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Episode 84: Weird Era feat. Myriam Lacroix
Weird Era - April 26, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, Alex talks to Myriam Lacroix about her novel, How It Works Out, queer fiction, the Canadian literary landscape, love as hunger, and parallel worlds. About Myriam Lacroix: MYRIAM LACROIX was born in Montreal to a Québécois mother and a Moroccan father, and currently lives in Vancouver. ...
Episode 83: Weird Era feat. Lauren Oyler
Weird Era - April 19, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Lauren Oyler: Lauren Oyler's essays on books and culture appear regularly in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, Harper's, and other publications. Her debut novel, Fake Accounts, was published in 2021. She lives in Berlin. About No Judgement: From the national b...
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 8
Okie Bookcast - April 15, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIt's Volume 8 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 10 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social media (linked below) to let them know how much you appreciate their work. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: A...
Episode 82: Weird Era feat. Cameron Russell
Weird Era - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Cameron Russell: Cameron Russell has spent the last twenty years working as a model for clients including Prada, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, Vogue, and Elle. With over forty million views, her TED talk on the power of image is one of the most popular of all time. She is the co-fou...
Episode 81: Weird Era feat. Alexander Sammartino
Weird Era - April 05, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Alexander Sammartino: Alexander Sammartino lives in Brooklyn. He received his MFA from Syracuse University. Last Acts is his first novel. About Last Acts: Following a near-death experience, an entrepreneurial father-and-son duo wreak havoc and fend off bankruptcy in this unflinching portray...
Episode 80: Weird Era feat. Brontez Purnell
Weird Era - March 29, 2024 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Brontez Purnell: Brontez Purnell is the author of several books, most recently 100 Boyfriends, which won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction, was longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, and was name...
Episode 79: Weird Era feat. Eliza Barry Callahan
Weird Era - March 15, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Eliza Barry Callahan: Eliza Barry Callahan is a writer and artist from New York, New York. Shortly after receiving her BA from Columbia, where she studied visual art, art history, and poetry, she returned to the university where she received her MFA in writing (2022). Her writing has been p...
Episode 78: Weird Era feat. Mariah Stovall
Weird Era - March 07, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Mariah Stovall: Mariah Stovall has written fiction for the anthology Black Punk Now, and for Ninth Letter, Vol 1. Brooklyn, Hobart, the Minola Review, and Joyland; and nonfiction for The Los Angeles Review of Books, Full Stop, Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68to05, The Paris Review, Poets & Writers, an...
Episode 77: Weird Era feat. Alexandra Tanner
Weird Era - March 01, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Alexandra Tanner: Alexandra Tanner is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. She is a graduate of the MFA program at The New School and the recipient of fellowships from MacDowell and The Center for Fiction. Her writing appears in The New York Times Book Review, Gawker, and Jewish Currents, am...
EP 349 - Edward Willett of Shadow Paw Press
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 01, 2024 01:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews author, podcaster, and publisher Edward Willett about his writing, his podcast, Kickstarter campaigns, and some bold new ventures he is pursuing with his publishing company Shadow Paw Press. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, shares a personal upd...
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Andie Schulz
Okie Bookcast - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsHannah and I are joined by Andie Schulz to talk about what we've been reading and why you might love it. We cover everything from mind-bending horror to sweeping space operas to warm fuzzy rom-coms. There may also be some conversation about elements that would go into a YNGR Drinking Game. Enj...
Episode 76: Weird Era feat. Sarah Mintz
Weird Era - February 23, 2024 14:15 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Sarah Mintz: Sarah Mintz is a graduate of the English MA program at the University of Regina. Her work has been published with Book*Hug Press, JackPine Press, Radiant Press, Apocalypse Confidential, The Sea & Cedar Literary Magazine, and Agnes and True . Find out more at https://smintz.carr...
EP 348 - Amanda Byrd on Direct Sales and AuthorsGoDirect
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 22, 2024 23:07 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Amanda Byrd about her writing, direct sales, and the new platform she has launched called AuthorsGoDirect. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, welcomes new patrons Rob Johnson, Jennifer Brinn, and Rasana Atreya and then shares a word about this epi...
Turning Experience into Story - Author and Poet Paul Juhasz
Okie Bookcast - February 20, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to Chapter 59! My guest is author and poet, Paul Juhasz. A graduate of the Red Earth M.F.A., Paul’s work has appeared in several literary journals, most recently Concho River Review, Poetry Quarterly, Oklahoma Review and Main Street Rag. He has served as curator and coordinator of the Wo...
Episode 75: Weird Era feat. Rebecca May Johnson
Weird Era - February 16, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Rebecca May Johnson: Rebecca May Johnson has published essays, reviews and nonfiction with Granta, Times Literary Supplement and Daunt Books Publishing, among others, and is an editor at the trailblazing food publication Vittles. Small Fires is her first book. About Small Fires: Why do we c...
EP 347 - Library Advocacy Support with John Chrastka of EveryLibrary
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 16, 2024 02:25 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews John Chrastka, the executive director of EveryLibrary, the first nationwide political action committee for libraries, and the EveryLibrary Institute, a nonprofit research and training organization focused on the future of library funding. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a ...
The Running Man - Pages to Pictures w/ Jamie Ray
Okie Bookcast - February 13, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsI'm joined by the host of Fave Five From Fans, Jamie Ray, to talk about the film adaptation of the Richard Bachman / Stephen King classic - The Running Man. We talk about the book and the film and all of the many (so many) ways in which the two are different. It's a celebration of spandex and ca...
Episode 74: Weird Era feat. Katya Apekina
Weird Era - February 09, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Katya Apekin: Katya Apekina is a novelist, screenwriter, and translator. Her debut novel, The Deeper the Water, the Uglier the Fish, was named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus, Buzzfeed, Lithub, and others, was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, and has been translated into Spanish, Catal...
EP 346 - 4 More Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 09, 2024 02:22 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA solo episode where Mark shares an excerpt from four elements from his book PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS. PAST PATRIARCHY PAUSE PAYING The main content (those four points) are read by Mark's AI voice via Eleven Labs. Links of Interest: EP 246 - Four of The Pitfalls of Publ...
Romance Writing Round Table
Okie Bookcast - February 06, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to Chapter 58! We've got a Round Table talking about all things romance writing. It's a fun and thoughtful conversation with something for everyone - even those of you (like me) who don't typically read romance. Magen Runyan - Podcaster (3 Book Girls) and Bookstagrammer Connect with Ma...
Episode 73: Weird Era feat. Marie-Helene Bertino
Weird Era - February 02, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAbout Marie-Helene Bertino: Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of Parakeet, 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas, and the story collection Safe as Houses. She was the 2017 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow in Cork, Ireland. She has received the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Iowa Sh...
EP 345 - The Art of Libromancy with Josh Cook
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 02, 2024 00:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Josh Cook, Josh Cook, an author, bookseller and the co-owner at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has worked since 2004 about his writing, his book The Art of Libromancy and his life as a reader and writer. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments fro...
EP 344 - Eric T. Knight on Fair Pay with StoryFair
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 26, 2024 00:34 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews author Eric T. Knight about his writing and about the origin of StoryFair. net a platform that seeks to pay authors the highest royalty of any other third party platform for their audiobook sales. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, welcomes new pa...
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Grace Filer
Okie Bookcast - January 23, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsLooking for great books? We've got you covered! Our guest is Bookstagrammer Grace Filer who runs the "If Books Could Thrill" book club in OKC. Connect with Grace: Instagram | If Books Could Thrill IG Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Recommendations in this episode: Grace...
EP 343 - Self-Publishing Lesbian Fiction (or Something Equally Non-Threatening) with Elizabeth Andre
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 19, 2024 14:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Elizabeth Andre (AKA Karen and Victoria) about her/their journey through writing, collaboration, and the new book SELF-PUBLISHING LESBIAN FICTION. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is s...
EP 342 - Publishing Trend Reflections for 2024
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 16, 2024 16:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this special bonus solo episode, Mark shares some reflections about recent publishing trends. Prior to the main content, Mark welcomes new patron Donn King, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor, the patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast. Links of Interest: Written Word Media ...
Staying True to Your Characters . . . and Bigfoot w/ Author Missy Hancock
Okie Bookcast - January 16, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to Chapter 57! My guest today is Missy Hancock. Missy describes herself as a wife of one, mom of six, and grammy of one. She’s lived in Oklahoma since she was ten and is happily settled in Guthrie, America. She says her motto in life is to live by love, not by fear. In the fall of 2023 ...
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 7
Okie Bookcast - January 15, 2024 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIt's Volume 7 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 9 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social media (linked below) to let them know how much you appreciate their work. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: Pr...
EP 341 - Howling It Forward With Wulf Moon
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 12, 2024 02:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews bestselling writer, editor, and writing instructor, Wulf Moon, who won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the age of fifteen, and followed that with winning the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Contest, and Writers of the Future. He leads the Wulf Pack Writers group and...
Where the Red Fern Grows - Pages to Pictures w/ Betsey Kulakowski
Okie Bookcast - January 09, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsI'm joined by author and podcaster, Betsey Kulakowski, to talk about the 1974 film adaptation of an Oklahoma classic - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. We talk about the book and the film and ways in which the movie got it "right" and a place or two where it might have missed the mark. ...
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