The panel closes discussion of Dryden's All for Love with an examination of the death of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, how the scene differs from that of Shakespeare, and what role is ultimately played by Octavius, even despite his absence from the stage.Continue reading

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2024 is:incidence • \IN-suh-dunss\ • noun Incidence refers to the number of times something happens or develops—in other words, the rate at which something occurs. // The neighborhood boasts excellent schools and a low incidence of crime. See the entry > Examples: "Pickleball, which is played with a perforated plastic ball and wooden paddles on a badminton-sized court, is the fastest

Jake joins us to talk about Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, written by famed author Salman Rushdie about the attempt on his life in 2022.

Chapter 26 of The Change, part 13 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.Thanks for listening!

Warp drives. Wormholes. Infinite Improbability. How do you get your characters from one place to another over interstellar distances? The DRS Crew warms up their dilithium crystals, opens a space/time anomaly, and summons an infinite number of monkeys who want to show us their Shakespeare plays. Chat will no doubt join us via steam engine.  Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica:

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2024 is: svelte • \SVELT\ • adjective Someone described as svelte is considered slender or thin in an attractive or graceful way. Svelte can also be used to describe something sleek, such as a vehicle or an article of clothing. // The svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage. See the entry > Examples: “There’s more plastic than some would prefer, but it’s otherwise an attractive,

The wildly popular Nerds United podcast is back as Greg and Mike cover a variety of topics, including discussions on upcoming and popular shows like “The Acolyte,” “Sweet Tooth,” and “Venom 3.” We will also take a look at grilled foods, creating two stellar-ish menus from random foods they’ve compiled. For more details and to … Continue reading Nerds United 371: The Acolyte’s Debut and Grilled Foods →The post Nerds United 371: The

What are the pros and cons of selling direct and building an ecommerce business for your books? How can you use click testing on Meta to help refine your creative and book marketing ideas? Steve Pieper explains in this interview. In the intro, The Hotsheet with Jane Friedman; 20 ways you should be using AI […]The post Click Testing Ideas And Selling Direct With Steve Pieper first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Are we living in a Maas society? Veronica has recommendations in joining on the Sarah J. Maas train. Independent bookstores are on the rise. We kick off The Sword of Kaigen and give our spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2024 is:foist • \FOIST\ • verb Foist, which is almost always used with on or upon, is used when someone forces another person to accept something, usually something that is not good or is not wanted. Foist can also mean “to pass off as genuine or worthy.” // I don’t want to foist anything on you, but if you like this old quilt you’re welcome to have it. // Faulty parts have been foisted on unwitting car

We talk with Victor Lodato about his terrific new novel, Honey. It’s about an octogenarian who is trying to come to terms with her life — her childhood growing up in a Mafia family in New Jersey and her adulthood trying to escape it. Then, we talk with Kimberly Belle about her new thriller, The … Continue reading Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW →The post Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW

Chapter 25 of The Change, part 13 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.Thanks for listening!

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2024 is: dynasty • \DYE-nuh-stee\ • noun Dynasty refers to a group (such as a team, family, etc.) that is very powerful or successful for a long period of time. It is also often used for a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time, as well as the period of time when a particular dynasty is in power. // The team’s draft picks reflected the ownership’s strategy of building a long-term

This week we're in Croatia, being tomato girls and living our best Porco Rosso life. FILM DISCUSSION STARS AT 26.07 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealingSteve Gergley is the author of The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories (Malarkey Books ’24), There Are Some Floors Missing (Bullshit Lit ’24), Skyscraper (West Vine Press ’23), and A Quick Primer on Wallowing in Despair (Leftover Books ’22). His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Pithead Chapel, Maudlin House, Passages North, Hobart, Always Crashing, and others. He tweets

577. We talk to Brooke Champagne about her book,Nola Face: A Latina’s Life in the Big Easy. "A memoir-in-essays of a New Orleanian author’s search for identity in an upbringing complicated by competing languages, ethnicities, classes, and educations . . . . The hilarious, heartbreaking essays in this collection trace the evolutions of this girlhood . . . against the backdrop of a boozy New Orleans upbringing. In these essays, Champagne and members of her family love poorly and hate well, whip and

This episode is part one of my four part review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin, a novel about race, sex, and art set in Greenwich Village. It is excellent.

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