Concavity Show

• Episode 87 - Jonathan Lethem, author of A Different Kind of Tension & The Fortress of Solitude

  For Episode 87, Matt and Dave are joined by the Jonathan Lethem, who has a new short story collection out on September 23rd, A Different Kind of Tension. We discuss it, many of his novels and his non-fiction writing, his committment to craft, teaching, bookselling, and much more.  You can order his new book here, or at your friendly local bookseller.  Visit Jonathan's website.  Visit Jonathan's Instagram.    Contact Dave & Matt:  Email - [email protected] Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/ Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

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• Episode 86 - Matt Bucher, author of The Summer Layoff

  In Episode 86, Matt Bucher not only co-hosts, but guests as the author of interest, whose new novel, a follow-up to The Belan Deck, has just recently released. Matt's latest book is a Marksonian treatise on the marking, measuring, and allocation of time, and is sure to delight listeners of our show.  You can purchase Matt's excellent sophomore release here:  Bookshop.org  Barnes & Noble Alienated Majesty Bookstore (Austin, TX) Book People (Austin, TX)   Matt's Websites: mattbucher.com simpleranger.net buchrtumblr.com   Contact Dave & Matt:  Email - [email protected] Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/ Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow  

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• Episode 85 - Camille Bordas, author of The Material & How to Behave in a Crowd

  In Episode 85, we're joined by Camille Bordas, whose recent novel The Material explores what a fictionalized MFA program in stand-up comedy might look like. It's funny (as you might imagine) and philosophical, exploring some of the great cultural questions of our (and just about any other) time.  You can find out more about Camille on her website, where eight of her New Yorker short stories are linked.  Her English language novels are both available on bookshop.org. Camille's Chicago piece we mention on the 2024 Democratic National Convention is here.  Camille is on Instagram a little bit here.    Contact Dave & Matt:  Email - [email protected] Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/   Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

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• Episode 84 - Sergio De La Pava, author of Every Arc Bends Its Radian

  In Episode 84, the incredible Sergio De La Pava joins Dave and Matt to talk about his latest novel, Every Arc Bends Its Radian, out now from Simon & Schuster. We also discuss David Lynch and his recent passing, deep sea life, and haunted hotels, among many other things.  You can find Sergio's website here.    Contact Dave & Matt:  Email - [email protected] Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

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• Episode 83 - 2024 Year in Review

  Join Matt and Dave as they look back at the best of their year in reading during 2024, each with a list of ten(ish) books they found compelling and noteworthy. Dave's top 10: Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem Coexistence by Billy-Rae Belcourt What Remains of Elsie Jane by Chelsea Wakelyn Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Assembly by Natasha Brown   Matt's top 10: SUNDAY  by Olivier Schrauwen Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham The Horse by Willy Vlautin Caged by Brandon Lamson The Book of Losman by KE Semmel Avid Reader by Robert Gottlieb You'll Like it Here by Ashton Politanoff A Primer for Forgetting by Lewis Hyde The Notebook by Roland Allen Al rio / To the River by Zoe Leonard Stay tuned for the Patreon bonus episode in two weeks that covers all other things we liked this year in pop-culture.   As always, this episode comes with a playlist of our favorite songs of 2024: Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/concavity-show-best-of-2024/pl.u-pMylAeRi4KoErM   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fVLMtsQSVBCLQUbDxhUFM?si=FaHzQsz8ThCZLMtAWO81tg     Contact Dave & Matt:  Email - [email protected] Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

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