LitFriends Podcast

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Garth Greenwell and photographer Mark Armijo McKnight about truth, hot sex, and looking for beauty in all the RIGHT places. Garth Greenwell https://www.garthgreenwell.com/ https://garthgreenwell.substack.com/ Mark Armijo McKnight https://www.markmcknight.xyz/ https://tbwbooks.com/products/posthume ?   Annie Liontas https://www.ann...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Dantiel W. Moniz and Chet'la Sebree about their friendship, the power of baked potatoes, and thriving through danger. Dantiel W Moniz https://www.dantielwmoniz.com/ Chet'la Sebree https://www.chetlasebree.com/ Annie Liontas https://www.annieliontas.com/ Lito Velázquez https://www.litovelazquez.com/  

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Denne Michele Norris, & Hilary Leichter about their special threesome, the third heat, long voice memos, going viral, a capella realness, and taking the local.   Emma Copley Eisenberg https://www.emmacopleyeisenberg.com/ Housemates : https://bookshop.org/p/books/housemates-a-novel-emma-copley-eisenberg/6007b...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez as we remember Edmund Valentine White III along with Yiyun Li. Links LitfriendsPodcast www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com https://arts.princeton.edu/people/profiles/yiyunl/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_White   LitFriends LinkTree LitFriends Insta LitFriends Facebook

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken about their chosen sibling relationship, writing to and for your besties, sassy group chats, reinventing yourself on and off the page, the trouble with happiness, and simultaneity. Paul Lisicky http://www.paullisicky.net/ Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell :  https://bo...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Yiyun Li & Edmund White about their book club of two, having three imaginary friends, the political vs the artistic, and loving each other all day long. Season Two is coming this fall!   Links Libsyn Blog https://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/yiyun-li https://www.nationalbook.org/people/edmund-white/ www.annieliontas.com www.lito...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paula Saunders & George Saunders about why we bother with writing, blowing up, truth, beauty, the spiritual life, and nearly 40 years of marriage. Our next episode will feature Yiyun Li & Edmund White.   Links Libsyn Blog https://georgesaundersbooks.com/ https://paulasaundersbooks.com/   www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Liz Moore & Asali Solomon about being iconic Phily literary friends and co-conspirators in The CLAW, Philly's literary salon for women, non-binary, and genderqueer writers. Our next episode will feature George & Paula Saunders.   Links Libsyn Blog www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com https://www.lizmoore.net/ https://www.asa...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly about their grand statements, big revelations, sentential seduction, queering forms, the power of vulnerability, and love poems. We're taking a break and will be back for our next episode with guests Yiyun Li & Edmund White on January 16,  2024. Happy Holidays, LitFam!   LINKS Libsyn Blog ww...

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth about their travels in the Sahara, ancient chickens, disappointments, true love, and why great books are so necessary. Our next episode will feature Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly, out December 22, 2023.   Links Libsyn Blog www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com https://www.lucycorin.com...

In the first episode of Season 1, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez speak with LitFriends Angela Flournoy & Justin Torres about their enduring friendship, writing in a precarious world, and chosen family. Links https://sites.libsyn.com/494238 www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com https://linktr.ee/litfriendspodcast https://www.instagram.com/litfriendspodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/...

Show Notes On our inaugural episode, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez introduce LitFriends, a podcast.  Each week, we welcome two literary friends to discuss the writing life, how literary friendships get us through tough times, and what they love about their literary bestie. Join Annie and Lito for Season One as they speak with today's most engaging literary talents and their lit friends...