oct 2015 (eb, tp) HUTCHISON, DAVE, Europe in Autumn, Solaris, UK/US Nov 2015  (tp) KIERNAN, CAITLÍN R. Beneath an Oil-Dark Sea, Subterranean Press, Nov 2015 (c, eb, hc) KRESS, NANCY The Best of Nancy Kress, Subterranean Press, Sep 2015 (c, eb, hc) LECKIE, ANN Ancillary Mercy, Orbit US, Oct 2015 (tp)  LIU, KEN The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, Nov 2015 (c, eb, hc) McDONALD, IAN Luna: New Moon, Tor, Sep 2015 (eb, hc) McDONALD, IAN The Best of Ian MacDonald, PS Publishing, Jun 2015 (c, hc)  McDONALD, IAN The Locomotives' Graveyard, PS Publishing, Aug 2015 (na, hc)  McDONALD, IAN Mars Stories, PS Publishing, Aug 2015 (c, hc) MIÉVILLE, CHINA Three Moments of an Explosion, Ballantine Del Rey, Aug 2015 (1st US, c, eb, hc) MITCHELL, DAVID Slade House, Random House, Oct 2015 (eb, hc)  MORROW, JAMES Reality by Other Means: The Best Short Fiction of James Morrow, Wesleyan University Press, Nov 2015 (c, hc) NAGATA, LINDA, The Red:Going Dark, Saga Press, Nov 2015 (hc) NIX, GARTH  To Hold the Bridge, Harper, Jun 2015 (c, ya, hc) PRATCHETT, TERRY The Shepherd's Crown, HarperCollins, Sep 2015 (ya, hc)  REYNOLDS, ALASTAIR The Best of Alastair Reynolds, Subterranean Press, Nov 2015 (c, eb, hc) RICKERT, MARY The Corpse Painter's Masterpiece: New and Selected Stories, Small Beer Press, Aug 2015 (c, eb, tp) ROBERTS, ADAM The Thing Itself, Orion/Gollancz, Dec 2015 (tp) SCALZI, JOHN The End of All Things, Tor, Aug 2015 (eb, hc) SWANWICK, MICHAEL Chasing the Phoenix, Tor, Aug 2015 (eb, hc)  WESTERFELD, SCOTT Zeroes (with Margo Lanagan & Debo rah Biancotti), Simon Pulse, Sep 2015 (ya, hc) WOLFE, GENE A Borrowed Man, Tor, Oct 2015 (eb, hc) As always, we hope you enjoy the episode!  Correction: During the podcast Jonathan incorrectly said Linda Nagata's Going Dark was the reissue of the first book in her "The Red" sequence. It's actually the third, with The Red: First Light coming in June, The Red: The Trials in August, and series closer The Red: Going Dark in November. All are worth your attention.

A former poet laureate of North Carolina, essayist, critic, teacher and mentor of many of North Carolina's outstanding writers, will discuss his new book of short fiction, Ancestors and Others: New and Selected Stories, stories that take readers all over the world and then back to people we know in North Carolina.

A former poet laureate of North Carolina, essayist, critic, teacher and mentor of many of North Carolina's outstanding writers, will discuss his new book of short fiction, Ancestors and Others: New and Selected Stories, stories that take readers all over the world and then back to people we know in North Carolina.

Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories (Knopf)Tobias Wolff has re-written his famous stories many times—even after they've been published...