Weird Era
Dedicated to asking authors the right questions.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 31 in total of Weird Era with the tag “#lit”.
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Episode 114: Weird Era feat. Ocean Vuong
May 16th, 2025 | Season 1 | 47 mins 58 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #oceanvuong, #theemperorofgladness, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex speaks with Ocean Vuong about his latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, second chances, open endings, Karl Marx, found family, and what Febreeze commercials tell us about the current state of capitalism.
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Episode 113: Weird Era feat. Curtis McRae
May 9th, 2025 | Season 1 | 37 mins 42 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #curtismcrae, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #quietlylovingeveryone, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to Curtis McRae about his debut collection of short stories, Montreal (romance! a thriving literary scene!), if everybody loves, and more.
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Episode 112: Weird Era feat. Adelaide Faith
May 1st, 2025 | Season 1 | 36 mins 55 secs
#adelaidefaith, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #happinessforever, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to Adelaide Faith about her debut novel Happiness Forever, if being so raw is what makes it hard to preserve happiness, how crying locates personhood, and how to define a small, medium, and large life.
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Episode 111: Weird Era feat. Adam Ross
April 25th, 2025 | Season 1 | 47 mins 48 secs
#adamross, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #playworld, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to Adam Ross about publishing fiction set in a Reagan Era in the midst of a Trump era, what it means to come up with a language for your life, and why you should never marry the love of your life.
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Episode 110: Weird Era feat. Amanda Leduc
April 18th, 2025 | Season 1 | 47 mins 23 secs
#amandaleduc, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast, #widlife
Alex is joined by Amanda Leduc to discuss her latest novel, Wild Life, disability in storytelling, the foundations of religion, listening for change, and how the animal kingdom can subvert our thoughts when we talk about gender.
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Episode 109: Weird Era feat. Katie Kitamura
April 11th, 2025 | Season 1 | 28 mins 51 secs
#audition, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #katiekitamura, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti welcomes Katie Kitamura back to the pod to talk about Audition, "to be young and seen in the fulfillment of an older person’s desires," aging as a woman, and the cruelty we all enact as judges.
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Episode 108: Weird Era feat. Kevin Nguyen
April 4th, 2025 | Season 1 | 41 mins 45 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #kevinnguyen, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #mydocuments, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to with Kevin Nguyen and dive into his novel My Documents, exploring themes of digitization, detainment, tech power, family dynamics, and the complexities of solidarity in today’s world.
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Episode 107: Weird Era feat. Laurie Woolever
March 28th, 2025 | Season 1 | 46 mins 18 secs
#anthonybourdain, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #careandfeeling, #lauriewoolever, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Alex sits down with Laurie Woolever to talk about how she deals with the imposing shadow of being the last assistant to the late Anthony Bourdain, her new memoir Care and Feeding, 90s food trends, excess, food cities, and much more.
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Episode 106: Weird Era feat. Andrew Lipstein
March 21st, 2025 | Season 1 | 46 mins 50 secs
#andrewlipstein, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #somethingrotten, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex is joined by Andrew Lipstein to discuss his latest novel, Something Rotten, models of masculinity, Danish VS American politics, whether or not truth is subjective, why shaving your head feels like an extreme act, and so much more
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Episode 105: Weird Era feat. Haley Mlotek
March 14th, 2025 | Season 1 | 41 mins 55 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore, #haleymlotek, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #nofault, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to Haley Mlotek about her divorce memoir, the enduring appeal of marriage, the persistent social stigma of divorce, the relationship between glamour and divorced women, and even asks—would Haley get married again?