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Elaborate Your Garden! The Story of Talbot & The Fall (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Free and Direct Podcast, we’re joined by Michael Nath to discuss his forthcoming novel—and Indirect Books’ debut title— Talbot & The Fall: A Comedy (With Support) . Along with Michael we welcome on friend of the show Eliza Marley (last heard in conversation about Henry James ) and Indirect’s Social Media Manager Luke Alchin-Scolnick . A four-person podcast; who knew! We cover quite a bit of ground, as could be expected. Michael tells us about his influences, including The
Rachel León on HOW WE SEE THE GRAY (opens the original)
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This episode features the excellent Rachel León joining the show to discuss her debut novel, How We See The Gray . Rachel wrote for L’Esprit back in Issue Zero , and we’re super excited to celebrate her book. We talk about her use of perspective, the setting in Rockford, Illinois, and the intersection of personal life with writing life. Set over the course of a year, Rachel’s documentary-esque novel is told from multiple perspectives, including those of case workers, birth parents, foster parent
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