Ep. 85: Alix Ohlin & Amy Williams

TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books Podcast

The latest novel from Alix Ohlin, DUAL CITIZENS, depicts the lives of two sisters as they navigate family, art, love, and life. She tells James about the depicting the whoosh of time, rewatching Hitchcock's VERTIGO, recommitting yourself, establishing patterns, putting things into your basket, and missing wolf licenses. Plus, Alix's friend and agent, Amy Williams.

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Alix Ohlin: https://alixohlinauthor.com/

Buy DUAL CITIZENS: Buy DUAL CITIZENS from indie bookstores.

Buy Alix's other books: Buy Alix Ohlin's books from independent booksellers

Alix and James discuss:

The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

Alice Munro

VERTIGO dir by Alfred Hitchcock

Jimmy Stewart

REALITY BITES dir by Ben Stiller

Winona Ryder

Bread Loaf Writers' Conference

Daniel Johnston

Henry Darger

Tony Gilroy

"What Writers Really Do When They Write" by George Saunders: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/04/what-writers-really-do-when-they-write

Margot Livesey

Michael Ondaatje

Walter Murch

THE CONVERSATIONS: WALTER MURCH AND THE ART OF EDITING FILM by Michael Ondaatje: Buy THE CONVERSATIONS

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE by Walter Murch: Buy IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

HITCHCOCK by Francois Truffaut: Buy HITCHCOCK- TRUFFAUT

TRUST EXERCISE by Susan Choi: Buy TRUST EXERCISE

THE OUTLINE TRILOGY by Rachel Cusk: Buy THE OUTLINE TRILOGY

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Amy Williams: https://williamsliterary.com/

Amy and James discuss:

THE GEORGIA REVIEW

I HATE TO SEE THAT EVENING SUN GO DOWN by William Gay

Sloan Harris

Eric Simonoff

Alix Ohlin

Radcliffe Publishing Course

Harvard University

Knopf

Gary Fisketjon

Doubleday

David Gernert

Michener Center for Writers

Denis Johnson

Jim Magnuson

SLACKER dir by Richard Linklater

VERTIGO

Alice Munro

Lincoln Michel

Jean Craighead George

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