Episode 002: Hey, is that a copy of Kiss Me Judas on your desk, Professor Meriweather?

Why the disparity between genre fiction and literary fiction? Why are these two modes so often thought of as mutually exclusive? Though genre fiction (the big ones: mystery, sci-fi, horror) are taught at the university level, there is a palatable disinterest among much of academia. In this episode, four The Velvet members discuss these questions and more.

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Episode Panelists:
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00:04:49

Episode Topic: Literary vs. Commercial OR Genre vs. Literary
  • Is literary the converse of genre
  • How literary fiction uses genre
  • Why genre fiction works so well as commercial fiction
  • Where are the intersections? Where are the divergences?
00:39:43

Other Voices, Other Rooms
  • Tours of the Black Clock by Steve Erickson (Bob/vandamage)
  • Elmord Leonard’s complete collection of Westerns (Bob/vandamage)
  • East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Bob/vandamage)
  • Bloodroot by Amy Greene (Chris/enjoi)
  • Empty Frames by D.B Cox (Chris/enjoi)
  • Cienfuegos by Chris Deal (Boden/Mycroft Holmes)
  • Identity by Milan Kundera (Boden/Mycroft Holmes)
  • i poisoned you by Pablo D’Stair (Caleb/thirstygerbil)
  • The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (Boden/Mycroft Holmes)
00:45:43

Think Tank
What is the role of an outline? How detailed should one be?
00:56:37

Cinemuck
  • Is the director of Repomen is working on The Contortionist’s Handbook?
  • Cormac McCarthy distances himself from adaptations of his books
  • Philip K. Dick is proud of Bladerunner
  • Could Demon Theory be made into a movie?
  • (Feel the Noise) Evelyn Evelyn story album (Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley)
  • Did The Decemberists have a tough time with their “story album”?

The Lastlies:

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