Concavity Show

Jan 22 2025 88 ep. 85 mins 190
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Hosts Matt Bucher and Dave Laird interview writers, scholars, and others about books, literary fiction, and David Foster Wallace.

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Episode 83 - 2024 Year in Review

Jan 22 2025 81 mins  
Join Matt and Dave as they look back at the best of their year in reading during 2024, each with a list of ten(ish) books they found compelling and noteworthy. Dave's top 10: Dayspring by Anthony OliveiraSmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarProphet Song by Paul LynchThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayFortress of Solitude by Jonathan LethemCoexistence by Billy-Rae

Episode 82 - Lauren Elkin, author of Scaffolding

Dec 30 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Matt speaks with Lauren Elkin about her new novel, Scaffolding. They discuss Lacan, marriage, and why Paris is so damn literary, among other things. Lauren Elkin is a French and American writer and translator, most recently the author of the novel Scaffolding (FSG), a New York Times Editor's Choice which the Observer called both "erudite" and "horny." Previous book

Episode 81 - Benjamín Labatut, Author of The MANIAC and When We Cease to Understand the World

Sep 20 2024 62 mins  
We're delighted to present our conversation with the remarkable Benjamín Labatut for Episode 81, in which we primarily discuss his 2023 non-fiction novel The MANIAC, its primary figure John von Neumann, the madness and magic of fiction, and the limits and future of science and the human mind. Run, don't walk to buy Benjamín's two English-language books: When We Cease to Under

Episode 80 - Jessica Anthony, author of The Most

Jul 12 2024 78 mins  
For episode 80, we welcome Jessica Anthony back to the show. She has long been one of our favorite writers and she returns this month with a new novel titled The Most (out July 30 from Little Brown).

Episode 79 - Matt Lowell of Lo Moon

May 23 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, Matt Bucher interviews Matt Lowell of the band Lo Moon. They discuss the genesis of Lo Moon's new hit song, "Water." Lowell shares how he discovered David Foster Wallace's writing and he also breaks down his collaborative writing process. Later, he digs into some of his literary influences and the two Matts discuss Salinger, Fitzgerald, Knausgaard, and more. You

Episode 78 - Don Hough, author of The Funeral Girl and All the Best

May 15 2024 67 mins  
In this episode, Matt interviews Don Hough, author of a collection of short stories titled The Funeral Girl, a collection of essays called The Exact Right Word, and a new correspondence collection called All the Best.

Episode 77 - Adam Levin, author of The Instructions, Bar Mitzvah Edition

May 06 2024 77 mins  
In this episode, Dave and Matt sit down with Adam Levin to discuss the publication of the Bar Mitzvah edition of that great novel, The Instructions. They discuss growing up in the land of Bar Mitzvahs, the writing process, and what happens to Gurion, among other things. Adam Levin's website is: https://www.adamlevinadamlevin.com/ You can order the new edition of the book direct fro

Episode 76 - 2023 Year in Review, featuring Ben "Felonies!" Diamond

Jan 29 2024 130 mins  
It's our favorite annual episode on the show, when we get to look back at the best of our year in reading with someone else who has read cool stuff. This time it's with Ben Diamond, a very keen listener and patron from London, who for three years running has sent us an annual best of his year recording, always full of interesting books, shows, music, and films. We had an awesome co

Episode 75 - Diego Báez, Author of Yaguareté White

Dec 31 2023 78 mins  
In Episode 75 we welcome poet Diego Báez back onto the show, to discuss his fantastic forthcoming book of poetry, Yaguareté White, which releases from University of Arizona Press on February 20, 2024. You can pre-order it directly from the publisher or from Bookshop.org Follow Diego on Twitter Contact Dave & Matt: Email - [email protected] Twitter - https://twitte

Episode 74 - David Lipsky, author of The Parrot and the Igloo

Oct 13 2023 134 mins  
In this episode with speak with bestselling writer and journalist David Lipsky. To David Foster Wallace fans, Lipsky is, of course, familiar as the author of Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself which was the basis of the 2015 film The End of the Tour. David Lipsky is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, Harp