Ben Kostival

I read, write, and sit quietly.

The Parrot:
& North:
Canyons:

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@kathrwn @xlorentzen You could always sidestep the issue and read AUGUSTUS instead, which is terrific.

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@contemptent I've yet to see the movie and read the book, but here's a recent podcast on them if anyone is interested. Excellent stuff. @Nina_Power_ @BMStudebaker @TheLackPodcast

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@contemptent Auden's essay about him in FOREWORDS AND AFTERWORDS can't be beat—something I'd say about pretty much every essay in there, for that matter.

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@contemptent Great play, too. His early plays can't be beat. Here's a "NYer" profile about from almost twenty years ago if anyone's interested in how he arrived on the scene.

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@contemptent I read her plays not long ago after seeing a mention of her. I'd never heard of her before then, but after reading her works, I'll never forget her. I can't even imagine what the live productions must have been like. 😬

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Huge thanks to Nina Power and Doug Lain for their interest in my work, esp. THE PARROT, which is psychedelically weird and, I hope, compelling.

@DougLain @Nina_Power_ @sama @pattonoswalt @michaelpollan @DrWeil @DarrenAronofsky @OrvilleIV @MNightShyamalan

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@Nina_Power_ @RadialBooks The pleasure was all mine. 🤗

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@contemptent This was published in 2018, but how do I not own it yet? Well, my shelf awaits.

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@colasante Watched "The Childhood of a Leader" the other night in preparation for this. Really enjoyed it. Still thinking about it. First thing I watched that he directed. I'm trying not to read too much about "The Brutalist," though, so I can go into it cold.

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@mcmansionhell @_ryanruby_ I happen to be reading Georg Lukács THE HISTORICAL NOVEL right now. Very illustrative of how these kinds of issues get handled. Perhaps of interest to the thread.

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@contemptent I keep hearing great things about this. I guess I better get up to speed on his previous stuff.

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@jscottamy @pattonoswalt Not sure this one counts as horror, but it *did* creep me out when I first read it.

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@CVas317 @pattonoswalt One of my favorites, too. Marc Maron did an interview with the writer / director a couple of years ago. Very worth a listen.

@pattonoswalt @marcmaron @WTFpod

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@michaelpollan Valuable episode. It put me in mind of the article below from a while ago now. Dr. Abraham is quoted numerous times in it. Perhaps of interest to the thread.

@adrs @cassadyariel @SciPsychedelics @TerenceBernardo @jedibunny @DorianRolston

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@ThouArtThat Thanks for posting this. Really enjoyed it. Shows you how after twenty-plus years, so much remains the same. The recent book below might also be of interest to the thread.
@michaelpollan

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@contemptent Loved this movie. Renate Reinsve is luminous in it. Here's a great discussion of it, both pro and con, from one of my go-to podcasts. Excellent back and forth not just on the film but on the generational dynamics at play in it.

https://t.co/mxqEPZbnvp

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New novel, folks. Many thanks to the people who gave me blurbs and/or were willing to talk to me in one way or another about this book.

@tcboyle @markdanielewski @Greg_Gerke @pattonoswalt @DrWeil @contemptent @michaelpollan

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@contemptent Hey, congrats! Really looking forward to this.