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"You're going to the bookstore, aren't you?" with Lewis Buzbee
Lewis Buzbee, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss the craft of books, and why we still love bookstores, even after (especially after) working at them.Lewis Buzbee’s most recent novel is Diver. He is…
Don't Go Alone: Creating Space with Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Shingai Njeri Kagunda, T. K. Rex and Doug Henderson discuss editing fiction publications, the triumphant return of Fantasy Magazine, and creating space for underrepresented writers.Shingai Njeri…
Despair is a Luxury with Nina Schuyler and Susan Kaye Quinn
Nina Schuyler, Susan Kaye Quinn, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss writing climate fiction and one central theme: hope. How to have it, how to write it, and why it’s more important than ever.Nina…
Monsters, Middles and Counternarratives with M. M. Olivas and Cynthia Gómez
Cynthia Gomez, M. M. Olivas, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss monsters, middles, invented towns, whose fear gets centered in horror, and counternarratives.Stuff we talked about in the…
Putting Yourself In The Story with Margaret Juhae Lee
Margaret Juhae Lee, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss the differences between history and memoir, memoir and autobiography, research and worldbuilding, fiction and memory, plus generative writing,…
Rooted and Written with Roberto Lovato and Doug Henderson
Roberto Lovato, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss scarlet macaws, breaking down structural inequality in publishing, and Rooted & Written—the first tuition-free professional conference for…
Needing the Fear with Jonathan Escoffery & Celeste Chan
Jonathan Escoffery, Celeste Chan, and T. K. Rex discuss education without a safety net, the intersection of racism, capitalism and belonging, ticking clocks and how to break them, finding Jamaican…
The Punkest Thing Ever with Hugh Ryan and Mark Wallace
Hugh Ryan, Mark Wallace and T. K. Rex discuss MFAs, finding out what kind of writer you are, queer history, pitching niche topics, tarantulas, finding the right peers and instructors for your…
Pantser, Plotter, Poet with Lori Ostlund & Doug Henderson
Lori Ostlund, Doug Henderson, and T. K. Rex discuss hopeful fiction, metaphor, the Midwest, balancing humor and darkness, crafting characters who feel like real people, the Flannery O’Connor award,…
Write the gayest sh*t imaginable with Sam J. Miller & Doug Henderson
Sam J. Miller, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss tapping into who you really are, going too far first, the Clarion writers workshop, writing stories with a structural conceit, filing off the…
S2E143 Writing Weird with T. K. Rex and Doug Henderson: Kicking off the new 2024 season!
The GrottoPod is back! In this kickoff episode for the new season, writers T. K. Rex and Doug Henderson discuss upcoming guests, their favorite writing craft tips, the importance of finding local…
S1E142 Episode 142: Dallas Woodburn’s ‘Best Week’
Novelist Dallas Woodburn joins us on the GrottoPod this week to read from her recent book, The Best Week that Never Happened, described as a “captivating, poignant story is perfect for teens on the…
S1 We’re Taking a Break
We hope that this message finds you as well as can be. 2020 has contained a great deal of change for the GrottoPod, and for our production team. To fill you in: the Writers Grotto recently moved out…
Episode 141: Preeti Vangani On Writing From Bitterness
Preeti Vangani joins the GrottoPod this week to talk with producer Brad Balukjian about her evocative essay, “A Meditation on Bitterness,” published in Bending Genres. Vangani is a brand manager…
Episode 140: Tess Taylor’s Poetry of Place
Poet Tess Taylor, who published two collections this year, Last West: Roadsongs for Dorothea Lange and Rift Zone, joins us on the GrottoPod this week to read some of her poetry. Taylor is the author…
Episode 139: Roberto Lovato Reads from “Unforgetting”
Journalist and author Roberto Lovato returns to the GrottoPod this week to read from his debut book, Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs and Revolution in the Americas. A recipient of…
Episode 138: Maw Shein Win Reads New Poems
Maw Shein Win returns to the GrottoPod this week to read from her new book of poetry, Storage Unit for the Spirit House. Win is a poet, editor, and educator who lives and teaches in the Bay Area. Her…
Episode 137: Roberto Lovato on ‘Unforgetting’
Roberto Lovato is an educator, journalist and writer based at The Writers Grotto and the author of “Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs and Revolution in the Americas” (Harper…
Episode 137: Brad Balukjian’s baseball odyssey
Author and scientist Brad Balukjian joins the GrottoPod’s summer reading series this week to share an excerpt from his new book, The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife. The…
Episode 136: Bonnie Tsui and ‘Why We Swim’
Bonnie Tsui joins us on the GrottoPod this week to read an excerpt from her latest book, “Why We Swim.” The book, published in April, offers cultural and scientific exploration of our human…
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