A podcast dedicated to fantasy fiction! Each week Marysa and Vicki will discuss a different book from the fantasy genre. A great podcast if you love talking about fantasy and are looking for recommendations.
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Literary Discussion Podcasts
A writer curated discussion podcast and audio literary magazine
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The Oldie magazine’s podcast featuring discussion and debate around the lead features in the latest magazine, plus live recordings from our famous Literary Lunches. Presented by Harry Mount.
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Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature. Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the ...
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Welcome to the All Booked Podcast! Where librarians from the Ridgewood Public Library talk about the books their reading, discuss literary topics, and add to each other's TBR lists.
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"Writing It! The Podcast About Academics & Writing" dives deep into the world of academic writing and publishing. Join us for conversations with academics and editors as we discuss challenges, strategies, and insights from our writing lives. As we share our experiences and helpful hacks, we make the process of writing and getting published a bit more transparent and a bit less overwhelming.
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We’ve been creating podcasts since 2009 - first The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast and now Strange Studies of Strange Stories! Each week, hosts Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey discuss a piece of genre fiction. Talented voice actors bring the text to life. Music and sound effects create atmosphere while occasional guest experts show up to make things classy. One free show a month and four more for Patreon subscribers!
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Two friends who live far apart from one another discuss horror literature, usually starting with an actual literary discussion that just devolves into absurdity.
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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.
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A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary elements, philosophical ideas, and game design decisions that make games great while keeping things funny and friendly. Tune in for some close readings of your favorite games! Email us at [email protected]
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Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali.
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Five authors discuss writing techniques and styles.
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We are Damsels who love reading spicy, exciting, and sometimes hilarious romance. We deep dive into the literary bowels of the romance genre and discuss what we liked, what we LOVED, and what we found downright ridiculous. Join us monthly as we discuss our spicy picks. This podcast contains mature adult content that may not be suitable for everyone. Damsel discretion is advised.
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Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist and backlist fiction including literary fiction, suspense, historical, memoir and nonfiction.
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Fo ...
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“We read books – and other words, too.” Two cousins read and discuss a wide variety of books from self pub to indie to trad pub. Episodes are divided into a “Spoiler Free” conversation and then a clearly delineated “Spoiler-y” discussion, so listeners can enjoy every episode regardless of whether they’ve read the book or not. Most of the books covered on the podcast are Fantasy, Science Fiction, or some middle ground between the two, but they also read Literary Fiction, Poetry, and Non Ficti ...
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Shelf Love is about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host Andrea Martucci invites experts from a variety of perspectives to critically engaging with romance novels. Listen for discussions of individual books, genre discourse, and scholarly topics.
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The Write Question is a weekly literary program hosted by Lauren Korn that features authors from the American West—and beyond—including James Lee Burke, Kate Lebo, Anne Helen Petersen, Robert Wrigley, Jess Walter, Stephen Graham Jones, Hoa Nguyen, Maggie Shipstead, Elissa Washuta, and others.
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Spine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spinecrackers https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers [email protected]
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We’re Adrienne, Audrey, and Lindsay—three neighbors who can’t stop talking about books, so we’re bringing the conversation to you. Each episode, we’ll dive into the stories we love (and maybe a few we don’t), mixing fun with literary insight. So get ready to laugh, add to your TBR, and join the discussion—because in our neighborhood, a good book is always just around the block.
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Mean Book Club the Podcast: Four ladies (UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss & make fun of NYT bestselling books with little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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Join Slava and Jonathan as they discuss the books they are reading. Explore world-building, characters, and story development—and share some laughs along the way. Side Quest Book Club — a literary adventure podcast.
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Mind Set in Stone Podcasts is a deep-dive book podcast hosted by Dave, Poppy, Larrell and Jazz, designed to explore the ideas and themes that shape our world. Each episode unpacks the layers of thought-provoking books, offering listeners fresh insights and engaging discussions that inspire curiosity and self-reflection. From timeless classics to modern thought leaders, Dave, Poppy Larrell and Jazz connect stories to life lessons, making each episode a journey into the minds behind the words.
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Stay abreast of our summer workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir by following to hear panels, and craft talks from esteemed agents and editors. Later in the year we will be adding selected craft talks from previous summers. Year-round, we also host Bibliocracy Radio , a weekly half-hour books discussion and interview program hosted by Santa Monica Review editor Andrew Tonkovich featuring writers of literary fiction and nonfiction, poetry, memoir and cultural criticism.
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Have you ever binge-read a new favorite series, only to end up with a book-hangover? Or finished a heart-stopping scene only to look around and not be able to talk to anyone about it? Maybe you’ve even felt embarrassed about what you’re reading because it isn’t considered a “classic” by people you know. Book Talk for BookTok with Jac and Amy is the go-to literary podcast to discuss your favorite novels with your newest book-besties. They use their literary backgrounds to analyze what makes t ...
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A Podcast To Discuss Everything Literature
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This podcast originated from my desire to share my admiration of books and writing with my friends. Its goal is to encourage them and you, the listener, to pick up a book that you and I never would have before and to begin writing as a way of self-expression. Simply, this podcast is about books and authors. But it delves into more profound topics than chatting about a book I am reading. My friends and I discuss authors’ lives by celebrating and/or denouncing the actions and views that brough ...
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Prosecco N Prose is a monthly virtual book club. Literature is lit with entertaining English teachers Wendy and Amy as they dive deep while deconstructing prose and downing Prosecco. We talk all things book club and then some. We'd love feedback and always take into consideration requests.
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Professional and concise literary analysis of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, broadcast live at youtube.com/AltSchwiftX
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Associate editor Spencer Klavan phones up authors whose CRB essays have prompted deeper reflection and discussion. Over a drink, he'll chat with the leading minds on the Right about what's going on in politics and literary culture. claremontinstitute.substack.com
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Jeff Somers is the author of the Avery Cates series, the Ustari Cycle, Chum, and Writing Without Rules. He also generates 45% of all the freelance writing in the universe. In each episode, Jeff will pour a drink and discuss one of his works of short fiction, from inspiration to publication, and then read the damn thing with sound effects and asides. He invites you to pour a drink and settle in with him for a self-centered and self-deprecating tour of his literary universe. Also, take off you ...
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Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose.
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Welcome to the 2am Book Review Club! Do you stay up too late reading books? Do you love mysteries, thrillers, romance, historical fiction, fantasy, or literary fiction? Do you want weekly book recommendations and/or book breakdowns? Then you’ve found your new favorite book club! Join me each week as I discuss everything from the most-hyped new releases to books that nobody seems to have heard of as we explore the wide and wonderful world of books!
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A podcast by story tellers for story lovers. Join Morgan and Maren as they discuss all mediums of story, and talk about every genre and topic they can get their hands on.
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The Big Book Project is a multi-venue reading experience for bibliophiles fascinated by long or dense works of fiction and interested in discussing them with others, one novel at a time. The works selected will be capacious novels from the mid-nineteenth century through today that possess an abundant writing style or complexity in structure and themes. The notion that reading need not be a solitary activity has special resonance with these novels given that there is much to discuss, elaborat ...
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A podcast facilitated by the Wisdom Factory Literary Society, championing open, objective, and topical discussion.
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Children's book publishing's secrets are revealed as we listen in on fascinating, unguarded, insider discussion from two uniquely qualified best friends: award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin, and one of NYC's top editors, Alvina Ling. Go behind the scenes of kid lit and catch a glimpse of the lives of the best-selling author and editor, and the relationship between them.
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Discuss “A Walk In The Woods” by Bill Bryson
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This is where we interview and discuss the challenges and successes of writing books, comics, films, and other creative arts and pop culture topics.
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Life is improvisation! Observations from a regular guy on how with world around us impacts who we are and what we perceive. I explore how life is more about asking questions than accepting what is presented. In addition to my own reflections and experiences, I interview guests from the art, literary, music, cultural and political fields to gain insight as to how we all impact the world we share and our joint realities. We are all failing up!
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First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, non-fiction, essay, and poetry writers. First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing highlights the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts. This weekly show hosted by Mitzi Rapkin is a celebration of creative writing and the individuals who are dedicated to bringing their carefully chosen words to print as well as the impact writers have on the world we live in.
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Redhawk Publications is an artistic initiative of the Catawba Valley Community College, publishing written works of interest for the local community, the state of North Carolina as well the entire United States. Established in 2017, CVCC is the only North Carolina community college with a publishing division and has over 75 unique titles.The podcast, “RedPubPod” acts as a companion to the works of our authors. Be sure to check out the podcast and subscribe so that you can hear author intervi ...
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A discussion on 2 works of satire for our AP Lang class by Lucienne Karszen, Shayna Maleson, and Noah Patrick
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Guest Speaker Kathleen Small on Mastering Multi-Genre Storytelling
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Guest Speaker Kathleen Small on Mastering Multi-Genre StorytellingBy senturys
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Where science meets storytelling: Traveling to ‘To the Moon and Back’ with novelist Eliana Ramage
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On this episode of ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with debut novelist Eliana Ramage, author of ‘To the Moon and Back’ (Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster).By Lauren Korn
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We're casting weird fairy tale magic all month, beginning with the Russian classic The Soldier and Death!By Strange Studies of Strange Stories
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Discussing the Final Dunk and Egg Trailer! ⚔️🥚 with Glidus
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YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z5BJfmusbs 50+ hours of extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/749784 THE FAKE JON SNOW: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1223132 Also on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altschwiftx Buy art prints: https://store.nebula.tv/collections/alt-schwift-x/products/glidus-alt-schwift-x-asoia…
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Anna Shadrina, "The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia" (UCL Press, 2025)
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The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia (UCL Press, 2025) by Dr. Anna Shadrina examines the social production of ageing in post-Soviet Russia, highlighting the role of grandmothers as primary caregivers due to men’s traditional estrangement from family life. This expectation places grandmothers, or babus…
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Heir of Fire (Ch. 32–35): Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks
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This Thursday, we’re digging into your theories and literary breadcrumbs from Heir of Fire Ch. 32–35 — the chapters where bodies break, wings unfurl, monsters surface, and two warriors finally tell the truth. Listeners weigh in, and we read your thoughts! How to participate: Send your theories and spicy takes for Thursday’s Breadcrumbs & Broomstick…
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Off the Deep End Episode 67: Tyranny
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Off the Deep End is off the chain this week with their examination of Obsidian's often-forgotten RPG classic, Tyranny. Braden, Chris, and Adam take the long way around to discuss the game's strong writing, worldbuilding, and rules lawyer-ing, while also acknowledging the part where it's an Obsidian game and therefore is buggy and clearly unfinished…
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Grace and Alvina have their annual holiday gift guide episode where they give gift recommendations for the people in your life! The gifts ideas include bread lamps, banned books socks, board games, and more! For the Fortune Cookie they talk about School Library Journal's 21st Century Canon and the lack of inclusion of picture books by women. And th…
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Send us a text "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" Today, we're talking about Jane Austen books. Between our recommendations of contemporary Austen books and answering our lightning round questions, our librarians will have you loving Jane Austen “most ardently.” Rosa’s Pick: Heiress by Molly Greeley Ashley’s Pick: Sense and S…
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City of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead and Aliya Whiteley
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Your hosts read City of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead and Aliya Whiteley. Lilly realizes she grossly misinterpreted the back of the book, while Sara declares it a contender for favorite read of the year. They also talk about the line between Fantasy and Magical Realism, and family drama. Find us on Discord / Support us on Patreon Thanks to the …
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Reading the Bible with AI?: A Conversation with John Kaag, Philosopher and Co-Founder of Rebind AI
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Rebind combines reading with AI-chat to deepen learning and simulate the experience of conversing with some of the greatest scholars and thinkers. With Rebind, you can read A Tale of Two Cities with Margaret Atwood, Huck Finn with Marlon James, and Candide with Salman Rushdie. John and his team have recently launched the Rebind Study Bible, an inte…
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Send us a text It's that time of the year where we look back at our favorite books and bubbly of the season. We've got a few more surprising banned book facts to close out the season and a teaser for Season 8. Pop a cork to no more banning of books! Ingredients for Today's Ginger And Lime Sparkler: 3/4 fl. oz. ginger syrup (we made our own simple g…
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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they go through season 2 of Stargate SG-1 with the episodes "Secrets", "Bane", and "The Tok'ra" parts 1 & 2. Join them as they make sense of such topics as dad cancer, a sick knife throw, turning into bugs, and space racism. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/…
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Chapter 36: November Reading Wrap-Up + Our December TBR
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We’re wrapping up our November reads and sharing what’s on our December TBR! From five-star favorites to the biggest letdowns, we’re chatting all things books, and revealing if Adrienne loved her official birthday book selection. Tune in for laughs, book recs, and a little friendly chaos on this month's reading wrap-up and TBR hopefuls. The Irish G…
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Jurassic Park Part 2 - Michael Crichton - Thriller Book - Science Fiction Book
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In this episode of The Side Quest Book Club Podcast, hosts Slava and Jonathan (again) dive into Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. This conversation delves into themes, character development, and the implications of hubris and chaos theory. The hosts discuss the narrative structure that keeps readers engaged. They analyze the illusion of control an…
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Heir of Fire (Ch. 32–35): Manon Takes Flight, Celaena Breaks, Rowan Confesses, and Two Warriors Finally Begin to Heal
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Book Talk for BookTok with Jac & Amy treats your favorite BookTok novels, romance and romantasy, like literature. We bring real tools of analysis (themes, imagery, symbolism, character arcs) through two lenses: Feminist (gender roles, power, agency, archetypes) and Marxist (class, labor, capital, institutions). Same rigor as a lit class, only with …
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Episode 305: Books on Screen – Our Favorite Film Adaptations
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On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Atlee Northmore talk about their favorite film adaptations of books they like and why they think these are worthy adaptations. Genres of movies they discuss include adaptations of classic books, kids and family films, film noir favorites, beloved directors, an…
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Check out my top reads of 2025. I also include some books I read in 2025 that were previously published. I share what craft I'm struggling with, what Thanksgiving crop I grew this year as well as some bookish news. Books Published in 2025 Mentioned: Heart The Lover by Lily King The Ten-Year Affair by Erin Somers A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam …
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418: Henry Marsh in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
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Henry Marsh is a neurosurgeon who became well-known when his best-selling book, Do No Harm was published in 2014. Since then, he’s written two more books, Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery, followed by And Finally in 2022. He’s had three BBC documentaries made about him and remains a frequent visitor to Ukraine, where he has been a volunteer surg…
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Paula Saunders is a graduate of the Syracuse University creative writing program and was awarded a postgraduate Albert Schweitzer Fellowship at the State University of New York at Albany, under Schweitzer chair Toni Morrison. Her first book, The Distance Home, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2018 First Novel Prize and named as one of The …
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Sarah F. Derbew, "Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
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Sarah Derbew’s new book Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity (Cambridge UP, 2022) asks how should articulations of blackness from the fifth century BCE to the twenty-first century be properly read and interpreted? This important and timely book is the first concerted treatment of black skin color in the Greek literature and visual culture of ant…
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Episode 64: Reinventing the Traditional Academic Journal
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We’re speaking with founding and current editors of In Geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies, about what it means to establish a new journal. Founded in 2015, In Geveb partook in the decade's ethos of disruption in technology by seeking to reimagine the academic journal. Aspiring to be the “N+1 of Yiddish studies, the journal is completely online, an…
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Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order”
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Rachel Maddow’s new series lays bare one of the most shocking decisions in American history. It’s story that reveals how an executive order authorizing the mass roundup of innocent Japanese Americans came to be, the powerful players who engineered it, and the burn order that tried to erase it from history. Stay right here to listen to a special pre…
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Jane Austen @ 250 Ep. 8: Jane Austen and the Plot Against Marriage (Emma)
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Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history. This is episode 8 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life a…
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The Magic of Manifesting by Ryuu Shinohara
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What if manifesting wasn’t mystical at all, but a skill anyone can learn with the right understanding of how energy, focus, and intention work? In this episode, Dave and Poppy unpack The Magic of Manifesting by Ryuu Shinohara, a clear and practical guide that breaks manifestation down into simple, actionable principles. They explore Shinohara’s cor…
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Tell The Damn Story, ep 392: Beyond the Page: Live Events and Their Hidden Opportunities For Writers, Part 2
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In PART TWO of this episode, hosts Alex and Chris continue their deep dive into the exciting—and sometimes nerve-wracking—world of live events (book fairs, signings, or conventions) for writers. Chris shares more of his firsthand experience at the New York City Indy Horror Book Fair, breaking down everything from finding affordable opportunities to…
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Tell The Damn Story, ep 392: "Beyond the Page - Live Events and Their Hidden Opportunities For Writers, Part 1"
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In this episode, hosts Alex and Chris dive deep into the exciting—and sometimes nerve-wracking—world of live events for writers. Whether you're an emerging author or a seasoned pro, stepping out from behind your desk to attend book fairs, signings, or conventions can be a game-changer for your writing career. Chris shares his firsthand experience a…
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Harlan Greene at the 2025 Charleston Literary Festival
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Georgina Godwin meets American writer and historian Harlan Greene at the 2025 Charleston Literary Festival to discuss the playwright Dorothy Heyward, who is the subject of Greene’s book ‘Porgy’s Ghost’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle
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Jean-Thomas Tremblay, "Breathing Aesthetics" (Duke UP, 2022)
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In Breathing Aesthetics (Duke University Press (2022), Jean-Thomas Tremblay argues that difficult breathing indexes the uneven distribution of risk in a contemporary era marked by the increasing contamination, weaponization, and monetization of air. Tremblay shows how biopolitical and necropolitical forces tied to the continuation of extractive cap…
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 88: The Winter Siege
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 88: Author Jeff Somers drinks Knob Creek Cask Strength 101 and reads his Avery Cates short story "The Winter Siege." jeffreysomers.comBy Jeff Somers
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The tryptophan has worn off, and as we awaken from a peaceful Thanksgiving nap all Hell is breaking loose, it's the holidays! Trees on speeding cars, neighbors houses lit up like a landing strip at LAX, shop until you drop, and get it all done in twenty days! Then when the big day it over the rush to tear down! Deck the halls with whatever it left.…
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Top Literary Devices Foreshadowing, Flashback, Imagery, Symbolism, Irony, MetaphorBy senturys
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First Draft - 12th Anniversary Best Of - Diane Seuss
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Diane Seuss is the author of the poetry collections Frank: Sonnets, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl; Four-Legged Girl, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open; and It Blows You Hollow. Her work has appeared in Poetry, the Georgia Review, …
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Sarah Ruden, "Vergil: The Poet's Life" (Yale UP, 2023)
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The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70–19 BCE) became a living legend. But the real Vergil is a shadowy figure; we know that he was born into a modest rural family, that he led a private and solitary …
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Encore: Christine Wu on a shared language of food and her debut collection, ‘Familial Hungers’
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn returns to her conversation with poet Christine Wu, author of ‘Familial Hungers’ (Brick Books). This episode first aired June 19, 2025.By Lauren Korn
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Marion Turner, "The Wife of Bath: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2023)
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Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity…
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Heir of Fire (Ch. 26–31): Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks
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This week on Breadcrumbs & Broomsticks, we dive into your theories and spoilery predictions for Heir of Fire Ch. 26–31. You caught everything: the clues in Aelin’s Fae memories, Rowan’s changing behavior, and the deeper meaning behind the Terrasen stag. Listeners weigh in on Chaol and Aedion’s uneasy alliance, Dorian and Sorscha’s dangerous chemist…
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Episode 253: Consume Me This Thanksgiving!
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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Consume Me! We played a semi-autobiographical game made by one of Em's classmates from NYU that's a little bit Warioware, a little bit management simulation, and a lot of young adult issues. We discuss the game's dipiction of disordered eating, religious awakening, and problematic romance. Please consider …
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It's foundation, of family, friends, tradition, and food remains for the most part untouched by the stress and rush of other holidays. Unlike Halloween where decorations are up in in stores by August, or Christmas where decorations are for sale by October, Thanksgiving does not have that forced rush about it. In…
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417: Andrew Lownie at the Oldie Literary Lunch
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Andrew Lownie speaking about his new book, Entitled: Prince Andrew, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on November 25th 2025.By Radio Oldie
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The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
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Your hosts discuss The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar, chosen for this episode by their supporters on Patreon. They talk about space magic in SciFi, unjust systems, and degrees of betrayal. Find us on Discord / Support us on Patreon Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs: - Amarià for the use of “Sérénad…
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