Episode Fifty-Seven: ToB17 Shortlist

In This Episode:

We return from our winter break with a fresh new look, like Sandy surprising Danny Zuko but without the uncomfortable sexist overtones. (Thanks, Jefferson Wiggins!) As is tradition, we kick off the year with a look at the shortlist for The Morning News' Tournament of Books - 2017 edition. Thoughts are thought, plans are planned, bookish March Madness explained.

Other Highlights:

* A new theme! See if you can find it!
* Did we mention our new logo & design? It was created by Jefferson Wiggins, who is awesome.
* Also: we're selling shirts! Go buy some!

LISTEN:

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THE EP. 57 BOOKSHELF
(CONTAINING ALL THE BOOKS DISCUSSED WHILE RECORDING)

THE 2017 ToB SHORTLIST:

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue
We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Nix by Nathan Hill
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
High Dive by Jonathan Lee
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Black Wave by Michelle Tea
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Black Wave by Michelle Tea // Mister Monkey by Francine Prose
Christopher: Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter // Mister Monkey by Francine Prose

ALSO MENTIONED:

Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin
The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray
The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas
Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst
Tampa by Alissa Nutting
Mermaid in Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew: Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue
Christopher: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders