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The Chills at Will Literary Podcast is a discussion of the visceral beauty of literature, w/ Pete. Ep 275 up now on all platforms!-join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl
"What oftentimes comes with fame is isolation, and a mistrust of people’s intentions-with good reason." @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social's interview with @jeffpearlman.bsky.social on "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur” (Mariner Books) is out now.
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Here in America—the greatest nation on earth—we work 80 hours a week in a feverish attempt to survive and on the weekends we unwind by reading the Epstein Files.
02.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1A tale of two Albaneses: Francesca is a tireless advocate for the victims of the genocide
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In this Episode 320 clip, @lstrauss.bsky.social discusses the balance between advocating and agitating for change and continuing to be a passionate and always-learning teacher.
Buy A Lasting Impact...from @routledgehistory.bsky.social
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▶️ NOW PLAYING: My conversation w Karl Ove Knausgaard. His latest novel, THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT, is now available from Penguin Press. Translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
College sports was never innocent. But man, has it changed. I can show you how in four simple slides. Check them out and preorder HEARTLAND today wherever books are sold! It's the Larry Bird story like it's never been told before, coming on 3/3/26 @atriabooks.bsky.social.
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In an Ep315 clip, Cole from Dissect Podcast traces seeds for the creation of his podcast, w/ inspiration from becoming a father and @kendricklamar "To Pimp a Butterfly"
Listen to Dissect on all streaming platforms and set reminder for upcoming Netflix!
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Today on the program, a conversation with the great Susan Straight, whose latest (and tenth!) novel is called SACRAMENT (Counterpoint Press).
We had a great talk—she’s a good interview—candid, funny, and utterly down-to-earth.
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If you’re looking for something literary to listen to, I got to chat with Pete on the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social! Grateful for a wonderful convo.
11.12.2025 00:47 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0That's a BATTLE to the top/bottom...lotta (un)qualified candidates
02.12.2025 15:56 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@maureenow.bsky.social
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“It horrified me to be from a species that did such things, over and over, but what good did my horror do?” Read a new short story from Joan Silber. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_pKdGr
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Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.
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The absolute whiplash of these morally-bankrupt, racist, fly-by-night organizations!
This was EVERYTHING, THE end-all-be-all for "draining the swamp.
Now it's just quietly over.
"Does he have a name, or should I call him 'Lawyer?' "
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Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
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We interviewed Jazmina Barrera and Christina MacSweeney on the process of writing and translating THE QUEEN OF SWORDS! It's a great book to add to your TBR pile. Check it out here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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In an Ep308 clip, @jeffpearlman.bsky.social talks about his philosophy of deep, layered research, and expectations for writerly research.
The superb, nuanced Only God Can Judge is available @marinerbooks.bsky.social: www.harpercollins.com/products/onl...
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such a treat to talk lowriders, Art Laboe, and SoCal history w/ Susan Straight, author of SACRAMENT, for @altajournal.bsky.social 🏥
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Today on the program, a conversation w author Chris Kraus.
Her new novel, THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER, is available now from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
@nicolethecuffy.bsky.social recounts immersing herself in the disenfranchisement and desperation of the Vietnam War generation while writing a novel.
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In an Ep305 clip, @lesbrains.bsky.social talks about the power of renaming, as her book so brilliantly interrogates colonial land grabs and revisionist and erased histories.
Buy Poppy State @timberpress.bsky.social: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/myria...
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Today’s newsletter post is a conversation with @somers.bsky.social, whose book THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is out today!
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Author Jazmina Barrera and translator Christina MacSweeney discuss The THE QUEEN OF SWORDS, longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Read the full interview here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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Me, when I inexplicably follow the convoluted directions from a guy, instead of going with GPS directions
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Tomorrow, I'll be in conversation w Jade Chang, whose new novel is called WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
✌🏼Stay tuned...
