The Literary Collaborative

At the Intersection of Journalism and Literature

John interviews the talented award-winning journalist Anna Clark, author of "The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy", to discuss journalism, literature, and the meeting of both worlds. Read about Anna and her book on http://annaclark.net/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fannaclark.net%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2l5y8VkGIhqVMxNdL_QsBawFrz14G369Yma3qeJz74339EEBpaI-Ijfd8&h=AT1gBt0Rrb9dTPYQ9l8k9iRK25wJEwCdl7CSAvZfARs4UHR4KD17jxBQfkkTvgQHEpRkWwMmRt3ajitPN9tUSPTfpSOaGdn_jw1mmPsV5UxNyhimE-SOljJIJbtOredWLg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2iufu_tFfQFAXCttbUG5WwUgFW37JOx7hjuerF_XrAZSZPpCW4nFtN6_m5saU1GsYE4--lBrtFlCPbztXNTkddD85-w8wr-3evudmE6f1bMuyf2VtCU0nDZE0DPmj549dzKhjglAwlw8AXfFSCpRw3MptUFKal2qVWE9qbn6ouBt4bo3X8609jJQ] Purchase Anna's work on Amazon.com [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FAmazon.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR30BY5iQ6blUkBPMXRZzSQxk-Krr6C376GHxkOIFSyc7UXmzpcbWNqPHHY&h=AT1zlzzebWfHpQ4CtYVtRbD4m6prOVCC_mA-Q5xZqM7QFyjyvY8J9rpH2qdwdoHCnrfCg8sA4w_m35sTbDT8B_KzxExNE93TaWk0iZtcN2t3AcE9KxadbfpPG3I7KcRvmQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2iufu_tFfQFAXCttbUG5WwUgFW37JOx7hjuerF_XrAZSZPpCW4nFtN6_m5saU1GsYE4--lBrtFlCPbztXNTkddD85-w8wr-3evudmE6f1bMuyf2VtCU0nDZE0DPmj549dzKhjglAwlw8AXfFSCpRw3MptUFKal2qVWE9qbn6ouBt4bo3X8609jJQ] Find out more about John at www.johnedwardellis.com

Discovering Creative Nonfiction (Discussion featuring Arielle Schussler)

As a genre, creative nonfiction is often painted with a broad brush; consequently, its definition is pliable. Put succinctly, it is "true stories, well told"*; more expansively,  it crosses a broad palette encompassing the realms of journalism, essay, history, memoir, autobiography, etc.--all with varying shades of creativity and nonfiction. It naturally implies the use of craft elements dispensed in factually accurate prose, the subject of which is "the real". In this inaugural episode of LC, John discusses the genre with award-winning essayist Arielle Schussler, exploring its classification, boundaries, and potentialities.   *Creative Nonfiction Magazine Find out more about Arielle Schussler at https://www.arielleschussler.com/ [https://www.arielleschussler.com/] Find out more about John Ellis at https://www.johnedwardellis.com/ [https://www.johnedwardellis.com/]

The Book or the Movie: Who did it Better? #1 (featuring Nick Stillman)

In the inaugural episode of the new Literary Collaborative series "The Book or the Movie", John and speculative fiction writer and journalist Nick Stillman pit classic books against their big screen renditions in a discussion about which medium, writer, or director "did it better". Books/Movies discussed: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", written by Philip K. Dick / "Blade Runner", directed by Ridley Scott "Band of Brothers", written by Stephen E. Ambrose / "Band of Brothers, directed by Tom Hanks "Ender's Game", written by Orson Scott Card / "Ender's Game", directed by Gavin Hood "The Hunger Games", written by Suzanne Collins / "The Hunger Games", directed by Gary Ross "Pride and Prejudice", written by Jane Austen / "Pride and Prejudice", directed by Joe Wright