Chatting Lit

For this episode we try something a bit different! While discussing the book Ultramarine with its author, Mariette Navarro and its English translator, Cory Stockwell you get to hear some live translation! Mariette discusses the inspiration behind the novel, how different it was to write it compared to the usual work she does in theatre, and how it feels to see her work translated into several languages. Cory tells us about his route into translating, the difficulties of translating English to French, and the unusual circumstances around how he came to translate the book.Books mentioned in the episode:Ultramarine by Mariette Navarro (tr. Cory Stockwell)The Defiant: A History of Football against Fascism by Chris LeeUltra: The Underworld of Italian Football by Tobias JonesThe Roaring Red Front: The World's Top Left-Wing Football Clubs by Stewart McGill & Vincent RaisonShy by Max Porter1312: Among the Ultras by James MontagueThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTonight It's a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red Politics by Bill PeelAssembly by Natasha BrownChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

For this episode I'm joined by the author Deborah McFadyen to discuss her book Ren. We also talk about writing believable dialogue, writing in Scots, Glasgow as a literary city and more!Books mentioned in this episode:Severance by Ling MaThe Hole by José Revueltas, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Sophie HughesDear Neighbour by Jane Claire BradleyMetabolize, If Able by Clay ADThis Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie HughesBless The Daughter Raised By The Voice in Her Head by Warsan ShireCalatrava by Philip JodidoApastoral: A Mistopia by Lee D. ThompsonDeaf Republic by Ilya KaminskyThe Harrowing Ogf Hell by Evan DahlThe Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean PhilipsCatwoman: Lonely City by Cliff ChiangFairy Tale by Stephen KingPersuasion by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCandide by VoltaireTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. MartinThe Hobbit by JRR TolkienNorthern Lights by Philip PulmanThe Lord of the Rings by JRR TolkienThe Young Team by Graeme ArmstrongTrainspotting by Irvine WelshBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/

I'm joined for this episode by Chris Lee, author of The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, as well as the man behind the podcast and website Outside Write (https://outsidewrite.co.uk/) We talk about the relationship between football and politics, the growth of left-wing fanbases, his favourite football books and more!The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris LeeSeverance by Ling MaUltramarine by Mariette Navarro, translated by Cory Stockwell Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World by Chris LeeIn Patagonia by Bruce ChatwinFootball Against the Enemy by Simon KuperHow Football Explains the World by Franklin FoerSoccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics by Gabriel KuhnThe Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David GoldblattWorking Class Heroes: The Story of Rayo Vallecano, Madrid's Forgotten Team by Robbie DunneCalcio: A History of Italian Football by John FootUltra: The Underworld of Italian Football by Tobias Jones1312: Among the Ultras: A Journey with the World’s Most Extreme Fans by James MontagueErbstein: The Triumph and Tragedy of Football's Forgotten Pioneer by Dominic BlissA Social History of English Cricket by Derek BirleyA Season With Verona by Tim ParksThe Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinnissMorbo: The Story of Spanish Football by Phil Ball Tor! The Story of German Football by Uli HesseAngels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina by Jonathan WilsonMatchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga by Ronald RengScheisse! We’re Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin’s Rebel Football Club by Kit HoldenRen by Deborah McFadyenChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

Literature podcast collab episode! I'm joined for this episode by Ben from the Beyond The Zero podcast (@beyondzeropod) to discuss Australian Literature. We talk about his favourite Aussie authors, the state of the Aussie book market, which is the capital of Oz literature and more!Books mentioned in this episode:Raven Smith’s Men by Raven SmithPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothParadais by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie HughesHurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie HughesStill Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind HarveyThe Death of Artemio Cruz, translated by Alfred MacAdamFalling Hour by Geoffrey D. MorrisonMan-eating Typewriter by Richard MilwardThe Garden of Seven Twilights by Miquel de Palol, translated by Adrian Nathan WestThe Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith KerrPossum Magic by Mem FoxOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Muddle-Headed Wombat by Ruth ParkHarp in the South by Ruth ParkThe Treehouse Series by Andy GriffithsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLooking for Alibrandi by Melina MarchettaThe Dry by Jane HarperThe Young Desire It by Kenneth MackenzieWater Under the Bridge by Sumner Locke ElliottFairyland by Sumner Locke ElliottThe Girl Green as Elderflower by Randolph StowTo the Islands by Randolph StowThe Suburbs of Hell by Randolph StowVisitants by Randolph StowN by John A. ScottGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Snow Kimono by Mark HenshawOut of the Line of Fire by Mark HenshawWaypoints by Adam OustonGrimmish by Michael WinklerThe Netanyahus by Joshua CohenOur Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowellPoguemahone by Patrick McCabeAny Day You Can Die by Thommy WaiteThe Shepherd’s Hut by Tim WintonThe Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris LeeChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Carauna: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

Back with another episode after another unexpected break! In this one I talk to Rick Harsch, author of The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas and the man behind Corona/Samizdat Press. We discuss the problem of the every growing TBR, how Rick wrote Eddie Vegas, how he decides what to publish and more!Books mentioned in this episode:The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick HarschPoguemahone by Patrick McCabeThe Prague Orgy by Philip RothEl Llano in Flame by Juan Rulfo, translated by Stephen BeechinorThe Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris LeeRen by Debroah McFadyenOmon Raby Victor Pelevin, translated by Andrew BromfieldSend Nudes by Saba SamsThey by Kay DickThe Man Whose Wife Was The Moon by Mike RussellAmerica and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff WaltonApastoral, A Mistopia by Lee D. ThompsonA Bended Circuityby Robert S. StickleyAbel and Cain by Gregor von RezzoriThe Revenant by Michael PunkeThe Big Sky by A.B. GuthrieAnatomy of a War by Gabriel KolkoHell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. FallMoby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleJourney to the End of the Night by  Louis-Ferdinand CélineCynicism Management by Bori PraperPendulum Pet by Bori PraperVerbatim by Jeff BurseyUnidentified Man at Left of Photo by Jeff BurseyOrbo and the Godhead by Luke DevlinAnotomia del Abismo by Roberto SegrovBedraggling Grandma with Russia Snow by Joãs ReisElena Knows by Claudia Piñero, translated by Francis RiddleThe Seven Madmen, The Flamethrowers by Roberto ArltThe Appearance of Death to a Hindu Woman by Rick HarschThe Periplus of Spur Tank Road by Rick HarschThe Assassination of Olof Palme, A People’s Novel by Rick HarschA Brief Life by Juan Carlos OnettiSchlock: Featuring Russia Cop by David R. LowThis Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession by Emily BootleSolenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean CotterJerusalem by Alan MoorePhilip Roth: New Perspectives on an American Author, edited by Derek Parker RoyalOur Share Of night by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowellMy Struggle by Karl Ove KnausgårdChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

After another unexpected break, Chatting Lit is back! In this episode, I speak to Palmer Smith about her book The Butterfly Bruises, a collection of poems and short stories, available to buy directly from the publisher here: https://pressdionysus.com/product/palmer-smith-the-butterfly-bruises/Palmer and I discuss the relationship between her short stories and poems, Southern Gothic literature, her relationship to the two main settings of her work (NYC and the American South) and more!Books mentioned in this episode:The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick HarschThis Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession by Emily BootlePersepolis by Marjane SatrapiJews Don't Count by David BaddielSchlock: Featuring Russia Cop by David R. LowBullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work and What We Can Do About It by David GraeberHomesickness by Colin BarrettPedro Páramo by Juan RulfoEl Llano in Flames by Juan RulfoPoguemahone by Patrick McCabeThe Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabeEat Pray Love: One Women’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth GlibertThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard KiplingBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith KerrOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonInterview with the Vampire by Ann RiceChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

For this episode I'm joined by the musician, writer and visual artist Jarboe (https://www.thelivingjarboe.com/) to discuss her process of writing lyrics and prose, the vinyl reissue of her album Sacrificial Cake, the relationship between her different artforms and more!Books mentioned in this episode:The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick HarschThe Passenger by Cormac McCarthyThe Gallow’s Pole by Ben MyersLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtyMercia’s Take by Daniel WilesThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez (translated by Megan McDowell)Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez (translated by Megan McDowell)Lanny by Max PorterThe Death of Francis Bacon by Max PorterThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan KarunatilakaThis Is Not Why I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession by Emily BootleFlower Factory by Richard FosterThe Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra by Thomas ClearyRemembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Feast to Forget Time by JarboeChatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

I'm back! After a longer than planned 'season break' I'm here to discuss the work of Sally Rooney with Natalie Beech, co-founder of the Feminist Fiction (@feminist.finction) book club and co-host of the podcast of the same name! We discuss the recurrent themes in Rooney's work, what we like/dislike about it, if she is the 'voice of millennial women' and more!Books mentioned in this episode:Fup by Jim DodgeSwamplandia by Karen RussellWhat a Shame by Abigail BergstromConvenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)Fix The System, Not The Women by Laura BatesThe Anatomy Lesson by Philip RothNormal People by Sally RooneyMr Salary by Sally RooneyConversations With Friends by Sally RooneyBeautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally RooneySorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonActs of Desperation by Meg NolanLuster by Raven LeilaniA Little Life by Hanya YanagaharaShuggie Bain by Douglas StewartChatting Lit artwork and logo design by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/

For this episode I speak to Joe Carducci about his screenplay collections Wyoming Stories and Western Stories, as well as his book about Western films, Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture. We discuss some of his favourite Westerns, why people still watch Westerns today, and how film making has changed over the years.Books mentioned in this episode:Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy RockwellThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Passenger by Cormac McCarthyStella Maris by Cormac McCarthySalt Lick by Lulu AllisonFlake by Matthew DooleySwamplandia! by Karen RussellThe Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick HarschAmerica and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff WaltonStone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture by Joe CarducciWestern Stories by Joe CarducciWyoming Stories by Joe CarducciRock and the Pop Narcotic: Testament for the Electric Church by Joe CarducciEnter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That... by Joe CarducciThe Film Till Now: A Survey of World Cinema by Paul RothaWestern Films: A Complete Guide by Brian GarfieldMusic by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)

My guest for this episode is Chris 'Frenchie' French, a music journalist for various print and online publications. We discuss how he got into music journalism, if things like the #metoo movement will make rock stars more cautious about what they tell in their autobiographies, and if in an age of social media and streaming there's still a role for professional music critics.Shoutouts for this episode go to Ben at Beyond The Zero podcast (@beyondthezeropod) and some of the publications Chris writes for: Astral Noize (@astralnoize) and Zero Tolerance (@zerotolerancemagazine)Books mentioned in this episode:America and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff WaltonSalt Lick by Lulu AllisonWise Blood by Flannery O’ ConnorSwamplandia! by Karen RussellChamber Music by Will AshonThe Little Book of Ikigai: The secret Japanese way to live a happy and long life by Ken MogiA Seat at the Table: Interviews with Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy RaphaelSing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir by Mark LaneganWill Oldham on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, edited by Alan LichtHunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinA Perfect Union of Contrary Things by Sarah Jensen with Maynard James KeenanCash by Johnny CashWhat Does this Button do? An Autobiography by Bruce DickinsonRun to the Hills: The Authorised Biography of Iron Maiden by Mick WallThe Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave GrohlThe Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson and Neil StraussThe Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Mötley Crüe and Neil StraussInside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick MasonHammer of the Gods by Stephen DavisSpaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth by Stuart BrathwaiteMonsters of River and Rock: My Life as Iron Maiden's Compulsive Angler by Adrian SmithChronicles: Volume One by Bob DylanStone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture by Joe CarducciMusic by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)