Chatting Lit

In this episode I speak to Steve Von Till, best known for his work with the band Neurosis, about his poetry collection Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics. We discuss how nature inspires his writing, how he inspires the students he teaches to love reading, American Transcendental poets and more!

Books mentioned in this episode:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Crow by Ted Hughes
Underland by Robert Macfarlane
Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters by Annie Dillard
Ascend Ascend by Janaka Stucky
The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Dune by Frank Herbert
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
The Book of Trepass by Nick Hayes
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
Lanny by Max Porter
Sunstone by Octavio Paz

Shout-outs:
Daisy (@reallydaisyreads)
Greg (@storymusing)
Dave (@axe_for_frozen_sea)
 Ryan & Anjali (@defryereads )
And all my friends who love Neurosis!

Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music
Logo design/artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)

In this episode I speak to the founders of two book clubs: Megan (@feminist.fiction) from Feminist Fiction and Natalie (@bookenders) from the Wellness Book Club. We chat about how their groups came into being, how they've both evolved into something bigger, and their tips on starting up a book club!

Shout-outs for this episode go to Natalie (@scottiesandbooks) and Scott (@scott.you.reading) of the Wee Scottish Book Club podcast, who are both also involved with the Scottish Book Club discussion group, as well as the Manchester Graphic Novel Group.

Books mentioned in this episode are:
Everybody by Olivia Lang
The Joy of Being Selfish by Michelle Elman
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Outlawed by Anna North
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
Pine by Francine Toon
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer (released 31st March 2022)
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Out by Natsuo Kirin
Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell

Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music
Chatting Lit logo design by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)

In this episode I chat to Dr Thomas Prosser from the University of Cardiff, author of What's In It For Me? Self-interest and Political Difference. We discuss the changing nature of the Labour Party, Sally Rooney's decision to now allow her latest book to be translated into Hebrew , if Brexiteers are stupid and more!

Shout-outs for this episode:
Mark (@northernlightbooks)
Emily (@moonchildemily)
Lydia (@lydiathevirgo)

Books mentioned in this episode:
Political Liberalism by John Rawls
Brexitland by Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford
Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism by Larry Siedentop1

Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music
Chatting Lit logo design by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)

I'm joined for this episode by two of Bookstagram's brightest and best Pynchon scholars...

Seth: @wastemailinglist
Noah: @everyone_who_reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse

We talk about how we each got into Pynchon's work, the recurring themes he writes about, what kind of readers his work would appeal to and more!

Shout-outs this episode go to:
Matty Markwood @theobliterature
Brad Wetzel @bradspersecond

For the first ever episode of Chatting Lit, I spoke to Kirstin Innes, author of Fishnet and Scabby Queen, and whose new non-fiction book Brickwork: A History of the Arches is coming out soon, co-authored by David Bratchpiece. We spoke about the #metoo movement, feminism, Scottish literature and more!

Kirstin's website: https://kirstininnes.com/
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

And thanks to Erin (@paperbackcollective on Instagram) for reviewing Scabby Queen which inspired me to pick it up in the first place!

Some of the books mentioned this episode are:
Homegoing by Ya Gyasi
The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway
The Young Team by Graeme Armstrong
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Mayflies by Andrew O' Hagan

Hi, and welcome to Chatting Lit, the podcast for book lovers! We talk to authors, publishers and others within the book industry, as well as having chats about a variety of bookish topics. Please subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and follow us on our social media pages.

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