The Short Stacks 13: Robert W. Fieseler//Tinderbox
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We're joined today by Robert W. Fieseler author of June The Stacks Book Club Pick, Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation . In our conversation we get to know Fieseler, how this tragic event came into his life, where he found his sources, and the toll writing about trauma can have on an author. Our conversation is spoiler free, and serves as a great introduction for our TSBC conversation on Tinderbox , that will air on June 5th.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Short Stacks, our shorter conversations with authors about their process and their books. |
| 0:13.8 | I'm your host Tracy Thomas and our guest today is Robert Feisler. |
| 0:17.2 | Robert is the author of Tinderbox, which is one of our Stacks Book Club picks for the Month of June. |
| 0:22.6 | We'll talk to Robert today about the book and his process as a writer, |
| 0:25.9 | but will not include any spoilers. |
| 0:28.4 | Then you can turn in on June 5th for our full in-depth conversation |
| 0:32.2 | about Tinderbox. |
| 0:33.0 | If you want more of the stacks head over to Patreon.com slash the stacks to be part of our bookish community. |
| 0:39.0 | Patreon allows listeners to help support the show while earning cool perks. |
| 0:43.0 | One of my favorite perks is our virtual book club, where our Patreon community hops on a video |
| 0:48.0 | call to discuss the past week's pick from the Stacks Book Club. |
| 0:51.0 | It's always awesome and a great way to unpack the book. |
| 0:54.4 | We have a bunch of other perks so head over to Patreon.com slash the Stacks to check them out. |
| 0:59.8 | If you like what you hear please take a moment to rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts, |
| 1:05.0 | especially if you're listening through Apple Podcasts. |
| 1:07.0 | Now it's time to meet Robert Feisler. |
| 1:10.0 | Robert is the author of Tinderbox, The Untold of the upstairs lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation. |
| 1:15.6 | Thiesler has been the recipient of the Edgar Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Tinderbox, |
| 1:20.3 | and it's easy to see why. |
| 1:21.6 | We talk today with Robert about how this story came into his life |
| 1:24.6 | and how it's been received in the world, plus a lot more. There are no spoilers today, |
| 1:28.9 | so enjoy. All right, everybody. I am here today with Robert Fiesler. He is the author of Tinderbox, |
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