Ep. 314 Being Chesty with Andrew Boryga

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

First-time novelist and award-winning writer Andrew Boryga talks about his new book Victim, a satirical take on diversity initiatives, self-promotion and the art of the hustle. Andrew reveals how he thought about audience while composing the book, and discusses the difference between attention and privilege.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them.
0:12.0	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today
0:13.7	we are joined by Andrew Boriega, an author and editor originally hailing from
0:18.2	the Bronx. His debut novel Victim tells the story of a born hustler Javier Perez who fabricates a dramatic
0:25.6	past to exploit for clout, college admissions, and a flourishing writing career.
0:30.8	Andrew and I talk today about how he thinks about his own
0:33.7	audience, how his experiences as a writer factored into this book, and all about
0:38.5	reading his own Goodreads reviews. Don't forget theacks Book Club pick for April is the January children by Sophia
0:46.0	El Helo, which we will discuss on Wednesday, April 24th with Hala Allian. Quick reminder,
0:52.2	everything we talk about on today's episode
0:54.2	of the Stacks can be found in the link in the show notes.
0:57.6	Listen up, the Stacks is an independent podcast
0:59.5	and there are now two ways you can support this show.
1:02.8	One is of course the Stacks Pack,
1:04.6	and the other is my brand new sub-stack,
1:06.6	which I call unstacked.
1:08.2	Both places allow for you to get inside access to me
1:11.1	and this podcast for $5 a month.
1:13.7	They both make the show possible every week,
1:16.0	and yes, you can join both.
1:18.6	But if you're trying to figure out
1:19.7	what's the difference between the Stacks Pack and Unstacked,
	...

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