Novelist Spotlight Podcast
1) Episode 198: Novelist Spotlight #198: Tyson Cornell on Rare Bird Books’ new partnership with Simon & Schuster
In the spotlight is repeat guest Tyson Cornell, the founder and publisher of Rare Bird Books, an independent press committed to bold, boundary-pushing storytelling. He has more than two decades of exp...Show More
2) Episode 197: Novelist Spotlight #197: The writing life and the perils of girlhood and keeping memories
In the spotlight is Melissa Fraterrigo, the author of the memoir-in-essays titled “The Perils of Girlhood.” She has also written the novel “Glory Days,” as well as the short story collection “The Long...Show More
3) Episode 196: Novelist Spotlight #196: ‘Rock of Pages’ illustrates connection between 1980s heavy metal and literature
In the spotlight is Jesse Kavadlo, author of “Rock of Pages,” a book inspired by his decades of work as a professor of literature and as a musician. In “Rock of Pages,” Kavadlo analyzes the ways in wh...Show More
4) Episode 195: Novelist Spotlight #195: Kid Comet — superhero stories with heart for middle-grade boys
In the spotlight is Christopher Bodmann, who has always been captivated by the power of storytelling and his belief that stories exist to inspire, drive action and ignite passion. He uses fantasy elem...Show More
5) Episode 194: Novelist Spotlight #194: How an author obituary launched a new writing career
In the spotlight is multi-award-winning Canadian author Douglas Smith. He writes novels, short stories and nonfiction, having published his work in more than 200 short fiction publications in 36 count...Show More
6) Episode 193: Novelist Spotlight #193: New publisher reprinting forgotten books by American women authors
Lisa Endo Cooper and Bremond Berry MacDougall met on the first day of seventh grade and quickly discovered their shared love for books. Decades later, they founded Quite Literally Books, a women-owned...Show More
7) Episode 192: Novelist Spotlight #192: American Iranian author Nick Berg on autofiction and his CIA-agent father
In the spotlight is Nick Berg, an Iranian American author whose life and writing has been marked by cultural conflict and the search for purpose. Born in Tehran to an Iranian mother and an American fa...Show More
8) Episode 191: Novelist Spotlight #191: Short story writer Bob Johnson and ‘The Continental Divide’
In the spotlight is Bob Johnson, award-winning short story writer, a graduate of the lowa Writers’ Workshop, and author of the new short story collection titled “The Continental Divide,” for which he ...Show More
9) Episode 190: Novelist Spotlight #190: Judith Valente explores ‘the Italian soul’ and how to savor the full joys of life
In the spotlight is Judith Valente and her new book The Italian Soul: How to Savor the Full Joys of Life. Valente — a journalist, poet and the author of six spirituality titles and three poetry collec...Show More
10) Episode 189: Novelist Spotlight #189: A conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Vauhini Vara
In the spotlight is Vauhini Vara — writer, journalist, editor, fiction writer, essayist and playwright. Her debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her story collect...Show More