1888: The How, The Why

Today our podcast connects with Jordan A. Rothacker, author of And the Wind Will Wash Away (Deeds Publishing) and The Pit; and No Other Stories (1888). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Jordan A. Rothacker

Today our podcast connects with R. Dean Johnson, Associate Professor at Eastern Kentucky University and author of Californium: A Novel of Punk Rock, Growing Up, and Other Dangerous Things (Plume Books) and Delicate Men: Stories (Alternative Book Press). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: R. Dean Johnson

Today our podcast connects with Chris Staros, publisher and editor of Top Shelf Productions, former president of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and author of Yearbook Stories, 1976–1978 (Top Shelf). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Christ Staros Photo: Jenni Girtman

Today our podcast connects with Libby Flores, writer and program manager at PEN Center USA's Emerging Voices Fellowship and Craft Sessions. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Libby Flores

Today our podcast connects with Karen Cushman, author of children's historical fiction novels such as the Newbery Award winner The Midwife's Apprentice (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), the Newbery Honor book Catherine, Called Birdy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and the recently-released fantasy novel Grayling's Song (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Karen Cushman

Today our podcast connects with Krys Lee, author of the short story collection Drifting House (Viking, Penguin Random House) and the forthcoming novel How I Became a North Korean (Viking, Penguin Random House). She is a recipient of the Rome Prize and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association, and a finalist for the BBC International Story Prize. Her fiction, journalism, and literary translations have appeared in Granta, The Kenyon Review, Narrative, San Francisco Chronicle, Corriere della Sera, and The Guardian, among others. She is an assistant professor of creative writing and literature at Yonsei University, Underwood International College, in South Korea. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Krys Lee

Today our podcast connects with Aimee Bender. Aimee is the author of five books: The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (1998) which was a NY Times Notable Book, An Invisible Sign of My Own (2000) which was an L.A. Times pick of the year, Willful Creatures (2005) which was nominated by The Believer as one of the best books of the year, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (2010) which won the SCIBA award for best fiction, and an Alex Award, and The Color Master, a NY Times Notable book for 2013. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages. Her short fiction has been published in Granta, GQ, Harper’s, Tin House, McSweeney’s, The Paris Review, and more, as well as heard on PRI’s “This American Life”and “Selected Shorts”. She lives in Los Angeles with her family, and teaches creative writing at USC. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Aimee Bender

Today our podcast connects with Joe Pan, poet, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Brooklyn Arts Press, Fiction Editor for the arts magazine Hyperallergic, Small Press Editor for Boog City, author of books such as Hiccups (Augury Books) and Autobiomythography & Gallery (BAP), and founder of the services-oriented activist group Brooklyn Artists Helping. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Joe Pan

Today our podcast is live at Azusa Pacific University with Ryan Gattis and host Michael Dean Clark. His most recent book, All Involved: A Novel of the 1992 L.A. Riots, is grounded in 2.5 years of research & background spent with former Latino gang members, firefighters, nurses, & other L.A. citizens who lived through it. The novel has won the American Library Association’s Alex Award & the Lire Award for Noir of the Year in France. Set to be translated into 11 languages, it has been called “a high-octane speedball of a read” by The New York Times & its film rights have been acquired by HBO. Recorded on Thursday, April 14. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Michael Dean Clark Guest: Ryan Gattis Photo: Jamie Roebuck-Joseph

Today our podcast connects with D.T. Max–a graduate of Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. His book, Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace, published in 2012, was a New York Times bestseller. He is also the author of The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, their two young children, and a rescued beagle who came to them named Max. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: D.T. Max

Connecting with your community using effective media tools and developing meaningful relationships with strategic partners with Jenny Feldon, Marisa Reichardt, and Holly Watson. Recorded live on Saturday, July 16 at the Chapman University, Leatherby Libraries in Orange, California. Throughout the month of July, during the Summer Writing Project, 1888 and JukePop present a series of free educational essays, lectures, and podcast episodes produced for the community and available to support our Top 25 with advancing their stories. We have branded July the Summer Writing Project: Workshop Session. For more information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For more details on our free Summer Writing Project events please visit 1888.center/swp16-events. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Jenny Feldon, Marisa Reichardt, and Holly Watson

Establishing your creative identity while balancing essential elements of emotion and style with William M. Brandon III, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Yi Shun Lai. Recorded live on Saturday, July 9 at the Orange Public Library & History Center in Orange, California. Throughout the month of July, during the Summer Writing Project, 1888 and JukePop present a series of free educational essays, lectures, and podcast episodes produced for the community and available to support our Top 25 with advancing their stories. We have branded July the Summer Writing Project: Workshop Session. For more information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For more details on our free Summer Writing Project events please visit 1888.center/swp16-events. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: William M. Brandon III, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Yi Shun Lai

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with S.T. Rucker author of Oracle. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: S.T. Rucker

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Laura Morrison author of Come Back to the Swamp, Pam Jones author of Happy Birthday, Dear Bitsy, and Phil Keeling author of Drunken Vampire Hunting For Beginners. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Laura Morrison, Pam Jones, and Phil Keeling

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Corin Reyburn author of Subterran. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Corin Reyburn

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Kevin Boyer author of Bunker 14C and Ryan Dunlap author of The Goldfish. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Kevin Boyer and Ryan Dunlap

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Carrie Golden author of Tomorrow Falls. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Carrie Golden

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Kathy Joy author of Karma and Ryan Hash author of Static Age. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Kathy Joy and Ryan Hash

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Jonelle Strickland author of 29 BBQs. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Jonelle Strickland

We’re highlighting our Summer Writing Project 2016 Top 25 authors. Today our podcast connects with Ela Leo author of Maleficent Rocks and Bill White author of Cry. For information about Summer Writing Project 2016 please visit 1888.center/swp. For details about our July Workshop Session please visit 1888.center/swp2016-workshop-session. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Editor: Brett Arnold Host: Dean Moses Guest: Ela Leo and Bill White