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Fall for the Book Podcast episodes
- When You Look Like Us with Pamela Harris
On this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast, Pamela N. Harris, author of the debut YA novel When You Look Like Us sits down to talk about defying stereotypes, writing your own experiences, the power of representation in books, and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio.
24 min - Globally Lit - People from Bloomington (Episode 4)For our fourth episode of Globally Lit, a podcast of international literature and translation, we interview Intan Paramaditha, who wrote the foreword to Budi Darma's short story collection, People from Bloomington. In the second portion of the episode, writer and translator Lily Meyer converses with Darma's English translator, Tiffany Tsao, about her work on People from Bloomington. At the end, Aliza Cohen from The Potter's House in Washington, DC, provides a review of Anne Carson's translations of the ancient Greek poet Sappho.To learn more about us, please visit the Cheuse Center at https://cheusecenter.gmu.edu/ and Books Across Borders at https://www.booksacrossborders.com/Please purchase the books discussed in this episode through the Bookshop links below.People from Bloomington:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9780143136606If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/97803757245101 hr 6 min
- Some Electric Hum with Janice Northerns
Janice Northerns discusses her childhood in arid West Texas, changing life and land, and coming back to writing later in life. This episode of the Fall for the Book podcast features her work in the debut collection Some Electric Hum.
25 min - Moonshine Murmurs: Re-vision (Episode One)Revising poems and restoring life. Poet Phil Goldstein discusses his debut book of poetry, HtBaBaS, a narrative of surviving childhood sexual abuse, the art of revision, and how a careful and conscientious inquiry of one's memories can help us learn to revise and restore our lives.1 hr 1 min
- Gold Spun with Brandie June
Brandie June, author of the YA fantasy novel Gold Spun, chats about her fairy tale retelling of “Rumpelstiltskin,” which gives the princess more agency, playwriting, doing aerial arts, and more, all on this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast.
Purchase her book here: https://bookshop.org/lists/fall-for-the-book-podcast
23 min - How Genius Ignites with Claudia Kalb
Claudia Kalb, author of Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers talks about the role of memory and luck, and the "rage to master" their skills that make each of the 13 profiled geniuses -- including Pablo Picasso, Yo-Yo Ma, and Julia Child-- so incredible.
29 min - Globally Lit - Lone Star (Episode 3)For our third episode of Globally Lit, a podcast of international literature and translation, we interview Danish writer Mathilde Walter Clark, who discusses her latest novel, Lone Star. In the second portion of the episode, Clark's translator, K.E. Semmel, converses with writer and translator Misha Hoekstra about his work on Lone Star. At the end, Anna Thorn gives a roundup of 2021's most exciting literature in English translation.To learn more about us, please visit the Cheuse Center at cheusecenter.gmu.edu and Books Across Borders at booksacrossborders.com. Please purchase all the books discussed today through the Bookshop links below.Lone Star: https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781646050635Winter in Sokcho:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781948830416When We Cease to Understand the World: https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781681375663Peach Blossom Paradise:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781681374703Migratory Birds:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781945492525Waiting for the Waters to Rise: https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781642860733Heaven:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/9781609456214An Inventory of Losses:https://bookshop.org/a/19120/97808112314111 hr 4 min
- The Sadness of Whirlwinds with Jim Peterson
Jim Peterson takes readers on a surreal journey in his short story collection The Sadness of Whirlwinds. In this first episode of the 2022 season of The Fall for the Book Podcast, he discusses how each tale dabbles or drips with magical realism and why it's important for the reader to ask questions.
29 min - In Case of Contact - with Ethel Rohan
Ethel Rohan discusses the importance of "uncomfortable" stories, how memories can shape a character's future, and the power of small moments, all on this episode of The Fall for the Book Podcast. Rohan is the author of In Case of Contact, which won the Dzanc Short Story Collection Prize.
29 min - Brief Writing with M.M. Bailey & Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Two writers discuss power, position, and moving forward: M.M. Bailey in her flash piece “Smaller,” and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub in his poem “The Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel.” Bailey and Taub are two of the hundred writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia featured in This is What America Looks Like – the first anthology from The Washington Writers’ Publishing House in 25 years. The book showcases work that represents this landmark historical moment of a social justice movement in the midst of a global pandemic. Editor Caroline Bock drops by to discuss the importance of these works.
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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…
at https://fallforthebook.org/