173: Uli Beutter Cohen (BETWEEN THE LINES: STORIES FROM THE UNDERGROUND) & Katherine May's WINTERING

In This Episode:

Uli Beutter Cohen, stops into the Damn Library for the third time, but for her first time as an author. She wrote Between the Lines: Stories from the Underground, and she talks about the culmination of her project of interviewing people about the books they're reading underneath the clamoring city, teases her pop-up store underneath Union Square (open until December 12th 2021!), and more. Plus, she brought us Wintering by Katherine May, a book that was sorely needed by all three folks.

The Ep. 173 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Between the Lines: Stories from the Underground by Uli Beutter Cohen
Wintering by Katherine May

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew — Shady Hollow by Juneau Black // The Plague by Albert Camus, trans. by Laura Marris
Christopher — The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith
Uli — supplies for a pop-up bookstore at Union Square Station(!!!)

ALSO MENTIONED:

101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Sex and the City
…And Another Thing
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin
Mumbai Scranton New York by Tamara Shopsin

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew — Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Christopher — eat candy! particularly the Reese’s Peanut Brittle
Uli — get excited about the books you’re going to read! like LaserWriter II by Tamara Shopsin and This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

The Damn Bar