Plague Remedy Podcast
This is the podcast for writers and those who love them. Each week on the Plague Remedy Podcast, we discuss the craft of writing and beyond to explore why we write through thoughtful, soulful conversations with writers, academics, and artists. This show is your weekly dose of inspiration, insight, and unexpected voices.New episodes drop every Tuesday, with bonus episodes dropping on Thursdays
BEST OF: Learning to Notice the World with Poet-Forager Richard Osmond
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Where can I find Richard Osmond?
His website - richardosmond.comWhere can I find his books?
Useful VersesRock, Paper, ScissorsRichard's Two Books & Two Others
That Broke into Shining Crystals by Richard ScottBrother Poem by Will HarrisA recipe for a summer snackSwim in Cold Water
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Where the Veil Is Thin: Malcolm Kempt, on his debut 'A Gift Before Dying'
Where Malcolm Kempt?
His websiteInstagramX/TwitterWhere can I find 'A Gift Before Dying'
Amazon UKBookshop.orgMalcolm's Two Books & Two Others
HHhH by Laurent Binet
Young God by Katherine Faw (formerly Katherine Faw Morris)New Eyes for Old Movies: Oscars Special with author John DiLeo
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Where can I find John DiLeo?
His websiteWhere can I buy his books?
John DiLeo's Amazon Author's PageJohn DiLeo's Recommendations
One Battle After Another 2026 (Film)Mrs Soffel 1984 (Film)Baby Boom 1987 (Film)Three Days in June by Ann TylerMaybe Happy Ending (Broadway Musical)Forbidden Knowledge: Book Banning in the USA with Dr Emily J.M. Knox
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Where can I find Dr Emily J.M. Knox?
Her websiteWhere can I buy her books? (not all of them)
Book Banning in 21st-Century AmericaFoundations of Intellectual FreedomEmily's Two Books & Two Others
That Librarian by Amanda JonesJesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes De MezGrief, Art, and Literary Horror with award-winning author Beth Castrodale
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Where can I find Beth Castrodale?
Her websiteSmall Press PicksWhere can I find Beth's books? (but not all of them)
The InhabitantsI Mean You No HarmBeth's Two Books & Two Others
Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News by Beth KepharThree Guesses by Chris McLean JohnsonThe Most American Place: W. Ralph Eubanks on the Pain and Love of the Delta
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Where can I find W. Ralph Eubanks?
His websiteCenter for the Study of Southern Culture (University of Mississippi)Where can I find his books?
Amazon UK PageBookshop.org PageHis Two Books & Two Others
The Waterbearers by Sasha BonétMother Emanuel by Kevin SackMurderers, Witches, and Poets: Lauren Scharhag on Kansas City Gothic
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Where can I find Lauren Scharhag?
Lauren's websiteWhere can I find her books?
Find her publications hereLauren's Two Books & Two Others
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryOld Soul by Susan BakerRisk, Laugh, Repeat: Writing, Humor, and Reinvention with Lucy Wang
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Where can I find Lucy Wang?
Lucy's WebsiteLucy on AmazonLucy's InstagramStand Up LucyA Is for AmericaLucy's Two Books & Two Others
Circe by Madeline MillerHomeseeking by Karissa ChenHeroes - and David Bowie's Berlin yearsLongHouse Reserve - sculpture garden in East Hampton, NYNon-Persons: Stories at the Edge of Belonging — with Professor David Herd
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Where can I find David Herd?
Professor David Herd, University of St AndrewsWhere can I find his books?
Walk Song (Poetry)Writing Against Expulsion in the Post-War WorldMentioned -
'Britain’s Disappeared''The Long Walk to Freedom'Refugee TalesGatwick Detainees Welfare GroupDavid's Two Books & Two Others
Listen...Happy Holidays from Story! Stephen and Christian Wrap Up the Season & Make Recommendations
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It's a wrap! The Story podcast will be back with a new season on 27th of January! Hear our reflections on the 2025 season, our recommendations, and even a few hints about what's to come in 2026. Love and peace to all!
Christian Livermore's Two Books & Two Others
Arctic Dreams by Barry LopezPeople of the Deer by Farley Mowat.Be innocently exuberantConnect with friends, both old...
Learning to Notice the World with Poet-Forager Richard Osmond
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Where can I find Richard Osmond?
His website - richardosmond.comWhere can I find his books?
Useful VersesRock, Paper, ScissorsRichard's Two Books & Two Others
That Broke into Shining Crystals by Richard ScottBrother Poem by Will HarrisA recipe for a summer snackSwim in Cold Water
...
BEST OF: Writing is Dreaming with Acclaimed Irish Author Kevin Barry
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Where can I find Kevin Barry?
Kevin (heaven bless him!) doesn't have social media.Canongate's website for 'A Heart in Winter'Where can I find Kevin's books? (but not all)
The Heart in WinterNight Boat to TangierDark Lies the IslandKevin's Two Books & Two Others
In Patagonia by Bruce ChatwinThe Breakdown by Cat...What Makes Writing Human? Virtuoso Author David Means on Craft, Trauma, and America
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Where can I find David Means?
"You can Google me."Where can I buy his books? (not all of them)
Two Nurses, SmokingHystopiaAssorted Fire EventsDavid Mean's Two Books & Two Others
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis HydeYou Made Me Love You by John Edgar WidemanVirtua...
In Memory of Charles Coe: Poet, Musician and All-Around Great Guy
It's with great sadness that we've learned that poet Charles Coe has passed away. As a tribute, we are replying his interview. His memory is certainly a blessing.
Where can I find Charles Coe?
Charles Coe's websiteWhere can I buy his newest book?
Charles Coe: New and Selected WorksCharles Coe's two books & two others -
Essential Etheridge Knight by Etheridge Knight1935: A Memoir by Sam CornishLucky (film)
Home After the War: Lesley Glaister on Memory, Grief, and Her Latest Novel, 'A Particular Man'
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Where can I find Lesley Glaister ?
Lesley Glaister 's websiteWhere can I buy her books? (not all of them)
A Particular ManBlasted ThingsLittle EgyptLesley Glaister's Two Books & Two Others
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysAngel by Elizabeth TaylorDon’t Plot, Listen: Best-Selling Author Peter Heller on Writing and Life
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Where can I find Peter Heller?
Peter Heller's websiteWhere can I buy Peter's books? (not all of them)
BurnThe Dog StarsThe Whale WarriorsThe Last RangerPeter Heller's Two Books & Two Others
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro MutisKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonCourse Corrections: Max Talley on Endings, Beginnings, and His New Novel "Peace Love & Haight"
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Where can I find Max Talley?
Max Talley's WebsitePeace Love & Haight (Three Rooms Press)Max Talley's YouTubeWhere can I buy Max's books? (not all of them)
Peace Love & HateDestroy Me Gently, PleaseMax's Two Books & Two Others
Tender Is the Night F. Scott FitzgeraldAlready Dead Denis JohnsonThe Wh...The Honest Writer: Award-winning author Christine Sneed on Creative Survival
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Where can I find Christine Sneed?
Christine's websiteChristine's InstagramChristine's Substack: BookishWhere can I buy Christine's books? (not all of them)
Please Be AdvisedLittle Known FactsPortraits of a Few of the People I've Made CryChristien's Two Books & Two Others
True Failure by Alex HighleyThe Golden Hour by Matthew S...Here We Are Now, Entertain Us: Iain Maloney on Grunge, Writing, and Being a Scot in Japan
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Where can I find Iain Maloney?
Iain's WebsiteBlueSkyRed Flag WaltzIain's SubstackWhere can I buy Iain's books? (not all of them)
The Only Gaijin in the Village (memoir)Life Is Elsewhere/Burn Your Flags (fiction)The J...Poet Don Paterson on music, his memoir, 'Toy Fights', and how many guitars he owns
Where can I find Don Paterson?
Don's WebsiteNorth Sea PoetsIn his garden shedWhere can I buy Don's books? (not all of them)
Toy Fights: A Boyhood (memoir)Selected Poems (poetry)40 Sonnets (poems)The Poem: Lyric, Sign, Meter (criticism)Don's Two Books & Two Others -
The short stories of Ted ChiangBuy an old edition of Brewer's Dict...Short Stories, Big Hearts: Author John Sheirer Talks Writing, Teaching and This American Moment
Where can I find John Sheirer?
John Sheirer's websiteWhere can I buy John's books?
Stumbling Through AdulthoodFor Now: One Hundred 100-Word StoriesFirst-Person AmericanJohn Sheirer's Two Books & Two Others -
The History of Sound: Stories by Ben ShattuckThe Appointed Hour by Susanne DavisAward-Winning Novelist Cynthia Reeves on Grief, Whalebones, and Writing at the Ends of the Earth
Where can I find Cynthia Reeves?
Cynthia Reeves's WebsiteWhere can I buy Cynthia's books?
The Last WhalerFalling Through the New WorldBadlandsCynthia Reeves's Two Books & Two Others -
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron CurrieTomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News by Beth KephartFrom West Philly to Mars: Writing, Identity, and the Art of Envy Jujitsu with David Ebenbach
Where can I find David Ebenbach?
David Ebenbach's WebsiteWhere can I buy David's books? (But not all of them)
Possible Happiness (novel)How to Mars (novel)The Guy We Didn't Invite to the Orgy (stories)David Ebenbach's Two Books & Two Others -
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonSalt Slow by Julia ArmfieldWriting Big and Writing Small – with Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter, and Director Brooke Berman
Where can I find Brooke Berman?
Brooke's website Brooke's InstagramWhere can I see/read her work?
Ramona at Midlife (film)Brooke's BooksBrooke's PlaysBrooke's two books & two others - (and then some)
Fervour by Toby LloydGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardin EvaristoDidn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James HannahamSpeech Team by Tim MurphyBEST OF: What's it like to have a headache 24/7? NYT Best-Selling author and classical pianist Andrea J. Buchanan tells us
Where can I find Andrea J. Buchanan?
Andrea's websiteAndrea's books? (but not all of them)
The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found MyselfFive -Part Invention (Novel)The Daring Book for GirlsMentioned
The Manner of Dreams by Christina LiAndrea's two books -
Stoner by John WilliamsThe Murderbot Diaries series by Martha WellsAndrea's two...
Creativity as Spiritual Practice — with Actor, Director, Translator, and Jesuit Priest George Drance
Where can I find Rev. George Drance, SJ?
Magis Theatre/Arts Collective (he's the artistic director)George Drance (website)George Drance on Jesuit Media LabHis two books & two others - (+ 1)
Respect for Acting by Uta HagenFree Play by Stephen NachmanovitchThe Creative Habit by Twyla TharpTry to spend a week without earphones or earbudsNotice how nature changes and things grow in the spring
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Genre Fluidity, Icelandic Sagas & Milton as Sci-Fi — with the Wonderfully Inventive Sarah Tolmie
Where can I find Sarah Tolmie?
Sarah Tolmie's websiteWhere can I buy her books? (not all of them)
All the Horses of Iceland (novella)Sacraments for the Unfit (stories)The Art of Dying (poetry)Sarah's two books & two others -
Calypso by Oliver K. LangmeadA Fierce Green Place: New and Selected Poems by Pamela MordecaiClassic Ghost Stories Podcast by To...
BEST OF: Word by Word with Hannah Sward, author of 'Strip: A Memoir'
Where can I find Hannah Sward?
Hannah's Website
Where can I find Hannah's book?
More of Hannah's writing?
My Life After Meth in the LA TimesHannah's piece in The RumpusHannah's two books -
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia BerlinAll That I Have Not Made: Poems by Robert SwardHannah's two other -
Get y...Fierce Beats, Fast Food and Fighting for the People with Juanita E. Mantz (AKA JEM)
Juanita E. Mantz—aka JEM—talks punk rock, public defense, and the power of storytelling. (Plus Flintstone Land!)
Where can I find JEM?
JEM's websiteJEM's Podcast - Life of JEMSee JEM in person on April 19thWhere can I buy her books?
Tales of an Inland Empire GirlPortrait of a Deputy Public Defender: or, how I become a punk rock lawyerJEM'S two books & two others -
The Aves by Rya...Leap into the Void with writer, editor, and publisher John Madera
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Where can I find John Madera?
John Madera's websiteBIG OTHER websiteWhere can I buy his latest book?
NervositiesJohn Madera's books & two others -
Counter Narratives by John KeeneAbove Us the Milky Way by Fowzia KarimiTry a Little Tenderness with poet and musician Charles Coe
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Poet and musician Charles Coe discusses his journey as an artist, the intersections of poetry and jazz, and the importance of storytelling in his work. He also sings for us!
Where can I find Charles Coe?
Charles Coe's websiteWhere can I buy his newest book?
Charles Coe: New and Selected WorksCharles Coe's two books & two others -
E...BEST OF: The Shame of Poverty and Why I Had to Tell this Story with Christian Livermore
Where can I find Christian Livermore?
Christian's websitePlague Remedy websiteChristian's BlueskyChristian's books?
We Are Not Okay: Elegy for a Broken AmericaThe Very Special Dead (Novel)When the Dead Rise (Academic)Christian's two books -
Potted Meat by Steven DunnAll the Horses of Iceland by Sarah TolmieChristian's two other -
Singer-songwriter Wi...BEST OF: Post-Punk and Poetry with poet Mathew Caley
Poet Matthew Caley discusses his influences, the intersection of text, image and sound, and Punk and Post-Punk influences on his poetry.
Where can I find Matthew Caley?
Mathew Caley's WebsiteMathew Caley ReadingUnicorn Street VideoWhere can I buy Mathew's books?
Check out his collections at Bloodaxe Books
Mathew's Two Books
Mathew's Tw...
Diving Into the Ocean and the Unconscious with Prize-Winning Novelist David Vann
David Vann joins us for a candid conversation about the unconscious, why we hurt the people we love, and why his latest novels are only available in French.
Where can I find David Vann?
David Vann's websiteWhere can I buy his books? (but not all of them)
Legend of a SuicideCaribou IslandHalibut on the MoonDavid Vann's two books & two others -
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyHousekeeping...Robert Fromberg: A Mugging, a Memoir, and the Art of Paying Attention
Robert Fromberg discusses his memoir, How to Walk with Steve, his unconventional approach to storytelling, and the power of observation in both life and writing.
Where can I find Robert Fromberg?
Robert Fromberg's websiteRob's InstagramWhere can I buy his books? (but not all of them)
How to Walk with Steve (memoir)Gee, That Was Fun: 7 Days of Mayhem, 1983 (novel)Friends and Fiends, Pulp Stars and Po...Paul Rudnick Wants to Know 'What Is Wrong with You?'
Paul Rudnick talks to us about his amazing writing career, which has spanned theatre, films, novels, and humour pieces. We also discuss his forthcoming book, What Is Wrong with You?, the power of humour, LGBQ+ representations today, and his biggest fear.
Where can I find Paul Rudnick?
Paul's websitePaul' Twitter ('I like being behind enemy lines.')Where can I buy Paul's books? (but not all of them)
What Is Wrong with You? (pre-order)...An Englishman in New Mexico: Author James Reich talks genre, atmosphere and the election
James Reich is a novelist, essayist, and journalist. His latest novel, Skinship, combines science fiction and nostalgia. Originally from Gloucestershire, England, he has lived in New Mexico since 2009.
Where can I find James Reich?
Jame's websiteJame's SubstackWhere can I buy James's books? (not all of them)
SkinshipThe Moth for the StarI, JudasJames's two books & two others -
Sheltering Sky by Paul BowlesIntimate Al...The Joy of Callaboration and Community with Steven Dunn & Katie Jean Shinkle
This episode features authors Steven Dunn and Katie Jane Shinkle discussing their collaboratively written novel Tannery Bay, which explores community and justice.
Where can I find Steven and Katie Jean?
Steven's WebsiteKatie Jean's WebsiteWhere can I buy their book?
Tannery Bay by Steven Dunn and Katie Jean ShinkleBut they both have books written with other
collaborators and written individually.
Katie Jean's two books & one other - <...
The Mischievous, Playful Art of Language with Scotland’s New Makar, Peter Mackay
Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay is a Scottish poet, academic, and the newly appointed Scottish Makar (national poet), known for his work in Gaelic and English.
Where can I find Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay?
Scottish Poetry LibraryBluesky (brand new account)Where can I buy Peter's books? (not all of them)
Gu Leòr / Galore (poems)Nàdar De / Some King Of (poems)The Light Blue Book: 500 Years of Gaelic LoveBEST OF: A Raucous, Joyful Interview with an OG of Letters Laurie Stone
Laurie Stone is the author of Streaming Now: Postcards from the Thing That Is Happening and five other books, editor of Close to the Bone, and a former Village Voice writer, Nation theatre critic, and Fresh Air critic-at-large. She writes the Substack, 'Everything is Personal.'
Where can I find Laurie Stone?
Laurie Stone's Website
Laurie Stone's Books (but not all of them)
