About this episode

Caroline Bicks discusses Stephen King's creative process and emotional fears, while Maria Adelmann explores the realities of adjunct labor in academia.

Caroline Bicks joins Writer’s Voice to talk about Monsters in the Archives, her fascinating exploration of Stephen King’s private papers, creative process, and the deep emotional fears beneath his horror fiction. Then Marie Adelmann discusses Adjunct, her darkly funny and painfully real novel about precarious academic labor, student debt, and the exploitation built into today’s university system. Two compelling conversations about fear, power, and survival in contemporary American life.

People in this episode

Host: Francesca Rheannon

Guests: Caroline Bicks, Maria Adelmann

Topics covered

• Stephen King
• horror fiction
• academic labor
• student debt
• exploitation
• fear
• power

Keywords

• Stephen King
• Monsters in the Archives
• Maria Adelmann
• Adjunct
• academic labor
• student debt
• horror fiction
• exploitation
• fear
• power

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Monsters in the Archives, Adjunct

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