Podcasts about vital phenomena

This week Gabi and Megan chat with Aisha Washington, one of Gabi's in-real-life friends. They talk to Aisha about her book club that has been running for over (11!) years. The three discuss how books bring us together, how their book club has been running for so long, and of course- give lots of recommendations!The Best of Everything by Rona JaffeMrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah AdlerNotes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach Homegoing by Yaa GyasiTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe List by Yomi Adegoke A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Her Last Flight by Beatrice WilliamsThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahPachinko by Min Jin LeeGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverA Place For Us by Fatima Farheen MirzaThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadYolk by Mary H.K. ChoiOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl GonzalezInfinite Country by Patricia EngelKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Swimmers by Julie OtsukaJoan is Okay by Weike Wang These Impossible Things by Salma El-WardanyFollow us on Instagram: @andherbookspod 

Elysha Chang's debut, A Quitter's Paradise, is the story of one woman's journey through family secrets, grief and love told with humor and heart. Chang and her publisher, Sarah Jessica Parker, join us live at Barnes & Noble Union Square to talk about the challenges of writing this novel, what they look for in books, getting into the publishing industry and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.    Featured Books (Episode):  A Quitter's Paradise by Elysha Chang  A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza  The Dinner by Herman Koch   A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra  Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters by J.D. Salinger 

The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's Italy to 1940s Los Angeles—a timeless story of love, deceit, and sacrifice from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.“Crackling with wit and suffused with insight, Mercury Pictures Presents explores the endless give-and-take between life and art, the cost of integrity, and the ways we must make peace with the past in order to move forward toward the future. . . . A genuinely moving and life-affirming novel that's a true joy to read.” —Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires EverywhereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestseller Anthony Marra talks about his latest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, with new co-host Christine Daigle. Thinking about “how storytelling redeems and uplifts, and how it breaks us,” Anthony and Christine explore tales of creativity and perseverance from both the novel and his writing journey. Anthony is the NYT bestselling author of books like The Tsar of Love of Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. To purchase Mercury Pictures Presents, follow the link below. From Amazon.com: Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, winner of the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and longlisted for the National Book Award. His new novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, will be published in July 2022. In this episode, you'll discover: Why Anthony's latest novel was almost named Sunny Siberia The importance of accountability to authors Why you should check in with your writer friends How history becomes fictionalized Why he watched films for writing inspiration Links: J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/ J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/ Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/ Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/ Anthony Marra - https://sites.prh.com/anthonymarra Mercury Pictures Presents - https://books2read.com/MercuryPictures Three Story Method: Writing Scenes - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodws Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/ Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com Scene Rubric - http://scenerubric.com Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/ Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/ Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ *Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersink/support

Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, long-listed for the National Book Award. He joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, and how a book he began over eight years ago suddenly took on new and unsettling relevance in today's America. Marra shares his struggles with writing this book, managing a large cast of characters and an enormous amount of research, as well as some general writing advice for novelists. He stresses the importance of filling your notebook with questions, reading broadly, writing daily and more. If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.   Download audio. (Recorded on September 8, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com

Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, longlisted for the National Book Award. He joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, and how a book he began over eight years ago suddenly took on new and unsettling relevance in today's America. Marra shares his struggles with writing this book, managing a large cast of characters and an enormous amount of research, as well as some general writing advice for novelists. He stresses the importance of filling your notebook with questions, reading broadly, writing daily and more. If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.   Download audio. (Recorded on September 8, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents. Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, winner of the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and longlisted for the National Book Award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There's just so much rich material in Hollywood during the 1940s—which is where much of the book is set—there is just sort of an endless rabbit hole you can go down. And of course, one of the problems with writing a book about the movie industry is that sitting around watching movies technically counts as research.” We still think about Anthony Marra's incredible debut, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, years after first reading. His newest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, is an epic story of family secrets, love and war, loyalty and reinvention that cuts between Hollywood and Mussolini's Italy in the 1930s and 40s—and it's the August B&N Book Club pick. Anthony joins us on the show to talk about mapping stories, the landscape of exile and imprisonment, the importance of humor, research and rewrites and snappy dialogue, his literary inspirations (including Zadie Smith and David Mitchell), and much more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book reviews from Marc and Becky.   Featured Books (episode): Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels by Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration Rules of Civility by Amor Towles   Featured Books (TBR Topoff): West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott   Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).   A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Anthony Marra's first book A Constellation of Vital Phenomena was an award-winning bestseller and his third book Mercury Pictures Presents (set to be released in a few months) is getting a lot of buzz in the biz.  So naturally we decide to give our attention to Marra's overlooked middle child The Tsar of Love and Techno.  Reminiscent of Donna Tartt's Goldfinch, Tsar is fantastically written but we question where this belongs in the literary canon.  Other questions that we discuss: Is this a novel or a collection?  What's the story behind the weird Greek literary award this book won? And can someone explain to James what Sarah Jessica Parker is doing on the back of his book?!  These and more in this week's review.  For this series, we will read and discuss three novels-in-stories: Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad Mar 25 - Apr 8, Ali Smith's There But For The Apr 15- 29, and Anthony Marra's The Tsar of Love and Techno May 6 - 20. You can join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying The Tsar of Love and Techno or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

It's been a while since I've done a speed dating bonus episode, and this one is all about Russian novels for the Reading Envy Russia novel quarter. I discuss books I tried, what I think of them, and books I read previously. We might be moving on to non-fiction officially, but that doesn't mean we have to leave Russian literature behind forever. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 243: Russian Novel Speed Date Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov, translated by Bryan KaretnykThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichFirst Love by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Richard FreebornEugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Leo TolstoyOblomov by Ivan Goncherov, translated by Stephen PearlLolita by Vladimir NabokovZuleikha by Guzel Yakhina, translated by Lisa C. HaydenThe Time of Women by Elena Chizhova, translated by Simon Patterson and Nina ChordasUntraceable by Sergei Lebedev, translated by Antonina W. BouisOblivion by Sergei Lebedev, translated by Antonina W. BouisBrisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin, translated by Marian SchwartzLaurus by Eugene Vodolazkin, translated by Lisa C. HaydenAnna K.: A Love Story by Jenny LeeAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance GarrettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by David McDuffThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraThe Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony MarraCity of Thieves by David BenioffA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Bookworm by Mitch SilverA Terrible Country by Keith GessenFardwor, Russia! by Oleg Kashin, translated by Will EvansRelated episodes:  Episode 228 - Full of Secrets with Audrey Episode 135 - Speed Dating 2018, Round 5Episode 113 - Speed Dating 2018, round 1Episode 117 - Speed Dating 2018, round 2Episode 120 - Summer Reading; Speed Dating 2018, round 3   Episode 128 - Poetry and Whale Guts (Bonus episode; Speed Dating 2018, round 4)Episode 063 - Desolation Road (book speed dating and books on grief)Episode 059 - Are you Inspired Yet? bonus book speed datingEpisode 047 - Sex with Elvis: Bonus Book Speed Dating EpisodeEpisode 035 - Speed Dating Books   Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

Veteran war correspondent Scott Anderson joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his time reporting in Chechnya. Anderson compares the First and Second Chechen Wars to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He also reads from his nonfiction book, The Man Who Tried to Save the World, and talks about how he overcame efforts to quash a magazine article he wrote that was critical of Putin, as well as why Chechnya's conflict was scary enough to leave him with a streak of white hair.  To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Selected readings for the episode: Scott Anderson The Man Who Tried to Save the World Midnight Hotel Triage The Four O'Clock Murders Fractured Lands The Quiet Americans  None Dare Call It a Conspiracy Lawrence in Arabia  Others A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Raiders of the Lost Ark  “Death of the Tiger,” by Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, Jan. 17, 2011. No Innocents Abroad: Scott Anderson and Andrew Altschul on the CIA and U.S. Provocateurs in Foreign Politics, Fiction/Non/Fiction, Season 3, Episode 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 2013 author Anthony Marra wrote a book that is every bit as timely today. A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena takes place in Chechnya, a place very familiar with warring with Russia, in 2004. It's a story about the people - everyday, ordinary people - war and its aftermath impacts. Marra told NPR's Jacki Lyden that he wrote "a novel about people who are trying to transcend the hardships of their circumstances by saving others."

Visit the BiblioFIles Shop!In this special quarantine edition of BiblioFiles, Adam suggests that we talk about…post-apocalyptic fiction. Too soon? We discuss the difference between apocalypic and post-apocalypic fiction, the origins of the genre, our favorite titles in it, and the themes particular to this kind of setting. Referenced Works:– The Epic of Gilgamesh– The Book of Revelation – The Stand, “The Mist,” and The Shining by Stephen King – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – The Road by Cormac McCarthy – “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley – A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra – Lord of the Flies by William Golding – Watership Down by Richard Adams – Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe – One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandyr Solzehnitsyn– Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, series directed by Douglas Mackinnon – The Good Place, directed by Michael Schur – King Lear by William Shakespeare – The Children’s Hospital by Chris AdrianWe love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.

Recent US Naval Academy graduate Zac Dannelly recounts his experience in Annapolis and shares about his area of work: Cyber Operations and Information Security. Andrew discusses Anthony Marra's book "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" and Karl reviews the new Field Notes.

Anthony Marra is the New York Times-bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, longlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. It was selected as one of the ten best books of 2013 by The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, New York Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, among numerous other year-end lists. He is the winner of the Whiting Award, the Pushcart Prize, and currently teaches at Stanford University.  www.anthonymarra.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena—dazzling, poignant, and lyrical interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war, and the redemptive power of art. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

Anthony Marra’s 2013 opus, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, takes place against the backdrop of occupation and insurgency in war-torn Chechnya. NPR called it “one of the most accomplished and […]

Anthony Marra’s 2013 opus, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, takes place against the backdrop of occupation and insurgency in war-torn Chechnya. NPR called it “one of the most accomplished and affecting books in a very long time.” It was a contender for the National Book Award, and won the author a number of awards and […]

Listen to Professor Anthony Marra discuss his debut novel: A powerful story of love and the connections we make with one another that can transcend the world around us, even in wartime.

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters podcast:  Tuesday Show!    7 Thoughts on the Oscars! Las Vegas Road Rage Murder 35 Things to get Rid of Now Book Nook: Julie recommends "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" by Anthony Marra. To buy the book, Click here: To downloand the audiobook, use our special Audible URL:  http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters  Donwton Gabby: A Re-cap pf thsi week'd Downton Abbey.   

The new year brings back our very first episode. Nancy is off for a few weeks, attending to her own writing. Here is our very first episode, with something added. A word from our sponsor. Sarah Swanson at The Bryant Corner Cafe is the person who has made us a space here at the cafe.  So, we find out a little bit about why that is, and also, we taste their homemade hollandaise sauce Write us at thatstackofbooks@gmail.com. Looking for a book suggestion? Have a thought about a topic we should cover? Give us some feedback to the show. Drop us a line. We love to hear from you.Here are the books we discussed on this episode.That Stack of Books Episode 1 Some of the books, authors and genre’s discussed by Nancy, Steve, Katy and our visitor’s Welcome To Subirdia, John M. MarzluffRichard Norton Smith, On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson RockefellerGarth Stein, The Sudden LightPeter Temple, Truth, The Broken Shore; The Jack Irish SeriesDonna Leon, Guido Brunetti SeriesAndrea Camilleri, Salvo Montalbano SeriesManuel Vazquez Montalbon, Pepe Carvalho SeriesPatrick Millikin, Phoenix NoirJon Talton, David Mapstone Mysteries SeriesM.M. Kaye, The Sun In Morning, The Far PavilionsAgatha Christie’s booksPaul Scott, The Raj QuartetEmma Straub, The Vacationers.Ian MacEwan, The Children Act, Atonement, Black DogsAdrian Mckinty, The Cold, Cold GroundJohn Boyne, This House Is HauntedLouisa May Alcott, Little Men, The Old Fashioned Girl, Jack And JillNicole Krause, The History of Love Jonathan Safron Foer, Everything Is IlluminatedMarie-Helene Bertino, 2 A.M. at The Cat’s PajamasCheryl Strayed, WildJulia Glass, And The Dark Sacred Night, The Three JunesAnthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaJohn Le Carre, A Most Wanted ManCea Person, North Of NormalKristin Hannah, Fly AwayLeanne Moriarty, Big, Little Lies, The Husband’s SecretElin Hildebrand. Various titles Kathyrn Ma, The Year She Left UsFiona McFarland, The Night GuestDavid Shafer, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 

Did you miss Litquake's April Epicenter? We were thrilled to feature Molly Antopol in conversation with Anthony Marra in celebration of Antopol’s debut story collection, The UnAmericans, published by W.W. Norton. A recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, Antopol holds an MFA from Columbia University and teaches at Stanford. Anthony Marra is author of the novel A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, as well as the winner of a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Narrative Prize. Recorded live at The Emerald Tablet in San Francisco on April 1, 2014.

A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance.