Episode 11 brings talk of publishing — how the WITTScasters do it, and much more importantly, why. Brian and Ben also have hard decisions to make in their own writing and Jon has some ‘splaining to do about some recent blog rants before they all talk about “Old Ironhead,” an excerpt from Mark Powell’s novel-in-progress.
- Download directly as an MP3
- Subscribe to us and write a review on iTunes
- Subscribe to the new episode RSS feed
Reading Discussed
- Fried Chicken and Coffee offers up ”Old Ironhead,” an excerpt from Mark Powell’s latest novel.
- Those who bristle at Jon’s opinions can find allies at the blog page for Cathy Day’s Literary Citizenship course, and take heart in Cathy’s personal blog posts on the same topic. (Keep in mind, Jon does it for the sake of art. Always for the art.)
- “Digging,” a poem by Seamus Heaney.
- Recommended Reading is a publication venue worth breaking out the champagne for (accepting submissions until the end of April!).
- All three WITTScasters logged hours reading through the slush pile at Sycamore Review.
- Our old colleague and friend Chris has opinions about literary journals.
- TriQuarterly has adapted for the times.
- Wunderkinds Jonathan Safran Foer and Zadie Smith.
- It had to be the manatee.
- Ben seriously dug WITTScast alum Dylan Nice’s story collection Other Kinds.
- Jon reflects on the Kolpishness of Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Odds: A Love Story, which boasts a killer first paragraph.
- Superman negs Lois Lane at Niagra Falls.