Fall for the Book Podcast

Fall for the Book Podcast

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Fall for the Book Podcast episodes

  • Starring Adele Astaire with Eliza Knight

    Eliza Knight talks fantastic flappers, star studded dancers, and incredible female stars in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast. From the underappreciated legacy of Adele Astaire, sister to Fred Astaire, to Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe's unlikely friendship. She is the author of Starring Adele Astaire, Why Can't We Be Friends, and many other titles.

    26 min
  • Disorderly Men with Edward Cahill

    Edward Cahill discusses his novel Disorderly Men, which follows three gay men in pre-Stonewall NYC, who find their fates thrown together during the police raid of a Village bar. Cahill talks identity, shame, 'disorderly conduct, and James Baldwin, in this episode of the Fall for the Book podcast.

    27 min
  • The Conductors with Nicole Glover

    Nicole Glover discusses her genre bending Murder and Magic series - The Conductors, and The Undertakers. Set in post-Civil War society, they feature Hetty and Benji - two former Conductors on the Underground Railroad, as they solve murders using celestial magic.

    19 min
  • Through the Snow Globe with Annie Rains

    Annie Rains stops by in this bonus holiday episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast to talk about her novel "Through The Snowglobe," a mashup of "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Groundhog's Day." Romance, Christmas, and second (and third and fourth) chances shape this heartwarming novel.

    18 min
  • Moonshine Murmurs: Drafting and Redrafting
    Carol Mitchell and Josh Denslow sit down to talk
    about the collaborative process of creating Denslow's new book Super Normal, a novel over 15 years in the making. Mitchell, one of many talented editors with Stillhouse Press, worked with Denslow as managing editor of Super Normal through the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, they discuss the process of redrafting a novel, and the many possible iterations of a single story.
    Super Normal was released on November 7 2023 from Stillhouse Press and is available for sale on our website at stillhousepress.org.
    Carol Mitchell is a consulting editor with Stillhouse Press and a term professor in the English Department at George Mason University. She holds an MFA from George Mason and is the author of several books for children and one novel for adults: "What Start Bad a Mornin'."
    Josh Denslow is also the author of a short story collection Not Everyone is Special. He currently lives in Barcelona, Spain with his three boys, his amazing wife, his mother-in-law, four cats, a dog, hundreds of books, and an electronic drum kit.
    A transcript of this episode is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vko5pGKkxRPjkD-gNtSspE0MH_q-LJzR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107089563825182912200&rtpof=true&sd=true
    44 min
  • Dead Drop with M.P. Woodward

    M.P. Woodward talks about his own experience in the Intelligence community, and how it helped him write his new espionage thriller, Dead Drop, where international nuclear negotiations turn allies into enemies.

    31 min
  • The Revolution Will Be Hilarious with Caty Borum

    Caty Borum talks satire, humor, and the power of uplifting voices through comedy in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast. Borum is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact, and the author of The Revolution Will be Hilarious: Comedy for Social Change and Civic Power.

    48 min
  • Moonshine Murmurs: Small Fiction, Small Presses
    In this episode of Moonshine Murmurs, Michelle Ross sits down with Taylor Schaefer to discuss her writing process for flash fiction, working collaboratively with Kim McGowan, the pros and cons of publishing with small presses, and more. Ross is the author of three short story collections: Shapeshifting, There’s So Much They Haven’t Told You, and They Kept Running.
    The full transcript of this episode is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Del4dvaT7JNC7Puoi6nmsRrN9CfAApC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107089563825182912200&rtpof=true&sd=true
    37 min
  • The House on Sun Street with Mojgan Ghazirad

    Mojgan Ghazirad discusses her autobiographic novel, The House on Sun Street, about a young girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution. She talks about the power of storytelling, changing identities, and the dangers of book banning.

    37 min

About Fall for the Book Podcast

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A podcast from the Fall for the Book Festival team - Director Kara Oakleaf, and Manager, Suzy Rigdon. Each season, they sit down with writers from across the genre spectrum. Visit the festival's site…