Mark Ehling's guest appearances

Mark Ehling

New Books in Literature

Pratfalls of Parenting

New Books Network

Emily Dickinson

Zadie Smith

Matt Bell

Nora McInerny

Tom Sleigh

Phillipa Chong

David Rosen

James Franco

James Rollins

Octavia Randolph

James Rosone

Eliot Peper

Karen Hugg

Jason Brown

Seanan McGuire

OwlTail

If you’re a reader, then you know the joy of discovering books. You also know that some of those discoveries stand out. Yes, there’s the pleasure of finding a good book. And there’s even those rare occasions where you find the right book: the right book at the right time in your life, the one that somehow shapes or bolsters who you are. And then there are those other moments, where the book you find feels more like you’ve uncovered a hidden gem. You’re Keats, on first looking into Chapman’s Homer, feeling “like stout Cortez” discovering a new world. In my case, the feeling resembles something less epic and more out of Indian Jones, as though, descending into the shelves of the Strand Bookstore in New York or Powell’s Books in Portland, I emerge with a lost treasure, a forgotten totem or relic. It’s a great feeling, one I love sharing with other readers.And that was very much my experience with Mark Ehling‘s new collection, River Dead of Minneapolis Scavenged by Teens (New Carriage, 2015). Finding it was a matter of luck. I’d come across one of his pieces online months ago and I’d found both strange and compelling. And then a writer who knows us both invited us to speak about an emerging genre that she calls “the visual essay.” And, then, on the very weekend we spoke, after Ehling gave a performance of his work that was somehow hilarious and moving, I learned he was launching a new book. I immediately ordered a copy and I wasn’t not more than a few pages in before I heard that Indiana Jones theme resounding in my readerly brain. Ehling’s work is weird and rich and and intruguing and odd and wholly its own. And it’s a joy to say to readers like you: you have to check this out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

<a href="http://newcarriage.tumblr.com/store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>If you’re a reader, then you know the joy of discovering books. You also know that some of those discoveries stand out. Yes, there’s the pleasure of finding a good book. And there’s even those rare occasions where you find the right book: the right book at the right time in your life, the one that somehow shapes or bolsters who you are. And then there are those other moments, where the book you find feels more like you’ve uncovered a hidden gem. You’re Keats, on first looking into Chapman’s Homer, feeling “like stout Cortez” discovering a new world. In my case, the feeling resembles something less epic and more out of Indian Jones, as though, descending into the shelves of the Strand Bookstore in New York or Powell’s Books in Portland, I emerge with a lost treasure, a forgotten totem or relic. It’s a great feeling, one I love sharing with other readers. And that was very much my experience with <a href="http://newcarriage.tumblr.com/tagged/mark-ehling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Ehling</a>‘s new collection, <a href="http://newcarriage.tumblr.com/store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">River Dead of Minneapolis Scavenged by Teens</a> (New Carriage, 2015). Finding it was a matter of luck. I’d come across one of his pieces online months ago and I’d found both strange and compelling. And then a writer who knows us both invited us to speak about an emerging genre that she calls “the visual essay.” And, then, on the very weekend we spoke, after Ehling gave a performance of his work that was somehow hilarious and moving, I learned he was launching a new book. I immediately ordered a copy and I wasn’t not more than a few pages in before I heard that Indiana Jones theme resounding in my readerly brain. Ehling’s work is weird and rich and and intruguing and odd and wholly its own. And it’s a joy to say to readers like you: you have to check this out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature</a>

Mark Ehling, “River Dead of Minneapolis Scavenged by Teens” (New Carriage, 2015)

“I’m not that committed to that world of music.” Writer and filmmaker Mark Ehling talks about transitioning to being primarily a stay-at-home dad. He talks about needing to think about and have an audience in order to be productive as a creative person. And he goes deep on the subject of whether or not most […]

Mark Ehling | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 92