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Blake Butler with Colin Winnette / Molly
Booksmith hosts Blake Butler to celebrate his new book, Molly, in conversation with Colin Winnette on February 22, 2024.
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- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -
Blake Butler is the author of nine book-length works, including Alice Knott (Riverhead), 300,000,000 (Harper Perennial), Sky Saw (Tyrant Books), There is No Year (Harper Perennial), Scorch Atlas (Featherproof Books), and Ever (Calamari Press), as well as the nonfictional Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia (Harper Perennial). His short fiction, interviews, reviews, and essays have appeared widely, including in The Believer, The New York Times, Bomb, Bookforum, and as an ongoing column at Vice. In 2021, he was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. He is a founding editor of HTMLGIANT. blakebutler.org/
Colin Winnette is the author of several novels and collections. His latest novel Users was a New York Times "Editor's Choice", among New Yorker "Best Books of 2023," and called "The First Great Novel About Virtual Reality" by The Nation. His writing has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, including McSweeney's, Playboy, and Gulf Coast Magazine. www.colinwinnette.net/
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Rachel Edelman, Sarah Ghazal Ali & Gabrielle Bates
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Booksmith hosts Rachel Edelman (Dear Memphis) and Sarah Ghazal Ali (Theophanies) to celebrate their new books, along with special guest Gabrielle Bates (Judas Goat), on February 21, 2024. Order copies of Dear Memphis by Rachel Edelman to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9798988137825 Order copies of Theophanies by Sarah Ghazal Ali to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781949944587 Order copies...
Omnidawn Publishing / Fall 2023
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Booksmith hosts the virtual launch event for Omnidawn Publishing's Fall 2023 titles on Jan 7, 2024. To order the books: www.booksmith.com/event/omnidawn-fall-2023 -THE AUTHORS- Karla Kelsey’s poetry books include Blood Feather; A Conjoined Book, also published by Omnidawn; Iteration Nets; and Knowledge, Forms, the Aviary, selected by Carolyn Forché for the Sawtooth Poetry Prize. Her book of exp...
Amy Kurzweil with Daniel Gumbiner / Artificial
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Booksmith hosts Amy Kurzweil to celebrate the launch of her debut, Artificial, in conversation with Daniel Gumbiner on October 17, 2023. Order copies of Artificial to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781948226387 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Amy Kurzweil is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author of Flying Couch: A Graphic Memoir. She was a 2021 Berlin Prize Fellow with the American Academy in Berlin...
Ed Park with Natalie So / Same Bed Different Dreams
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Booksmith hosts Ed Park to celebrate his novel Same Bed Different Dreams, in conversation with Natalie So on November 13, 2023. Order copies of Same Bed Different Dreams to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9780812998979 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Ed Park is the author of the novels Personal Days and Same Bed Different Dreams. He is a founding editor of The Believer, and has worked in newspapers, bo...
Susan Kiyo Ito with Faith Adiele / I Would Meet You Anywhere
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Booksmith hosts Susan Kiyo Ito to celebrate her debut I Would Meet You Anywhere, in conversation with Faith Adiele on November 15, 2023. Order copies of I Would Meet You Anywhere to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9780814258835 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Susan Ito began reading at the age of three, and writing stories at the age six. She co-edited the literary anthology A Ghost At Heart’s Edge: St...
Naomi Alderman with Maggie Tokuda-Hall / The Future
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Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters present an evening with Naomi Alderman for her novel The Future, in conversation with Maggie Tokuda-Hall on November 6, 2023. Order copies of The Future and have it shipped to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781668025680 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of The Power, which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys’ Women’s Prize fo...
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto with Mimi Lok / Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
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Booksmith hosts Megan Kamalei Kakimoto to celebrate her debut Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare, in conversation with Mimi Lok on September 12, 2023. Order copies of Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781639731169 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Megan Kamalei Kakimoto is a Japanese and Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) writer from Honolulu, Hawai'i. Her fiction has been feat...
Roxane Gay with Tommy Orange / Opinions
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Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters present an evening with Roxane Gay for her book Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business, in conversation with Tommy Orange on October 24, 2023. Order copies of Opinions and have it shipped to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9780063341463 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Roxane Gay is the author of the essay collection Bad Femi...
Chuck Tingle with Charlie Jane Anders / Camp Damascus
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Booksmith hosts Chuck Tingle to celebrate his novel Camp Damascus, in conversation with Charlie Jane Anders on July 24, 2023. Order copies of Camp Damascus to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781250874627 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Chuck Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home o...
Beth Nguyen with R.O. Kwon / Owner of a Lonely Heart
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Booksmith hosts Beth Nguyen to celebrate her memoir Owner of a Lonely Heart, in conversation with R.O. Kwon on July 26, 2023. Order copies of Owner of a Lonely Heart to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781982196349 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Beth Nguyen, who has also written under the name Bich Minh Nguyen, is the author of three previous books: the memoir Stealing Buddha’s Dinner and the novels S...
Shelley Parker Chan with Andrea Stewart / He Who Drowned the World
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Booksmith hosts Shelley Parker Chan to celebrate their novel He Who Drowned the World, in conversation with Andrea Stewart on September 14, 2023. Order copies of He Who Drowned the World to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781250621825 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ...
Jane Hirshfield / The Asking
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Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters present an evening with Jane Hirshfield for The Asking: New and Selected Poems, on September 13, 2023. Order copies of The Asking and have it shipped to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9780593535950 - ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Writing “some of the most important poetry in the world today” (The New York Times Magazine), Jane Hirshfield is the author of ten collec...
Sean Michaels with Julie Bruck / Do You Remember Being Born?
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Booksmith hosts Sean Michaels to celebrate his novel Do You Remember Being Born?, in conversation with Julie Bruck on September 14, 2023. Order copies of Do You Remember Being Born? to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9781662602320 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Sean Michaels is a novelist, short story writer and critic. He is the founder of pioneering music blog Said the Gramophone. His debut novel, U...
Adam Mansbach with W. Kamau Bell / The Golem of Brooklyn
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Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters, in partnership with JCC East Bay, present an evening with Adam Mansbach for his novel The Golem of Brooklyn, in conversation with W. Kamau Bell on September 26, 2023. Order copies of The Golem of Brooklyn and have it shipped to your door: www.booksmith.com/book/9780593729823 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS - Adam Mansbach is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsel...
Heather Cox Richardson with Rebecca Solnit / Democracy Awakening
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Heather Cox Richardson with Rebecca Solnit / Democracy Awakening
Naomi Klein with Annalee Newitz / Doppelganger
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Naomi Klein with Annalee Newitz / Doppelganger
Omnidawn Publishing / Spring 2023
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Omnidawn Publishing / Spring 2023
Zyzzyva: Dan Alter, Jane Marchant, Angie Sijun Lou, Liala Zaray & Yohanca Delgado
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Zyzzyva: Dan Alter, Jane Marchant, Angie Sijun Lou, Liala Zaray & Yohanca Delgado
Zachary Zane with Gabe Dunn / Boyslut
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Zachary Zane with Gabe Dunn / Boyslut
Cleyvis Natera w/Leila Mottley / Neruda on the Park
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Cleyvis Natera w/Leila Mottley / Neruda on the Park
Dean Rader & Paula J Birnbaum
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Dean Rader & Paula J Birnbaum
Eirinie Carson with Savala Nolan / The Dead Are Gods
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Eirinie Carson with Savala Nolan / The Dead Are Gods
Heather Bourbeau with Salty Walt and Kim Shuck / Monarch
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Heather Bourbeau with Salty Walt and Kim Shuck / Monarch
Annalee Newitz with Robin Sloan / The Terraformers
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Annalee Newitz with Robin Sloan / The Terraformers
Sarah Ladipo Manyika with Vendela Vida / Between Starshine and Clay
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Sarah Ladipo Manyika with Vendela Vida / Between Starshine and Clay
Kathryn Ma with Bonnie Tsui / The Chinese Groove
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Kathryn Ma with Bonnie Tsui / The Chinese Groove
Dacher Keltner with Michael Pollan / Awe
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Dacher Keltner with Michael Pollan / Awe
Josh Riedel with Yohanca Delgado / Please Report Your Bug Here
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Josh Riedel with Yohanca Delgado / Please Report Your Bug Here
Omnidawn Publishing / Fall 2022
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Omnidawn Publishing / Fall 2022

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @sandrapisarski6597
    @sandrapisarski6597 9 днів тому

    Most excellent

  • @UMDFineArtsAcademy
    @UMDFineArtsAcademy 2 місяці тому

    Awe-ha moment

  • @oliviag.3059
    @oliviag.3059 2 місяці тому

    I want Dr Richardson to be president.

  • @mitchie2267
    @mitchie2267 2 місяці тому

    Shitlib central.

  • @Davidhockneyspool
    @Davidhockneyspool 2 місяці тому

    🥺

  • @rudigazortipek2987
    @rudigazortipek2987 4 місяці тому

    Goebbellian?

  • @kimmychristensen2747
    @kimmychristensen2747 5 місяців тому

    I just read your book Susan. Great read. I am adopted also. Born in 1965. Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @shabirmagami146
    @shabirmagami146 5 місяців тому

    brilliant poet .... lucky to have discovered her... a true poet ....such control on the form!!! and the conversation at the end .....how genuine! how Insightful! .... thoroughly enjoyed … thank you for sharing 💌💌💌💌

  • @photographybya7602
    @photographybya7602 6 місяців тому

    This interview is GREAT! I love the rapport between the author and interviewer and the sound quality is excellent. Thank you!!!

  • @missZoey5387
    @missZoey5387 7 місяців тому

    I love how wholesome and seemingly innocent Mosscap is. This and Psalm for the Wild-Built are some of the few stories to make me laugh. I also loved the scene where Dex and Logan get together, it just seemed so sweet, and Dex's attraction to men is a neat aspect of their character.

  • @cheepshotz
    @cheepshotz 7 місяців тому

    I believe we are getting more conscious as we go, as does the opposition.

  • @rashidahshakir2632
    @rashidahshakir2632 11 місяців тому

    I think this is a rather amazing collaboration. I've read and enjoyed both of these authors!

  • @slampersand3145
    @slampersand3145 11 місяців тому

    🍉🕊️

  • @Lenta-Life
    @Lenta-Life Рік тому

    Do you know what is the study from the 1980s Alex mentioned in the minute 47:06?

  • @aclassy1119
    @aclassy1119 Рік тому

    Berea college is in ky not ohio

  • @DanielleA2023
    @DanielleA2023 Рік тому

    The right wing have positioned so many fellow right wing Predators into positions of power they can act or not act with impunity. Also, the host is bad

  • @vanessabakerrodriguez7035

    I'm so grateful to have had the chance to hear this reading. Thank you!

  • @thewonderchildblog
    @thewonderchildblog Рік тому

    I love her so much! <3 Thank you for sharing this!

  • @kathyfoley2364
    @kathyfoley2364 Рік тому

    Loving the learning, thank you❤

  • @da-AL
    @da-AL Рік тому

    hilarious! this is great - Edgar deserves to celebrate!

  • @jcbjcb2
    @jcbjcb2 Рік тому

    timeline parallels... 1960s/70s John Birchers and Lewis Powell Manifesto are parallel to pre-Constitution then "3/5ths compromise" (1780s). From the 1780s, there were decades of increasing rift (antislave/proslave statehood pairings, Fugitive Slave laws, etc) before the volatility of the 1850s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_slave_laws_in_the_United_States A gulag nation is the perennial goal of oligarchs.

  • @samuelwaxman7404
    @samuelwaxman7404 Рік тому

    👍

  • @samuelwaxman7404
    @samuelwaxman7404 Рік тому

    Evolution, love, Our Father, and having the best things in life which money cannot buy; and a few of these things must be given to you ---> ie: eternal life... Keep human interaction and let's all improve it with others for it is very important... Love is the most powerful of them all and it will beat anything... All of us including myself must keep being of service to all and help our fellow man/woman... Thank you for that writing tip that you mentioned earlier, and that tip gave me the drive that I will use later on today after I get some sleep to start writing my book... ❤❤❤... #3

  • @samuelwaxman7404
    @samuelwaxman7404 Рік тому

    I reside in Southern California ---> 30 minutes north of Los Angeles

  • @samuelwaxman7404
    @samuelwaxman7404 Рік тому

    Good morning ladies and God bless you... #3

  • @mikewatch1487
    @mikewatch1487 Рік тому

    Mike Scott who is gym bag jordon with a jacket. The worst person to get the position. Not good for Democratic system. He was the head guy to not certify the election.

    • @mikewatch1487
      @mikewatch1487 Рік тому

      So yes the Republican have it under control. Wake up you two. It’s still a big problem and nothing is over.

  • @judymiles7186
    @judymiles7186 Рік тому

    I've tried unsuccessfully to unsubscribe to her newsletter too many times to count. It's nothing personal, however, it's insulting to not have my simple request granted.

  • @captainramom3367
    @captainramom3367 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Hound45
    @Hound45 Рік тому

    Fascist from the right? The GOP , Trump, so-maga extremists compared to leftists and Democrats have no power in Washington. No power. They can’t agree on what to eat for lunch. Democrats and leftist have 100 percent more dedication to there cause than any right wing faction. They stick together from NPR to Late Night Comedy to colleges and movie makers. All trumpet leftist ideology and narrative. The right has no chance against such a coordinated machine. So drop all the drama! You won and are in control.

    • @jcbjcb2
      @jcbjcb2 Рік тому

      @Hound45 <-hallucinating

  • @J.M.-nb4gw
    @J.M.-nb4gw Рік тому

    HCR is excellent but since she doesn't do video or audio podcast it's a relatively small number of people who actually take the time to read her insightful articles

  • @EnriqueCubillo
    @EnriqueCubillo Рік тому

    loved this chat thanks for posting it, the question asked at 46:00 makes me wonder what would Sarah say about SpikeBoarding Skiing if she were to see it?

  • @SandiTink
    @SandiTink Рік тому

    “Doing what the media fails to do.” Yes! Absolutely! And not just the media but the schools. Too many people think that the past has nothing to do with today, that it contains no lessons from which we can learn. They are so wrong, and their folly, if you will, affects us all today. We ignore the past at our peril.

    • @rhondah1587
      @rhondah1587 Рік тому

      Very true. You can't know where you are going unless you know where you have been. Our framers looked back at the history they knew and drew from it to create the first secular nation in the history of human civilization. They didn't get everything just right, but they had the foresight to make the Constitution amendable.

  • @gailleopold4163
    @gailleopold4163 Рік тому

    “It’s about us…” Yay Heather!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @tomwirt319
    @tomwirt319 Рік тому

    Since HCR had nothing to do, lets send our President into the worlds hottest hot zones.

  • @tomwirt319
    @tomwirt319 Рік тому

    So might the second house vote be a prrecursor for the next presidential election.

  • @williamjacobsen2291
    @williamjacobsen2291 Рік тому

    I wonder if Trump's followers in the Congress want to shut down the government. Authoritarianism finds its home in chaos, especially if people believe they are in a financial crisis.

  • @suedonn7996
    @suedonn7996 Рік тому

    Thank you both for the roles you play in defending our democratic principles.

  • @louisefrazier1302
    @louisefrazier1302 Рік тому

    So good! Thank you!

  • @corwin8558
    @corwin8558 Рік тому

    Republicans are straight up authoritarian fascists. start the advertising explaining what democracy means. i had a guy say to me we are a republic. nothing says we are a democracy. we have created morons

    • @jcbjcb2
      @jcbjcb2 Рік тому

      The text of the US Constitution doesn't use the word "democracy", but it requires democratic representation: "Section 2 House of Representatives Clause 1 Composition The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature."

  • @clearfield2009
    @clearfield2009 Рік тому

    14th amendment, section 3 prohibits any elected official from holding office if they have committed insurrection or given aid to anyone who has. How is Jordan still in office?

  • @clearfield2009
    @clearfield2009 Рік тому

    Trump is slurring his speech and keeps vomiting old soundbites, “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” is what he keeps chanting, sometimes from out of the blue.

  • @clearfield2009
    @clearfield2009 Рік тому

    The Republicans have a plan. This chaos and delay IS their game plan. All of these delays are what trump wants. The longer the speaker vote is delayed the closer we are to the budget deadline. That cuts time for the house to avoid a shut down. This is their plan.

  • @sandicampbell3252
    @sandicampbell3252 Рік тому

    I can't say enough good about this interview!

  • @floatinglotuswomenswellness

    Two of the brightest, most accomplished, and honest people writing in these turbulent times. I am in awe of their talents and grateful for the opportunity to read them both. Thank you to Booksmith and all who made this possible, and to the brilliant women who made it so memorable.

    • @tomwirt319
      @tomwirt319 Рік тому

      Lets see, Heather, Cassidy , things are looking up!

  • @giowop58
    @giowop58 Рік тому

    Solnit is a Neo-misogynist cult follower

  • @caussin1
    @caussin1 Рік тому

    Great chat but why are these to people not in chairs that face each other a bit? I looks very awkward.

  • @theoldcountry2031
    @theoldcountry2031 Рік тому

    Terrible interview of an amazing figure.

  • @put-on
    @put-on Рік тому

    Holy smokes! This is so wrong on so many levels. I almost turned this off when the announcer's introduction spoke of the NYT glorification of this particular author. An NYT endorsement almost seems like more of a condemnation or maybe it should be considered the kiss of death. The worst thing about these two, and everyone in the receptive audience, is their own perpetuation of the status quo through these rose-colored lenses. What will never be covered in these types of "liberal" conversations is the seething undercurrent throughout this country that everything is really hopeless. People supported Trump because they believed he would burn it all down and start over. By no means am I supporting the Trump movement or the chief scoundrel himself. I live in a small town outside of a larger metropolitan area where people all around me live from crisis to crisis. Pin cushions? Art? Literature? Daring? People out here are always desperate all the time. It's not a matter of "sitting back." It's a matter of using every ounce of one's energy struggling to survive. This is what it's like living under barbarism.

    • @LCamp-cr7fs
      @LCamp-cr7fs Рік тому

      The people you are describing have the time to blame anyone but the real culprits. They rage against black/brown people, transgendered use of bathrooms, etc. Never do they ask themselves why they lost their job when the big corporate employer disassembled the factory and shipped it overseas. When they purchase anything, they never ask themselves how it affects their local economy and their own wellbeing. They blame government while taking every handout available. I know, I live in such an area.

    • @jcbjcb2
      @jcbjcb2 Рік тому

      C**ks are sadomasochist.

  • @harriettejensen479
    @harriettejensen479 Рік тому

    HCR makes me wish that the reporters at newspapers and on TV were required to have at least a history minor so that we wouldn't get spoonfed bits of information that really have no relevance to the larger picture of what goes on in the world.....that, and they had to learn how to tell the diference between spin and reality.

  • @scofah
    @scofah Рік тому

    History, politics, law, punishments, and the shape of the judiciary is all about *election winners*. So please go to your county's Democratic Party headquarters and offer your time, talent, treasure, encouragement, friendship, enthusiasm, energy, and support to help Democrats win elections. A lot of important races are winner take all (governors, US Senate, state legislatures, and local races, and judges). So don't let gerrymandering or voter suppression stop anyone from participating in casting a vote.