In the 1850s, as photography took its first steps toward commercial reproducibility, a more intimate use for light-sensitive plates briefly bloomed. It had a few names: heliographic drawing, [...]
Handmade book showing Paul Claudel's scenario, with illustrations by Audrey Parr and Hélène Hoppenot, for Darius Milhaud's ballet *L'homme et son desir*.
Top to bottom: I am a huge fan of Atticus Lish’s 2014 novel Preparation for the Next Life, and I’m a fan of indie Tyrant Books, but I’d never heard of his 2011 collection of [...]
Breakfast James Joyce’s Burnt Kidney Breakfast Thomas Pynchon’s Banana Breakfast Vladimir Nabokov’s Eggs à la Nabocoque Soup Donald Barthelme’s Fine Oxtail Soup and Lentil Soup Gordon [...]
“To Be Hungry Is to Be Great” by William Carlos Williams The small, yellow grass-onion, spring’s first green, precursor to Manhattan’s pavements, when plucked as it comes, in [...]
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's greatest literary success, his thirteenth novel in a series exploring the extended Rougon-Macquart family. The relative here is Etienne Lantier, already [...]
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the anchoress and mystic who, in the late fourteenth century, wrote about her visions of Christ suffering, in a work since known as Revelations of Divine Love. She is [...]
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay's essays written in 1787/8 in support of the new US Constitution. They published these anonymously in New York as [...]
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the tiny drifting organisms in the oceans that sustain the food chain for all the lifeforms in the water and so for the billions of people who, in turn, depend on the [...]
In an extended version of the programme that was broadcast, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential book John Maynard Keynes wrote in 1919 after he resigned in protest from his role at the [...]
We walked together for about five minutes, chatting away. He told me his name was Dean. I wondered if I should tell him that I knew what it was like to be NFA, but every time I said something, he [...]
A divine meeting in Windermere could have set me sailing; swaying amongst the gentle waves of genius and serenity. It didn't. Instead, after returning to London from said place and grabbing the first [...]
“This is most unmannerly, husband,” protested the Duchess. “You hardly ever see your son, you can’t be this unmannerly towards him!”
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Fresh shame pooled in my face, shame that blended with alarm as the woman pursed her lips and spat. Her spit glistened in the warm spring sun and pitched inches from my sandal. There was a [...]
The detail is always starkly named, never given a memorial resonance or referent, and this has more than comedy value — the style becomes the substance, the showing is the telling, the logos [...]
This week, Kelly talks all things oversized books, X-rated plants, old homes, and more.
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This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss great books for giving this holiday season!
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This week, Danika talks about a couple of queer YA books that came out in 2021 that deserve a lot more attention.
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This week, Liberty and Jenn discuss 2023 books worth revisiting, November releases, and more new books!
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This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases and a few books she's reading now.
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Stephanie Land, author of MAID, had a laser-focused goal to succeed as a writer, and this memoir proves that in spades. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this story that details [...]
Actor Michelle Williams delivers a tell-all memoir from singer Britney Spears. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this audiobook full of pain detailing how a vibrant performing [...]
TV host and political commentator Rachel Maddow shines at framing the backstory of current American politics in her latest audiobook, narrated in her signature forthright style. Host Jo Reed and [...]
Michael Lomonaco narrates Andrew Friedman’s high-energy audiobook with the right tempo, cadence, and tone. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this tale of all the work that goes [...]
Carlson reads John Vaillant’s intense recreation of a massive fire with controlled urgency. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss the audiobook that unspools the remarkable [...]
Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener book recommendation requests.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk Amazon's best books of the year, The National Book Award winners, Goodreads Choice Award nominees, and much more.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble's finalists for Book of the Year, a treasure trove of literary awards data, the stunning catalog of audiobooks from Spotify, and more.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the sales numbers for The Woman in Me, PW's best books of the year list, the Fourth Wing adaptation announcement, and more.
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Rebecca and Jenn Northington discuss Scholastic's decision to walk back the plan to silo diverse books, BookTok's takedown of a Taylor-Travis fanfic, and more. Then Rebecca is joined by Kelly Jensen [...]
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Novelist Jonathan Lethem joins host Whitney Terrell live at the Cider Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas. Lethem discusses his new book, Brooklyn Crime Novel, which is set in the neighborhood where he grew [...]
Screenwriting Cliches (Collected by Robert Nagle)
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TX Litblogger Robert Nagle summarizes the more interesting news and analysis about climate change from the previous few years.
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TX litblogger Robert Nagle shares ebook budget deals and ebook finds from Nov-Dec 2023.
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Embark on a mesmerizing odyssey through the labyrinth of life and death, as Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín intricately weaves haunting verses, poetic rituals, and the transformative journey of [...]
Rhonda Jackson, a seasoned community engagement consultant and Senior Fellow at the Family Homeless Coalition, serves as Co-chair of the NYC Fund to End Youth and Family Homelessness. A certified [...]
Sean Meggeson lives in Toronto, Canada. He works full time as a psychotherapist. He has lectured on a diverse range of topics including: Lacan & James Joyce, Neurodiversity, and alternative rock [...]
Chris Lisieski is an attorney and a poet from all over: rural Appalachia; Yellow Springs, Ohio; Red Feather Lakes, Colorado; Boston; Pittsburgh; Charlottesville; Washington, D.C.; Albuquerque. He [...]
Sara Cosgrove is an emerging poet. Her poems have appeared/are scheduled to appear in The Seventh Quarry, Meniscus, Notre Dame Review, San Antonio Review, ONE ART, Osiris, and Roi Fainéant. She has [...]
