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Online book launches, readings, conversations about a wide range of literary topics -- welcome to SlantCast, the official podcast of Slant Books. Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press... more
FAQs about SlantCast:How many episodes does SlantCast have?The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.
June 12, 2026#45: The Role of the Small PressSlantCast hosts Gregory Wolfe & Emily Kwilinski are joined by author and industry insider Jim Hanas to talk about the role of the small, indie press in the larger cultural economy....more1h 4minPlay
May 29, 2026#44: Book Launch Event for "Time & the Temple"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Sofia Carozza, a research and future physician, and Luke Burgis, author of "Wanting" and the forthcoming "The One & the 99" for the book launch of “Time & the Temple,” by Luigi Giussani, published by Slant Books....more1h 9minPlay
May 15, 2026#43: Book Launch for "What's Possible"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Robert Cording for the book launch of “What's Possible: New & Selected Poems,” published by Slant Books....more56minPlay
May 01, 2026#42: The Art of the ReviewSlantCast hosts Gregory Wolfe & Emily Kwilinski are joined by author and critic Joel Miller to talk about book reviews and how books are discovered and shared....more59minPlay
April 15, 2026#41: Book Launch Event for "Invisibilia"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by fiction writer Tom Howard for the book launch of “Invisibilia,” published by Slant Books....more1h 14minPlay
March 09, 2026#40: Book Launch Event for "The Future of Love"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet John Poch for the book launch of “Brooding Upon the Waters,” published by Slant Books....more1h 3minPlay
February 10, 2026#39: What is "Humanism"?SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by distinguished Renaissance scholar Erika Rummel to discuss the history of humanism with a focus on the life and achievements of Desiderius Erasmus....more1h 1minPlay
January 26, 2026#38: What Literature Tells Us about the Need for CommunitySlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by the new managing editor of Slant Books, Emily Kwilinski, to discuss the topic of her doctoral thesis on the theme of community in Shakespeare and Dostoevsky....more1h 7minPlay
January 15, 2026#37: Book Launch Event for "James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by four distinguished poets to celebrate the publication of Baron Wormser's posthumous poetry collection, “James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette,” published by Slant Books....more58minPlay
December 11, 2025#36: "What is Close Reading?"SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by William E. Cain, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal for a conversation about the meaning and value of "Close Reading" and why the practice is championed by Slant Books....more1h 12minPlay
FAQs about SlantCast:How many episodes does SlantCast have?The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.