{"id":16094,"date":"2023-06-06T09:19:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=16094"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:19:39","slug":"episode-541-jonathan-papernick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick","title":{"rendered":"Episode 541 &#8211; Jonathan Papernick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_541_-_Jonathan_Papernick.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show 541:<br \/>\nJonathan Papernick<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_426\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16094-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" 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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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883541\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16097\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick\/gallery-of-the-disappeared-men-front-cover\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?fit=400%2C640\" data-orig-size=\"400,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gallery of the Disappeared Men front cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?fit=388%2C620\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16097\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?resize=260%2C416\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?resize=275%2C440 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?resize=388%2C620 388w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-of-the-Disappeared-Men-front-cover.jpg?w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a>Author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonpapernick.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Papernick<\/a> joins the show to celebrate his fantastic new short story collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery of the Disappeared Men<\/a>, and new novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I am my Beloveds<\/a> (Story Plant). We talk about his writing life, the weirdness &amp; joy of retracing the footsteps of his characters in Israel, his move into playwriting and how it contrasts with writing novels &amp; stories, and how a failed novel sparked a very successful novella. We also get into his career teaching fiction writing, what he&#8217;s learned from teaching, how his students have changed and how he learned to appreciate trigger warnings, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefloatinglibrary.com\/2008\/07\/03\/bullet-in-the-brain-tobias-wolff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tobias Wolff story<\/a> he uses in virtually all of his fiction-writing classes. Plus, we discuss Judaism, his multi-generation Canadian roots, why he likes living in Providence after leaving Boston, the <em>very<\/em> embarrassing time he met Margaret Atwood, and more! <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_541_-_Jonathan_Papernick.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery of the Disappeared Men<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I am my Beloveds<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-9xDTHorug\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick\/id531173075?i=1000615864613\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5YROmtN6EGEPlU8PaYgUM3?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_541_-_Jonathan_Papernick.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots 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\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonpapernick.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Papernick<\/a> was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of the acclaimed short story collection <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611450613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ascent of Eli Israel<\/a>, another collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781550961386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There is no Other<\/a>, and the new <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery of The Disappeared Men<\/a>, as well as the novels <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781941493045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Book of Stone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781611883497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am My Beloveds<\/a>. His work has received starred reviews from <em>Publishers Weekly<\/em> and <em>Library Journal<\/em> and has been translated into Spanish and Italian. He has taught fiction writing at Emerson College since 2007 and serves as Senior Writer-in-Residence in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing. He has two sons and lives with his wife in Providence, RI.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Jonathan on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doingitinpubli1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thelatejonnypapers.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thelatejonnypapers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16096\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick\/img_2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?fit=2012%2C2012\" data-orig-size=\"2012,2012\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685897731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2138\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?fit=525%2C525\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16096 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=525%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=620%2C620 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=440%2C440 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=170%2C170 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?w=2012 2012w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2138.jpeg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from\u00a0the artist. The conversation was recorded at Jonathan&#8217;s home on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Rvj3R6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue enCORE 200<\/a> microphones feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q9Br0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom PodTrak P4<\/a> digital recorder &amp; interface. I recorded the intro and outro on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cGZ1Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q9Br0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom PodTrak P4<\/a>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RwlQsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a>. Photo of Jonathan by . . . him? Photo of me &amp; Jonathan definitely by him. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 541: Jonathan Papernick Author Jonathan Papernick joins the show to celebrate his fantastic new short story collection, Gallery of the Disappeared Men, and new novel, I am my Beloveds (Story Plant). We talk about his writing life, the weirdness &amp; joy of retracing the footsteps of his characters in Israel, his move &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 541 &#8211; Jonathan Papernick&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16095,"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":[4,1183,18,20,19],"tags":[7079,7077,7076,886,5553,2888,1353,3660,613,4977,7075,693,610,5428,609,299,2879,7078,1907],"class_list":["post-16094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-politics-implicit","category-religion","category-urban-issues","tag-daphne-du-maurier","tag-dara-horn","tag-etgar-keret","tag-henry-miller","tag-ib-singer","tag-jonathan-papernick","tag-joyce-carol-oates","tag-jrr-tolkien","tag-kafka","tag-lavie-tidhar","tag-leonard-michaels","tag-margaret-atwood","tag-milan-kundera","tag-paul-bowles","tag-philip-roth","tag-roald-dahl","tag-sara-lippmann","tag-sara-novic","tag-tobias-wolff","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/papernickcomp.jpg?fit=1770%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-4bA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16488,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-568-the-guest-list-2023","url_meta":{"origin":16094,"position":0},"title":"Episode 568 &#8211; The Guest List 2023","author":"Gil","date":"December 19, 2023","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show: The Guest List 2023 It's time for our year-end Virtual Memories Show tradition, now celebrating its tenth anniversary: The Guest List! 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