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In this episode of the Life on Books Podcast, we answer ALL (well, mostly all) of your questions! These questions came in from our gram, so if you don't follow us there, make sure you do!
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Books mentioned in this episode:
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427481
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Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173244
Or
amzn.to/4gBs7R7
Omensetter’s Luck by William H. Gass
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141180106
Or
amzn.to/3Wr6yuP
Dubliners by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140186475
Or
amzn.to/4fK09Bo
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437346
Or
amzn.to/4gWiJHv
Ulysses by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679722762
Or
amzn.to/3ZXxm6B
Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141181264
Or
amzn.to/3DIfbdW
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
amzn.to/4gS20Fy
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437247
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465062881
Or
amzn.to/4gDvLKe
The Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062276179
Or
amzn.to/3PnAiVn
At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-sook
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492709
Or
amzn.to/4a5DFtI
Waiting for the Fear by Oguz Atay
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377964
Or
amzn.to/4gC5wDX
The Taker and Other Stories by Rubern Fonseca
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824023
Or
amzn.to/40i3ALq
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country by William H. Gass
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590177648
Or
amzn.to/41RRs4W
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780940322912
Or
amzn.to/4a0dh4k
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316066525
Or
amzn.to/3ZZreee
The Mystery.Doc Matthew Macintosh
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802124913
Or
amzn.to/4gGSdm2
Yellowface by RF Kuang
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063250833
Or
amzn.to/4gWsGow
Insurrecto by Gina Apostal
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781641290920
Or
amzn.to/3DRj2Fe
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250251091
or
amzn.to/3VXFUsT
Laszlo Krasnahorkai
amzn.to/3Plph6X
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416562603
Or
amzn.to/3PoZGK8
Samskara by Anantha Murthy
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590179123
Or
amzn.to/4gYQ4Sb
Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781913505967
Or
amzn.to/40gJhhb
A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley
A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava
amzn.to/407mkfo
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427740
Or
amzn.to/4gY2FoW
Human Acts by Han Kang
amzn.to/3BsEYpL
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101906743
The Anarchist Who Shared my Name by Pablo Martin Sanchez
amzn.to/3ZLsQYP
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941920718
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143117568
Or
amzn.to/3DBWs3v
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
amzn.to/4iZK7Xh
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781841959283
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Dusapin
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830416
Or
amzn.to/4h1oEeK
The Recognitions by William Gaddis
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374666
Or
amzn.to/3BOxhdz
Margie and the Atomic Brain by Zach Tanner
amzn.to/4a45Zwf
The Garden by Aiden Scott
bookshop.org/a/103053/9798334787322
Apastoral by Lee D. Thompson
amzn.to/40fsVpd
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9789619586303
Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer
amzn.to/4a95QYz
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451626650
Or
amzn.to/4a3ZARG
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
amzn.to/3W2UWxK
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945
East of Eden by Jon Steinbeck
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140186390
Or
amzn.to/3DAJVxo
100 Years of Solitude by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060883287
Or
amzn.to/3BFtIGE
After the First Death by Robert Cormier
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780440208358
Or
amzn.to/4h03bmk
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684801469
Or
amzn.to/4fHbhiv
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
In this episode of the Life on Books Podcast, we answer ALL (well, mostly all) of your questions! These questions came in from our gram, so if you don't follow us there, make sure you do!
Join our book club on Patreon!
patreon.com/LifeonBooks
Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!
linktw.in/BRYAnVh
Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:
linktw.in/Zeolty
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427481
Or
amzn.to/3ZCszIO
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173244
Or
amzn.to/4gBs7R7
Omensetter’s Luck by William H. Gass
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141180106
Or
amzn.to/3Wr6yuP
Dubliners by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140186475
Or
amzn.to/4fK09Bo
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437346
Or
amzn.to/4gWiJHv
Ulysses by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679722762
Or
amzn.to/3ZXxm6B
Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141181264
Or
amzn.to/3DIfbdW
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
amzn.to/4gS20Fy
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437247
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465062881
Or
amzn.to/4gDvLKe
The Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062276179
Or
amzn.to/3PnAiVn
At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-sook
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492709
Or
amzn.to/4a5DFtI
Waiting for the Fear by Oguz Atay
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377964
Or
amzn.to/4gC5wDX
The Taker and Other Stories by Rubern Fonseca
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824023
Or
amzn.to/40i3ALq
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country by William H. Gass
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590177648
Or
amzn.to/41RRs4W
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780940322912
Or
amzn.to/4a0dh4k
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316066525
Or
amzn.to/3ZZreee
The Mystery.Doc Matthew Macintosh
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802124913
Or
amzn.to/4gGSdm2
Yellowface by RF Kuang
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063250833
Or
amzn.to/4gWsGow
Insurrecto by Gina Apostal
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781641290920
Or
amzn.to/3DRj2Fe
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250251091
or
amzn.to/3VXFUsT
Laszlo Krasnahorkai
amzn.to/3Plph6X
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416562603
Or
amzn.to/3PoZGK8
Samskara by Anantha Murthy
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590179123
Or
amzn.to/4gYQ4Sb
Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781913505967
Or
amzn.to/40gJhhb
A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley
A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava
amzn.to/407mkfo
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427740
Or
amzn.to/4gY2FoW
Human Acts by Han Kang
amzn.to/3BsEYpL
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101906743
The Anarchist Who Shared my Name by Pablo Martin Sanchez
amzn.to/3ZLsQYP
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941920718
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143117568
Or
amzn.to/3DBWs3v
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
amzn.to/4iZK7Xh
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781841959283
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Dusapin
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830416
Or
amzn.to/4h1oEeK
The Recognitions by William Gaddis
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374666
Or
amzn.to/3BOxhdz
Margie and the Atomic Brain by Zach Tanner
amzn.to/4a45Zwf
The Garden by Aiden Scott
bookshop.org/a/103053/9798334787322
Apastoral by Lee D. Thompson
amzn.to/40fsVpd
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9789619586303
Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer
amzn.to/4a95QYz
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451626650
Or
amzn.to/4a3ZARG
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
amzn.to/3W2UWxK
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945
East of Eden by Jon Steinbeck
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140186390
Or
amzn.to/3DAJVxo
100 Years of Solitude by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060883287
Or
amzn.to/3BFtIGE
After the First Death by Robert Cormier
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780440208358
Or
amzn.to/4h03bmk
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684801469
Or
amzn.to/4fHbhiv
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
