A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Vol 1 Part 1

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Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

Spencer Church

A former aspiring comic book artist, Spencer is the cohost of the DPW Podcast as well as a short story writer and avid reader.


We discuss two versions of Haruki Murakami’s short story, Super Frog Saves Tokyo. We compare Murakami’s original story to the manga adaptation in Manga Stories Volume 1. 

#215: Famous Books With Terrible Original Titles Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

We kick off the episode with some good publishing news and a quick discussion about writing snacks, which devolves into us talking about drinking booze.  After that, we go over a list of famous literary works and their terrible original titles. You can follow us @dpwpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. You can check out Caleb's work at http://www.calebjamesk.com. 
  1. #215: Famous Books With Terrible Original Titles
  2. #215: Getting Blasphemous With David Scott Hay
  3. DBS #135: Ranting And Raving Writers
  4. #214 Fancy Book Q&A
  5. DBS #134: Reading Awful InstaPoems

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