Founding a Digital Literary Magazine, Novel Writing, and More with Michael Issac Shokrian

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Michael Issac Shokrian.Michael is the founder of the digital literary magazine the Thieving Magpie and is the author of the novel American Playground, which is about schoolyard politics and, while fictional, is based on Michael’s upbringing.You can learn more about Michael and his work at https://www.mishokrian.com/, learn more about the Thieving Magpie at https://thievingmagpie.org/, and buy American Playground on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/American-Playground-Michael-Isaac-Shokrian-ebook/dp/B0F2MZPX6M/.———The interview is preceded in this episode by a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who was best known in the book world for founding the Imagination Library project. You can learn more about the Imagination Library at https://imaginationlibrary.com/, and you can listen to a 2024 episode of the Apollo Papyrus Podcast featuring an interview with B.P. Sweany, who was an acquisitions editor for an audiobook company that Dolly worked with, at https://campaaronapollo.wixsite.com/apollopapyrus/podcast/episode/1b08a8fc/arthurian-fiction-and-audiobooks-with-bp-sweany.