WORK IN PROGRESS: Conversations with Creators

Maria Kelson is a poet and novelist. Her debut thriller, “Not the Killing Kind,” won the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Crime Fiction Writers of Color, the Women Writing the West WILLA Literary Award for a Mystery/Thriller and the 2025 International Latino Book Awards Gold Medal in Mystery. On this week’s episode, Maria talks about how her personal experiences working with undocumented mothers inspired her novel and what it was like coming to fiction writing as a poet.On Monday, June 22, “Not the Killing Kind” will be a Kindle Daily Deal, priced at just $2.99. So, if you enjoy today’s conversation, check out the book!Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#mariakelson #latinobookawards #immigrantstories #authorinterview #authorinterviews #contemporaryliterature #newthrillers #contemporaryfiction #newfiction #notthekillingkind

Anthonee Smith is an emerging, underground, Albuquerque-based filmmaker whose genre-defying experimental films, "Plants" and "The Museum," recently screened at Albuquerque's Guild Cinema. On this week's episode, Anthonee discusses his idiosyncratic approach to filmmaking, his preference for raw, handmade films over AI and CGI slickness, and how his work fits into larger trends, including the "stoner nature documentary" genre and the vaporwave aesthetic.To watch Anthonee's films for free, follow @fruitbirdfilms on Instagram and check out the links in their bio.Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#abq #anthoneesmith #fruitbirdfilms #experimentalfilm #filmmakerinterview #albuquerquefilm #guildcinema #naturedocumentary #stonerfilms #experimentaldocumentary #vaporwave

Irish-born author Colm Tóibín wrote the critically-acclaimed novels "Brooklyn," "Nora Webster," "The Blackwater Lightship," "The Master" and "Long Island," among other titles. Two of his novels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.On today's episode, Tóibín discusses his latest short story collection, "The News from Dublin," which includes a story he wrote on the eve of US President Donald Trump's second inauguration about an undocumented Irish immigrant in America. In the course of the conversation, Tóibín reveals how he is able to capture the interior worlds of his characters.At this year's Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Tóibín will appear in conversation with National Public Radio host Scott Simon on Sunday, May 17.Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#colmtoibin #colmtóibín #santafeinternationalliteraryfestival #sfinternationallitfest #contemporaryliterature #contemporaryfiction #writerinterview #authorinterview #irishwriter #newsfromdublin

National Book Award finalist and 2022 Guggenheim fellow Brandon Hobson (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) is known primarily for his literary fiction novels "The Removed" and "Where the Dead Sit Talking." On today's episode, he discusses his latest novel, "The Devil Is a Southpaw," which is told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator. Hobson, who teaches creative writing at New Mexico State University and the Institute of American Indian Arts, also demystifies his writing process, offering tips and insights for would-be writers.You can catch Hobson at this year's Santa Fe International Literary Festival, where he will be in conversation with Deborah Jackson Taffa on Sunday, May 17. For more info, visit sfinternationallitfest.org.Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#brandonhobson #santafeinternationalliteraryfestival #sfinternationallitfest #contemporaryliterature #contemporaryfiction #writerinterview #authorinterview #indigenouswriter #nmwriters #devilisasouthpaw

Priyanka Kumar is the award-winning author of the creative nonfiction books "Conversations with Birds" and "The Light between Apple Trees." On this episode, she discusses how her love of nature informs her writing and how she blends research-based writing with personal narrative.At this year's Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Kumar will give a talk about literature and ecology at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Monday, May 18. For tickets and info, visit sfinternationallitfest.org.If you enjoy our podcasts, please like and subscribe, and consider becoming a digital subscriber to the Albuquerque Journal, to help us continue to bring you more content like this. Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#priyankakumar #santafeinternationalliteraryfestival #sfinternationallitfest #contemporaryliterature #creativenonfiction #writerinterview #authorinterview #nmwriters #lightbetweenappletrees