#199 Brittany Ackerman

The Los Angeles-based Brittany Ackerman is the renowned author of the tremendous novel, The Brittanys, & is working on a brand new book called The Style Of Your Life. We talk about that book, what it was like promoting her last book, meeting boys through MySpace, the medical establishment, yoga, & more. Brittany... what a tremendous guest, what a tremendous episode. And thank you very much listener! Brittany's website: https://www.brittanyackerman.com Britanny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suboatmilk/ patreon.com/talesfromthemall Email us at [email protected]

Noam Hessler is an authentic genius - a poet, and the author of the brand new "Officeparks", his collection of poetry pending release from Farthest Heaven. Noam has been a very enjoyable guest on the show previously, and he returns for an astounding episode where we talk poetry & visual art; he recounts his most recent trip to Europe; we talk about Bob Dylan, Noam's parents, & I read a poem as well. This is an immensely pleasurable episode. Thank you, listener; and thank you, Noam! Noam on X: https://x.com/poetryaccnt1518 Noam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hesslerart_official/ Support Tales From The Mall: patreon.com/talesfromthemall Questions, comments & inquiries to be directed to [email protected]

The great Dan Spencer returns to Tales From The Mall. If you don't know Dan Spencer yet, you're going to want to! He's a genius singer & songwriter from Cookeville, TN. I recommend streaming his music and catching him live. He's also a great guy - very smart, very funny, and he's my great friend. We have a wonderfully relaxed & hilarious chat on Tales From The Mall. You're gonna love it! Thank you, Dan Spencer! Thank you, listener! Thank you, Creator. Dan's links: https://shorturl.at/WrTn2 Note: This episode is free. For access to a massive archive of episodes & exclusive new content, subscribe at patreon.com/talesfromthemall

Incredible episode. Nicholas Rall is an incredibly talented writer. He is the author the fantastic novella AFX8CCD out now on Expat Press. I talk to him about his book & the creative process, Pittsburgh, Final Fantasy, John Steinbeck, cats and more. Thank you so much, Nick, and thank you, listener! Nicholas on "X": https://x.com/viiviidsmiile Nicholas on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/viividsmiile/ Nicholas's book, AFX8CCD: https://expatpress.com/product/afx8ccd-nicholas-rall/

Sean Moeller is a legendary figure in the world of American music, and is now an author as well. Sean ran the iconic music website, Daytrotter, which featured live-to-tape sessions of some of music's greatest acts. Now, the Quad Cities-based Sean has written Plain Clothes Hamburglar, a collection of fascinating writing, out now on the press Rejection Letters. Sean and I talk music, talk writing, talk the midwest, and more - Sean also reads a selection from his book. You won't want to miss this very exciting episode. Thank you, Sean; and thank you, listener! Sean on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/moellernights/ Sean on X: https://x.com/moellernights Sean's new book: https://asterismbooks.com/product/plain-clothes-hamburlgar

Bill, aka Will, is the founder and CEO of Farthest Heaven. He's also one of Tales From The Mall's greatest friends. Brendan was the Best Man at his wedding. And he joins the show for a FREE chat about everything under the sun, including Joyce Carol Oates, Real Genius, fish research, gaming, R. Kelly, and so much more. I love you Bill. Enjoy. Bill on Twitter: https://x.com/20gaShotgun Bill on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20gashotgun/ Farthest Heaven website: https://farthestheaven.com/ Farthest Heaven on Twitter: https://x.com/FarthestHeaven Farthest Heaven on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/farthestheaven/

Scout Gillett is a multi-talented musician/singer/songwriter/director. She's been putting out tremendous music from her home base of Brooklyn, NY but is presently making some big moves: she's made the leap from label artist to totally independent, and she's leaping across our continent from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Her latest single, "Closer", presages her forthcoming EP "Imagination, MO"... a single for which she directed the music video herself. She has an incredible story, growing up in Independence, MO, and moving to New York with the encouragement of the great Sharon Van Etten, and overcoming some very intense & difficult times to keep making music and growing as an artist. I am grateful to Scout for opening up about all this on the show. Thank you, Scout, & thank you, listener! Enjoy. Scout's video for her latest single, "Closer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxF577zT2dQ Scout on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scoutgillett/ Scout on Twitter: https://x.com/carolekink Scout's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scoutgillettmusic Scout's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Scoutgillett

Brittany Menjivar is the author of the hit new book Parasocialite. She is also a columnist for the LA Review of Books, and the cofounder of Car Crash Collective, an LA-based reading series. She is also a wonderful guest, as we discuss the great malls of our lives, how she came to found her reading series and meeting Richard Hell. Great episode. Brittany on Twitter: https://x.com/_brittpop_ Brittany on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/brittmenjivar/ Brittany's book (buy it): https://www.dreamboybook.club/store/parasocialite

Andrew Wittstadt is a new friend of mine, and a recent alum of TFTM After Hours. He's also one hell of a smart dude, a writer, a thinker, and a podcaster. He's the host of the Heavy Bored podcast which I recommend you check out. He and I have a really wide-ranging talk about writing, movies, love, art, life... what don't we talk about? Enjoy. And thank you, Andrew! Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt Heavy Bored on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeavyBoredPod Heavy Bored on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/ Heavy Bored Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored/posts

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