s2e32 Ann Dávila Cardinal, SPD Panel Discussion, Ninotchka Rosca
Speculative Fiction, Distribution Options for Small Presses, Filipino American Int. Book Festival
SHOW NOTES
s2e32
October 17, 2024
Author Ann Dávila Cardinal (We Need No Wings). Part One of panel discussion about the closure of Small Press Distribution (SPD) with Eileen Tabios, Diane Goettel, Kate McMullen and Annie Groover . Tony Robles talks with Ninotchka Rosca (Keynote Speaker, 7th Filipino American International Book Festival). Spoken word from Baba Brinkman featuring Gaia’s Eye.
HOSTS: Martha Cinader, Tony Robles. GUESTS: Ann Dávila Cardinal, Eileen Tabios, Diane Goettel, Kate McMullen, Annie Groover, Ninotchka Rosca, Baba Brinkman, Gaia’s Eye. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: DJ Jeannie Hopper. EDITING: Jeremiah Cothren. MUSIC: Jay Rodriguez Sierra. Banned Book Theme by DJ Jeannie Hopper with the voice and words of Yvette Murray.
GUESTS
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Ann Dávila Cardinal – Author
Read more: Ann Dávila Cardinal – AuthorAnn Dávila Cardinal is a Nuyorican, Vermont-based author with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers, including father and son poets Virgilio and José Antonio Dávila, and her cousin, award-winning fiction writer Tere Dávila.
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Ninotchka Rosca – Author and Journalist
Read more: Ninotchka Rosca – Author and JournalistNinotchka Rosca is a Filipina feminist, author, journalist, owl expert, and human rights activist best known for her 1988 novel State of War and for her activism, especially during the Martial Law dictatorship of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Rosca has been described as “one of the major players in the saga of Filipina American…
Small Press Distribution (SPD) Round table Part I
Annie Groover, Manager, Hub City Bookshop
Diane Goettel, Black Lawrence Press
Eileen Tabios, Author
Kate McMullen, Managing Editor, Hub City Press
Small Press Distribution, known as SPD, a non -profit book distributor for independent publishers, closed on March 28, 2024 after 55 years in business with over 300 small presses who were using their services. The sudden closure was covered at the time by major news outlets. Some not-for-profits stepped in with assistance to small presses, which are often not-for-profit themselves. The Poetry Foundation established a $150,000 bridge fund to help poetry presses, and New York State Council on the Arts gave grants to 21 presses based in New York State. Some indie presses went to Asterism books for distribution. Now, it’s months later, and we’re checking in with the IndiePress Community Garden.
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Annie Groover
Read more: Annie GrooverAnnie Groover last worked at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries helping connect the county with books and resources. She is also a board member and Treasurer for the Adult Learning Center, which assists the undereducated of Spartanburg gain credentials for better jobs and lives. In this new endeavor as Bookshop Manager, she hopes to continue…
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Diane Goettel – Black Lawrence Press
Read more: Diane Goettel – Black Lawrence PressDiane Goettel has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MA in English from Brooklyn College. She co-edited the anthologies Feast: Poetry & Recipes for a Full Seating at Dinner and Art & Understanding: Literature from the First Twenty Years of A&U. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York with her husband and daughter.
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Eileen R. Tabios
Read more: Eileen R. TabiosEileen R. Tabios has released collections of poetry, fiction, art, essays, and experimental writings from publishers around the world. Recent releases include her second novel The Balikbayan Artist; an autobiography, THE INVENTOR; a poetry collection Because I Love You, I Become War; an art monograph, Drawing the Six Directions; a flash fiction collection (in collaboration…
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Kate Arden McMullen
Read more: Kate Arden McMullenKate McMullen is the Managing Editor of Hub City Press, a nonprofit independent publisher of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from and about the American South.
FEATURED SPOKEN WORD
Baba Brinkman
Makin’ Waves (feat. Gaia’s Eye)
The Rap Guide to Climate Chaos
Canadian rapper and former tree-planter Baba Brinkman breaks down the science, politics, and economics of global warming, following its surprising twists from the carbon cycle to the global energy economy. To paraphrase the Notorious BIG: “Mo’ carbon, mo’ problems.” With scientists, climate deniers, and even the pope adding their voices to the soundtrack, get ready for a funny and disturbing tour of the world’s hottest topic.
FEATURED BOOKS
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Ann Dávila Cardinal – We Need No Wings
Read more: Ann Dávila Cardinal – We Need No WingsFrom Ann Dávila Cardinal, the author of the International Latino Book Award Gold Medal winner The Storyteller’s Death comes WE NEED NO WINGS, an enchanting novel that blends the best of magical realism with a heartfelt story of self-discovery for an older generation of women who feel invisible.
VIDEOS
Ninotchka Rosca
Baba Brinkman featuring Gaia’s Eye
SUBMISSIONS
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BANNED BOOKS
We invite you to share your voice
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Ongoing discussion
Climate Resilience with Laura Lengnick & Meredith Leigh
Climate change is the concern of every writer because it is the concern of every person. Every season, we meet with Laura Lengnick, Meredith Leigh and friends to discuss everything related to agricultural and climate resilience.
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