TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books Podcast

Wil S. Hylton, journalist and author of VANISHED, talks toJames about his upcoming book as well as the stages of his writingcraft, limiting decisions with burritos, letting your reader work,and Willie Nelson. Plus, Christopher Boucher from POSTROAD.

Wil and Jamesdiscuss:

The Baltimore Sun

Esquire

Beck

David Granger

The New York Times Magazine

Harper's

The New Yorker

William Hazlitt

Scrivener

The Tattler

The Spectator

George T Foster

New Journalism

SENATOR JOE McCARTHY by Richard Rovere

THE RUNNER by David Samuels

DRIVING MR. ALBERT by Michael Patterniti

SHAME AND WONDER by David Searcy

Michael Lewis

Chris and JamesDiscuss:

Boston College

David Ryan

Jaime Clarke

Mary Cotton

Newtonville Books

Jeff Shotts

Hillary Chute

Ricco Siasoco

Raymond Carver

Lorrie Moore

Elizabeth Graver

Junot Diaz

INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace

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Robin and James commiserate about agoraphobia and how nice is boring before discussing her excellent new book, CRASH COURSE, and the life and craft lessons it contains. Plus, Melanie McNair from Malaprop's Bookstore discusses how HB2 has impacted business and recommends LGBT titles.

Robin and James Discuss:

The New Yorker

The Colorado Review

The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol 1 (Norton)

Raymond Carver

Gordon Lish

"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

O. Henry

"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

Alice Munro

Jim Shepard

Neil LaBute

Melanie and James Discuss:

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

We the Animals by Justin Torres

Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) by Thea Hillman

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Another Country by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

Howard talks to James about his memoir, THE POINT OF VANISHING, and how he was able to create such a vivid portrait of his two years spent living alone in the woods of Vermont. They discuss finding peace in the world and in their writing. Plus Adam Latham from the Sewanee Writers' Conference gives the history of the conference and tips for applying.

Howard and James discuss:

Dwight Garner

Laura Miller

Slate

CBC

Toronto Blue Jays

Mindy Kaling

Eat, Pray, Love

Bill Bryson

The Boston Globe

The New York Times Magazine

"A Baseline Recovery"

James Blake

Robby Ginepri

Random House

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Ron Carlson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Newtonville Books

Brookline Booksmith

Adam and James discuss:

Charles Martin

Tim O'Brien

Wyatt Prunty

Tennessee Williams

Steve Yarbrough

Jill McCorkle

American Short Fiction

One Story

Saint Ann's Review

John Casey

Christine Schutt

Ryan Call

The Authentic Animal by Dave Madden

Greetings From Below by David Philip Mullins

Josh Weil

Alice McDermott

The Doctor's Wife by Luis Jaramillo

Charms Against Lightning by James Arthur

The Heaven of Animals by David James Poissant

The Sheltering by Mark Powell

The Rattling Window by Catherine Staples

Claudia Emerson

Rivendell Writers' Colony

Walker Percy

Michael Wrynn Doyle

Lina Patel

Kevin Wilson

Randall Kenan

Maurice Manning

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James and Jung talk about her incredible debut novel, Shelter, and the craziness she has ahead of her. They compare the similar traits that made them want to process dark subject matter into fiction and how their spouses forced them to celebrate the good things. Plus, Chris Linendoll from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY, gives five debut recommendations.

James and Jung discuss:

Town & Country

Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Gotham Writers' Workshop

"The School" by Donald Barthelme

John Cheever

Richard Yates

The Rising by Ryan D'Agostino

"At the Train Bridge" by Calvin Trillin

"Boys Town" by Jim Shepard

You Think That's Bad by Jim Shepard

James and Chris discuss:

Shelter by Jung Yun

The Point of Vanishing by Howard Axelrod*

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

Lay Down Your Weary Tune by W.B. Belcher*

Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand*

Red Rising by Pierce Brown*

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker*

*- Chris's recommendation

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James and Urban discuss desperate writing, genre snobbery, risking freezing to death for booze, and how a brush with the law turned him into a writer. Plus Becky Tuch discusses literary magazines and her website The Review Review.

Urban and James Discuss

Redivider

Vermont Studio Center

Poachers by Tom Franklin

Hell at the Breech by Tom Franklin

Graham Greene

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Paris Review

The New Yorker

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Deliverance by James Dickey

Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton

Hiroshima by John Hersey

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Becky and James Discuss:

Noon

Tin House

Ploughshares

One Story

Lydia Yuknavitch

Roxanne Gay

Juked

James and Daniel Torday, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West, discuss working on second novels, getting the facts right, writing about World War II, magnetic people, and, of course, Carrot Top. Plus, Deena Drewis discusses publishing novellas at Nouvella Books.

Dan and James Discuss:

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Thucydides

N+1

The Rumpus

Gay Talese

Wells Tower

McSweeney's

Dan Shaughnessy

Will McDonough

Peter Gammons

Elizabeth Kolbert

Tim Junod

Mary Karr

Jim Shepard

The Martian by Andy Weir

David Foster Wallace

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Jay Kirk

George Saunders

Eric Rosenbloom

Rebecca Curtis

Adam Levin

The Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

"17 Things You Learn When You Interview Carrot Top" by Chris Jones

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Philip Roth

Captain Ahab

Humbert Humbert

Iago

The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy by Masha Gessen

Sam Lipsyte

Lauren Goodwin Slaughter

Laura Farmer

Deena and James Discuss:

The Sensualist by Daniel Torday

A Familiar Beast by Panio Gianopoulos

The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink

Elena Ferrante

One Day Soon Time Will Have No Place Left to Hide by Christian Kiefer

Zyzzyva

Glimmer Train

Five Chapters

Redivider

Pank

Hobart

Ploughshares

One Story

How to Shake the Other Man by Derek Palacio

Ciao, Suerte by Annie McGreevy

The Last Repatriate by Matthew Salesses

Graywolf Press

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In this double-LP episode one spectacular, James and Laura discuss her latest novel, FIND ME, her unusual path to becoming a writer, why Florida wants to murder you, and why she's not smiling. Plus Emily Bell, senior editor at FSG, chats about her job and upcoming titles.

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