Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

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Listen to authors reading from their new books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction featured in Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin.

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Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast episodes:

04.10.2024
Little Seed by Wei Tchou
Wei Tchou reads “Spores,” the third chapter of her memoir, Little Seed, published by A Strange Object in May 2024.
04.10.2024
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Rachel Khong reads from the opening of her novel Real Americans, published by Knopf in April 2024.
04.10.2024
Children in Tactical Gear by Peter Mishler
Peter Mishler reads “A Message From Our Founder” and “Where Else but Target” from his poetry collection Children in Tactical Gear, published by the University of Iowa Press in May 2024.
04.10.2024
First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger
Lilly Dancyger reads from “First Love,” the opening essay of her collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship, published by the Dial Press in May 2024.
04.10.2024
Good Monster by Diannely Antigua
Diannely Antigua reads “Diary Entry #28: Ars Poetica” and “We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers” from her poetry collection Good Monster, published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2024.
02.14.2024
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange reads from “How to Fly,” the thirteenth chapter of his novel Wandering Stars, published by Knopf in February 2024.
02.14.2024
Each Knuckle With Sugar by Sarah Levine
Sarah Levine reads “Brave,” “Bang-Bang,” and “A Horse is a Toy for Crazy People” from her poetry collection, Each Knuckle With Sugar, published by Driftwood Press in February 2024.
02.14.2024
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
Jennifer Croft reads from the first chapter of her novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey, published by Bloomsbury in March 2024.
02.14.2024
The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan
Hala Alyan reads “Tonight I’ll Dream of Nadia” from her poetry collection The Moon That Turns You Back, published by Ecco in March 2024.
02.14.2024
You Get What You Pay For by Morgan Parker
Morgan Parker reads from the opening of her essay collection, You Get What You Pay For, published by One World in March 2024.
12.13.2023
Root Fractures by Diana Khoi Nguyen
Diana Khoi Nguyen reads “Đổi Mới” from her poetry collection Root Fractures, published by Scribner in January 2024.
12.13.2023
The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin reads from the opening of her memoir, The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, published by Pantheon Books in January 2024.
12.13.2023
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Elizabeth Gonzalez James reads from the prologue of her novel The Bullet Swallower, published by Simon & Schuster in January 2024.
12.13.2023
The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye
Zenia Tompkins reads from “The Two Antons” from her English translation of Artem Chapeye’s story collection, The Ukraine, published by Seven Stories Press in January 2024. Chapeye follows with a reading of the same selection in Ukrainian.
12.13.2023
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar reads from the opening of his novel, Martyr!, published by Knopf in January 2024.
12.13.2023
Master by Simon Shieh
Master by Simon Shieh by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix
To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz
Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
SOFT APOCALYPSE by Leah Nieboer
SOFT APOCALYPSE by Leah Nieboer by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola
Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
Grace Engine by Joshua Burton
Grace Engine by Joshua Burton by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
Grand Tour by Elisa Gonzalez
Grand Tour by Elisa Gonzalez by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
The Book Eaters by Carolina Hotchandani
The Book Eaters by Carolina Hotchandani by Poets & Writers
12.13.2023
Things I Didn’t Do With This Body by Amanda Gunn
Things I Didn’t Do With This Body by Amanda Gunn by Poets & Writers
10.11.2023
Deliver Me by Elle Nash
Elle Nash reads from the opening of her novel Deliver Me, published by Unnamed Press in October 2023.
10.11.2023
The Shining by Dorothea Lasky
Dorothea Lasky reads “A Lion” and “Self-Portrait in the Hotel” from her poetry collection The Shining, published by Wave Books in October 2023.
10.11.2023
I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito
Susan Kiyo Ito reads from the opening of her memoir, I Would Meet You Anywhere, published by Mad Creek Books in November 2023.
10.11.2023
The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump
Gabriel Bump reads from the opening of Part Three of his novel The New Naturals, published by Algonquin Books, November 2023.
10.11.2023
English as a Second Language, and Other Poems by Jaswinder Bolina
Jaswinder Bolina reads “English as a Second Language” from his poetry collection English as a Second Language and Other Poems, published by Copper Canyon Press in October 2023.
08.16.2023
Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz
Leslie Sainz reads “Nature and Nurture, Miami, FL” from Have You Been Long Enough at Table, published in September 2023 by Tin House.
08.16.2023
The Book by Mary Ruefle
Mary Ruefle reads “The Effusive” from her prose collection The Book, published in September 2023 by Wave Books.
08.16.2023
Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping by Shane McCrae
Shane McCrae reads from the opening of his memoir, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping published in August 2023 by Scribner.
08.16.2023
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Daniel Mason reads “The CATAMOUNT, or a True Relation of a Bloody Encounter that Lately Happen’d; a song for VOICE and FIFE, to the tune of CHEERILY and MERRILY,” a poem within the narrative of his novel North Woods, published...
08.16.2023
The Kingdom of Surfaces by Sally Wen Mao
Sally Wen Mao reads “Chimera” and “a dream or a fox” from her poetry collection The Kingdom of Surfaces, published in August 2023 by Graywolf Press.
08.16.2023
Witness by Jamel Brinkley
Jamel Brinkley reads from “Blessed Deliverance” from his story collection Witness, published in August 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
06.14.2023
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz by Poets & Writers
06.14.2023
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Open Throat by Henry Hoke by Poets & Writers
06.14.2023
So to Speak by Terrance Hayes
So to Speak by Terrance Hayes by Poets & Writers
06.14.2023
The Loved Ones: Essays to Bury the Dead by Madison Davis
The Loved Ones: Essays to Bury the Dead by Madison Davis by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
Susto by Tommy Archuleta
Susto by Tommy Archuleta by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
Story of a Poem by Matthew Zapruder
Story of a Poem by Matthew Zapruder by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor by Poets & Writers
04.12.2023
West: A Translation by Paisley Rekdal
West: A Translation by Paisley Rekdal by Poets & Writers
02.15.2023
The Speak Angel Series by Alice Notley
The Speak Angel Series by Alice Notley by Poets & Writers
02.15.2023
Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Take What You Need by Idra Novey by Poets & Writers
02.15.2023
Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas
Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas by Poets & Writers
02.15.2023
Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone
Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone by Poets & Writers
02.15.2023
Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood by Tanya Frank
Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood by Tanya Frank by Poets & Writers

What's Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast episodes:

Little Seed by Wei Tchou

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Children in Tactical Gear by Peter Mishler

First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger

Good Monster by Diannely Antigua

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Each Knuckle With Sugar by Sarah Levine

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft

The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan

You Get What You Pay For by Morgan Parker

Root Fractures by Diana Khoi Nguyen

The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Master by Simon Shieh

To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix

Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz

SOFT APOCALYPSE by Leah Nieboer

Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola

Grace Engine by Joshua Burton

Grand Tour by Elisa Gonzalez

The Book Eaters by Carolina Hotchandani

Things I Didn’t Do With This Body by Amanda Gunn

Deliver Me by Elle Nash

The Shining by Dorothea Lasky

I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito

The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump

English as a Second Language, and Other Poems by Jaswinder Bolina

Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz

The Book by Mary Ruefle

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping by Shane McCrae

North Woods by Daniel Mason

The Kingdom of Surfaces by Sally Wen Mao

Witness by Jamel Brinkley

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz

Open Throat by Henry Hoke

So to Speak by Terrance Hayes

The Loved Ones: Essays to Bury the Dead by Madison Davis

Susto by Tommy Archuleta

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante

Story of a Poem by Matthew Zapruder

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

West: A Translation by Paisley Rekdal

The Speak Angel Series by Alice Notley

Take What You Need by Idra Novey

Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas

Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone

Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood by Tanya Frank