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

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