Author. Journalist. Poet.
I had such a great time catching up with CD Eskilson, dear old friend and fellow Arkansas MFA, ahead of the release of their debut collection SCREAM/QUEEN!
Join us as CD shares some truly fascinating things about horror films and poetry, and I probably go on for too long about Edgar Allan Poe.
SCREAM/QUEEN is available for preorder/purchase here!
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I had such an inspiring conversation with Patrycja Humienik, polish-American author of WE CONTAIN LANDSCAPES! Join us as we interrogate poetry’s boundless potentials and heartbreaking limitations in 2025 America.
WE CONTAIN LANDSCAPES is available for preorder/purchase here.
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I had such a lovely, restorative conversation with Rawand Mustafa, the 2024 winner of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize from the University of Arkansas Press– and our first featured guest of 2025!
This episode was co-hosted by Kathleen Sullivan, Arkansas MFA candidate in literary translation, translation editor of The Arkansas International, director of Arkansas’ Writers in the Schools program, and dear friend!
UMBILICAL DISCORD is available for purchase here from the University of Arkansas Press!
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Ecstatic to share my full conversation with longtime fave S.K. Ali, who I first interviewed in 2017 and whose recent break into the fantasy genre has been predictably triumphant with FLEDGLING, a stunning first book in a duology I can’t wait to continue!
Some other topics of discussion: Publishing in Canada, the importance of preserving records, privileged first person perspectives, & the weight of responsibility in an industry that helps shape narratives.
FLEDGLING will be released next Tuesday, Oct 8 and can be preordered here!
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Deeply enjoyed speaking to Cherokee author Andrea Rogers, a dear long-time local friend, ahead of the release of her latest book, THE ART THIEVES!
THE ART THIEVES will be released on October 8, 2024 and is available for preorder here!
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Deeply enjoyed reading Megan Pinto’s wondrous and immersive debut, SAINTS OF LITTLE FAITH, and deeply enjoyed a great conversation with Megan this month!
SAINTS OF LITTLE FAITH is available for preorder & purchase here.
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I’ve long been a fan of photojournalist Alexa Blair Wilkinson— so I slid into their DMs. So grateful to them for agreeing to guest, for responding to all my questions, and for the opportunity to share this immensely important and invigorating conversation!
See more of Alexa’s work on Instagram, which is how I stumbled across them!
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