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SlantCast

The Official Podcast of Slant Books

Online book launches, readings, conversations about a wide range of literary topics -- welcome to SlantCast, the official podcast of Slant Books. Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, philosophy, theology, and belles lettres. Slant books are marked by the kind of meticulous craft and passion for language that are harder and harder to come by in our age of instant publishing and literary gimmickry. These are books that will lodge

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01:10:48

#16: Book Launch Event for "Kinderszenen"

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2023/12/20

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).

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01:01:39

#15: Book Launch Event for "Leaping from the Burning...

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2023/11/14

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.

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01:09:57

#14: A Conversation about Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse...

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2023/11/07

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.

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01:00:00

#13: Book Launch Event for "Searching for Home" by...

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2023/10/13

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!

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01:12:03

#12: Book Launch Event for "Old Songs" with Olga...

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2023/09/15

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.

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01:07:42

#11: Book Launch Event for "Twin A: A Memoir" with...

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2023/08/22

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

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00:59:08

#10: Book Launch Event for "Sleeping as Fast as I...

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2023/04/28

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.

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01:16:59

#9: A Conversation on "Hunger of Memory" with Author...

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2023/03/13

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.

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01:22:23

#8: A Conversation about Cormac McCarthy with...

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2023/02/09

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.

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00:49:49

#7: Book Launch Event for "The Mystery of Iniquity"...

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2022/12/24

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.

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01:03:00

#6: Book Launch Event for "The Fate of the Animals"...

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2022/11/16

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."

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01:00:59

#5: Book Launch Event for "Sister Zero: A Memoir"...

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2022/10/22

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."

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01:11:56

#4: Book Launch Event for "In the Unwalled City" with...

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2022/09/20

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.

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01:16:34

#3: Book Launch Event for "Absolute Music" with...

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2022/08/20

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.

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01:13:33

#2: Book Launch Event with Paul Mariani for "All that...

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2022/08/20

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."

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01:26:00

#1: Book Launch Event with Rowan Williams for...

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2022/08/20

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

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