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Autofocus Literary, Michael Wheaton hosts The Lives of Writers, a arts show with 165 episodes published.
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Erin Slaughter and Lena Ziegler interview each other about literary friendship, navigating disclosure, dignity, and responsibility in memoirs about trauma, writing with compas
This episode of The Lives of Writers is a recast of another podcast, Reading around the Margins. Normally, in each episode of Reading Around the Margins, host Naomi Washer talks with writers, readers, translators, publis
Autofocus Books publisher Michael Wheaton presents brief readings and various interview clips with the authors of the three Autofocus spring 2025 new releases: Erin Dorney (Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering), Shay
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Andrew Bertaina interviews Nick Rees Gardner. Andrew Bertaina is the author of the essay collection The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place , out now from Autofocus Books, and
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Tasha Coryell. Tasha Coryell is the author of the debut novel Love Letters to A Serial Killer . Her forthcoming novel, Matchmaking for Psychopaths, is
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Juan Carlos Reyes. Juan Carlos Reyes is the author of the story collection, Three Alarm Fire , which is out on October 22, and the novella A Summer's L
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Drew Hawkins interviews Jami Attenberg. Jami Attenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of now eight books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up ; a me
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Drew Hawkins interviews Kirsten Reneau. Kirsten Reneau is the author the debut full-length essay collection, Sensitive Creatures , which is out now with Belle Point Press. of
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Kristine Langley Mahler interviews Dennis James Sweeney. Kristine Langley Mahler is the author of three nonfiction books: A Calendar Is a Snakeskin (Autofocus Books, 2023), Cu
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Kaycie Hall interviews Puloma Ghosh. Kaycie Hall is the lead editor of our online journal Autofocus . She's also a writer and literary translator, whose work has appeared in P
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Joshua James Amberson interviews Tomas Moniz. Tomas Moniz is the author of the novels Big Familia and, most recently, All Friends Are Necessary . He also edited the popular Ra
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Erin Slaughter interviews Jenny Irish. Jenny Irish is the author, most recently, of Hatch . She is also the author of the hybrid collections Common Ancestor and Tooth Box , th
In today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Sara Rauch interviews Ursula Villarreal-Moura. Ursula Villarreal-Moura is the author of Math for the Self Crippling and Like Happiness . Her stories, essays, and reviews have
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Brooke Champagne. Brooke Champagne is the author of Nola Face: A Latina’s Life in the Big Easy . Her writing appears widely in literary journals and ha
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Mike Nagel interviews Andrew Bertaina. Andrew Bertaina is the author of the essay collection The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place , out now from Autofocus Books, and the sh
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jeff Alessandrelli interviews Mallory Smart. Mallory Smart is the author of the books I Keep My Visions to Myself , The Only Living Girl in Chicago, I Want to Feel Happy But I
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Aaron Burch interviews Josh Denslow. Josh Denslow is the author of the collection Not Everyone Is Special (7.13 Books) and the novel Super Normal (Stillhouse Press). Some rece
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Teresa Carmody interviews Kristen E. Nelson. Kristen E. Nelson is a queer writer, performer, and community builder. In addition to In the Away Time (Autofocus Books, 2024), sh
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Emily Adrian interviews Justin Taylor. Justin Taylor's most recent book is the novel Reboot. He is also the author of the memoir Riding with the Ghost , the novel The Gospel o
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Michael Wheaton interviews Lucas Mann. Lucas Mann is the author of the new book, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances , out just this week from University
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