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S5 BONUS || Lit Hist Norman McLean || Books to Film || Author Mark Tedesco

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In today's bonus episode, Kat answers a listener question, talks about Norman McLean in This Day in Literary History, and chats with author Mark Tedesco about:

  • Themes or beliefs brought into relationships and how that analysis inspired some of his writing
  • How people can relate to universal themes in books regardless of their backgrounds or current situations
  • Moving to Italy and his experience with community and relationships
  • How his book, Stories From Pulgia, immerses the reader into a word of culture and community, past and present
  • How he gets his students interested in history lessons by bringing creativity and art into the classroom
  • Going from idea to draft to publishing
  • Self-criticism
  • His experience with publishing
  • Pros and cons of North American publishers vs UK publishers
  • His blog on living in Italy and how it helps his book sales
  • What he’s working on next
  • His advice to writers

    • Mark can be found on his website at marktedesco.com, @MarkTedesco5 on Twitter and @markftedesco on Instagram.

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    Music in this episode: Intro and exit: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io). This Day in Literary History intro/exit: Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers. During Lit Hit segment: Solstice Meander by American Legion (both from epidemicsound.com)

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