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In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelists R.O. Kwon and Paul Harding and hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss writing about God and faith. Readings for the Episode: ·      The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon·      Tinkers and Enon by Paul Harding ·      Blind Spot and Open City by Teju Cole·      The Complete Sermons of Ralph Waldo Emerson·      He Held Radical Light by Christian Wiman·      Marilynne Robinson·      Laleh Khadivi ·      Simone Weil·      Mohsin Hamid·      Louisa May AlcottGuests:·      R.O. Kwon·      Paul Harding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, publicists and writers Carla Bruce-Eddings and Karen Gu and novelist Tom Barbash talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about how literary publicity works, and how books and authors get attention. Readings for the Episode: Part I: ·      Carla Bruce-Eddings on Twitter·      Algonquin Books on Twitter·      Karen Gu on Twitter·      Graywolf Press on Twitter·      Graywolf Press on Instagram·      Oculus by Sally Wen Mao ·      Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi ·      “Gender, Transition, and Ogbanje,” by Akwaeke Emezi, for The Cut·      Severance by Ling Ma ·      Pachinko by Min Jin Lee ·      “Amazing Grace,” by Carla Bruce-Eddings, in Well Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, ed. Glory Edim ·      Carla Bruce-Eddings archive at New York Magazine·      “Seven White Rabbit Candies is Equivalent to One Cup of Milk,” by Karen Gu Part II ·      The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash ·      Lori & Julia’s Book Club Show on 107.1 in Minneapolis. ·      “In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon,” National Public Radio Weekend Edition with Scott Simon·      The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon ·      “Oscar Villalon and Arthur Phillips on Getting That Big, Fat Writer’s Advance,” Fiction/Non/Fiction Episode 24, Season 1Guests:Tom BarbashCarla Bruce-EddingsKaren Gu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special holiday episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, fiction writer and memoirist Bich Minh Nguyen talks to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about her history as a refugee, recent news about the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies, and her holiday traditions. Readings for the Episode:·       Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, Pioneer Girl, and Short Girls by Bich Minh Nguyen·       “Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees,” by Charles Dunst and Krishnadev Calamur, Atlantic.com Dec. 12, 2018 ·       ·       A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens·       Little Women by Louisa May Alcott·       "The Dead," by James Joyce·       “The Netflix Christmas Movie Cinematic Universe Is Here,” Buzzfeed, Alanna Bennett·       “It’s a Wonderful Life,” film, 1946, dir. Frank Capra·       “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” short story by Ernest Hemingway.·      “Santa Clo va a La Cuchilla,” short story by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro·       “Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration’s War on Immigration?” by Seth Freed Wessler, The New York Times Magazine, Dec. 19, 2018  Guests: Bich Minh Nguyen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this live episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, recorded at the 2018 Miami Book Fair, writers Steve Almond, Mark Leibovich, and Etan Thomas talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the NFL, the NBA, and moral and political questions around professional sports.Readings for the Episode: ·       Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto by Steve Almond·       Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times by Mark Leibovich·       We Matter: Athletes and Activism by Etan Thomas·       The Art of Taking a Knee: Colin Kaepernick Edition (Season 1, Episode 1, fiction/non/fiction) Guests:Steve AlmondMark LeibovichEtan Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this live episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, recorded at the 2018 Miami Book Fair, novelist Madeline Miller talks to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about ancient Greek epic, translation, mythological realism, and literary adaptation.Readings for the Episode: Circeand The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Odyssey and “Translator’s Note to The Odyssey” by Emily WilsonD’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’AulaireThe Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth  by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard Guest: Madeline Miller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, writers Edmund White and Emily Temple talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about writers feuding with each other.Readings for the episode: ·      “25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked,” by Emily Temple, Literary Hub.·      “YouTube, the Great Radicalizer,” by Zeynep Tufekci, The New York Times.·      The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading by Edmund White·      Caracole by Edmund White·      The Breaking Point: Hemingway, Dos Passos, and the Murder of Jose Robles by Stephen Koch·      “Ta-Nehisi Coates Deletes Twitter Account Amid Feud With Cornel West,” by Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times.·      “Perchance to dream: In the age of images, a reason to write novels,” by Jonathan Franzen, Harper’s Magazine. (paywall)·      “Why experimental fiction threatens to destroy publishing, Jonathan Franzen, and life as we know it: A correction,” by Ben Marcus (paywall)  Guests:·               Edmund White·               Emily Temple  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, reporter Jane Coaston and writer Alexander Chee talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the upcoming midterm elections.Readings for the episode: How to Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee · “Max Boot, Jackie Robinson, and the racism problem in the Republican Party,” by Jane Coaston, Vox · “‘False flags,’ explained,” by Jane Coaston, Vox · The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right by Max Boot · Tomb of the Unknown Racistby Blanche McCrary Boyd · I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson · “A Party for the Colonel,” by F.T. Kola · Maus by Art Spiegelman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, Idra Novey and Esmé Wang talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, trauma, and mental health.Readings for the episode: · The Border of Paradise by Esmé Wang  ·  The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Wang (forthcoming) · Esmé Wang's website · “Perdition Days: On Experiencing Psychosis,” by Esme Wang · “The Silence of Sexual Assault in Literature,” by Idra Novey · Ways to Disappear and Those Who Knew, by Idra Novey · “Good Country People,” by Flannery O’Connor · The Recovering by Leslie Jamison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, fiction writers Elizabeth McCracken and Tony Tulathimutte and poets Kathryn Nuernberger and Hadara Bar-Nadav talk about graduate programs in creative writing with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. Readings for the episode: ·      The Program Era by Mark McGurl·      “MFA vs POC,” The New Yorker, Junot Diaz·      “The Writers’ Workshop,” by Frank Conroy, from Dogs Bark but the Caravan Rolls On·      POC Mentorship: Graduate Faculty Writers of Color (from de-canon)·      Private Citizens by Tony Tulathimutte·      Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken (forthcoming in February) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, fiction writers Garrard Conley and SJ Sindu discuss writing about queer identity with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. In part one, Conley talks about having his book Boy Erased adapted for film, and writing about the evangelical community. In the show’s second half, Sindu talks about writing about the closet, and how the publishing industry imagines readers will react to content about queer people of color.  Readings for the episode: Readings for the episode:·      Boy Erasedby Garrard Conley·      Marriage of a Thousand Liesby SJ Sindu·      Funny Boy  by Shyam Selvadurai ·      The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth·      The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall       ·      Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson             Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices