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SlantCast

SlantCast

Written by: The Official Podcast of Slant Books
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 Online book launches, readings, conversations about a wide range of literary topics -- welcome to SlantCast, the official podcast of Slant Books. Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, philosophy, theology, and belles lettres. Slant books are marked by the kind of meticulous craft and passion for language that are harder and harder to come by in our age of instant publishing and literary gimmickry. These are books that will lodge themselves in readers’ lives.The Official Podcast of Slant Books Art
Episodes
  • #37: Book Launch Event for "James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette"

    #37: Book Launch Event for "James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette"
    Jan 15 2026

    SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by four distinguished poets to celebrate the publication of Baron Wormser's posthumous poetry collection, “James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette,” published by Slant Books.
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    57 mins
  • #36: "What is Close Reading?"

    #36: "What is Close Reading?"
    Dec 11 2025

    SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by William E. Cain, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal for a conversation about the meaning and value of "Close Reading" and why the practice is championed by Slant Books.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • #35: Book Launch Event for "Brooding Upon the Waters"

    #35: Book Launch Event for "Brooding Upon the Waters"
    Dec 3 2025

    SlantCast host Gregory Wolfe is joined by Howard Schaap for the book launch of “Brooding Upon the Waters,” published by Slant Books.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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