C.M. Mayo's Podcast (Marfa Mondays & More) show

C.M. Mayo's Podcast (Marfa Mondays & More)

Summary: Award-winning travel writer, novelist and translator C.M. Mayo's podcasts on books, Baja California, Mexican history, Mexican literature, interviews with other writers, creative writing, and Marfa, Texas. For more about C.M. Mayo's books and writing workshops, please visit www.cmmayo.com

Podcasts:

 A Banquet of Mexican Literature: A Reading of the Prologue to "Mexico: A Traveler's Literary Companion" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 797

An introduction to Mexico and Mexican literature: C.M. Mayo reads her prologue to her collection of 24 contemporary Mexican writers, MEXICO: A TRAVELER'S LITERARY COMPANION (Whereabouts Press). Visit www.cmmayo.com to read more, including table of contents, list of contributors, excerpts, and C.M. mayo's interview on National Public Radio, and more. "It will open your eyes, fill you with pleasure and render our perennial vecinos a little less distante." Los Angeles Times Book Review

 PEN Writers Aloud January 2011 C.M. Mayo Reading, San Miguel de Allende | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5341

C.M. Mayo's reading at the PEN Writers Aloud Reading Series in San Miguel de Allende, January 2011, from her novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, with Q & A from the audience.

 PEN Writers Aloud January 2011 C.M. Mayo Reading, San Miguel de Allende | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5341

C.M. Mayo's reading at the PEN Writers Aloud Reading Series in San Miguel de Allende, January 2011, from her novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, with Q & A from the audience.

 "Hell, I Knew it was Paradise": Bob Van Wormer on the East Cape (From C.M. Mayo's memoir of Baja California, "Miraculous Air") | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 985

C.M. Mayo reads an excerpt from Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico (Milkweed Editions, 2007) from the chapter "The Sea is Cortes", about a visit to the East Cape for the story of Baja California's spectacular sportfishing industry. "With elegant prose and an artist's eye for detail, Mayo may just have written one of the best books ever about Baja California. Highly recommended"Library Journal"Miraculous Air is rich with its own evocative descriptions of the peninsula's raw beauty... Her journey of 1,000 miles is a trip worth taking."The San Diego Union-TribuneRead more about this book at www.cmmayo.com

 "Hell, I Knew it was Paradise": Bob Van Wormer on the East Cape (From C.M. Mayo's memoir of Baja California, "Miraculous Air") | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 985

C.M. Mayo reads an excerpt from Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico (Milkweed Editions, 2007) from the chapter "The Sea is Cortes", about a visit to the East Cape for the story of Baja California's spectacular sportfishing industry. "With elegant prose and an artist's eye for detail, Mayo may just have written one of the best books ever about Baja California. Highly recommended"Library Journal"Miraculous Air is rich with its own evocative descriptions of the peninsula's raw beauty... Her journey of 1,000 miles is a trip worth taking."The San Diego Union-TribuneRead more about this book at www.cmmayo.com

 Haunted Historical Fiction: The Curious Coincidences Concerning Senator Claiborne Pell's Mansion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 395

How thin is the veil between our world and the next? C.M. Mayo reads a guest-blog post about the writing of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, her novel based on the true story, for the "Hist Fic Chick" blog, October 15, 2010. For more about the novel visit www.cmmayo.com     Read the original blog post at www.cmmayo.com/last-prince-haunted-fiction.html

 Haunted Historical Fiction: The Curious Coincidences Concerning Senator Claiborne Pell's Mansion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 395

How thin is the veil between our world and the next? C.M. Mayo reads a guest-blog post about the writing of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, her novel based on the true story, for the "Hist Fic Chick" blog, October 15, 2010. For more about the novel visit www.cmmayo.com     Read the original blog post at www.cmmayo.com/last-prince-haunted-fiction.html

 12 Tips to Help You Hang in There and Finish (and Sell) Your Novel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 716

Advice from the author of the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire (Unbridled Books). For more about C.M. Mayo's other books, as well as more resources for writers and information about upcoming workshops at the Writer's Center and in Mexico, visit the workshop page at www.cmmayo.com.  My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-a515e1e2e43fe7bdbe752c9104a39bb6}

 12 Tips to Help You Hang in There and Finish (and Sell) Your Novel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 716

Advice from the author of the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire (Unbridled Books). For more about C.M. Mayo's other books, as well as more resources for writers and information about upcoming workshops at the Writer's Center and in Mexico, visit the workshop page at www.cmmayo.com.  My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-a515e1e2e43fe7bdbe752c9104a39bb6}

 El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano - lectura de un extracto del primer capítulo "La consentida de Rosedale" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 558

C.M. Mayo lee un extracto de la novela El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano, traducida por el novelista y poeta Agustín Cadena (Random House-Mondadori, septiembre 2010). El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano es una novela histórica sobre el breve, trágico y a veces surrealista reinado del emperador Maximiliano y su corte. Mientras al otro lado de la frontera se desataba el fragor de la Guerra Civil, un grupúsculo del clero y conservadores mexicanos en exilio convenció a Luis Napoleón de invadir México e instalar al archiduque de Austria, Maximiliano de Habsburgo, como emperador. Un año más tarde y no teniendo hijos, Maximiliano asumió la custodia y educación del príncipe Agustín de Iturbide y Green, de dos años de edad y mitad norteamericano, convertiéndolo en el heredero del trono.La reluctancia de Maximiliano para devolver el niño a sus afligados padres, incluso cuando ya el Imperio se tambaleaba y la emperatriz Carlota se precipitaba en la locura, provocó un escándalo internacional. Esta fastuosa épica se halla basada en la historia real y viene a iluminar tanto las raíces culturales de México como el desarrollo político de las Américas. Pero lo que la hace más cautivadora es la profundidad de la escritura de Mayo y su conocimiento de las presiones e influencias que desempeñaron un papel sobre estos, demasiado humanos, personajes. Su prosa lleva al lector a sentir México: el sabor de la comida, el olor de las especias y las flores, el calor. Mayo escribe para los sentidos, y para todas las épocas. El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano es una historia al mismo tiempo arrolladora e íntima, una historia sobre la geopolítica, el glamour de la realeza y las jerarquías militares, sobre la arrogancia del poder, los oscuros laberintos de la ambición y, sobre todo, la historia de un niño que al final no fue un príncipe sino un pequeño que pertenecía a sus padres. www.cmmayo.com/espanol.html

 El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano - lectura de un extracto del primer capítulo "La consentida de Rosedale" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 558

C.M. Mayo lee un extracto de la novela El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano, traducida por el novelista y poeta Agustín Cadena (Random House-Mondadori, septiembre 2010). El último príncipe del Imperio mexicano es una novela histórica sobre el breve, trágico y a veces surrealista reinado del emperador Maximiliano y su corte. Mientras al otro lado de la frontera se desataba el fragor de la Guerra Civil, un grupúsculo del clero y conservadores mexicanos en exilio convenció a Luis Napoleón de invadir México e instalar al archiduque de Austria, Maximiliano de Habsburgo, como emperador. Un año más tarde y no teniendo hijos, Maximiliano asumió la custodia y educación del príncipe Agustín de Iturbide y Green, de dos años de edad y mitad norteamericano, convertiéndolo en el heredero del trono.La reluctancia de Maximiliano para devolver el niño a sus afligados padres, incluso cuando ya el Imperio se tambaleaba y la emperatriz Carlota se precipitaba en la locura, provocó un escándalo internacional. Esta fastuosa épica se halla basada en la historia real y viene a iluminar tanto las raíces culturales de México como el desarrollo político de las Américas. Pero lo que la hace más cautivadora es la profundidad de la escritura de Mayo y su conocimiento de las presiones e influencias que desempeñaron un papel sobre estos, demasiado humanos, personajes. Su prosa lleva al lector a sentir México: el sabor de la comida, el olor de las especias y las flores, el calor. Mayo escribe para los sentidos, y para todas las épocas. El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano es una historia al mismo tiempo arrolladora e íntima, una historia sobre la geopolítica, el glamour de la realeza y las jerarquías militares, sobre la arrogancia del poder, los oscuros laberintos de la ambición y, sobre todo, la historia de un niño que al final no fue un príncipe sino un pequeño que pertenecía a sus padres. www.cmmayo.com/espanol.html

 The Writing Life: A Report from the Field Lit Artlantic panel at the Writer's Center, May 22, 2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4555

Panel discussion "The Writing Life: Report from the Field" featuring documentary film maker David Taylor; novelist C.M. Mayo; journalist Alan Elsner; and memoirist Kevin Quirk, in a lively discussion about their lives as professional working writers, moderated by Jessie Seigel. Recorded live at Lit Artlantic, a regional three-day festival celebrating cross-currents in the arts, on May 22, 2010 at the Writer's center in Bethesda MD (just outside Washington DC). The panel was sponsored by the American Independent Writers Association (AIW). For more about the Writer's Center, visit www.writer.org and for more about AIW visit www.amerindywriters.org Visit C.M. Mayo's workshop page at www.cmmayo.com

 The Writing Life: A Report from the Field Lit Artlantic panel at the Writer's Center, May 22, 2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4555

Panel discussion "The Writing Life: Report from the Field" featuring documentary film maker David Taylor; novelist C.M. Mayo; journalist Alan Elsner; and memoirist Kevin Quirk, in a lively discussion about their lives as professional working writers, moderated by Jessie Seigel. Recorded live at Lit Artlantic, a regional three-day festival celebrating cross-currents in the arts, on May 22, 2010 at the Writer's center in Bethesda MD (just outside Washington DC). The panel was sponsored by the American Independent Writers Association (AIW). For more about the Writer's Center, visit www.writer.org and for more about AIW visit www.amerindywriters.org Visit C.M. Mayo's workshop page at www.cmmayo.com

 Historical Society of Washington DC Lecture by C.M. Mayo, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4773

Lecture at the Historical Society of Washington DC by C.M. Mayo October 18, 2009 about the research behind the novel based on the true story, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire. Includes readings from the novel and details about the Forrest and Green families of Washington DC and the historical country estate on Newark Ave, Rosedale. More information at www.cmmayo.com

 Historical Society of Washington DC Lecture by C.M. Mayo, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4773

Lecture at the Historical Society of Washington DC by C.M. Mayo October 18, 2009 about the research behind the novel based on the true story, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire. Includes readings from the novel and details about the Forrest and Green families of Washington DC and the historical country estate on Newark Ave, Rosedale. More information at www.cmmayo.com

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