A conversation with Steve Almond, author of the acclaimed new story collection God Bless America, now available from Lookout Books. Other People is a twice weekly author interview podcast hosted by TNB founder Brad Listi. For more information, please visit the show's official website. And be sure to subscribe for free at iTunes.

The Nervous Breakdown's Literary Experience, recorded live at The Sunset Temple in San Diego, CA, on August 25, 2011. Featuring Kinsee Morlan, Joe Daly, J. Angelus Dust, and Rich Ferguson. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us. And please be sure to rate our podcasts and leave comments here (view in iTunes).

Please enjoy this recording of Ben Loory reading a short story called "The Octopus." Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us. And please be sure to rate our podcasts and leave comments here (view in iTunes).

The Nervous Breakdown's Literary Experience, recorded live at The Sunset Temple in San Diego, CA, on August 25, 2011. Featuring Matthew Baldwin, Sean Beaudoin, and D.R. Haney. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

The Nervous Breakdown's Literary Experience, recorded live at The Hall of Records in Portland, Oregon on January 30, 2011. Featuring Quenby Moone, Meg Worden, and Art Edwards. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

The Nervous Breakdown's Literary Experience, recorded live at The Hall of Records in Portland, Oregon on January 30, 2011. Featuring James Bernard Frost, Gloria Harrison, and G. Xavier Robillard. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of bestselling author Jonathan Evison reading excerpts from his novel West of Here. Recorded live at the Boulder Bookstore. Boulder, CO. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Lee Houck reading a short story called "Tom in Siena". Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Summer Block reading a piece called "Trouble". Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Adrienne Sharp reading from her novel THE TRUE MEMOIRS OF LITTLE K, a finalist for the California Book Award for Fiction. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Sean Beaudoin reading from his terrific new novel YOU KILLED WESLEY PAYNE. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Aaron Dietz reading from his terrific new novel SUPER. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Gloria Harrison reading a piece called "Let's See How Fast This Baby Will Go". Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Executive Producer, Brad Listi. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Sabine Heinlein as she tells the story of The Noisiest Neighbors in the World. Produced by Sabine Heinlein, Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Jillian Lauren reading an excerpt from her New York Times bestselling memoir Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, a jaw-dropping, beautifully written tale that Jennifer Egan calls "riveting" and Dr. Annie Sprinkle calls "the most exotic sex worker memoir I've ever read." Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Susan Henderson reading an excerpt from her acclaimed debut novel Up from the Blue. Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Joseph Matheny, host of "Fear and Loathing on the Internet," interviews TNB contributor D.R. Haney, author of the superb new collection of nonfiction called SUBVERSIA, the debut title on the TNB Books imprint, now available in print, e-book, and (coming soon!) audio book formats. Produced by Joseph Matheny.

Please enjoy this recording of Simon Smithson reading an essay entitled "I Thought There Would Be Margaritas." Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of David S. Wills reading a piece called "Tiger! Tiger!" Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.

Please enjoy this recording of Matthew Baldwin reading an essay called "What You Do When a Stranger Tries to Knife You in the Face." Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion. Questions or comments about our podcasts? Please email us.