Catherine Lacey reads from Certain American States: Stories (Picador 2018) in a special Fundraiser 2020 episode of Living Writers. We talk about websites, irresolution, humor, dogs, and her novel Pew out in May 2020. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2020-02-19-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio WCBN Fundraiser 2020: visit www.wcbn.org to pledge on-line
Jac Jemc reads from False Bingo (FSG Originals 2019). We talk about tactical elements of the writing life. We also talk about being playful, about finding and building community, and about a frog.
Guest host Amanda Uhle talks with Abbey Mei Otis about her stories Alien Virus Love Disaster (Small Beer Press 2018). Strong and haunting science fiction. What more do you need for your poolside, or mountain top? http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2018-08-16-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Jim Shepard reads from his story collection The World To Come (Vintage 2018). We talk about natural disasters, humanity, keeping in contact with the notion of play, last lines and beagles. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2018-05-31-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Laura Hulthen Thomas reads from her debut collection of stories States of Motion published by Wayne State University Press as part of the Made in Michigan Writers Series. We talk about place as character, process and habit. We also talk about hope, fear and economics. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2017-05-31-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
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Alexander Weinstein reads from his debut collection of stories Children of the New World published by Picador. We talk about writing speculative short fiction. We also talk about rockets, empathy, teaching, and translation. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2016-09-14-170001-EDT.mp3 Download For more about the author, click here! photo credit: Jessica Spilos
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Diane Cook reads from her debut story collection Man V. Nature published by Harper; it’s also an Indie Next Pick. We talk about the wild, the surreal, and about survival. We also talk about This American Life and NELP. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-06-17-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!
Kelly Link reads from her collection of short stories Get In Trouble published by Random House. We talk about writing a story without something “magical” in it. We also talk about taxidermy, Ray Bradbury, the uncanny, and about being haunted by hill house. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-04-08-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!
Lolita Hernandez reads from her story collection Making Callaloo in Detroit published by Wayne State University Press. We talk about storytelling, magic, factories and dasheen leaves. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-09-24-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!
Kodi Scheer reads from her debut story collection Incendiary Girls published by New Harvest. We talk about magical realism, horses, the mind and body, and Prairie Lights. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-09-03-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!
