SlantCast

SlantCast hosts Gregory Wolfe & Emily Kwilinski are joined by author and industry insider Jim Hanas to talk about the role of the small, indie press in the larger cultural economy.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Sofia Carozza, a research and future physician, and Luke Burgis, author of "Wanting" and the forthcoming "The One & the 99" for the book launch of “Time & the Temple,” by Luigi Giussani, published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Robert Cording for the book launch of “What's Possible: New & Selected Poems,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast hosts Gregory Wolfe & Emily Kwilinski are joined by author and critic Joel Miller to talk about book reviews and how books are discovered and shared.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by fiction writer Tom Howard for the book launch of “Invisibilia,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet John Poch for the book launch of “Brooding Upon the Waters,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by distinguished Renaissance scholar Erika Rummel to discuss the history of humanism with a focus on the life and achievements of Desiderius Erasmus.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by the new managing editor of Slant Books, Emily Kwilinski, to discuss the topic of her doctoral thesis on the theme of community in Shakespeare and Dostoevsky.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by four distinguished poets to celebrate the publication of Baron Wormser's posthumous poetry collection, “James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by William E. Cain, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal for a conversation about the meaning and value of "Close Reading" and why the practice is championed by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Howard Schaap for the book launch of “Brooding Upon the Waters,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Bonnie Naradzay for the book launch of “Invited to the Feast,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Molly McNett for the book launch of “Child of These Tears,” published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Morgan Meis for the book launch of "The Grand Valley," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Eric Pankey for the book launch of "Vanishments," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Gary Fincke for the book launch of "For Now, We Have Been Spared," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Jonathan Fields and Christopher Vath for the book launch of "Spirto Gentil: An Invitation to Listen to Great Music with Luigi Giussani," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Davide Perillo and Jackie Aldrette for the book launch of Perillo's "Your Names Are Written in Heaven: The World of Rose Busingye," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Aaron Riches for the book launch of Luigi Giussani's "In Search of the Human Face," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Stephen Haven for the book launch of his poetry collection, "The Flight from Meaning," recently published by Slant Books. After his reading, Haven responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by novelist and critic Jenny Shank to discuss the publication of A.G. Mojtabai's novella, Featherless.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Tony Woodlief for the book launch of his debut novel, "We Shall Not All Sleep," recently published by Slant Books. After his reading, Woodlief responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Scott Cairns for the book launch of his new book, "Correspondence with My Greeks," recently published by Slant Books. After his reading, Scott responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Derek Updegraff for the book launch of his novel "Whole," recently published by Slant Books. After his reading, Updegraff responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Bret Lott for the book launch of his new book, "Gather the Olives: On Food and Hope and the Holy Land," recently published by Slant Books. After his reading, Lott responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Leslie Williams for the book launch of her new collection, Matters for You Alone, recently published by Slant Books. After her reading, Williams responds to questions from the attendees.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Professor Timothy P. O'Malley of the University of Notre Dame to discuss Luigi Giussani's "Living the Liturgy: A Witness," recently published by Slant Books.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Matthew Porto to launch the publication of "Moon Grammar," his debut poetry collection, just out from Slant Books.

John Salter reads from his new short story collection, published by Slant Books: "There Will Never Be Another Night Like This" and fields questions from the audience and from SlantCast host, Gregory Wolfe.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Kamil Suskiewicz, a Polish writer and thinker, to mark the publication of "Kinderszenen," a searing memoir by the late Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, a book about growing up during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw (and much else).

Jeanne Murray Walker reads from her new memoir, published by Slant Books: "Leaping from the Burning Train: A Poet's Journey of Faith" -- which tells the story of her journey from a childhood immersed in fundamentalism to a broader and more capacious faith, guided by her love for poetry -- and fields questions from SlantCast host, Gregory Wolfe.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe, publisher & editor of Slant Books, is joined by novelist Jonathan Geltner to discuss the fiction of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Jon Fosse.

To celebrate the posthumous publication of Robert Pack's final poetry collection, SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poets Paul Mariani, Richard Jackson, Jane Scharl, with special guest appearances by Gary Margolis and Julia Alvarez!

Renowned Russian poet, Olga Sedakova, is joined by her translator, Martha M.F. Kelly, and former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, to celebrate the Slant Books publication of Sedakova's Old Songs.

Amit Majmudar reads from his new memoir, "Twin A," recently published by Slant Books. He then answers questions from the audience.

Richard Michelson reads from his new poetry collection, "Sleeping as Fast as I Can," just published by Slant Books. He then answers questions from the audience.

On the occasion of the publication of the 40th anniversary edition of Richard Rodriguez's classic memoir, Hunger of Memory, a conversation between Gregory Wolfe, Publisher & Editor of Slant Books, Dave Griffiths, author of A Good War is Hard to Find, and Richard Rodriguez. 

Slant Books publisher & editor Gregory Wolfe welcomes novelist Jonathan Geltner to the podcast to talk about "The Passenger" and "Stella Maris," two recent novels by Cormac McCarthy.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by author Daniel Taylor for the online book launch of "The Mystery of Iniquity," the four and final volume in the Jon Motes mystery series.

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by author Morgan Meis for the online book launch of "The Fate of the Animals: On Horses, the Apocalypse, and Painting as Prophecy."

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by author Nance Van Winckel for the online book launch of her memoir, "Sister Zero" and special guest Kate Lebo, author of "The Book of Difficult Fruit." 

Poet Robert Cording joins SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe to read from -- and discuss -- his new hybrid memoir/poetry collection, In the Unwalled City, recently published by Slant Books.

Jonathan Geltner joins SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe to read from, discuss, and answer questions about his debut novel, "Absolute Music," just out from Slant Books. 

Renowned poet and biographer Paul Mariani joins SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe and special guests National Book Award-winner Martin Espada and Angelo Alaimo O'Donnell. to launch "All That Will Be New."

SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to discuss the publication of "Shakeshafte & Other Plays" from Slant Books.