Episode Ninety-One: Stephanie Danler

In This Episode:

Halfway through season one of Sweetbitter on STARZ, Stephanie Danler returns to the Damn Library to talk about the wild ride its been since her last visit. There are pipettes in the drink, near-things all over the place, and the witty banter of old friends. Plus: Lorrie Moore! How weird is Anagrams?!

The Ep. 91 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Sweetbitter (2018-present)
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Invitation to a Bonfire by Adrienne Celt // How to Love a Jamaican: Stories by Alexia Arthurs
Stephanie: Motherhood by Sheila Heti
Christopher: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

ALSO MENTIONED:

Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee
The Sewanee Review, Vol. CXXVI / No. 2
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti
The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Wall-E (2008)
Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
Maleficent (2014)
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Vida (2018-present)
Ingrid Goes West (2017)
"The Babysitter" by Robert Coover
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Why Did I Ever by Mary Robison
A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Lust by Elfriede Jelinek
Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Groundhog Day (1993)
41 False Starts by Janet Malcolm

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew: Saul & Patsy by Charles Baxter
Stephanie: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee
Christopher: Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

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