Otherppl with Brad Listi

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

Amelia Gray is the guest. Her new novel Isadora is available now from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.  In today's monologue, I eulogize my dog Walter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth L. Silver is the guest. Her new memoir, The Tincture of Time, is available now from Penguin. In today's monologue—which is long—I talk about the Trump presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erika Carter is the guest. Her debut novel Lucky You is available now from Counterpoint. In today's monologue, I talk about the Republican health care bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian McGreevy is the guest. His new novel, The Lights, is available from Rare Bird Books. Brian is also a co-creator of the AMC series The Son, based on the bestselling novel by Philipp Meyer. In today's monologue, I read listener mail and talk about peak performance culture.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annabelle Gurwitch is the guest. Her new book, Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To, is available now from Blue Rider Press. In today's monologue, I tell a tragic, over-long story involving spinning class, code names, spelling, and grim humiliation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lidia Yuknavitch is the guest. Her new novel, The Book of Joan, is available now from Harper. It is the official April selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. This is Lidia's third appearance on the podcast. She first appeared on August 5, 2012, in Episode 93, and again on July 15, 2015, in Episode 370. All episodes can be streamed free of charge.  In today's monologue, I read more listener mail.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Finkel is the guest. He is the author of True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, which was made into a film starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. His latest book is called The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit, available now from Knopf.  In today's monologue, I talk briefly about becoming a hermit, and then I respond to some listener mail.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Febos is the guest. Her new memoir is called Abandon Me, available now from Bloomsbury.   This is Melissa's second appearance on the program. She was my guest in Episode 2, which first aired on September 22, 2011. In today's monologue, I read listener mail. The topic is drinking and writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Currie is the guest. His new novel, The One-Eyed Man, is available now from Viking. It is the official March selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I respond to listener mail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices