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Literary Death Match
by [email protected] (Todd Zuniga)
The Literary Death Match videocast is a best-of showcase, featuring the greatest moments in LDM readings, judging and finales from our events worldwide. We promise every episode will be at least three of the following: enlightening, subversive, geeky, raucous, surprising, sexy, hilarious, thrilling, fun, brainy and must-see.
Episodes
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LDM Book Report (S02E03): The Vale of Health, Ernest Hemingway & Margaret Mitchell
To continue our 2nd season, Adrian Todd Zuniga takes to the streets of London to visit The Vale of Health, then sits down in LA with Ernest Hemingway (The Sun Also Rises) and Margaret Mitchell (Gone with the Wind) to talk back pain and pornography. Featuring Nathan Caywood and Rebecca Forsythe....
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Brooklyn, Ep. 8 at The Bell House
January 24, 2016 — To shake off the horrors of the Inauguration, Literary Death Match continued our Pivot Towards Protest as we headed to The Bell House in Brooklyn for a refreshing night of lit, wit and all manner of else. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Heben Nigatu, writer: The Late Show with Stephen...
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LDM Book Report (S02E02): Anne of Green Gables & Peter Mehlman Interviewed
Our 2nd season continues as Adrian Todd Zuniga talks Anne of Green Gables adaptation on CBC and legendary Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman speaks out. Directed by Ambarish Manepalli. @PeterMehlman @atzuniga @rishfilm See Literary Death Match live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter:...
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LDM Presents Graham Moore at Soho House West Hollywood
Graham Moore — Academy Award–winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Days of Night and The Sherlockian — sits down for an intimate conversation with Literary Death Match creator Adrian Todd Zuniga, as they discuss writing in all forms,...
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LDM Book Report (S02E01): Literary Legos, Hemingway Interview & CVS invasion
To launch our 2nd season, Adrian Todd Zuniga talks literature in Lego form, interviews Ernest Hemingway, then hits the streets of Manhattan for a drop-in at CVS. Featuring Nathan Caywood. Directed by Ambarish Manepalli. @nathancaywood @atzuniga @rishfilm Subscribe here:...
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LDM Pick 'Em: Harry Potter Edition
LDM Book Report heads to the Palace Theatre in London for a riotous game of LDM Pick 'Em — where three people make four picks from the Harry Potter universe to build their ultimate team. Play along! See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on...
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Bookstore Defecation & Samantha Baines Interview
The Mariko Aoki phenomenon plus a scintillating interview with the funny-as Samantha Baines, as she discusses her one-woman show at Edinburgh Fringe. We also might have destroyed some ancient artillery. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on...
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World Cup of Lit & Poet v. Footballer in London — LDM Book Report
After looking back at Penguin's World Cup of Literature teams, LDM Book Report takes to the streets of London for a rousing game of Poet v. Footballer. Where magic happens. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on Instagram: @literarydeathmatch
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Mary Anna King's 90-Second Interview
Mary Anna King, author of Bastards, sits down with Adrian Todd Zuniga for one of LDM Book Report's world-famous 90-Second Interview. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on Instagram: @literarydeathmatch
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LDM Book Report: Samuel Beckett, Andre the Giant and William Faulkner Returns
Samuel Beckett's surprising link to Andre the Giant, and William Faulkner returns to read his letter of resignation from the U.S. Post Office. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on Instagram: @literarydeathmatch
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Josh Sabarra — The Movie That Changed My Life
Josh Sabarra — sex columnist and author of the bestselling memoir Porn Again — joins us for The Movie That Changed My Life. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on Instagram: @literarydeathmatch
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LDM Book Report: Better Book Titles, Literary Fatwas & Today in Literature
Host Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses Dan Wilbur's Better Book Titles, Hajar J. Woodland discusses the renewal of Salma Rushdie's fatwa, and Today in Literature. @atzuniga @hajarjwoodland See Literary Death Match live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on...
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Peter Mehlman — The Book That Changed My Life
Legendary Seinfeld TV writer Peter Mehlman discusses the book that changed his life. See LDM live: www.literarydeathmatch.com Follow LDM on Twitter: @litdeathmatch Follow us on Instagram: @literarydeathmatch
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LDM Book Report — Footnote 1 (Harper Lee's Greedy Estate)
In LDM Book Report's first-ever footnote, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses the inexplicable end of To Kill a Mockingbird's mass market edition for a more expensive version. @atzuniga @litdeathmatch Available on YouTube. Subscribe now! youtube.com/literarydeathmatch
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LDM Book Report — Chapter 4 (Game of Thrones Special)
In LDM Book Report's fourth episode, we present our Game of Thrones special, as host Adrian Todd Zuniga delivers little-known facts about Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, then he hits Hollywood Blvd. to chat GoT with randoms, and a deep dive into Reykjavik's reading habits and…
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LDM Presents Stephen Tobolowsky
On a brilliant night in Los Angeles, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with Stephen Tobolowsky, actor, author, podcast host and musician — sits down for an intimate conversation with Literary Death Match host Adrian Todd Zuniga, as they discuss storytelling, performance, laughter, getting it…
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LDM Book Report — Chapter 3
In LDM Book Report's third installment, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy's attempts to bring Rachel Kushner's Telex from Cuba to television, The Muppets show runner (and author of What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding) Kristin Newman sits down for three questions…
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LDM Book Report — Chapter 2
In LDM Book Report's second episode, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses the adaptation of Roberto Bolano's 2666 for the stage, social correspondent (and author of Threats and Gutshot) Amelia Gray explains how to survive literary parties, and ATZ takes to the streets of New York City to talk literary...
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LDM Book Report — Chapter 1
In LDM Book Report's debut episode, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses how your Kindle and iPad are keeping you awake, William Faulkner stops by for a chat, and we talk Trump - and the coloring book that showcases his delusion. Feat. Nathan Caywood. @nathancaywood @atzuniga Available on YouTube....
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LDM Presents Elizabeth Day at The Groucho
On a chilly night in London, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with Elizabeth Day, the award-winning journalist and author of Scissors, Paper, Stone, Home Fires and Paradise City, as the two discuss writing, feminism, social media and everything in between. Click here to follow Elizabeth on...
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LDM Book Report Trailer
A lightning-quick teaser of what's to come on LDM Book Report hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga. Our hilarious, brainy, oddball weekly web show features breaking news, interviews, special guests, man on the street footage, and everything in between. Available on YouTube. Subscribe now!
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Brooklyn 10-Year Anniversary at The Bell House
March 8, 2016 — To celebrate 10 Years of Literary Death Match, we returned to our Brooklyn home at The Bell House to put on a show for the ages, as the masterful lineup of can't-miss wonderments combined to bring an instant classic. MUSICAL GUEST: * Lucinda Belle, harpist & singer from her…
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LDM Presents David Wain at Soho House West Hollywood
On a brilliant night in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with the hilarious David Wain. Wain, once called "a cipher for the misfits and the misunderstood," is a writer, director, actor and comedian, best known for The State, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Stella, Wainy Days…
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Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 40 at Largo at the Coronet
January 19, 2016 — LDM kicked off 2016 at Largo at the Coronet on an exceptionally high note in what will go down as an instant classic. JUDGES Literary Merit: Alex Borstein, Emmy-nominated actress of Family Guy's Lois Griffin; co-star of Getting On Performance: Danny Pudi, comedian and actor…
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Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 38 at the Hammer Museum
July 21, 2015 — In our annual showcase at one LA's most brilliant cultural meccas, Literary Death Match returned to the Hammer Museum for a brilliant night of literature, whimsy and witticisms galore. Literary Merit: Jerry Stahl, best-selling author of Permanent Midnight, I, Fatty and the all-new...
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Literary Death Match London, Ep. 48 at Ace Hotel
May 5, 2015 — To kick off a three-shows-in-one-month London run, we teamed with Quercus Books to bring LDM to the The Ace Hotel in Shoreditch for a night that featured an endless array of literary talent, judging loveliness and a wild finale. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer...
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Literary Death Match London, Ep. 49 at London Wonderground
May 18, 2015 — For our biggest-ever London show, we took over the Spiegeltent at London Wonderground on the South Bank for an electric night sponsored by Picador. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Molly McGrann, literary critic, poet, novelist and author of The Ladies of the House Performance: Cariad…
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LDM Presents... Tim Federle at Soho House West Hollywood
On a brilliant pre-LA Times Festival of Books night in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with best-selling author and former Broadway dancer Tim Federle to discuss his young adult novels and his book Tequila Mockingbird. His bio: Tim Federle grew up in San Francisco and Pittsburgh before…
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Literary Death Match LA with HBO's Silicon Valley at Largo at the Coronet
April 19, 2015 — April's a cruel month? Not on our watch! On a whimsy-filled night, Literary Death Match teamed with the cast of HBO's Silicon Valley and the LA Times Festival of Books for a Festival After Dark event at Largo at the Coronet. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Meg Wolitzer, New York Times...
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Literary Death Match Dallas, Ep. 2 at the Texas Theatre
April 9, 2015 — An event five years in the make, Literary Death Match returned to glorious Dallas, where we teamed with the masterminds at Deep Vellum for a night at The Texas Theatre. Lineup… JUDGES: Ben Fountain, award-winning author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Brief Encounters with...
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LDM Presents...Alex Karpovsky at Soho House West Hollywood
At Soho House West Hollywood, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with actor/screenwriter/director Alex Karpovsky (Ray Ploshansky from Girls, director of Red Flag and Rubberneck) to discuss Twitter, creativity, hang-ups and all things in between. His bio from AlexKarpovsky.com: Alex Karpovsky…
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Literary Death Match Austin, Ep. 8 at The North Door
October 25, 2014 — Our annual October pilgrimage to the Texas Book Festival teamed us with Austin's Litcrawl. This one overflows with talent, energy, and bouts of hilarious inebriation. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Jim Magnuson, director of the MCW, author of Famous Writers I Have Known Performance:...
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Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 27 at Largo at the Coronet
February 25, 2014 — On one of the great nights in LDM's storied history, we teamed with the Los Angeles Review of Books for an event at Largo at the Coronet that ended in a thrilling, Cyrillic flourish. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Diablo Cody, screenwriter of Juno, Young Adult and Jennifer's Body...
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Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 36 at Largo at the Coronet
March 3, 2015 — To celebrate LDM's 9th birthday, Largo's stage was rife with award-winning talent, for a show that boasted the highest of highs, exceedingly high lows, and a down-to-the-wire finish. JUDGES: Literary Merit: Jason Reitman, award-winning writer/director of Up in the Air, Juno and...
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LDM Presents...Patton Oswalt at Largo at the Coronet
On a magical night at the Largo theatre in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with actor/comedian/author Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, United States of Tara) to discuss his new book SILVER SCREEN FIEND. His bio from Amazon, which we love: "My name is Patton Oswalt. I do stand-up comedy and...
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Literary Death Match Nashville, Ep. 1 at Third Man Records
In what was one of the greatest nights of our 2014, we teamed with the Southern Festival of Booksand Third Man Records for a wild night of literary wizardry, knee-slapping judgment, and a closing speech for the ages. (October 11, 2014) JUDGES: Literary Merit: judges: Antonya Nelson, multi-award...
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LDM Los Angeles, Ep. 32 at Soho House West Hollywood
September 23, 2014 — To bring September to its narrative knees, Literary Death Match teamed with Soho House West Hollywood for a members-only event boasting a cast of LDM all-stars and newcomers. Lineup... JUDGES: Literary Merit: Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk, J....
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LDM Brooklyn, Ep. 3 at Littlefield
February 19, 2014. To remember the brilliance of Taylor Negron, we present an episode in Brooklyn (at Littlefield) in which Negron shined his usual, unparalleled bright, alongside Mobb Deep's Prodigy, and oft-recurring LDM judge Jena Friedman. Lineup... JUDGES: Literary Merit: Taylor Negron,...
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LDM Los Angeles, Ep. 33 at Largo at the Coronet
October 1, 2014. In what may be the greatest Literary Death Match event of all-time, we invited screenwriters to read prose, and what a night it was! Literature, comedy, hijinks. Lineup: JUDGES: Literary Merit: Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO's Bored to Death and author of Wake Up, Sir!…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Literary Death Match videocast is a best-of showcase, featuring the greatest moments in LDM readings, judging and finales from our events worldwide. We promise every episode will be at least three of the following: enlightening, subversive, geeky, raucous, surprising, sexy, hilarious, thrilling, fun, brainy and must-see.
HOSTED BY
[email protected] (Todd Zuniga)
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The Literary Death Match videocast is a best-of showcase, featuring the greatest moments in LDM readings, judging and finales from our events worldwide. We promise every episode will be at least three of the following: enlightening, subversive, geeky, raucous, surprising, sexy, hilarious,...
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