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We talk to Caleb Klaces about his wonderful, Sebaldian novel, Mr. Outside. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Author Simón López Trujillo joins us to talk about his novel Pedro the Vast, a multitudinous novel that explores manuel labor, parenting, religion, and corporate greed.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Sam's farming career, and we talk to writer and musician Austyn Wohlers about her intriguing and beautifully written novel, Hothouse Bloom. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

What we will be reading over the holidays, and we welcome writer Xiaolu Guo to talk about her latest novel, Call Me Ishmaelle. (Hint: There could be a white whale!).  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

We celebrate the publication of Galley Beggar Press's latest book, Telenovela by Gonzalo C. Garcia, and Gonzalo joins us for a wonderful discussion about the novel's themes of artistic failure, family dynamics, and political-social upheaval in Pinochet's Chile. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

The wonderful writer Sarah Hall returns to the podcast, this time to talk about her latest novel Helm, in which the Helm Wind of Cumbria, England's Eden Valley has her own puckish point of view about the folly of humans through the centuries. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Brad Fox makes his second appearance on the podcast, this time with Another Bone-Swapping Event about his year in the Peruvian jungle under the direction of a local traditional medicine healer.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Writer Anbara Salam joins us for a discussion of her binge-worthy new novel, The Salvage, about a sunken shipwreck off the coast of Scotland and the mystery surrounding its disappeared treasure. Oh, and there's a ghost as well! Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Chris Kraus is our guest as we explore her new book, The Four Spent the Day Together, a riviting account of a murder in rural Minnesota that complements a novelistic reflection of Kraus's own childhood and life as a writer. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Sam and Lori are joined by writer Lily King to talk about her latest novel, Heart the Lover, a wonderful exploration of love, friendship, and learning--strong ties forged in college that survive lifetimes. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Writer and music critic Tom Cox joins us for an engaging discussion of his latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You, a beautiful, unusual depiction of friendship set in southwest England. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

We discuss some of the new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary, and a fascinating discussion with writer Miranda Mellis about her new book Crocosmia, a hopeful, redemptive climate crisis novel.    Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Sam battles AI tech bros; we chat with author Josephine Rowe about her new novel Little World, published by Transit Books. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Galley Beggar Press wants your short story; gearing up for Henry James at The Big Book Project; and we talk to writer Issa Quincy about his recent novel Absence, a cross-border exploraton of marginalization, published by Two Dollar Radio. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post

Catherine Lacey returns to the podcast to talk about The Möbius Book; reportedly, Patricia Highsmith was a hard boss; Lori is interviewed on Beyond the Zero podcast; kudos to the second annual Inside Literary Prize, judged by 300 men and women incarcerated in the US. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lori-feathers/id1578980767?i=1000717836220 Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post