217: Kirsten Bakis' KING NYX & Tana French's THE SECRET PLACE
In This Episode:
Kirsten Bakis makes her podcast airwave debut to discuss her brand new novel, King Nyx. And it’s a doozy. Kirsten reflects on sideways stories and how she first “met” the real life inspiration for her main character, and some reflections on how things have changed in publishing since she first debuted 27 years ago with her modern classic, Lives of the Monster Dogs. Listen up and listen good!
THE EP. 217 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Kirsten: We Loved it All: A Memory of Life by Lydia Millet, The Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud, Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby
Christopher: Prétend by Arielle Burgdorf, Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson
ALSO MENTIONED:
The Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Kirsten Bakis’ Lit Hub Piece, “The Undersung Anna Fort”
Theodore Dreiser, author of Sister Carrie and an American Tragedy
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
In the Woods by Tana French
Kate Dwyer’s “Is the Campus Novel Dead?”
Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins
The Nix by Nathan Hill
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Kirsten: Ayra Starr’s music, Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo
Christopher: Wellness by Nathan Hill, Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party
