Press
Scroll down for links to radio and television interviews, print and on-line features, and podcasts. A separate page contains links to reviews. For foreign and film rights inquiries, contact Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider/ICM, Tel: (212) 245-1993. Click here to email Deborah. The author welcomes direct press inquiries.
INTERVIEWS
Radio interview with Vermont Public’s Mitch Wertlieb about the inspirations and research behind THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, time travel, post-apocalyptic fiction, the great outdoors, whether stories can move the needle on the climate debate, and much more. 36 minutes.
Televised interview with Wendy O’Connell for “Here We Are,” a beloved talk show on BCTV Community Television. We talk about my early life, travel, writing, teaching, THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, and much more. 29 minutes.
Radio interview for the widely distributed show “Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon”. Topics include the inspirations for THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, geo-engineering, geological time and the future of Earth. Segment begins at 33:18.
Audio interview with Kevin Simpson of The Colorado Sun’s Daily Sun-Up Podcast. In this fun and fast-moving conversation we talked about time travel, climate fiction, Colorado roots, and the process of writing THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 22 minutes.
The Colorado Sun also published this more in-depth on-line interview about the origins of the novel, the challenges of writing it, and more.
Radio interview with The Inner Game‘s Gwen Garcelon about THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, spiritual evolution, animism, and the need for a new mythology to help us fulfill our destiny as a species to become the stewards rather than the exploiters of sacred nature. This fun and though-provoking 28 minute interview is available on NPR podcasts.
This thirty minute conversation with fellow novelist DelSheree Gladden on KSJE radio in Farmington, New Mexico covers topics including climate fiction, the creative origins of The Afterlife Project, Hemingway’s iceberg theory of fiction, the impact of stories on human affairs, the enduring appeal of novels, and more. Listen here.
This 59 minute interview with the delightful Addie Thompson of Where the Climate Things Are was so much fun! We talk about, among other things: what time in the wilderness can reveal about human connection, why understanding geological time can help us with climate anxiety, the role of fiction in building new mythologies, and more.
“Exploring the Afterlife: Tim Weed Discusses His New Work of Speculative Fiction.” This newspaper profile and interview with The Brattleboro Reformer’s Bill LeConey contains content that hasn’t appeared anywhere else about the local geographic origins of The Afterlife Project, George Carlin, how to write a novel, and more.
An on-line interview with Andrea Caswell, editor of the well-known Philadelphia-based literary magazine, Cleaver. We discuss climate fiction, deep time, research, the novelist as archaeologist, weaving together multiple timelines, the inspirations for The Afterlife Project, and more.
Online interview with Mark Stevens for his blog, Don’t Need a Diagram, about THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT. A highly accomplished mystery and thriller novelist himself, Mark is also one of the best literary citizens I know. His questions were acute and thought-provoking, leading to what was for me a highly substantive and enjoyable discussion about dark fiction, climate change, National Geographic, paleoclimatology, short fiction, and the solace of geological time. The interview is followed by a book review.
Online interview with Cliff Garstang for his regular blog feature, “I’ve Got Questions.” This brief interview touches upon the inspiration for THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT, some of the food and music I associate with the book, and the potential of fiction to play a role in saving the human species.
Video interview for the Brattleboro Literary Festival’s Literary Cocktail Hour series with my Newport MFA teaching colleague, the talented Danielle Trussoni, about her latest novel, The Ancestor, writing, research, genomics, the vital importance of fiction during a pandemic, and much more.
Televised conversation with Rick Cochran of the Cape Cod Writers Center’s “Books and the World” television program about fiction as an antidote to loneliness, setting as transportation, novels vs stories, travel and writing, what’s on the drawing board for me, and much more. The interview will be available indefinitely on YouTube and is slightly over 27 minutes long.
A conversation with Mitch Wertlieb of Vermont Public Radio about fiction, fly fishing, avalanches, the Grateful Dead, and A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing. Click here for the podcast and transcript.
A conversation with Peter Biello of New Hampshire Public Radio about nature, writing, Rome, and A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing. Click here for the podcast, a transcript, and the author’s top five reading recommendations.
On writing, voice, travel, the importance of place in fiction, pushing the bounds of objective reality, The Grateful Dead and the Eleusinian Mysteries, fly fishing as metaphor, and much more with Colorado novelist Mark Stevens on The Rocky Mountain Writer podcast. And a followup interview and book review on the author’s blog.
A discussion with Olga Peters of the Green Mountain Mornings radio show (WKVT 100.3 FM) about a local landmark, the Round Schoolhouse, and some fascinating history regarding two nineteenth century New England immigrants who became early entries in the great American outlaw tradition.
An on-line video interview with Anais Concepción of Literary Roadhouse about nature, Edith Wharton, Will Poole’s Island, a career combining writing and travel, National Geographic, Cuba, my goals of as a teacher of writing, the need to break writing “rules,” new writing projects, history as a foreign country, escapism, and more.
A discussion with Peter Biello of Vermont Public Radio about early America, the genesis of Will Poole’s Island, and new perspectives on the Thanksgiving myth. Click here for the podcast and transcript.
An in-depth interview with Art Hutchinson at Fiction Writers Review on extreme and unusual settings, the virtues of noticing, and how fiction can push the boundaries of conscious perception.
A deep dive with James Scott of the TK Podcast into travel, the writing life, National Geographic, short fiction, the Cuba Writers Program, drug writing, Denis Johnson, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Paul Bowles, and much, much more.
A brief conversation and “leader spotlight” with Patrick Noyes of Putney Student Travel about why fiction has to be dark, and how A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing was shaped by the author’s years as a leader of Putney’s student travel programs.
A lively discussion about historical fiction, the research behind Will Poole’s Island, the differences between writing novels and short fiction, and more. Read the complete interview with the Fiction Writer’s Review.
An interview with National Geographic Student Expeditions about Cuba, writing, reading, and travel.
An interview about Will Poole’s Island on Literary New England Radio Show. Click here for the podcast. Note: Tim’s portion of the interview begins at minute 38.50.
On writing, research, and what makes great historical fiction. “Inside Historical Fiction,” an interview with M.K. Tod.
A very short interview about what it was like to work with Roald Dahl’s former editor, literary influences, writing habits, and who should play the lead in the (hypothetical) movie version of Will Poole’s Island.
FEATURES & PROFILES
“Exploring the Afterlife: Tim Weed Discusses His New Work of Speculative Fiction.” This newspaper profile and interview with The Brattleboro Reformer’s Bill LeConey contains content that hasn’t appeared anywhere else about the local geographic origins of The Afterlife Project, George Carlin, how to write a novel, and more.
“Meet Tim Weed.” CanvasRebel. 
“Alumnus’ new book uses fiction to bring awareness to the real-life climate crisis.” School of Graduate Policy & Strategy newsletter (University of California, San Diego)
“7 Captivating Historical Novels Full Of Intricate Detail” Wiki.ezvid.com.
“From his Books to his Business, Vermont Writer Will Take You on a Journey.” The Keene Sentinel (NH).
“Casting a Wide Net: Tim Weed’s A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing Gathers Stories from Years of Global Adventure,” The Commons (VT)
“Historic Nantucket Reimagined,” Kimberly Nolan, The Inquirer and Mirror (Nantucket, MA).
“Tim Weed’s ‘Will Poole’s Island’ full of mystery and history,” Cicely M. Eastman, Brattleboro Reformer (VT).
“Local Adventurer Pens Young Adult Novel,” Madeleine Bonneau, Brattleboro Reformer (VT).
“Historical Fiction is More Important than Ever: 10 Writers Weigh In.” Literary Hub.
“Tim Weed at the Duxbury Free Library,” Duxbury Clipper (MA)
BLOG FEATURES
“Tim Weed and The Ecstasy of Influence.” TSP, the official blog of The Story Prize.
A Visit to Will Poole’s Island.” In Reference to Murder.
“Tim Weed Talks About How History Formed the Characters in His Novel.” The Founding Fields.
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