43m ·
Published
15 May 15:50
In this episode, novelist Zaina Arafat speaks to writing her novel You Exist Too Much with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, mothers, identity in multicultural contexts, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the On the Ledge, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of You Exist Too Much , make a cocktail, and listen.
49m ·
Published
15 Apr 14:35
In this episode, poet Jack Bedell speaks to writing his new poetry collection Color All Maps New with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, family, the loss of bayou coastline, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Bayou Mudslide, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of Color All Maps New , make a cocktail, and listen.
40m ·
Published
15 Mar 15:33
In this episode, acclaimed author Tara Lynn Masih speaks to writing her collaborative novelette The Bitter Kind with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing her craft, influences, and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Bitterberry Lemonade, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of The Bitter Kind, make a cocktail, and listen.
54m ·
Published
15 Feb 18:08
In this episode, recorded just before the Biden inauguration, professor, essayist, and poet Craig Santos Perez speaks to writing his ecopoetic poetry collection Habitat Threshold , with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading poems and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Deep Blue-Ocene, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of his gorgeous book of poems Habitat Threshold, make a cocktail, and listen.
40m ·
Published
16 Jan 10:11
In this episode, recorded earlier this summer, Maurice Carlos Ruffin speaks to writing his satirical novel about race, We Cast A Shadow, with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Black Shadow, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of his book We Cast A Shadow, make a cocktail, and listen.
1h 6m ·
Published
15 Dec 16:00
In this episode, Jennifer Givhan speaks to writing her novel Jubilee with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing her craft and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Mexicali Jubilee, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of her book Jubilee, make a cocktail, and listen.
56m ·
Published
15 Nov 20:22
In this episode, Megan Giddings speaks to writing her debut novel Lakewood with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt from this novel. Megan shares thoughts on the politics and elements of society that create work that pushes back and discusses how having a community of authors for support can be helpful for authors navigating the publishing landscape. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Remembrance Gin Fizz, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of her book Lakewood, make a cocktail, and listen.
50m ·
Published
16 Oct 03:17
In this episode, Leigh Camacho Rourks chats stories and life with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading an excerpt from debut short fiction collection Moon Trees and Other Orphans. Leigh shares insightful remarks on craft concepts of setting and place and discusses her use of Spanish without italics and living in the South. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, Prettier In Pink, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of her book Moon Trees and Other Orphans, make a cocktail, and listen.
50m ·
Published
15 Sep 21:25
In this episode, Devi S. Laskar chats craft with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading several excerpts from her acclaimed novel The Atlas of Reds and Blues. She shares her experience with writing the short poetic novel, getting her poetry and prose back after trauma, cloud storage, the C word catharsis, advice from Grace Paley and Lucille Clifton, and more. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Red Doll Blues, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of her book The Atlas of Reds and Blues , make a cocktail, and listen.
45m ·
Published
16 Aug 00:17
In this episode, Shaindel Beers talks craft and poetry with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading a gorgeous group of poems from her poetry collection Secure Your Own Mask. She shares her experience with living in Oregon, her process with her writing, her enjoyment of Kathy Fish's flash fiction workshops, and her favorite cocktails or drinks. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Masquerade Heartthrob, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog. Grab a copy of her book Secure Your Own Mask, make a cocktail, and listen.