Keeping It Playful with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken about their chosen sibling relationship, writing to and for your besties, sassy group chats, reinventing yourself on and off the page, the trouble with happiness, and simultaneity. Paul Lisicky Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell: Elizabeth McCracken The Hero of This Book: Release McCracken: Annie Liontas Lito Velazquez
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Rupert & Eglantine: Yiyun Li & Edmund White
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Yiyun Li & Edmund White about their book club of two, having three imaginary friends, the political vs the artistic, and loving each other all day long. Season Two is coming this fall! Links
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Life of the Spirit with George & Paula Saunders
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paula Saunders & George Saunders about why we bother with writing, blowing up, truth, beauty, the spiritual life, and nearly 40 years of marriage. Our next episode will feature Yiyun Li & Edmund White. Links
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Ear Hustlin with Liz Moore & Asali Solomon
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Liz Moore & Asali Solomon about being iconic Phily literary friends and co-conspirators in The CLAW, Philly's literary salon for women, non-binary, and genderqueer writers. Our next episode will feature George & Paula Saunders. Links
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Gold Chains & Sneakers with Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly about their grand statements, big revelations, sentential seduction, queering forms, the power of vulnerability, and love poems. We're taking a break and will be back for our next episode with guests Yiyun Li & Edmund White on January 16, 2024. Happy Holidays, LitFam! LINKS TRANSCRIPT Annie: (00:00) This episode is dedicated to Chuck, a dog we have loved, and Donika and Melissa's sweet pup. Annie & Lito: Welcome to LitFriends! Hey Lit...
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Through the Sahara with Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth
LitFriends Podcast
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth about their travels in the Sahara, ancient chickens, disappointments, true love, and why great books are so necessary. Our next episode will feature Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly, out December 22, 2023. Links Transcript Annie Lito (00:00.118) Welcome to Lit Friends! Hey Lit Friends! Lito: Welcome to the show. Annie: Today we're speaking with and , great writers, thinkers, and LitFriend besties. Lito: About chickens,...
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Chosen Family: Again & Again with Justin Torres & Angela Flournoy
LitFriends Podcast
In the first episode of Season 1, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez speak with LitFriends Angela Flournoy & Justin Torres about their enduring friendship, writing in a precarious world, and chosen family. Links Transcript Annie & Lito (00:01) Welcome to LitFriends! Hey LitFriends! Annie: Welcome to the show. Lito: Today we're speaking with the great writers and LitFriends, Justin Torres and Angela Flournoy. Annie: About chosen family, the dreaded second novel, and failure and success. Lito: So grab your bestie and— Both: Get ready to get lit! Lito: That's so...
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Episode 00—Welcome to LitFriends!
LitFriends Podcast
Show Notes On our inaugural episode, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez introduce LitFriends, a podcast. Each week, we welcome two literary friends to discuss the writing life, how literary friendships get us through tough times, and what they love about their literary bestie. Join Annie and Lito for Season One as they speak with today's most engaging literary talents and their lit friends. Coming up this season, conversations with: * Justin Torres & Angela Flournoy * Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth * Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly * Yiyun Li & Edmund White * George...
info_outlineJoin co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Yiyun Li & Edmund White about their book club of two, having three imaginary friends, the political vs the artistic, and loving each other all day long.
Season Two is coming this fall!
Links
https://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/yiyun-li