Bookpod

Summary: Bookpod.org is a weekly podcast of audio essays by novelists, memoirists, playwrights and non-fiction writers of lasting value. Participating authors may hold any political or literary point of view as long as they do not advocate murder or the eradication of peoples and nations. Bookpod's goal is to create a gallery of voices ready to engage in a literary, political and humane dialogue. Interviews are conducted in person or via Skype/landline phone. Conversations are digitally recorded and take about twenty minutes. Editing is done by Barbara Finkelstein, Bookpod curator, to create a five-minute audio essay in mp3 format. Each audio essay is in the voice of the interviewee. It includes a brief introduction as well as a valedictory that offers additional information about the author. Royalty-free music is by Kevin MacLeod. New episodes appear each Monday at 10:00 a.m. (NYC time). Additional weekly content includes a short blog post; a sketch/cartoon; links to book-related news stories, and links to Web caprices. Bookpod publishes 48 times a year.