Episode 159: Abbie Kiefer
The poems in Abbie Kiefer's debut collection, Certain Shelter , are, in my reading, about aftermath. They are about grief and loss, whether...
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20 of 177 episodesEpisode 158: Marisa DeLuca
The paintings in Marisa DeLuca's series Spectre document the changing urban landscape of the city she lives in—Oceanside, California—mournin...
Episode 157: Checking In
In the wake of this year's election, I found myself feeling a lot of things, but most of all that what sustains us through difficult times i...
Episode 156: Perry Janes
Perry Janes's debut poetry collection, Find Me When You're Ready , follows its speaker from childhood in Detroit to young adulthood in Los A...
Episode 155: Sarah Gailey
Writer Sarah Gailey returns to the show for a discussion about their new novella, Have You Eaten? This serialized story follows four young q...
Episode 154: Rachel Edelman
In the opening poem of Rachel Edelman's debut collection, Dear Memphis , the speaker returns to their home city after a long time away, trav...
Episode 153: Jennifer Baker
Writer, editor, and podcaster Jennifer Baker's debut YA novel, Forgive Me Not , imagines a near-future America in which the juvenile crimina...
Episode 152: Rachel Lyon
Writer Rachel Lyon returns to the show to discuss her latest novel, Fruit of the Dead , a contemporary retelling of the Persephone myth in w...
BONUS: Hey, It's Me — Episode 1: What Are We Doing?
Introducing Hey, It's Me ! I'm happy to announce a new podcast from me and my friend Rachel Zucker, Hey, It's Me! Here's the first episode a...
Episode 151: KTCO Book Club - Whereas (with Amorak Huey)
For this KTCO Book Club conversation, poet Amorak Huey joins me to discuss Layli Long Soldier's 2017 poetry collection, Whereas . In our con...
Episode 150: KTCO Book Club - The Man Who Could Move Clouds (with Martha Crawford)
For this KTCO Book Club conversation, I'm joined by writer and group facilitator Martha Crawford for a discussion about Ingrid Rojas Contrer...
Episode 149: José Pablo Iriarte
Writer and friend José Pablo Iriarte returns to the show to discuss their debut middle-grade novel, Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed ....
Episode 148: Sarah Rose Etter
Sarah Rose Etter is a writer based in Los Angeles, CA. In Sarah's latest novel, Ripe , a young woman is trapped in a dream-job-turned-corpor...
Episode 147: KTCO "Book" Club - Baldur's Gate 3 (with Maggie Tokuda-Hall)
For this KTCO "Book" Club conversation, writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall returns to the show to talk about the game Baldur's Gate 3 . In our conver...
Episode 146: Olatunde Osinaike
Olatunde Osinaike is a poet based in Atlanta, GA. In his debut full-length poetry collection, Tender Headed , Olatunde explores Black mascul...
Episode 145: KTCO Book Club - Bianca (with Rachel Zucker)
For this KTCO Book Club conversation, poet and podcaster Rachel Zucker returns to the show to discuss Eugenia Leigh's poetry collection Bian...
Episode 144: Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Gerardo Sámano Córdova is a writer and artist from Mexico City. In his debut novel, Monstrilio , Gerardo draws from both horror and literary...
Episode 143: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a writer based in the Bronx, NY. In his debut novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars , Nana presents us with a dystopian fu...
Episode 142: Rachel Zucker
Rachel Zucker is a writer, podcast, and teacher based in New York and Maine. Her latest book, The Poetics of Wrongness , is a collection of...
Episode 141: KTCO Book Club - The Scapegracers (with Sarah Gailey)
For our latest KTCO Book Club episode, writer Sarah Gailey joins us for a discussion of H. A. Clarke's YA novels The Scapegracers and The Sc...