Dear Literature

About Dear Literature

Welcome to Dear Literature, a new podcast where two friends, Alyssa and Vanessa, discuss books, writing, and publishing.

Publisher

Dear Literature

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2020

Latest episode

28 Jun 2022

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2022

   032: Buddy Reads: All the Rage

   In this episode, Vanessa and Alyssa discuss All the Rage by Rosamond S. King (https://nightboat.org/book/all-the-rage/) (Nightboat Books). V-book: https://rosamondsking.black/V-Book (https://rosamondsking.black/V-Book) CN: Violence against Black people; police violence; gun violence; rape/sexual assault Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod (https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod) Media Mentioned: Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza, translated by Thomas Bunstead (https://books.catapult.co/books/portrait-of-an-unknown-lady/) (Catapult) Some of My Best Friends by Tajja Isen (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Some-of-My-Best-Friends/Tajja-Isen/9781982178420) (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster) - 029: First-Half 2022 Releases (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/029-first-half-2022-releases/id1532749341?i=1000549636344) 018: Buddy Reads: Yolk (https://anchor.fm/dear-literature/episodes/018-Buddy-Reads-Yolk-e1537bc/a-a67opri) 013: Buddy Reads: Wound from the Mouth of a Wound (https://anchor.fm/dear-literature/episodes/013-Buddy-Reads-Wound-from-the-Mouth-of-a-Wound-eu16do/a-a5a8n3q) "Going It Alone" by Rahawa Haile (https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/solo-hiking-appalachian-trail-queer-black-woman/) (Outside) “My Disability Forced Me to Become More Visible in my Work as a Translator” by Amanda Sarasien (Electric Literature) (https://electricliterature.com/my-disability-forced-me-to-become-more-visible-in-my-work-as-a-translator/) The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Phillyaw, performed by Janina Edwards (Tantor Media / West Virginia University Press) (https://wvupressonline.com/secretlives) Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, trans. Anton Hur (https://www.honfordstar.com/cursed-bunny) (Honford Star) Violets by Kyung-sook Shin, trans. Anton Hur (https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/violets) (Feminist Press) I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, trans. Anton Hur (https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-9781526650863/)(Bloomsbury)

2. 

   14 Jun 2022

   031: Dear Literature Check-In

   In this episode, Alyssa and Vanessa chat about post-grad life, including current/recent reads, planned writing projects, employment, hobbies, and more! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod (https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod) Media Mentioned: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (HarperTeen) (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/realm-breaker-victoria-aveyard?variant=39693173686306) CN: War (colonialism), violence, police violence, death, alcohol use Incendiary (https://zoraidacordova.com/books/incendiary/) + Illusionary (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/zoraida-cordova/illusionary/9780759556034/) by Zoraida Córdova (Disney-Hyperion) Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab (Tor Books) (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250246783/shades-of-magic-collectors-editions-boxed-set) CN: war, violence, death, alcohol use, sexual content The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Tor Books) (https://read.macmillan.com/torforge/the-atlas-six/) Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Gallery/Saga Press) (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Sun/Rebecca-Roanhorse/Between-Earth-and-Sky/9781534437685) CN: violence A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor) (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250267689/a-master-of-djinn) CN: Death, racism/colorism, violence, police violence Nuclear Family by Joseph Han (Counterpoint Press) (https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/nuclear-family/) CN: Drug use (weed) A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor Books) (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250186478/adesolationcalledpeace) CN: Violence, war Linguistic Revival: How Japan Restored the Native Ainu Language with “AI Pirika” by Keona Blanks (Rewired) (https://stanfordrewired.com/post/japan-restored-ainu-ai-pirika)

3. 

   29 Mar 2022

   030: Buddy Reads: Disability Visibility

   In this episode, Alyssa and Vanessa discuss Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From The Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617802/disability-visibility-by-alice-wong/) (Vintage). Essays Discussed: “The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness” by Jen Deerinwater CN: Settler colonialism, genocide, racism, sexism, ableism, erasure, sexual assault, violence, suicide, suicidal ideation “While You Are Waiting to Be Healed” by June Eric-Udorie “The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison” by Jeremy Woody CN: Sexual assault, language deprivation, isolation, incarceration, trauma, audism “Common Cyborg” by Jillian Weise CN: Hate, misogyny, harassment, rape threats, death threats, racis, suicide, sterilization, ableism, eugenics “How to Make a Paper Crane from Rage” by Elsa Sjunneson “Why My Novel Is Dedicated to My Disabled Friend Maddy” by A. H. Reaume “So. Not. Broken.” by Alice Sheppard "The Beauty of Spaces Created for and by Disabled People" by s.e. smith Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod (https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod) Media Mentioned: Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology, edited by Alex Hernandez, Matthew David Goodwin, and Sarah Rafael García (https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814257982.html) (Mad Creek Books) She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250621801/she-who-became-the-sun) (Tor) “I Needed to Know if My Favorite Books Were Products of Cultural Appropriation” by Cindy Fazzi (https://electricliterature.com/i-needed-to-know-if-my-favorite-books-were-products-of-cultural-appropriation/) (Electric Literature) A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250186447/a-memory-called-empire) (Tor)

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