Selected Prose

Our next guest is professor Brandon Gauthier. Brandon completed his doctorate in Modern History at Fordham University in 2016. He is the Director of …

Bud Smith is today's guest. He is one of my favorite living authors on Earth, Europa, and maybe even Proxima Centauri b, though some of those Blorks are quite talented. Bud's latest novel is called TEENAGER, from …

Ryan Napier is the author of Four Stories about the Human Face (Bull City Press). He lives in Massachusetts. More at ryannapier.net and @ryanlnapier …

A short story from Sam Price titled The Sequel.

Sam lives in Pennsylvania. 

Brittney Uecker is a librarian, writer, and Scorpio living in rural Montana. Her work has been featured in HAD, Taco Bell Quarterly, Kalopsia, and others. She is a Best of the Net nominee for fiction and tweets …

Today's guest is the great Hannah Lillith Assadi. Her new novel, The Stars Are Not Yet Bells, was published by Riverhead in early January. It was named a Most Anticipated book of the year by The Washington Post, Good …

A short story by Joanna Acevedo.
 
Joanna is the author of the poetry collection The Pathophysiology of Longing (Black Centipede Press, 2020) and the …

The final 10 pages of the novel Jenny in Corona by Stuart M. Ross 

Stuart Ross (@myskypager) is a writer from Queens living in Chicago. Jenny in Corona (from Tortoise Books) is his first novel.

Michael McSweeney reads a chapter from his upcoming novel, Heroman

Michael is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, where he lives with his partner and cat.

Allie Rowbottom is today's guest! 

Allie is the author of the New York Times Editors’ Choice memoir Jell-O Girls (Little Brown) and the upcoming novel Aesthetica (SoHo Press). Allie's writing has appeared in Vanity …

Harris Lahti's work has appeared in Bomb, Sleepingfish, Epiphany, New York Tyrant, Hobart, and elsewhere. He edits fiction for Post Road and Fence, and paints houses for a living in New York's Hudson Valley. Recently, …

Today's guest is Marcus Pactor. His new book is Begat Who Begat Who Begat, from Astrophil Press. His first book, Vs. Death Noises, won the 2011 Subito Press Prize for Fiction. His story, “Megaberry Crunch” was selected …

Today’s guest is the great Gary Shteyngart! He’s the author of Super Sad True Love Story, Lake Success, Absurdistan, and more. His latest novel, Our Country Friends, was released earlier this month. It’s a hilarious, …

Troy James Weaver is today's guest!

Troy is the author of Witchita Stories, Temporal, Marigold, Visions, and Selected Stories. His work has appeared …

Do It Like This was written and recorded by Dalton Monk. The story originally appeared in New York Tyrant. 

Dalton's other stories have appeared in New York Tyrant, Hobart, and Joyland. He lives in West Virginia.

Duncan Birmingham is today's guest! His latest book is called 'The Cult In My Garage' (Maudlin House) and it's wild and hilarious and great. 

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Trout Fish lives in The River City and hangs out with his shirt off in the sun, looking at water or trees, thinking about cool stuff, and then bangs …

Dmitry Samarov, everyone!

Dmitry is a painter and writer living in Chicago. He is the author and illustrator of six books. He sends out a newsletter …

Andrea Bartz is today's guest!

Andrea is the author of the bestselling and critically-acclaimed novels The Lost Night and The Herd. Her latest book, We Were Never Here, was published earlier this month through …

Today's guest is Tao Lin. Tao is the author of ten books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His fourth novel, Leave Society, was published on August 3, 2021, by Vintage. He also runs Muumuu House, an independent, small …

Big Bruiser Dope Boy is today's guest. 

BBDB's books include Something Gross (Apocalypse Party), Foghorn Leghorn (Clash Books), Your First Real Boyfriend & Other Poems, and After Denver (11:11 Press). 

Today's …

I spoke with Gerald Brennan about writing historical fiction, nuclear weapons, the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, life as a West Point cadet, and much more. Gerald earned a B.S. in European History from the United …

I interview Darin Strauss and discuss his life, career, and approaches to writing fiction. Darin's latest book, The Queen of Tuesday, was just …

Ottessa Moshfegh is today's guest!

Her books include Eileen, her first novel, which was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut …

Bud Smith reads his short story, Rewild, for the Selected Prose Reading Series. This story was originally published in New World Writing. 

Bud is a writer from Jersey City, NJ. He works in heavy construction. His new …

Greetings comrades. 

I spoke with the wildly talented Jon Lindsey about his brilliant and beloved debut novel, Body High, set to drop on May 1st through House of Vlad press. In the words of a very wise man: “This book is …

A few nights ago, I interviewed the brilliant Shy Watson. She is the author of Horror Vacui from House of Vlad press and Cheap Yellow from Civil Coping Mechanisms. Shy is also the co-founder Blush Lit. Her work has …

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Recently I spoke with Grammy-nominated musician and poet Courtney Marie Andrews! Her debut poetry collection, Old Monarch, came out …

Jon spends a fine spring morning with Garielle Lutz, author of Stories in the Worst Way, I Looked Alive, Partial List of People to Bleach, Divorcer, …

Ellen Birkett Morris is the author of Lost Girls, a collection of short stories called "a varied set of tales from a skilled practitioner of the …

Jon sits down with author and publisher Brian Alan Ellis to discuss his beloved press, House of Vlad, his books, and much more. 

Brian is the author of Sad Laughter (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2018) and Something to Do …

This week, I sit down with novelist, musician, and counter-terrorism expert Andy Oppenheimer. His novels include Fields of Orion: An Odyssey, and Fields of Orion II: The Mission. In early April, Andy will publish The …

Unity reads Angel for the Selected Prose Reading Series. Unity is a writer and artist who lives in upstate New York with many feral cats and alter egos.

Primo Updoo by Justin Brooks is a hilarious and alarming journey through an imminent future of Instagram faces, made-to-order cosmetic surgeries, and meme-based social status. 

Justin Brooks is a writer and artist from …

Timi Sanni is an award-winning writer, poet, literary prodigy, and biochemistry student from Lagos, Nigeria. His work has appeared in X-R-A-Y, Palette, Fitrah Review, and elsewhere. 

Enjoy the episode. And if you enjoy …

Timi Sanni reads a work of flash fiction titled Like Foreign Things That Take The Name Of Love. This piece was originally published by Art Most Terrific. The story is posted below:

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Hello, everyone.

It’s February 16, 2021, we’re still inside, still listening to podcasts to help pass the time.

We're thrilled about this episode. Jon and Liz interview author Avner Landes. His upcoming book, Meiselman: …

David Leo Rice reads his short story Sanity House, originally published in Ligeia Magazine. David's upcoming story collection, Drifter Stories, will …

In this episode, I chat with Delicious Tacos (delicioustacos.com / twitter: @delicious_tacos). He's the author of the outstanding novel Finally, Some …

Jon and Liz sit down with Sam Pink to discuss his new book Ice Cream Man and Other Stories, and his other books, which are all awesome.

We also discuss how everyone needs some rat in them, character development and …

This week, Selected Prose welcomes a new co-host, Liz Ayre. Liz is a talented fiction writer from LA and an MFA student in the Creative Writing Program at NYU. Thrilled to have her on board!

Jon and Liz talk at length …

Elle Nash reads her short story, Summer Thighs, originally published in Tarpaulin Sky. 

Elle Nash is the author of the novel Animals Eat Each Other …

I interviewed B.R. Yeager, author of the new novel Negative Space (Apocalypse Party). B.R. is also the author of Amygdalatropolis (Schism Press) and …

Derick Dupre reads his short story, The Death of James Polk. This story was originally published in Spork Press. 

Derick is a writer based in …

I sit down with Alisson Wood at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House in Greenwich Village to discuss her new memoir, Being Lolita. We talk about …

Alisson Wood reads the opening of her new memoir, Being Lolita. 

Alisson is a highly acclaimed writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times,

In this episode, I speak with Bud Smith and discuss his life and work. Bud is the author of the books Double Bird, WORK, Dust Bunny City, and many …

Bud Smith reads his short story, Tiger Blood, originally published in Hobart.  After the reading, we have a brief discussion about the story, …

I interview David Leo Rice. We discuss his upcoming book, A Room In Dodge City Volume 2: The Blut Branson Era, as well as David Cronenberg, William …

David Leo Rice, author of Angel House, A Room in Dodge City, The PornME Trinity, and more, reads his short story The Painless Euthanasia Roller …