Season 2 Authors to Include Schappell, Gurganus, and Hawthorne!

Poor Marc and John.  They've been talking books since their last episode on December 17th but you haven't been listening!  Part of the reason you haven't been listening is they haven't been broadcasting!  So join them again on Tuesday, January 28th LIVE from 3:30 to 4:30 on wxlv.org and iheart.com for their next talk about books in a pretention- and cliche-free zone, or click on the link above for the podcast to follow.  Enter at your own risk!

The author lineup is nothing short of astounding, thanks to (frankly) the generosity of our authors.  We can't wait!  (It's tentative so don't get too far ahead of yourselves.)

1/28:  Paul Vitagliano, or DJ Paul V, author of "Born This Way"

2/4:  Helen Frost, author of "Keesha's House"

2/11:  Heather Jacobs, editor of "Big Fiction"

2/18:  Elissa Schappell, novelist, editor, essayist

2/25:  Pam Houston, author of "Contents May Have Shifted"

3/4:  Nathaniel Hawthorne, screenwriter, miscellaneous crew

3/11:  (Spring Break!)

3/18:  Paul Lisicky, author of "Unbuilt Projects"

3/25:  Allan Gurganus, author of "Local Souls"

4/1:  Eric Spitznagel, journalist, writer, editor

4/8:  Caketrain Editors

4/15:  Alexander Hamilton, founding father of the United States

4/22:  Aaron Burr, a better shot

The author interview is our signature segment but as you know week-to-week we'll also be covering book news and discussing what we're reading.  And don't forget to CALL IN between 4:15 and 4:30 of our live broadcasts at 610.799.4141 or 610.799.1891.  We want to hear from you!

WE'RE BACK!

The good news:  we're back!  The bad news:  climate change.

There's so much to summarize from our first season of Read First, Ask Later, including the extraordinarily wonderful authors who have called in, but I think this says it all.

In the Bridget Jones Diary trivia contest in Episode 14, Marc LOST to John (and Susan Petrole, our guest questioner) and paid the consequences.  By a hair!  Actually it was many hairs.  In short, his students were dumbfounded (most), disgusted (some), disquieted (a few), and impressed (one or two).

Thanks again to our first season authors:  Douglas James Troxell, Mark Canter, Sarah DiCello, Julianna Baggott, Alissa Nutting, Jesus of Nazareth, Elizabeth Crane, Vu Tran, A.T. Grant, Herman Melville, C.J. Hribal, Scott Beatty, Darin Strauss, Jerome Lucido, Howard Bryant, and Richard Davies.

What's coming next?  Well, as we're negotiating royalties we have to stay hush hush.  By royalties we mean effusive thank you's and the delivery of listeners / readers in Kazakhstan and Indonesia.  And by negotiating we mean begging.  And by hush hush we mean we'll tell you tomorrow.  Until then, followers and listeners.  

Now get back to your reading . . .