Episode 16 — Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello is the guest. She is the critically acclaimed author of the novel My Sister’s Continent (Chiasmus Press), the story collection Slut Lullabies (Emergency Press), and the forthcoming...
View ArticleEpisode 20 — Adam Novy
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! The guest is Adam Novy, author of the debut novel The Avian Gospels, available now from Short Flight / Long Drive Books, an independent press run by the good people over...
View ArticleEpisode 23 — Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is the guest. He’s the author of several books, including The Sluts, God Jr., the five novels of the George Miles cycle, and, most recently, The Marbled Swarm, now available from Harper...
View ArticleEpisode 29 — Ben Loory
Ben Loory is the guest. He’s the author of the debut collection Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day, now available from Penguin. Long a favorite of small zine readers in print and online, as...
View ArticleI Have Been Interviewed by 16-Year-Old Book Blogger Robby Auld
Robby Auld, 16-year-old book blogger wünderkind, has interviewed me about the podcast and The Nervous Breakdown. To read the full interview, please click right here.
View ArticleInterview at Jane Friedman’s Blog: How ‘Literary’ and ‘Entrepreneur’ Are...
I’ve been interviewed by John Warner over at Jane Friedman‘s excellent blog. We talk about the state of things in publishing and how ‘literary’ pursuits blend with ‘entrepreneurial’ ones, among...
View ArticleEpisode 36 — D.R. Haney
D.R. Haney is the guest. He’s the author of the novel Banned for Life (And/Or Press) and the nonfiction collection Subversia, now available from TNB Books. PANK magazine calls Subversia “…heartfelt...
View ArticleOther People Makes Filmmaker Magazine’s ‘Super 8′
Good news! Filmmaker magazine has included Other People in its Winter 2012 ‘Super 8‘ list! (Thanks to Scott Macaulay and everyone over at Filmmaker!) Here’s the write-up:
View ArticleEpisode 54 — Jeff Ragsdale
Jeff Ragsdale is the guest. He’s the co-author, along with David Shields and Michael Logan, of Jeff, One Lonely Guy. Here’s what Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho, has to say about it: You...
View ArticleEpisode 84 — Elizabeth Collins
Elizabeth Collins is today’s guest. She’s the editor of The Beautiful Anthology, a collection of essays, stories, and poems from TNB Books, all of which are centered on the topic of beauty. She’s...
View ArticleEpisode 174 — Benjamin Percy
Benjamin Percy is the guest. His new novel, Red Moon, is now available from Grand Central Publishing. It is the May selection of the TNB Book Club. (Photo credit: The Oregonian.) John Irving says Red...
View ArticleEpisode 191 — Elliott Holt
Elliott Holt is the guest. Her debut novel, You Are One of Them, is now available from Penguin. The New York Times Book Review raves You Are One of Them is a hugely absorbing first novel from a writer...
View ArticleEpisode 216 — Lauren Grodstein
Lauren Grodstein is the guest. Her new novel, The Explanation for Everything, is now available from Algonquin Books. It is the official October selection of The TNB Book Club. Tom Perrotta calls it...
View ArticleEpisode 243 — Jennifer Percy
Jennifer Percy is the guest. Her new book, Demon Camp, is available from Scribner. It is the official January selection of The TNB Book Club. Dexter Filkins, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, says Demon...
View ArticlePremium: Gloria Harrison
Gloria Harrison is the guest. She is a writer and a longtime contributor to The Nervous Breakdown, and in May of 2013 she was featured on This American Life, Episode 494. This is my conversation with...
View ArticlePremium: Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello is the guest. Her new novel, A Life in Men, is the official February selection of The TNB Book Club. It is available now from Algonquin Books. Booklist raves In this bravura...
View ArticleEpisode 250 — Chris Parris-Lamb
Chris Parris-Lamb is the guest. He is a literary agent at The Gernert Company in New York City. His clients include Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) and Garth Risk Hallberg (City on Fire). The New...
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