In this uncharacteristically upbeat episode, we talk about how long it SHOULD take to write a book, the Joan Didion documentary The Center Will Not Hold, and books and stories we actually freaking LIKE for a change. **Editor's note: Quintana an

Episode 9- Joan Didion Weighs 75 Lbs

Nov 16th, 2017 1h 24m

In this uncharacteristically upbeat episode we talk about how long it SHOULD take to write a book, the Joan Didion documentary The Center Will Not Hold, and books and stories we actually freaking LIKE for a change. ** Editor's note: Quintana an

Episode 8: The Cuntian Sublime

Sep 30th, 2017 1h 27m

We're back baby, and even though it seems as though Katrina is calling in from Mars, she's actually in LA County. We talk Hillary Clinton memoir, postmodern novel bingo, the problem with Gabriel Tallent, and the REALISM REVOLUTION OF 2017

Ep.7- Live from Lake Havasu

Jul 6th, 2017 1h 8m

It's the 4th of July! Which explains the exceptionally bad audio quality in this ep. Don't worry though, our RIVETING discussion of the imperial self, Sick Franzen Burns, new poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, what to expect when you're expecting an

Ep. 6, Part 1: Writers on Film

May 16th, 2017 58m 15s

It's been several months since our last podcast and we're back so hard we we had to do a double episode, talking about literature's relationship with film. In the first episode, Katrina regrets her PhD and wishes she'd become a real housewife,

Ep. 6, Part 2: Nolite te bastardes carbor barfdun

May 15th, 2017 45m 36s

We're talking adaptations, particularly two Hulu adaptations, The Handmaid's Tale and Harlots until Tatyana gets her white feminist card revoked and then makes Katrina's whole family uncomfortable by orating excerpts from 18th century prostitut

Ep. 5- Chickengate 2017

Jan 25th, 2017 1h 28m

Don't worry, after the first 20 minutes of us talking about chickens and brunch with Fred Armisen, we DO start talking about books, including Obama's reading list, Milo Yiannopoulos's controversial book deal, outright and unapologetic plagiaris

Ep. 4-Doing Coke with the Babysitter's Club

Dec 29th, 2016 1h 26m

In this episode, we discuss activism in writing, Grace Paley, the best books of 2016, and practical strategies for getting Joyce Carol Oates to do an interview with us on the Sutter Home estate. Follow us @katprow and @tatysupremo

Ep. 3-Bulbous Salutations

Dec 7th, 2016 1h 9m

We discuss the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award, call my step-mom Italia to discuss Bennington in the 1980s and Jason Diamond's article on the literary brat pack from Harper's Bazaar, check in with JCO, and Katrina recounts a harrowin

Episode 2- We Drink our Way through the Trump Election

Nov 21st, 2016 1h 8m

In this profoundly depressing episode, we work through election night and writers responding to Trump while we drown our sorrows in boxed wine. Don't worry, we also check in with Joyce Carol Oates who is a model of survival right now.