For the last podcast episode of 2022, my favorite reads of the year. Happy holidays and see you in the new year, listeners!

Back after a hiatus, and I'm talking about the magic of showing up for yourself and your writing.

Book recommendation: BLISS MONTAGE by Ling Ma.

This week, write about home: all the fraught feelings and complex associations of home.

Book recommendation: CITY OF INCURABLE WOMEN, by Maud Casey.

Getting into the mood for halloween this week with tips for what makes ghost stories great — and why non-ghost stories can benefit from them.

Book recommendation: THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters.

Even stories that start with "Once Upon a Time" are playing with time in bold ways. Try some new ways to shake up time this week.

Book recommendation: VERY COLD PEOPLE, by Sarah Manguso.

Try breaking all the rules of form and function in your story this week.

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This week, make a surprising odd couple with your words.

Book recommendation: INTIMACIES, by Katie Kitamura.

Put two things together that have never been smashed together before this week.

Book recommendation: INTIMACIES, by Katie Kitamura.

We're back for the fall with new weekly tips, interviews, book recommendations, and thoughts about what you can do today for your writing. This week, consider an alternative story structure.

Book recommendation: DISORIENTATION, by Elaine Hsieh Chou.

Pay attention to the physical in your writing this week.

Book recommendation: The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco