About this episode

Michael Shokrian discusses indie and literary voices in The Thieving Magpies journal and his novel American Playground.

Author and editor Michael Shokrian talks about centering indie voices and literary voices for The Thieving Magpies journal, as well as exploring his own journey in his novel, American Playground. You can find out more at Michael's site (linked here).

People in this episode

Host: Jason DeHart

Guest: Michael Shokrian

Topics covered

• indie voices
• literary voices
• journals
• author journey
• novels

Keywords

• Michael Shokrian
• The Thieving Magpies
• American Playground
• indie literature
• author interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Thieving Magpies

Books & works: American Playground

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