Skylight Books Podcast Series
Episodes
SKYLIT: Hannah Lillith Assadi, PARADISO 17
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Novelist Hannah Lillith Assadi makes her podcast debut to discuss her new book, Paradiso 17, about a Palestinian man's restless lifelong search for h...
SKYLIT: Jes Battis, IT'S ONLY FOREVER: LABYRINTH
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year is the 40th anniversary of Jim Henson's beloved cult classic film Labyrinth, and author Jes Battis is on the podcast to discuss their new b...
SKYLIT: Wes Locher, WHO IS "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Weird Al for all! On this episode, we are joined by Wes Locher, the author of the new biography aimed at middle-grade readers, Who Is "Weird Al" Yank...
Better Than the Movie 30: WUTHERING HEIGHTS w/ Paige Gresty
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Moor! Moor! Moor! The Better Than the Movie gang is hanging out where it's wily and windy, and they've brought along filmmaker and labor organizer Pai...
SKYLIT: Simona Supekar, STOCK PHOTO (OBJECT LESSONS)
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Keywords for this episode: Surprising, enlightening, entertaining, provocative, warm, inclusive, thoughtful, required listening. Simona Supekar talks ...
SKYLIT: Stuart Moore, DOCTOR STRANGE: A DECADE OF DARK MAGIC (MARVEL AGE OF COMICS)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
KOSMIC! Novelist, comics writer, and historian Stuart Moore joins the podcast to discuss his new book for the Marvel Age of Comics critical series fro...
SKYLIT: Eileen G'Sell, LIPSTICK (OBJECT LESSONS)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adorn yourself. Cultural critic and poet Eileen G'Sell joins Skylight's Keila Cone-Uemura to about her new book in the Object Lessons series, Lipstick...
SKYLIT: Chris Ryall, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN - AN EXPLORATION (MARVEL AGE OF COMICS)
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's classic story arc of Daredevil comics from the mid-'80s, known as Born Again, is the subject of a new book from c...
Better Than the Movie 29: LORD OF ILLUSIONS / THE LAST ILLUSION w/ Garon Cockrell
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of an era - or a trilogy - or something. Author and podcaster Garon Cockrell (Demonic and Other Tales) returns for his third guest appear...
SKYLIT: Matthew Blackwell, PLUNDERPHONICS (GENRE: A 33 1/3 SERIES)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a music genre, plunderphonics is somewhat misunderstood. While the genre is based on samples, much like hip-hop, it isn't just music made from othe...
Better Than the Movie 28: THE RUNNING MAN
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BTTM guys are running their mouths about THE RUNNING MAN. Allan, Tyler, and Justin dig into the recent Edgar Wright-directed film and the same-nam...
SKYLIT: Dusty Henry, 20TH CENTURY AMBIENT (GENRE: A 33 1/3 SERIES)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ambient Music, as a genre, is one that is meant to be experienced consciously or unconsciously. It can be focused upon or ignored. It can feed your so...
Better Than the Movie 27: VINELAND / ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER w/ Rene Franco
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ocean waves, ocean waves. One of the best-loved movies of the fall has been Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. The Better Than the Movie...
Better Than the Movie Halloween Special 2: GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mwahahaha! The Better Than the Movie crew have gathered again to celebrate R.L. Stine's GOOSEBUMPS horror series for young readers. Rather than just t...
SKYLIT: Marie Lu, RED CITY
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Angel City, alchemy is everything. Red City is the new fantasy novel from Marie Lu (Legend, Stars and Smoke). Bookseller Keila Cone-Uemura talks to...
Better Than the Movie - Friend of the Fest 2025 Special: JOHNNY MNEMONIC
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In advance of the screening of Johnny Mnemonic in Black & White that the BTTM crew is hosting for the American Cinematheque's Friend of the Fest ...
SKYLIT: Alisha Mughal, IT CAN'T RAIN ALL THE TIME: THE CROW
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is. The Crow (1994) is a one-of-a-kind film, borne out of tragedy and thought to be cursed. Crit...
Better Than the Movie 26: HOLES w/ Sophia Benoit
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author and comedian Sophia Benoit (Well, This Is Exhausting) joins the Better Than the Movie crew to discuss a modern children's book classic, HOLES b...
SKYLIT: Pete Crighton, THE VINYL DIARIES
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't drink? Don't smoke? What do you do? THE VINYL DIARIES follows Pete Crighton's journey from a closeted goody two shoes to a blissfully self-posse...
SKYLIT: Veronica Litt, UGH! AS IF! CLUELESS
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is so unexpected, we didn't even have a speech prepared. Author Veronica Litt joins us to talk about her new book in ECW Press's Pop Classics ser...
Better Than the Movie 25: THE DEAD w/ Conor Holt
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Man WAS Still Alive! Film writer and physical media enthusiast Conor Holt returns to Better Than the Movie to discuss a pair of classics: John...
SKYLIT: Matthew Reed Baker, 1970s JAZZ FUSION (GENRE: A 33 1/3 SERIES)
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From BITCHES BREW to "Feels So Good" and beyond, author Matthew Reed Baker delves into the funky, smooth, and transcendent records that resulted from ...
Better Than the Movie 24: WOMAN IN THE DUNES w/ Emily VanKoughnett
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abe is Bae? The wonderful Emily VanKoughnett (Los Angeles Review of Books; LIT ANGELES) returns to Better Than the Movie with a classy pick: Kobo Abe'...
SKYLIT: Sina Grace, WEST HOLLYWOOD MONSTER SQUAD
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning graphic novelist and illustrator Sina Grace (Superman: The Harvests of Youth) joins host Tyler Austin to discuss his new book, West Hol...
Better Than the Movie 23: THE NATURAL w/ Jonah Lipton
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Opening Day! Baseball is back, and BTTM is back with another baseball-themed book adaptation. Bookseller and writer Jonah Lipton joins the crew ...
SKYLIT: Marya E. Gates, CINEMA HER WAY
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film journalist and critic Marya E. Gates talks with Justin about her new book, Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors In Their Own Words. The b...
Better Than the Movie 22: HELLRAISER (1987) / THE HELLBOUND HEART w/ Garon Cockrell
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Come to... Pod-dy? We're straining for puns over here, but we've got a fun remote-recorded episode today, featuring the return of author and podcaster...
SKYLIT: Leah Kardos, KATE BUSH'S HOUNDS OF LOVE (33 1/3)
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're podcasting... Yeah yeah yay-yo! Justin speaks with Leah Kardos, the author of the new 33 1/3 book on Kate Bush's Hounds of Love. Together, they...
Better Than the Movie 21: TOTAL RECALL (1990) w/ Buzzy Cohen
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An episode so good, it'll make you wish you had three ears. Buzzy Cohen (Baby Got Facts: Totally '90s Trivia) returns for another delightful episode, ...
Better Than the Movie 20: THE POLAR EXPRESS w/ Natalie Freeman & Allison Woodnutt
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like the proverbial Christmas miracle, the BTTM crew is back just in the (Saint) nick of time for a holiday-themed final episode of 2024. At the behes...
Better Than the Movie 19: GHOST WORLD w/ Chris Andersen
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's America, dude, learn the rules! Chris Andersen (Your Favorite Bad Movie Podcast) joins the BTTM crew to discuss the 2001 adaptation of the Daniel...
SKYLIT: Lili Anolik, "DIDION & BABITZ"
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ace interviewer Elodie Saint-Louis sits down with Lili Anolik to discuss Anolik's new book Didion & Babitz. Anolik talks about the complicated rel...
Better Than the Movie 18: THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH w/ Mark Rennie
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What Price Vincent? Writer and improviser Mark Rennie (The Big Gay Movie Spreadsheet, Eat Pray Dunk) returns for a second appearance on BTTM, just in ...
Better Than the Movie 17: THE SWIMMER w/ Buzzy Cohen
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THIS... IS... JEOP-BUZZY! Jeopardy! champion Buzzy Cohen (Baby Got Facts: Totally 90s Trivia) drops in to talk about John Cheever's small slice of sub...
SKYLIT: Danzy Senna, "COLORED TELEVISION"
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Premier fiction interviewer Elodie Saint-Louis is back in conversation, this time with the amazing Danzy Senna, to talk about Senna's new novel Co...
Better Than the Movie Special: TANK GIRL (Friend of the Fest Preview)
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Better Than the Movie boys are hosting a screening of TANK GIRL (1995) on August 24, 2024, as part of American Cinematheque's Friend of the Fest 2...
SKYLIT: Matt Singer, OPPOSABLE THUMBS (Siskel & Ebert)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert are arguably the most influential American film critics of the 20th Century. Clips from their movie review TV show continu...
Better Than the Movie 16: PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER w/ Elisa Garcia
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a classic on BTTM today that's all killer. DJ and bookseller Elisa Garcia selected PERFUME, the 1985 German novel by Patrick SĂĽskind that w...
SKYLIT: Geoff Shackelford, GOLF ARCHITECTURE FOR NORMAL PEOPLE
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a golfing extravaganza as Geoff Shackelford joins Skylight's Tyler Austin to discuss his book Golf Architecture for Normal People! Together, the...
Better Than the Movie 15: PLANET OF THE APES
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a madhouse! The BTTM fellas are on their own this month, talking PLANET OF THE APES. The main focus is the original feature film, directed by Osc...
SKYLIT: Maggie Nelson, LIKE LOVE
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a conversation with Skylight favorite Maggie Nelson, whose newest collection of essays, Like Love, has already made its way into our book...
Better Than the Movie 14: THE GREEN KNIGHT / SIR GAWAIN AND... w/ Conor Holt
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Dev Patel Season to all who celebrate! Mr. Patel's directing debut, MONKEY MAN, is in theaters now, but we decided to look back a few years at h...
Better Than the Movie 13: MONEYBALL w/ Michael Chin
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Opening Day! And coincidentally, Tyler has selected a baseball classic for his birthday pick: Michael Lewis's MONEYBALL: THE ART OF WINNING AN U...
Better Than the Movie 12: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY w/ Emily VanKoughnett
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How's the peepin', Tommy? Netflix's RIPLEY series is still more than a month away from dropping, but guest Emily VanKoughnett (Los Angeles Review of B...
SKYLIT: Tommy Orange, WANDERING STARS
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a sneak peek special! Skylight's own Elodie sits down with the incredible Tommy Orange (There, There) to talk about his new novel Wandering Star...
SKYLIT: Eric Wolfson, FIFTY YEARS OF THE CONCEPT ALBUM IN POPULAR MUSIC
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From The Beatles to Beyoncé! Author Eric Wolfson discusses his new book on the shifting identity of the concept album in rock, pop, and hip-hop music...
SKYLIT: Will Harris, SURELY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. Â Resident film buff Tyler Austin sits down with Will Harris, pop culture journalist, to discuss the intervi...
Better Than the Movie 11: NIGHTBREED / CABAL w/ Garon Cockrell
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! BTTM is back for 2024 with a birthday pick from Allan: Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED, based on the horror novella CABAL by Barker himself!...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 10: THE THIN MAN w/ Jen Johans
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You go after him, and you'll find his shadow - or his song - and you'll have to go home. There'll never be another: THIN MAN! Jen Johans (Watch With J...
SKYLIT: Rosecrans Baldwin, EVERYTHING NOW
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Skylight royalty Rosecrans Baldwin joins Elodie to talk about his Los Angeles classic Everything Now. He talks about what makes L.A. a city-state, wh...
SKYLIT: Kliph Nesteroff, OUTRAGEOUS: A HISTORY OF SHOWBIZ & THE CULTURE WARS
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for a serious discussion of a funny book! Kliph Nesteroff's OUTRAGEOUS is the author's third investigation into the world of comedy, followi...
SKYLIT: Charles Bramesco, COLORS OF FILM: THE STORY OF CINEMA IN 50 PALETTES
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! On this episode Tyler talks to film and television critic Charles Bramesco about his book, "Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 9: PRISCILLA / ELVIS AND ME w/ Collin Jonkman
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A fairy tale romance or blatant child abuse? Today, the BTTM crew tackles another nonfiction film adaptation, Sofia Coppola's PRISCILLA, taken from th...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 8: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON w/ David Kimbel
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to investigate! It's the BTTM crew's first dissection of a nonfiction adaptation: the new Martin Scorsese film, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, which...
Better Than the Movie Halloween Special: GOOSEBUMPS
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trick or treat! Allan Traylor, Tyler Austin, and Justin Remer take a spooky stroll down memory lane, exploring the world of the kiddie horror book ser...
SKYLIT: James Park, CHILI CRISP
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! On this episode Tyler talks to James Park, food writer and author of the new cookbook "Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 7: A HAUNTING IN VENICE / HALLOWE’EN PARTY w/ Natalie Freeman and Allison Smith
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's spooky season, and our LITTLE GREY CELLS are HAUNTED! Former Skylight booksellers Natalie Freeman and Allison Miriam Smith return to the store to...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 6: MISERY w/ Mark Rennie
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
She's his number one fan. The hilarious and well-read Mark Rennie (TWO OLD QUEENS podcast) joins a reduced BTTM crew to discuss MISERY, the Stephen Ki...
SKYLIT: Elliott Kalan, MANIAC OF NEW YORK
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! In this episode, Tyler chats with Elliott Kalan, co-host of wildly successful bad movie podcast The Flop House, Emmy Award winning he...
SKYLIT: Warren Zanes, DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Calling all fans of The Boss! In this episode, Tyler Austin sits down with Warren Zanes, writer of Petty: The Biography, Dusty Springfield’s Dusty ...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 5: JAWS w/ Kristen Lopez
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought it was safe to download a podcast... The BTTM fellas are back to talk JAWS with film writer and podcaster Kristen Lopez (who dis...
SKYLIT: Artem Mozgovoy, SPRING IN SIBERIA
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artem Mozgovoy discusses his debut novel, Spring in Siberia, with the managing editor of Red Hen Press, Dr. Kate Gale. The work has been praised by P...
SKYLIT: Millie De Chirico & Quatoyiah Murray, TCM UNDERGROUND
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cinephiles, tune in! In this episode, Tyler Austin hosts Millie De Chirico and Quatoyiah Murray, co-writers of TCM Underground, a movie-lover's guide...
SKYLIT: Charles Ardai of Hard Case Crime
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen here, gumshoes and femme fatales, we’re gonna give you the straight story on the QT and very hush hush. Skylight’s own torpedo, Tyler, tang...
SKYLIT: Alex Pappademas, QUANTUM CRIMINALS
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fire in the hole! Any major dude will tell you that this podcast is a hit. Were you thinking of skipping? Only a fool would say that! That's pretzel l...
Better Than the Movie, Ep.4: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Three Men and a Little Lady! Allan, Justin, and Tyler tackle the long-delayed feature film adaptation of the iconic "Are You There God? It's Me, ...
SKYLIT: Kristen Lopez, ”But Have You Read the Book?”
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One-third of the Better Than the Movie gang, Tyler Austin, sits down with Kristen Lopez to talk about her book of 52 essential page-to-film adaptation...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 3: THE SISTERS BROTHERS w/ Alena Saunders
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Guest O'Clock, pardners! Skylight's own Alena Saunders (of LIT ANGELES fame) drops in to the back room to talk about one of her favorite books, T...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 2: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back! Justin, Allan, and Tyler return for the second episode of Better Than the Movie. This time, they're going over not one, but TWO ada...
SKYLIT: Michael Schulman, ”OSCAR WARS” w/ Alex Ross
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Oscar season! Join us for a deep dive into the Academy Awards as Michael Schulman discusses his new book, Oscar Wars, with fellow New Yorker wri...
Better Than the Movie, Ep. 1: CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD/KNOCK AT THE CABIN
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains spoilers of both Paul Tremblay's book The Cabin at the End of the World and its 2023 film adaptation, Knock at the Cabin. Proce...
SKYLIT: Karen Han, ”Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema”
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome the incomparable Karen Han to the podcast to chat with Justin Remer about her new book Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema. She discusses how ...
SKYLIT: Jessica Johns, ”Bad Cree”
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first episode in the New Year! Did you miss us? In our 2023 debut episode, Nat Freeman talks to Jessica Johns about her debut novel Bad Cree,...
SKYLIT: Where Monsters Lurk & Magic Hides
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the final Skylight episode of 2022! In this MONSTER of a finale, Skylight's Nat Freeman talks to the editors and contributors to Where Mo...
SKYLIT: Dr. Clarence Lusane, ”TWENTY DOLLARS AND CHANGE” w/ Janell Hobson
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Twenty Dollars and Change, political scientist Clarence Lusane, author of the acclaimed The Black History of the White House, writes from a basic p...
SKYLIT: adrienne maree brown, ”FABLES AND SPELLS”
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fables and Spells is a vibrant selection of visionary works, both previously published and brand new. Included here is adrienne maree brown's most be...
SKYLIT: Emil DeAndreis, ”TELL US WHEN TO GO” w/ Joseph Bien Kahn
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The post-recession Bay Area is a land fertile for world-changers and dreamers. This is the setting for Emil DeAndreis's Tell Us When To Go, a millen...
SKYLIT: Anna Moschovakis, ”PARTICIPATION” w/ Amina Cain
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest novel from Anna Moschovakis, two reading groups, unofficially called Love and Anti-Love, falter amidst political friction and signs of e...
SKYLIT: Colette Sartor, Gerda Govine Ituarte, Cassandra Lane, & Carla Rachel Sameth
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a tremendous conversation and group reading with LA-based writers and poets.  Colette Sartor, Gerda Govine Ituarte, Cassandra Lane and...
SKYLIT: Danny Ramadan, ”THE FOGHORN ECHOES” w/ Lance Morgan
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hussam and Wassim are teenage boys living in Syria during America's 2003 invasion of Iraq. When a surprise discovery results in tragedy, their lives,...
SKYLIT: Kyra Simone & Emmalea Russo
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kyra Simone, Palace of Rubble  A collection of stories composed primarily of single words culled each day from the New York Times, among other news...
SKYLIT: Emerson Whitney, ”HEAVEN” w/ Claire Boyle
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At Heaven's center, Emerson Whitney seeks to understand their relationship to their mother and grandmother, those first windows into womanhood and all...
SKYLIT: ”IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET”
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has a...
SKYLIT: Ama Codjoe, ”BLUEST NUDE” w/ Aleshea Harris & Ashaki Jackson
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ama Codjoe's poems explore how the archetype of the artist complicates the typical expectations of women: be gazed upon, be silent, be selfless, r...
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Billy-Ray Belcourt, ”A MINOR CHORUS”
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the stark expanse of Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel, informed by a series ...
SKYLIT: Andrea Chapela, ”THE VISIBLE UNSEEN” w/ Kelsi Vanada
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In powerful, formally inventive essays, The Visible Unseen disrupts the purported cultural divide between arts and science. As both a chemist and an a...
SKYLIT: Ruha Benjamin, ”VIRAL JUSTICE” w/ Lance Morgan
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But t...
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: ”Death in the Mouth” Roundtable
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Death in the Mouth is a collection of horror stories and art showcasing BIPOC and ethnically marginalized storytellers from around the world. You’ll...
SKYLIT: Alexandra Lange, ”MEET ME BY THE FOUNTAIN”
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Few places have been as nostalgized, or as maligned, as malls. Since their birth in the 1950s, they have loomed large as temples of commerce, the agor...
SKYLIT: Vanessa A. Bee, ”HOME BOUND” w/ Lydia Kiesling
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Home Bound, a singular and intimate memoir of identity and discovery, Vanessa A. Bee explores the way we define “home” and “belonging” —...
SKYLIT: Anne K. Yoder, ”THE ENHANCERS” w/ Amanda Goldblatt
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Enhancers is a polyvocal novel that follows three teenage friends coming of age in a technopharmaceutical society. Hannah is born and raised in a...
Live On Crowdcast: Writing Bisexuality w/ Antonia Angress & Jen Winston
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Bi Visibility Week, and what better way to celebrate than to join novelist Antonia Angress and memoirist Jen Winston for this very bisexual cha...
Skylit: Beto O’Rourke, ”WE’VE GOT TO TRY”
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In We’ve Got To Try, Beto O’Rourke shines a spotlight on the heroic life and work of Dr. Lawrence Aaron Nixon and the west Texas town where he mad...
SKYLIT: Traci Thomas, ”THE STACKS”
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a cross-pod extravaganza! Today we welcome Traci Thomas, host of The Stacks, to the Skylight Books Podcast Series. Traci and Skylight's own L...
SKYLIT: Andrew Sean Greer, ”LESS IS LOST”
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But...
Skylit: Amy Fusselman, ”THE MEAN$” w/ Sarah Afkami
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Means, a wealthy stay-at-home mom and disgraced former PTA president, is poised to get the one thing in life she really wants: a beach house i...
Skylit: Sandra Cisneros, ”WOMAN WITHOUT SHAME” w/ Elisa Garcia
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a movi...
SKYLIT: Meghan Gilliss, ”LUNGFISH” w/ Kendall Storey
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck is slow to understand the circumstances that have driven her family to an uninhabited island off the coast of Maine, the former home of her decea...
SKYLIT: Ramzi Fawaz, ”QUEER FORMS” w/ Ryan Hatch
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Queer Forms, Ramzi Fawaz explores how the central values of 1970s movements for women's and gay liberation--including consciousness-raising, separa...
SKYLIT: Courtney DeNelle, ”IT’S NOT NOTHING”
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemary Candwell’s past has exploded into her present. Down-and-out and deteriorating, she drifts from anonymous beds and bars in Providence, to a ...