Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener’s questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life.
On today’s show, Rachael and I discuss George Saunders’s discussion of seven short stories by Russian authors. Since Saunders’s book is the result of teaching these stories in MFA craft courses over multiple decades, this book and today’s discussion…
This ep. features a conversation with Pulitzer prize-winning poet Diane Seuss about her latest book of verse, Modern Poetry. With bursts of internal rhyme about thorny subjects, Modern Poetry awaits the reader with a spirit of mourning and loss and…
Thanks to Brian Salmons for bumpering this replay episode.
On today’s show, Samantha Nickerson interviews the fiction writers Celeste Ng and Ben Fountain!
On #613, Chelsea Alice speaks with Jamel Brinkley about his new short story collection Witness, plus John King speaks with M. Evelina Galang about her new short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. Special Thanks to Miami Book Fair.
Samantha Nickerson and I delve into Anaïs Nin’s posthumously published slender volume of erotica, Little Birds.
On today’s show, John King chats with poet Matt Mason about the poetic necessity of engaging with the popular culture that is part of the fabric of our American life, including rock music and obviously, obviously, the Disney phenomenon.
On today’s show, John King chats with journalist Rebecca Renner and poet Major Jackson at Miami Book Fair.
Today’s show features novelist Meg Cabot and memoirist Kelle Groom in conversation with TDO correspondent Samantha Nickerson, recorded during Miami Book Fair 2023.
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