BROOKLYN BASED LISTS ‘OTHER PEOPLE’ AMONG ITS ‘10 BEST PODCASTS FOR WRITERS
Good news! Brooklyn Based has listed Other People among its 10 Best Podcasts for Writers, calling it “a fantastic interview show and probably the best-curated book-centric talk show out there.” (Subscribe for free at iTunes.)
Huge thanks to Jon Reiss and the folks at Brooklyn Based for the kind support. Here’s the full write-up:
In one of the early episodes of Other People, Nervous Breakdown founder Brad Listi articulates a kind of mission statement for his podcast, something to the tune if him wanting to chat with other writers in order to figure out why on earth they’d want to get into this harrowing and often soul-crushing line of work (see advice from my college professor, above). In practice, Other People is a fantastic interview show and probably the best-curated book-centric talk show out there. Listi interviews some non-fiction writers like Inside Scientology author Janet Reitman, but focuses mainly on the most interesting fiction writers in today’s literary climate—often the more, edgy, dark and esoteric of the bunch, such as Dennis Cooper, Blake Butler, Vanessa Vesekla and Joshua Mohr. In short, Listi has really good taste and an earnest interviewing style that feels more accessible than an interview from, say, The New Yorker Fiction Podcast.
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE LISTS OTHER PEOPLE IN ‘THE SUPER 8’
Good news! Filmmaker magazine has included Other People in its Winter 2012 ‘Super 8’ list! (Thanks to Scott Macaulay and everyone over at Filmmaker!)
Here’s the write-up:
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With Claire Bidwell Smith at her book launch at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA on February 3, 2012.
Claire’s new memoir, The Rules of Inheritance, is now available from Hudson Street Press.
You can listen to the two of us in conversation on Episode 41 of Other People.
FULL STOP COMMENTS ON EPISODE 37
Full Stop magazine has written about the podcast:
In the past week I came across two rather disparate author reactions to their fans. Strangely enough, the “nice guy” writes books that focus on, in his words, “a preoccupation with the invasive nature of violence in our lives.” The not-so-nice guy is a children’s book author. It all started with Brad Listi’s brilliant “Other People” podcast, specifically an interview with Alan Heathcock, author of the critically acclaimed story collection Volt. Alan spoke about his intensive book touring schedule, which lasted from March through November and involved a lot of time away from his wife and kids. When Brad asked if he ever got tired of the touring grind, Alan shared a surprising answer:
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THE CONTEXTUAL LIFE OFFERS A ROBUST REVIEW OF OTHER PEOPLE
Other People has gotten a rave review over at a blog called The Contextual Life. (Thanks to Gabrielle Gantz!)
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OTHER PEOPLE IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Other People has been written about in Publishers Weekly.
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OTHER PEOPLE MAKES MATADOR NETWORK’S LIST OF 21 FAVORITE PODCASTS
Good news! Other People has made the Matador Network’s list of 21 favorite podcasts.
(Thanks to Kate Sedgwick and the folks at Matador.)
I HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY 16-YEAR-OLD BOOK BLOGGER ROBBY AULD
I’ve been interviewed about Other People and The Nervous Breakdown by 16-year-old book blogger wünderkind Robby Auld.
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FICTIONAUT INTERVIEW
I’ve been interviewed by the fine people over at Fictionaut.
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ME AND MY BIG MOUTH INTERVIEW
I’ve been interviewed by Scott Pack over in the UK.
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