SKYLIT: Chris Vanjonack, OUT OF BODY

Out of Body is a wild and attention-grabbing debut story collection that gets at the building anxiety and free-floating dread of our present moment with a mix of literary and speculative fiction (including plenty of horror, humor, sex, and death). Author Chris Vanjonack joins writer and bookseller Justin Remer to discuss the ten-year development of the collection, how genre elements can be used to intensify literary storytelling, and how the author felt relieved at not having to come up with new voices to read his stories for the audiobook version.

Pick up a copy of Chris Vanjonack's book from Skylight or download the audiobook version from Libro.fm.

If you like short stories, maybe you'd be interested in a gem from our podcast back catalog, titled SKYLIT: George Saunders w/ Alena Saunders.

Hosted and produced by Justin Remer.
Recorded at the LAPL Octavia Lab.

Opening music: "Optimism (Instrumental)" by Duck the Piano Wire.
Closing music: "Rule of 3s (Solemnity Child)" by Elastic No-No Band.