After another unexpected break, Chatting Lit is back! In this episode, I speak to Palmer Smith about her book The Butterfly Bruises, a collection of poems and short stories, available to buy directly from the publisher here: https://pressdionysus.com/product/palmer-smith-the-butterfly-bruises/
Palmer and I discuss the relationship between her short stories and poems, Southern Gothic literature, her relationship to the two main settings of her work (NYC and the American South) and more!
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick Harsch
This Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession by Emily Bootle
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel
Schlock: Featuring Russia Cop by David R. Low
Bullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work and What We Can Do About It by David Graeber
Homesickness by Colin Barrett
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
El Llano in Flames by Juan Rulfo
Poguemahone by Patrick McCabe
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Eat Pray Love: One Women’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Glibert
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice
Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music