Lit Wit, Episode 8: The Talking Book
In this episode, Carly and Dusty take on a topic that has divided them for years--the audiobook. What makes a good audiobook? What is the best place to find audiobooks? Should you feel guilty letting someone read you a story that you could, in theory, read for yourself? Specific titles discussed in this episode include Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father (1995) and Tom Rob Smith's The Farm (2014).
Lit Wit, Episode 7: Celebrating Short Stories: Witpunk, Pieces for the Left Hand, and Flash Fiction Forward
Carly and Dusty continue celebrating International Short Story Month by discussing three recent collections of short stories: Witpunk (eds. Claude Lalumiére & Marty Halpern, 2003), Pieces for the Left Hand (J. Robert Lennon, 2005), and Flash Fiction Forward (eds. Robert Shapard & James Thomas). They also pay their respects to the late Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
LitWit, Episode 6: Celebrating Short Stories: Greenleaf
Happy International Short Story Month! In this episode, Carly and Dusty celebrate the short story tradition by discussing "Greenleaf" (1956), Flannery O'Connor's classic tale about a grouchy old dairy farmer and the gentleman bull who comes courting her. Share the names of other short stories you have loved with us on Facebook or at litwit.weebly.com.
LitWit, Episode 5: Reading Goals and Challenges
A poem a day? Ten books a month? A million pages a year? In Episode #5, we take a look back at reading goals and challenges that we have set for ourselves and share some reasons why we have found them educational, motivating, and often frustrating. Let us know how you have challenged yourself to read more often and more diversely by leaving us a note at litwit.weebly.com or on our Facebook page.
LitWit, Episode 4: The Book Thief and Espatolino
What do a girl coming of age in Nazi Germany and a bandit stealing maidens in nineteenth-century Italy have in common? More than you probably expect. In this episode, we talk about two historical novels we like — Markus Zusak’s Book Thief (2006) and Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda’s Espatolino (1844) — with references to Mein Kamph (1925), the novels of Sir Walter Scott, and … American Horror Story: Asylum. After listening, leave us a Facebook comment about why you think history continues to fascinate both writers and readers.
Litwit, Episode 3:
Book Recommendations
In this episode, Carly and Dusty tackle the tough issues. To recommend or not to recommend books--that is the question. Of course, we put out a podcast about books, so it is very likely that we 'do'...but we discuss the many ups and downs of book recommendation.
LitWit, Episode 2: Margaret Atwood
In this great 2nd podcast we reveal our love of all things Atwood, our surprising lack of knowledge about her, and so many other side-topics! If you're interested in a more coherent review, this review from the Daily Californian was published a few days after our podcast. Check it out.
LitWit, Episode 1: The Graphic Novel
In our debut-podcast, we discuss our first encounter with the literary genre graphic novels, and also our most recently read graphic novel.
In this episode, Carly and Dusty take on a topic that has divided them for years--the audiobook. What makes a good audiobook? What is the best place to find audiobooks? Should you feel guilty letting someone read you a story that you could, in theory, read for yourself? Specific titles discussed in this episode include Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father (1995) and Tom Rob Smith's The Farm (2014).
Lit Wit, Episode 7: Celebrating Short Stories: Witpunk, Pieces for the Left Hand, and Flash Fiction Forward
Carly and Dusty continue celebrating International Short Story Month by discussing three recent collections of short stories: Witpunk (eds. Claude Lalumiére & Marty Halpern, 2003), Pieces for the Left Hand (J. Robert Lennon, 2005), and Flash Fiction Forward (eds. Robert Shapard & James Thomas). They also pay their respects to the late Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
LitWit, Episode 6: Celebrating Short Stories: Greenleaf
Happy International Short Story Month! In this episode, Carly and Dusty celebrate the short story tradition by discussing "Greenleaf" (1956), Flannery O'Connor's classic tale about a grouchy old dairy farmer and the gentleman bull who comes courting her. Share the names of other short stories you have loved with us on Facebook or at litwit.weebly.com.
LitWit, Episode 5: Reading Goals and Challenges
A poem a day? Ten books a month? A million pages a year? In Episode #5, we take a look back at reading goals and challenges that we have set for ourselves and share some reasons why we have found them educational, motivating, and often frustrating. Let us know how you have challenged yourself to read more often and more diversely by leaving us a note at litwit.weebly.com or on our Facebook page.
LitWit, Episode 4: The Book Thief and Espatolino
What do a girl coming of age in Nazi Germany and a bandit stealing maidens in nineteenth-century Italy have in common? More than you probably expect. In this episode, we talk about two historical novels we like — Markus Zusak’s Book Thief (2006) and Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda’s Espatolino (1844) — with references to Mein Kamph (1925), the novels of Sir Walter Scott, and … American Horror Story: Asylum. After listening, leave us a Facebook comment about why you think history continues to fascinate both writers and readers.
Litwit, Episode 3:
Book Recommendations
In this episode, Carly and Dusty tackle the tough issues. To recommend or not to recommend books--that is the question. Of course, we put out a podcast about books, so it is very likely that we 'do'...but we discuss the many ups and downs of book recommendation.
LitWit, Episode 2: Margaret Atwood
In this great 2nd podcast we reveal our love of all things Atwood, our surprising lack of knowledge about her, and so many other side-topics! If you're interested in a more coherent review, this review from the Daily Californian was published a few days after our podcast. Check it out.
LitWit, Episode 1: The Graphic Novel
In our debut-podcast, we discuss our first encounter with the literary genre graphic novels, and also our most recently read graphic novel.