Otherppl with Brad Listi: Books & Culture

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Episode 111 — Kathleen Alcott Oct 07, 2012

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Kathleen Alcott is today's guest. Her debut novel, The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets, is now available from Other Press. Bookslut raves Heartbreaking, honest, and wholly engrossing, The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets dredges the depth of love that divides us, unites us, and ... Continue reading →

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110. Steven Gillis Oct 03, 2012

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Steven Gillis is the author of several books and the co-founder of Dzanc Books. His latest story collection, The Law of Strings, is now available from Atticus Books. Support independent bookstores! Shop here.

Also by Steven Gillis: Liars: A Novel

Gillis is the author of six novels and two short story collections. A founding member of the Ann Arbor Book Festival Board of Directors, and a finalist for the 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, Steve taught writing at Eastern Michigan University. In 2004 Steve founded 826Michigan, a mentoring program for students. In 2006 Steve co-founded Dzanc Books.

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Episode 109 — Benjamin Wood Sep 30, 2012

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Benjamin Wood is the guest. His debut novel, The Bellwether Revivals, is now available from Viking in the United States and Simon & Schuster in the UK. The Bellwether Revivals was an official selection of The TNB Book Club. Joanna ... Continue reading →

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Episode 108 — Amber Sparks Sep 26, 2012

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Amber Sparks is today's guest. Her debut story collection, May We Shed These Human Bodies, is now available from Curbside Splendor. Raves Michael Kimball: There was Aesop, Thomas Bulfinch, Edith Hamilton, Angela Carter-and now there is Amber Sparks with a ... Continue reading →

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Episode 107 — D.T. Max Sep 23, 2012

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D.T. Max is the guest. He's a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and the author of Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace, now available from Viking. The San Francisco Chronicle calls ... Continue reading →

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106. Thad Ziolkowski Sep 19, 2012

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Thad Ziolkowski is the author of the debut novel, Wichita (Tonga Books).

Also by Thad Ziolkowski: On a Wave: A Memoir

Ziolkowski is the author of Our Son the Arson, a collection of poems, and a memoir, On a Wave, which was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award in 2003. In 2008, he was awarded a fellowship from the John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, Bookforum, Artforum, Travel & Leisure and Index. He directs the Writing Program at Pratt Institute. Wichita is his first novel.

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105. Leigh Stein Sep 16, 2012

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Leigh Stein is the author of the novel THE FALLBACK PLAN and the poetry collection DISPATCH FROM THE FUTURE (Melville House). Support independent bookstores! Buy your copies here.

Also by Leigh Stein:

SELF CARE: A NOVEL

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: A MEMOIR

WHAT TO MISS WHEN: POEMS

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Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Life. Death. Etc.

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Episode 104 — David Abrams Sep 12, 2012

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David Abrams is the guest. He's the author of the debut novel Fobbit, which is now available from Grove/Atlantic. Publishers Weekly, in a starred reviews, says Abrams’s debut is a harrowing satire of the Iraq War and an instant classic....Abrams, ... Continue reading →

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Episode 103 — Dana Johnson Sep 09, 2012

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Dana Johnson is the guest. She's the author of the story collection Break Any Woman Down, winner of the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction, and her debut novel, Elsewhere, California, is now available from Counterpoint. Aimee Bender raves I ... Continue reading →

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Episode 102 — Alix Ohlin Sep 05, 2012

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Alix Ohlin is the guest. She's the author of several books, the most recent of which are the story collection Signs and Wonders, available now from Vintage, and a novel called Inside, available Knopf. Both were published in June of ... Continue reading →

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