Tk With James Scott
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Author James Scott interviews writers, editors, agents, and book lovers of all types about what goes into their writing and what they get out of their reading.
Episodes
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Ep. 77: Ryan Chapman & Ira Silverberg
28/05/2019 Duration: 01h36minSatire can be the last, best way to critique difficult topics, and Ryan Chapman's blistering novel, RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN, takes on, among other things, incarceration, literature's standing in the culture, and intellectual pretension. He and James talk novellas, using contemporary cultural references, writing to a melody, and publishing a book after working in the field. Plus, literary advocate, legend, and Ryan's editor, Ira Silverberg. - Ryan Chapman: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ryan-Chapman/140796679 Buy RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501197307 Ryan and James discuss: Joseph Heller Mark Leyner Martin Amis Don DeLillo Thomas Pynchon AO Scott Wesley Morris BREAKING BAD Philip Roth Roberto Bolano Horacio Castellanos Moya New Directions Books Poopy Atherton University of Iowa WG Sebald THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon Kanye West A$AP Rocky DRAM JURASSIC PARK Steve Martin Michel Foucault "Pardon Edward Snowden" by Joseph O'Neill Tin House Summer Wo
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Ep. 76: Julia Phillips & Jon Sealy
15/05/2019 Duration: 01h36minWith the long road of a novel ahead of her, Julia Phillips mined her obsessions, and based her debut, DISAPPEARING EARTH, on her love of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula and her desire to portray the effects of violent acts on women. She and James talk about the cost of being horrified, the surprising realization that not everyone loves Soviet architecture, the book that unlocked her book, and the need to keep readers from chopping the vegetables. Then James talks to Jon Sealy about his new press, Haywire Books. - Julia Phillips: http://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/ Buy DISAPPEARING EARTH: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525520412 Julia and James discuss: JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE Kamchatka Peninsula THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN Fulbright Fellowship Yaddo Emerson College PT Anderson THE ANATOMY OF STORY by John Truby GOOD TALK by Mira Jacob ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac - Jon Sealy: http://www.jonsealy.com/ Haywire Books: https://www.haywirebooks.com/ Jon and James discuss: THE WH
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Ep. 75: Chip Cheek & Katherine Fausset
30/04/2019 Duration: 01h37minThe dazzling, drunken, dirty (in an elegant, literary way) debut by Chip Cheek, CAPE MAY, is the result of a feverish writing spree and a measured revision process. Old friends Chip and James discuss learning to let go, having fun at the desk, selecting the right words in sex scenes, discovering characters through their dialogue, and changing ice cream to sherbet. Then, super agent to Chip and many past guests, Katherine Fausset. - Chip Cheek Buy CAPE MAY: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250297150 Chip and James discuss: Pages: A Bookstore Whitney Scharer Sally Rooney The Chunky Monkeys Celeste Ng Grace Talusan Jenn De Leon Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Lizzie Stark THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt James Salter THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald REVOLUTIONARY ROAD by Richard Yates BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S by Truman Capote THE CALL OF CTHULHU by H.P. Lovecraft Jeanne Leiby Jim Butler Gustave Flaubert Jennifer Haigh Katherine Fausset - Katherine Fausset: https://www.curtisbrown.com/ag
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Ep. 74: Grace Talusan & Nathan Rostron
16/04/2019 Duration: 01h37minAt first, she wrote essays as a distraction from her fiction, but over time, Grace Talusan felt the pull of the experiences that would form the foundation of her memoir, THE BODY PAPERS. From immigration to cancer to sexual abuse, the book depicts a life marked by trauma, and yet through it all there is humor, family, and hope. Grace tells James how she embraced her own story, faced honesty, and escaped despair. Plus, Grace's editor and Restless Books marketing director, Nathan Rostron. - Grace Talusan: http://gracetalusan.com/ Buy THE BODY PAPERS: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632061836 Grace and James Discuss: UC-Irvine Joanne Diaz Restless Books Ilan Stavans ONCE MORE TO THE RODEO by Calvfin Hennick Ross White's THE GRIND Bread Loaf Writer's Conference Tell All Grub Street Alysia Abbott Celeste Ng Porter Square Books Whitney Scharer Chunky Monkeys Jeff Rubin THE FACT OF A BODY by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Tufts University Counseling Center - Nathan Rostron of RESTLESS BOOKS: http
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Ep. 73: Whitney Scharer & Stuart Wilson
02/04/2019 Duration: 01h33minBack in episode 47, Whitney Scharer discussed the incredible sale of her debut, THE AGE OF LIGHT, and now, she and James discuss the actual novel, which depicts the relationship between Lee Miller and May Ray. They talk about creating fictional characters from real people, when she had her "Aha!" insight into Lee's psyche, cultural movements, Boston apartment hopping, and, of course, what you call a butt. Plus, Whitney's UK cover designer, Stuart Wilson. - Whitney Scharer: https://whitneyscharer.com/ THE AGE OF LIGHT: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316524087 Whitney and James discuss: Lee Miller Man Ray Peabody-Essex Museum CAPE MAY by Chip Cheek Jean Cocteau Janet Flanner THE NEW YORKER Ernest Hemingway GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos David Bain Margot Livesey Pamela Painter Emerson College Richard Kenney JUST KIDS by Patti Smith CBGB's Robert Mapplethorpe - Stuart Wilson Stuart and James discuss: Francesca Main Whitney Scharer Jeff Cottenden Lee Miller Pan 70th Anniversa
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Ep. 72: SWC 04: Christine Schutt & Emily Nemens
05/03/2019 Duration: 01h53minIn our final episode of our Sewanee Writers' Conference series recorded in the summer of 2018, James is joined by Christine Schutt, one of our greatest authors, to discuss her career from FLORIDA to her latest, PURE HOLLYWOOD. They cover a lot of books, and a lot of ground, from nerves about reading to insecurity about writing, in an honest and illuminating conversation. Plus, friend and (relatively) new PARIS REVIEW editor Emily Nemens. - Christine Schutt: https://www.christineschutt.com/ Christine and James discuss: Christine's books: FLORIDA; A DAY, A NIGHT, ANOTHER DAY, SUMMER; NIGHTWORK; ALL SOULS; PROSPEROUS FRIENDS; PURE HOLLYWOOD: AND OTHER STORIES Amy Hempel Barry Hannah Gordon Lish Lucy Corin UC Davis Mary Jo Salter John Casey Cheri Peters William Gay Wyatt Prunty Jill McCorkle AWP Donald Justice Elizabeth Bishop BLUETS by Maggie Nelson TRIQUARTERLY National Book Award Kathryn Davis SLEEPLESS NIGHTS by Elizabeth Hardwick TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson CHILD OF GOD by Cormac McCa
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Ep. 71: SWC 03: Randall Kenan & Anna Lena Phillips Bell
19/02/2019 Duration: 01h25minThe third in a series of conversations recorded at the Sewanee Writers' Conference in the summer of 2018 finds James sitting down with Randall Kenan, who talks about the books that made him feel less alone, the art of writing about food, and the legacy of James Baldwin. Plus, Anna Lena Phillips Bell, editor at Ecotone Magazine. - Randall Kenan: https://randallkenan.com/ Randall and James discuss: Margot Livesey Richard Bausch Jill McCorkle Tony Earley Steve Yarbrough Wyatt Prunty Maurice Manning Zora Neale Hurston Charles Chestnut Latin American Boom Gabriel Garcia Marquez Carlos Fuentes Mario Vargas Llosa Isabelle Allende UNC- Chapel Hill Amos Tutuola Wole Soyinka William Faulkner Bennett Cerf Donald Klopfer Christine Schutt Little Richard Studs Terkel V.S. Naipaul THE LIVING IS EASY by Dorothy West Jackie Kennedy THE WEDDING by Dorothy West Dan O'Brien C-SPAN'S BOOKNOTES with Brian Lamb SOUTHERN FOOD by John Egerton Southern Foodways Alliance INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Elliso
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Ep. 70: SWC 02: Dan O'Brien, Beth Blickers, & Emily Shain
05/02/2019 Duration: 01h33minIn the second in a series of conversations recorded at the Sewanee Writers' Conference in the summer of 2018, James spoke to three people from the world of playwriting: old friend and playwright Dan O'Brien, agent Beth Blickers, and actor Emily Shain. They discuss what draws them to work, how the written word earns its space, and the great value of surprise. - Dan O'Brien: http://www.danobrien.org/ Dan and James discuss: David Baldacci THE HOUSE IN SCARSDALE: A MEMOIR FOR THE STAGE NEW LIFE Paul Watson THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN Guggenheim Fellowship - Beth Blickers: https://www.apa-agency.com/ Beth and James discuss: APA Agency Theatre Breaking Through Barriers Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Charles Darwin MASTER OF NONE MJ Kaufman WIT by Margaret Edson Theatre by the Blind Ike Schambelan Nicholas Viselli TEENAGE DICK by Mike Lew Gregg Mozgala Shannon DeVido - Emily Shain: http://www.emilyshain.com/ Emily and James discuss: Performing Prose: https://www.performingprose.com/ Shawn McIntyre Ann
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Ep. 69: SWC 01: Maurice Manning & George David Clark
22/01/2019 Duration: 01h29minIn the first in a series of Sewanee Writers' Conversations, recorded at the Sewanee Writers' Conference in July 2018, James sat down with poet Maurice Manning to talk about his latest collection, ONE MAN'S DARK, as well as a beautiful story about a gift from Claudia Emerson, challenging himself with each book, and how his poetry has changed. Plus, editor-in-chief of 32 POEMS, George David Clark. Sewanee Writers' Conference: http://www.sewaneewriters.org/ - Maurice Manning Maurice and James discuss: Tony Earley Tim O'Brien Claudia Emerson Pelican pens Margot Livesey Daniel Boone Brooks Haxton By Maurice Manning: ONE MAN'S DARK, THE GONE AND THE GOING AWAY, BUCOLICS, THE COMMON MAN, A COMPANION FOR OWLS, LAWRENCE BOOTH'S BOOK OF VISIONS - George David Clark: http://www.georgedavidclark.com/ 32 POEMS: http://32poems.com/ David and James discuss: 32 POEMS Texas Tech VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW MERIDIAN John Poch ONE STORY Hannah Tinti Dan O'Brien REDIVIDER Mark Wagner Aimee Bender Lydia Davis "
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Ep. 68: Lydia Kiesling & Shuchi Saraswat
30/10/2018 Duration: 01h40minLydia Kiesling tricked herself into writing a novel by starting with small vignettes about her feelings as a new parent and setting them in a northern California that's rarely explored in literature. The result of tying those scenes together is her excellent debut, THE GOLDEN STATE. She and James talk about her work as editor of THE MILLIONS, spreadsheets, local newspapers, present tense, and barfing toddlers. Plus, Shuchi Saraswat from Brookline Booksmith talks about the Transnational Literature Series and book sales. - Lydia Kiesling: http://www.lydiakiesling.com/ Lydia and James Discuss: CAL SUNDAY MAGAZINE Sarah Smarsh Hamilton College OFF COURSE by Michelle Huneven MODOC COUNTY RECORD David Lodge Sarah Blackwood LUCKY JIM by Kingsley Amis Tobias Wolff Brandon Taylor THE MILLIONS Laura van den Berg Emily Bell Charles Dickens THE GRADUATE dir by Mike Nichols C. Max Magee THE LAST SAMURAI by Helen DeWitt - Shuchi Saraswat: https://www.shuchisaraswat.com/ Shuchi and James discuss: Brookli
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Ep. 67: Rita Bullwinkel & Dick Scanlan
16/10/2018 Duration: 01h34minThe realization that distance will always be present in even the most connected of people is one of the recurring themes in Rita Bullwinkel's spectacular debut story collection, BELLY UP (out now from A STRANGE OBJECT). Rita and James talk about spanning the real and the unreal, finding balance in sequencing, and loving stories where characters have tools to leave their bodies. Plus Dick Scanlan on RENASCENCE, the new musical featuring the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. - Rita Bullwinkel: http://ritabullwinkel.com/ Rita and James discuss: Jill Meyers A STRANGE OBJECT AMERICAN SHORT FICTION Vanderbilt University Kelly Link Diane Williams ALTMANN'S TONGUE by Brian Evenson EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED by Wells Tower COAST OF CHICAGO by Stuart Dybek Mills College Center for New Music PURE HOLLYWOOD by Christine Schutt Blair School of Music Mark Jarman Michael Alec Rose Ben Marcus "Slatland" by Rebecca Lee NEW AMERICAN SHORT STORIES STORIES ON STAGE - Dick Scanlon: http://www.playb
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Ep. 66: Daniel Torday Is Back & Emory Harkins
02/10/2018 Duration: 01h32minDaniel Torday makes a triumphant return to talk about his new novel, BOOMER1. He and James chat about creating the world around the book, reinventing like Dylan, aspiring to anti-lyricism, and getting excited about liking stuff. They try to parse out a comic novel vs. a funny one and what constitutes satire. Plus, Emory Harkins discusses the mobile and now brick-and-mortar book store he co-founded and co-owns with Alexa Trembly, Twenty Stories. - Daniel Torday: http://www.danieltorday.com/ Daniel and James Discuss: David Crosby THE RUMPUS "Pretty Polly" Fleet Foxes Dirty Projectors Dr. Dog WXPM "Superstitious" by Stevie Wonder The Velvet Underground PASTORALIA by George Saunders MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS by Kelly Link Junot Diaz Karen Russell David Foster Wallace Flannery O'Connor Bob Dylan William Faulkner THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH by Saul Bellow SEIZE THE DAY by Saul Bellow INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace John Updike Philip Roth Netflix TREE OF SMOKE by Denis Johnson JESUS' SON
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EP. 65: Laura van den Berg Returns & Marya Brennan
11/09/2018 Duration: 01h41minLaura van den Berg returns to discuss her brilliantly unsettling new novel, THE THIRD HOTEL. She and James discuss her three research trips to Havana, film adaptations, women in horror, crucial details, and her thought log, which is exactly what it sounds like. Then Marya Brennan talks about a Writing Blood Oath and her work as the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program Director. - Laura van den Berg: http://lauravandenberg.com/ Laura and James Discuss: Jenny Halpert Kate Sharp THE BURNING SEASON Naomi Watts The Tribeca Film Festival Claire McCarthy ARRIVAL dir by Denis Villeneuve "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang SCREAM dir by Wes Craven THE BABADOOK dir by Jennifer Kent A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT dir by Ana Lily Aminpour VERTIGO dir by Alfred Hitchcock THE SHINING dir by Stanley Kubrick Shelley Duvall PIANO by Jean Echenoz James Longenbach - Marya Brennan, NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program Director: https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/ Marya and James Discuss: Annie Hartnett Robbie! Aimee Bender DE
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Ep. 64: Caleb Johnson & Justin Jannise
28/08/2018 Duration: 01h34minCaleb Johnson claims he could score nine points in an NBA Finals game. Other fictions he's spun include his fantastic debut novel, TREEBORNE, which is set in his native Alabama. He and James talk about staying true to the storytelling tradition, writing in dialect, giving characters autonomy, and reading the right book at the right time. Then, Justin Jannise, editor of GULF COAST: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS. Caleb Johnson: https://www.calebjohnsonauthor.com/ Caleb and James discuss: Sewanee Writers' Conference Robbie! Alabama Booksmith Jake Reiss University of Wyoming Hernando de Soto Chilton Country, Alabama University of Alabama Rick Bragg THE SELMA-TIMES JOURNAL DIRTY WORK by Larry Brown Barry Hannah Cormac McCarthy William Gay Daniel Woodrell BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner Gabriel Garcia Marquez William Faulkner Lewis Nordan TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson - Justin Jannise of Gulf Coast: https://gulfcoastm
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Ep. 63: Jonathan Santlofer & Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
14/08/2018 Duration: 01h40minThe grief over the sudden death of his wife Joy compelled novelist Jonathan Santlofer to begin writing, and those scribbled thoughts and memories became his beautiful memoir, THE WIDOWER'S NOTEBOOK. He and James discuss losing the first person you want to share stories with, not letting yourself off the hook, falling in love with a cat, relying on process, and, ultimately, refusing to live in the shadows. Plus, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich on the response to their book, THE FACT OF A BODY. - Jonathan Santlofer: http://jonathansantlofer.com/ Jonathan and James discuss: SALON PEOPLE Yaddo FOOD CITY: FOUR CENTURIES OF FOOD-MAKING IN NEW YORK by Joy Santlofer and Marion Nestle Norton New York University Faculty Club Tom's Bakery Brooklyn Brine Malaprop's Bookstore RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS by Beverly Donofrio Lee Child CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoevsky LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Theodore Dreiser THE ICEBERG by Marion Coutts Elisabeth Kubler-Ross IN A DARK WOOD by Joseph
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Ep. 62: Silas House & Kathy Pories
31/07/2018 Duration: 01h35minThough SOUTHERNMOST, the story of preacher Asher Sharp, took a while to take shape, it's a tale Silas House was born to tell. He and James discuss writing about LGBTQ issues, finding the right angle for a novel, putting characters in trouble, working with your reader, and grieving the loss of conversation. Plus, a great talk with Algonquin Books executive editor Kathy Pories. - Silas House: https://www.silas-house.com/ Silas and James discuss: Thomas Hardy Willa Cather JONAH'S GOURD VINE by Zora Neale Hurston WINTER LIGHT dir by Ingmar Bergman Tom Petty Mamas & the Papas Jim James "Rain" by Patty Griffin Joni Mitchell Celia Cruz Jason Isbell My Morning Jacket Dolly Parton - Kathy Pories, Algonquin Books: https://www.algonquin.com/ Kathy and James discuss: Sewanee Writers' Conference Wyatt Prunty Philipp Meyer Ron Rash Mary Robison Alexander Chee Newtonville Books Christine Schutt Jill McCorkle Workman Publishing LIKE WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen Anne Winslow THE OPTIMISTIC
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Ep. 61: Sarah Anne Strickley & Summer Reading
10/07/2018 Duration: 01h18minIn the most clarifying conversation James has had about the process of learning to be a writer, Sarah Ann Strickley discusses her story collection, FALL TOGETHER, as well as the dangers of the Muse, the joys of plot and structure, finding your voice, giving up your heroes, and being Superman's neighbor. Plus, they nerd out over Marilynne Robinson's HOUSEKEEPING. Then, past guests provide summer reading recommendations. - Sarah Anne Strickley: https://www.sarahannestrickley.com/ Sarah and James discuss: Ian Stansel Raymond Carver The Cure Joy Division The University of Iowa Emerson College Joseph Campbell Darrell Spencer COUNTRY DARK by Chris Offutt HOUSEKEEPING by Marilynne Robinson "Hover" by Nell Freudenberger Karen Russell Carmen Maria Machado Laura van den Berg Fortress of Solitude Superman Superman's Neighbor - Summer Reading Recommendations: Julia Fine, author of WHAT SHOULD BE WILD (ep. 58) THE LUMINARIES by Eleanor Catton THE WAKE by Paul Kingsnorth INVITATION TO A BONFIRE by Adrienne
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Ep. 60: Lucas Mann & Nathan McNamara
19/06/2018 Duration: 01h35minDespite their easy descriptions-- a book about small town baseball, a memoir of grief and addiction, a discussion of reality television-- Lucas Mann's books are unlike anything else, with each page revealing a fresh perspective or a surprising insight. He tells James about writing weird books in a way that feels normal, throwing subjects off-kilter in interviews, learning to write unhinged to create emotion, and playing Jenga with narrative. Plus, Nathan McNamara on the art of book reviewing. - Lucas Mann: http://www.lucasmann.com/ James and Lucas discuss: The University of Iowa HOMAGE TO CATALONIA by George Orwell Arundhati Roy Amitava Kumar James Baldwin THE VILLAGER Film Forum THRONE by Kerry Howley THE NEW YORKER Roger Angell "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" by John Updike David Halberstam BLUETS by Maggie Nelson THE LOVER by Marguerite Duras THE SUICIDE INDEX by Joan Wickersham SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Malcolm Gladwell Virginia Center for the Creative Arts The Kardashians - Nathan McNamara: http:
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Ep. 59: Aja Gabel & Grace Han
05/06/2018 Duration: 01h35minIn her debut novel, THE ENSEMBLE, Aja Gabel beautifully captures the shifting dynamics of a string quartet. She and James talk about boxing, prodigies, losing yourself in art, and capturing joy versus describing pain. Plus, Aja's cover designer from Riverhead Books, Grace Han. - Aja Gabel: http://www.ajagabel.com/ Aja and James discuss: WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT WRITING by Haruki Murakami Antonya Nelson SATURDAY by Ian McEwan Guarneri String Quartet FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen - Grace Han: http://heaeunhan.com/ Grace and James discuss: Riverhead Books Ecco Helen Yentus Pinterest THE READYMADE THIEF by Augustus Rose Marcel Duchamp School of Visual Arts THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER by Francisco Cantu Richard Misrach THE KING IS ALWAYS ABOVE THE PEOPLE by Daniel Alarcon STRENGTH IN STILLNESS: THE POWER IN TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION by Bob Roth - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/
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Ep. 58: Julia Fine & Erin Wicks
22/05/2018 Duration: 01h32minOf all the terrible just-out-of-college jobs that have been described on TK, Julia Fine probably had the worst. Later, she ended up leaving a good position to pursue an MFA, and the result is WHAT SHOULD BE WILD, a (wild) combination of fairy tale, folklore, mystery, road trip, and countless other inspirations. She and James talk about how she managed to juggle so many influences while avoiding genre expectations. Plus, Julia's editor from Harper, Erin Wicks. - Julia Fine: https://www.julia-fine.com/ Julia and James discuss: Annie Hartnett Columbia College Chicago Harper Mercedes Lackey Tamora Pierce HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman Angela Carter WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson Robert Graves FROM THE BEAST TO THE BLONDE by Marina Warner Erin Wicks Carmen Maria Machado Kelly Link SWAMPLANDIA! by Karen Russell THE TIGER'S WIFE by Tea Obreht MR. FOX by Helen Oyeyemi Benjamin Percy Stephen King MARLENA by Julie Buntin - Erin Wicks: @Erin_Wicks Erin and James discuss: W