Literary Death Match: Recent Episodes
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The Literary Death Match videocast is a best-of showcase, featuring the greatest moments in LDM readings, judging and finales from our events worldwide. We promise every episode will be at least three of the following: enlightening, subversive, geeky, raucous, surprising, sexy, hilarious, thrilling, fun, brainy and must-see.
To continue our 2nd season, Adrian Todd Zuniga takes to the streets of London to visit The Vale of Health, then sits down in LA with Ernest Hemingway (The Sun Also Rises) and Margaret Mitchell (Gone with the Wind) to talk back pain and pornography. Featuring Nathan Caywood and Rebecca Forsythe. Directed by Ambarish Manepalli. @nathancaywood @atzuniga @rishfilm
January 24, 2016 — To shake off the horrors of the Inauguration, Literary Death Match continued our Pivot Towards Protest as we headed to The Bell House in Brooklyn for a refreshing night of lit, wit and all manner of else.
JUDGES: Literary Merit: Heben Nigatu, writer: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; co-host: Another Round podcast Performance: Carson Kressley, Emmy Award-winner (Queer Eye), celebrity stylist, author of Does This Make My Butt Look Big? Intangibles: Akilah Hughes, comedian, improviser writer and masterful YouTuberSuper-Intangibles: Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian and The Daily Show correspondent
READERS: Round 1: * Porochista Khakpour, award-winning author of The Last Illusion and Sons and Other Flammable Objects * Ashley C. Ford, writer, editor, public speaker, Development Exec at Matter, host of Authorized on Audible Round 2: * Min Jin Lee, multi-award winning author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires (a NYT Editor's Choice) * Daniel Alarcón, PEN/Hemingway and International Literature Award-winning author of Lost City Radio & War by Candlelight
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga.
Our 2nd season continues as Adrian Todd Zuniga talks Anne of Green Gables adaptation on CBC and legendary Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman speaks out. Directed by Ambarish Manepalli. @PeterMehlman @atzuniga @rishfilm
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Graham Moore — Academy Award–winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Days of Night and The Sherlockian — sits down for an intimate conversation with Literary Death Match creator Adrian Todd Zuniga, as they discuss writing in all forms, inspiration, overcoming doubt and everything in between.
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To launch our 2nd season, Adrian Todd Zuniga talks literature in Lego form, interviews Ernest Hemingway, then hits the streets of Manhattan for a drop-in at CVS. Featuring Nathan Caywood. Directed by Ambarish Manepalli. @nathancaywood @atzuniga @rishfilm
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LDM Book Report heads to the Palace Theatre in London for a riotous game of LDM Pick 'Em — where three people make four picks from the Harry Potter universe to build their ultimate team. Play along!
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The Mariko Aoki phenomenon plus a scintillating interview with the funny-as Samantha Baines, as she discusses her one-woman show at Edinburgh Fringe. We also might have destroyed some ancient artillery.
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After looking back at Penguin's World Cup of Literature teams, LDM Book Report takes to the streets of London for a rousing game of Poet v. Footballer. Where magic happens.
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Mary Anna King, author of Bastards, sits down with Adrian Todd Zuniga for one of LDM Book Report's world-famous 90-Second Interview.
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Samuel Beckett's surprising link to Andre the Giant, and William Faulkner returns to read his letter of resignation from the U.S. Post Office.
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Josh Sabarra — sex columnist and author of the bestselling memoir Porn Again — joins us for The Movie That Changed My Life.
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Host Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses Dan Wilbur's Better Book Titles, Hajar J. Woodland discusses the renewal of Salma Rushdie's fatwa, and Today in Literature. @atzuniga @hajarjwoodland
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Legendary Seinfeld TV writer Peter Mehlman discusses the book that changed his life.
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In our Mother's Day spectacular, LDM Book Report's Adrian Todd Zuniga suggests poet laureates for the five states that don't have them, and sits down for a quick chat with Sylvia Plath. Feat. Sabrina Howells. @sabshowells
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In LDM Book Report’s first-ever footnote, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses the inexplicable end of To Kill a Mockingbird's mass market edition for a more expensive version. @atzuniga @litdeathmatch
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In LDM Book Report’s fourth episode, we present our Game of Thrones special, as host Adrian Todd Zuniga delivers little-known facts about Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, then he hits Hollywood Blvd. to chat GoT with randoms, and a deep dive into Reykjavik's reading habits and Iceland's national library. @atzuniga @litdeathmatch
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On a brilliant night in Los Angeles, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with Stephen Tobolowsky, actor, author, podcast host and musician — sits down for an intimate conversation with Literary Death Match host Adrian Todd Zuniga, as they discuss storytelling, performance, laughter, getting it right and everything in between.
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Produced by LDM Executive Producer Hannah Settle.
In LDM Book Report’s third installment, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy’s attempts to bring Rachel Kushner’s Telex from Cuba to television, The Muppets show runner (and author of What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding) Kristin Newman sits down for three questions, and ATZ opines about Ta-Nahesi Coates’ National Book Award-winning book Between the World and Me. @theotherkristin @atzuniga @litdeathmatch
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In LDM Book Report's second episode, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses the adaptation of Roberto Bolano’s 2666 for the stage, social correspondent (and author of Threats and Gutshot) Amelia Gray explains how to survive literary parties, and ATZ takes to the streets of New York City to talk literary height with a stranger. @grayamelia @atzuniga @litdeathmatch Available on YouTube. Subscribe now! youtube.com/literarydeathmatch
In LDM Book Report's debut episode, Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses how your Kindle and iPad are keeping you awake, William Faulkner stops by for a chat, and we talk Trump - and the coloring book that showcases his delusion. Feat. Nathan Caywood. @nathancaywood @atzuniga Available on YouTube. Subscribe now!
On a chilly night in London, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with Elizabeth Day, the award-winning journalist and author of Scissors, Paper, Stone, Home Fires and Paradise City, as the two discuss writing, feminism, social media and everything in between.
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March 8, 2016 — To celebrate 10 Years of Literary Death Match, we returned to our Brooklyn home at The Bell House to put on a show for the ages, as the masterful lineup of can't-miss wonderments combined to bring an instant classic.
MUSICAL GUEST:
- Lucinda Belle, harpist & singer from her upcoming album: Think Big : Like Me
JUDGES:
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Ophira Eisenberg, comedian, host of NPR's Ask Me Another, author of Screw Everyone
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Michael Shannon, award-winning actor (99 Homes, Boardwalk Empire,Revolutionary Road)
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Wyatt Cenac, comedian, actor, writer and former Daily Show correspondent
READERS:
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Belinda McKeon, Irish Book of the Year Award-winning novelist of Solace
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Idra Novey, translator and author of the novel Ways to Disappear and the poetry collection Exit, Civilian
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Victor LaValle, multi-award-winning author of The Ballad of Black Tom, The Devil in Silver and Big Machine
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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Fiction Prize finalist of Brief Encounters With the Enemy, and When Skateboards Will Be Free
HOST:
- Adrian Todd Zuniga, LDM creator and host of LDM Book Report
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On a brilliant night in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with the hilarious David Wain. Wain, once called “a cipher for the misfits and the misunderstood,” is a writer, director, actor and comedian, best known for The State, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Stella, Wainy Days, Wanderlust, and Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim. On Netflix you can see his series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and his feature film We Came Together.
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January 19, 2016 — LDM kicked off 2016 at Largo at the Coronet on an exceptionally high note in what will go down as an instant classic.
JUDGES
Literary Merit: Alex Borstein, Emmy-nominated actress of Family Guy's Lois Griffin; co-star of Getting On
Performance: Danny Pudi, comedian and actor (Abed Nadir on the NBC/Yahoo!'s Community)
Intangibles: Ron Funches, comedian (The Funches of Us), actor (NBC's Undateable), 14x@midnight winner
READERS
Round 1:
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Aline Ohanesian, award-nominated author of Orhan's Inheritance, an Amazon Top 20 book of 2015
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Carmiel Banasky, author of The Suicide of Claire Bishop
Round 2:
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Fred Stoller, actor (Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond amongst so many other) and comedian, and author of the hilarious memoir Maybe We'll Have You Back
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Shihan Van Clief, poet (featured on Def Poetry Jam) and host of Da Poetry Lounge's weekly open mic
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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July 21, 2015 — In our annual showcase at one LA's most brilliant cultural meccas, Literary Death Match returned to the Hammer Museum for a brilliant night of literature, whimsy and witticisms galore.
Literary Merit: Jerry Stahl, best-selling author of Permanent Midnight, I, Fatty and the all-new OG Dad
Performance: Jon Cryer, actor (Two and a Half Men; Pretty in Pink) and author of So That Happened
Intangibles: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, actor from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Fox's upcoming The Grinder
READERS:
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Amelia Gray, author of the all-new Gutshot, Museum of the Weird, and the PEN/Faulkner finalist Threats
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Jillian Lauren, best-selling author of Some Girls, Pretty and her all-new Everything You Ever Wanted
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Liana Maeby, author of the debut novel South on Highland
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Sarah Tomlinson, journalist and author of the debut memoir Good Girl
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga.
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May 5, 2015 — To kick off a three-shows-in-one-month London run, we teamed with Quercus Books to bring LDM to the The Ace Hotel in Shoreditch for a night that featured an endless array of literary talent, judging loveliness and a wild finale.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Performance: Elizabeth Day, award-winning journalist and author of Scissors, Paper, Stone and Home Fires
Intangibles: Anthony Davis, writer, Smooth Radio drivetime host, aviation journalist
READERS:
- Lucy Foley, author of The Book of Lost and Found
*Tom Moran, author of Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers
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J. Ryan Stradal, author of the novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest
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Jessica Cornwell, author of the novel The Serpent Papers
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga.
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May 18, 2015 — For our biggest-ever London show, we took over the Spiegeltent at London Wonderground on the South Bank for an electric night sponsored by Picador.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Molly McGrann, literary critic, poet, novelist and author of The Ladies of the House
Performance: Cariad Lloyd, actor, Edinburgh Fringe Newcomer award nominee, member of Austentatious
Intangibles: Marcel Lucont, Fringe World Award-winning comedian and French poet extraordinaire
Super Intangibles: David Cross, comedian, actor (Arrested Development; Mr. Show), and author of I Drink for a Reason
READERS:
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Nat Luurtsema, actor, author of Cuckoo in the Nest and BAFTA Film Award nominee for Island Queen)
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Dan Tyte, author of Half Plus Seven
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Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine and the award-winning Wild Abandon
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Amber Tamblyn, poet, author of Dark Sparkler and actress (House; Joan of Arcadia)
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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On a brilliant pre-LA Times Festival of Books night in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with best-selling author and former Broadway dancer Tim Federle to discuss his young adult novels and his book Tequila Mockingbird.
His bio: Tim Federle grew up in San Francisco and Pittsburgh before moving to New York to dance on Broadway. His debut novel for kids, Better Nate Than Everwas named a New York Times Book ReviewNotable Book of 2013 and a Best Book of the Year by Amazon,Publishers Weekly,and Slate.com. The sequel, Five, Six, Seven, Nate! was named a Best Book of 2014 by both the American Booksellers Association and Amazon.
Tim is also the author of the literary cocktail recipe book Tequila Mockingbird, which was voted the #1 Cookbook of 2013 on Goodreads (and was a clue on Jeopardy). His cocktail recipe guide for new parents, Hickory Daiquiri Dock, has been called “More fun at a baby shower than a Diaper Genie” by the Tampa Bay Times.
Click here to follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/timfederleClick here to go to his site: www.timfederle.com
April 19, 2015 — April's a cruel month? Not on our watch! On a whimsy-filled night, Literary Death Match teamed with the cast of HBO's Silicon Valley and the LA Times Festival of Books for a Festival After Dark event at Largo at the Coronet.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Meg Wolitzer, New York Times Bestselling author of The Interestings and Belzhar
Performance: Josh Brener, actor featured in Silicon Valley, The Internship and Big Bang Theory
Intangibles: Zach Woods, actor/improviser from Silicon Valley, In the Loop and The Office
Super-Intangibles: Thomas Middleditch, star of Silicon Valley, actor (Wolf of Wall Street), and comedian/writer
READERS:
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Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of The Subprimes and Triburbia, and featured in several of the Best American series (Short Stories, Sportswriting, Travel Writing, Nonrequired Reading)
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Porochista Khakpour, author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects and The Last Illusion
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Atticus Lish, who read a stirring passage from his novel, Preparation for the Next Life
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Sara Benincasa, author of Great and one of Flavorwire's 25 Female Comedians Everyone Should Know
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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April 9, 2015 — An event five years in the make, Literary Death Match returned to glorious Dallas, where we teamed with the masterminds at Deep Vellum for a night at The Texas Theatre.
Lineup…
JUDGES:
Ben Fountain, award-winning author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Brief Encounters with Che Guevara
Alice Laussade, James Beard Award-winner for Humor and CEO of Meat Fight
Tim Rogers, Editor of D Magazine and National Magazine Award-winning journalist
READERS:
J. Suzanne Frank, director of The Writer's Path at SMU, author of Laws of Migration
Joaquin Zihuatanejo, a poet, spoken word artist featured on Def Poetry Jam and award-winning teacher
Will Clarke, author of The Worthy: A Ghost's Story and Lord Vishnu's Love Handles
Merritt Tierce, author of Love Me Back and a 2013 National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Author
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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At Soho House West Hollywood, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with actor/screenwriter/director Alex Karpovsky (Ray Ploshansky from Girls, director of Red Flag and Rubberneck) to discuss Twitter, creativity, hang-ups and all things in between.
His bio from AlexKarpovsky.com: Alex Karpovsky studied visual ethnography at Oxford University before wasting the next few years of his life trying to become the next Andy Kaufman. He now acts and makes movies. Alex's award-winning debut feature, THE HOLE STORY, earned him a slot in Filmmaker Magazine's 25 new faces of independent film and a plastic key to a small city in Northern Minnesota. His subsequent feature-length films include WOODPECKER (SXSW 2008),TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP (SXSW 2009), RUBBERNECK (Tribeca Film Festival 2012) and RED FLAG (Los Angeles Film Festival 2012). As an actor, Alex currently plays the role of Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series GIRLS and appears in the last two Coen Brothers films - INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS and the upcoming HAIL, CAESAR!
October 25, 2014 — Our annual October pilgrimage to the Texas Book Festival teamed us with Austin's Litcrawl. This one overflows with talent, energy, and bouts of hilarious inebriation.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Jim Magnuson, director of the MCW, author of Famous Writers I Have Known
Performance: David Yow, vocalist for The Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid
Intangibles: Sloane Crosley, author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number
READERS:
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Marlon James, Dayton Literary Peace Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings
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Marie-Helene Bertino,author of2 A.M. at The Cat's PajamasandSafe As Houses
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Mira Jacob, author of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing and founder of Pete's Reading Series
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Scott Cheshire, author of High as the Horses' Bridles
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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February 25, 2014 — On one of the great nights in LDM's storied history, we teamed with the Los Angeles Review of Books for an event at Largo at the Coronet that ended in a thrilling, Cyrillic flourish.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Diablo Cody, screenwriter of Juno, Young Adult and Jennifer's Body
Performance: Molly Shannon, actress extraordinaire (SNL, Enlightened) and author of Tilly the Trickster
Intangibles: Stephen Tobolowsky, author of The Dangerous Animals Club who's appeared in over 100 films
READERS:
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Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief, Rin Tin Tin and a regular New Yorker contributor
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Brendan Constantine,poet and author of Birthday Girl With Possum and Calamity Joe
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Kristin Newman (writer for Chuck and The Neighbors) and author of What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding.
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Chris L. Terry, author of Zero Fade, nominated for the American Library Association's YALSA BFYA
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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March 3, 2015 — To celebrate LDM's 9th birthday, Largo's stage was rife with award-winning talent, for a show that boasted the highest of highs, exceedingly high lows, and a down-to-the-wire finish.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Jason Reitman, award-winning writer/director of Up in the Air, Juno and Labor Day
Performance: Mae Whitman, award-winning actress from The Duff, Parenthood and Arrested Development
Intangibles: Aisling Bea, award-winning actress & 2014 British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comedian
Super-Intangibles: Rhys Darby, comedian and actor from Flight of the Conchords & Netflix's Short Poppies
READERS:
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Kseniya Melnik, author of the Dylan Thomas Prize and Frank O'Connor Award-nominated Snow in May
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Carson Mell, writer for HBO's Silicon Valley and Eastbound & Down, author of Saguaro
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M.G. Lord, award-winning author of Astro Turf, The Accidental Feminist, and Forever Barbie
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Baratunde Thurston, co-host (About Race) and CEO (Cultivated Wit) and author of How to Be Black
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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On a magical night at the Largo theatre in LA, LDM's Adrian Todd Zuniga sat down with actor/comedian/author Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, United States of Tara) to discuss his new book SILVER SCREEN FIEND.
His bio from Amazon, which we love: "My name is Patton Oswalt. I do stand-up comedy and sometimes I act in television show and movies. And, since 2009, I've been a published author. I've published two books and, over the years, I'm going to write more. So join this page and watch me age and eventually die. Oh, and buy my books. The money goes to me. After I'm dead, my wife and daughter. We live in an age of wonder."
Click here to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Screen-Fiend-Learning-Addiction-ebook/dp/B00BSB2API
In what was one of the greatest nights of our 2014, we teamed with the Southern Festival of Booksand Third Man Records for a wild night of literary wizardry, knee-slapping judgment, and a closing speech for the ages. (October 11, 2014)
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: judges: Antonya Nelson, multi-award winning author of nine books, including Funny Once
Performance: Teresa Mason, owner of Mas Tacos
Intangibles: Ben Swank, former Soledad Brothers drummer and cofounder of Third Man Records
READERS:
- Abraham Smith, poet and author of Hank and Whim Man Mammon
*Bret Anthony Johnston, author of the award-winning Corpus Christi and the all-new Remember Me Like This
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Adrian Matejka, Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist for his book The Big Smoke
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Patricia Lockwood, author of Balloon Pop Outlaw Black who’s been featured in the New Yorker and Tin House
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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September 23, 2014 — To bring September to its narrative knees, Literary Death Match teamed with Soho House West Hollywood for a members-only event boasting a cast of LDM all-stars and newcomers.
Lineup...
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk, J. Edgar & Pedro
Performance: actor Lucas Neff from Fox's Raising Hope
Intangibles: Sara Benincasa, author of Great and one of Flavorwire's 25 Female Comedians Everyone Should Know.
READERS:
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Carlos Kotkin, comedian, co-writer of Rio 2 and author of Please God Let it Be Herpes: A Heartfelt Quest For Love and Companionship
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Marisa Matarazzo, author of Drenched: Stories of Love and Other Deliriums
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Kristin Newman, TV writer for The Neighbors and author of What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
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Jeremy Radin, poet/actor and author of Slow Dance with Sasquatch
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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February 19, 2014. To remember the brilliance of Taylor Negron, we present an episode in Brooklyn (at Littlefield) in which Negron shined his usual, unparalleled bright, alongside Mobb Deep's Prodigy, and oft-recurring LDM judge Jena Friedman.
Lineup...
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Taylor Negron, playwright/comedian/actor/everything (The Aristocrats, The Last Boy Scout)
Performance: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep and author of H.N.I.C
Intangibles: Jena Friedman, comedian and field producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
READERS:
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Rickey Laurentiis, 2013 Creative Writing NEA Fellow and 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Foundation Fellow
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Joseph Riippi, author of A Cloth House and Because
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Jen Doll, journalist and author of Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest
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Mary Phillips-Sandy, writer and managing editor of Comedy Central Digital
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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October 1, 2014. In what may be the greatest Literary Death Match event of all-time, we invited screenwriters to read prose, and what a night it was! Literature, comedy, hijinks.
Lineup:
JUDGES: Literary Merit: Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO's Bored to Death and author of Wake Up, Sir!
Performance: Kathyrn Hahn, actress from Afternoon Delight, Parks & Rec, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Intangibles: Chris O'Dowd, actor from Bridesmaids, Girls, IT Crowd and author of the forthcoming Moone Boy: The Blunder Years
READERS:
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Liz Meriwether, playwright, screenwriter and creator of New Girl on Fox
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Megan Amram, writer for Parks & Recreation, comedic Twitter genius, and author of Science...for Her!
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Graham Moore, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Imitation Game & New York Times Best Selling author (The Sherlockian)
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Carol Leifer, comedian, four-time Emmy nominee (Seinfeld, Modern Family, SNL), and best-selling author of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
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