Ep. 61: Sarah Anne Strickley & Summer Reading

In the most clarifying conversation James has had about the process of learning to be a writer, Sarah Ann Strickley discusses her story collection, FALL TOGETHER, as well as the dangers of the Muse, the joys of plot and structure, finding your voice, giving up your heroes, and being Superman's neighbor. Plus, they nerd out over Marilynne Robinson's HOUSEKEEPING. Then, past guests provide summer reading recommendations. 

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Sarah Anne Strickley: https://www.sarahannestrickley.com/

Sarah and James discuss: 

Ian Stansel 

Raymond Carver 

The Cure 

Joy Division 

The University of Iowa 

Emerson College 

Joseph Campbell 

Darrell Spencer 

COUNTRY DARK by Chris Offutt

HOUSEKEEPING by Marilynne Robinson

"Hover" by Nell Freudenberger

Karen Russell 

Carmen Maria Machado

Laura van den Berg 

Fortress of Solitude 

Superman 

Superman's Neighbor

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Julia Fine, author of WHAT SHOULD BE WILD (ep. 58) 

THE LUMINARIES by Eleanor Catton

THE WAKE by Paul Kingsnorth 

INVITATION TO A BONFIRE by Adrienne Celt 

Xhenet Aliu, author of BRASS (ep. 50) 

WATCHMEN written by Alan Moore, art by David Gibbons, colorist John Higgins 

A RIVER OF STARS by Vanessa Hua 

THE INCENDIARIES by R.O. Kwon 

Patrick Crerand, author of THE PAPER LIFE THEY LEAD (ep. 56) 

PANORAMA by Steve Kistulentz 

BRAZEN CREATURE by Anne Barngrover

BAD STORIES by Steve Almond

PRIEST DADDY by Patricia Lockwood 

THE INFORMATION by James Gleick

Mark Powell, author of SMALL TREASONS (ep. 11) 

FLORIDA by Lauren Groff 

WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje 

OUTLINE by Rachel Cusk 

MY LIFE AS A RUSSIAN NOVEL by Emmanuel Carrere 

KINGDOM by Emmanuel Carrere 

BLUETS by Maggie Nelson

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA by Philip Roth 

Kirstin Chen, author of BURY WHAT WE CANNOT TAKE (ep. 55) 

MOTHER OF INVENTION by Caeli Wolfson Widger 

SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng 

AN OCEAN OF MINUTES by Thea Lim 

WHITE DANCING ELEPHANTS by Chaya Bhuvaneswar 

Aja Gabel, author of THE ENSEMBLE (ep. 59)  

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney 

A SEPARATION by Katie Kitamura 

Michael Nye, author of ALL THE CASTLES BURNED (ep. 52) 

ASYMMETRY by Lisa Halliday 

SWEET & LOW by Nick White 

INDIAN HORSE by Richard Wagamese 

REMEMBERING POETS by Donald Hall  

Annie Hartnett, author of RABBIT CAKE (ep. 30) 

THERE, THERE by Tommy Orange 

WHO IS VERA KELLY? by Rosalie Knecht 

THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters 

THE WORLD OF TOMORROW by Brendan Matthews 

LESS by Andrew Sean Greer 

THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner 

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