{"id":13091,"date":"2020-04-07T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13091"},"modified":"2020-04-07T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:16:37","slug":"covid-check-in-with-henry-wessells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-henry-wessells","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Henry Wessells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show<br \/>\nCOVID Check-In: Henry Wessells<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5424\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13091-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=13091-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;One of the great lines from AJ Liebling, which I wish I had known when I was 25, is, &#8216;Often alone, but seldom lonely.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Writer, editor and rare book dealer <a href=\"http:\/\/endlessbookshelf.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Wessells<\/a> checks in from Montclair, NJ. We talk about the books he&#8217;s bingeing on, the big project of selling Ricky Jay&#8217;s collection, the joy of a walk in the woods, the one cooking ingredient he wishes he&#8217;d stocked up on before battening down the hatches, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go check out his book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oakknoll.com\/pages\/books\/131951\/henry-wessells\/conversation-larger-than-the-universe-readings-in-science-fiction-and-the-fantastic-1762-2017-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Conversation Larger Than The Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic 1762-2017<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOtju5wVdUA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/26d1rN7PxTdVIqYqXxlpTn\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t141140588\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Henry_Wessells.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more conversations from The Before Times.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to all these COVID Check-In episodes at <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The COVID-19 Sessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/endlessbookshelf.net\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Wessells<\/a> is a Buddhist vegetarian polyglot and parent; lives in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/rhododendron1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">house<\/a>; is author of a collection of short stories, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/Anothergreenworld.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another green world<\/a>, a collection of poems, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/Privatelifeofbooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Private Life of Books<\/a> (with photographs by Paul Sch\u00fctze), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oakknoll.com\/pages\/books\/131951\/henry-wessells\/conversation-larger-than-the-universe-readings-in-science-fiction-and-the-fantastic-1762-2017-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Conversation larger than the Universe<\/a>; and publisher of Temporary Culture, whose titles include <a href=\"https:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/format\/hope-in-the-mist-the-extraordinary-career-andmysterious-life-of-hope-mirrlees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hope-in-the-Mist<\/a> by Michael Swanwick and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/foreverpeace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forever Peace. To Stop War<\/a> by Joe Haldeman &amp; Judith Clute; is a writer, translator, and antiquarian bookseller (see <a href=\"http:\/\/endlessbookshelf.net\/hwwcv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CV<\/a> here); a baker of pies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/peachpie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">peach<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/applepie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apple<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/pumpkinpie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pumpkin<\/a>; originator of the word <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/letter14.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">electronym<\/a>; a hand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/bindings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bookbinder<\/a>; compiler of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avramdavidson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avram Davidson website<\/a>; and a reader of books.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: The conversation was recorded remotely via <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zencastr<\/a>. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photo of Henry by his wife, presumably. That won&#8217;t stop me from posting it on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Henry Wessells &#8220;One of the great lines from AJ Liebling, which I wish I had known when I was 25, is, &#8216;Often alone, but seldom lonely.&#8217;&#8221; Writer, editor and rare book dealer Henry Wessells checks in from Montclair, NJ. We talk about the books he&#8217;s bingeing on, the big project &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-henry-wessells\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COVID Check-In with Henry Wessells&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[34,5981,4,1183,3],"tags":[5029],"class_list":["post-13091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventures-in-gin","category-covid-check-in","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-suburbs","tag-henry-wessells","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/wessellscovidcomp.jpg?fit=1293%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3p9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11210,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-255-henry-wessells","url_meta":{"origin":13091,"position":0},"title":"Episode 255 &#8211; Henry Wessells","author":"Gil","date":"February 5, 2018","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 255: Henry Wessells \"This is a project I've either been working on for three years, or since I was seven years old.\" Antiquarian book dealer Henry Wessells joins the show to talk about his new exhibition at the Grolier Club and its accompanying book, A Conversation larger\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;literature&quot;","block_context":{"text":"literature","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/category\/literature"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0621.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0621.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0621.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0621.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0621.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14172,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-416-wendung","url_meta":{"origin":13091,"position":1},"title":"Episode 416 &#8211; Wendung","author":"Gil","date":"January 11, 2021","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 416: Wendung \"At 50, everyone has the face he deserves,\" said George Orwell, but he died at 47, so what does he know? 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It was an access point to that.\" With the wonderful documentary, The Booksellers (Greenwich Entertainment), director D.W. 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