Literary Prospects Podcast
1) Stand-up Comedian Aaron Leidecker on self-publishing children's books, imposter syndrome, and more
Comedian and writer Aaron Leidecker talks with Kelley about his debut children’s book BOWIE’S BACKYARD, his beloved blind dog that inspired the book, self-publishing and marketing children’s books, de...Show More
2) Author Marisa Silver on leaving film for literature and writing about "ordinary" moments
On our 99th episode, I sit down with the brilliant Marisa Silver to talk about her new novel, At Last, the strange interaction with her own grandmother at age 4 that sparked the novel, leaving film fo...Show More
3) Interview with Author Margaux Eliot
Author Margaux Eliot (aka Julia Fine) talks with Kelley Vick about her new novel Honeymoon Stage, the early aughts reality TV culture that inspired the story, creating a literary alter-ego, publishing...Show More
4) Interview with Author Kristin Bair
Author Kristin Bair talks with Kelley Vick about her uproarious new novel, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To, the mental load women carry, finding her voice as a writer, giving ourselves permission to w...Show More
5) Interview with Author Amy Gallo Ryan
Amy Gallo Ryan talks with Kelley Vick about her new memoir, You May Feel a Bit of Pressure, the struggles with infertility that inspired the book, structuring a memoir in essays, learning which feedba...Show More
6) Interview with Author Nick Medina
Author Nick Medina talks with Kelley Vick about his latest novel, The Whistler, the Native American superstition that inspired the novel, blending folklore with modern social issues, finding a home fo...Show More
7) Interview with Author Kristen Loesch
Author Kristen Loesch talks with Kelley Vick about her new novel, The Hong Kong Widow, her family history and the haunting Hong Kong urban legends that inspired the book, braiding timelines and writin...Show More
8) Interview with Anthropologist and Author Danilyn Rutherford
Kelley Vick talks to anthropologist and author Danilyn Rutherford about her new book, Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World; her experience raising her multiply disabled daughter, Millie, who ...Show More
9) Interview with Author Susan Coll
Author Susan Coll talks with Kelley Vick about her new novel, The Literati, how serving 5 years as the president of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation informed the book, finding her comedic voice as an autho...Show More
10) Interview with Author Ken Miller
Author Ken Miller talks with Kelley Vick about his debut novel, High Finance, how his time as a Wall Street executive inspired the book, publishing his first novel at 82, structuring a novel in storie...Show More