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In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, scholar and author C. Riley Snorton and author T Fleischmann discuss intersections of gender, race, and their own writing with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell.Readings for the Episode:·       Nobody is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low by C. Riley Snorton·       Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton·       Syzygy, Beauty: An Essay by T. Fleischmann·       Time is the Thing the Body Moves Through by T. Fleischmann·       Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick·       Death of the PostHuman: Essays on Extinction by Claire Colebrook·       Scenes of Subjection by Saidiya V. Hartman·       Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book by H.J. Spillers·       Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs·       Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William and Ellen Craft·       “What people fail to realize is…” A Twitter Thread by Nikole Hannah-Jones  ·       Felix Gonzalez-Torres·       Histories of the Transgender Child by Julian Gill-Peterson·       “Why Does Obama Scold Black Boys?” by Derecka PurnellGuests:·       C. Riley Snorton·       T Fleischmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelist and screenwriter Brit Bennett and television and screenwriter Emily Halpern discuss their projects and craft with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. What is it like to adapt your own novel for screen—for Kerry Washington? What’s it like to attend a big awards show? How can screenwriting tips apply to fiction? Which movies deserved Best Picture nominations? The episode discusses these questions and more in the run-up to the Oscars.  Readings for the Episode: ·    The Mothers, by Brit Bennett·    Scandal on ABC·    Movies in Oscar discussion:o   Roma (dir. Alfonso Cuarón)o   If Beale Street Could Talk (dir. Barry Jenkins)o   The Favourite (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)o   A Star is Born (dir. Bradley Cooper)o   Sorry To Bother You (dir. Boots Riley)·    Trophy Wife·    Carol’s Second Act (pilot in progress for CBS, by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins)·    Book Smart, by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins (forthcoming in May 2019)·    What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets · .  Scriptnotes podcast·    Russian Doll (Natasha Lyonne, Netflix)  Guests: ·      Brit Bennett·      Emily Halpern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, playwright Rhiana Yazzie and novelist Brandon Hobson and hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss Native literature. In the wake of viral images showing Covington Catholic students disrespecting Native activist Nathan Phillips in Washington, D.C., this episode turns the focus away from the MAGA hats, and back to the Indigenous Peoples March and indigenous writing.  Readings for the Episode: ·           New Native Theatre ·           Native Woman The Musical·           A Winter Love (film, forthcoming)·           Queen Cleopatra and Princess Pocahontas (forthcoming) by Rhiana Yazzie·           Where the Dead Sit Talking, Desolation of Avenues Untold, and Deep Ellum by Brandon Hobson·           Mekko and Barking Water by Sterlin Harjo·           Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann·           Stewart O’Nan·           Louise Erdrich's Facebook post·           The Indigenous Peoples March was about a Lot More than the Kids in MAGA Hats, by Tekendra Parmar              Guests:·           Rhiana Yazzie·           Brandon Hobson          Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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