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The Skylight Books podcast presents author conversations and other audio snapshots from the world of Skylight Books. Our Los Angeles bookstore has served the historic neighborhoods of Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Echo Park for over a quarter century (plus an expanded audience online). This podcast is made by booksellers for all to listen and enjoy.
Skylight Books hosts Skylight Books Podcast Series, a arts show with 1,000 episodes published.
Once upon a time, Joe Strummer was known as Woody Mellor... (because he was such a Woody Guthrie fan). Before the UK music scene made international headlines with punk rock, there was another movement of musicians who we
Nepo babies are a necessary byproduct of our modern world. They've been with us always, and yet only recently have they become fodder for internet scuttlebutt, thinkpieces, and the like. Vulture writer and comedian Fran
Minimalist music is not about minimal materials. It's about time. It's a process that puts the experience of time into sound. In discussing Minimalist Music , his new book for 33 1/3's GENRE series, musician and critic G
In the early 2000s, Marvel Comics decided to create a new line of books that would set aside four decades of continuity and offer modern readers fresh entry points into their classic characters. The Ultimates was their n
This podcast will go down on your permanent record! Novelist Nic Brown joins the podcast to discuss his new nonfiction book on the self-titled debut album, Violent Femmes . This acoustic post-punk landmark is an album th
Calling all Dornstars! You're going to love this loose and lively chat about Anna Dorn's new novel, American Spirits . It's the story of a superfan who becomes the assistant of her favorite pop star as a stepping stone f
JEOPARDY! champion Buzzy Cohen returns to Better Than the Movie for a third short-story-to-film adaptation discussion. This time it's the tragicomic showbiz/political tale A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957), written by Budd Schu
Novelist Hannah Lillith Assadi makes her podcast debut to discuss her new book, Paradiso 17 , about a Palestinian man's restless lifelong search for home. Writer and bookseller Sina Grace talks with Assadi, who is a long
This year is the 40th anniversary of Jim Henson's beloved cult classic film Labyrinth, and author Jes Battis is on the podcast to discuss their new book on the film: It's Only Forever: Labyrinth (available April 7, 2026)
Weird Al for all! On this episode, we are joined by Wes Locher, the author of the new biography aimed at middle-grade readers, Who Is "Weird Al" Yankovic? , from the Who HQ series of nonfiction children's books. He talks
Moor! Moor! Moor! The Better Than the Movie gang is hanging out where it's wily and windy, and they've brought along filmmaker and labor organizer Paige Gresty to talk about it. The subject is Emerald Fennell's "WUTHERIN
Keywords for this episode: Surprising, enlightening, entertaining, provocative, warm, inclusive, thoughtful, required listening. Simona Supekar talks with bookseller Justin Remer about her new book in the Object Lessons
KOSMIC! Novelist, comics writer, and historian Stuart Moore joins the podcast to discuss his new book for the Marvel Age of Comics critical series from Bloomsbury and Marvel, Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic . As t
Adorn yourself. Cultural critic and poet Eileen G'Sell joins Skylight's Keila Cone-Uemura to about her new book in the Object Lessons series, Lipstick . They discuss perceptions of beauty in social contexts, in political
Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's classic story arc of Daredevil comics from the mid-'80s, known as Born Again, is the subject of a new book from comics writer and editor Chris Ryall. Daredevil: Born Again - An Explor
It's the end of an era - or a trilogy - or something. Author and podcaster Garon Cockrell ( Demonic and Other Tales ) returns for his third guest appearance on BTTM to talk Clive Barker! This crew previously reviewed Nig
As a music genre, plunderphonics is somewhat misunderstood. While the genre is based on samples, much like hip-hop, it isn't just music made from other music. It utilizes samples to push the boundaries of copyright -- wh
The BTTM guys are running their mouths about THE RUNNING MAN. Allan, Tyler, and Justin dig into the recent Edgar Wright-directed film and the same-named 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger star vehicle, which are both adapted --
Ambient Music, as a genre, is one that is meant to be experienced consciously or unconsciously. It can be focused upon or ignored. It can feed your soul, brighten your day, or just counterpoint the din of the everyday. D
Ocean waves, ocean waves. One of the best-loved movies of the fall has been Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. The Better Than the Movie crew is joined by Rene Franco, the head of Skylight's Rabbit Hole Rea
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