Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi talks with Matthew Zapruder, author of the new book WHY POETRY, available from Ecco. Zapruder is an award-winning poet, editor, translator, and professor who from 2016-17 held the annually rotating position of Editor of the Poetry Column for New York Times Magazine. Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. All episodes are free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Listi talks with Jarett Kobek, author of the novels THE FUTURE WON'T BE LONG (Viking Press) and I HATE THE INTERNET (We Heard You Like Books). The Otherppl with Brad Listi podcast is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. All episodes are free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fiona Helmsley is the guest. Her new essay collection, Girls Gone Old, is available from We Heard You Like Books. In today's monologue, I talk about skywriting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Siel Ju is the guest. Her new novel-in-stories, Cake Time, is available from Red Hen Press. In today's monologue, I talk about some recent celebrity interactions.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott McClanahan is the guest. His new novel The Sarah Book is now available from Tyrant Books. It is the official July pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. This is Scott's second appearance on the program. He was my guest in Episode 87 on July 15, 2012. In today's monologue, I talk about six years of Otherppl and I also talk about not talking about what I tend to talk about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Fierro is the guest. Her new novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, is available now from St. Martin's Press. This is Julia's second time on the program. She first appeared in Episode 292 on July 6, 2014. In today's monologue, I discuss eating during interviews, politics, and health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Hill is the guest. His debut novel The Nix is now available in trade paperback from Vintage.  In today's monologue, I read some listener mail and talk about getting a massage.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Safran Foer is the guest. His latest novel, Here I Am, is available now in trade paperback from Picador. It is the official June selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I read more listener mail and discuss the role of political dialogue on the show.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula Priamos is the guest. Her new novel, Inside V, is now available from Rare Bird Books. In today's monologue, I talk about Trump and answer some mail.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charmaine Craig is the guest. Her new novel, Miss Burma, is available now from Grove Press. In today's monologue, I talk about the apparent death of my novel.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices