Writing a bestseller, social contracts,&reading Annie Dillard - a podcast by Aaron Armstrong, Dave Schroeder, Scarlet Hiltibidal and friends

All of us live around Nashville, but sometimes it takes traveling to Indianapolis to make magic happen. That's what happens on this episode of Table of (mal)Contents, as Russ Ramsey joins us for a great chat about the art of writing, and that time he wrote a letter to Annie Dillard. Listen in as we discuss:The magical time in the mid-90s when all the baseball players were juicingRuss' book being endorsed by Leif Enger
Are we doing readers a disservice by making them easier to read?The secret to having a bestselling book among evangelicals
Why Christians need to be grounded in the rules of narrative in order to understand the BibleThe social contract between readers and writers
The origin of the phrase "the world is her oyster"Where to start reading Annie DillardA few of the books we discussed in this episode:The Abundance by Annie DillardPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardThe Living by Annie DillardTeaching a Stone to Talk by Annie DillardThe Advent of the Lamb, The Passion of the King of Glory, and The Mission of the Body of Christ by Russ RamseyStruck by Russ RamseyThe Story of Christianity by Justo L. GonzalezThe Color of Compromise by Jemar TisbyDon't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Neil GaimanThe Flash Vol. 9: Reckoning of the Forces by Joshua WilliamsonAnd, as always, thanks to Lagares Roasters for partnering with us to make the Table of (mal)Contents blend. Pick up a bag (or 12) today.

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