Third Person Limited
@thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social
We are a podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill. Our chats include book reviews, author interviews, very funny jokes, and also less funny jokes.
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In Episode 11, "Jason Diamond and Blurbs" Mason (@stockstill.bsky.social) tells the story of a writer who got a book deal after getting a blurb from Dan Brown. www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In Episode 11, "Jason Diamond and Blurbs" Mason (@stockstill.bsky.social) tells the story of a writer who got a book deal after getting a blurb from Dan Brown. www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
Here is the latest Third Person Limited column on the Pittsburgh Review of Books (@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social), a review of Ian McEwan's excellent new novel, 'What We Can Know'. pghrev.com/the-beautifu...
The Beautiful Mess of Ian McEwan's New Novel - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Ian McEwan’s new novel What We Can Know is a brilliant narrative that often seems to defy its own rules – a formal exercise that transcends considerations of
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November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here is the latest Third Person Limited column on the Pittsburgh Review of Books (@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social), a review of Ian McEwan's excellent new novel, 'What We Can Know'. pghrev.com/the-beautifu...
Third Person Limited will now be hosted both on our website, and on the Pittsburgh Review of Books (@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social). PRoB will be posting our podcasts every Tuesday! pghrev.com/third-person...
Third Person Limited Presents: Episode 01 – Is Reading Good? - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill, two writers living in Pittsburgh and Los
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November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Third Person Limited will now be hosted both on our website, and on the Pittsburgh Review of Books (@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social). PRoB will be posting our podcasts every Tuesday! pghrev.com/third-person...
Reposted by Third Person Limited
Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill. As a recurring feature on our site, an episode of their podcast will be released every Tuesday. Check out Episode 1! @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social pghrev.com/third-person...
Third Person Limited Presents: Episode 01 – Is Reading Good? - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill, two writers living in Pittsburgh and Los
pghrev.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill. As a recurring feature on our site, an episode of their podcast will be released every Tuesday. Check out Episode 1! @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social pghrev.com/third-person...
Jason Diamond (@jasondiamond.bsky.social) from Episode 11: www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jason Diamond (@jasondiamond.bsky.social) from Episode 11: www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
Here's Episode 11: "Jason Diamond and Book Blurbs". @jasondiamond.bsky.social www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's Episode 11: "Jason Diamond and Book Blurbs". @jasondiamond.bsky.social www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
@bleakhousing.bsky.social is not wrong here...
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@bleakhousing.bsky.social is not wrong here...
In Episode 10, we discuss how much 'Hamlet' is too much? www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In Episode 10, we discuss how much 'Hamlet' is too much? www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
Here's Mason's first column for the Pittsburgh Review of Books, 'Fluid Narratives and Culture Wars'. pghrev.com/fluid-narrat...
Fluid Narratives and the Culture Wars - Pittsburgh Review of Books
When we named our podcast Third Person Limited, it seemed like a just-cutesy-enough reference to a somewhat literary term: the specific point of view where
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October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here's Mason's first column for the Pittsburgh Review of Books, 'Fluid Narratives and Culture Wars'. pghrev.com/fluid-narrat...
Here's Episode 10: "Spooky Season with Kyle Winkler and Faust". (@bleakhousing.bsky.social) www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's Episode 10: "Spooky Season with Kyle Winkler and Faust". (@bleakhousing.bsky.social) www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
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“A slippery narrative POV reminds us that storytelling — and hence life, the world, and everything in it — is a muddle of competing and conflicting interpretations.” A new piece by @stockstill.bsky.social of @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social.
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Fluid Narratives and the Culture Wars - Pittsburgh Review of Books
When we named our podcast Third Person Limited, it seemed like a just-cutesy-enough reference to a somewhat literary term: the specific point of view where
pghrev.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“A slippery narrative POV reminds us that storytelling — and hence life, the world, and everything in it — is a muddle of competing and conflicting interpretations.” A new piece by @stockstill.bsky.social of @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social.
pghrev.com/fluid-narrat...
pghrev.com/fluid-narrat...
Here's a clip of Kit McGuire reading from their short story, "Pink in the Morning," which you can find here: www.olitmag.com/kit-mcguire-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here's a clip of Kit McGuire reading from their short story, "Pink in the Morning," which you can find here: www.olitmag.com/kit-mcguire-...
Here's a clip of Kelly Magee reading from her short story, "Caring For Your Local Woman," which you can find here: waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Here's a clip of Kelly Magee reading from her short story, "Caring For Your Local Woman," which you can find here: waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
Here's a clip of Billy Irving reading from his short story, "Little Arlo," which you can find here: xraylitmag.com/little-arlo-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Here's a clip of Billy Irving reading from his short story, "Little Arlo," which you can find here: xraylitmag.com/little-arlo-...
Here's Kit McGuire's "Pink in the Morning" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": www.olitmag.com/kit-mcguire-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here's Kit McGuire's "Pink in the Morning" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": www.olitmag.com/kit-mcguire-...
Here's Kelly Magee's "Caring For Your Local Woman" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here's Kelly Magee's "Caring For Your Local Woman" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
Here's Billy Irving's "Little Arlo" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": xraylitmag.com/little-arlo-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Here's Billy Irving's "Little Arlo" featured in Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love": xraylitmag.com/little-arlo-...
Here's Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 09: Short Stories We Love — Third Person Limited
The first in an occasional series focusing on short stories we found in various journals, and interviews with those authors. Short stories don't get much love outside of The New Yorker or MFA workshop...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here's Episode 9: "Short Stories We Love". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
@stockstill.bsky.social read Silvia Park's 'Luminous' and concluded, if there's something ineffable about humanity, we're going to find that out pretty soon.
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@stockstill.bsky.social read Silvia Park's 'Luminous' and concluded, if there's something ineffable about humanity, we're going to find that out pretty soon.
Mason really liked Silvia Park's 'Luminous'...
October 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Mason really liked Silvia Park's 'Luminous'...
Nathan talks about the effect of Chat GPT on higher education, specifically writing classes.
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Nathan talks about the effect of Chat GPT on higher education, specifically writing classes.
Here's Episode 8, "Meta Stole Our Writing To Feed Its AI". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here's Episode 8, "Meta Stole Our Writing To Feed Its AI". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...
There were a lot of highlights in our chat with Erin, but learning about Saddam Hussein's novels was probably our favorite moment.
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There were a lot of highlights in our chat with Erin, but learning about Saddam Hussein's novels was probably our favorite moment.
