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Burned By Books

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A podcast for writers and readers who are obsessive about their books. Interviews with established and up-and-coming writers, and recommendations for the best in contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama. Chris Holmes . Chris is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival , a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers.

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Alexandra Chang, "Days of Distraction" (HarperCollins, 2020) 24.05.2020 58:31

An interview with Alexandra Chang about her debut novel, Days of Distraction (2020). I introduce some distraction reads, some for when you want to wallow in the anxiety, and others for pure escapism. Books Recommended in this episode: Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson Days of Distraction, Alexandra Chang Alexandra recommends: The Visiting Privilege, Joy Williams; The House is a Body, Shruti Swami;...

The Last Bookstore, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY 03.05.2020 53:01

An interview with Lisa Swayze, the General Manager of Buffalo Street Book in Ithaca, New York. Buffalo Street Books is one of a handful of community-owned bookstores in the country. It survived the double plague of a Borders and a Barnes and Nobles in the same tiny city with them by reaching out to the community to buy ownership shares. We discuss her latest recommendations for reading during the...

Eleanor Henderson, "The Twelve-Mile Straight" (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2017) 28.05.2019 50:03

An interview with Eleanor Henderson, author of Ten Thousand Saints and The Twelve-Mile Straight (Ecco, 2011, 2017). Books Recommended in this episode: Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza In the Land of Men, Adrienne Miller; The Varieties of Romantic Experience, Robert Cohen Ten Thousand Saints, The Twelve-Mile Straight, Eleanor Henderson Three quarantine reads: Hex, Rebecca Dinerstein Knight; The Ninth Ho...