Oct 14, 2015

Chris Tarry is the guest. His debut story collection, How to Carry Bigfoot Home, is available now from Red Hen Press.

This one was fun. Chris had flown in the day before from New York and then was up late working—he's a professional bass guitarist—and this, he told me, led to a few drinks, and well, you get the...

Oct 7, 2015

Catie Disabato is the guest. Her debut novel, The Ghost Network, is available now from Melville House.

Catie came over here and sat down in the middle of her workday and talked to me. I always appreciate it when someone with a serious day job makes time to do the show. As you'll hear, she's a Midwestern girl. We have...

Sep 30, 2015

Jonathan Evison is the guest. His new novel, This is Your Life, Harriet Chance!, is now available from Algonquin Books. It was the official August pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club.

A little late getting to this one, considering that Harriet was the August pick for the book club, but as most of you know, my new...

Sep 23, 2015

Bill Clegg is the guest. His debut novel, Did You Ever Have a Family?, is available now from Scout Press. It has been long-listed for both the Man Booker Award and National Book Award.

Bill and I talked on the hottest day of the year in LA, or one of the hottest days of the year. It was sweltering in the garage and it...

Sep 16, 2015

Carmiel Banasky is the guest. Her debut novel, The Suicide of Claire Bishop, is now available from Dzanc Books. It is the official September selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club.

Carmiel and I talked about Los Angeles and New York and Judaism and her dad. We also talked about Portland; she grew up in...