What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books
Nathan WhitlockIn each episode of What Happened Next, author Nathan Whitlock interviews other authors about what happens when a new book isn’t new anymore, and it’s time to write another one. This podcast is presented in partnership with The Walrus.thewalrus.ca/podcasts/what-happened-next/
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 164 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooks | |||
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My guest on this episode is Sarah Leavitt. Sarah is the creator of the graphic memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me and the historical fiction comic Agnes, Murderess. Her work has won a CBC Bookie award for Best Comic or Graph... more
My guest on this episode is Shyam Selvadurai. Shyam’s novels include Funny Boy, Cinnamon Gardens, and The Hungry Ghosts, as well as the YA novel Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. His work has won the W. H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the L... more
My guest on this episode is Alex Manley. Alex’s essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous print and online publications, including The Walrus, Hazlitt, Vulture, Maisonneuve, among others. They have been a finalist for a National Magazine A... more
My guest on this episode is Dennis Bock. Dennis is the author of the short story collection Olympia and the novels The Ash Garden, The Communist’s Daughter, Going Home Again, and The Good German. His work has won the CAA Jubilee Award, the Danuta Gle... more
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A long-running author interview series that centers on the realities of writing and publishing after a debut, with guests ranging from fiction writers to memoirists and literary critics. Episodes commonly explore the author's career arc, editing and publishing cycles, shifts between genres, and how personal experience and broader cultural moments shape a writer's next project. Conversations often blend practical craft notes with candid reflections on success, reader reception, and the evolving publishing landscape, making it a strong fit for listeners who want behind-the-scenes insight into how books are built, marketed, and sustained over multiple titles. Notable throughlines include the tension between early buzz and long-term craft, the ... more
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