Jamel Brinkley

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Jamel Brinkley about Witness, his new short story collection, out now from FSG.Jamel Brinkley is the author of A Lucky Man: Stories, which won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Story Prize, the John Leonard Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He was raised in the Bronx and in Brooklyn, New York, and currently teaches at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His new story collection is called Witness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Jamel Brinkley about <a href="bookshop.org/a/132/9780374607036" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Witness</a>, his new short story collection, out now from FSG. Jamel Brinkley is the author of A Lucky Man: Stories, which won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Story Prize, the John Leonard Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He was raised in the Bronx and in Brooklyn, New York, and currently teaches at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His new story collection is called Witness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 216: Jamel Brinkley

Donovan X. Ramsey

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Donovan X. Ramsey about his new book, When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era, out now from One World Books.Donovan X. Ramsey is a journalist, author, and voice on issues of race, politics, and patterns of power in America. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, WSJ, Ebony, and Essence. He has been a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, NewsOne, and theGrio and has served as an editor at The Marshall Project and Complex. Ramsey holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morehouse College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Donovan X. Ramsey about his new book, <a href="bookshop.org/a/132/9780525511809%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era</a>, out now from One World Books. Donovan X. Ramsey is a journalist, author, and voice on issues of race, politics, and patterns of power in America. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, WSJ, Ebony, and Essence. He has been a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, NewsOne, and theGrio and has served as an editor at The Marshall Project and Complex. Ramsey holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morehouse College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 215: Donovan X. Ramsey

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Sarah Rose Etter about her new book Ripe, out now from Scribner.Sarah Rose Etter is the author of the chapbook Tongue Party and The Book of X, winner of a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. Her work has appeared in Time, Guernica, BOMB, the Bennington Review, The Cut, VICE, and elsewhere. She has been awarded residences at the Jack Kerouac House, the Disquiet International program in Portugal, and the Gullkistan in Iceland. She earned her BA in English from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA in fiction from Rosemont College. She lives in Los Angeles. For more info, visit SarahRoseEtter.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Sarah Rose Etter about her new book <a href="bookshop.org/a/132/9781668011638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ripe</a>, out now from Scribner. Sarah Rose Etter is the author of the chapbook Tongue Party and The Book of X, winner of a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. Her work has appeared in Time, Guernica, BOMB, the Bennington Review, The Cut, VICE, and elsewhere. She has been awarded residences at the Jack Kerouac House, the Disquiet International program in Portugal, and the Gullkistan in Iceland. She earned her BA in English from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA in fiction from Rosemont College. She lives in Los Angeles. For more info, visit <a href="http://SarahRoseEtter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SarahRoseEtter.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 214: Sarah Rose Etter

Ruth Madievsky

This week on The Maris Review, Ruth Madievsky joins Maris Kreizman to discuss All Night Pharmacy, out now from Catapult.Ruth Madievsky's debut novel, All-Night Pharmacy, is out now from Catapult. She is also the author of a poetry collection, Emergency Brake (Tavern Books, 2016). Her writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Harper's Bazaar, Guernica, Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. She is a founding member of the Cheburashka Collective, a community of women and nonbinary writers whose identity has been shaped by immigration from the Soviet Union to the U.S. Originally from Moldova, she lives in L.A., where she works as an HIV and primary care pharmacist. @ruthmadievsky. www.ruthmadievsky.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Ruth Madievsky joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9781646221509" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All Night Pharmacy</a>, out now from Catapult. Ruth Madievsky's debut novel, All-Night Pharmacy, is out now from Catapult. She is also the author of a poetry collection, Emergency Brake (Tavern Books, 2016). Her writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Harper's Bazaar, Guernica, Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. She is a founding member of the Cheburashka Collective, a community of women and nonbinary writers whose identity has been shaped by immigration from the Soviet Union to the U.S. Originally from Moldova, she lives in L.A., where she works as an HIV and primary care pharmacist. @ruthmadievsky. <a href="http://www.ruthmadievsky.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ruthmadievsky.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 213: Ruth Madievsky

Sarah Viren

This week on The Maris Review, Sarah Viren joins Maris Kreizman to discuss To Name the Bigger Lie, out now from Scribner.Sarah Viren is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and author of the essay collection, Mine, a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. She was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and teaches in the creative writing program at Arizona State University. Her new book is called To Name the Bigger Lie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Sarah Viren joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="bookshop.org/a/132/9781982166595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Name the Bigger Lie</a>, out now from Scribner. Sarah Viren is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and author of the essay collection, Mine, a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. She was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and teaches in the creative writing program at Arizona State University. Her new book is called <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9781982166595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Name the Bigger Lie.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 212: Sarah Viren

Tania James

This week on The Maris Review, Tania James joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Loot, out now from Knopf.Tania James is the author of the novels The Tusk That Did the Damage and Atlas of Unknowns and the short story collection Aerogrammes. She lives in Washington, D.C. Her latest novel is called Loot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Tania James joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9780593535974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loot</a>, out now from Knopf. Tania James is the author of the novels The Tusk That Did the Damage and Atlas of Unknowns and the short story collection Aerogrammes. She lives in Washington, D.C. Her latest novel is called Loot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 211: Tania James

Keziah Weir

This week on The Maris Review, Keziah Weir joins Maris Kreizman live at P&amp;T Knitwear in New York City to discuss The Mythmakers, out now from Simon &amp; Schuster.Keziah Weir is a Senior Editor at Vanity Fair. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She grew up in California and British Columbia, and currently lives in Maine with her husband and dog. Her debut novel is called The Mythmakers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Keziah Weir joins Maris Kreizman live at <a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">P&amp;T Knitwear</a> in New York City to discuss <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9781982189587" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mythmakers</a>, out now from Simon &amp; Schuster. Keziah Weir is a Senior Editor at Vanity Fair. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She grew up in California and British Columbia, and currently lives in Maine with her husband and dog. Her debut novel is called The Mythmakers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 210: Keziah Weir

Mattie Lubchansky

This week on The Maris Review, Mattie Lubchansky joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Boys Weekend, out now from Pantheon.Mattie Lubchansky is a cartoonist and illustrator and the Associate Editor of Ignatz award-winning magazine and website. They live in beautiful Queens, NY, with their spouse, and their new graphic novel is called Boys Weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Mattie Lubchansky joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9780593316719" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boys Weekend</a>, out now from Pantheon. Mattie Lubchansky is a cartoonist and illustrator and the Associate Editor of Ignatz award-winning magazine and website. They live in beautiful Queens, NY, with their spouse, and their new graphic novel is called Boys Weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 209: Mattie Lubchansky

This week on The Maris Review, S. A. Cosby joins Maris Kreizman to discuss All the Sinners Bleed, out now from Flatiron Books.S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player. His latest novel is called All the Sinners Bleed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-maris-review/id1462170581" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maris Review</a>, S. A. Cosby joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/132/9781250831910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All the Sinners Bleed</a>, out now from Flatiron Books. S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player. His latest novel is called All the Sinners Bleed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 208: S. A. Cosby

Maureen Ryan

This week on The Maris Review, Maureen Ryan joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, out now from Mariner Books.Maureen Ryan is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and has covered the entertainment industry as a critic and reporter for three decades. She has written for Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, Salon, GQ, Vulture, the Chicago Tribune, and more. Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Ryan served as the chief television critic for Variety and the Huffington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Maris Review, Maureen Ryan joins Maris Kreizman to discuss <a href="bookshop.org/a/132/9780063269279" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood</a>, out now from Mariner Books.Maureen Ryan is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and has covered the entertainment industry as a critic and reporter for three decades. She has written for Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, Salon, GQ, Vulture, the Chicago Tribune, and more. Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Ryan served as the chief television critic for Variety and the Huffington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 207: Maureen Ryan

Hosted by Maris Kreizman, cultural critic and author of the bestselling Slaughterhouse 90210, talks to authors you should know about their own books and the books they love, the shows and films they’ve watched, the music they’ve listened to, and the links they’ve clicked.

Great interviews, and such great recommendations! This is a fabulous literary podcast.

Thanks Maris!

This is definitely one of my favorite literary pods!!

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Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison is the author of the NYT bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams, and the novel The Gin Closet. She’s a contributing writer for the NYT Magazine. She directs the graduate nonfiction program at Columbia. Her latest essay collection is Make It Scream, Make It Burn.Recommended Reading:AUG 9 - FOG by Kathryn ScanlonCalling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leslie Jamison is the author of the NYT bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams, and the novel The Gin Closet. She’s a contributing writer for the NYT Magazine. She directs the graduate nonfiction program at Columbia. Her latest essay collection is Make It Scream, Make It Burn.Recommended Reading:AUG 9 - FOG by Kathryn ScanlonCalling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 33: Leslie Jamison

Mona Awad

Mona Awad is the author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize that won the Colorado Book Award, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and an Honorable Mention from the Arab American Book Awards. The recipient of an MFA in Fiction from Brown University and a Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing from the University of Denver, she has published work in Time, VICE, Electric Literature, McSweeney's, Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mona Awad is the author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize that won the Colorado Book Award, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and an Honorable Mention from the Arab American Book Awards. The recipient of an MFA in Fiction from Brown University and a Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing from the University of Denver, she has published work in Time, VICE, Electric Literature, McSweeney's, Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 7: Mona Awad

Jami Attenberg

Jami Attenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Middlesteins and Saint Mazie. She has contributed essays about sex, urban life, and food to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, &amp; LongReads, among other publications. She lives in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jami Attenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Middlesteins and Saint Mazie. She has contributed essays about sex, urban life, and food to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, &amp; LongReads, among other publications. She lives in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 24: Jami Attenberg

Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for National Public Radio and the host of the podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour. Evvie Drake Starts Over is her first novel.Linda's Recommendations:Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali DevNice Try by Josh GondelmanBig Little Lies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for National Public Radio and the host of the podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour. Evvie Drake Starts Over is her first novel.Linda's Recommendations:Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali DevNice Try by Josh GondelmanBig Little Lies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 12: Linda Holmes

Susan Choi

Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. Her fifth novel, Trust Exercise won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019.Recorded at the 2019 Miami Book Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. Her fifth novel, Trust Exercise won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019.Recorded at the 2019 Miami Book Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 30: Susan Choi

Kristen Arnett

Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She is a columnist for Literary Hub, and her work has either appeared or is upcoming in numerous literary publications. Mostly Dead Things is her first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She is a columnist for Literary Hub, and her work has either appeared or is upcoming in numerous literary publications. Mostly Dead Things is her first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 17: Kristen Arnett

Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than 20 books, including A Field Guide to Getting Lost, The Faraway Nearby, and Wanderlust. She is also the author of Men Explain Things to Me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate crisis. Her new memoir is called Recollections of My Non-Existence.This episode is brought to you by Kobo. If you like podcasts like this one, then you’ll love Kobo Audiobooks. Listening to audiobooks lets you fit more reading into your life. Listen while you work out, dinner, play video games … or any time. Kobo has a huge catalogue of audiobooks, including best-sellers and originals -- across all genres. Start a free 30-day trial by going to kobo.com/MARISREVIEW or use the code MARIS40 to get 40% off one of our select audiobooks, curated by Kobo’s audiobook experts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than 20 books, including A Field Guide to Getting Lost, The Faraway Nearby, and Wanderlust. She is also the author of Men Explain Things to Me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate crisis. Her new memoir is called Recollections of My Non-Existence.This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobooks?utm_source=Podcast_Acq&amp;utm_medium=Affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_MarisReview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo</a>. If you like podcasts like this one, then you’ll love Kobo Audiobooks. Listening to audiobooks lets you fit more reading into your life. Listen while you work out, dinner, play video games … or any time. Kobo has a huge catalogue of audiobooks, including best-sellers and originals -- across all genres. Start a free 30-day trial by going to <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobooks?utm_source=Podcast_Acq&amp;utm_medium=Affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_MarisReview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kobo.com/MARISREVIEW</a> or use the code MARIS40 to get 40% off one of our select audiobooks, curated by Kobo’s audiobook experts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 46: Rebecca Solnit

Ryan Chapman

This week on the Maris Review, Maris talks to Ryan Chapman, the author of Riots I Have Known. The two discuss the influences on the book, writing from a transgressive voice and the fictive distance between the author and satire, the privatization of prisons, and exciting literary voices coming from Sri Lanka. Ryan Chapman is a Sri Lankan American novelist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written online and in print for The New Yorker, GQ, Longreads, Guernica, Bookforum, BOMB, and The Believer, and received residency fellowships from The Millay Colony and Vermont Studio Center. He lives in Kingston, New York.Recommended Books:Money by Martin AmisThe Sugar-Frosted Nutsack by Mark LeynerThe Loser by Thomas BernhardToo Loud a Solitude by Bohumil HrabalThe Heart Is a Muscle The Size of a Fist by Sunil YapaOn Sal Mal Lane by Ru FreemanMusic:Billie EilishThe Magnetic FieldsMaris’s MP3 Blog Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Maris Review, Maris talks to Ryan Chapman, the author of Riots I Have Known. The two discuss the influences on the book, writing from a transgressive voice and the fictive distance between the author and satire, the privatization of prisons, and exciting literary voices coming from Sri Lanka. Ryan Chapman is a Sri Lankan American novelist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written online and in print for The New Yorker, GQ, Longreads, Guernica, Bookforum, BOMB, and The Believer, and received residency fellowships from The Millay Colony and Vermont Studio Center. He lives in Kingston, New York.Recommended Books:Money by Martin AmisThe Sugar-Frosted Nutsack by Mark LeynerThe Loser by Thomas BernhardToo Loud a Solitude by Bohumil HrabalThe Heart Is a Muscle The Size of a Fist by Sunil YapaOn Sal Mal Lane by Ru FreemanMusic:Billie EilishThe Magnetic Fields<a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/mariskreizman/playlist/5mgTqH7ud2drsJccWCK8Bc?si=G_ngtVhBQ_CKE9zpflGnhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maris’s MP3 Blog Playlist</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 4: Ryan Chapman

Lyz Lenz

Lyz Lenz’s writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Pacific Standard, and others. Her book God Land was published Indiana University Press. Her second book Belabored, is due out from Bold Type Books in Spring of 2020.. She lives in Iowa with her two kids and two cats and is a contributing writer to the Columbia Journalism Review.Recommended Reading:Savage Appetites by Rachel MonroeFurious Hours by Casey CepHeavy by Kiese LaymonIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyz Lenz’s writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Pacific Standard, and others. Her book God Land was published Indiana University Press. Her second book Belabored, is due out from Bold Type Books in Spring of 2020.. She lives in Iowa with her two kids and two cats and is a contributing writer to the Columbia Journalism Review.Recommended Reading:Savage Appetites by Rachel MonroeFurious Hours by Casey CepHeavy by Kiese LaymonIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 14: Lyz Lenz

Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips is a Fulbright fellow whose writing has appeared in Glimmer Train, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Moscow Times. Disappearing Earth is her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn.Recommended ReadingSabrina &amp; Corrina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine *bonus: check out the author’s InstagramWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsPutney by Sofka Zinovieff  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Phillips is a Fulbright fellow whose writing has appeared in Glimmer Train, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Moscow Times. Disappearing Earth is her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn.Recommended ReadingSabrina &amp; Corrina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine *bonus: check out the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kalimaja/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">author’s Instagram</a>Women Talking by Miriam ToewsPutney by Sofka Zinovieff  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 9: Julia Phillips

Alexis Coe

Alexis Coe is the author of Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis (soon to be a major motion picture). Coe has frequently appeared on CNN and the History Channel, and has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and many other publications. Her latest book is a biography of George Washington called You Never Forget Your First.Recommended Reading:The Field of Blood by Joanne FreemanWell-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel UlrichGirl by Edna O’Brien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexis Coe is the author of Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis (soon to be a major motion picture). Coe has frequently appeared on CNN and the History Channel, and has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and many other publications. Her latest book is a biography of George Washington called You Never Forget Your First.Recommended Reading:The Field of Blood by Joanne FreemanWell-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel UlrichGirl by Edna O’Brien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 40: Alexis Coe

Josh Gondelman

Josh Gondelman is a comedian and writer who has earned two Peabody Awards, three Emmys, and two WGA Awards for his work on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He is currently a writer/producer for Desus &amp; Mero. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, and the New Yorker. Nice Try is his debut essay collection. He lives in New York City with his wife and pug.Recommended Reading:Red at the Bone by Jacqueline WoodsonMostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettMedallion Status by John Hodgman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Gondelman is a comedian and writer who has earned two Peabody Awards, three Emmys, and two WGA Awards for his work on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He is currently a writer/producer for Desus &amp; Mero. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, and the New Yorker. Nice Try is his debut essay collection. He lives in New York City with his wife and pug.Recommended Reading:Red at the Bone by Jacqueline WoodsonMostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettMedallion Status by John Hodgman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 19: Josh Gondelman

Laura Zigman

Laura Zigman is the author of Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie, Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Piece of Work and Her. Her latest novel is called Separation Anxiety. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, son, and deeply human Sheltie.This episode is brought to you by Kobo. If you like podcasts like this one, then you’ll love Kobo Audiobooks. Listening to audiobooks lets you fit more reading into your life. Listen while you work out, dinner, play video games … or any time. Kobo has a huge catalogue of audiobooks, including best-sellers and originals -- across all genres. Start a free 30-day trial by going to kobo.com/MARISREVIEW or use the code MARIS40 to get 40% off one of our select audiobooks, curated by Kobo’s audiobook experts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Zigman is the author of Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie, Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Piece of Work and Her. Her latest novel is called Separation Anxiety. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, son, and deeply human Sheltie.This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobooks?utm_source=Podcast_Acq&amp;utm_medium=Affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_MarisReview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo</a>. If you like podcasts like this one, then you’ll love Kobo Audiobooks. Listening to audiobooks lets you fit more reading into your life. Listen while you work out, dinner, play video games … or any time. Kobo has a huge catalogue of audiobooks, including best-sellers and originals -- across all genres. Start a free 30-day trial by going to <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobooks?utm_source=Podcast_Acq&amp;utm_medium=Affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_MarisReview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kobo.com/MARISREVIEW</a> or use the code MARIS40 to get 40% off one of our select audiobooks, curated by Kobo’s audiobook experts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 47: Laura Zigman

Oyinkan Braithwaite

Oyinkan Braithwaite is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. She is the author of My Sister, the Serial Killer, which won the 2019 LA Times Award for Best Crime Thriller, the 2019 Morning News Tournament of Books and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019, and, most recently, was longlisted for the Booker Prize.Recommended Reading:Milkman by Anna BurnsThe Turn of Midnight by Minette WaltersEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLink to Oyinkan’s drawings: https://oyinkanbraithwaite.com/sketches/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oyinkan Braithwaite is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. She is the author of My Sister, the Serial Killer, which won the 2019 LA Times Award for Best Crime Thriller, the 2019 Morning News Tournament of Books and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019, and, most recently, was longlisted for the Booker Prize.Recommended Reading:Milkman by Anna BurnsThe Turn of Midnight by Minette WaltersEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLink to Oyinkan’s drawings: <a href="https://oyinkanbraithwaite.com/sketches/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oyinkanbraithwaite.com/sketches/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 15: Oyinkan Braithwaite

Juliet Grames

This week on the Maris Review, Maris talks to Juliet Grames, the author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. The two discuss the personal family history behind the writing of the book, the lack of native voices from Calabria, her love for mob-related media (as much as she hates the mob), and her role at Soho Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Maris Review, Maris talks to Juliet Grames, the author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. The two discuss the personal family history behind the writing of the book, the lack of native voices from Calabria, her love for mob-related media (as much as she hates the mob), and her role at Soho Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 3: Juliet Grames

R. O. Kwon is a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow. The Incendiaries is her first novel, and it was named a best book of the year by over 40 publications. Kwon's writing is published in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, NPR, and elsewhere. Born in South Korea, she has lived most of her life in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

R. O. Kwon is a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow. The Incendiaries is her first novel, and it was named a best book of the year by over 40 publications. Kwon's writing is published in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, NPR, and elsewhere. Born in South Korea, she has lived most of her life in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 16: R.O. Kwon

Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award–winning film Adaptation. She is most recently the author of The Library Book, which is now out in paperback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award–winning film Adaptation. She is most recently the author of The Library Book, which is now out in paperback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 32: Susan Orlean

Miranda Popkey

Miranda Popkey has written for The New Republic, The New Yorker's Page-Turner blog, the Paris Review Daily, The Hairpin, The Awl, GQ, and New York magazine's The Cut. Her debut novel is called Topics of Conversation.Recommended Reading  Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi  Sula by Toni Morrisson   Look by Zan Romanoff  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miranda Popkey has written for The New Republic, The New Yorker's Page-Turner blog, the Paris Review Daily, The Hairpin, The Awl, GQ, and New York magazine's The Cut. Her debut novel is called Topics of Conversation.Recommended Reading<ul> <li> Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi</li> <li> Sula by Toni Morrisson </li> <li> Look by Zan Romanoff</li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 37: Miranda Popkey

Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch is the nationally bestselling author of the novels The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children, and Dora: A Headcase, and of the memoir The Chronology of Water. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Verge is her first story collection.Recommended Reading:Heart Berries by Therese MaillotCleanness by Garth GreenwellOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThere, There by Tommy Orange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lidia Yuknavitch is the nationally bestselling author of the novels The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children, and Dora: A Headcase, and of the memoir The Chronology of Water. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Verge is her first story collection.Recommended Reading:Heart Berries by Therese MaillotCleanness by Garth GreenwellOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThere, There by Tommy Orange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 43: Lidia Yuknavitch

Lili Anolik

Lili Anolik is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her work has also appeared in Harper’s, Esquire, and The Believer. She is the author of Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of LA, and lives in New York City with her husband and two small sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lili Anolik is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her work has also appeared in Harper’s, Esquire, and The Believer. She is the author of Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of LA, and lives in New York City with her husband and two small sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 25: Lili Anolik

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