Episode Twenty-One: Summer Reading
In This Episode:
The guys shake the sand from their shorts and talk about the Man Booker Longlist, their new segment (”Reading Comprehension”), and why Drew still hasn’t read A Little Life.
Summertiiiiiime and the readin’ is easy, folks.
The Ep. 21 Bookshelf
WHAT’D YOU BUY?
Christopher: The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis by Alexis Coe, and Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
Drew: The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing by Nicholas Rombes and A Relative Stranger by Charles Baxter
ALSO MENTIONED:
The Man Booker Prize 2015 Longlist:
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Satin Island by Tom McCarthy
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
The Green Road by Anne Enright
The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan
The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
California by Edan Lepucki
The Life & Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
Burning Down the House by Charles Baxter
Saul and Patsy by Charles Baxter
Through the Safety Net by Charles Baxter
Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread by Chuck Palahniuk
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
1984 by George Orwell
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume
SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS:
Drew: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead & I Take You by Eliza Kennedy
Christopher: The Virgins by Pamela Erens & Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates