171: Autumn Ramble 2021
In This Episode:
Christopher and Drew hang out and chat about books, which is to be expected. Having just celebrated Halloween, they get into what they did to celebrate the holiday, scary reads, and Drew has an October Country update as well as a life update about new employment.
Also, Christopher finds a long lost book title.
THE EP. 171 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Drew: Grievers by adrienne maree brown // I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins // “Lucifer on the Sofa” by Spoon
Christopher: Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World by Sasha Fletcher // The Face: A Time Code by Ruth Ozeki // The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran // The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
ALSO MENTIONED:
The works of Laird Barron
The works of John Langan
The works of H. P. Lovecraft
Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Y: The Last Man (2021-present)
Our Country Friends by Gary Shtyengart
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy
Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson
Stay Up with Hugo Best by Erin Somers
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Drew: The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy
Christopher: Mr. Difficult (the Franzen podcast)