New From Penguin Publishing INCLUDES GIVEAWAY!!!

Today, Penguin Group launches a new monthly radio series called The Literary Life.  Completely written, produced, and hosted by Penguin employees, The Literary Life features literary fiction and nonfiction from bestselling, critically acclaimed authors and fast-rising newcomers. It’s hosted by Jake Morrissey, Executive Editor at Riverhead Books.  Each episode will debut on the last Tuesday of the month.  

In addition to candid interviews with authors, regular segments on The Literary Life include: Inside Publishing, featuring a publishing personality giving a behind-the-scenes look into the book industry; Writer’s Rant, where authors are given the floor to vent; and Penguin Mix Tape, featuring interviews and performances by musicians-turned-authors. 

THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE PODCAST 

In this debut episode, singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, author of the new bestselling memoir Composed, answers questions and performs “The World Unseen.”  

Maile Meloy, author of the bestselling collection Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It, and Doug Dorst, author of The Surf Guru and Alive in Necropolis, discuss the art of the short story. 

Sloane Crosley, author of the bestselling essay collections I Was Told There’d Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number, rants about punctuation.

To celebrate the launch, Penguin is hosting a giveaway for one of the 4 new books featured on this month’s show:
Rosanne Cash’s Composed,
 Maile Meloy’s Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It 
Doug Dorst’s The Surf Guru  
Sloane Crosley’s How Did You Get This Number 

 This giveaway is open only for a very short time.  

Contest Ends At 8:00 a.m. CST on Friday!!

Open to U.S. Residents

You do not need to be a follower of Dollycas's Thoughts to enter,

but hope you will check out the blog and 

find something you like and decide to become one.

 

Be sure to tune into the podcast and enter the giveaway!!