Midweek Teaser: Lev Raphael Shares his Wisdom on Writing, Judaism, Sex, and More…

While we can’t take too much time away from bringing you all of the content we want to, we’re going to take a minute and breathe and exchange a few pats on the back and hugs after our first live event(s)–our open mic poetry event both online (via Zoom) and in-person at Words Matter BookstoreContinue reading “Midweek Teaser: Lev Raphael Shares his Wisdom on Writing, Judaism, Sex, and More…”

(Podcast Release) “Lev Raphael: On Being (and Not Being) a Queer Jewish Writer, Part 1”

Listeners, you are in for a treat. Not only is Lev Raphael the well-known author of lots of books from many different genres (particularly a series about queer sleuths solving crimes at universities) he is also among his interviewers’ favorite writers. We have talked before on the blog about how his work was formative inContinue reading “(Podcast Release) “Lev Raphael: On Being (and Not Being) a Queer Jewish Writer, Part 1””

Podcast Preview

The Boiler Room may be a great place for us to hang out, but it’s not a good place for us to celebrate our first birthday. For that, we’re going out into the world. Our podcast is turning one, and we hope you’ll join us to celebrate on August 3 at an open mic poetryContinue reading “Podcast Preview”

The Spirit of Edith Wharton on Long Island (or, how Edith Wharton almost stopped me from spreading salacious gossip)

by Andrew Rimby It was around 11:40am when I attempted to reopen my laptop so I could login to the Zoom that would open up the portal for me to discuss Walt Whitman’s influence on Edith Wharton’s poetics. But, the dreaded phrase “Working on Updates” popped up on my computer and the percentage slowly increasedContinue reading “The Spirit of Edith Wharton on Long Island (or, how Edith Wharton almost stopped me from spreading salacious gossip)”

Midweek Teaser

Things Some Writers Never Imagine The Boiler Room is awash in excitement right now as we get ready to celebrate a whole year of podcasting with an open mic night at Words Matter Bookstore. Even Andrew did not imagine, when he and Adam started meeting to talk and write, what the Ivory Tower Boiler RoomContinue reading “Midweek Teaser”