Novel Gazing Podcast

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  • Novel Gazing is a biweekly podcast dedicated to news, recommendations, and general goings-on from the world of literary fiction.
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Episodes
  • Literary Comics

    Literary Comics
    Jun 30 2020
    Mary Kay and Louise talk about important things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What are some great literary comics? And, what are you reading now? This episode is sponsored by THE LIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE by Kimi Eisele, now in paperback from Algonquin Books; Dark August by Harper Publishing; and Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED: Kelly Sue DeConnick on how the comic industry fosters sexual harassment and how to change the system. Black Writers’ Guild calls for sweeping change in UK publishing  Understanding Comics : The Invisible Art & Making Comics by Scott McCloud  How Pictures Work by Molly Bang  Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy : A Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, illustrated by Dani The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds Freedom Hospital : A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman, trans Francesca Barrie Bingo Love by Tee Franklin Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi Bites of Terror by Cuddles and Rage   Here by Richard McGuire One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg Graphic novels for people who like literary fiction Bunny by Mona Awad Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi The Year Of The Runaways by Sanjeev Sahota YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOSTS HERE: Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter. Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer, and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    53 mins
  • Literature in Translation, Part II

    Literature in Translation, Part II
    Jun 16 2020
    Mary Kay and Louise talk about important things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What are some newly translated books? And, what are you reading now? This episode is sponsored by The Secret Women from Amistad Books, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!, and the Books and Boba podcast. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED: Book workers are striking today in a day of solidarity against racist violence and discrimination. A list of online Black owned bookstores to support. The LAMBDA awards are out! Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante which was the winner of the Trans category. Metonymy Press Fracture by Andrés Neuman, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia Magnetized by Carlos Busqued translated by Samuel Rutter The Cage by Alberts Bels https://bookriot.com/2019/10/21/latvian-embassy-little-free-library/ Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Hadriana in All My Dreams by Renee Depestre, translated by Kaima L. Glover Celestial Bodies by Joka Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth Pillars of Salt by Fadia Faqir [edit: this book was not translated from its original Arabic into English, but rather published simultaneously in Arabic and English] Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el Saadawi 50 Must Read Books by women in translation The Garden of Monsters by  Lorenza Pieri, translated by Liesl Schillinger Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOSTS HERE: Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter. Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer, and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    49 mins
  • Interview with Screenwriter Sarah Gubbins about SHIRLEY

    Interview with Screenwriter Sarah Gubbins about SHIRLEY
    Jun 2 2020
    Mary Kay and Louise talk about important things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What was it like to adapt Shirley Jackson to film? And, what are you reading now? This episode contains a really special interview with Sarah Gubbins, screenwriter of the new release film adaptation, Shirley.  This episode is sponsored by On LightHouses, The Yield, and Shelf Addiction. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED: #FrightGirlSummer We Are All Fluxus Artists Now: Natilee Harren on Making the Most of Mundane Tasks “The First Lines of Emails I’ve Received While Quarantining” by Jessica Salfia Trailer of Shirley, adapted from Shirley: A Novel by Sarah Scarf Merrell Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Gender Trouble by Judith Butler Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOSTS HERE: Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter. Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer, and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    45 mins

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