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How To Proceed

How To Proceed

The House of Literature

A bi-monthly conversation about writing, creativity and the world we live in. Author Linn Ullmann talks to some of the world’s most exciting literary voices about their books, their writing process and how they view the world and current events around them.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best How To Proceed episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to How To Proceed for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite How To Proceed episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

How To Proceed - Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk

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04/22/21 • 62 min

Rachel Cusk talks to Kjersti Skomsvold about writing her memoirs and the Outline trilogy, and her upcoming novel Second place. She also talks about form and truth, change and repetition, the feminine personal and writing without felling like a writer.


Read more about Cusk, Skomsvold and everything they talked about in our show notes for this episode.


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How To Proceed - Bonus Episode: A reading by Jenny Erpenbeck
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12/22/20 • 4 min

Listen to the German author Jenny Erpenbeck reading an excerpt from her novel End of Days (translated into English by Susan Bernofsky).


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


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How To Proceed - Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

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09/09/20 • 67 min

Linn Ullmann talks to the American author Joyce Carol Oates about memories and loss, about «bearing witness» through literature, about her mother and grandmother, about the US today, about writing, failure – and boxing.


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


This episode was made possible in collaboration with Louisiana Literature in Denmark and the International Writer’s Stage in Stockholm, Sweden.


Read more in our show notes, right here.


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How To Proceed - Mary Ruefle

Mary Ruefle

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10/26/20 • 55 min

We have a globally out of control situation, says Mary Ruefle.

In this epsiode she talks about reading and writing, about clarity and fear, about menopause and the freedom of invisibility, and about being in the margins. And of course about dogs.


Be sure to check out our show notes for this episode, including some of Mary Ruefle's erasure poetry, right here.


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


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How To Proceed - Bonus Episode: Two readings by George Saunders
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10/11/20 • 7 min

George Saunders reads an excerpt from his New Yorker essay “Trump Days” and another excerpt from his critically acclaimed novel Lincoln in the Bardo.


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


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How To Proceed - George Saunders

George Saunders

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10/11/20 • 66 min

Is literature a political force? Yes, says George Saunders.

In this episode, he talks about Trump, civility and the public discourse of our time. On Kindness and Meanness. On form and revision. Voice, memory and empathy, and of course about the living and the dead.


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


Be sure to check out our show notes for this episode, right here.


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How To Proceed - Bonus episode: A reading by Mary Ruefle
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10/26/20 • 4 min

Listen to the American poet Mary Ruefle read three short texts, Self-Criticism, Personalia and grey sadness. All from her book My Private Property.


 Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


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How To Proceed - Anne Carson & Robert Currie
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05/29/21 • 71 min

For the first time in the How to Proceed podcast, we have not only one guest, but two! Namely poet and classicist Anne Carson and her partner and collaborator, Robert Currie. Together, they talk to guest moderator John Freeman about translating words into other forms, about love, about the color red - and green, and about the strangeness of working in a new landscape.


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How To Proceed - Bonus Episode: Two readings by Deborah Levy
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03/16/21 • 8 min

Listen to Deborah Levy read, first an excerpt from her memoir The Cost of Living, and then an excerpt from Swimming Home.


Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.


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How To Proceed - Bonus episode: A Reading by Anne Carson
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05/29/21 • 3 min

In this bonus episode, Anne Carson reads her poem "We Need To Talk", inspired by a dance choreographed by Dimitris Papaioannou.

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FAQ

How many episodes does How To Proceed have?

How To Proceed currently has 24 episodes available.

What topics does How To Proceed cover?

The podcast is about Literature, Society & Culture, Art, Creativity, Reading, Writing, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on How To Proceed?

The episode title 'Rachel Cusk' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on How To Proceed?

The average episode length on How To Proceed is 41 minutes.

How often are episodes of How To Proceed released?

Episodes of How To Proceed are typically released every 12 days, 18 hours.

When was the first episode of How To Proceed?

The first episode of How To Proceed was released on Jun 19, 2020.

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