Ep. 50: Xhenet Aliu & Chip Cheek

BRASS, the excellent first novel by Xhenet Aliu, mixes voice, humor, and simmering rage into the tale of a family that keeps ending up in the same rut. She and James talk about what they're going to do when they grow up, not porn-ifying poverty, editing vs. new pages, and then give credit to the proofreaders out there. Plus, the wondrous Chip Cheek tells James about the writing and thrilling sale of his novel, CAPE MAY. 

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Xhenet Aliu: http://xhenetaliu.com/

Xhenet and James discuss:

University of Alabama 

Bread Loaf Writers' Conference 

University of Georgia 

Julie Barer 

Avid Bookshop 

The Old Pal 

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Chip and James discuss: 

Gunter Grass 

Christopher Castellani 

Grub Street

Bread Loaf Writers' Conference 

Emerson College 

Whitney Scharer 

Jennifer De Leon 

Becky Tuch 

Celeste Ng 

Adam Stumacher 

Calvin Hennick

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 

Katherine Fausset

Curtis Brown, Ltd. 

Laura van den Berg 

Benjamin Percy 

Josh Weil

Deb Futter 

Jamie Raab

Celadon Books 

Macmillan Publishing 

Ren and Stimpy 

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