Synopsis: Author Beth Gilstrap discusses her short fiction collection I Am Barbarella and her new story collection, No Man’s Wild Laura out now from Hyacinth Girl Press. Beth also talks about her aversion to writing longer fiction, her love of literary magazines, and the joys of publishing with a small press.

Links to all books discussed in this episode (where possible) will go to Watchung Booksellers, a wonderful local independent bookstore in my home state of New Jersey.

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Duration: 36:46:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Beth Gilstrap

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• No Man’s Wild Laura

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
• Blood Song by Michael Schmeltzer
• Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
• Mothers, Tell Your Daughters by Bonnie Jo Campbell
• The Midnight Watch by David Dyer

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Synopsis: Author Beth Gilstrap discusses her short fiction collection I Am Barbarella and her new story collection, No Man’s Wild Laura out now from Hyacinth Girl Press. Beth also talks about her aversion to writing longer fiction, her love of literary magazines, and the joys of publishing with a small press.

Links to all books discussed in this episode (where possible) will go to Watchung Booksellers, a wonderful local independent bookstore in my home state of New Jersey.

This episode of COVERED is sponsored by:

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Duration: 36:46:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Beth Gilstrap

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Synopsis: Poet and Frogpond Journal editor Aubrie Cox sits down to discuss her haiku chapbook Out of Translation and shed some light on what English haiku really entails. She also talks about her forays into haibun and flash fiction, putting together a poetry magazine, and the power short-form literature can have on readers.

Links to all books discussed in this episode (where possible) will go to Watchung Booksellers, a wonderful local independent bookstore in my home state of New Jersey.

The recipient of the beautiful Pilot Knight fountain pen from Pen Chalet is…Kyle W! Congrats, Kyle! The winner can reach out on Twitter or at coveredpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com to claim the prize.

LAST CHANCE: As a special perk to COVERED listeners, Pen Chalet has provided a unique promo code that will get you 10% off. Just enter the code COVERED on the Radio/Podcasts tab of their website. The promo will be active until June 7, so act now!

Our thanks to Pen Chalet for their support of COVERED. You can follow them on Twitter at @penchalet

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Duration: 59:46:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Aubrie Cox

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• Frogpond Journal
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• Out of Translation

• Deflection by Roberta Beary
• Lorin Ford
• A Hundred Gourds
• Brent Goodman
• To Hear the Rain by Peggy Lyles
• Norton Haiku Anthology by Cor Van Den Heuvel
• Love Makes the Air Light by Raymond Roseliep
• Acorn Haiku Journal
• Prune Juice
• Modern Haiku
• Tobacco Road – Curtis Dunlap
• The Haiku Foundation
• Red Moon Press
• The Haiku Society of America

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Synopsis: The proprietor of BLDGBLOG and the author of A Burglar’s Guide to the City, Geoff Manaugh, discusses his new book, what he learned from riding around in a helicopter with the LAPD, how burglars see architecture differently from the rest of us and thus are able to “hack” it for their own purposes, and the double-edged sword that is our increasingly Orwellian future.

Links to all books discussed in this episode will go to Watchung Booksellers, a wonderful local independent bookstore in my home state of New Jersey.

The fine folks at Pen Chalet were kind enough to provide us with a silver Pilot Knight fountain pen to give away to one lucky listener. All you have to do to win is leave a comment on the post below. The winner will be announced on the next episode.

Contest ends Sunday, May 29th at 11:59 pm EST.

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Duration: 50:37:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Geoff Manaugh

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• A Burglar’s Guide to the City

• The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan Koerner
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

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Synopsis: Anna-Marie McLemore sits down to discuss her debut Young Adult novel The Weight of Feathers and its forthcoming follow-up When the Moon Was Ours. Many important topics are discussed, including the current state of diversity in fiction, the process and fears of writing characters of different cultures and identities, and whether authors should write outside their own identities.

In honor of my recent trip to Austin, TX, links to all books discussed in this episode will go to the BookPeople bookstore, the largest independent bookstore in Texas.

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Duration: 56:28:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Anna-Marie McLemore

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• The Weight of Feathers
• When the Moon was Ours

• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Books by Nicky Grimes
• Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
• The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi
• Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
• Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington
• Passing by Nella Larsen
• Books by Isabel Allende
• Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood
• Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood
• Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

• “The World Of Children’s Books Is Still Very White” by Amy Rothschild | FiveThirtyEight, March 2015
• “Where is the Diversity in Publishing?” by Mallory Ortberg | The Toast, January 2016
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Synopsis: On the night of April 14th, as the Titanic began its descent into the mid-Atlantic, another ship sat only a few miles away. Its midnight watchman saw the distress rockets illuminate the blackness around the sinking ship, but his captain did nothing to help, choosing to remain below deck until morning. As the world mourned the loss of over 1,500 lives in the weeks following, one man set out to find the truth about why the SS Californian let so many people perish when the small steamer was in the best position to help. David Dyer, the author of the new novel The Midnight Watch, discusses the story of the Californian, his time as an officer on merchant ships, and his years working for the same law firm that defended the owners of the Titanic following her sinking. He also talks about the public’s misconceptions about the ship due to the popular 1997 film and how the tragedy helped shape the types of journalism we see today.

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Duration: 48:56:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, David Dyer

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• The Midnight Watch from St. Martin’s Press

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• Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi

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• “Titanic disaster and the mystery of Captain Lord and the Californian” – The Australian, March 26, 2016
• “The Midnight Watch review: A refreshing take on the Titanic story” – Sydney Morning Herald, March 18, 2016

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