Episode #29 – Axel Taiari: Warmed and Bound Session
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About the Author
Axel Taiari is a French writer, born in Paris in 1984. He studied Screenwriting and Modern Literature. After an endless string of shit jobs, he quit everything to focus on writing. His work has appeared in multiple magazines and anthologies, including Dogmatika, 3:AM Magazine, No Colony, and 365tomorrows. He is also the creator and co-editor of the literary journal Rotten Leaves. He has recently finished a noir science-fiction novel and is now trying to sell his soul to the devil. Read more at axeltaiari.com and rottenleaves.com. You can also stalk him on Twitter @axeltaiari.
About Warmed and Bound
Warmed & Bound is an anthology of short stories stitched together by the people at The Velvet and edited by the beautiful and talented Pela Via. The anthology began as a giveaway for a fundraiser to redesign The Velvet, and quickly became an entirely different animal altogether. The book will be released July 22nd, 2011, and will be available at most, if not all, major online retailers, and also in e-formats for your e-Reading pleasure.
Mentioned
Rotten Leaves
Axel’s story Ritual of Tongues in Dirty Noir
Vincent Louis Carella’s book Serpent Box
Played
Tom Waits – Misery is the River of the World
Bob Dylan – The Times They Are-A-Changin’
Doc O'Donnell said on July 27, 2011
Great interview, once again, Robb and Livius. You boys are smashing it.
I can’t wait to read the hell out of this 500-page tome. Wow. Fantastic to finally put a voice to the Frenchy we all know and love.
Mlaz said on July 27, 2011
Axel doesn’t sound nearly French enough to justify my frog-bashing.
Axel said on July 27, 2011
I considered faking a French accent just for you, my friend. Make sure it sounds atrrrrocious. Maybe mumble things about baguettes and “zee americans” for a few minutes until the hosts cut me off and go, “Well, um, that’s it for the week. Thanks uh, for listening, I guess.”
Mlaz said on July 27, 2011
Come now, mate! I even talked Dutch the other day on the show…
Booked podcast said on July 27, 2011
After listening to this, I strongly recommend heading over to dirtynoir.com and reading his new short story.
Richard Thomas said on July 27, 2011
Loved your story, Axel. But I love everything you do.
What the fuck on Kiss Me Judas? Who was giving the book out, Baer? That’s a wild story. You’ve got that opening memorized, brother, wow.
Big spoon. Hilarious. Dude…I can’t help that there was stuff moving in the mirror.
I loved Serpent Box too.
Can’t wait to see that novel, Axel. 500 pages, JESUS.
Axel said on July 28, 2011
I think I remember reading somewhere that the guy distributing the book was someone from the Cult. Dennis perhaps? I never could confirm, then again, never asked, but I’d love to find out. Someone talked about it in the original thread over The Cult. If you’re registered there, and they have archives, it should be the 2004 tour, reading in NYC, at NYU. My Google-fu has failed me.
And yeah, that opening, can’t forget it. Like Rubicon Beach and Dermaphoria, I can recite the first few pages from memory.
Thanks so much for the constant support, Richard. I remember you reading my stuff week after week in the Clevenger class. I look up to you and your work in ways you can’t imagine, my friend.
Axel said on July 28, 2011
Just reached out to Dennis on Twitter. Let’s see if it was him. Would be mind-blowing if that was the case.
Richard Thomas said on August 3, 2011
Always, Axel. Your work is so good, keeps me on my toes.