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Benedict Nguyễn, author of Hot Girls With Balls, joined the podcast to discuss trans athletes, internet novels, and finding joy in unplugging.

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Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope, reads an excerpt from his debut novel.

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Laura Stanfill is the publisher of Forest Avenue Press and the author of Imagine a Door. She joined the podcast to discuss running a small press, why distribution matters, and what writers can do to "succeed" when they don't have a big publicity budget. 

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Ezra Kupor works at HarperCollins Publishers, where he acquires and edits a diverse list of titles across the Harper Perennial and Harper Books imprints. He also created Galley Brag, the must-read publishing newsletter of the year, where he attempts to better understand the publishing industry from the inside-out and the outside-in.

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Shoshana von Blanckensee, author of Girls Girls Girls, joined the podcast to discuss being a poet in the 1990s, becoming a nurse during the pandemic, and writing whenever she has free time.

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Jayson Greene, author of UnWorld, reads an excerpt from his debut novel.

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Harris Lahti, author of Foreclosure Gothic, joined the podcast to discuss skateboarding, living in Upstate New York, and what he took from his time getting an MFA.

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Lydi Conklin, author of Songs of No Provenance, reads an excerpt from their debut novel.

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Nini Berndt, author of There Are Reasons For This, joined the podcast to discuss playing with Barbies to construct stories, brothers and the idyllic family, and discovering what this story could be during pandemic walks around Denver.

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Harron Walker, author of Aggregated Discontent, joined the podcast to discuss early Aughts nostalgia, how freelance writing has changed over the years, and the importance of being brunette.

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