Podcasts about staggering genius

On this week's show, Slate's Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into the “inconvenient” Hulu show Deli Boys. They end by discussing the legacy of Dave Eggers' phenomenal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Endorsements: Dana: The television show A French Village Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Slate's Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into the “inconvenient” Hulu show Deli Boys. They end by discussing the legacy of Dave Eggers' phenomenal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Endorsements: Dana: The television show A French Village Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Slate's Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into the “inconvenient” Hulu show Deli Boys. They end by discussing the legacy of Dave Eggers' phenomenal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Endorsements: Dana: The television show A French Village Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Slate's Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into the “inconvenient” Hulu show Deli Boys. They end by discussing the legacy of Dave Eggers' phenomenal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Endorsements: Dana: The television show A French Village Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Slate's Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into the “inconvenient” Hulu show Deli Boys. They end by discussing the legacy of Dave Eggers' phenomenal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Endorsements: Dana: The television show A French Village Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So let me get this straight, all these years and we're covering Never Take Friendship Personal by Anberlin for its 20th anniversary. This record holds a special place in fans' hearts, and we're here to see where it lands on the scale between A Heavy Hearted Work of Staggering Genius and a Symphony of Blasé. Of course, we have to get into the original vs. the re-recording of Feel Good Drag. These thoughts run through our heads over and over, but we never take podcasts personal.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email: contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter: @churchjamsnowFB: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/churchjamsnowpodcast

Sarah Gormley joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about unpacking the baggage of self-doubt and imposter syndrome and moving toward self-love, shaping our memoirs into answers to the questions we have about our life, prioritizing pieces and elements of our story that help show readers transformation, the messiness of mother-daughter relationships, including partners and family in our memoir narratives, cutting big chunks of our manuscripts out, themes as blueprints for our structure, trusting our body when we land somewhere right, realizing what our book is actually about, and her new memoir The Order of Things.   Also in this episode: -enjoying the magic of the written word  -writing as a reader -including scenes from therapy in our memoirs   Books mentioned in this episode:  While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger Group by Christie Tate A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Eggers The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer   Sarah Gormley is a writer and art gallery owner living in Columbus, Ohio. Her undergraduate degree from DePauw University reinforced an early love for literature and writing, while the heavy sprinkling of liberal-arts fairy dust taught her how to analyze and articulate a clear point of view. She rounded out this foundation with concentrations in marketing and operations from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Her marketing career included work with several global brands, including IMAX, Martha Stewart, Girl Scouts of the USA, and Adobe. Gormley was honored as one of 2015's Forty Women to Watch over 40, and she has been featured in Forbes and the CMO Club. In June 2019, she was invited to deliver the class address at her DePauw University class reunion and regrets not having her hair blown out. Today, Gormley owns a contemporary art gallery, Sarah Gormley Gallery (SGG), in downtown Columbus, Ohio.    Connect with Sarah: Website: www.sarahgormley.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scgormley/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.gormley.3726/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gormleysarah/ – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

****We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading! At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading! At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

Andy and Dani take a trip down memory lane. A long, long, long time ago Andy was in his 20's and he really liked a book, so we read it. Does it still hold up? Is Andy more hipstery than he thinks? Can you tell who wrote this description? Oh ya, and happy birthday, Andy. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

So Many Damn Books podcast creator and host Christoper Hermelin joins Kate to swap book recommendations and discuss the magic of book club, recent book discoveries and bookish pet peeves. EPISODE BOOK LIST The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers McSweeney's magazine, including The Panorama issue How I Won A Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto Non-Fiction by Julie Myerson Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Polly Barton, trans.) Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (Polly Barton, trans.) Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton The Extinction of Irena Ray by Jennifer Croft James by Percival Everett, and we also mentioned Erasure and The Trees Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schultz by Luca Debus and Francesco Mateuzzi NOTES Join the club and support us on Patreon Follow The Book Club Review on Instagram and Threads @bookclubreviewpodcast  

In this episode, we have a heartfelt conversation with Kelly J. Mendenhall, a disabled author, artist, public speaker, and disability advocate. Get ready for a powerful conversation filled with inspiration, resilience, business insights, and the power of crafting. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: Get to know Kelly and delve into her journey of using crafting, particularly hand sewing and embroidery, as a form of self-care and meditation. Kelly opens up about facing sudden mobility loss in 2017 and the subsequent transformation of her life. Discussion about the importance of being true to one's authentic self. Kelly recommends "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," emphasizing its impact on her journey and mental health. Kelly stresses the importance of self-care, dispelling the notion that it's a luxury. Pam and Kelly celebrate their wins for the week, highlighting the power of intentionality and letting go of fear. Kelly shares her future plans, including her podcast launch, creating art, and organizing craft shows designed for people with chronic disabilities. ABOUT THE GUEST: Kelly J. Mendenhall, a disabled author, artist, and advocate, has been a prominent voice against medical gaslighting since 2017. After a career dedicated to serving under-resourced communities, she faced sudden medical disability in 2017. Known for her impactful work as a medical journalist and blogger, Mendenhall has been featured in Business Insider and Yahoo! News for her advocacy. In 2019, she published the well-received "Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell" and launched the podcast "Skin in the Game: An Intimate Author Experience" in July 2023. Mendenhall initiated the Affordable Art Revolution in 2022, spreading joy and love to Spoonies through art and words. Additionally, she served as the keynote speaker for Disability Awareness Day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2023. KEY TAKEAWAY: One of the amazing things about treating things with your hands is the tangible outcome. It's the same with writing—there's a tangible outcome. You can see words pouring onto a page. You can see a beautiful piece of art coming to life, your vision coming to life, and that is a reward I didn't ever get in the professional world with a lot of the things that I was doing. - Kelly To connect with Kelly visit her at: Website: https://kellyjmendenhall.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdzilla138 Instagram: kellyjmendenhall Connect with me on Facebook at: Facebook: Pamela Stone Vision Made Media www.visionmadtwork.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsnextforwomen/support

Gabe and Dave Eggers have been friends for the last 25 years: since Dave first popped up on the national stage, with his memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. And his indie publishing juggernaut: McSweeney's.  This interview is, in part, to support Dave's new novel, The Eyes and the Impossible. A novel that's for all ages. And for the ages. This book is written in the first person, from the perspective of a dog named Johannes. (Go ahead, take a second to reread that last sentence.) This book is wondrous, beautiful, hilarious, and somewhat heartbreaking. It also has gorgeous illustrations. And some editions have a wooden cover. Dave Eggers quotes On having lunch with Kurt Vonnegut Gabe: Vonnegut was obsessed with the idea, and I know you know this because I have always known that you love him, too –Dave: I met him.Gabe: You met him? Well can you tell me about that?Dave: in New York. His wife, Jill Krementz, reached out and she was a photographer. So she did a photo thing of me in Central Park. And she said, Oh, you know, you've got to come over. And it was a lunch, I think, in their house in the twenties. And it was me. This was 2002. And it was me and Colson Whitehead and, I think John Leonard. And then there was a jazz writer. And then Vonnegut and Jill. And what was funny was… (click the above podcast device to hear the rest)On early McSweeney's event with David Byrne We did one “happening” in San Francisco at a place called Cell Space. Which is this cavernous sort of event hall slash living environment. It was like a pirate ship, with people living in the rafters and under the stage. It was really old timey San Francisco hippie space, but most of the people there were youngish. And we had an event there where David Byrne might have been out here for his book, The New Sins, that we published.We said it would be a panel. And it was Byrne and I on the panel. And then we got an FBI agent, who I don't know why or who he was. I can't remember how we found him. And then a local professor who was an expert on ancient Sumerian iconography, I think.And we planted a bunch of people in the audience, so that the Q&A – because I think we went straight to Q&A – was all directed to the Sumerian iconography experts. So that you have David Byrne sitting there, silent, for an hour. Because every last question was somebody like, “Well, in AD 540, the Sumerian, poet…” We had all of these questions written by the expert himself beforehand.And then the whole thing ended, we had booked, I think with David Byrne's knowledge, but maybe without. We had booked a band called the Extra Action Marching Band, which was a big sort of anarchic marching band with tattoos and piercings and weird clothes. But drums and a majorette and everything. And they broke into the place and then just shut the whole event down by playing in the crowd until it was over. So the event was crazy. Buy Dave Eggers' new novel The Eyes and the Impossible (with wooden cover) from McSweeney's Buy Dave's new novel (without wooden cover) from Bookshop Rate/review Kurt Vonnegut Radio on podcast platform of your choice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Staggering Genius of God's Execution - This week Scott Mitchell is sharing a message titled "The Staggering Genius of God's Execution" Looking at John 12:27-36. A thought-provoking journey that explores the question of ultimate authority in our lives. Discover the compelling words of Jesus as He grapples with the weight of His mission, revealing profound insights into the very nature of power and control. Uncover the transformative wisdom that awaits as we seek to understand who truly holds sway over the world and our own hearts.We want to connect with you! Email Pastor Chad at chadf@ljpres.org to get plugged in or you can find our website at ljpres.org/connect. We hope to see lives transformed by a relationship with Jesus, and we strive to be a place where you experience and are able to express that transforming love of Christ.It builds our faith to help give back a portion of what God has given us. If you would like to help further His work in La Jolla, San Diego and the world you can give online at LJPres.org/Donate or text 844-957-4017. La Jolla Pres holds a CCLI License to live stream and archive all musical material.

The Staggering Genius of God's Execution - This week Scott Mitchell is sharing a message titled "The Staggering Genius of God's Execution" Looking at John 12:27-36. A thought-provoking journey that explores the question of ultimate authority in our lives. Discover the compelling words of Jesus as He grapples with the weight of His mission, revealing profound insights into the very nature of power and control. Uncover the transformative wisdom that awaits as we seek to understand who truly holds sway over the world and our own hearts.We want to connect with you! Email Pastor Chad at chadf@ljpres.org to get plugged in or you can find our website at ljpres.org/connect. We hope to see lives transformed by a relationship with Jesus, and we strive to be a place where you experience and are able to express that transforming love of Christ.It builds our faith to help give back a portion of what God has given us. If you would like to help further His work in La Jolla, San Diego and the world you can give online at LJPres.org/Donate or text 844-957-4017. La Jolla Pres holds a CCLI License to live stream and archive all musical material.

Dave Eggers is a writer who does not want to be put in a box. His writing often defies easy cataloging or genre classification and he doesn't like to be specific about who his readers should be. His latest, THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE could be loosely described as an animal fable, but it isn't exactly that. And it could be described as a book that is good for younger readers, but it isn't exactly that either. Here is what we ARE certain of: It's wonderful, funny, engaging, original and full of joy! Eggers' words, his writing and his characters will stay with you long after you close the book. We also talk to his illustrator for EYES, the very talented and prolific Shawn Harris, whose inspirations and technique might surprise you.The Eyes and The Impossible by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris What Can a Citizen Do? By Dave Eggers, Illustrated by Shawn Harris The Every by Dave Eggers The Circle by Dave Eggers Zeitoun by Dave Eggers The Parade by Dave Eggers The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers The Wild Things by Dave Eggers You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Speaking with the Angel edited by Nick Hornby Corduroy by Don Freeman Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Old Heart by Peter Ferry The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry I am a Bunny by Ole Risom Dune by Frank Herbert Christine by Stephen King Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris A Polar Bear in the Snow by Shawn Harris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In business, we don't know what the future holds. Uncertainty can feel overwhelming and cause fear, however, change is inevitable so we must learn to adapt to it. In this conversation, we're joined by Jason Feifer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author to discuss the fear of change and how as business owners, we can turn that fear into fuel and forward progress.The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.Review full show notes, resources, and transcript at podcast.honeybook.comSources mentioned in this episodeMalcolm GladwellFounderMadeRecord-breaking business applications in 20212022 business application growth Ryan HolidayJason's book recommendationsThe Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan ShaflerQuit by Annie DukeA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersThe Cold Start Problem by Andrew ChenConnect with the guestJason's book: Built for TomorrowJason's newsletter: One Thing BetterInstagram: instagram.com/heyfeifer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20- The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

Dave Eggers is the author of the all-ages novel The Eyes and the Impossible, available in a deluxe, limited edition, wood-bound hardcover from McSweeney's, and in a traditional hardcover from Knopf Books for Young Readers. Illustrations by Shawn Harris. Eggers is the author of many books, including bestsellers The Every, The Monk of Mokha, The Circle, A Hologram for the King, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. His work has been nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and cofounder of 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country offering free tutoring to kids of all backgrounds. He lives in Northern California with his family.  Shawn Harris is the author/illustrator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, which won a Caldecott Honor Award. He is the illustrator of Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children's Book), Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ross Bowie joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about working in Hollywood, mental health, the patterns we discover in our lives and write about, grappling with shame, coming to terms with who his father really was, and his new memoir No Job for a Man.   Also in this episode: -distress in the body -New York City in the 80s -What it' like to voice your loved ones for an audiobook   Books mentioned in this episode: Life's Work by David Milch A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggars  Darkness Visible by William Styron The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon   John Ross Bowie is perhaps best known for playing recurring villain and fan favorite Barry Kripke on the international hit television show The Big Bang Theory. He also recently co-starred as Minnie Driver's husband, Jimmy DiMeo, on ABC's “Speechless.” John has been appeared on the television shows Veep, Fresh off the Boat, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Brooklyn 99, CSI, and Glee, among many others, and in movies such as Road Trip, The Heat, He's Just Not That Into You, The Santa Clause 3, Jumanji: The Next Level, and the cult hit What The Bleep Do We Know? Prior to his acting career, John was a contributing writer for the New York Press and has since written and developed television scripts at Fox, CBS, and Amazon. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jamie Denbo and their two children.   Connect with John Ross Bowie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnrossbowie/ Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Job-for-a-Man/John-Ross-Bowie/9781639362462 -- Ronit is a teacher and speaker whose essays, creative nonfiction, and fiction have been featured in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and will be published in 2023. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com   More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/   Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including Zeitoun, What Is the What, and You Shall Know Our Velocity. In 2000, Eggers made his enormously popular literary debut with his memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. His latest book, The Every, is a follow-up to his 2013 dystopian novel, The Circle. It follows protagonist Delaney Wells as she tries to take down a dangerous monopoly from the inside. Eggers is founder and editor of McSweeney's and co-founder of 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center for youth started in San Francisco's Mission District in 2002 now with branches in over seven cities nationwide. This program was originally recorded in October of 2021.

The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees. Scott Lockhart is an Australian American entrepreneur and real estate technology expert. Known for his innovative work in real estate tech and leadership roles with Showcase IDX and eXp World Holdings. What we talked about... Contingency plans for leaders. A brief history of WordPress. You can't do everything yourself. Let your team make good mistakes. Identify the difference between good and bad mistakes. Bad mistakes are mistakes that are repeated. Psychological safety. They don't use email internally. They use Slack. How to properly onboard new talent and build trustworthy cultures. Differences between working fully distributed versus working in person. Online petting zoos. How to be a feared-less leader. Use Assumed Positive Intent (API) when things don't go right. Emotional Intelligence and empathy. Birkman Reports. A consultant does monthly town halls. All team members can access individual reports to understand their colleagues better. Communication will make or break a company. Differences in Australians and Americans. Tips for finding mentors. VIDEO: What's it like to work for ShowcaseIDX. Read: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Contact Scott on LinkedIn. We ❤️ Our Listeners. Please follow the show and leave a review wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Reviews and sharing the show are the nicest ways to support the podcast and are deeply appreciated. Thank you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode features a wonderful special guest, Sarah Freshly from the Youtube channel Freshly Read Books. She talks to Sarah (continuing the tradition on this podcast of having as many people called Sarah as possible) about the books in her life that have meant the most to her. A big thank you to Sarah for coming on the pod, and if you're not familiar with her channel already, check it out! Links to Sarah Freshly Freshly Read Books on YoutubeOne of Sarah's TBR Tackle videosInstagram | @freshlyreadbooksBooks mentioned Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnicketThe Princess Diaries and Avalon High by Meg Cabot Animorphs series by K. A. ApplegateLife of Pi by Yann MartelSlaughterhouse-Five, Slapstick, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions by Kurt VonnegutThe Circle, The Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and How We Are Hungry by Dave EggersD&D Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)Burnt Sugar by Avni DoshiOther things mentioned Kieran's 2022 TBR Tackle challengeMy Brother, My Brother and Me [podcast]The Adventure Zone [podcast]Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.  If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on iTunes.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageSupport the show

What would happen if a global social media empire merged with the world's largest online retailer? Would everything become company business? Join award-winning author Dave Eggers, author of Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, on this week's Heartland Labor Forum and his newest,: The Every, a dystopian vision of the future.  Also, Know Your Rights with […] The post Dystopian Novelist Dave Eggers, Author of The Every and the Circle appeared first on KKFI.

What would happen if a global social media empire merged with the world's largest online retailer? Would everything become company business? Join award-winning author Dave Eggers, author of Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, on this week's Heartland Labor Forum and his newest,: The Every, a dystopian vision of the future.  Also, Know Your Rights with […] The post Dystopian novelist Dave Eggers, author of the Circle and the Every, nominated for a Pulitzer appeared first on KKFI.

First Draft Episode #351: Mac Barnett Mac Barnett, two-time Caldecott Honor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of picture books like Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole with illustrator Jon Klassen, and the Jack book series with illustrator Greg Pizzoli. Mac joins us to talk about The Great Zapfino, his new picture book with illustrator Marla Frazee (hear her First Draft interview here). Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka, illuistrated by Lane Smith Wanda Gág, author of Millions of Cats Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight, Moon (hear Mac and other writers talk about Margaret Wise Brown and Goodnight Moon on this Remember Reading podcast episode) The Far Side by Gary Larson Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Mystery Science Theater 3000 Billy Twitter and His Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Adam Rex Dinotopia, A Land Apart From Time by James Gurney 826LA and its Time Travel Mart Dave Eggers, author of The Circle, What is the What, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and founder of McSweeny's and the 826 Literary non-profit No Country For Old Men (movie) Dear Genius by Ursula Nordstrom Steven Malk, Mac's literary agent with Writer's House The Picture Book Manifesto “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children,” by Julie Bosman for the New York Times Carson Ellis, author and illustrator of bestselling picture books Home and Caldecott Honor book Du Iz Tak?, talks about her newest picture book, In the Half Room. The Horn Book Magazine Marla Frazee, two-time Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of The Boss Baby, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, All the World, and many more. She joins us to talk about the Farmer series: The Farmer and the Clown, The Farmer and the Monkey, and The Farmer and the Circus, out now. Hear her First Draft interview here. Jon Klassen, Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the I Want My Hat Back series, who is back with a book he wrote and illustrated: The Rock From the Sky. Hear his First Draft interviews here and here. The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense by Jon Sciezka and illustrated by Julia Rothman The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Shawn Harris

Wajahat Ali is a playwright and lawyer who writes and speaks on race, religion, politics, and social justice with insight and humor. He is the author of The Domestic Crusaders, the first major play about Muslim Americans post-9/11. In his new memoir, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American, Ali shares stories, both hilarious and poignant, of his experience growing up a Muslim Pakistani-American in an effort to inspire a new vision of America's multicultural identity.  Ali served as a national correspondent for Al Jazeera America, where he told stories of communities and individuals often marginalized or under-reported in mainstream media. His writing also appears regularly in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. On February 1, 2022, Wajahat Ali talked to Dave Eggers, the author of many books, including Zeitoun, What Is the What, You Shall Know Our Velocity, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. 

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs? In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!SHOW NOTES:Marilyn: An Untold Story by Norman RostenLast Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin EdwardsWill by Will SmithThe Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda PalmerA Life in Parts by Bryan CranstonBecoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael StraczynskiSlow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve BabitzFun Home by Alison BechdelMarbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen ForneyTranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane GraceJust Kids by Patti SmithThe Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room by Rainn WilsonThe Art of Eating by MFK FisherMy Broken Language by Quiara HudesBelieve Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazzy Chickens Eddie IzzardAbsolute Pandemonium: My Louder than Life Story by Brian BlessedBorn With Teeth by Kate MulgrewLady Sings the Blues by Billie HolidayBossypants by Tina FeyYes, Please by Amy PoehlerYear of Yes by Shonda RhimesWalking with Ghosts by Gabriel ByrneCrying in H-Mart by Michelle ZaunerBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahSociety's Child by Janis IanHunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinZami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre LordeWhere Am I Now? by Mara WilsonThe Measure of a Man by Sydney PoitierBlue Nights by Joan DidionThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionHere We Go Again by Betty WhiteDolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly PartonSucculent Wild Woman by SARKMo' Betta Blues: The World According to QuestloveLife by Keith RichardsThe Last Holiday by Gil-Scott HeronA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersOn Writing by Stephen KingSend Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.comRELATED EPISODES:Episode 46: Inclusive Reading GoalsEpisode 19: 100 Books a Year?Episode 8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?SHOW DETAILS:Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at  http://theartlife.showSend letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617Email:  theartlifeshow@gmail.comSupport The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficialGrace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficialThe Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshowOur music is ‘The Stream' by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

Please fill out our book recommendation request form at litthesedayspodcast.com Books Discussed: Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster The Collected Tales of E.M. Forster Henry Miller's Book of Friends by Henry Miller Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre Nihilism by Nolan Gertz Cynicism by Ansgar Allen The Book by Amaranth Borsuk Annotation by Remi H. Kalir Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Oroonoko by Aphra Behn The Little Book of Lost Words by Joe Gallard Lou Reed: A Life by Anthony Decurtis Piranesi by Susanna Clark Dave Grohl The Storyteller The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufmann Mom 100 by Haro Also and Kotaro Takata On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder Literally any Robin Hobb book (check out PeruseProject on YouTube for reviews of her books) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Red Room by Ed Piskor Queen of Angels by Riley Hennesey Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine The Best of Me by David Sedaris The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Little Feasts by Jules Archer. Full review of Little Feasts: https://www.themarkliteraryreview.com/post/book-review-little-feasts-by-jules-archer His Name is Cwiz by Jeremy Rhine The Inexplicable Grey Space We Call Love by Chuck Augello Dry by Augustin Burrows Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

This week we're delighted to present this late night, transatlantic phone chat with the legendary Dave Eggers! Dave is the author of many books including The Circle, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. His latest if the tech satire The Every. He's also the founder of publishing house McSweeney's and co-founder of 826 National, a network of youth writing and tutoring centres around America. We talked to him about avoiding The Plague, deep-diving into Melville, timeless kids books and who the funniest writer in the world happens to be.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Insatiable Daisy Buchanan - CareeringDave Eggers - Heartbreaking Work...Dave Eggers - The EveryDave Eggers - The CircleAlbert Camus - The PlagueHerman Melville - Selected WritingHerman Melville - Moby DickFrank Herbert - DuneWalter Wangerin - Book of the Dun CowRichard Adams - Watership DownJason Reynolds - Long Way DownL Frank Baum - Wizard of OzHugh Lofting - Dr DolittleRobert Louis Stevenson - Treasure IslandFlorence and Richard Atwater - Mr Poppers PenguinsSE Hinton - The OutsidersBeverley Cleary - Beezus and RamonaKenneth Grahame - Wind in the WillowsEB White - Trumpet of the SwanEB White - Charlotte's WebKatherine Ryan - The AudacityEB White - LettersEB White - One Man's MeatKurt Vonnegut - God Bless You, Mr. RosewaterJohn Brandon - Ivory ShoalsPeter Ferry - Old HeartVendela Vida - We Run The TidesLorrie Moore - Who Will Run Frog HospitalLorrie Moore - Birds of AmericaRichard Russo - Straight ManNick Hornby - How To Be Good See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Eggers' books include A Hologram for the King, What is the What, and many more since his breakout memoir in the year 2000, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. He's written a new novel, called The Every. It's follow up to his 2013 book The Circle, and both take a very skeptical view of technology's impact not only on our daily lives, but our capacity for focus and empathy. On September 23, 2021, Eggers talked to Tom Barbash about the problems with big tech and about social media's addictive and destructive algorithms - and the disappointment he feels when an adult friend or colleague resorts to an emoji to express a serious emotion.

I discovered Dave Eggers in the late 90s when the Internet was all belts and pinions and the only two comedy websites that I remember reading were The Onion and McSweeney's. The Onion's site was the notorious outcropping of a campus comedy newspaper from Wisconsin and McSweeney's was founded by a publishing dynamo Whiz Kid named Dave Eggers who'd worked at places like Wired and Might Magazine, which he'd cofounded out in San Francisco. In 2000 Dave's ‘anti-memoir' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius came out and, no big deal, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. I loved the book and the seemingly endless creative fireworks Dave was capable of producing. What happened in the twenty years since? Well today Dave Eggers is one of the most celebrated writers in the world — he's written bestsellers like The Circle, A Hologram For The King, Zeitoun and won or been nominated for endless awards including the TED Prize, The Salon Book Award, Time's 100 Most Influential People, The National Book Critics Circle Award, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the list goes on. Dave is also co-founder of 826 National which is a non-profit dedicated to tutoring and helping students age 6 - 18 with writing. (The organization helps over 100,000 students a year.) Oh, and Dave's written screenplays like Away We Go, together with his wife Vendela Vida, and The Wild Things, the Spike Jonze-directed adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Is that it? No! He's also a painter. His art has been exhibited at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, The Nevada Museum of Art, The Biennial of the Americas and many other art galleries around the world. More recently, his training as an artist was put to use in a fabulously quirky book called Ungrateful Mammals. His latest book The Museum of Rain is about to release. I read it and loved it and was so excited to talk to him about it. He called in from a landline for our chat because he is known for being off the grid. No wifi and no smartphone! I was nervous and, to help the interview along, I completely mismanaged my time, so the whole thing may or may not dissolve into complete disarray by the end. But we somehow still managed to discuss: spying, life without smart phones, the ethics of Alexa, how to get boys to read, cheering for the underdog, the problem with Rotten Tomatoes, the joys of old old laptops, the tradeoff between convenience and surveillance, making art in an algorithmic society, and of course the incredible Dave Eggers' three most formative books… Let's flip the page into Chapter 81 now … What You'll Learn: What are the trade-offs between surveillance and convenience? Why do we give away our privacy so easily? How do we figure out which companies to trust? How can we help kids find their way to books on their terms? How do we carve out mental space for ourselves? How do we make art and ignore the algorithm?  How do we consume art? What is particular about the podcast art form? How does great art shine in today's shallow world? What is the problem with Rotten Tomatoes? And much, much, more You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/81  Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future episode: 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list  3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, and Judy Blume. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

Dave Eggers is considered one of the most beloved and honored chroniclers of contemporary life. His latest is a new short work of fiction entitled "The Museum of Rain." It is a funny and moving reflection on family memory and unexpected beauty as a wounded patriarch leads the youngest generation of his clan on a mountain hike through the terrain of California stunning Central Coast. Dave Eggers is an award winning and best selling author of many books, including "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," "The Circle," "The Captain and the Glory" and "The Parade." He's also founder of McSweeney's, the San Francisco independent publishing company. "The Museum of Rain" is available on Scribd.com.

Dropping into your feed in 2021 with a bonus ep from Mamamia Out Loud. After a year many of us struggled to find the energy and attention span for a lot of reading, Holly, Jessie and Mia are here with the page-turners you won't be able to put down in 2021... From big hits to an old classic, and even one from our very own, here is your definitive list of book recommendations to read this summer, into the rest of 2021 and beyond. THE END BITS  Books mentioned: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld  Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton I Give My Marriage a Year by Holly Wainwright  Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle  My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell  Phosphorescence by Julia Baird A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Untamed by Glennon Doyle Darkness Visible by William Styron Follow us on Instagram @MamamiaOutLoud  CREDITS Hosts: Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens Producer: Emma Gillespie  CONTACT US Via our PodPhone on 02 8999 9386 Via our email at outloud@mamamia.com.au  Via our Outlouders Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/329632330777506/ Mamamia Out Loud is a podcast by Mamamia https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mamamiaoutloud/       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a year many of us struggled to find the energy and attention span for a lot of reading, Holly, Jessie and Mia are here with the page-turners you won't be able to put down in 2021... From big hits to an old classic, and even one from our very own, here is your definitive list of book recommendations to read this summer, into the rest of 2021 and beyond. THE END BITS  Books mentioned: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld  Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton I Give My Marriage a Year by Holly Wainwright  Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle  My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell  Phosphorescence by Julia Baird A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Untamed by Glennon Doyle Darkness Visible by William Styron Follow us on Instagram @MamamiaOutLoud  CREDITS Hosts: Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens Producer: Emma Gillespie  CONTACT US Via our PodPhone on 02 8999 9386 Via our email at outloud@mamamia.com.au  Via our Outlouders Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/329632330777506/ Mamamia Out Loud is a podcast by Mamamia https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mamamiaoutloud/       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THERE'S A CROWD ON MY DESK: A word for creative solitude amid the hive life of screens. Mentioned in this episode: John Stuart Mill; Michel de Montaigne; Henry David Thoreau; Neil Postman; Aldous Huxley's Brave New World; Lee Siegel's Against the Machine; Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius; John Updike; The Paris Review; Sven Birkerts' The Gutenberg Elegies; William Shakespeare's King Lear; Zadie Smith; J.D. Salinger; The Chronicle of Higher Education; William Deresiewicz. Music: "Urban Drummers" by Mike Kirin; "Over and Over" by Stanley Gurvich; "Shiver" by Borrtex; "Heavens Anthem" by Skygaze; "Soft Awakening" by John Gegelman; "Belong to You" by Denitia (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-the-atelier/support

“The minute you start to make some strides, that's when the ego starts to challenge you, and question you, and put you in check.”-Lauren LaudaniLauren has been a dedicated and passionate yoga practitioner since 2009, initially to help manage the pain and limited mobility associated with the severity of her rheumatoid arthritis. She is a teacher thru and thru, having spent thirteen years teaching middle school social studies at an at-risk school in southwest Detroit.In 2017, in her mid-30s, she found herself uniquely starting her life over from the ground up – leaving behind the only career she'd ever known and loved, as well as her life partner of 12 years. It is for this reason she adopted the mantra “Begin Again,” being living proof that it is never too late to start over, never too late to make a big change, never too late to do that next scary thing – and succeed. She knew that she could use her passion for teaching in a new arena, put her energy out there positively and authentically.Lauren's mission is to inspire others to live their truest and most authentic lives by fully living inside her own. Speak your truth, be unapologetically who you are, be vulnerable, be human. It is our humanity that connects us. She hopes to be a reminder of that to those who take her classes as often as possible.Connect with LaurenLaurenLivinYoga.com@LaurenLivinYoga on InstagramEmail LaurenJoin The Mosaic Life Circle to be the first to hear about new episode releases, exclusive Instagram content, and brand new merchandise deals!Timestamps00:01:55 Welcome, Lauren!00:04:36 Stoicism00:07:57 Yoga & Mindfulness00:14:29 Building a Meditation Practice00:20:54 The Pursuit of Happiness00:25:29 Spiritual Awakenings00:33:17 Realizing You're Strong Than You Think00:39:37 Mutually Beneficial Relationships00:43:34 Death of the Ego00:47:01 Lauren's Current Growth Focus00:52:17 What Resources Lauren Needs Right Now00:54:29 Connecting with Lauren00:54:50 Lauren's Life-Changing BookLauren's Life-Changing Book“A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave EggersBooks MentionedTime Magazine: The Science of Happiness“Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker“The Hacking of the American Mind” by Robert Lustig“Catcher in the Rye” by JD Salinger“On the Road” by Jack KerouacAdditional Resources@WorldofIsaac on TwitterStoicism (The Daily Stoic)Episode 56: Anna Bitters on The Mosaic Life PodcastEpisode 28: Scott Hilburn on The Mosaic Life PodcastSchools of Yoga: Bikram, Ashtanga, IyengarOura RingWords of Wisdom“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” -EpictetusSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to announced on-line events below program description   Bookwaves Richard Wolinsky and Dave Eggers. Dave Eggers discusses his novel, “The Parade” with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, Dave Eggers is best known for the memoir “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the founder of McSweeney's publishing house in San Francisco, and is an acclaimed journalist who writes for The Guardian and elsewhere. “The Parade” takes place in an unnamed country as two contractors work to complete a road leading from a formerly rebellious part of the country into the capital city. In this wide-ranging interview, he also talks about Trump rallies and their surprisingly diverse audiences, and about his career as a writer and screenwriter. Recorded in the green room at KQED in San Francisco. Thanks to KQED and McSweeney's. Complete 34-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast.   Artwaves Suzanne Bradbeer, whose comedy “Shakespeare in Vegas” will be streamed as a Zoom reading with Broadway stars Karen Ziemba and Patrick Page, July 23, 6 pm -July 27, 2020, 6 pm on the TheatreWorks website, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Suzanne Bradbeer is the author of several plays, including “Confederates,” which played at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley during the 2016-2017 season, “The God Game,” and “The House That Jack Built.” She is a member of the Ensemble Theatre, a contributing writer at Speakeasy at Joe'd Pub (The Public Theatre) in New York, and a librettist for two musicals, “Cocus and Doot” from the Virtual Theatre Company and “Max and the Truffle Pig.” “Shakespeare in Vegas” is the story of an out of work classically trained actress who is brought to Las Vegas by a shady impresario to offer Shakespearean plays to a somewhat unusual audience, and hijinks ensue. Complete 32-minute Bay Area Theater podcast. Both photos: Jeff McMorrough   Announcement Links Central Works Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The July script is The Lady Matador's Hotel by Christina Garcia. A podcast with the playwright, hosted by Patricial Milton, will be posted to the Central Works website on July 28. Theatreworks Silicon Valley is presenting Shakespeare In Vegas, a new play by Suzanne Bradbeer, with Karen Ziemba and Patrick Page, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, streaming July 23-27, free. Book Passage. Conversations with authors features Mark Neepo on Saturday July 25 at 4 pm Pacific and Louise Erdrick on Sunday July 26 at 4 pm Pacific. Bay Area Book Festival. Various Unbound conversations available streaming. Aurora Theatre's Aurora Connects series of interviews, every Friday at 4 pm. July 17: Joy Carlin and Nancy Carlin. Other interviews in the series are available streaming. The Booksmith presents Anne Appelbaum and her book Twilight of Democracy on Monday July 27 at 12:30 pm and Aimee Bender on Wednesday August 5 at 5:30 pm Theatre Rhinolive performance July 23 conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm is Growing Up: The World in 1976. The Death of Ruby Slippers by Stuart Bousel, available streaming. Shotgun Players.  The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess,has been extended with live performances July 28- August 3 through Zoom. A live stream performance of Quack by Eliza Clark, August 6 through 9. Registration required. San Francisco Playhouse. Zoomlet table read for Monday July 27 at 7 pm is Night Vision by Dominique Morrisseau, directed by Margo Hall. Registration required. Marin Theatre Company is presenting the second weekend of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival July 25-26. Go to website for tickets. Also. Lauren Gunderson's play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. 42nd Street Moon. Live cabaret Fridays at 8 pm; Theatre quiz Sundays at 8 pm; Theatre talks Tuesdays at 8 pm, through the website. Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. Lincoln Center Live Through September 8, 2020: Carousel, with Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn. Public Theatre: The Line streams through the website. A radio recording of Richard II is also available through the website.   . The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – July 23, 2020: Dave Eggers – Suzanne Bradbeer appeared first on KPFA.

This week on Don't Take Bullsh*t from F*ckers with Greg Behrendt and Kane Holloway, Kane talks about his experience at the protests and the guys answer a question from a listener who struggles with anxiety when she likes a new guy. Also, What Does This Meme? and some more listener e-mails and updates. In Reddit Remix, Greg and Kane answer a question from a guy whose ex keeps sending him memes, and Pat makes an interesting match on Tinder.Sign up for our Patreon! Get your DTBFF notebooks and Greg Behrendt's Kane Holloway pins on RedBubble and follow Greg and Kane on Instagram at itsgreggers and kaneholloway Also, get a free meditation and info on coaching from Greg at Gregorybehrendt.com

If You’d Like To Continue To See The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/charismaoncom... For more information on Emotional Mastery: http://charismaoncommand.com/em-podcast Have a question for Charlie & Ben? Feel free to leave it in the comments OR ask anonymously here: https://forms.gle/FbhmKG8MxJbVA7sV6 Watch episode 52 here: https://youtu.be/BU7D4IAqHRU Charlie & Ben talk about H3H3 and Keemstar drama, MEDIA WE MENTION A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 0:40 - Podcast Contracts 17:08 - 90 Day Fiance Lessons 21:00 - YouTube Algorithm’s Agenda And The Digital Freedom Platform 26:10 - Miranda Sings’ Apology Video 43:24 - Scarcity To Post Scarcity Society 49:52 - Rekindling Old Relationships And When It’s Time To Stop 55:51 - Tim Ferriss Hot Seat Interview Questions 1:15:57 - Can You Sacrifice For Your Partner With No Resentment Connect With Us Further: Website: http://www.charismaoncommand.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/charismaoncommand Instagram: @CharismaOnCommand

When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon. Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author's Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization's writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author's Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author's Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse 3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse 4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller 5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories) 6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson 8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Online Article mentioned: Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve TV shows mentioned: 1- Derry Girls on Netflix 2- Sex Education on Netflix 3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu 4- Seinfeld on Hulu   You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon. Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author’s Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization’s writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author’s Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author’s Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse 3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse 4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller 5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories) 6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson 8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Online Article mentioned: Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve TV shows mentioned: 1- Derry Girls on Netflix 2- Sex Education on Netflix 3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu 4- Seinfeld on Hulu You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

In this episode of "Technically Human," I talk to author Dave Eggers about his novel The Circle. We discuss the growth of digital tracking, the evolution of Silicon Valley culture, and the idea that people under surveillance are not free. Dave discusses the role and of and possibilities for art, literature, and satire in creating change, and he tells me why he is optimistic about the next generation of students creating powerful, lasting change.Dave Eggers is the author of The Circle, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What is the What, A Hologram for the King, and The Lifters, among many other books.He is the founder of McSweeney’s, which publishes literature, satire, and "Voice of Witness," a nonprofit book series that uses oral history to illuminate human rights crises around the world.Eggers is the co-founder of 826 National, a network of youth writing and tutoring centers around the United States. Realizing the need for greater college access for low-income students, Eggers founded ScholarMatch, a nonprofit organization designed to connect students with resources, schools and donors to make college possible.McSweeneys: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/pages/about-dave-eggersScholarMatch:https://scholarmatch.org/826National: https://826national.org/

First Draft Episode #251: John Hodgman John Hodgman, comedian and author of The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That is All, as well as collections of humorous essays Vacationland: True Stories From Painful Beaches and Medallion Status: True Stories From Secret Rooms. John is also the host of the Judge John Hodgman podcast as well as I, Podius with Elliott Kalan. This episode was sponsored by HIGHLAND 2, a better way to write, and The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton, out from Page Street Books now! Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The Dead Pilots Society production of “Only Child” Ben Acker (listen to his First Draft here) Don Faulkner, writing instructor and poet who taught John at Yale Lee K. Abbott, short story writer with collections such as All Things, All At Once Raymond Carver, author of short story collections Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral John Hodgman’s episode of Fresh Air with Terry Gross Geoffrey Kloske is the President and Publisher of Riverhead Books Dave Eggers, author of The Circle, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and founder of McSweeny’s Internet Tendency Ben Schott Schott’s Original Miscellany George Plimpton, writer and editor of The Paris Review Writer’s House is the literary agency where John worked Mark Adams (travel books) Meet Me In Atlantis and Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska Jesse Thorn, co-host of John’s Judge John Hodgman, and host of Bullseye George Saunders, author of Tenth of December and Lincoln in the Bardo The A.V. Club John wrote Dicktown with his friend, fellow podcaster and writer David Rees John’s interview in Publisher’s Weekly, in which he was interviewed by Elaine Szewczyk   I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Practicing the Way - Scripture, part 3: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers is best known for his best-selling books, including The Circle and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. But he's also an education advocate, having helped start a series of unusual writing centers around the country. For this week's podcast, we talked with Eggers about his thoughts on the growing use of technology in the classroom, and what he sees as a need for "refuge" from the digital.

Author Dave Eggers has been a cult hero since his 2000 memoir, "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" took readers on a wild and enthralling ride. Now, almost two decades later, he’s still producing novels that push the boundaries of dialogue and prose.

We're preempted (again) today as the House Judiciary Committee debates its Articles of Impeachment. So, in lieu of a new episode of The Colin McEnroe Show, we thought you might enjoy this interview we did with Dave Eggers for our new, other show, Pardon Me (Another Damn Impeachment Show?). Pardon Me airs on Saturdays at noon on Connecticut Public Radio, and it's available wherever you get your podcasts. Dave Eggers is the author of six books for young readers, including The Wild Things; three works of nonfiction, including Zeitoun; twelve novels, including What Is the What, A Hologram for the King, and The Circle; and the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. He has written three screenplays, including Where the Wild Things Are with Spike Jonze. And he is the founder of McSweeney's. Eggers's latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment, about which John Hodgman wrote, "It is difficult these days to portray the sheer, numbing, terrifying, unprecedented strangeness of what is happening in contemporary maritime life. One wants to say it mirrors politics?" This uncut interview is roughly twice as long as the version that ran in the debut episode of Pardon Me. It has been lightly edited for clarity but not for time or content. GUEST: Dave Eggers - The author of thirteen books; his latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. Email us your impeachment questions at pardonme@ctpublic.org. Pardon Me is a production of The Colin McEnroe Show on Connecticut Public Radio.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Eggers is the author of six books for young readers, including The Wild Things; three works of nonfiction, including Zeitoun; twelve novels, including What Is the What, A Hologram for the King, and The Circle; and the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. He has written three screenplays, including Where the Wild Things Are with Spike Jonze. And he is the founder of McSweeney’s. Eggers’s latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment, about which John Hodgman wrote, “It is difficult these days to portray the sheer, numbing, terrifying, unprecedented strangeness of what is happening in contemporary maritime life. One wants to say it mirrors politics?” This uncut interview is roughly twice as long as the version that ran in our debut episode. It has been lightly edited for clarity but not for time or content. GUEST: Dave Eggers - The author of thirteen books; his latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment Email us your questions at pardonme@ctpublic.org. Pardon Me is a production of The Colin McEnroe Show on Connecticut Public Radio. Support the show.

Sometimes the hippest novel of the year is actually an innovative, devastating memoir. Philosopher, shoot fighter and rock hero Mocha Washburn talks about Dave Eggers' legendary debut, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

From the bestselling author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” “The Circle,” “A Hologram for the King,” and “What Is the What” comes a taut, suspenseful story of two visitors' role in a nation's fragile peace. Dave Eggers' latest is “The Parade: A Novel.”

From the bestselling author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” “The Circle,” “A Hologram for the King,” and “What Is the What” comes a taut, suspenseful story of two visitors' role in a nation's fragile peace. Dave Eggers' latest is “The Parade: A Novel.”

In this episode, author Sarah Marie Griffin talks about her teenage pilgrimages to Chapters Bookstore, love of video games and fierce reciting of Wendy Cope poetry at parties.  Books mentioned in the episode include:It's a Busy, Busy World - Richard Scarry Malory Towers/St Clare's/The Secret Seven - Enid Blyton The Magician's Nephew/The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S Lewis Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty - Ben Elton, John Lloyd, Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson Desperate Housewives:Behind Closed Doors Monty Python's Flying Circus - Complete Scripts A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave EggersPerks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky Promising Young Women - Caroline O'Donoghue This Is How You Lose Her - Junot DiazUlysses - James Joyce The Twilight Saga - Stephanie Myer Tangleweed & Brine - Deirdre Sullivan Only Ever Yours/Asking For It/Almost Love - Louise O'Neill Last Ones Left Alive - Sarah Davis Goff The Secret History - Donna Tartt Oh My God What A Complete Aisling - Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen The Importance of Being Aisling - Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen Watermelon/Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes Perfectly Preventable Deaths - Deirdre Sullivan All The Bad Apples - Moira Fowley Doyle Bluets - Maggie Nelson If Not, Winter:Fragments of Sappho - Anne CarsonWomen - Charles Bukowski Salt - Nayyirah Waheed A Line Made By Walking - Sara Baume Wine For A Shotgun - Marty McConnell This One Summer - Mariko Tamaki The Orange - Wendy Cope The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer -Jennifer Lynch On This The 100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic, We Reconsider The Buoyancy Of The Human Heart - Laura Lamb Brown Lavoie The Dissection Room - Doireann Ní Ghríofa Follow This Thread: A Maze Book To Get Lost In - Henry Eliot Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl - Andrea Lawlor Night Boat to Tangier - Kevin BarryCity of Bohane - Kevin Barry

Richard Wolinsky and Dave Eggers. Dave Eggers discusses his latest novel, “The Parade” with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, Dave Eggers is best known for the memoir “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the founder of McSweeney's publishing house in San Francisco, and is an acclaimed journalist who writes for The Guardian and elsewhere. “The Parade” takes place in an unnamed country as two contractors work to complete a road leading from a formerly rebellious part of the country into the capital city. In this wide-ranging interview, he also talks about Trump rallies and their surprisingly diverse audiences, and about his career as a writer and screenwriter. Recorded in the green room at KQED in San Francisco. Thanks to KQED and McSweeney's. The post Dave Eggers appeared first on KPFA.

From the bestselling author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” “The Circle,” “A Hologram for the King,” and “What Is the What” comes a taut, suspenseful story of two visitors' role in a nation's fragile peace. Dave Eggers' latest is “The Parade: A Novel.”

Jordan Peele’s debut feature film, Get Out, won him an Oscar for best original screenplay. His new film Us is also a horror film, features a score by Michael Abels and stars Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson whose childhood obsession with the Hands Across America commercial reverberates through the film. American tv drama Pose on BBC 2 features the largest transgender cast of any commercial, scripted TV show and trans writers Janet Mock and Our Lady J worked on the script alongside the show’s creators, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals. Ryan Murphy’s previous TV credits include Glee, Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story. Pose is set in 1987–88 and looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the African-American and Latino ball culture world, the downtown social and literary scene, and the rise of the yuppie Trump milieu. Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He has written 14 books, including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is the What, The Circle and Heroes of the Frontier. His new novel The Parade tell the story of two foreign contracters who are sent to finish a highway in an unnamed country which is emerging from decades of war into a fragile peace. Jews, Money, Myth at the Jewish Museum in London is a major exhibition exploring the role of money in Jewish life. Art work included Rembrandt's first masterpiece Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver and new commissions by Jeremy Deller and Doug Fishbone. American choreographer Mark Morris's Pepperland premiered at Liverpool’s Sgt Pepper at 50 festival in 2017 and is a collaboration between Morris and composer Ethan Iverson inspired by the Beatles iconic album. It is described as an "exuberant new dance work, visually on the cusp of Carnaby Street and Woodstock, it teases out the album’s colourfully avant-garde heart and eccentric charm, and resounds with all the ingenuity, musicality and wit for which the Mark Morris Dance Group is known.” Ethan Iverson composes a score featuring six idiosyncratic, jazzy reinventions of the original Beatle songs, including A Day in the Life, When I’m Sixty-Four, Penny Lane (originally meant to be on album, With a Little Help From My Friends and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club, and is performed live by a seven-piece band. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Kate Bassett, Kit Davis and Don Guttenplan . The producer is Hilary Dunn

In this episode, Rebekah Weatherspoon recommends If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman and Dessa recommends A Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Vampires Like it Hot by Lynsay Sands and Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground by T.R. Simon.

From Adam Cayton-Holland, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” comes a “heartfelt and brilliant” (Patton Oswalt) memoir—Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir about the author’s beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking relationship with his younger sister and the depression that took her life. Both a moving tribute to a lost sibling and an inspiring meditation on mental illness, grief, and recovery, Tragedy Plus Time is an unsentimental, unexpectedly funny, and incredibly honest love letter to every family that has ever felt messy, complicated, or (even momentarily) magnificent. In the tradition of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Truth & Beauty, this memoir offers a tender look at the bonds that hold a family together and the difficult truth that you can’t always save the person you love.

This week on the show we are talking all things books with Tony nominated choreographer, Sam Pinkleton, best known for his work on the Broadway show, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. Sam and Traci discuss using books as an entry point to new worlds, the mythology of the present, and a handful of their favorite true crime books. Sam and Traci cover a lot of ground this week, and you can find everything they discuss here in the show notes. BOOKS A Higher Loyalty by James Comey What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcom X and Alex Haley Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp Interviews with Francis Bacon by David Sylvester The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle The Hours by Michael Cunningham On The Road by Jack Kerouac Shrill by Lindy West How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt Citizen by Claudia Rankine A Queer and Present Danger by Kate Bornstein My American Journey by Colin Powell Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward There are Things More Beautiful Than Beyonce by Morgan Parker Just Kids by Patti Smith Free For All by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Blood Memory by Martha Graham Collected Poems by James Merrill Columbine by Dave Cullen Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson Underground by Haruki Murakami Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Going Clear by Lawrence Wright Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish Outrage by Vincent Bugliosi War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Patti LuPone: A Memoir by Patti LuPone Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck A People's History of The United States by Howard Zinn The Giver by Lois Lowry Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell How I Learned to Snap by Kirk Read Fun Home by Alison Bechdel What is the What by Dave Eggers Zeitoun by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward D.V. by Diana Vreeland The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi EVERYTHING ELSE Soft Power (Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson) Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (The Shubert Organization) 2017 Tony Nominations "Whats the Right Age to Read a Book?" (Jennifer Finney Boylan, The New York Times) Dave (Warner Brothers) "Audible Creates $5 Million Fund for Emerging Playwrights" (Joshua Barone, The New York Times) Harry Clarke (Audible) "Audible Brings 'Girls & Boys' With Carey Mulligan to New York" (Peter Libbey, The New York Times) The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) O.J.: Made In America (ESPN) Fun Home (Circle in the Square) Connect with The Stacks: iTunes| Website| Instagram| Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Traci's Instagram Connect with Sam: Instagram | Twitter Thank you to this week's sponsor Audible. To get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs in which we receive a small commission when products are purchased through some links on this website. This does not effect my opinions on books and products. For...

Eggers is the author behind bestselling and award-winning books such as ‘A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius’, ‘What is the What’ and ‘The Circle’. But apart from a career as an author, Eggers is also a journalist, editor, graphic designer and artist. He is the founder of independent publishing company McSweeney’s, which produces books, a quarterly journal of new writing and a monthly magazine. He met Monocle’s Ed Stocker to talk about his work, influences and more.

Dave Eggers is the author of What Is the What, The Circle, the National Book Award-nominated A Hologram for the King, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated memoir of death and adoption. He is also founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney's, its eponymous magazine, the periodical The Believer, and the nonprofits Voice of Witness, 826 National, and ScholarMatch. The titular ''monk'' of Eggers's latest book, Mokhtar Alkhanshali is the San Francisco-raised son of Yemeni immigrants. A coffee fanatic and cultivator, he returned to his native land in 2015 to learn more about its historical connection to coffee just as civil war was brewing. This true story follows his incredible journey from California to coffee to chaos. Natalie Cohn Memorial Lecture (recorded 2/12/2018)

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Stacy and Nicole discuss The Circle with guest host Jen, and cover millennials and the positive and negative aspects of increased privacy erosion by technology. We mention the movie critic Dana Stevens, Dave Eggers's previous book, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Beck and the album Odelay, and The Circle's Wikipedia page. Recommendations this week: Minority Report, Parks and Recreation's 7th Season, and Attack the Block.

Neal Rothschild is the founder of Rooster, a 6-minute daily podcast that updates you on all the news you need to know. Neal just launched Rooster at the beginning of this year and it was great to interview a founder just getting started on a really promising startup. Neal initially came up with the idea while walking back and forth to the school he was teaching at in Romania. Before Rooster, Neal was also a journalist with pieces published in the New York Times and USA Today.  listen on itunes listen on stitcher In this episode we cover: Why he decided audio is the most effective and efficient way to get information? How he landed on the name Rooster? Why critical feedback is the best feedback?  What the process is like producing a daily podcast? How he stays on top of all the news in the world? Hint: Twitter lists Neal’s Idols in New Media:  Ira Glass, This American Life Alex Blumberg, Gimlet Media Bill Simmons, The Ringer Deadspin.com Gawker.com Neal’s Favorite Books:  Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson  Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heinemann A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers The Goldfinch: A Novel by Donna Tartt

Dino Bauk je odvetnik, ki piše. Dobro piše. Apparatus je tudi na Twitterju in Facebooku. Anže je na Twitterju @anzet. Oddajo lahko podprete tudi osebno. Zapiski: Konec.  Znova Dežulović Jergović Vojnović Debeljak Ime rože Knjige: 1. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 2. Knjiga o Uni 3. Rekviem za vzhod Strojna oprema: Samsung Galaxy S4 HP […]

Ruth Barabe writer, musician, actress and model and purveyor of the blog babysittersfashionclub Daniel Kibblesmith is a author, comedian, writer for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and co-writer of the new comic book The Doorman, Issue #1 on sale in March The Books: “Meryl’s Special Blend” from the forthcoming collection “I Came Here to Make Friends” by Ruth Barabe, “The Doorman” by Daniel Kibblesmith, “Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers, “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace, “The Seal Mother” by Mordicai Gerstein, “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein, “Forever” by Judy Blume, “Watchmen” by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, “The Clasp” by Sloane Crosley, Jason (cartoonist) The Music: “One Day Like This” by Elbow and “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King Actionable Takeaway: Write a story about that afternoon you spent with a celebrity (one you love or one you know nothing about) #inkandworm #rfb #merylstreep #relationships #thelateshow #muddywriting #sketchwritng #finaldraftwriting #spark #comdeywriting #parodywritng #dontoverthinkthings #lovingyourjob #themetascientist #earlywriting #manifestingideas #wantingtobeawriter #trickingyourself #neuralpathways #howmanywayscanyouwrite #complex #steady #twitter #overthinking #likehighschool #heresthepostersonmywall #theinternetislikehighschool #lronhubbard #busy #heavymetalpress #scifi #fantasy #gory #edgy #sexy #darkhorse #kendallgoode #idbuythat #aimconversationsarethebestwriting #threwawaythebestbooks #itsokaytostop #romancingbeingawriter #itsokaytochangeyourmind

Mary Karr, the award-winning poet and best-selling author, joins Brian this week to discuss her latest book, The Art of Memoir, and reflect on her past work including The Liars' Club and a poem she wrote about David Foster Wallace, "Suicide's Note: An Annual." Also, Karr talks about being critical of David and why she couldn't read Infinite Jest until after his death. Plus, Brian and Mary talk about some of their favorite memoirs and how Mary believes that with the right tools and mindset, anyone can tell their own story.   Topics discussed on today's show include: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr The Liars' Club by Mary Karr Cherry by Mary Karr Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr The Rock Bottom Remainders Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked Texas Campfire Tapes by Michelle Shocked "Michelle Shocked enrages fans with onstage anti-gay rant." Memoirs by Pablo Neruda A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Dispatches by Michael Herr Stop-Time by Frank Conroy Body and Soul by Frank Conroy Black Boy by Richard Wright Native Son by Richard Wright Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Leviathan by Paul Auster I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Kiss: A Memoir by Kathryn Harrison The Woman Warrior - Maxine Hong Kingston Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Night by Elie Wiesel Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski The Moment with Jerome Charyn: 8/24/15 Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins by Jerome Charyn What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Tenth of December by George Saunders Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace On Writing by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King The Stand by Stephen King The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff Bullet in the Brain - A Short Film The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff "Suicide's Note: An Annual" by Mary Karr   People discussed on today's show: Mary Karr Stephen King George Saunders Allen Grossman Michelle Shocked Tobias Wolff Marie Howe Geoffrey Wolff Raymond Carver Quentin Tarantino Ian McEwan Marina Abramovic Knausgaard Isaac Babel Gabriel Garcia Marquez Don DeLillo Tom Noonan Ralph Waldo Emerson Patti Smith Pam Houston   This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Draft Kings. Start this football season by winning two million dollars! This isn't fantasy as usual.  This is Draft Kings. Use code MOMENT to play free for a shot at two million dollars in the Week One Ten Million Dollar Millionaire Maker. Go to DraftKings.com!   And by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Karr, the award-winning poet and best-selling author, joins Brian this week to discuss her latest book, The Art of Memoir, and reflect on her past work including The Liars’ Club and a poem she wrote about David Foster Wallace, “Suicide’s Note: An Annual.” Also, Karr talks about being critical of David and why she couldn’t read Infinite Jest until after his death. Plus, Brian and Mary talk about some of their favorite memoirs and how Mary believes that with the right tools and mindset, anyone can tell their own story.   Topics discussed on today’s show include: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr The Liars' Club by Mary Karr Cherry by Mary Karr Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr The Rock Bottom Remainders Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked Texas Campfire Tapes by Michelle Shocked “Michelle Shocked enrages fans with onstage anti-gay rant.” Memoirs by Pablo Neruda A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Dispatches by Michael Herr Stop-Time by Frank Conroy Body and Soul by Frank Conroy Black Boy by Richard Wright Native Son by Richard Wright Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Leviathan by Paul Auster I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Kiss: A Memoir by Kathryn Harrison The Woman Warrior - Maxine Hong Kingston Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Night by Elie Wiesel Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski The Moment with Jerome Charyn: 8/24/15 Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins by Jerome Charyn What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Tenth of December by George Saunders Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace On Writing by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King The Stand by Stephen King The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff Bullet in the Brain - A Short Film The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff "Suicide's Note: An Annual" by Mary Karr   People discussed on today's show: Mary Karr Stephen King George Saunders Allen Grossman Michelle Shocked Tobias Wolff Marie Howe Geoffrey Wolff Raymond Carver Quentin Tarantino Ian McEwan Marina Abramovic Knausgaard Isaac Babel Gabriel Garcia Marquez Don DeLillo Tom Noonan Ralph Waldo Emerson Patti Smith Pam Houston   This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Draft Kings. Start this football season by winning two million dollars! This isn’t fantasy as usual.  This is Draft Kings. Use code MOMENT to play free for a shot at two million dollars in the Week One Ten Million Dollar Millionaire Maker. Go to DraftKings.com!   And by Braintree. If you’re working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Joe and Chris are up at bat this week and boy do they have their work cut out for them. You know these folks are dedicated when they watch THIS MUCH STUFF in order to fill up a show with reviews for so damn many movies and tv shows. Dedication. That’s what we bring you… Read More »Digital Noise Ep 104: A Heartbreaking Podcast Full of Titles with Little to No Staggering Genius

This week Tom and Chad discuss the merging of the Man Booker International Prize with the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the waning interest in Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Book Club, and the Women's World Cup of Literature. There are also rants about "Sevenevens," praise for the Minions movie, and more soccer talk, including the best video.   Since a number of listeners have asked for this, here's a complete list of books and authors that we mention on this episode:   The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky  Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood Delirium by Laura Restrepo Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin Satantango by Laszlo Krasznahorkai All of the books in Zuckerberg's book club The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling 50 Shades of Gray by E. L. James Roberto Bolaño Michel Houellbecq The Mersault Investigation by Kamel Daoud Hunter S Thompson Tom Wolfe W. G. Sebald David Foster Wallace Jonathan Lethem Philip K. Dick Miss Lonelyhearts & Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West Karl Ove Knausgaard City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Bestselling author and prolific lit interviewer Brad Listi was named One of LA s most fascinating people of 2015 by the LA Weekly. He stopped by to chat with me about podcasting and the secrets of successful writers. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! On his “in depth and inappropriate” podcast, Otherppl with Brad Listi, he has interviewed over 350 leading contemporary authors — including George Saunders, Cheryl Strayed, Tao Lin, Jonathan Lethem, Austin Kleon, and Susan Orlean — and his takeaways for writers are often priceless and pointed. In addition to his street-cred as a bestselling novelist, Brad is a screenwriter, and the founder and publisher of The Nervous Breakdown, an online culture magazine and literary community. In this file Brad Listi and I discuss: Why Interviews with Beginners Can Be More Interesting Than Interviews with Superstars The Magic of Deadlines, Caffeine, and Word Counts Why First Drafts are Like Ironing a Shirt The Importance of Meditation for ‘Unplugging’ How Great Writers Capture a Moment That Others Can’t 3 Key Takeaways from over 350 Interviews with Writers Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes The Otherppl Podcast hosted by Brad Listi The Otherppl App Books by Brad Listi The Nervous Breakdown — an online culture magazine and literary community Otherppl on Twitter Brad Listi on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Novelist and Prolific Podcaster Brad Listi Writes Voiceover: This is Rainmaker.FM, the digital marketing podcast network. It’s built on the Rainmaker Platform, which empowers you to build your own digital marketing and sales platform. Start your free 14-day trial at RainmakerPlatform.com. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host, Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll find out how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. Bestselling author and prolific lit interviewer Brad Listi has been named as one of LA’s most fascinating people of 2015 by the LA Weekly. He stopped by to chat with me about podcasting and the secrets of successful writers. On his in-depth and inappropriate podcast, Otherppl with Brad Listi, he’s interviewed over 350 leading contemporary authors, including George Saunders, Cheryl Strayed, Tao Lin, Jonathan Lethem, Austin Kleon, and Susan Orlean, and his takeaways for writers are often priceless and pointed. In addition to his street-cred as a bestselling novelist, Brad is a screenwriter and the founder and publisher of The Nervous Breakdown, an online culture magazine and literary community. In this file, Brad Listi and I discuss why interviews with beginners can be more interesting than interviews with superstars, the magic of deadlines, caffeine and word counts, why first drafts are like ironing a shirt, the importance of meditation for unplugging, and three key takeaways from over 350 interviews with writers. If you enjoy The Writer Files podcast, please do me a favor. Leave a rating or a review in iTunes to help other writers find us. Thanks for tuning in. Mr. Listi, thank you so much for coming onto The Writer Files. Brad Listi: It’s my pleasure, man. Thanks for having me. Kelton Reid: I am a huge fan of not only your writing, but also your podcast, which just blows me away with the breadth and depth and number of writers that you’ve interviewed over there is fantastic. Brad Listi: Just leveraging my mental illness into productivity. Kelton Reid: For listeners who aren’t familiar with your podcast and what you do, what is your area of expertise as both a writer and a podcaster? Brad Listi: None. But I’m curious. I’m curious, professionally curious, and then also professionally confused. Those two things make for, hopefully, a decent podcaster, or somebody who talks to people regularly and interviews them, or not really interviews, but has conversations. I don’t know how unusual it is to be able to do that, but I can do it. I can sit there and talk to people and be totally fascinated, genuinely fascinated. It started as kind of a lark, which is how most of the things in my life tend to go, in my professional life, and it just snowballed. I’ve had so much fun doing it that I keep doing it. Then here we are four years later. Kelton Reid: The podcast is Otherppl on iTunes and Stitcher. I definitely would encourage writers to seek it out if they don’t know it already. You’re an intrepid interviewer, but you just get into the mind of the writer. You let them rip. You talk about process. You’ve interviewed some amazing contemporary authors, including George Saunders, Tao Lin, Austin Kleon, who I love, who was just on this show as well — just an amazing, amazing array of different types of writers, which I think is very cool. Why Interviews with Beginners Can Be More Interesting Than Interviews with Superstars Brad Listi: Yeah. That’s always been part of the idea for the show, is that I would talk to writers across a wide range, meaning I talk to a guy like George Saunders, or I’ll talk to Cheryl Strayed, or I’ll talk to Susan Orlean, or I’ll talk to Edwidge Danticat, Tom Perrotta, those really recognizable, at least within the realm of the literary world, names. Then I’m also talking to people who are debut authors on indie presses. Or I’m talking to poets, and nobody knows who any poets are practically. I’m not interested in only talking to people who have somehow managed to get some kind of media traction or name recognition. I’m interested in talking to writers who are at the beginning of the process, too. I think that’s just as interesting. Sometimes it’s more interesting. I’m mostly curious about people generally, and I happen to interview writers. I like writers as people. I have a great deal of sympathy for people who do this, who try to do this work, and feel driven to do it. Whatever that is, whatever formula that is inside of a human being, I tend to gravitate towards, and I like. It’s just fun to talk to them. Kelton Reid: For listeners who don’t know of your writing as well, you’re also a bestselling author. Brad Listi: Bestselling is generous, but I’ll take it. Kelton Reid: I loved your novel. Attention Deficit Disorder spoke to me at a time in my life, actually, when I just moved away from Los Angeles. I found the connection that you had to Colorado very interesting. But it’s kind of what’s-it-all mean novel. It really connected with me. I love the format. I love the writing itself. Anyway, where can we find more of your writing? I know that you have an online community. You’re constantly getting your hands into other projects. What are you working on presently? Brad Listi: I don’t mean to be cryptic. I’ve got a book going that’s been going forever. I published an experimental work of nonfiction with a writer named Justin Benton a couple of years ago called Board. It’s like a literary collage, ripped from comment boards on The Nervous Breakdown. I was just interested, and Justin was interested, in comment board culture and what people say on the Internet. We made this like weird book of literary collage out of it and called it Board, so that’s out there. Then I’ve been working on a book for a long time. I’m also working on film and TV stuff, which I can’t fully talk about. I’m trying to get something going there. It might go. It might not go. It’s that kind of thing. That’s been occupying a lot of my time. Then doing the podcast, running The Nervous Breakdown in all of its various iterations. It’s a full schedule, and being a parent. The time goes away quickly. Kelton Reid: The Nervous Breakdown is a great stop also for writers to discover new writing. I’ll point to that in the show notes as well. Do you want to talk about your productivity a little bit as a writer? The Magic of Deadlines, Caffeine, and Word Counts Brad Listi: Yeah. It’s in fits and starts. I’m good with a deadline, and if I have a project and I know that has like a real shape to it time-wise, I’m able to lock in. Otherwise, when I have the free time to work on a book, the problem with me is that I feel like I need a good chunk of time to get my head into the right space to inhabit the world of the book and to really feel like I have a rhythm. My life has not been able to accommodate that consistently. I have it in pockets. I’ll go to work on it, and then I’ll get pulled into another project that has a deadline attached to it and probably money. And I’ll have to go there. That’s the way that it’s been going. I have been struggling mightily to write the second book. I wrote an entire novel called City of Champions, which I trashed. It was 130,000 words. Kelton Reid: Wow. Brad Listi: Yeah. Then I wrote an entire another novel draft, trashed it. It’s been like that for me. It has not been easy. This is not something that comes easily to me at all. It’s been very frustrating. Then you compound that with trying to make a living and support a family, and it’s challenging. It’s still a work in progress in terms of trying to figure out how to make it all happen. But the good news is that there could be potentially a glimmer of light. It’s the best I can tell you. Kelton Reid: Well that’s good to hear. When you are working on any kind of project that requires you to sit in one place, do you have any pregame rituals or practices that help you get into that mode? Brad Listi: Yeah, caffeine. Just caffeine. It’s caffeine. I used to exercise and then work. Now, lately, I have been working and then exercising. In a perfect world, I’d get up really early and work. Actually, I don’t know. In a perfect world, I’d get up really early and go for a hike someplace beautiful, a couple of hours, then come down and work. Be unimpeded. But usually morning, drink some caffeine, get in front of the keyboard. I had a pocket of time earlier this spring where I was really working for about six weeks. That’s the way I was doing it. I usually operate on a word count just to give myself a no BS metric. I have to see how many words I’m getting in order to actually chart my progress. I write it down so that it’s externalized. It’s not just something that I keep in my head. I actually have it on paper day by day, so I can see what I’m doing. Because it can get really easy to sort of spin your wheels. That’s going to happen inevitably. At some point in the writing process, you’re going to have to backtrack and cut pages, or you’re going to get stuck in a certain section and just grind away and not get anywhere for a while. If I don’t write it down, I can wind up grinding away for a long time. It be like, “I feel like I’m working,” but the book has not advanced. The narrative has not advanced in six weeks or whatever. It’s just helpful for me to do it that way. It keeps me accountable. Kelton Reid: Do you prefer silence, or do you like to listen to music while you’re typing, writing? Brad Listi: Like ambient music. I’ve written parts of books at least where music has helped me in terms of getting an emotional tone, getting myself into the right emotional, tonal headspace to write whatever section it is or whatever project I’m working on. I don’t like to write with music that has lyrics and people are singing in my head. It’s too many voices, and I’ll start singing along. It’s just distracting. If I could ever find silence — I live in Los Angeles, there’s no such thing. I have small children, a small child with another one on the way, so silence is hard to come by. That would be pretty awesome if I could find that, but not any time soon. Kelton Reid: When you are in that pocket of productivity, do you find yourself needing to sit down every day? Brad Listi: Yeah. I’m very rhythmic. That’s what I mean by ‘rhythm.’ What’s frustrating is that if I could set up a schedule where I was able to do it every day at the same time. The other thing, too, some of these people, I was talking to Aimee Bender on my show. She has young twins and was talking about how she’s writing in seven-minute pockets of time, whatever’s available to her, which is the resourceful, admirable, intelligent way to go about it. For me, I need a few hours. I need a couple of hours just to mess around before I can even get started. I don’t know why. That’s the way it’s always been for me. I have to warm up. I have to sit there and re-read it. It takes me a while to get back into it. It’s always been that way. Maybe I’m doing something wrong. Four hours is a minimal pocket of time in order for me to get 500 to 1000 words, unless I’m really caffeinated. Kelton Reid: Do you edit while you work, like as you go? Why First Drafts Are Like Ironing a Shirt Brad Listi: Yeah. I try to write the best possible first draft that I can. I’m not somebody who just sits there and let’s it rip. I’m always trying to write the best I can, and at the same time, I’m trying to make sure that I don’t get too nitpicky and stifle myself or let the inner critic or whatever overtake the process. I find that if you’re too permissive, then it can let you off the hook. You let yourself off the hook, and you get into lazy writing, which isn’t helpful. Then you have this huge mess to clean up. I liken it to ironing a shirt. When you’re working on a first draft, it’s like when you iron a shirt and you’re always sliding the shirt over to go back to where you just were. I don’t know if that’s the right visual. But I’ll write, and then I’ll reread what I’ve written, usually all the way from the beginning. This is another reason why it takes me forever. I’ll start, I could be on page 150 of a book, and every morning, I get up and I start on page one and I reread — and I’m just ironing. Then I’m getting back in, and then I’m trying to advance it 500 or 1000 words or whatever. That doesn’t mean that I’m not skimming. There’s certain sections where you know you have it or you need to come back to it later and focus time. That’s how I do it. Kelton Reid: You’ve interviewed so many authors, and I’m sure that you’ve asked this same question of them. Do you believe in writer’s block? Do you get writer’s block or do you have a superstition about it? Brad Listi: No. I think you just do the work, and you just write something. I can understand being blocked with respect to a particular project, or you hit some sort of impasse. There is such a thing as getting to a point where you realize a book is not going to work, or you’re just out of juice for the time being. I don’t get the whole thing where I’m too scared to say anything. You can’t let yourself have that. You just get to work. If that’s the way it is, and it’s consistent and it’s prolonged, then I think you need to consider finding other ways to occupy yourself. Kelton Reid: If I could pick your brain a little bit about your workflow over there. What kind of hardware or typewriter are you presently clacking away on over there? Brad Listi: Just a MacBook Pro, either Microsoft Word or Scribner. Nothing out of the ordinary. Kelton Reid: Do you have any methods for staying organized? Do you use outlines, et cetera? Brad Listi: No, I don’t outline. I work intuitively. The outlines that I have, it would be too generous to call them outlines. I’ll have a document where I’m keeping notes and scraps and what not, but it’s not like a great system or some sort of really ingenious method. Again, I feel like all these things could be improved upon. You know? Kelton Reid: Yeah. Brad Listi: There’s lots of room for improvement. Kelton Reid: Definitely. Well, I think all of us feel that way, but talking about it helps. Brad Listi: Yeah, that’s right. I mean I’ve been doing it for the past four years. Kelton Reid: The talking cure, so to speak. I think Austin Kleon is the one who, first at least, pointed to productive procrastination in his stuff. It sounds like what you’re doing when you do get into that mode is that you’re doing a productive procrastination prior to getting into it. Do you have any other methods for beating procrastination or is that something you wane into? Brad Listi: Just deadlines, self-loathing. Eventually you’re just like, “What the heck am I doing? I got to get to work.” I’ll be reading something that inspires me, or I’ll reread whatever I’ve been writing to get back into the voice and to figure out what’s going to happen next. Again, because I’m not working through an outline. It almost feels like I got to get this momentum. The rereading, you inhabit not only the voice of the book but also the world of the book, and then you get caught up in the narrative momentum of the book if you’re really concentrated. Then when you get into that leaping off point, if you’ve got the right momentum, then you can usually figure it out, or you can make some progress. I think that’s part of it. Kelton Reid: Nice. Brad Listi: Otherwise, in terms of prep or constructive procrastination or whatever, again, sometimes it could be more constructive. Sometimes I’m just on Facebook or whatever. Kelton Reid: How do you unplug at the end of a session? The Importance of Meditation for ‘Unplugging’ Brad Listi: Meditation. I mediate twice a day on a good day. Always once lately, but usually twice. The best thing I can do is sit for 20 minutes to 40 minutes and just do that — focus on breathing and try not to think so much. It really does reset me. Kelton Reid: Just a quick pause to mention that The Writer Files is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and online entrepreneurs. Find out more and take your free 14-day test drive at Rainmaker.FM/Platform. If we could dive into creativity a little bit. Can you define creativity in your own words? How Brad Defines Creativity Brad Listi: Let me see here. Making stuff. God, man, that’s a tough one. You’re taking disparate elements and combining them to make something that didn’t previously exist. I’m interested in the composite nature of creativity. Any work of art, I’m always fascinated when the sourcing of it is articulated, or you can figure it out by reading, like in the context of literature, like literary biography. That’s another reason I think that I like doing the podcast. I like getting into some of that, where you’re talking to somebody and figuring out what were these disparate elements that they pulled together to write this? What were the things that were bothering them? Who were the authors that they were turning to or leaning on when they were putting their initial ideas for their book together, when it was still in the realm of abstraction? I think that’s what it is to me. I’m very much a fan of collage art. I’m very much a fan of odd combinations. I think my novel is a testament to that. I like the idea of digression. I like the idea of nonfiction infused with fiction. Mini biography, all that kind of stuff really appeals to me. Kelton Reid: Those are some of the most appealing parts of your novel for sure, that infused fiction nonfiction. I love the quotes, the definitions, how it jumps. Brad Listi: I think I could do without the definitions, or at least just a couple. I think I overdid it on those. But one thing I really like, not about my own book but that would maybe further clarify what I’m trying to say, is that I really love books that are explicit reactions to reading. All books are in some way a reaction to what the author is reading. I really love authors that you can tell, either explicitly or implicitly or in the endnotes or whatever, that they’re really responding to a book or a set of books, or they have like a central question that they’re trying to get the answer to and have done the research around it, and that kind of thing. There’s something about the transparency of that, that appeals to me and that I find heroic. Kelton Reid: Do you have a creative muse at the moment? Brad Listi: I’m sure I do. I love Louis CK like everybody else. I think it’s because of the way in which he conveys how humiliating life is. I agree with that. It’s like it’s just humiliating to be alive, painful. It’s just such an awkward mess. He finds the funny in that. That sensibility really appeals to me. I mean I’m going to sound corny, but my daughter — just because when you have a four year old you have a young child, right? Kelton Reid: I do. Brad Listi: Being around kids, whether they’re your own or they’re other people’s, there’s something wonderful about how free they are in terms of how they create. Just having her sit there and scribble on a piece of paper and draw something. There’s no self-consciousness. There’s no self-editing. There’s no, “This is bad,” or “This is good.” It’s all free. That is fun to be around and a good reminder. Kelton Reid: That’s fun. Yeah, they have no filter whatsoever. It’s funny because definitely some of your monologue work on your show reminds me of Louis CK. Brad Listi: Oh really? Kelton Reid: Yeah. Pointing out the absurdity of everyday stuff, which is great. Brad Listi: I appreciate it. I think that’s generous. I watch his show. I listen. I’ve taken his standup, and I listen to a lot of Howard Stern. I listen to a lot of Maron. I listen to a lot of Terry Gross, Charlie Rose. I love interview shows in addition to doing one. I have all these people who I’ve been listening to for years and who I think were inspirational when I went to start my own little podcast. I feel like, inevitably, some of the rhythms of their delivery and some of the things that they are fixated upon, they’re going to work their way into my show somehow. Kelton Reid: II have one Louis CK standup seared into my brain, and it’s the Chewed Up special that he did. I’ll jump to what makes a writer great. How Great Writers Capture a Moment That Others Can’t Brad Listi: I think the ability to tap into and articulate well what everybody else is thinking but doesn’t have the words to say. There are some writers who are preternaturally good at that. I think a really terrific intellect is a big part of it as well. I always think of Don DeLillo whenever I think of somebody who’s just got a Teflon brain. I know David Foster Wallace is often thought of in that context, but DeLillo, it’s frightening to me. His brain is just so sharp. There’s a lot of writers like that. It’s not just contemporary. It’s not just men, obviously. It runs the gamut. There are a lot of great writers, and I think they’re all just terrifically intelligent. But in addition to having brain smarts, I think having a real sense of the human heart and having a real sense of humor. To be contradictory, I don’t know if DeLillo is a super funny writer. I know nothing about him in person. But recollecting his work, I don’t think of it as like being super funny, but I love that alchemy. I think a great writer can write tragedy and comedy in the same sentence, because that kind of sentence and that kind of work holds a mirror up to the world. There’s the old adage that the world is tragic, terrible and tragic and dark and absurd and hilarious, and often at the same time. I think that’s totally true, and really great art should reflect that. Then, again, there are great books that are like super dramatic and not funny at all. So it’s not like it’s got to be just my way, but that’s what I look for. If I can find a writer who does that. Whenever anybody asks me that question “What’s your favorite book?” — which is an impossible question to answer, I always say Journey to the End of the Night and Death or the Installment Plan, the two books by Louis Ferdinand Celine. I almost said Louis Ferdinand CK. But those two books, when I read them in my early 20s, blew me away. In the aftermath, reading up on Celine and trying to figure out who he was as a guy, you find yourself conflicted because he was a Nazi sympathizer in his later years. It got a little sketchy there. But he was a soldier in World War One. He suffered head trauma. He had a hard life in a lot of respects and regardless of how he conducted himself in his personal life in his later years or what his political beliefs might have been, those two books have a ton of humanity in them, and a ton of really deep intellect, a lot of heart, and a lot of really dark humor. I don’t know if it’s the translation. I guess the translation must be a big part of it, but those books always struck me in terms of how well they’ve aged. You read those books or I read those books at the turn of a century — they were published in like 1930s — and they didn’t seem dated at all to me, other than maybe some of the context in terms of what was happening in the books, the war or whatever. There’s just something really immediate about them and just wildly smart and funny and dark. The sense that I find myself having when I put down a book that I really admire is that it says everything. There’s just nothing left, and I got it. Another book that I had that feeling about was A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Again, at the time that I read it, again, I was probably 21 years old or whatever. I was at the Boulder Bookstore, and for whatever reason, I picked that book up in hardcover, and I bought it. I read it, and I was like, “Oh man, that’s it.” It just summed up a moment. When you write something like that, that captures a moment, and I guess from a certain perspective, it really resonates. You obviously can’t say everything, but if you can capture a little sliver of it in a really full way, it has that feeling of saying everything. I don’t know if I articulated that well, but you know what I mean — hopefully. Kelton Reid: I think you articulated quite well. A couple of fun ones, and you may have already answered this, but who is your favorite literally character? Brad Listi: Hang on. Kelton Reid: I’m going to keep the silence in. Brad Listi: Yeah. I want the audience to feel the weight of the silence. Kelton Reid: That’s a terrible question, I know. Brad Listi: No. There’s the Kilgore Trout, but I don’t really feel like I grabbed on, and Bardamu in Journey to the End of the Night is not exactly somebody you lionize. You know what I’m saying? A lot of the literary characters in the books that I’ve liked best are not exactly heroic. I like the anti-hero. I always thought that Bukowski narrator was funny. There’s a guy who could write funny, like genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, at least for me, in his best stuff. God, you know who else I really liked? I liked the narrator in the Ben Learner novel Leaving the Atocha Station. To go back to the whole thing about capturing a moment, there’s something about that book that feels it’s getting it. It’s getting its time perfectly right, or at least it did for me, a certain kind of obsessive self-consciousness coupled with the moment in terms of geopolitics and technology and how we live now. I don’t know, but that narrator actually made me laugh. I always go to writing that feels really deeply smart but also funny, and that’s rare. Kelton Reid: Yeah, absolutely. Writing that doesn’t take itself too seriously, even though it might be. Brad Listi: Well, I don’t want just a silly book. If it’s just a bunch of like jokes, then that’s easy, but if it’s somebody who’s really got something to say and the laughs come unexpectedly. If I laugh out loud while reading a book, I’m sold. It doesn’t happen very often. Kelton Reid: If you could choose one author living or dead for an all-expense paid dinner to your favorite restaurants, who would you choose, and where would you go? Brad Listi: Let’s do some more silence here. Oh, living or dead. A few years ago, I probably would’ve said Gore Vidal in his prime just because I always thought he was so funny and such a great talker. But then I watched this documentary and you read the postmortem about his later years. Then was a book, this guy — I’m already forgetting his name — just wrote a book, which I didn’t really love. It was called Sympathy for the Devil. It was a guy who knew Gore going back to his years in Rome in 70s or whatever, and it was just a mess. Life, especially if it’s lived long, usually ends messy one way or another because old age is a massacre or whatever. It’s just tough to get old, but it’s especially tough to get old when you’re drinking a gallon of whiskey every day. There’s a part of me that really admired and just loved Vidal for being such a wit, so stinking funny and so sharp and acidic — just good company. I imagine that, at his best, he was really fun to sit at a dinner table with, but he could also be really mean and sloppy. He came unhinged at the end. I’ll say Gore Vidal, but in his prime. Kelton Reid: Okay. Where would you take him? Brad Listi: God, I don’t think I would take him anywhere. I think he would probably pick the restaurant. Let’s just say somewhere in Revello. Kelton Reid: Okay, perfect. Do you have a writer’s fetish at all? Brad Listi: No, I don’t even know what that is. Like I have to have a certain like pen or something? Kelton Reid: Yeah, I don’t know. I know fetish has a couple of different meanings, but yeah, do you collect weird writerly paraphernalia? Brad Listi: No. I’m the least sentimental person ever. Even baby pictures, I’m like, “Shred them. I don’t need them. It’s too much clutter. I don’t care.” I just need some space, quiet, or be in a coffee shop with some headphones on, but I’m not super nitpicky about having to have a certain kind of pen or anything like that. Kelton Reid: Who or what has been your greatest teacher? Brad Listi: The books and the writers that wrote them, no doubt. It starts with the work itself. If I were going to add a dimension that might differentiate me even a little bit, it would be that I almost always get into nonfiction if I like a writer’s fiction or if I like a writer’s work period. Meaning, I’ll always go in search of literary biography, which maybe makes my podcast make more sense. To be really frank with you, I’m often more interested in the literary biography than I was in the work, even when I loved the work. I’m very fascinated with the people who make the work, why they do it, and who they were. That kind of detective work is interesting to me. I guess that might mean that I should write biography. I haven’t done it yet. I don’t know if a straight biography is exactly what I’m wired to do, but some component of that is fascinating. I think the podcast is a form of literary biography, in the aggregate especially. That element of it has been probably the most important thing that I have done in terms of getting an education. That includes getting an MFA. It’s just got to be the case for anybody who does this. You have to read books that move you, and you have to really read them — and sometimes re-read them. Then the other thing about it is that, when I was coming up, I went through a period of about two or three years where every morning I would print out one or two interviews with authors. I just built this huge library of author interviews that I read, and I keep them in a filing cabinet. We’re talking thousands of pages when it was all said and done. I just had this huge library of them. We talked about earlier, rituals to get like ready to work or whatever, that’s what I was doing in my 20s. I would read author interviews and that would get me excited about working, just to hear them talking about the work, why they did the work, how they did the work, and successes they’d had or struggles that they had overcome. That can be extremely helpful and even medicinal, especially if you’re stuck, or you’re feeling down, or your energy level is low. Part of my motivation in doing the podcast is to get some of that for myself, but also to create a place for writers to come and hear and commiserate, virtually at least, and hopefully leave with a little bit more energy or a little bit more hope about their own lives and work. Kelton Reid: You’ve just amassed so much advice from other writers. Do you have any advice yourself, kind of sage advice for fellow scribes on just how to keep going, how to keep the cursor moving? 3 Key Takeaways from over 350 Interviews with Writers Brad Listi: Read a lot, and read interviews with the authors that you love. Find out about their lives because it’s a great way to demystify it. It’s a great way to take them down off their pedestal. Humanizing people we admire is important. It’s often instructive because you can figure out how they did and what happened to them when they hit adversity and how they handled it and so on and so forth. It’s not always great, either. You don’t necessarily learn from the best example every time. Sometimes you learn from the worst example. You learn what to avoid. So there’s that. Having done almost 400 interviews with writers, I think I’ve gleaned it. I try to boil it all down into the simplest possible insights into the writing life, if I can remember them. One of them was don’t do it for money. The writers that I’ve talked to who seem the most well-adjusted and often have the most success, they’re definitely having the most fun doing it. There just not thinking of it like, “Oh I got to make a living from this,” or, “I got to make a million dollars from this.” They’re doing it because they love it. They don’t care if they make money. They like to do it. It makes their life better. That’s one thing. Then if the money comes, great. But it’s not why you do it. It’s not anything you’re expecting. The other thing is read a lot. I’ve said this many times, but one of the big dirty secrets amongst so many writers is they don’t read, or they don’t read regularly, or enough. That’s a bad formula. Don’t do it for money, read a lot, and then write every day or close to it. Those are the three things. If you can do that, you’re likely going to get books done, and you’re not going to be miserable doing it. That’s the best I can tell you. Those are three common denominators. Obviously, it’s a little bit different for everyone, and there are always outliers and exceptions to the rule. But those are the three things, if I had to boil it down, that I’ve come away with after talking to all these writers. Kelton Reid: That’s fantastic advice. Where can fellow writers connect with you out there? Brad Listi: The podcast has its own website. It’s Otherppl.com. Then you can follow the show on Twitter, @Otherppl. Then you can follow me @BradListi on Twitter. Those are probably the best places to keep up with things. The podcast also had its own app, which is free. You can get it wherever you can get apps. You get that app on your device, and then the most recent 50 episodes are available free. You get the app and the most recent 50 shows are just there waiting for you. Then if you want to get to the deeper archives, you can sign up for premium, which is as cheap as like 75 cents a month. It’s 75 cents a month, and you get access to everything. Those are the best ways. Get the app and you should be off and running. Kelton Reid: That’s fantastic. The six degrees of Brad Listi. You probably have some connection to every great contemporary writer at this point. Brad Listi: Fewer than six degrees I would bet. Not that I know them, but I’m sure I know somebody who knows somebody who knows them. Kelton Reid: Thank you so much for taking the time. I do encourage writers to seek out the podcast and also your writing, and I really appreciate you taking the time. Brad Listi: It was absolutely my pleasure, Kelton. Thanks for having me on. Kelton Reid: Cheers. Great advice that all writers should heed. For more episodes of The Writer Files and all of the show notes or to leave us a comment or a question, please drop by at WriterFiles.FM. You can always chat with me on Twitter @KeltonReid. Cheers. See you out there.

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