Shelf Talking

April’s SHELF TALKING celebrates National Poetry Month with three fantastic poets! Recorded live at Literati: –John McCarthy reads poems from his sophomore collection Scared Violent Like Horses. –Tracy Zeman reads a pair of long poems from her full-length debut Empire. –Ellen Stone shares poems from her full-length debut What Is in the Blood. Shelf Talking is produced by Mike and Hilary Gustafson with John Ganiard, Bennet Johnson, and Sam Krowchenko Our theme songs are “Orange and Red” and "Bonhomie" by Pity Sex (2016, Run for Cover Records)

Spring forward with an all-new SHELF TALKING! Recorded live at Literati: –Grace Talusan shares an excerpt from her memoir The Body Papers. –Alexander Weinstein reads the story “Infinite Realities” from his collection Universal Love. Shelf Talking is produced by Mike and Hilary Gustafson with John Ganiard, Bennet Johnson, and Sam Krowchenko Our theme songs are “Orange and Red” and "Bonhomie" by Pity Sex (2016, Run for Cover Records)

Been seeking great fiction for February? SHELF TALKING’s got you covered! Recorded live at Literati: –Kiley Reid chats with fellow novelist Julie Buntin about her New York Times-bestselling debut Such a Fun Age. –Kate Wisel reads two stories from her prize-winning collection Driving in Cars with Homeless Men. Shelf Talking is produced by Mike and Hilary Gustafson with John Ganiard, Bennet Johnson, and Sam Krowchenko Our theme songs are “Orange and Red” and "Bonhomie" by Pity Sex (2016, Run for Cover Records)