504. Rachel Lyon

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2018

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Lyon is the author of the debut novel SELF-PORTRAIT WITH BOY (Scribner). Lyon teaches for the Sackett Street Writers Workshop, Catapult, Slice, and elsewhere, and offers private writing coaching. Most weeks she sends out a free writing/thinking prompts newsletter. She is a cofounder of the monthly reading series Ditmas Lit. Otherppl with Brad Listi is a free weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. The Other People podcast is a listener-supported program. All episodes of this show are completely free. More than 500 episodes and counting, all available, free of charge. You can listen online. You can listen on Stitcher, on iTunes, on IHeart Radio, you name it. You can listen on the other people app there's an official app that too is free
0:21.5	everything's free so i count on the support of listeners to keep things rolling if you would like
0:26.6	to support this program just go to patreon.com slash other ppl pod okay all right thanks you are not alone All right. Thanks.
0:41.2	You are not alone.
0:44.1	You have found other people.
0:47.4	You and I have a friend in common.
0:50.3	Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.
0:51.7	I think it's really beautiful.
1:11.8	Jake, stayed at West, struggle, you know? It was incredible. You know, look at your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person in just one time. Hey, everybody, how's it going? Welcome to the Other People podcast. This is The Other People Show. I'm Brad Listy. I'm here in Los Angeles. It's nice to be with you. Thanks for tuning in.
1:18.1	I have Rachel Lyon on the program today. She has a debut novel out from Scribner. It is called Self-Portrait with Boy. It has been receiving rave reviews. It just got reviewed on fresh air.
1:24.5	Did you hear that? Maureen, Corrigan, Rave Review. So the book just published days ago,
1:31.6	Rachel is on her book tour, her first ever book tour. She was nice enough to stop by when she was here
1:36.4	in town. We had a great conversation. That is coming up in just a moment. I would be remiss if I did not wish you a happy Valentine's Day.
1:47.7	Happy Valentine's Day, everybody. I hope you're doing well. I hope that this day is not
1:52.3	onerous for you. I hope that if you're in a relationship, just calm down, first of all. You
1:57.8	don't need to show off. We know you're in love. Just relax. If you're not in a
2:03.1	relationship, don't give this day permission to get you down. It doesn't matter. Who cares?
2:08.9	Go to the movies alone. Go to dinner alone. Endure the sad stares of couples as they happily
2:16.5	coo at one another over sushi.
2:18.8	You know what I'm saying?
2:19.4	Just let it be.
2:20.2	Just go with it.
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