Podcasts about sisterland

Bestselling fiction writer Curtis Sittenfeld joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her new collection of stories, Show Don't Tell. Sittenfeld discusses the title story, which depicts graduate students in creative writing competing for funding, and its connections to her time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, when that practice was common. She also considers how President Trump's attacks on DEI reveal some people's true natures, and what it means to write about “the hypocrisy of being a person.” Finally, she explains why she thinks of time as a plot twist, and reflects on returning to the protagonist of her debut novel, Prep, Lee Fiora, who reappears in the new collection's final story, which features her thirtieth high school reunion. Sittenfeld reads from Show Don't Tell. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/. This podcast is produced by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan. Selected Readings: Curtis Sittenfeld Show Don't Tell (2025) Romantic Comedy (2023) Rodham (2021) The Best American Short Stories 2020 (ed. with Heidi Pitlor) You Think It, I'll Say It (2019) Eligible (2016) Sisterland (2013) American Wife (2008) The Man of My Dreams (2006) Prep (2005) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our month dedicated to female MC's, we take it to the West Coast to review the debut album Make Way For The Motherlode from rapper Yo-Yo released in 1991. Backed by Ice Cube and production from Sir-Jinx, Yo-Yo stomped on the scene to let everyone know she was the brand new intelligent black woman and nothing could stop her. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086006336425&mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.tiktok.com/@brandonhetzel996?_t=8kxDbTjYCfX&_r=1 https://www.instagram.com/str8_the_clippa?igsh=cTBzNnFhenRkN3Nl&utm_source=qr

Just in time for summer, we talk about what we think makes for a good beach read and offer a variety of recommendations, several of which are recent releases. We also chat about why we enjoy reimagined stories, whether inspired by Jane Austen novels, fairy tales or other source material. Titles discussed in this episode include: Book Lovers by Emily Henry; Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld; Hooked, Scarred, Wretched and Twisted by Emily McIntire; This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs; The Last Word by Taylor Adams; and Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Also mentioned: Beach Read and Happy Place by Emily Henry; Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev; Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin; Eligible, Prep and Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld; Crossed by Emily McIntire; The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte; the movie Notting Hill; Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto; and The Maid by Nita Prose. Check out books and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of six novels: Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, Sisterland, Eligible, and Rodham. Her first story collection, You Think It, I'll Say It, was published in 2018 and picked for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club. Her books have been selected by The New York Times, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and People for their “Ten Best Books of the Year” lists, optioned for television and film, and translated into thirty languages. Her new novel is Romantic Comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are thrilled to chat with a longtime favorite, Curtis Sittenfeld, the New York Times bestselling author of six novels including Rodham, Eligible, Prep, American Wife, and Sisterland, as well as the collection You Think It, I'll Say It, which was a Reese Book Club pick.  Her new novel, Romantic Comedy is her second Reese Book Club pick and it's out now. Listen to our spoiler-free episode while you wait for your copy to arrive!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crabb is still obsessed with Curtis Sittenfeld while Sales wants to throttle a friend who got her hooked on the equivalent of a Spanish soap opera. Both find a rare moment of agreement to recognise a couple of podcasts about grace and redemption. Crabb's been at the cooking sherry again, probably. (1.20) Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld (3.20) The Details by Tegan Bennett Daylight  (6.20) Indian Matchmaking | Netflix | Trailer (10.00) Bachelorette contestant Jarrod Woodgate Instagram (10.30) Unreal | Stan | Trailer (11.45) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (12.00) The Mothers by Brit Bennett (13.40) Money Heist | Netflix | Trailer (15.40) Succession Season 2 Trailer (15.45) Line of Duty | Netflix | Trailer (15.50) The Bureau | Trailer | SBS On Demand (16.00) Bounce Back Podcast | Michael Cootes Trotter Episode (21.00) The Punch Podcast (24.00) Julia Baird Twitter Post ‘Acts of Grace' (25.40) What do you think of cancel culture? In The Red Hand Files by Nick Cave (27.30) Hiroshima's atomic bomb changed Koko Kondo's life, but so did meeting the man who dropped it by Tracey Shelton (29.00) Koko Kondo meets Robert Lewis on ‘This Is Your Life'  Brought to you by the book ‘Sorrow and Bliss' by Meg Mason For 30% off ARP at Booktopia.com.au – Use the promo code BLISS10 Produced by Diamatina Media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crabb is still obsessed with Curtis Sittenfeld while Sales wants to throttle a friend who got her hooked on the equivalent of a Spanish soap opera. Both find a rare moment of agreement to recognise a couple of podcasts about grace and redemption. Crabb's been at the cooking sherry again, probably. (1.20) Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld (3.20) The Details by Tegan Bennett Daylight  (6.20) Indian Matchmaking | Netflix | Trailer  (10.00) Bachelorette contestant Jarrod Woodgate Instagram (10.30) Unreal | Stan | Trailer (11.45) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (12.00) The Mothers by Brit Bennett (13.40) Money Heist | Netflix | Trailer  (15.40) Succession Season 2 Trailer (15.45) Line of Duty | Netflix | Trailer   (15.50) The Bureau | Trailer | SBS On Demand (16.00) Bounce Back Podcast | Michael Cootes Trotter Episode (21.00) The Punch Podcast (24.00) Julia Baird Twitter Post ‘Acts of Grace’ (25.40) What do you think of cancel culture? In The Red Hand Files by Nick Cave (27.30) Hiroshima's atomic bomb changed Koko Kondo's life, but so did meeting the man who dropped it by Tracey Shelton (29.00) Koko Kondo meets Robert Lewis on ‘This Is Your Life’  Brought to you by the book ‘Sorrow and Bliss’ by Meg Mason For 30% off ARP at Booktopia.com.au – Use the promo code BLISS10 Produced by Diamatina Media

In real life, Bill Clinton asked Hillary Rodham to marry him three times before she finally said yes. The rest is history. But in Sittenfeld's alternative world, Hillary says no, and their lives diverge from there. Hillary is alone and heartbroken, but she's also free to pursue her own political ambitions – and free from the humiliating sexual scandals that will plague Bill's political career.  Sittenfeld deftly mines the ‘What if?” possibilities of her premise, but does the novel live up to the hype? Or is it just literary fan fiction? An exercise in wishful thinking?  Journalist Phil Chaffee joins us to give Rodham the full book club treatment. It's a no holds barred discussion as we try to figure out whether the novel is an ingenious yet plausible glimpse of an alternative reality, or just a writer capitalising on a famous name.  What is your book club reading next? At the end of the show, keep listening for our follow-on recommendations, all inspired by Rodham. In this episode, that includes: American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld Becoming by Michelle Obama What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton ‘Up, Simba' from Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace  Political Fictions by Joan Didion Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Other books mentioned in this episode: Prep, Sisterland and You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Curtis Sittenfeld is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Prep, American Wife, Sisterland, and Eligible. Her latest is the much anticipated RODHAM, a novel that imagines a deeply compelling what-might-have-been: What if Hillary Rodham hadn’t married Bill Clinton?

Mel is joined by Curtis Sittenfeld, the acclaimed New York based author of Eligible, Sisterland and American Wife. Her latest publication, You Think It, I’ll Say It, is a collection of short stories that demonstrates, in the words of one Washington Post critic, Curtis' 'astonishing gift for creating characters that take up residence in readers’ heads'. Curtis is in Melbourne to appear at the inaugural Broadside feminist festival at the Wheelers Centre on the 8 - 9 November.Jade Walsh from Toot Artspace also joins host Mel Cranenburgh to talk about Low Fi High, an exhibition of the 'art, zines and publications of artists that explore high and low culture'. The show is on at the St Kilda gallery from 31 October to 16 November, 2019. Jade talks to Mel about the role of the zine in the digital age and some of the artists that are featured in this exhibition.

Tonight on Proper Propaganda: new tracks from Blakface, Intellect, Brookfield Deuce, and more, but first, new from Don Trip, “Where I Come From.” “Where I Come From” Don Trip “God MC” Papoose “The Man” Jay Lonzo “Give Thanx” Blakface Interlude: Sam Bee BG Music: “Shoulders” by Jansport J “Fonics” Intellect feat. Kay Flow “Run America” Lak feat. Talib Kweli, DJ Jay Ski & Jai-sun “In 1 Day (Whole World Changed)” Arrested Development “black in America” Brookfield Duece “From the 718” Pete Miser “Kickin’ 4 Brooklyn” MC Lyte “Black Magic” Salt-N-Pepa Interlude: Mean Girls “Queen B@#$H” Lil Kim “You Don’t Want It” Jean Grae “Survival Handbook vs. Global Extinction” Sister Souljah “Sisterland” Yo-Yo “Born to Fight” Tracy Chapman “Keep it Locked” Pete Miser “Survivor” (Remix) Destiny’s Child feat. Da Brat

Reading is a big part of both of our lives, and in this episode we're excited to geek out with you on all things books! We’re opening up about our favourite authors, favourite books and our top tips for incorporating more reading into a busy schedule.  Reading has helped us to learn so much about ourselves, life in general and our businesses, and we can't wait to share our experiences with you! EPISODE 34 SHOW NOTES Ella's blog - Coco’s Tea Party  Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty  Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice SHOW LINKS A special thanks to our amazing editor Rosie Lord Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Episode 24 of Let's Discuss, in conversation with occupational therapist Rosie Curtis  Monica's blog post on joining a book club.  Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Erica Davies' Book Club  Coco's Tea Party's Book Club  American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld  Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld  Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld  Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels  Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain  The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin  ELLA'S FAVOURITE WRITERS AND BOOKS + ELLA'S MENTIONS Curtis Sittenfeld  David Sedaris  David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries audio on YouTube acast.com/privacy

Reading is a big part of both of our lives, and in this episode we're excited to geek out with you on all things books! We’re opening up about our favourite authors, favourite books and our top tips for incorporating more reading into a busy schedule.  Reading has helped us to learn so much about ourselves, life in general and our businesses, and we can't wait to share our experiences with you! EPISODE 34 SHOW NOTES Ella's blog - Coco’s Tea Party  Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty  Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice SHOW LINKS A special thanks to our amazing editor Rosie Lord Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Episode 24 of Let's Discuss, in conversation with occupational therapist Rosie Curtis  Monica's blog post on joining a book club.  Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Erica Davies' Book Club  Coco's Tea Party's Book Club  American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld  Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld  Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld  Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels  Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain  The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin  ELLA'S FAVOURITE WRITERS AND BOOKS + ELLA'S MENTIONS Curtis Sittenfeld  David Sedaris  David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries audio on YouTube acast.com/privacy

In conversation with Jennifer Weiner, author of numerous bestselling books including her recent memoir Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing and the Little Big Foot series of young adult novels. ''Popular but intellectual, accessible but mysterious'' (NPR), Curtis Sittenfield's bestselling novels-including Prep, American Wife, and Sisterland-offer blueprints of the inner architecture of such diverse female protagonists as a wayward boarding school student, a former First Lady, and an identical twin with psychic abilities. Her most recent novel, Eligible, is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice starring a Cincinnati-born magazine writer. You Think It, I'll Say It is a debut story collection featuring a shy Ivy Leaguer, overly intimate acquaintances, a powerful but insecure lawyer, and other characters endemic of an unsure and adrift era. Watch the video here. (recorded 5/1/2018)

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Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of five novels: Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, Sisterland, and Eligible. Her first story collection is called You Think It, I'll Say It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curtis Sittenfeld reads her story from the June 5 & 12, 2017 issue of the magazine. Sittenfeld is the author of five novels, including “Prep,” “Sisterland,” and “Eligible,” which came out last year.  Her first story collection, “You Think It, I’ll Say It,” will be published next year.

Curtis Sittenfeld reads her story “The Prairie Wife,” from the February 13th and 20th, 2017, issue of the magazine.  Sittenfeld has published five novels, including “Prep,” “Sisterland,” and “Eligible,” which came out last year.  

Curtis Sittenfeld is the guest. She is the bestselling author of the novels Prep and American Wife, and her new book, Sisterland, is now available in hardcover and ebook from Random House. The paperback edition is due out in Spring 2014. The Boston Globe raves “The power of [Sittenfeld’s] writing and the force of her vision challenge the notion that great fiction must be hard to read. She is a master of dramatic irony, creating fully realized social worlds before laying waste to her heroines’ understanding of them...Her prose [is] a rich delight.” And The New York Times calls it “Psychologically vivid...Sittenfeld’s gifts for portraying the inner lives of her heroines [bring Sisterland] closer, in terms of emotional chiaroscuro, to two classics about pairs of sisters, The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett and The Easter Parade by Richard Yates...Sisterland is a testament to the author’s growing depth and assurance as a writer.” Monologue topics: excerpts of my old journal entries, letters, my twenties, How to Fail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices