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Dec 29, 2017

Every year has to end, and 2017 is no exception. It was a garbage year dominated by a garbage man, and I'm happy to report that my good friends Adam Greenfield and Gene Morgan were here to help me bid it a fond farewell.  

Adam is the author of the upcoming novel Circa, due out in August 2018, and Gene is the founder...


Dec 20, 2017

Daniel A. Hoyt is the guest. His new novel, This Book Is Not For You, is available now from Dzanc Books. It is the winner of the inaugural Dzanc Fiction Prize and the official December pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club.

In today's monologue, I respond to listener mail involving death, the illusion of death, and...


Dec 13, 2017

Patty Schemel and Erin Hosier are the guests. Patty was the drummer for the rock band Hole from 1992-98. Her new memoir, Hit So Hard, is available now from Da Capo Press.  Erin is her literary agent at Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner; she helped shepherd the book to publication. (She is also my literary agent.)

In today's...


Dec 6, 2017

Bud Smith is the guest. His new memoir, Work, is available now from Civil Coping Mechanisms. 

This is Bud's second time on the program. He first appeared in Episode 373, on July 29, 2015.

In today's monologue, I respond to listener mail regarding my eating...


Nov 29, 2017

Ivy Pochoda is the guest. Her new novel is called Wonder Valley, available now from Ecco. 

In today's monologue, I answer questions from listeners.