Ep 41: Gayle Brandeis, Author, on Breathing, Listening to Your Body, and Drafting For Yourself While Revising for Others
Release Date: 05/29/2023
S2 Ep 07: Nocturnal Creatures with Jessica Keller
Chicago Writers Podcast
Jessica Keller drops by the podcast to discuss the short story 'Nocturnal Creatures' by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.
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S2 Ep 06: Story of Your Life with Anna Sortino
Chicago Writers Podcast
Author Anna Sortino stops by the podcast to discuss Ted Chiang's 'Story of Your Life.'
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S2 Ep 05: Here is My Heart with Megan Stielstra and Sara Cutaia
Chicago Writers Podcast
Megan Stielstra and Sara Cutaia join the pod to discuss Megan's essay 'Here is My Heart' from THE WRONG WAY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
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S2 Ep 04: Busman's Honeymoon with Jen Coffeen
Chicago Writers Podcast
Jen Coffeen drops by the podcast to discuss the prologue and chapter 1 of BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON by Dorothy Sayers and all the complex romance hidden in this classic detective series.
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S2 Ep 03: 2025 Preview with the Chicago Review of Books
Chicago Writers Podcast
Rachel's Recommendations Favorite 2024: What's Not Mine by Nora Decter Non-2024 book: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2024 book no one read: Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn Most anticipated 2025 by a Chicago author: Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing Most anticipated by an author with a long gap since last book: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Small press titles: The Gloomy Girl Variety Show by Freda Epum Leave: A Postpartum Account by Shayne Terry No Offense: A Memoir in Essays by Jackie Domenus Friends might think you're nuts but sorry not sorry: The Harder I Fight...
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S2 Ep 02: A Visit From the Goon Squad with Sara Cutaia
Chicago Writers Podcast
Sara Cutaia joins us to discuss a story from A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan.
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S2 Ep 01: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with James Klise
Chicago Writers Podcast
YA author James Klise joins the first episode of season two to discuss the first chapter of THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.
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Ep 55: Best of 2024 (So Far!)
Chicago Writers Podcast
It's a mid-year check in with the Chicago Review of Books! Rachel: Shayla Lawson’s How To Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive Nora Decter’s What’s Not Mine Ananda Lima’s Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! Gianni Washington’s Flowers From the Void Greg: Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar Hello, Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano Perris, California, by Rachel Stark Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, by Ananda Lima There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, by Hanif Abdurraqib The Rich People Have...
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Ep 54: Claire Lombardo, Author, on Visualizing Stories, Pacing, and Your Second Book
Chicago Writers Podcast
In this episode, author Claire Lombardo discusses throughlines, visualizing a story, outlining after drafting, pacing, working on multiple projects, and how the second book is the hardest you'll write.
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Ep 53: Ian Endsley, Video Game Developer, on Writing for Games, Structure, and Storytelling Through Player Choice
Chicago Writers Podcast
In this episode, Ian Endsley talks writing for video games, player choice, dialogue, constraints, examples of great writing in games, and the feeling of space. Turnfollow's Games Stories Matter Foundation
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