architectures of possibility

In this launch episode, Lance and I discuss our collaboration on Architectures of Possibility, its genesis and first iteration as Rebel Yell, and what the future holds.

Dave Gibbons and I discuss what sets comics apart from other media, both in terms of how a reader experiences them as narrative devices, as well as how they convey memorable characters.

In our third episode, I talk with Stephen Graham Jones about his rocket-fueled writing process, the place of genre fiction in MFA programs, and what exactly he means by saying "it's all lies to me."

Fiction writer Ben Slotky reads two stories in the epistolary format, “Dear Dead Dog” and “Real Not Fake.”

Lidia Yuknavitch reads to a standing-room-only crowd at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR. Introduced by novelist Chuck Palahniuk and recorded on September 8, 2012.

Debra Di Blasi discusses the book as a fine art object, new possibilities for publishing afforded by CreateSpace and Apple’s iOS, and how Jaded Ibis Productions is leveraging new forays to create one-of-a-kind author editions.

Lydia Netzer and I discuss the place of innovative fiction within the contemporary New York publishing world, book doctoring as a creative practice, and the role social networking plays in both the marketing and reader reception of literary fiction.

Corvus Elrod and I discuss the communal and aesthetic power of games, the natures of agency and authorship inside them, and their intersections with prose, film and other media.

Davis Schneiderman discusses writing and publishing in the age of digital distraction, the performance art of literary readings, and some of the methods of his creative madness

Davis Schneiderman reads "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Autosummarized to 85 Words." This performance was recorded by Don Meyer.