132: Jordan Kisner (THIN PLACES) & Louise Fitzhugh's HARRIET THE SPY

In This Episode:

Longtime friend Jordan Kisner drops into the Damn Library for everyone to celebrate the release of her debut essay collection Thin Places! It's an occasion for celebration indeed, as we discuss the term "thin places" and many of its permutations, not wanting to write about your mom, being able (or not) to recognize your own mind, the joy of an egg white cocktail, and whether or not it's okay for Harriet the Spy to've broken into all those houses. We also talk about whether or not we would've (...or did, Drew) broken into our neighbor's houses.

The Ep. 132 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Thin Places: Essays from In Between by Jordan Kisner
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Near to the Wild Heart / The Passion According to G.H. / Agua Viva / A Breath of Life — all by Clarice Lispector
Jordan: Homie by Danez Smith // Beyond the Periphery of the Skin by Silvia Federici // How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones // Morning Diary by Roland Barthes
Christopher: Alexandra Horowitz’s dog books // What The Dog Knows by Cat Warren // Stray by Stephanie Danler

ALSO MENTIONED:

@Hunger4Words
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
On Being with Krista Tippett
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Screen Tests by Kate Zambreno
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno
Book of Mutter by Kate Zambreno
Heroines by Kate Zambreno
Thresholds with Jordan Kisner (and produced by Drew!)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Jordan: Cheer (2020) // Drift by Kate Zambreno
Drew: Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas // Pew by Catherine Lacey
Christopher: Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead // “Your Arms Around Me” by Jens Lekman

The Damn Bar