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Lidia Yuknavitch, Author of Chronology of Water, on her book and the new film adaptation by Kristen Stewart

Join me, your host Liz Asch, as I talk with Lidia Yuknavitch about her experience sharing her book, The Chronology of Water, with the world, and how it’s been for her seeing her memoir transformed into a film, starring Imogen Poots, directed by Kristen Stewart. Lidia is the fairy godmother to a myriad of writers here in Portland, Oregon, and all over the country and the world. She is brilliant and humble and funny and clever and, in this episode, you get to hear her thoughts, feelings, and impressions of this wild process, which we discuss as a form of ekphrasis. If you haven’t listened to my previous interview with Lidia (Recto/Verso episode 3), you might want to play that one first. Thank you so much for joining me, Lidia Yuknavitch, and to those of you listening as well.

Episode 1: Anna Diem on Songwriting, Singing, and Producing: A Recto/Verso Artist Interview with Liz Asch

Anna Diem is a Portland, Oregon based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her album Hello Oregon came out in 2022, Small Victories in 2019, and Gay Love Songs is her 2018 EP.  Anna has a wide range of singles as well. Her lyrics are poetic and intimate, and she sings about love and queerness, culture, nostalgia, and yearning, mostly in the alt-pop genre. You can find her music on Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and Bandcamp.

 

Thanks to Ezra Greenhill for our theme song and to Alix Grande for production support.