In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some context for the dubious Dutch tradition of <a href= "http://time.com/4140157/dutch-christmas-blackface/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Black Pete</a>. David Sedaris discusses this in his essay, "<a href= "https://youtu.be/hPfg20k5TE8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6 to 8 Black Men</a>." Be sure to check out the music of <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/cloudsdrift" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">David Rego</a>, whose song "Harp" appears on this episode.

In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some context for the dubious Dutch tradition of Black Pete. David Sedaris discusses this in his essay, "6 to 8 Black Men." Be sure to check out the music of David Rego, whose song "Harp" appears on this episode.

In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some context for the dubious Dutch tradition of <a href="http://time.com/4140157/dutch-christmas-blackface/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Pete</a>. David Sedaris discusses this in his essay, "<a href="https://youtu.be/hPfg20k5TE8" rel="noopener noreferrer">6 to 8 Black Men</a>." Be sure to check out the music of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cloudsdrift" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Rego</a>, whose song "Harp" appears on this episode.

291: A Very French Christmas!

Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism.  From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion.  In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there.  In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives.  Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener's questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life.

For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.

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Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener's questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life. For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.

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