The BookSwell Intersections podcast features book recommendations, interviews with authors, and highlights of upcoming literary events in Los Angeles.
Much like LA itself, the literary scene here is often difficult to navigate. BookSwell Intersections will help you find your way to the authors, events, and new releases that you won’t want to miss.
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a Q1 2020 WTF debrief, featuring Dryland Lit and Women Who Submit

New Year’s Reading Resolutions, an Interview with Carla Sameth, Events to Kick Off 2020

Lambda LitFest 2019 Spotlight: Intentional Intersectionality Debrief

Tori Eldridge brings a martial arts spin to contemporary LA Noir, the ever-appealing world of YA, and a spotlight on Lambda LitFest LA 2019

Sehba Sarwar discusses her writing, activism and performance art, quick takes from LITLIT in DTLA and August events for authors and creators

My Lit Box’s Sanura Williams on putting new writers in front of her customers, our co-hosts debate what makes a good reading, and hyperlocal LA events in July

Poet, author, and editor Shonda Buchanan shares her story with Cody Sisco, Dan Lopez’s current favs in LGBTQ YA, and events for bookworms seeking the “Anti-Beach Read”

Poet, activist and survivor Roxana Preciado shares her story with Cody Sisco, how news fatigue affects your reading life, and events for a book lover celebrating Pride Month

Cody Sisco in conversation with Julayne Lee, Dan Lopez recommends LGBTQ plays, and Shannon Eagen previews LitFest Pasadena

Interview with Judith Teitelman, Rachelle Yousuf and Cody Sisco chat about YA and libraries, and Shannon Eagen previews early-May events

Interview with Lynelle George; Sarah LaBrie, Rachelle Yousuf, Irene Yoon, and Cody Sisco chat about books, and Shannon Eagen previews late-April events
