Podcasts about small presses

Let me start with this: if you have any interest at all in literary magazines or small presses, you want this book: How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses. It's a wonderful book and a great guide, and will lead you into this world and help you feel good about your journey without your getting lost in the universe of scattered information that's available online. We've included a ton of links to that scattered universe below, but I encourage you to buy the book, which will ground you in your own journey.I loved doing this interview, which felt like a return to my own roots in magazine work. As Dennis puts it in the book, there is something about doing the work of shorter pieces and pushing your own boundaries that can be remarkably helpful whether or not you're also engaged in long form book, and there's nothing I love more than a roadmap and a checklist. Start, please, by reading and exploring in this world, and then we hope to hear about you contributing. Send links, always!You know, that's a thing we should do. I'm creating a chat for links and success stories. By the time you see this, it will have been rolling for a while, but go check it out and add yours HERE.And follow Dennis! Links from the podHeavy Feather Review's Where to Submit list AM/PM, Amelia GrayUnderworld, Don DelilloMaking a Literary Life, Carolyn SeeHTML GiantKathleen RooneyLaird Hunt Essay PressAutumn House PressClifford Garstang's Literary Magazine RankingsMargot Atwell's piece in LitHub about the big five thinking of small press as farm Team Dorothy, a publishing project#AmReadingDennis: God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer by Joseph Earl ThomasIndex for Continuance podcast Material Witness, Aditi MachadoRunaways: A Writer's Dilemma, Michael J. SeidlingerKJ: Margo's Got Money Troubles, Rufi ThorpeDeath of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses – Dennis James Sweeney – New World Library – Paperback – 9781608689361 – 216 pages – $18.95 – February 25, 2025 – ebook versions available at lower prices This book is described by its publisher as “A comprehensive guide to getting published […] The post Dennis James Sweeney: How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses first appeared on WritersCast.

Send us a textIn this episode of Authors Who Lead, I converse with Dennis James Sweeney, author of "How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses" and recipient of the Autumn House Rising Writer prize. Our discussion offers valuable insights into a writer's journey, the perseverance needed in the face of rejection, and the power of authenticity in one's writing.Timestamp:00:00 Finding My Way Back to Writing04:37 First Big Publishing Win08:37 Finding My Groove in Academic Circles10:15 Surprising Career Turns After MFA14:07 Students Finding Their Voice18:44 Submit to Places You Enjoy20:48 Writers' Worries vs. Rules23:07 Teaching Without Textbooks or Tests25:54 Writing and Community VibesFull show notesCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Miles Harvey is the author of The Registry of Forgotten Objects: Stories, which won The Journal Non/Fiction Prize and was published by Mad Creek Books, the trade imprint of The Ohio State University Press. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Conjunctions, AGNI, North American Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Michigan Quarterly Review, Nimrod, Fiction Magazine, and others, and has received a Distinguished Story in The Best American Short Stories, 2004, a Special Mention in Pushcart Prize XXXVII: Best of the Small Presses, 2013, and the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award from Mid-American Review, 2015. His most recent work of nonfiction, The King of Confidence (Little, Brown & Co., 2020), was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and was named as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice selection. He also wrote The Island of Lost Maps (a national and international bestseller for Random House, 2000) and Painter in a Savage Land (Random House, 2008). His play, How Long Will I Cry, premiered in 2013 at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Harvey teaches creative writing at DePaul University in Chicago, where he chairs the Department of English and is a founding editor of Big Shoulders Books, a nonprofit, social-justice publisher. 

Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the Democrats' dwindling support for Biden, the future of Paris and ‘The New York Times' list of the best-selling books of the 21st century. Plus: the founder of Weatherglass Books, Neil Griffiths, talks about co-founding a small publishing house and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses.

Notes and Links to Marcela Fuentes' Work      For Episode 240, Pete welcomes Marcela Fuentes, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood in borderland Texas, her experiences with bilingualism, formative and transformative reading, the greatness and timelessness of Selena, seeds for Malas in fairy tales and the title's multilayered meanings, working in flashback and flashforward to illuminate racism and Texas/borderland histories, and salient themes in her collection like toxic masculinity, the burdens and triumphs of motherhood, grief, trauma, addiction, and ideas of fractured and reworked families.      Marcela Fuentes is a Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer and essayist. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and was the 2016-2017 James C. McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Indiana Review, The Rumpus, Texas Highways Magazine, Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, and other journals. Her work has been anthologized in New Stories from the Southwest, Best of the Web, and Flash Fiction International. Her story, “The Observable World” appeared in the Pushcart Prizes XLVII : Best of the Small Presses 2023 Edition. She was born and raised in Del Rio, Texas.    Her debut novel MALAS is the Good Morning America Book Club pick for June 2024. Coming soon, the story collection MY HEART HAS MORE ROOMS THAN A WHOREHOUSE, from Viking Books. Buy Malas    Marcela's Website   Marcela's Appearance on Good Morning America   At about 2:00, Marcela describes her “surreal” experience being on Good Morning America At about 4:10, Marcela discusses her early relationship with the written word and Spanish and English-speaking  At about 10:10, Sandra Cisneros, Yo Soy Joaquin, and Helena Maria Viramontes, are cited as formative and transformative writing and writers At about 12:00, Pete recounts a surreal interaction with the wonderful Helena Maria Viramontes At about 13:00, Marcla shouts out Vanessa Chan and Rufi Thorpe as contemporaries who thrill and inspire At about 14:05, Marcela responds to Pete's questions about seeds for the book-shout out Edward Carey! At about 18:05, The two reflect on the book's opening and a resonant first line At about 20:55, Marcela gives background on Caimanes and the barrio where Pilar and José Alfredo, the first main characters, live, and why they like and hate it At about 23:00, Uh, oh-the curse is discussed, as well as Pilar's feelings at eight months pregnant   At about 24:35, Marcela talks about what she envisioned for Pilar, especially her backstory At about 28:20, Ideas of suspicions and insecurities involving José Alfredo on Pilar's part are discussed At about 30:10, Pete and Marcela discuss Anglo/Mexican-American relations and the ways in which racism affected the hospital visit where Pilar is to give birth At about 31:25, Marcela describes what it was like to write such a wrenching scene as the one in the hospital At about 33:45, Pilar's “dull anger” and the ways in which José Alfredo doesn't show up for her  At about 34:40, Lulu Munoz is characterized, as she is introduced in a flashforward scene, and Marcela expands upon her character and her relationship with her “boss man” father  At about 38:10, Pete points out page 60's use of “mala,” and Marcela expands on the word's attendant meanings, especially with regard to the book At about 40:00, Julio (Lulu's father) and his bad behavior is discussed At about 40:40, The two discuss some friends in Lulu's friend group and the “messiness” of the night where Lulu's beloved grandma dies and the chaos of the funeral At about 41:55, Pete wonders about Pilar's mindset and the ways in which Marcela envisioned her emotional state, as the book returned to 1951 At about 46:45, While discussing Lulu's band and music likes, Marcela fangirls about Selena and talks about her personal connections to the great one  At about 49:40, The chaotic quinceañera set for Lulu and its attendant drama is discussed  At about 50:50, Pete compliments the 1970s scenes and the ways in which Marcela writes about this “adjacent history” of civil rights fights in Texas; Marcela gives background on real-life parallels and histories At about 54:40, Marcela talks about exciting future projects, including her story collection  At about 56:50, Marcela highlights places to buy her book and gives out contact information and tour information     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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The Guest for Today's Episode is Tiffany Tsao.Tiffany Tsao is a writer and literary translator. She is the author of the novel The Majesties and the Oddfits fantasy trilogy (so far, The Oddfits and The More Known World.)She has translated five books from Indonesian into English. For her translation of Budi Darma's People from Bloomington, she was awarded the 2023 PEN Translation Prize and the 2023 NSW Premier's Translation Prize. Her translation of Norman Erikson Pasaribu's 'Happy Stories, Mostly' was awarded the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses and longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.Born in the United States and of Chinese-Indonesian descent, her family returned to Southeast Asia when she was 3. She spent her formative years in Singapore and Indonesia before moving to the US to study at a university. She has a B.A. in English literature from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in English literature from UC Berkeley. She lives in Sydney, Australia.You can buy her work using the links in the Show Notes.You can follow Harshaneeyam Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcast apps.To buy 'Happy Stories Mostly' -https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/happyTo buy 'People from Bloomington' - https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/bloomingTo Buy 'The Majesties' - https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/majesties* For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link given below.https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwrHarshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspotHarshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple*Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Our website www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we talk about some of our favorite books coming out of small and independent presses. The Big 5 publishers print those blockbusters we love to stick in our beach bag but smaller presses support much more diverse authors and innovative and important stories that may be your next favorite read! We give you a little primer about the difference between a small press and an imprint by on the Big 5. And we give you 10 books (plus a few more) that we recommend from indie presses! Books mentioned-- 1- The Changeling by Victor Lavalle 2- The Odyssey by Homer 3- Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit 4- Everyman by Philip Roth 5- Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell 6- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson - 5 star readrecommended by fellow book lover Amy Bernath @mrsmillardfillmorereads 7- The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel (Tin House) 8- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom (Ashland Creek Press) ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-3…26-20/ 9- The Salt Fields by Stacy D. Flood (Lanternfish Press) 10- Whiskey and Ribbons by Leesa Cross Smith (Hub City Press) 11- Landings: A Crooked Creek Farm Year by Arwen Donahue (Hub City Press) 12- Places We Left Behind: A Memoir in Miniature by Jennifer Lang (Vine Leaves Press) 13- What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me by Donna Gordon (Regal House) ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s-6-…-8-22/ 14- Menopause: A Comic Treatment edited by MK Czerwiec (Penn State University Press) 15- Bad Tourist by Suzanne Roberts (Univeristy of Nebraska Press) 16- Another Appalachia by Neema Avashia(WVU Press) 17- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Milkweed Editions) 18- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl (Milkweed Editions) 19- Lungfish by Meghan Gillis (Catapult Books) 20- Tidepool by Nicole Willson (Parliament House) 21- The Keeper of the Key by Nicole Willson (Parliament House Books - coming Nov. 12, 2024) Movies/Shows mentioned-- Maestro (Netflix, 2023) The Changeling (Apple+, 2023) For All Mankind (Apple+, 2019) Links mentioned: Odysseus Lunar Landing - www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/world/mo…nasa-scn/index.html Solar Flare - www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news…outage-earth-att/ Human Isolation on Mars- www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/magazi…n-experiment.html LA Public Library now owns a small press - www.latimes.com/entertainment-art…makes-total-sense

Our website www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we talk about some of our favorite books coming out of small and independent presses. The Big 5 publishers print those blockbusters we love to stick in our beach bag but smaller presses support much more diverse authors and innovative and important stories that may be your next favorite read! We give you a little primer about the difference between a small press and an imprint by on the Big 5. Books mentioned-- 1- The Changeling by Victor Lavalle 2- The Odyssey by Homer 3- Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit 4- Everyman by Philip Roth 5- Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell 6- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson - 5 star readrecommended by fellow book lover Amy Bernath @mrsmillardfillmorereads 7- The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel (Tin House) 8- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom (Ashland Creek Press) https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-35-revision-and-riding-the-tiger-with-katy-yocom-2-26-20/ 9- The Salt Fields by Stacy D. Flood (Lanternfish Press) 10- Whiskey and Ribbons by Leesa Cross Smith (Hub City Press) 11- Landings: A Crooked Creek Farm Year by Arwen Donahue (Hub City Press) 12- Places We Left Behind: A Memoir in Miniature by Jennifer Lang (Vine Leaves Press) 13- What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me by Donna Gordon (Regal House) https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s-6-e-136-a-man-a-boy-a-mom-a-pig-and-ben-franklin-with-guest-donna-gordon-6-8-22/ 14- Menopause: A Comic Treatment edited by MK Czerwiec (Penn State University Press) 15- Bad Tourist by Suzanne Roberts (Univeristy of Nebraska Press) 16- Another Appalachia (WVU Press) 17- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Milkweed Editions) 18- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl (Milkweed Editions) 19- Lungfish by Meghan Gillis (Catapult Books) 20- Tidepool by Nicole Willson (Parliament House) 21- The Keeper of the Key by Nicole Willson (Parliament House Books - coming Nov. 12, 2024) Movies/Shows mentioned-- Maestro (Netflix, 2023) The Changeling (Apple+, 2023) For All Mankind (Apple+, 2019) Links mentioned: Odysseus Lunar Landing - https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/world/moon-landing-intuitive-machines-nasa-scn/index.html Solar Flare - https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/x6-solar-flare-today-outage-earth-att/ Human Isolation on Mars- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/magazine/mars-isolation-experiment.html LA Public Library now owns a small press - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-01-08/the-l-a-public-library-is-getting-into-book-publishing-why-it-makes-total-sense

Ever wonder how an economist turned lawyer found her true calling in the world of creative writing? We embark on a fascinating exploration of Nina Schuyler's journey, her love for incorporating Japanese culture in her novels and the intriguing blend of mathematics and Japanese culture that blossoms in her latest novel, AFTERWORD.Does beauty have the power to transcend suffering? We engage in an in-depth discussion about Schuyler's characters Haru and Virginia in AFTERWORD. Their journey unveils how their intellectual bond empowers Virginia to overcome societal barriers and kindle her love for math. We also touch upon the themes of loneliness, grief, identity, and longing that are woven throughout their story. In an age of technological reliance, we also explore the intricate relationships between humans and machines that Schuyler beautifully crafts in her narrative.Are we ready for a future governed by artificial intelligence? Schuyler's fascination with AI and its implications on language forms a captivating part of our conversation. We uncover the power of opening paragraphs in a novel, exploring the emotional engagement of readers, the lure of precise imprecision, and the enormous impact artificial intelligence can have on language. We also delve into Schuyler's teaching experiences, her current reading list, and her unique substack where she dissects mesmerizing sentences from published works. Nina Schuyler's short story collection, In this Ravishing World, won the W.S. Porter Prize for Short Story Collections and The Prism Prize for Climate Literature, and will be published by Regal House Publishing in 2024. Her novel, The Translator, won the Next Generation Indie Book Award for General Fiction and was a finalist for the William Saroyan International Writing Prize. Her novel, The Painting, was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award. Her book, How to Write Stunning Sentences, was a Small Press Distribution bestseller, and her new craft book, Stunning Sentences: The Creative Writing Journal with 80 New Prompts from Beloved Authors to Improve Your Style, was published by Fiction Advocate in November 2022.She teaches creative writing at the University of San Francisco, Stanford Continuing Studies, and for the independent bookstore, Book Passage, and The Writing Room. She writes a column about prose style for Fiction Advocate and reviews books for The Millions. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two sons, where she hikes, bodysurfs, and writes in a small room, looking out at a tall palm tree.Nina SchuylerAFTERWORD, Nina SchuylerThe Painting, Nina SchuylerHow to Write Stunning Sentences, Nina SchuylerIn This Ravishing World, Nina SchuylerThe Translator, Nina SchuylerBook Passage and Elaine Petrocelli on The Bookshop PodcastThe Face of Another, Kobo AbeHow to Read Lacan, Slavoj ZizekSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Today, we meet the first openly LGBTQ fire chief in the country in a new story from our series "At Work." Then, a conversation about the future of small publishing with J.K. Fowler, the founder of Oakland's now-shuttered Nomadic Press.

Welcome back! In this second episode we discuss some literary news, specifically the passing of Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe and the US/Canada edition of the Republic of Consciousness Prize (chaired by our Lori Feathers) before moving onto a conversation on Tristan Egolf's Kornwolf. In the Marías portion we chat some more about Redonda and dive into All Souls and Dark Back of Time. Bonus points if you can guess exactly when we recorded this episode (hint: lime-sized hail in Dallas is a pretty good giveaway).If you're interested in giving the Republic of Consciousness longlist event a listen (and we know you are!), here's a link to a recording of that event.And if you're eager to hear more about Redonda and Try Not to be Strange (from one of our favorite presses, Biblioasis), here's a link to Lori's other podcast, Across the Pond, and the episode where she and Sam Jordison of Galley Beggar Press chat with Michael Hingston.Books mentioned in this episode: A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe, translated by John Nathan The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan the works of Amelia Gray Tristan Egolf's other novels: Skirt & the Fiddle and Lord of the Barnyard Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda by Michael Hingston A Companion to Javier Marías by David K. HerzbergerClick here to subscribe to our Substack and do follow us on the socials, @lostinredonda across most apps (Twitter and Instagram for now; we're coming for you eventually #booktok).Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique UrquijoLogo design: Flynn Kidz Designs

Hi Guys! Ricky Pope here. This week on the Christian Nerds Unite Podcast, I am joined by Amy Lynn McConahy publisher of Clean Fiction Magazine, a quarterly publication specializing in Indie Fiction and Small Presses. Plus scripture and nerdy news.Check out Clean Fiction Magazine here:https://www.sunsetvalleycreations.com/cleanfictionmagazineKeep your ears and eyes out for our big announcement on May 4th.The video version is here: https://www.youtube.com/christiannerdsunite?sub_confirmation=1I host my podcast with Captivate, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host™ - you can too, and get your first 7-days totally free! Clicking: https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=rickypopeMy Microphone - Electro-Voice RE20: https://amzn.to/2VVg1yaJoin our Parteon: https://www.patreon.com/christiannerdsuniteSome of the links are affiliate links meaning at no additional cost to you I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

Listeners, you KNOW we got granular with this one because there are just plain so many links! Terena Elizabeth Bell has been writing all her life. Her first short story was published in a literary magazine when she was in college—almost thirty years ago, and she's published many since and won multiple awards. She's also written for more than 100 publications, including The Atlantic, The Guardian, Boston Globe, Smithsonian, Playboy, MysteryTribune, and Santa Monica Review. Platform-o-rama, right?But she could NOT find a publisher for her debut novel or debut short story collection. As she puts it: It wasn't for want of trying. Her novel was turned down by 64 agents.That novel, RECURSION, and Terena's short story collection, Tell Me What You See were both purchased within two weeks once Terena decided to turn to the small presses associated with the lit mags she'd been a part of for so long.We talk about the glories AND problems with small presses, how to be sure you're talking to a small press and not the kind of hybrid publisher we often warn you about (there are legit hybrids, but be careful out there, many take advantage of writers who don't understand what they offer), finding the right small presses and literary magazines and what it's like to be a more literary and experimental writer. It's a great episode with a lot of information we haven't covered before. BONUS: Read Previous guest Joni B. Cole's When Is It Smart to Submit Your Work to a University Press? (You'd Be Surprised!)Big Literary journals Duotrope, The Submission GrinderAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs ConferenceSMOL Fair ReadingsNYT article on how Billie Eilish's platform didn't sell her bookCamCat BooksJustine Bateman's book, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, which her platform also didn't sell.The 10 National Book Award Finalists for 2022 include 4 books of short stories.Beacon Press: an American left-wing non-profit book publisher.Soho Press: a New York City-based publisher founded by Juris Jurjevics and Laura Hruska in 1986 and currently headed by Bronwen Hruska. It specializes in literary fiction and international crime series.Best Short Stories of 2022Malarkey BooksAuthors Guild Model Contract Brooklyn Book FestivalFSG—Farrar Straus Giroux does/does not take unagented submissionsSubmittableThe controversy surrounding Roxane Gay's PANKThrillerFestFind Terena at www.terenabell.com or on Twitter @TerenaBell#AmReadingTerena: Edith Wharton's A Glimpse of the Moon, A Son at the Front , and The Custom of the CountryNight Rider, All the Kings Men, both by Robert Penn WarrenKJ: The Letters of Shirley Jackson, as well as the four book omnibus that has Sundial in it (and Alexis Hall's Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble and Glitterland) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Hi there, Today it's a pleasure to be arts calling Ken Poyner! About our guest: Ken's four collections of brief fictions and four collections of speculative poetry can be found at most online booksellers.  He spent 33 years in information system management, is married to a world record holding female power lifter, and has a family of several cats and betta fish.  Individual works have appeared in "Café Irreal", "Analog", "Danse Macabre", "The Cincinnati Review", and several hundred other places. For more information, please visit: www.kpoyner.com and www.barkingmoosepress.com Thanks for taking the time, Ken! All the best! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro. If you like the show: please consider reviewing the podcast and sharing it with those who love the arts, or are starting their creative journey! Your support truly makes a difference, so check out the new website artscalling.com for the latest episodes! Go make a dent: much love, j

This week! Join our NEW Submission Packet Workshop to get your query and first pages optimized for today's stressed-out agent. Learn more here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/product/submission-packet-workshop Have you ever wondered about the rule to not pitch agents and small presses at the same time? Or wondered how small presses treat you—versus agents? Douglas Weissman thought he was set right away—he has an MFA thesis project, and was exited to start querying. Nine years later, he pivoted and found success—and his forthcoming novel, Life Between Seconds, comes out with Addison & Highsmith in November: https://bookshop.org/books/life-between-seconds/9781592111749 Douglas Weissman is an author and travel writer who has spent time exploring diverse corners of the world. He is the husband of a museum educator, father of a delightful girl, and lives in Los Angeles. He has an MFA in creative writing from the University of San Francisco and spent time in Buenos Aires. But he has also worked in a safari game reserve, sold timeshares, and edited nonfiction books. When he isn't traveling, writing, or eating, Douglas loves to share characters with endearing flaws and surprising resilience.

In his book, Third Door, Alex Banayan describes how the success of leaders like Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, and Steven Spielberg is due to their ability to find and unlock that third door, or unconventional access point to their industries. If you are looking for a third door into the publishing world, A.N. Payton's story of how a single Tweet made her publishing dreams come true is for you. In today's episode, A.N. shares how, after growing frustrated with trying to get her debut manuscript in front of a literary agent, she started participating in a Twitter pitches--one of which got the interest from the editor of a small publishing press, City Owl Press. She also describes the specific strategies that she leveraged to not only find her "third door" but also to make the most out of this opportunity as a complete newbie to the publishing world. A.N.'s debut novel, Hellfire and Honey, releases tomorrow, June 21, 2022,. Connect with her via her website, anpayton.com, or Instagram at anpayton.author. Resources mentioned: The Shit No one Tells You About Writing Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing/id1530250126 and Query Shark: https://queryshark.blogspot.com/ and Query Tracker, https://querytracker.net/. A.N.'s blog posts on querying and getting an agent: https://anpayton.com/how-to-write-a-query-letter-and-helpful-resources/ and https://anpayton.com/online-resources-for-authors-to-get-an-agent/. Twitter pitch contest: #hivepitch @write_hive Connect with the These Mums Write Community Join the These Mums Write Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesemumswrite/ Get my freebie guide on creating more time to write: https://www.subscribepage.com/tipsforfindingtimetowrite Find out about upcoming workshops on creativity and writing for mums by joining my newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/c1z8b4

Dan Chaon reads an excerpt from his new book "Sleepwalk," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Dan Chaon is the author of three novels: "You Remind Me of Me," "Await Your Reply," and "Ill Will." He's also published three short story collections and has been featured in several anthologies, including "Best American Short Stories" and "The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses." Caregiver's (Lindsey Bitson) new track Everything was released in 2021 and her new album is set for release in 2022. ​Support Storybound by supporting our sponsors: Norton: "Fencing with the King" and "The Family Chao" are available wherever books are sold. Acorn.tv is the largest commercial free British streaming service with hundreds of exclusive shows from around the world. Try acorn.tv for free for 30 days by going to acorn.tv and using promo code Storybound. Storyworth: Save $10 on your first purchase at Storyworth.com/Storybound Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Storybound, you might enjoy reading, writing, and storytelling. We'd like to suggest you also try the History of Literature or Book Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join myself, & Shauna for this week's She Rose Revolutionaries Podcast interview called "Somatic Experiencing For Authentic Living".Shauna is a mother, a wife, a poet and a trauma therapist. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Regina and is a certified Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner (SEP). She has worked as a clinical mental health therapist for fourteen years.As a poet, she has some of her work published in Canadian literary magazines such as Untethered, The Fieldstone Review, and Spring. Her poem Girl at a Bar with High Heels was a nominee for the 2019 Pushcart Prize for Small Presses.Here is what we covered on this episode of She Rose Revolutionaries:Shauna's story of following the breadcrumbs that led her  to more of her authentic unfolding.An explanation of what somatic healing isAn unregulated nervous system VS a dis-regulated nervous system.How Somatic work can assist us in building our energetic capacity for regulation & resiliency, with an increased tolerance to difficult situationsExamples of how our body responds to stress, and fear.Shauna's journey before somatic work, and what she discovered through this process about her own regulation.Why animals in the wild don't carry or hold stress.How trauma in the body is createdA brief history of Somatic work, and why it was once considered Woo Woo!How Shauna discovered a new path of service that honored her own authentic nature.And so much more...You can follow Shauna here:https://www.facebook.com/shauna.eveleighharrisAnd as always come join in on the She Rose Revolutionaries private community for weekly discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheroserevolutionaries

Guest Bio: Lori Feathers '90 Lib is the co-owner and principal book buyer for Interabang Books a large, independent bookstore in Dallas, Texas, which she opened after retiring from a legal career in 2017. After Lori earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Russian from Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts in 1990 where she was Phi Beta Kappa, she earned a Juris Doctorate degree and a Master's degree in international affairs, both from American University in Washington DC in 1993. Upon graduating she took a job at the US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, and during her tenure she traveled extensively throughout the former Soviet Union—spending time in 13 of the 15 former Soviet republics--as a member of various delegations working on US trade and investment issues in the region. After four years at the Department of Commerce, Lori was hired as an international oil and gas attorney by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and moved to Dallas, Texas. While at ARCO Lori chaired negotiations with companies such as Rosneft, Lukoil, and the Georgian State Oil Company for billion-dollar oil exploration and infrastructure deals, accumulating lots of frequent flier miles in meetings with officials in Moscow and Tbilisi. When ARCO was acquired by British Petroleum in 2000, Lori joined the corporate law firm of Haynes and Boone in Dallas as an international attorney. In 2005 she was hired by Dallas-based independent oil and gas producer Pioneer Natural Resources as its Associate General Counsel for International Business. In addition to owning and running Interabang Books, Lori is a writer and a published book critic and was elected by her peers to serve two terms on the Board of the National Book Critics Circle, a national organization of book reviewers and publishing professionals. As a Board member she sits on the jury for the annual National Book Critics Circle awards. She is also Chair and Founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses, a literary prize that supports the work of small publishers in the United States and Canada. In addition to reading books and writing about them, Lori enjoys a full life in Dallas with Kelem, her partner of 26 years, and their English bulldog, Botero. Episode Specifics: In this episode, Lori shares her insights on: · Handling world changes that directly impact your major – like the fall of the Soviet Union · Coming to college from a rural, small town and starting at a Commonwealth Campus · Discovering passions and career interests in general education courses and deciding on a career in law · Working for the government, private industry, and private law firms · What it's like moving far away from home after college – or law school · Learning a new industry to be an effective lawyer · Strategies for networking · Tips for students pursuing travel intensive careers · The differences between confidence and competence · How to know when to call it a day on career #1 and pivot to something new · How to position yourself as a business against the giants · An inside look at what it's like being a bookstore owner and book buyer · Ways to be involved in the literary community without being an author · Tackling childhood activities as an adult hobby ----- Schreyer Honors College Links: • Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn • Upcoming Events • Scholars – Need Assistance? Book an Appointment! • Alumni – Learn Why and How to Volunteer • Make a Gift to Benefit Schreyer Scholars • Join the Penn State Alumni Association ----- Credits & Notes: This content is available in text form here. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Sean Goheen ‘11 Lib (Schreyer). The artwork was created by Tom Harrington, the College's Web Developer. The sound effect is “Chinese Gong,” accessed via SoundBible used under Creative Commons License. The theme music is “Conquest” by Geovane Bruno, accessed via Pixabay and used under Creative Commons License.

Joining John and Andy this week are novelist Patrick McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto, Winterwood) and Unbound's editor-at-large Rachael Kerr. We got together to discuss Dermot Healy's remarkable second novel A Goat's Song (1994) and the peripatetic life of its author, one of the great Irish writers of recent times. Patrick, Rachael and John all knew, worked and occasionally drank with Dermot Healy and this special episode reflects their personal connections with a much-loved and much-missed man. Also in this edition Andy considers the most recent novel of another legendary Irish writer, Girl by Edna O'Brien; while John shares his admiration for Shola Von Reinhold's Lote, winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2021.

Marc Watson is an author of genre fiction of all lengths and styles. His works include the novels Death Dresses Poorly, Catching Hell: Journey, and Catching Hell: Destination, as well as having short stories in the collections Enigma Front 5: The Stories we Hide, and A Land Without Mirrors. His newest release, a collection of science-fantasy short stories Between Conversations: Tales From the World of Ryuujin, is available now! He began writing at the age of 15 and continues to be a part-time writing student at Athabasca University. He has been published on flash fiction site www.101words.org (find his stories here) as well as comedy site www.thecorrectness.com.Marc lives in Calgary, Alberta. He is a husband and proud father of two. He is an avid outdoors-man, martial artist, baseball player, and lover of all Mexican foods. In this episode, we go deep into:Managing a job, family and writingWorking with publishers and how his second book found a home quicklyHis decision to go indie for his latest releaseThe inspiration behind his anthology of short storiesTrying different genres and having fun experimentingWhy Marc doesn’t set writing goals and find out if he persuaded Holly to his POV!Narrating his own audiobookConnect with Marc:He can be found at online www.marcwatson.ca, as well as on Facebook at www.facebook.com/marcwroteabook, and on twitter at @writewatson.Get more from Great Writers Share!https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gwshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/greatwritersshare/ GWS Press books:Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLnSpecial thanks to:Intro vocals: Persephone RoseShow theme: Karl HughesThank you to patrons:David HinesHarley ChristensenJon CronshawJenn MitchellInnes RichensIan J MiddletonMichael AnderleKatie ForrestYanni JadeMeg CowleyJoSacha BlackLaura KCrys CainSamantha FrostVictoria LK WilliamsBrett Jackson Faye Trask See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elizabeth McCulloch was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and lived in New England, the Midwest, Canada, and the South, before putting down roots in Gainesville, Florida, almost forty years ago. Previously a lawyer, then a teacher, she has had children of various stripes: one born, two foster, one step, and the granddaughter she is now raising with her husband. Elizabeth has always loved to read and always wanted to write. She began seriously pursuing her dream over 30 years ago, with pauses in the pursuit for various events and catastrophes. She has completed three novels and is working on a fourth. At her blog, The Feminist Grandma, she writes illustrated personal essays about family, friends, aging, social justice issues, and whatever takes her fancy. At Big Books from Small Presses, she posts illustrated reviews and other essays about books. Both blogs are at her website, elizabethmccullochauthor.com. When Elizabeth isn’t reading or writing, she sings at a nursing home, swims, gardens, dances, cooks, and has mastered baking pie crusts. In Dreaming the Marsh (Twisted Road, 2019), a giant sinkhole begins swallowing an enormous swath of a marsh-like ecosystem that has been slated for development, along with parts of a highway and a large lake. The citizens of Opakulla, Florida struggle to understand what is happening as the land is sucked under. They’re also perplexed by un-erasable writing that appears on their new town hall. The sinkhole starts wreaking havoc with their lives and nobody knows what to do about it. A lovesick geologist wants to study it, the real estate developers relish its wild beauty, the mayor and members of the town commission want something done to stop it, and the owner of a local café, who speaks with the Ancients, understands it. But she isn’t telling. As host for New Books in Fiction, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction. I also adore well-written mysteries. I try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices need more attention. Due to the high number of books currently on my list, I do not consider self-published books. If your upcoming or recently published literary novel or mystery might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth McCulloch was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and lived in New England, the Midwest, Canada, and the South, before putting down roots in Gainesville, Florida, almost forty years ago. Previously a lawyer, then a teacher, she has had children of various stripes: one born, two foster, one step, and the granddaughter she is now raising with her husband. Elizabeth has always loved to read and always wanted to write. She began seriously pursuing her dream over 30 years ago, with pauses in the pursuit for various events and catastrophes. She has completed three novels and is working on a fourth. At her blog, The Feminist Grandma, she writes illustrated personal essays about family, friends, aging, social justice issues, and whatever takes her fancy. At Big Books from Small Presses, she posts illustrated reviews and other essays about books. Both blogs are at her website, elizabethmccullochauthor.com. When Elizabeth isn’t reading or writing, she sings at a nursing home, swims, gardens, dances, cooks, and has mastered baking pie crusts. In Dreaming the Marsh (Twisted Road, 2019), a giant sinkhole begins swallowing an enormous swath of a marsh-like ecosystem that has been slated for development, along with parts of a highway and a large lake. The citizens of Opakulla, Florida struggle to understand what is happening as the land is sucked under. They’re also perplexed by un-erasable writing that appears on their new town hall. The sinkhole starts wreaking havoc with their lives and nobody knows what to do about it. A lovesick geologist wants to study it, the real estate developers relish its wild beauty, the mayor and members of the town commission want something done to stop it, and the owner of a local café, who speaks with the Ancients, understands it. But she isn’t telling. As host for New Books in Fiction, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction. I also adore well-written mysteries. I try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices need more attention. Due to the high number of books currently on my list, I do not consider self-published books. If your upcoming or recently published literary novel or mystery might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joanna Fortune, psychotherapist specialising in child & adult psychotherapy, joins Sean Moncrieff...

In this episode we talk with Adam Shafer, author, and Emily Victorson, editor and publisher, about small presses, historical fiction, finding a home for your manuscript, and Allium Press rescuing Chicago from Capone.    Adam Shafer can be found at https://www.adamjshafer.com/ and Alium Press can be found at https://alliumpress.com/ as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as alliumpress.    Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast

Aatif Rashid is the author of the literary comedy Portrait of Sebastian Khan, which explores the complicated romantic life of a Muslim American art history student. His writing has appeared in Barrelhouse, Massachusetts Review, LitHub, Los Angeles Review of Books, and the Kenyon Review blog.

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [2:20] and The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones [26:50]. For those wanting to add to their reading lists, Ian highly recommends the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses as a means of finding books and authors outside the mass market that you might not otherwise come across. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:02:15 for brief final remarks. Next month, the two books up on the slab will be: The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams Folk by Zoe Gilbert Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Many COVID-19 headlines are looking grim these days, but what are the actual sales numbers saying? We invited small press publisher Steve Beaulieu on the show to cut through the doom and gloom and shed some light on what's actually happening in the book publishing world.

Kaytee and Mindy are handling this week while Meredith recovers from surgery. We are so glad to have Mindy step in during tough times! As we get started, you’ll hear our first advertisement on the podcast. We have always said we’d be extremely discerning about advertisers, so Book of the Month was a perfect match for us, since we are both loyal (paying) customers. We hope you’ll give them a try and get your first book for just $9.99 when you use the code CURRENTLYREADING! If you’re interested, please use our link so they know we sent you. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a bookish sticker from an online friend, and a “book dictionary” brag that occurred at a local bookstore. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Every single book this week was a “turn” from the previous title discussed, so we are running the gamut. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about reading while sick. Mindy and Kaytee were both battling viruses this week of different kinds, so we talk about how illness effects our reading lives and the tips we have to keep reading while you’re not feeling 100 percent. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a brick of a biography and a collection of stories that will open your heart. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Announcement: 1:37 - Book of the Month - OUR FIRST SPONSOR! (the following are Goodreads links because we hope you’ll check out BOTM if you’re interested in any of them!) 2:56 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare 3:28 - The Holdout by Graham Moore Bookish Moments: 10:11 - @flypaperproducts on Instagram 10:45 - Op.Cit Books in Santa Fe, NM 11:40 - Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale Current Reads: 12:57 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 15:31 - The Lady From the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara 15:49 - Episode 176 of What Should I Read Next 18:37 - Reading Glasses Podcast 19:01 - The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall 22:14 - Searching For Sunday: Loving Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans 22:44 - A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans 23:15 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 25:45 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar 25:28 - 15 Books by Small Presses article 26:01 - Patreon and the Currently Reading Bookish Friends! 28:55 - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 30:13 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo 35:59 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Deep Dive - SIck Reading: 38:54 - Mindy’s Bluetooth Sleep Mask 42:36 - How to Survive a Plague by David France 44:26 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 44:28 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 44:29 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:05 - Bonhoffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas 50:21 - Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle 51:55 - I’ll Have What Phil’s Having on PBS

Marc Côté is the publisher of Cormorant Books, "a literary house noted for the discovery and development of Canadian writing talent and the publishing of Québécois fiction translated into English." He has won Canada's Libris Award for Editor of the Year twice and Cormorant has won the Libris Award for Small Presses three times. At Cormorant, Marc has acquired and edited many award-nominated books.  Prior to taking over at Cormorant in 2001, Marc cut a wide swath through the halls of Canada's book publishing industry, holding positions, many of them short lived, at, among other places, the Canadian Book Information Centre (marketing arm of the Association for Canadian Publishers), Books in Canada, the World's Biggest Bookstore, the Ontario Arts Council, the Literary Press Group of Canada (a sales and distribution co-op for small presses), the Canada Council, Dundurn Press, and Stoddart Publishing.  We talk about all of these organizations. In so doing Marc provides a fascinating, provocative survey of Canadian book publishing, past and present. 

Ask Win is a podcast where you are a VIP. Win wants to focus and teach people more and Cerebral Palsy. You’re welcome to ask questions about anything that you want. CP questions but mainly life questions on how to deal with CP or not. Win can ask you base questions if you want. Please let us know or there will be no base questions. If you have any questions for Win please email her at askingwkelly@gmail.com. Please donate to Ask Win by going to https://www.paypal.me/WCharles. Patron Checkout: https://www.patreon.com/join/Askwin?. Simplecast's Brand Ambassador Program: http://refer.smplc.st/rtTvG. Check out Win's books at https://www.amazon.com/Win-Kelly-Charles/e/B009VNJEKE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1538951782&sr=1-2-ent. To buy Win’s new book, Smile with Dictation, go to https://books2read.com/Win. I, Win: http://books2read.com/Iwin. I, Win audiobook in iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/i-win-hope-and-life/id1476934916. I, Win audiobook in Google Pay: https://play.google.com/store/books/category/audiobooks?hl=en. I, Win audiobook in kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/i-win-5. I, Win audiobook in Nook: https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1005661/i-win. I, Win audiobook in Scibd: https://www.scribd.com/book/275801773/I-Win. I, Win audiobook in Beek: https://www.beek.io/libros/i-win. Check out Danielle's books at https://www.amazon.com/Danielle-Coulter/e/B00OFIOY3C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?qid=1483655853&sr=8-2&linkCode=sl2&tag=paradimarket-20&linkId=8490a064c62cededb762ed5b949ed144. Check out Win’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGN0mfJdlpKG8IdJTBjKTow. Please read Outsource Your Book to a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Press: https://leaderspress.com. Born with Cerebral Palsy author of I,Win | podcaster| by win charles: https://www.podchaser.com/creators/win-charles-107a4S3520. 5 Secrets for a Successful Podcast: https://youtu.be/eUTXwrx2ZIc.   On Ask Win today (Tuesday, October 22, 2019), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Elizabeth McCulloch was born in Argentina, and lived in New England, the Midwest, Canada, and the South before finding her home in Gainesville, Florida, almost forty years ago. Previously a lawyer, then a teacher, she has had children of various stripes: one born, two foster, one step, and the granddaughter she is now raising with her husband. Dreaming the Marsh is her first novel. On her website, elizabethmccullochauthor.com, she has two illustrated blogs, The Feminist Grandma and Big Books from Small Presses, where she primarily reviews books which are not well-known, and only those she can recommend. To learn more about Elizabeth visit elizabethmccullochauthor.com.

David McKnight is an accomplished librarian and book collector, "imbued with remarkable passion and resolve." As Director of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), at the University of Pennsylvania David is responsible for insuring stewardship, management, discovery, and preservation of the collection and for maintaining the visibility of RBML within and outside of the Penn community. At the Penn Libraries, he has also served as Curator of the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image. Before coming to Penn, he headed the Rare Books and Special Collections Division at McGill University Libraries and was the Principal Librarian at McGill's Humanities and Social Sciences Library. He is the author of Experiment, Printing the Canadian Imagination: Highlights from the David McKnight Canadian Little Magazine and Small Press Collection. McKnight invested 30 years in developing this collection, one that has "considerable potential for literary research in the areas of Canadian Modernist poetry, avant-garde literature, and the production of small magazines in Canada." He generously donated the collection to the University of Alberta Libraries in 2012, and this catalogue was published in 2018 to accompany an exhibition held at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. David and I met in Montreal to talk about his experience amassing this essential collection. Among other things we discuss Ken Norris's Little Magazine in Canada 1925-80, Roy MacSkimming's The Perilous Trade, disappointment in Library and Archives Canada, New Wave Canada: The Coach House Press and the small press movement in English Canada in the 1960s, Carl Spadoni, Merrill Distad, wives of book collectors, fine presses, literary experiment, Adrian King-Edwards and The Word Bookstore in Montreal, bill bissett, bp nichol, Mac Jamieson, TISH, Bill Hoffer, j.w. curry, Nicky Drumbolis, Nelson Ball's catalogues, Wynne Francis's correspondence, Contact Press, Vehicule Press, Quebecois magazines, and The Gotham Bookmart exhibition.    

Our guest on this episode is Julia (Liz) Elliott. Her writing has appeared in Tin House, The Georgia Review, Conjunctions, The New York Times, Granta online, Electric Literature, and other publications. She has won a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, and her stories have been anthologized in Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses and The...

Neil Griffiths is a British novelist, and the founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. He is the winner of the Authors' Club First Novel Award, and has been shortlisted for best novel in the Costa Book Awards. In this episode, Neil talks about love as a sacred value, how writing helped him explore religious ideas and conversations in absence of a religious household. He also talks about his inspirations for writing novels, and how literature can teach patience and compassion. Elizabeth also speaks to Theos' Natan Mladin about an upcoming project on debt, and how money can be reflective of religious and spiritual values. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter at @theoselizabeth and follow Theos Think Tank on @theosthinktank for the latest events, reviews, long reads and research on the role of faith in society.

Brea and Mallory talk about small presses, interview Joe Biel from Microcosm Press, and give out some intense relationship advice. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!   Reading Glasses Tote Bags Barkbox barkbox.com/glasses   Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group   Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article   Book Riot Small Press Quiz   Graywolf Press Soft Skull Press   Small Beer Press   Feminist Press Unnamed Press Melville House Hawthorne Press Coffee House Press   Two Dollar Radio Microcosm   Books Mentioned -   Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman Crash Override by Zoe Quinn Wildwood by Colin Melon The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman   Coraline by Neil Gaiman   The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman   Narconomics by Tom Wainwright   Subversives by Seth Rosenfield Trouble Boys by Bob Mehr   So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson   Scam by Erick Lyle    

Author Lawrence Schoen shares his experience getting his book BARSK to be published with Tor, as well as his previous experience publishing, and what he's learned from running a small press.

Publishing with Small Presses Link to this episode: http://tinyurl.com/z8b7vus In this episode, the Write Pack explores getting published with small presses What kinds of small press houses are there? How are they different from vanity press? How are they different from the big houses? What should you expect if you land a deal with a small press? What is the difference between small presses and imprints? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a small press? How should you research a small press? How are contracts handled at a small press?   Find all our episodes on iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. A new episode every Sunday.

Lauren Groff is the author of the novel The Monsters of Templeton, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers, Delicate Edible Birds, a collection of stories, and Arcadia, a New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize, and finalist for the L.A. Times Book Award. Her latest novel is Fates and Furies. Her work has appeared in journals including the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Tin House,One Story, McSweeney's, and Ploughshares, and in the anthologies 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, and three editions of theBest American Short Stories.  She lives in Gainesville, Florida with her husband and two sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epigraph For our third episode, we interview Kevin Sampsell, bookseller at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.    Introduction [0:30] In Which Emma & Kim Feel Like Literary Underachievers Compared to Kevin’s Many Bookish Pursuits, Then We Order Lifestyles [0:43] When he’s not bookselling at Powell’s Books, Kevin runs the small press Future Tense Books, along with their new ebook imprint Instant Future. He’s also the author of A Common Pornography: A Memoir and This is Between Us, as well as the editor of Portland Noir.      [1:13] Drink of the Day: The Lifestyle - Jameson Irish Whiskey and ginger ale (from Ablutions: Notes for a Novel by Patrick deWitt)   collage by Kevin Sampsell Chapter I In Which We Discuss Rad Trans & Queer Books, Talk About Customer Anti-Merchandizing Techniques, and Discover that Kevin is a Greasy Buddy Holly [2:35] Emma’s reading Witches of America by Alex Mar (pubs 20 Oct 2015)   [2:54] Kim’s reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (pubs 22 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson [3:28] Trans/Queer books! The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques (pubs 22 Sept 2015) George by Alex Gino (pubs 25 Aug 2015) Please Don’t Kill the Freshman: A Memoir by Zoe Trope (Future Tense edition, here) Being by Zach Ellis     Also mentioned: the Tin House Writer’s Workshop, Bad Blood Reading Series [8:36] Kevin is reading SO MANY GOOD BOOKS RIGHT NOW The Revolution of Every Day by Cari Luna Savage Park: A Meditation on Play, Space, and Risk for Americans Who Are Nervous, Distracted, and Afraid to Die by Amy Fusselman Yet another shoutout to Lidia Yuknavitch: The Small Backs of Children and The Chronology of Water: A Memoir. Have you read her books yet? Just go do it. Right now. We’ll wait. Hollywood Notebook by Wendy C Ortiz (also mentioned: Excavation: A Memoir) Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney (also mentioned: Adam Wilson)     [14:37] August Releases!! The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips The Scamp by Jennifer Pashley Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh     Chapter II In Which Kevin Discusses Working at Powell’s (Largest Bookstore in the World?), The Power of Small Presses, and Publishing E-Books [20:58] Powell’s City of Books Store Map [23:46] White Elephants: On Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing by Katie Haegele [24:20] Weirde Sister by James Gendron (coming 2016 from Octopus Books - check out an excerpt to get psyched) [24:39] Sexual Boat (Sex Boats) by James Gendron [32:56] Some authors that have moved between Small Presses and Big Publishers: Alissa Nutting - Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, Tampa Lindsay Hunter - Daddy’s, Don’t Kiss Me, Ugly Girls Maggie Nelson - Bluets     Small Presses Mentioned: Starcherone, Featherproof, Wave [36:10] Future Tense’s e-book imprint Instant Future [36:44] Starvation Mode by Elissa Washuta (author of My Body is a Book of Rules) Chapter III In Which We Talk About Even More Awesome August Releases, Kevin Observing Customers Buying His Book, Author Crushes, and MORE BOOKS [40:22] More August Releases: Dome of the Hidden Pavilion: New Poems by James Tate New American Stories, edited by Ben Marcus (who previously edited The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories)     Pro-tip: the bathroom at Powell’s is upstairs in the Purple Room. Now you know. [44:05] Kevin’s Go-To Handsells A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (available in paperback Jan 2016) Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz     Also mentioned: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, Home Land by Sam Lipsyte [46:57] Kevin’s Impossible Handsells Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner     Also mentioned: George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Barry Hannah, Donald Ray Pollock [48:45] How to Keep Up with ALL the Books?     [49:00] Reading Backlist: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [49:30] Short chapters: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill [50:17] Kevin’s Station Eleven/Wild/Desperate Desert Island Books books Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey Sharon Olds (author of Stag’s Leap)     [Collage by Kevin Sampsell, using the cover of Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey] [52:07] Kevin’s Favorite Bookstores (other than Powell’s) Skylight Books in Los Angeles, CA McNally Jackson in New York City, NY Reading Frenzy in Portland, OR [52:46] Kevin’s Favorite Literary Media OTHERPPL with Brad Listi Podcast (Kevin was on Episode 227) Noon Literary Annual [53:50] Last Book Kevin Gifted: Do It Yourself Guide To Fighting the Big Motherfuckin Sad by Adam Gnade Also mentioned: Dear Shane: a Mental Health Resource About Staying Alive by Craig Kelly Epilogue In Which Kevin Tells Us All the Places YOU Can Find Him On the Internets Website: www.kevinsampsell.com Twitter: @kevinsampsell Collage Tumblr: kevinsampsellcollages.tumblr.com Future Tense Books: www.futuretensebooks.com Instant Future Books: www.thisisinstantfuture.com Find Emma on Twitter @thebibliot and writing nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. And you can follow both of us [as a podcast] on Twitter @drunkbookseller!       Okay, don’t forget to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice and hey maybe rate us if you like the show. Mmmkay byeee.

For this episode, we focus on small presses and the business side of publishing. US Manager Christine Munroe interviews Angela Bole, the Executive Director of IBPA (the Independent Book Publishers Association), about everything from distribution to metadata. As a bonus, we include excellent advice from Kobo's Canadian Merchandiser, Sarah Smith-Eivemark, who recently joined Kobo from a small press. She shares the most important advice she's learned from her unique perspective of this transition from small press to digital retailer. You don't want to miss it! Tune in to hear about: IBPA's history and mission. It was founded in 1983 – one of the oldest trade associations for publishing in America. Most of its members have come in as self-publishers, even as early as 1983. Many of them learned the trade, then took on the work of others. IBPA is a publishers' association, not an authors' association. They serve the publishing side of the business. IBPA won't take a point of view on authorship, editorial, craft. Instead, it focuses on marketing, publishing standards, covers, etc. Who should join? Those working independently – that is, outside of the Big 5. Small presses, university presses, even aspiring authors considering self-publishing. Anyone wanting to learn more about the market and business of self publishing. It's $129/year to become a member. Benefits: receiving a monthly magazine and email newsletters, and IBPA acts as a bullhorn sharing good news and success stories of its members. Additionally, it's a connection to the community going through the same process, helping each other succeed by sharing best practices, sharing warnings. Publishing University is their annual conference, which has been happening for 27 years. In line with IBPA's mission, it focuses on publishing and marketing books. 30 expert speakers come, 300 attendees. 2016 will be in Salt Lake City for the first time. Publishing University also offers an opportunity for feedback and workshopping on your content, cover, and more, adding an experiential element. Best practices for getting a distributor: transition from pitching a book, to pitching your business. Publishers need a 6-month plan for your business and book, editorial calendar with more books in the pipeline, and marketing plan. Why Angela keeps talking about metadata and its importance. Find about more about IBPA at www.ibpa-online.org.

Gatekeepers—Now and Then In this episode of Write Pack Radio, the Write Pack explores the Gatekeepers—Now and Then. Before the internet became popular you had to get published in lit mags. But have the modern day gates been abandoned? Do Gatekeepers still exist? Who are they? What do they do? Do you still need to get past them to get into the world of publishing? Are gatekeepers needed? What do the gatekeepers need and why won’t they publish your book? What if the gatekeepers aren’t right? Do you need a platform to get to the gatekeeper? Should there always be a stream of fun, but bad, always sneak past the gatekeepers? Why bother with trying to get through the traditional gatekeepers? What are the differences between the Big Five, Small Presses, and Self-Publishing? What about the rejections from gatekeepers? What do you do? What does it mean when you are rejected? How do you promote yourself and your platforms to the gatekeepers? All episodes available at:    -  iTunes    -  Blog Talk Radio    -  TuneIn    -  And other platforms New episodes every Sunday

This week on The One You Feed we have Joe Oestreich. He is the author of the memoir, Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll, which documents the twenty-five years he toured the country in a beat up Econoline as the bass player and co-singer for Columbus Ohio's Watershed. His writing has appeared in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Ninth Letter, Fourth Genre, and many other magazines. He's been awarded a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, honored by The Atlantic Monthly, and shortlisted in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007, The Best American Essays 2008 and 2009, and The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses 2010 and 2014. He is now teach creative writing at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC, where he is the nonfiction editor of Waccamaw. In This Interview Joe and I Discuss... The One You Feed parable. Getting the work done. Making time for your art. Taking selfishness too far. Working hard. How working hard is sometimes you the only thing you can change. Not being attached to external success. The work has to be it's own reward. The frustration of not seeing the success you want. That there has never been a better time to get your work in front of people. The support from his father. Watershed's legendary manager Biggie. Optimism versus fear. Opening for the Insane Clown Posse. His upcoming book. Joe Oestreich Links Joe Oestreich homepage Watershed homepage Buy Hitless Wonder Some of our most popular interviews you might also enjoy: Mike Scott of the Waterboys Rich Roll Todd Henry- author of Die Empty Randy Scott Hyde See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Gift of the Elephant" first appeared in print at Eureka Literary Magazine. The story received a Pushcart Nomination, Best of the Small Presses.  To contribute to Caritas Village, a charity devoted to creatively joining together people from many diverse backgrounds, please follow the link at http://caintdonothingwithlove.wordpress.com/charities/ or visit http://caritasvillage.org 

This week Justin, David Wood, and Ryan Span sit down to chat about small presses and what the first year of Space City Con was like. We hope you enjoy the show! And please check out our sponsor, the Loft Literary Center at Loft.org

Lyn Lifshin has written more than 100 books and edited 4 anthologies of women writers. Her poems have appeared in most poetry and literary magazines in the U.S.A., and her work has been included in virtually every major anthology of recent writing by women. She has given more than 700 readings across the U.S.A. and has appeared at Dartmouth and Skidmore colleges, Cornell University, the Shakespeare Library, Whitney Museum, and Huntington Library. Lyn Lifshin has also taught poetry and prose writing for many years at universities, colleges and high schools, and has been Poet in Residence at the University of Rochester, Antioch, and Colorado Mountain College. Winner of numerous awards including the Jack Kerouac Award for her book Kiss The Skin Off, Lyn is the subject of the documentary film Lyn Lifshin: Not Made of Glass. For her absolute dedication to the small presses which first published her, and for managing to survive on her own apart from any major publishing house or academic institution, Lifshin has earned the distinction "Queen of the Small Presses." She has been praised by Robert Frost, Ken Kesey and Richard Eberhart, and Ed Sanders has seen her as "a modern Emily Dickinson."