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S2 Ep 02: A Visit From the Goon Squad with Sara Cutaia

Jan 6, 2025

Sara Cutaia joins us to discuss a story from A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan. 

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S2 Ep 01: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with James Klise

Dec 2, 2024

YA author James Klise joins the first episode of season two to discuss the first chapter of THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. 

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Ep 55: Best of 2024 (So Far!)

Aug 5, 2024

It's a mid-year check in with the Chicago Review of Books! 

Rachel:
Shayla Lawson’s How To Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir
Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive
Nora Decter’s What’s Not Mine
Ananda Lima’s Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr!
Gianni Washington’s...

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Ep 54: Claire Lombardo, Author, on Visualizing Stories, Pacing, and Your Second Book

Jul 1, 2024

In this episode, author Claire Lombardo discusses throughlines, visualizing a story, outlining after drafting, pacing, working on multiple projects, and how the second book is the hardest you'll write.
 
https://www.clairelombardo.com/
 

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Ep 53: Ian Endsley, Video Game Developer, on Writing for Games, Structure, and Storytelling Through Player Choice

Jun 2, 2024

In this episode, Ian Endsley talks writing for video games, player choice, dialogue, constraints, examples of great writing in games, and the feeling of space.
 
Turnfollow's Games 
https://www.turnfollow.site/
 
Stories Matter Foundation

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