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Online book launches, readings, conversations about a wide range of literary topics -- welcome to SlantCast, the official podcast of Slant Books.
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- Sep 11, 2026
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#50: Is There a Reading Crisis? (opens the original)
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SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by distinguished literary critic Sven Birkerts, author of The Gutenberg Elegies : The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age to discuss the debate over whether there is a contemporary crisis of reading.
#49: Book Launch Event for "Against Certainty" (opens the original)
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SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Scott Cairns for the book launch of “Against Certainty,” published by Slant Books.
#48: Made for Each Other: Indie Bookstores & Indie Presses (opens the original)
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SlantCast hosts Gregory Wolfe & Emily Kwilinski are joined by Byron Borger, David Kern, and Joshua Sturgill to talk about the role of the independent bookstore in the republic of letters.
#47: Book Launch Event for "Sing Me a Song, She Said" (opens the original)
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SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by poet Paul Mariani for the book launch of “Sing Me a Song, She Said,” published by Slant Books.
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