Episode 42: Cristina Garcia, From Cuba to Berlin
This week, seven-time novelist Cristina Garcia joins the GrottoPod to discuss the evolution of both her best-selling debut novel Dreaming in Cuban (1992) and herself, tracking her path from Havana to ...
21 Nov 201759min
Episode 41: Larry & BQ At The NaNoWriMo Halfway Point
How’s your NaNoWriMo coming? This week, Larry and BQ pause at the annual novel-writing sprint’s halfway point to reflect on their experiences keeping up a 1,700-words-per-day pace, and to discuss the ...
14 Nov 201756min
Episode 40: Kitty Stryker On Activism, Consent and Juggalos
Activist, sex worker, lecturer, Juggalo, editor and writer Kitty Stryker has no shortage of interests and no trouble staying busy. Already a widely-published journalist and essayist, her new book Ask:...
7 Nov 20171h 2min
Episode 39: Kaitlin Solimine’s Glimpse Into China
Kaitlin Solimine thought her future would be in international business -- until a high-school Mandarin class changed the course of her life. Two decades later, this former exchange student, East Asian...
31 Okt 201755min
Episode 38: Grant Faulkner’s Pep Talks For Writers
Sometimes writers just need a pep talk. Fortunately, Grant Faulkner's new book provides 52 of them. Faulkner, the author of Pep Talks: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo and Executive...
24 Okt 20171h 5min
Episode 37: John Roderick On How to Make Agents Want You
The Long Winters frontman John Roderick joins us on the GrottoPod this week and talks about how making a splash -- anywhere -- can lead to a book deal. Roderick, who formed the long-running Seattle ba...
17 Okt 20171h 21min
Episode 36: Zen And The Art Of Literary Readings
This week, Larry and BQ honor San Francisco’s biggest (and liveliest) literary festival, Litquake, by focusing this guest-free episode on literary readings: what makes them succeed (or not!), how they...
10 Okt 201755min
Episode 35: Litquake Founder Jack Boulware
On the eve of Litquake, San Francisco's renowned literary arts festival, co-founder Jack Boulware joins the GrottoPod to talk about his life in the literary scene. Boulware is also the co-founder of t...
3 Okt 20171h 6min
