Literary Prospects

About Literary Prospects

Kelley Vick talks to authors and other literary professionals about books, publishing and the writing life.

Publisher

Kelley Vick

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Oct 2021

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 110 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Long Game: How Hannah Selinger Went From MFA to Debut Novelist at 45

   Host [Host Name] interviews debut novelist Hannah Selinger about her journey from MFA to publishing her acclaimed literary thriller, Valley of the Moms.

2. 

   19 May 2026

   From the 5am Club to THE ISLAND CLUB: Nicola Harrison on Pre-Dawn Writing Routines, Multiple POVs, and Publishing After 40

   When Nicola Harrison graduated from college, her beloved professor told her NOT to write a novel because she had "nothing to say yet." So, she moved to New York, worked as a fashion journalist, and didn't publish her first novel until she was 40. Now, Nicola is a bestselling historical fiction author with four books and a devoted readership. In this episode of Literary Prospects, Nicola discusses her sun-soaked new novel The Island Club, set on Balboa Island, California in the 1950s. Nicola o...

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Author Joan F. Smith on Soulmates, Extreme Plotting, and Why Great Ideas Aren’t Enough

   What would happen if everyone in the world received an email (or telegram) at the exact same time, naming their true soulmate? This is the question Joan F. Smith explores in her thoughtful and original adult debut novel, YOUR SOULMAIL IS ATTACHED. But before Joan sits down to write, she has more than a simple question in mind. A self-confessed “extreme plotter,” Joan grounds wildly speculative elements and keeps readers turning pages with meticulous research and extensive structural outlining...

Inside a recent episode

The Long Game: How Hannah Selinger Went From MFA to Debut Novelist at 45

Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But that they still have sort of a human element to them. You know, nobody is. Well, there are some people that are just bad, right? But then there are people who demonstrate sincere good, but that they also do terrible things. That's an interesting sort of quality of human nature to me. You know, all of the people, even the people that you see on Dateline, they're complex. People who kill their spouses, I'm not saying that Denny killed his spouse, but people who kill their spouses, they're complex. People who kill their friends are complex. People who, you know, all of these people, there's no sort of single equation about why someone murders another person. […]

Who has been a guest on Literary Prospects

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Hannah Selinger
• Corey Ann Haydu
• Ariel Slick
• Kristi DeMeester
• Michelle Maryk

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

58,022

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60