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David Carpenter’s website: dccarpenter.com
Writing Home: Selected Essays by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/122584842
‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Carver’ by David Carpenter - in addition to being in Writing Home, it’s also available on Dave’s website: dccarpenter.com/carver.html
A Hunter's Confession by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/9369693-a-hunter-s-confession?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SaEPJHVF5u&rank=4
Banjo Lessons by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/blog/show/2770?ref=SRTypeRecs24_eb
Other books mentioned:
Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso
goodreads.com/book/show/348946.Wild_Geese?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JK6UdLBfok&rank=3
As For Me And My House by Sinclair Ross
goodreads.com/book/show/826769.As_for_Me_and_My_House
The Forest by Georges Bugnet
David Carpenter (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/6877844-the-forest?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=126DKJRgQQ&rank=1
(Dave talks about Bugnet and the translation in this video: youtu.be/yOIMY_YUu0M?si=8kfhpd2T7DzU4Yv0)
Settlers of the Marsh by Frederick Philip Grove
goodreads.com/book/show/1025943.Settlers_of_the_Marsh?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
Over Prairie Trails by Frederick Philip Grove
goodreads.com/book/show/4737796-over-prairie-trails?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
The Lamp at Noon and Other Stories by Sinclair Ross
goodreads.com/book/show/1026037.The_Lamp_at_Noon_and_Other_Stories?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JlhyTbrjT1&rank=1
As for Me and My Body: A Memoir of Sinclair Ross by Keath Fraser
goodreads.com/book/show/1094452.As_for_Me_and_My_Body?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=7ReuPQvfnN&rank=10
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I’ll Have What You’re Reading Readalong message board: goodreads.com/topic/show/2282241
#IllHaveWhatYoureReading
Jenny of Reading Envy’s Good-reads: goodreads.com/user/show/68030
The Book Cougars podcast: bookcougars.com
The Book Cougars podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/c/BookCougars
The Book Cougars podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/bookcougars?s=21&t=Y4MTIwxTn8KnQ27Nv9fCxQ
*The week in review on my channel:*
Book Haul: youtu.be/a0KL3ePRqw8?feature=shared
An interview with Thomas Grattan about his splendid new queer novel, In Tongues: youtu.be/k1y7pRxWf4g?feature=shared
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Five readers on the legacy of Alice Munro: youtu.be/PTIAkbsXLUc?feature=shared
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If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Margaret Atwood reads Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro – audio: theguardian.com/books/audio/2024/may/15/margaret-atwood-reads-dance-of-the-happy-shades-by-alice-munro-audio
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
05:10 Mystery guest
23:37 I’ll Have What You’re Reading Readalong announcement
35:17 Week in Review
36:40 In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
38:10 James by Percival Everett
39:08 Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon
39:59 The Colony by Audrey Magee
Books mentioned:
A Simple Carpenter by David Margoshes
goodreads.com/book/show/200356407-a-simple-carpenter
Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen
My mystery guest chat with Orla: youtu.be/rx5HzLL4Qgc?feature=shared
Red by Jack Ketchum
goodreads.com/book/show/179738.Red
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
goodreads.com/book/show/179735.The_Girl_Next_Door
Off Season by Jack Ketchum
goodreads.com/book/show/179734.Off_Season
Offspring by Jack Ketchum
goodreads.com/book/show/179737.Offspring
The Bone Mother by David Demchuk
goodreads.com/book/show/54328598-the-bone-mother?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
Red X by David Demchuk
goodreads.com/book/show/56703017-red-x
Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk
& Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Editors and Contributors)
goodreads.com/book/show/75293507-never-whistle-at-night
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong
goodreads.com/book/show/150247408-disability-intimacy
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/51456746-disability-visibility
Kendra’s interview with Alice Wong about this book on the Reading Women podcast: readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/interview-with-alice-wong
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
goodreads.com/book/show/40409102-this-is-how-it-always-is?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=953Kivjmgk&rank=2
Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean by Jonathan White
goodreads.com/book/show/30652294-tides?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vKq3P2ifwt&rank=2
Reading Envy episode where Jenny recommends Tides to Chris and Emily: http://readingenvy.blogspot.com/2020/10/reading-envy-202-jacket-flap-with-chris.html
The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain
Music & Silence by Rose Tremain
In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
James by Percival Everett
Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon
goodreads.com/book/show/191746769
The Colony by Audrey Magee
Adam Pottle’s website: adampottle.com
@AddyPottle on Twitter
@adam.pottle on Instagram
Voice: On Writing with Deafness by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/43985449-voice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=84XyX3wTsm&rank=1
Apparitions by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/75526373-apparitions?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Butterfly on the Wind by Adam Pottle
Ziyue Chen (Illustrations)
goodreads.com/book/show/111673953-butterfly-on-the-wind
The Bus by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/29887385-the-bus
The Black Drum by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/181866077-the-black-drum
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Margaret Atwood reads Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro – audio: theguardian.com/books/audio/2024/may/15/margaret-atwood-reads-dance-of-the-happy-shades-by-alice-munro-audio
Trevor’s 2013 blog entry about the story Dance of the Happy Shades: mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2013/04/11/alice-munro-dance-of-the-happy-shades
Lindy’s channel, Lindy’s Magpie Reads: youtube.com/@lindysmagpiereads
@nightcoyotes
Laurie MacFayden’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.com
Trevor on Twitter and Instagram: @mookse
The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviews
The Mookse and the Gripes podcast: mooksepodcast.libsyn.com
Jolene’s BookTube channel, Bookworm Adventure Girl: youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl
@bookwormadventuregirl on Instagram
Follow Jolene on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/1806930-bookworm-adventure-girl
Alice Munro’s short story collections:
Dance of the Happy Shades – 1968
Lives of Girls and Women – 1971
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You – 1974
Who Do You Think You Are? – 1978
The Moons of Jupiter – 1982
The Progress of Love – 1986
Friend of My Youth – 1990
Open Secrets – 1994
The Love of a Good Woman – 1998
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage – 2001
Runaway – 2004
The View from Castle Rock – 2006
Too Much Happiness – 2009
Dear Life – 2012
Other books mentioned:
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine: goodreads.com/book/show/18114449-an-unnecessary-woman?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JC8x5h9Oqb&rank=1
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
goodreads.com/book/show/195790706-in-tongues
The Recent East by Thomas Grattan
goodreads.com/book/show/53317479-the-recent-east?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=U5AMdLFtV3&rank=1
My full review: youtu.be/6J0Se9P5rw4
My chat with Thomas Grattan: youtu.be/6J0Se9P5rw4
Thomas Grattan’s homepage: thomasgrattan.com
@tomgrattan on Instagram
Thomas Grattan on Writing a Joyful Queer Protagonist, in LitHub: lithub.com/thomas-grattan-on-writing-a-joyful-queer-protagonist
*Where else to follow me:*
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Caret by Adam Mars-Jones
goodreads.com/book/show/76752326-caret?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa
goodreads.com/book/show/131086721-avenues-by-train?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe
goodreads.com/book/show/207533691-the-old-haunts
The Boy by Betty Jane Hegerat
goodreads.com/book/show/11368169-the-boy?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
My mystery guest chat with Betty, including about ‘The Boy,’ starts at 2:37 here: youtu.be/ioMORrYPZF0?feature=shared
Reasonable Doubt by Joel Bernbaum, Lancelot Knight, and Yvette Nolan
Maria Campbell (Introduction)
goodreads.com/book/show/138375616-reasonable-doubt
Other People's Secrets by Meredith Hambrock
goodreads.com/book/show/59763941-other-people-s-secrets
My mystery guest chat with Meredith starts at 7:12 here: youtu.be/j-o--RRH46I?feature=shared
Other books mentioned:
Pilcrow by Adam Mars-Jones
goodreads.com/book/show/2525792.Pilcrow?ac=1&from_search=true
Cedilla by Adam Mars-Jones
goodreads.com/book/show/9733260-cedilla
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
*Where else to follow me:*
@shawnmooney on Litsy and on Twitter
@shawnthebookmaniac on Instagram and Threads
@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: Brian of Bookish and Shawn the Book Maniac give reading challenges a workout: youtu.be/cMbz4rk79ZU
Book Haul: youtu.be/rL5BosIS2VI
Another Saskatoon library-book veelog: youtu.be/ljVzRxI90fU
Zooming In: Anna Baillie-Karas and Shawn on readers influencing writers: youtu.be/cMbz4rk79ZU
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Margaret Atwood reads Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro – audio: theguardian.com/books/audio/2024/may/15/margaret-atwood-reads-dance-of-the-happy-shades-by-alice-munro-audio
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Alice Munro, RIP
02:40 Introduction
03:48 Mystery guest
23:50 Week in Review
24:19 Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
25:50 Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
26:46 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
29:56 All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P. Jones
30:33 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
31:14 James by Percival Everett
Books mentioned:
The Rebellious Tide by Eddy Boudel Tan
goodreads.com/book/show/54765171-the-rebellious-tide?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Zdhhx3yHTe&rank=2
After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan
goodreads.com/book/show/49218727-after-elias
Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn
goodreads.com/book/show/37514014-sodom-road-exit?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley
goodreads.com/book/show/33358204-boy-erased?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
All the World Beside by Garrard Conley
goodreads.com/book/show/181350347-all-the-world-beside
Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi
goodreads.com/book/show/60294575-her-first-palestinian?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
Jo Heinrich (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59737256
My mystery guest chat with Jo Heinrich starts at 1:23 here: youtu.be/f1fw4hzeHOU?feature=shared
Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
Shamya Dasgupta (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/31939340-mirror-of-the-darkest-night?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars
There There by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/36692478-there-there?ac=1&from_search=true
My full review: youtu.be/NSM2aqxkckg?si=R5EiMvBMuZxh5CeV
The Yield by Tara June Winch
goodreads.com/book/show/53068123-the-yield?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2gAmrJaPeR&rank=1
All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P. Jones
goodreads.com/book/show/11751.All_Aunt_Hagar_s_Children
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
goodreads.com/book/show/48677941-the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-vol-2
James by Percival Everett
goodreads.com/book/show/173754979-james?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7
The Trees by Percival Everett
goodreads.com/book/show/56269278-the-trees
Danny Ramadan’s website: dannyramadan.com
@TheDannyRamadan on Twitter and Instagram
The Clothesline Swing by Danny Ramadan
goodreads.com/book/show/31851708-the-clothesline-swing?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0R4bCvrttP&rank=1
The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan
goodreads.com/book/show/60092692-the-foghorn-echoes
Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan
goodreads.com/book/show/198137139-crooked-teeth
‘When Adam Switched’ by Danny Ramadan in The Washington Square Review: washingtonsquarereview.com/danny-ramadan
-a forthcoming story in Consequence Forum: consequenceforum.org
‘My Name is Bridge’ by Danny Ramadan
You can read an excerpt here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/ahmad-danny-ramadan
‘The Miraculous Return of Khaled from the Dead’ by Danny Ramadan
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@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
‘It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying’: how authors are being influenced by their fans by Luke Jennings, Marie Lu and SJ Watson: theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/31/its-equal-parts-exciting-and-terrifying-how-authors-are-being-influenced-by-their-fans
Anna Baillie-Karas
BookTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCPKAo0kCgZuF4E5yPWxcSBQ
Books on the Go podcast: booksonthego.libsyn.com
Books mentioned:
Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings
goodreads.com/book/show/36546651-codename-villanelle?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Tf2c2BzdAe&rank=1
#panic by Luke Jennings
goodreads.com/book/show/109248716-panic?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Tf2c2BzdAe&rank=8
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
goodreads.com/book/show/9736930-before-i-go-to-sleep?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
goodreads.com/book/show/6101138-wolf-hall?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
goodreads.com/book/show/15835854-bring-up-the-bodies
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
Books mentioned:
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
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Books sampled:
Of Mice and Mooshaber by Ladislav Fuks
Mark Corner (Translation)
goodreads.com/book/show/18527014-of-mice-and-mooshaber?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
goodreads.com/book/show/89821.The_Map_of_Love?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe
goodreads.com/book/show/13589447-the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-runner
Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen
goodreads.com/book/show/58085233-activities-of-daily-living?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami
goodreads.com/book/show/335915.The_Hero_s_Walk
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning by Keiran Goddard
goodreads.com/book/show/171732053-i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
Other books mentioned:
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Philip Gabriel (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/2195464.What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? by Anita Rau Badami
goodreads.com/book/show/473846.Can_You_Hear_the_Nightbird_Call_
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan
goodreads.com/book/show/50162215-mayflies?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8
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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
goodreads.com/book/show/53414230-open-water
Change: A Method by Édouard Louis
John Lambert (Translation)
goodreads.com/book/show/152014964-change
The Small Hours by Susie Boyt
goodreads.com/book/show/18337080-the-small-hours
Landlocked by Helen Mourre
goodreads.com/book/show/5534883-landlocked?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZvX43mFJhJ&rank=1
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
goodreads.com/book/show/15815333-the-interestings?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MGyOlQXOE3&rank=1
The Collected Stories by William Trevor
goodreads.com/book/show/1286836.The_Collected_Stories
Other books mentioned:
Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
goodreads.com/book/show/125079046-loved-and-missed
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
goodreads.com/book/show/44564172-the-female-persuasion
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Since when did reading books become a game? Well, millions are playing by Natalie Stechyson: cbc.ca/news/canada/reading-challenges-books-1.7077257
You Don’t Need to Treat Reading Like Going to the Gym by Gia R.: bookriot.com/alternative-reading-resolutions
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Brian’s channel, Bookish: youtube.com/@BookishTexan?si=WzlNmozrCQaPRo2u
Books mentioned:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
goodreads.com/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sYra4UqzdY&rank=2
James by Percival Everett
goodreads.com/book/show/173754979-james?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
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#asianreadathon
youtu.be/Ke1NPIK8LSY?si=ec5JdzbTNgpJNUHH
#mentalhealthmay2024
youtu.be/cfn3R4VsD4Q?si=h0FLeF0xYGJdBZqB
*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: The reader, pencil in hand - Sisilia and Shawn on writing in books: youtu.be/Oaz562_zjjg?si=Jl-5RC9J7MJa7Awr
Book Haul: youtu.be/3r1OQ68kIL0?si=J7-Sig9Ea7CGB3FR
Review: Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls: a graphic memoir of Chinese & Asian-American identity and trauma: youtu.be/h_j0PUf9jW8?si=GcQefVXDdaClMmBZ
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
02:25 Mystery guest
25:56 Week in Review
26:31 Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
27:30 Shawn invokes the escape clause
28:38 Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
32:07 Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
35:39 Blackouts by Justin Torres
35:55 Watching You Without Me by Lynn Coady
36:39 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
Books mentioned:
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
goodreads.com/book/show/48595115-leonard-and-hungry-paul
Man with a Seagull on His Head by Harriet Paige
goodreads.com/book/show/40801262-man-with-a-seagull-on-his-head?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
The Secret to Not Drowning by Colette Snowden
goodreads.com/book/show/25865310-the-secret-to-not-drowning?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lF3uJmsKym&rank=1
Clear by Carys Davies
goodreads.com/book/show/176443690-clear?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dm8bIceE1D&rank=1
Birding by Rose Ruane
goodreads.com/book/show/178632549-birding?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
goodreads.com/book/show/59948520-in-memoriam?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nTH6GIvnvK&rank=1
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
goodreads.com/book/show/62322008-strange-sally-diamond?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
Spent Light by Lara Pawson
goodreads.com/book/show/204549341-spent-light?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_11
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
goodreads.com/book/show/127282542-feeding-ghosts
My full review: youtu.be/h_j0PUf9jW8?si=LnkoKKGjbKBDfLi3
Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
goodreads.com/book/show/55022560-cormorant-lake
Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
goodreads.com/book/show/31699704-something-in-disguise
Blackouts by Justin Torres
goodreads.com/book/show/65215321-blackouts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NEMYzfZSy9&rank=1
Watching You Without Me by Lynn Coady
goodreads.com/book/show/53105495-watching-you-without-me?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=lmVWF509HA&rank=1
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
goodreads.com/book/show/48677941-the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-vol-2
Orla Owen’s website: orlaowen.com
Follow Orla:
-on Twitter and Instagram: @orlaowenwriting
Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen
goodreads.com/book/show/200745697-christ-on-a-bike?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Lost Thumb by Orla Owen
goodreads.com/book/show/44172698-the-lost-thumb
PAH by Orla Owen
goodreads.com/book/show/57918923-pah
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#asianreadathon
youtu.be/Ke1NPIK8LSY?si=ec5JdzbTNgpJNUHH
#mentalhealthmay2024
youtu.be/cfn3R4VsD4Q?si=h0FLeF0xYGJdBZqB
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
goodreads.com/book/show/127282542-feeding-ghosts
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What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle
goodreads.com/book/show/57184923-what-willow-says?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hZHpKUPp04&rank=2
(My full review: youtube.com/watch?v=gx9c-JJXros)
My chat with Lynn Buckle: youtu.be/dXmRZ00rM3Q?si=V7Ih5mHJhDd8049X
Blackouts by Justin Torres
goodreads.com/book/show/65215321-blackouts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NEMYzfZSy9&rank=1
Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen
goodreads.com/book/show/200745697-christ-on-a-bike?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
goodreads.com/book/show/198563681-blessings?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Ivy's Tree by Wendy Burton
goodreads.com/book/show/53485064-ivy-s-tree?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_13
Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon
goodreads.com/book/show/191746769
Other books mentioned:
We the Animals by Justin Torres
goodreads.com/book/show/10306358-we-the-animals?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=lXC1elKLHC&rank=1
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When Writing In Books Is Okay by LH Johnson: bookriot.com/writing-on-books-is-okay
Reading with a pencil by Austin Kleon: austinkleon.com/2018/08/30/reading-with-a-pencil
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Follow Sisilia on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5753693-sisilia
@bookhoardersunite on Instagram
@Sisilia on Litsy
Books and articles mentioned:
Pot Luck by Émile Zola
Brian Nelson (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/6251723-pot-luck
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting by Penelope Mortimer
goodreads.com/book/show/3254071-daddy-s-gone-a-hunting?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=c3vXMlMTK0&rank=2
The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation by Jean Teillet
goodreads.com/book/show/36137596-the-north-west-is-our-mother?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=bGF91rGpxI&rank=1
The Yield by Tara June Winch
goodreads.com/book/show/53068123-the-yield?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2gAmrJaPeR&rank=1
The Greatest Gresham by Gillian Avery
goodreads.com/book/show/5650.The_Greatest_Gresham?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
A Year in Marginalia by Sam Anderson: themillions.com/2010/12/a-year-in-marginalia-sam-anderson.html
‘What I Really Want Is Someone Rolling Around in the Text’ by Sam Anderson:
nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06Riff-t.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: Nyambura and Shawn on how much—or even if—they prefer paperbacks: youtu.be/bobaw3kOYVQ?si=T3SGZpZ3y-W802kH
A chat with British novelist Douglas Bruton about his writing and some recent reading: youtu.be/XpzEI-4yMo4?si=tu9Oayr-zxE3kSOv
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/ITFPJ-gHze0?si=s-_-Ijn02086fSlm
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Political commentary
03:04 A fabulous biblioadventure
04:35 Mystery guest
22:26 Week in Review
23:26 Johnny I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
25:20 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
26:58 Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
27:13 Making Up the Gods by Marion Agnew
28:56 Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
29:33 In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
Books mentioned:
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
goodreads.com/book/show/57004637-the-book-of-form-and-emptiness?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XL1G1mjJhl&rank=2
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
goodreads.com/book/show/18839.Orlando?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=k4zWE1Z6x3&rank=2
What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma
Sarah Timmer Harvey (Translation)
goodreads.com/book/show/61921644-what-i-d-rather-not-think-about
In Defence of the Act by Effie Black
goodreads.com/book/show/156681860-in-defence-of-the-act?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0FZK3eMRfK&rank=1
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee
goodreads.com/book/show/62949047-8-lives-of-a-century-old-trickster?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MlHpGtC7Og&rank=1
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
goodreads.com/book/show/73936042-so-late-in-the-day?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_11
Johnny I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/en/book/show/694216
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars
Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
Jo Heinrich (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59737256
Making Up the Gods by Marion Agnew
goodreads.com/book/show/131867899-making-up-the-gods
Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
goodreads.com/book/show/60903482-young-bloomsbury
The Book Club Review podcast episode featuring an interview with Nino Strachey: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/young-bloomsbury-with-nino-strachey-126
In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
goodreads.com/book/show/195790706-in-tongues
The Recent East by Thomas Grattan
goodreads.com/book/show/53317479-the-recent-east?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=U5AMdLFtV3&rank=1
My full review: youtu.be/6J0Se9P5rw4
My chat with Thomas Grattan: youtu.be/6J0Se9P5rw4
Follow Bill on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/41380936-bill-khaemba
@kenyan_library on Instagram
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The first part of this chat, where Douglas talks about his own writing, is identical to what was featured in my March 29 Friday Reads video. The second part, where Douglas talks about recent reading, starts at the 30:12 mark.
Douglas Bruton’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.com
With or Without Angels by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/61312223-with-or-without-angels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34
My chat with Lindy about this: youtu.be/TVgF2kBcSW8?si=q6qBRatuVHwWIpVu
Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/56684838-blue-postcards
Hope Never Knew Horizon by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/210525551-hope-never-knew-horizon
Forever Saul Leiter by Saul Leiter
goodreads.com/book/show/55541012-forever-saul-leiter?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SS5waeqqu6&rank=1
In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter (documentary film): http://www.innogreathurry.com
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
Michael Hofmann (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/125565686-kairos
Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck
Susan Bernofsky (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/42265112-visitation
Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger
Natasha Lehrer & Cécile Menon (Translators)
goodreads.com/book/show/35454291-suite-for-barbara-loden
Exposition by Nathalie Léger
Amanda de Marco (Translator)
The White Dress by Nathalie Léger
Natasha Lehrer (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/51328074-the-white-dress
Marble by Amalie Smith
Jennifer Russell (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/55847773-marble
Thread Ripper by Amalie Smith
Jennifer Russell (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/61228356-thread-ripper
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Why I Love Paperbacks by Isaac Fitzgerald: esquire.com/entertainment/books/a45686651/why-i-love-paperback-books
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Nyambura from Nairobi
(they/them/Elle)
Podcast, 100 on Books: https://anchor.fm/100onbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/3498271-nyambura
@100onbooks on Twitter
BookTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCHC6iylgECEavOhwQpjbZDg
Substack newsletter: 100onbooks.substack.com
@100.on.Books on Instagram
Books mentioned:
Frog And Toad: A Complete Reading Collection: Frog And Toad Are Friends, Frog And Toad Together, Days With Frog And Toad, Frog And Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
niagarapencentre.com/shop/product/frog-and-toad-a-complete-reading-collection-by-arnold-lobel-paperback-indigo-chapters-coles-257cf5
Frog and Toad and the Self: Arnold Lobel’s beloved books taught children to understand and appreciate their individuality by Bert Clere: theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/05/frog-and-toad-and-the-self/483399
The Broken River Tent by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
goodreads.com/book/show/70097053-the-broken-river-tent
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Why I Love Paperbacks by Isaac Fitzgerald: esquire.com/entertainment/books/a45686651/why-i-love-paperback-books
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Nyambura from Nairobi
(they/them/Elle)
Podcast, 100 on Books: https://anchor.fm/100onbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/3498271-nyambura
@100onbooks on Twitter
BookTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCHC6iylgECEavOhwQpjbZDg
Substack newsletter: 100onbooks.substack.com
@100.on.Books on Instagram
Books mentioned:
Frog And Toad: A Complete Reading Collection: Frog And Toad Are Friends, Frog And Toad Together, Days With Frog And Toad, Frog And Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
niagarapencentre.com/shop/product/frog-and-toad-a-complete-reading-collection-by-arnold-lobel-paperback-indigo-chapters-coles-257cf5
Frog and Toad and the Self: Arnold Lobel’s beloved books taught children to understand and appreciate their individuality by Bert Clere: theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/05/frog-and-toad-and-the-self/483399
The Broken River Tent by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
goodreads.com/book/show/70097053-the-broken-river-tent
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*Where else to follow me:*
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*The week in review on my channel:*
Sharon Butala and Shawn the Book Maniac talk books: youtu.be/6saOgtOTosU?si=9-tidE3Uj8MzrIOa
Zooming In: Hannah and Shawn on Women Writers Who Destroyed Their Own Work: youtu.be/nYQMYuTJo9E?si=RN1lEnuSiQ0gddbS
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/ITFPJ-gHze0?si=s-_-Ijn02086fSlm
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Mystery guest
27:53 A new benefit for Patreon members
29:50 Week in Review
31:03 Jewels by David Carpenter
32:30 The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
35:55 Strange Flowers: A Novel by Donal Ryan
40:56 Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
43:19 Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
43:37 The Adversary by Michael Crummey
Books mentioned:
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
David McDuff (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/7144.Crime_and_Punishment?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_5
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young
goodreads.com/book/show/60218853-miss-macintosh-my-darling
Landscapes by Christine Lai
goodreads.com/book/show/124931360-landscapes
Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito
Curtis Bauer (Translator)
Shawn and Anna’s chat about it on Books on the Go: youtu.be/on-a01J1KSg?si=VnQ_HNeuxISMFP5f
Jewels by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/2501128.Jewels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
goodreads.com/book/show/185767235-the-hearing-test
Strange Flowers: A Novel by Donal Ryan
goodreads.com/book/show/55782303-strange-flowers
Audiobook narrated by Donna Nikolaisen
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
goodreads.com/book/show/36339460-from-a-low-and-quiet-sea
Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
goodreads.com/book/show/31699704-something-in-disguise
Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
Jo Heinrich (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59737256
The Adversary by Michael Crummey
goodreads.com/book/show/75669095-the-adversary?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
atmospheric quarterly: atmosphericquarterly.com
@atmosphericquarterly on Twitter
@atmosphericliterary on Instagram
Follow Anthony on Twitter and Instagram: @anthgarrett
His profile on the Tin House website: tinhouse.com/th_post_faculty/anthony-garrett
His guest appearance on The Mookse and the Gripes podcast: open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p/episode-77-poetry?r=9ilk1&utm_medium=ios
*Where else to follow me:*
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The Blacksmith's Daughter by Selim Özdogan
Ayca Türkoglu & Katy Derbyshire (Translators)
goodreads.com/book/show/57333870-the-blacksmith-s-daughter?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PO0ZXCzuGW&rank=1
The Forest by Georges Bugnet
David Carpenter (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/6877844-the-forest?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=126DKJRgQQ&rank=1
(Dave talks about Bugnet and the translation in this video: youtu.be/yOIMY_YUu0M?si=8kfhpd2T7DzU4Yv0)
Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin
goodreads.com/book/show/62313615-code-noir?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Fucc7nAcRY&rank=1
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The Women Writers Who Destroyed Their Own Work by Naomi Huffman: theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/08/women-writers-destroy-work-molinard-plath/675135
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Follow Hannah:
-on her website: hannahjoyner.com
-on her BookTube channel, Hannah’s Books: youtube.com/@HannahsBooks?si=7nc8XLdUpsfi9xZZ
-on Twitter: @HannahsBooks1
Books mentioned:
Panics by Barbara Molinard
Emma Ramadan (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59736605-panics?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tzm2FLFJWS&rank=1
The Street by Ann Petry
goodreads.com/book/show/186926.The_Street?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MxDQeOi64x&rank=1
Why Do Some Writers Burn Their Work? by Alex George: lithub.com/why-do-some-writers-burn-their-work
Carrie by Stephen King
goodreads.com/book/show/126459.Carrie
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
goodreads.com/book/show/140963.O_Pioneers_?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Golden States by Michael Cunningham
goodreads.com/book/show/111084.Golden_States?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_17
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Sharon Butala’s website: http://sharonbutala.com
Books discussed:
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
goodreads.com/en/book/show/58662236
Information about Sharon’s lecture in Calgary is here: literarykaleidoscope.ca
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
goodreads.com/book/show/57224204-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
goodreads.com/book/show/62673108-the-making-of-another-major-motion-picture-masterpiece?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=EbOGcLJuTe&rank=5
Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag by Sigrid Nunez
goodreads.com/book/show/9520847-sempre-susan?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ECVdPMNfIo&rank=1
What Are You Going Through? by Sigrid Nunez
goodreads.com/book/show/51152434-what-are-you-going-through
The Girl in Saskatoon: A meditation on Friendship, Memory, and Murder by Sharon Butala
goodreads.com/book/show/2446496.The_Girl_in_Saskatoon?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
Zara's Dead by Sharon Butala
goodreads.com/book/show/37856554-zara-s-dead
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
goodreads.com/book/show/3014272-the-spare-room?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rcjXEWyDtf&rank=1
(Natalie’s and my joint review: youtube.com/watch?v=pvW7UAjAGTk)
The First Stone by Helen Garner
goodreads.com/book/show/50001157-the-first-stone
The Observer: A Novel by Marina Endicott
goodreads.com/book/show/75307947-the-observer?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
goodreads.com/book/show/123636870-study-for-obedience?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi
goodreads.com/book/show/59901521-free?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JeaDLRLr2X&rank=2
How to Pronounce Knife: Stories by Souvankham Thammavongsa
goodreads.com/book/show/51196859-how-to-pronounce-knife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=J5hhoY0i8v&rank=1
In the Country of Others by Leïla Slimani
Sam Taylor (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/55850508-in-the-country-of-others?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_8
MacArthur Park by Judith Freeman
goodreads.com/book/show/56621881-macarthur-park?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
The Perfection of the Morning: An Apprenticeship in Nature by Sharon Butala
goodreads.com/book/show/831646.Perfection_of_the_Morning?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
My interview with Sharon about this memoir: youtu.be/qxLEb2oiWm0?si=sfEe3-Tb4y7LdeSq
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: Clutter Schmutter - A chat with James on the joys and perils of an overstuffed library: youtu.be/QsQeibgTILY?si=_EgT6yyA-uGb18gk
A Reckoning: Shawn the Book Maniac downsizes his current reads: youtube.com/watch?v=HgHBG7yLP_Q&t=69s
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/XQIvtdi8YZo?si=1cSCmvcJ-HjIjQjY
Voices from Inside the Blue House: Writers in Collaboration reading (organized by Meredith Hambrock), 25 April at 7 PM at the SaskTel Theatre at the Remai: remaimodern.org/events-gatherings/voices-from-inside-the-blue-house-writers-in-collaboration
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
04:48 Mystery guest
20:37 A special literary reading
25:32 Week in Review
26:33 Summer by Edith Wharton
28:03 The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
32:38 Johnny I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
33:23 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Books mentioned:
Strangers by Taichi Yamada
Wayne P. Lammers (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/1347446.Strangers?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=74uY6rHjbG&rank=1
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
goodreads.com/book/show/199795387-the-heart-in-winter?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_12
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
goodreads.com/blog/show/2738?ref=BigBooksSpring24_eb
Summer by Edith Wharton
goodreads.com/book/show/26261738-summer
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
goodreads.com/book/show/185767235-the-hearing-test
Johnny I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/en/book/show/694216
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars
Ingrid Persaud’s page on the Faber website: faber.co.uk/author/ingrid-persaud
Follow Ingrid:
-on Twitter: @IngridPersaud
-on Instagram: @ingpersaud_author
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
goodreads.com/book/show/51092558-love-after-love
My full review: youtu.be/GM5yB0rzY7E?si=Qm3-gda0BA72f3Qd
My interview with Ingrid: youtu.be/N68uoRiyjD0?si=OrM5ZBw2PeC3rE-8
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud
goodreads.com/book/show/203730393-the-lost-love-songs-of-boysie-singh
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Boulder by Eva Baltasar
Julia Sanches (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/59774734-boulder
A Book, Untitled by Shushan Avagyan
Deanna Cachoian-Schanz (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/203791698-a-book-untitled
One Last Song by Nathan Evans
goodreads.com/book/show/199503445
Bob the Bookerer’s full review: youtu.be/JaLLEbooB48?si=C0Ht-1yp2FrQyM80
Bob the Bookerer’s interview with the author: youtu.be/QnK67K170jM?si=A8-onyI5I5oIY1h5
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
goodreads.com/book/show/31699704-something-in-disguise
Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
Shamya Dasgupta (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/31939340-mirror-of-the-darkest-night
Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
goodreads.com/book/show/60903482-young-bloomsbury
The Book Club Review podcast episode featuring an interview with Nino Strachey: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/young-bloomsbury-with-nino-strachey-126
Strange Flowers: A Novel by Donal Ryan
goodreads.com/book/show/55782303-strange-flowers
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
goodreads.com/book/show/185767235-the-hearing-test?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
goodreads.com/book/show/158875813-prophet-song?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
goodreads.com/book/show/8128338-of-human-bondage
The Broken River Tent by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
goodreads.com/book/show/70097053-the-broken-river-tent
My Friends by Hisham Matar
goodreads.com/book/show/127488823-my-friends
Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan
goodreads.com/book/show/23604537-mean-spirit
Making Up the Gods by Marion Agnew
goodreads.com/book/show/131867899-making-up-the-gods
The Family Way by Christopher DiRaddo
goodreads.com/book/show/56220542-the-family-way
My ‘mystery guest’ chat with Christopher starts at 2:29 here: youtu.be/olNekC6A4t0?si=erfc-HfjQX9gnMum
Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
goodreads.com/book/show/55022560-cormorant-lake
Jewels by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/2501128.Jewels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
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My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
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On Book Hoarding and the Perilous Paradox of Clutter, by Vanessa Ogle: lithub.com/on-book-hoarding-and-the-perilous-paradox-of-clutter
Zooming In is a series of chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Follow James:
-on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/55905
-on his blog, Caustic Cover Critic: http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com
-on Twitter: @Unwise_Trousers
-on Instagram: @fpasties
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
#litwithindianlit
*The week in review on my channel:*
Shawn the Book Maniac on 12 intriguing Canadian works of fiction coming out in the spring of 2024: youtu.be/JVf0luzw_xE?si=tZFue24XuA0nujwq
Zooming In: Kendra on Alice Wong’s disability activism & being better allies on bookish social media: youtu.be/kf4nKOac9fA?si=b5zN_ozX1bjjqn9m
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/X28O8y7B2VM?si=daRrM_WAksqpxk56
A chat with Nigerian-Canadian writer Michael Afenfia about his novel, Leave My Bones In Saskatoon: youtu.be/GSkIlC07XK8?si=0d3xi7VBNuFZuaXm
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
01:40: Update on Kenji
04:19 Mystery guest
34:12 Week in Review
35:45 Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
40:20 Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
41:42 The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
Books mentioned:
Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author by Sophus Helle
goodreads.com/book/show/61871762-enheduana?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_57
The Child by Alistair Mackay
goodreads.com/blog/show/2738?ref=BigBooksSpring24_eb
It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Alistair Mackay
goodreads.com/book/show/60116337-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-this-way
The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda
goodreads.com/book/show/373967.The_Heart_of_Redness?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HritrEka2n&rank=1
Emperor of Rome: Mphuthumi Ntabeni interviews Mary Beard: https://www.litnet.co.za/emperor-of-rome-mphuthumi-ntabeni-interviews-mary-beard/?fbclid=IwAR1EoTqVbyZHviQyIID_WBiIq1CpfpVr42h9bNjqFvzcLRoZDXjZakgIWHw_aem_AQWsZzyfesYQS26bYXDViBlTyayK6Pvn9DDqVRNYDOLUiQkEg8vpX8O5BBsBdItb7Ck
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
goodreads.com/book/show/317748.The_Stone_Angel
Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
Shamya Dasgupta (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/31939340-mirror-of-the-darkest-night?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
Something in Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard
goodreads.com/book/show/31699704-something-in-disguise
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan
goodreads.com/book/show/185767235-the-hearing-test?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13
Mpush’s website: https://ntabeni.site
The Broken River Tent by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
goodreads.com/book/show/70097053-the-broken-river-tent
The Wanderers by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
goodreads.com/book/show/58547393-the-wanderers
Watch Bob’s and my chat with Mpush about The Wanderers here: youtu.be/9TnRNCrzexM
‘The lost diaries of Tiyo Soga’ by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
https://www.litnet.co.za/the-lost-diaries-of-tiyo-soga/
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Michael Afenfia’s website: michaelafenfia.com
Follow Michael:
-on Instagram and Twitter: @michaelafenfia
Griots Lounge Publishing: griotslounge.ca
Check out my other chat with Michael about his other writing and some current reading, starting at 15:28 here: youtu.be/a4meERuPaVI?si=GEqP3yRV0ugSyf26
Leave My Bones In Saskatoon by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/123503348-leave-my-bones-in-saskatoon
When the Moon Caught Fire by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/9712574-when-the-moon-caught-fire?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_13
A Street Called Lonely by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/14736221-a-street-called-lonely
Don't Die On Wednesday by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/33782762-don-t-die-on-wednesday
The Mechanics of Yenagoa by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/52395194-the-mechanics-of-yenagoa
Rain Can Never Know by Michael Afenfia
goodreads.com/book/show/60135418-rain-can-never-know
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Kinder Than Solitude by Yiyun Li
goodreads.com/book/show/18077906-kinder-than-solitude
Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
William Maynard Hutchins, Lorne M. Kenny,
Olive E. Kenny (Translators)
goodreads.com/book/show/11446012-palace-of-desire
What Napoleon Could Not Do by D.K. Nnuro
goodreads.com/book/show/61322636
My bite-sized chat with Kezia starts at 9:22 here: youtu.be/J9ZLsctU6EA?si=1m8laYieWIn-dr7L
Other books mentioned:
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life - Yiyun Li
goodreads.com/book/show/30211990-dear-friend-from-my-life-i-write-to-you-in-your-life?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rctyYqWKwN&rank=1
(My “review”: youtu.be/n6DRdJep1BA)
Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li
goodreads.com/book/show/40545837
My less than enthusiastic review: youtu.be/63fkeiBRtZU?si=-Df8GOYpommpF3-V
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy #1) by Naguib Mahfouz
William M. Hutchins (Translator), Olive E. Kenny (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/762134.Palace_Walk?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=q8Lp6hZLzd&rank=4#
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*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Disabled Authors Deserve, and Demand, More by Alice Wong: publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/92821-disabled-authors-deserve-and-demand-more.html
A Disability Activist is Asked to Change Her Speech by Boston University Her Response: in Future Speaking Contracts, No Changes Will Be Allowed by Kristen Shahverdian and Samantha Lafrance: pen.org/a-disability-activist-is-asked-to-change-her-speech
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Kendra Winchester on BookTube: youtube.com/c/KendraWinchester/videos
Follow Kendra on Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/14675955.K_D_Winchester
Twitter and Instagram: @kdwinchester
Kendra’s audiobook columns on Book Riot: bookriot.com/author/kendra-winchester
Kendra’s podcast, Read Appalachia: readappalachia.com/blog/ep-1-what-is-appalachian-literature-anyway
@readappalachia on Instagram
Books mentioned:
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong
goodreads.com/book/show/59900658-year-of-the-tiger?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=N8kUC9jMQw&rank=1
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/51456746-disability-visibility
Kendra’s interview with Alice Wong about this book on the Reading Women podcast: readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/interview-with-alice-wong
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong
goodreads.com/book/show/150247408-disability-intimacy
Crip Up the Kitchen: Tools, Tips, and Recipes for the Disabled Cook by Jules Sherred
goodreads.com/book/show/61950324-crip-up-the-kitchen?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk
goodreads.com/book/show/59019792-black-disability-politics?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
goodreads.com/book/show/60199447-the-future-is-disabled?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown
goodreads.com/book/show/39297013-the-pretty-one?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown
goodreads.com/book/show/62675014-the-secret-summer-promise
Voice: On Writing with Deafness by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/43985449-voice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=84XyX3wTsm&rank=1
Kendra’s series of articles on Book Riot about disability and literature:
A Book Lover’s Guide to Disability Pride Month: bookriot.com/book-lovers-guide-to-disability-pride-month
A Nondisabled Reader’s Guide to Disability Literature: bookriot.com/a-nondisabled-readers-guide-to-disability-literature
7 Tips On How To Be a Better Disability Ally On The Bookish Internet: bookriot.com/how-to-be-a-better-disability-ally
10 Books to Introduce Readers to Disability Literature: bookriot.com/introduction-to-disability-literature
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If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
*Where else to follow me:*
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@shawnthebookmaniac on Instagram and Threads
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My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
52 works of Canadian fiction coming out in spring 2024: cbc.ca/books/52-works-of-canadian-fiction-coming-out-in-spring-2024-1.7149879
Books mentioned:
Broughtupsy: A Novel by Christina Cooke
goodreads.com/book/show/126498506-broughtupsy
Aftershock by Zhang Ling
Shelly Bryant (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/125706024-aftershock?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Silver Repetition by Lily Wang
goodreads.com/book/show/123687348-silver-repetition
The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham
goodreads.com/book/show/192793483-the-invisible-hotel?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_31
The Laundryman’s Boy: A Novel by Edward Y.C. Lee
goodreads.com/book/show/181109960-the-laundryman-s-boy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=12GVnXbnRw&rank=1
Firekeeper: A Novel by Katłıà
goodreads.com/book/show/199603738-firekeeper
The Hollow Beast by Christophe Bernard
Lazer Lederhendler, Translator
goodreads.com/book/show/71270770-the-hollow-beast
Perfect Little Angels by Vincent Anioke
goodreads.com/book/show/206007765-perfect-little-angels
The War You Don't Hate by Blaise Ndala
Dimitri Nasrallah (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/210567674-the-war-you-don-t-hate
Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr
goodreads.com/book/show/195668137-prairie-edge?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_10
Indian Winter by Kazim Ali
goodreads.com/book/show/175409310-indian-winter?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
Coexistence: Stories by Billy-Ray Belcourt
goodreads.com/blog/show/2738?ref=BigBooksSpring24_eb
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#litwithindianlit
#PeopleApril
*The week in review on my channel:*
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/vuajlGrSaOA?si=SoG5PJu-rGxqN7gN
Zooming In: We like it like that - Bernie, Hunter & Shawn on gay male desire in literature: youtu.be/hBRI4qByLMU?si=SDyYysUTw4A0j8KE
Wee In Other Words: youtu.be/DIANmowjNH4?si=Aijvx9xxqW-LA4O4
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Mystery guest
32:09 Week in Review
32:44 Patreon update
33:20 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
35:10 A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
38:14 Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan
41:46 Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
42:48 Jewels by David Carpenter
44:13 Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
Books mentioned:
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
goodreads.com/book/show/52085140-the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BceYLyiOVm&rank=1
I talk about and read an excerpt from this book beginning at the 7 minute mark on this book haul video: youtu.be/QwxlANrTZQc?si=sjD4qWAdSKNR3dML
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
goodreads.com/en/book/show/62645211
NY Times article: After a Long and Painful Absence, Writing Her Way Home Again - After early success with her first book, Mona Susan Power sank into years of depression. A new one, “A Council of Dolls,” offered her a chance to heal by Leah Greenblatt: nytimes.com/2023/08/07/books/mona-susan-power-council-of-dolls-indigenous-book.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Strange Flowers: A Novel by Donal Ryan
goodreads.com/book/show/55782303-strange-flowers
Mirror of the Darkest Night by Mahasweta Devi
Shamya Dasgupta (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/31939340-mirror-of-the-darkest-night?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
Breast Stories by Mahasweta Devi
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/31453654-breast-stories
Jewels by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/2501128.Jewels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
goodreads.com/book/show/60903482-young-bloomsbury
The Book Club Review podcast episode featuring an interview with Nino Strachey: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/young-bloomsbury-with-nino-strachey-126
Douglas Bruton’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.com
With or Without Angels by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/61312223-with-or-without-angels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34
My chat with Lindy about this: youtu.be/TVgF2kBcSW8?si=q6qBRatuVHwWIpVu
Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/56684838-blue-postcards
Hope Never Knew Horizon by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/210525551-hope-never-knew-horizon
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Playlist of all episodes of In Other Words: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQd1sVAAhNC-4PQ6_pI8SyjN
Books mentioned:
The Handsome Monk and Other Stories by Tsering Döndrup
Christopher Peacock (Translation)
goodreads.com/book/show/40265237-the-handsome-monk-and-other-stories?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aboNrjqrRA&rank=1
Wild Mary: A Life Of Mary Wesley by Patrick Marnham
goodreads.com/book/show/886146.Wild_Mary?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=eQB8YLu7BE&rank=1
Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito
Curtis Bauer (Translator)
Shawn and Anna’s chat about it on Books on the Go: youtu.be/on-a01J1KSg?si=VnQ_HNeuxISMFP5f
Vocabulary mentioned:
strut
strouten
strutian
*ster-
cholesterol
starch
stare
starve
stereo
hidebound
hide
hyd
*(s)keu-
cunnilingus
custody
cuticle
hoard
huddle
hose
hut
lederhosen
obscure
scum
sky
bind
bindan
*bhendh-
bend
bandanna
band
bond
bundle
cummerbund
ribbon
declaim
declamation
declamer
declamare
clamare
*kele-
declame
claim
acclaim
disclaim
calendar
clairvoyance
clamor
clarify
clarinet
clarion
declare
ecclesiastic
haul
nomenclature
reconcile
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Gay sex in literature didn’t just make me a reader – it humanised my desire by Jamie Valentino: penguin.co.uk/articles/2023/06/gay-literature-erotic-novels
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Follow Bernie on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/1369715-bernie
@bernie.lombardi on Instagram
Hunter on Twitter and Instagram: @shelfbyshelf
Books and writers mentioned:
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan
goodreads.com/blog/show/2738?ref=BigBooksSpring24_eb
Working Out: The Total Shape-Up Guide for Men by Charles Hix
goodreads.com/en/book/show/3187962
The Lord Won't Mind by Gordon Merrick
goodreads.com/book/show/3095340-the-lord-won-t-mind
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
goodreads.com/book/show/98687.Call_Me_by_Your_Name
Totally Joe by James Howe
goodreads.com/blog/show/2738?ref=BigBooksSpring24_eb
The Countess: A Novel of Elizabeth Bathory by Rebecca Johns
goodreads.com/book/show/10454411-the-countess?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=rfByvfiAqa&rank=1
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
goodreads.com/book/show/15858.Mirror_Mirror
Now and Then by William Corlett
goodreads.com/book/show/1279409.Now_and_Then?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nVRJ4Lpwlf&rank=1
My chat with Ericka about this novel: youtu.be/jGLrjaF8H6w?si=iFKMGcqojwEUeaph
The Sluts by Dennis Cooper
goodreads.com/book/show/51587.The_Sluts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FqLtsDPnX4&rank=1
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
goodreads.com/book/show/54304105-milk-fed?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
Try by Dennis Cooper
goodreads.com/book/show/51594.Try?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17
Cleanness by Garth Greenwell
goodreads.com/book/show/45892271-cleanness?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MVM1M0boHJ&rank=2
Tricks by Renaud Camus
Richard Howard (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/260091.Tricks?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
goodreads.com/book/show/53317498-100-boyfriends?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=d2UNQDHgnP&rank=1
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
goodreads.com/book/show/22929602-what-belongs-to-you
Ellen Hopkins
The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories by Allen Barnett
goodreads.com/book/show/1863275.The_Body_and_Its_Dangers_and_Other_Stories?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FB7pFk6c9M&rank=1
Memorial by Bryan Washington
goodreads.com/book/show/48902303-memorial?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HwjA0TPJIn&rank=1
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
goodreads.com/book/show/123414019-family-meal
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
goodreads.com/book/show/30288282-the-immortalists?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
goodreads.com/book/show/139087.The_Line_of_Beauty?ac=1&from_search=true
The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst
goodreads.com/book/show/1093442.The_Swimming_Pool_Library
The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst
goodreads.com/book/show/35427341-the-sparsholt-affair
Dancer From The Dance by Andrew Holleran
goodreads.com/book/show/232431.Dancer_from_the_Dance?ac=1&from_search=true
Faggots by Larry Kramer
goodreads.com/book/show/109395.Faggots?ac=1&from_search=true
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
goodreads.com/book/show/51132850-real-life
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket by John Weir
goodreads.com/book/show/1691655.The_Irreversible_Decline_of_Eddie_Socket?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
City of Night by John Rechy
Change: A Method by Édouard Louis
John Lambert (Translation)
The End of Eddy - Édouard Louis, Michael Lucey (Translation)
History of Violence - Édouard Louis, Michael Lucey (Translation)
(My full review: youtu.be/t_vXrcE5a4U)
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Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti
goodreads.com/book/show/127282792-alphabetical-diaries?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8vPKiTX9pE&rank=1
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
goodreads.com/book/show/59725231-enter-ghost?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_6
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars
Other books mentioned:
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
goodreads.com/book/show/40718380-the-parisian
There There by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/36692478-there-there?ac=1&from_search=true
My full review: youtu.be/NSM2aqxkckg?si=R5EiMvBMuZxh5CeV
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If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
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*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: Is Don DeLillo worth reading? Sonya pulls Shawn the Book Maniac into the underworld: youtu.be/TaSIMH8MGTk?si=RyjiprOsLVP1ExwI
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Mystery guest
31:10 You must read this newspaper article
32:25 Week in Review
32:52 Home Stretch by Graham Norton
35:12 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
36:50 Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan
Books mentioned:
Gay Girl Prayers by Emily R. Austin
goodreads.com/book/show/183910792-gay-girl-prayers?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
goodreads.com/book/show/55711706-everyone-in-this-room-will-someday-be-dead?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vW1EvFzfp3&rank=1
My bite-sized chat with Bill from Nairobi: youtu.be/8RmnPGLcJOw
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars
There There by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/36692478-there-there?ac=1&from_search=true
My full review: youtu.be/NSM2aqxkckg?si=R5EiMvBMuZxh5CeV
A Bronx Teacher Asked. Tommy Orange Answered by Elisabeth Egan: nytimes.com/2024/03/18/books/tommy-orange-there-there-wandering-stars.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Home Stretch by Graham Norton
goodreads.com/book/show/55919304-home-stretch
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
goodreads.com/book/show/52085140-the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BceYLyiOVm&rank=1
I talk about and read an excerpt from this book beginning at the 7 minute mark on this book haul video: youtu.be/QwxlANrTZQc?si=sjD4qWAdSKNR3dML
Strange Flowers: A Novel by Donal Ryan
goodreads.com/book/show/55782303-strange-flowers
Laurie MacFayden’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.com
White Shirt by Laurie MacFayden
goodreads.com/book/show/8115139-white-shirt?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8tGJ2uCsaT&rank=1
Walking Through Turquoise by Laurie MacFayden
goodreads.com/book/show/36263853-walking-through-turquoise?ac=1&from_search=true
Kissing Keeps Us Afloat by Laurie MacFayden
goodreads.com/book/show/44565227-kissing-keeps-us-afloat?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_12
*Where else to follow me:*
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Shocks to the System: Don DeLillo’s novels of the Cold War and its aftermath by Christian Lorentzen: bookforum.com/print/3001/don-delillo-s-novels-of-the-cold-war-and-its-aftermath-25202
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Sonya’s BookTube channel, an enthusiastic reader: youtube.com/@anenthusiasticreader?si=CliJgH-Ibo8cIHDv
Follow Sonya on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/1295781
@an.enthusiastic.reader on Instagram
Books mentioned:
White Noise by Don DeLillo
goodreads.com/book/show/28251250-white-noise?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ElASiYU7V8&rank=1
Underworld by Don DeLillo
goodreads.com/book/show/11761.Underworld
Libra by Don DeLillo
goodreads.com/book/show/400.Libra
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*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Ericka and Shawn discuss William Corlett’s masterful 1995 gay boarding school novel, Now and Then: youtu.be/jGLrjaF8H6w?si=FkpwcLqUxEtk_c12
Kate, Yuki, and Shawn discuss Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai on The Book Club Review podcast: youtu.be/Mun0wLw0oKI?si=hH0KIo5xoKBgTfA2
The Book Club Review podcast: thebookclubreview.co.uk
Link to this episode’s more extensive show notes: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/mild-vertigo-and-japanese-literature
I’m now putting mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so that you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in that separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
02:19 Mystery guest
18:44 Week in Review
19:38 Patreon announcements
21:01 Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
24:12 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
Books mentioned:
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey Into the Magic of Rewilding by Eoghan Daltun
goodreads.com/book/show/62678715-an-irish-atlantic-rainforest?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession
goodreads.com/book/show/200331592-ghost-mountain
(My ‘mystery guest’ chat with him starts at 7:24 here: youtu.be/I7rOqorMUzo?si=2vzRnm9iKZ00Jb60)
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
goodreads.com/book/show/48595115-leonard-and-hungry-paul
Panenka by Rónán Hession
goodreads.com/book/show/55410610-panenka
My chat with Rónán about Panenka: youtu.be/zSB4vqgHTjA?si=wFNMbC0LeYfmYUrn
Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen
goodreads.com/book/show/200745697-christ-on-a-bike?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Museum of Failures: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
goodreads.com/book/show/75593884-the-museum-of-failures?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Egg/Shell by Victoria Kennefick
goodreads.com/book/show/203453033-egg-shell?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_10
Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/4610132-jokes-for-the-apocalypse
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
goodreads.com/book/show/52085140-the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BceYLyiOVm&rank=1
I talk about and read an excerpt from this book beginning at the 7 minute mark on this book haul video: youtu.be/QwxlANrTZQc?si=sjD4qWAdSKNR3dML
Cauvery Madhavan on Twitter: @CauveryMadhavan
Cauvery’s tweet about the giveaway of signed copies of The Tainted: https://x.com/cauverymadhavan/status/1768205688264650854?s=61&t=9QN2vUfeojrFts92uUc8uQ
Cauvery’s website: cauverymadhavan.com
The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan
goodreads.com/book/show/209307675-the-inheritance
The Tainted by Cauvery Madhavan
goodreads.com/book/show/51108839-the-tainted
My chat with Cauvery about The Tainted: youtube.com/watch?v=h5FK3JsAbwY
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
The Book Club Review podcast: thebookclubreview.co.uk
@BookClubRvwpod on Twitter
@bookclubreviewpodcast on Instagram
Link to this episode’s more extensive show notes: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/mild-vertigo-and-japanese-literature
Yuki Tejima’s website: booknerdtokyo.com
@booknerdtokyo on Instagram
BOOK LIST
Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (trans. Polly Barton)
A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata (trans. Juliet Winters Carpenter)
Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito (trans. Curtis Bauer)
Woman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushima (trans. Geraldine Harcourt)
Also Territory of Light and Child of Fortune by Yuko Tsushima
Grass for my Pillow by Sayiichi Maruya (trans. Dennis Keene)
The Little House by Kyoto Nakajima (trans. Ginny Tapley Takamori)
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuo Tsumura (trans. Polly Barton)
Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton
Porn: An Oral History by Polly Barton
Butter by Asako Yuzuki (trans. Polly Barton)
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Now and Then by William Corlett
goodreads.com/book/show/1279409.Now_and_Then?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nVRJ4Lpwlf&rank=1
The Magician's House Quartet Series by William Corlett
goodreads.com/series/59260-the-magician-s-house-quartet
Two Gentlemen Sharing: A Novel by William Corlett
goodreads.com/book/show/898923.Two_Gentlemen_Sharing
The House Martin by William Parker
goodreads.com/book/show/8812308-the-house-martin?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uN7ip4CG4F&rank=4
While England Sleeps by David Leavitt
goodreads.com/book/show/509105.While_England_Sleeps
Follow Ericka on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/3030161
@ErickaS_flyleafunfurled on Litsy
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*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: These are our brains on books: Trevor & Shawn on the art and science of reading: youtu.be/zuuXjHobihE?si=jidfECbsMMUuS450
I’m now going to put mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in a separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
03:20 Mystery guest
18:42 Week in Review
19:38 An experiment
24:37 Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
26:10 Summer by Edith Wharton
Books mentioned:
A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet by Eavan Boland
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9981436-a-journey-with-two-maps?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11...
Home Stretch by Graham Norton
goodreads.com/book/show/55919304-home-stretch
Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor
goodreads.com/book/show/125120532-cold?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor
goodreads.com/book/show/56809068-motorcycles-sweetgrass
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
goodreads.com/en/book/show/62645211
Dream Wheels by Richard Wagamese
goodreads.com/book/show/590562.Dream_Wheels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_21
The Englishman's Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
goodreads.com/book/show/408032.The_Englishman_s_Boy?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_11
Unknown Soldiers by Väinö Linna
Liesl Yamaguchi (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/26192817-unknown-soldiers
Frost in May by Antonia White
goodreads.com/book/show/479975.Frost_in_May
(The Backlisted podcast episode: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/112-antonia-white-frost-in-may)
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
goodreads.com/book/show/35838277-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl?ac=1&from_search=true
Kidnap Fury of the Smoking Lovers by Peter Benson
goodreads.com/book/show/60907611-kidnap-fury-of-the-smoking-lovers
Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
goodreads.com/book/show/55022560-cormorant-lake
Summer by Edith Wharton
goodreads.com/book/show/26261738-summer
Christy Jordan-Fenton
Website: cjordanfenton.com
@CJordanFenton on Twitter
Facebook: facebook.com/ChristyJordanFenton
Read her fascinating author profile on Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/4119948.Christy_Jordan_Fenton
Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
goodreads.com/book/show/8585187-fatty-legs
My Bite-sized Book Chat with Lara: youtu.be/grBl3p_ULu4?si=f_NRrpGAhTizHaED
*Where else to follow me:*
@shawnmooney on Litsy and on Twitter
@shawnthebookmaniac on Instagram and Threads
@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
This is Your Brain on Books by Elyse Graham: publicbooks.org/this-is-your-brain-on-books
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviews
The Mookse and the Gripes podcast: mookse.substack.com
The Mookse and the Gripes podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCJjggyu-Hn1_yJZ3XzTM17w
Trevor on Twitter and Instagram: @mookse
Books mentioned:
The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club by Christopher de Hamel
goodreads.com/book/show/59785460-the-posthumous-papers-of-the-manuscripts-club
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill
goodreads.com/book/show/25669.How_the_Irish_Saved_Civilization?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren
Agnes Broomé (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/60334013-collected-works
My full review: youtu.be/h49vGte0dIY?si=khjTLVH3jRU1tMO5
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain
goodreads.com/book/show/60065627-a-horse-at-night
The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America by Adrian Johns
goodreads.com/blog/show/2721-the-45-most-read-historical-fiction-novels-of-the-past-decade?ref=DecadeMostReadHistFic24_eb
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*Where else to follow me:*
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My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Zooming In: Who’s the bigger bibliomaniac? - Jolene of Bookworm Adventure Girl & Shawn duke it out: youtu.be/bGdWGu6b7EI?si=XuwSZo7ybeUcIOuP
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/-1HedZAzM5M?si=Py8jW3m8q249I776
I’m now going to put mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in a separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Mystery guest
25:38 Week in Review
26:30 Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? By Jenny Diski
29:05 Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
30:10 A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford, 1936-1940
31:31 How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica
Books mentioned:
Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon
goodreads.com/book/show/55286387-suppose-a-sentence
Affinities: On Art and Fascination by Brian Dillon
goodreads.com/book/show/62214100-affinities
Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Nonfiction by Brian Dillon
goodreads.com/book/show/41121514-essayism
Vengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye
Jordan Stump (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/112974898-vengeance-is-mine
Self-Portrait in Green by Marie NDiaye
Jordan Stump (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/20893797-self-portrait-in-green
That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye
Jordan Stump (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/51243985-that-time-of-year
My Heart Hemmed In by Marie NDiaye
Jordan Stump (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/32073144-my-heart-hemmed-in
Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon
goodreads.com/book/show/191746769
Promising Young Women by Suzanne Scanlon
goodreads.com/book/show/15759676-promising-young-women
Her 37th Year, An Index by Suzanne Scanlon
goodreads.com/book/show/25115141-her-37th-year-an-index
Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? By Jenny Diski
goodreads.com/book/show/54486819-why-didn-t-you-just-do-what-you-were-told?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/4610132-jokes-for-the-apocalypse?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_26
A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford, 1936-1940 by Patricia Malcolmson (Editor), Robert Malcolmson (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/21481729-a-free-spirited-woman?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LlCdussVS3&rank=1
How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica
goodreads.com/book/show/174070471-how-we-named-the-stars
Amina Cain’s website: aminacain.com
Follow Amina on Instagram : @amina_memory
Indelicacy by Amina Cain
goodreads.com/book/show/52115847-indelicacy
Creature by Amina Cain
goodreads.com/book/show/18213279-creature
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain
goodreads.com/book/show/60065627-a-horse-at-night
I Go To Some Hollow by Amina Cain
goodreads.com/book/show/135377620-by-amina-cain-i-go-to-some-hollow-trenchart-tracer-series-trenchart-1
*Where else to follow me:*
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@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
goodreads.com/book/show/123636870-study-for-obedience?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10
Willie: The Life of W. Somerset Maugham by Robert Calder
goodreads.com/book/show/191782.Willie?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_15
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
goodreads.com/book/show/139400713-martyr?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7
Other books mentioned:
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
goodreads.com/book/show/8128338-of-human-bondage
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
My Patreon announcement video: youtu.be/iMNWAKxp7Ak
*Where else to follow me:*
@shawnmooney on Litsy and on Twitter
@shawnthebookmaniac on Instagram and Threads
@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Do you suffer from bibliomania? John W. Doull does — and his Dartmouth bookstore proves it - by Andrew Sampson: cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/john-w-doull-bookseller-profile-1.6910639
YouTube video: A Walk Through John W. Doull Books: youtu.be/RImOoqcRDKA?si=DnHwNiFxOrp6frnk
Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.
Jolene’s BookTube channel, Bookworm Adventure Girl: youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl
@bookwormadventuregirl on Instagram
Follow Jolene on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/1806930-bookworm-adventure-girl
Books and bookstores mentioned:
John W. Doull Books: doullbooks.com
Clothes-Pegs by Susan Scarlett, Noel Streatfeild
goodreads.com/book/show/61253534-clothes-pegs
My full review: youtu.be/m-5vKfqWjN0?si=1ka6raWpd4N_i0X5
Blackouts by Justin Torres
goodreads.com/book/show/65215321-blackouts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NEMYzfZSy9&rank=1
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
goodreads.com/book/show/58065033-lessons-in-chemistry?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
goodreads.com/book/show/31549906-do-not-say-we-have-nothing?ac=1&from_search=true
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
goodreads.com/book/show/15852479-we-need-new-names
Fair’s Fair Books: http://www.fairsfair.com
The Next Page: nextpageyyc.ca
Pages: pageskensington.com
Owl’s Nest Books: owlsnestbooks.com
Macleod’s Books (no website)
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*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
*The week in review on my channel:*
Trevor, Paul and Shawn on Hidden Gems - The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast: youtu.be/NSJR4wU7tpM?si=-8VssmBrhq083sWb
Wee Book Haul: youtu.be/6zoyngnX2aY?si=WcA99eBmGmc_SM3Z
Bite-sized Book Chats: The 72nd Episode: youtu.be/LqvuVTJALT8?si=jKPdTlsC4s2r6JUg
Elvin James Mensah on his stunning debut novel, Small Joys: a chat with Shawn the Book Maniac: youtu.be/ZSiLlBnQfD8?si=kPKeLD63ZnERla7D
I’m now going to put mystery guest webpages and books they’ve written near the bottom of my show notes, so you might better resist the temptation to peek. 😜 (This also means that books authored by mystery guests will not be in the regular book list or time stamps but in a separate section farther down.)
Should you wish, *support me on Patreon*: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):
00:00 Introduction
03:46 Mystery guest
21:14 Week in Review (revamped)
23:15 The Forest by Georges Bugnet
26:37 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
28:03 Apparitions by Adam Pottle
30:20 The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology by Karina Vernon (Editor)
31:23 A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
32:18 A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford, 1936-1940
33:19 Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? By Jenny Diski
33:42 Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
Books mentioned:
Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
goodreads.com/book/show/8585187-fatty-legs
My Bite-sized Book Chat with Lara: youtu.be/grBl3p_ULu4?si=f_NRrpGAhTizHaED
Lioness by Emily Perkins
goodreads.com/book/show/63227455-lioness?ref=rae_0
Bird Life by Anna Smaill
goodreads.com/book/show/75660871-bird-life?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=EXtUx3hV0f&rank=2
Audition by Pip Adam
The Forest by Georges Bugnet
David Carpenter (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/6877844-the-forest?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=126DKJRgQQ&rank=1
(Dave talks about Bugnet and the translation in this video: youtu.be/yOIMY_YUu0M?si=8kfhpd2T7DzU4Yv0)
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
goodreads.com/en/book/show/58662236
Apparitions by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/75526373-apparitions?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology by Karina Vernon (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/42953552-the-black-prairie-archives
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
goodreads.com/en/book/show/62645211
A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford, 1936-1940 by Patricia Malcolmson (Editor), Robert Malcolmson (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/21481729-a-free-spirited-woman?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LlCdussVS3&rank=1
Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? By Jenny Diski
goodreads.com/book/show/54486819-why-didn-t-you-just-do-what-you-were-told?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Jokes for the Apocalypse by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/4610132-jokes-for-the-apocalypse?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_26
Read a profile of Sue Orr: read-nz.org/writers-files/writer/orr-sue
Follow Sue on Twitter: @SueMOrr
Loop Tracks by Sue Orr
goodreads.com/book/show/57958363-loop-tracks?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=pAWLCdgkcV&rank=1
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
More information about Elvin James Mensah: mushens-entertainment.com/elvin-james-mensah
@elvinjamesmensah on Instagram
Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
goodreads.com/book/show/61612872-small-joys
*Where else to follow me:*
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@shawnthebookmaniac on Instagram and Threads
@shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social on Bluesky
My Goodreads is goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney
My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
Should you wish, support me on my new Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=75826765
If you don’t want to do a regular monthly thing, but would like to make a one-time contribution, here is my PayPal-registered email address: shawnmooneyinjapan@gmail.com
A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf
Chat #1: with Marina from the UK
Marina’s blog, findingtimetowrite: findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com
Follow Marina on Twitter: @MarinaSofia8
@marinasofiabooks on Instagram
@marinasofia.bsky.social on Bluesky
The Delivery by Margarita García Robayo
Megan McDowell (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/139363339-the-delivery?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uHgcDZvHX2&rank=1
Read Marina’s full review: findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2023/10/25/iberian-october-margarita-garcia-robayo
Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
Charlotte Coombe, translator
goodreads.com/book/show/40200782
Chat #2: with Vinny from West Orange, NJ
Follow Vinny on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/48269087-vinny
Billypar on Litsy
A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast by Dorthe Nors
Caroline Waight, translator
goodreads.com/book/show/63114784-a-line-in-the-world
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors
Misha Hoekstra (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/34457985-mirror-shoulder-signal
Chat #3: with Sisilia from Singapore
Follow Sisilia on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5753693-sisilia
@bookhoardersunite on Instagram
@Sisilia on Litsy
Blood Dark by Louis Guilloux
Laura Marris (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/33670827
Chat #4: with Aaron of Aaron Read A Book from London
Aaron Read A Book on BookTube: youtube.com/@AaronReadABook?si=UnCrw19Kf7C_Z81d
Follow Aaron on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/183919
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink
goodreads.com/book/show/57136679
Aaron’s full review: youtu.be/UJDwts7Or4E?si=Xz6Gnn5_csZu3edb
The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading - Edmund White: goodreads.com/book/show/36672477-the-unpunished-vice?ac=1&from_search=true
*Where else to follow me:*
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Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? By Jenny Diski
goodreads.com/book/show/54486819-why-didn-t-you-just-do-what-you-were-told?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
goodreads.com/book/show/61842212-soldier-sailor?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7
The Call of the Red-winged Blackbird: Essays on the Common and Extraordinary by Tim Bowling
goodreads.com/book/show/58480619-the-call-of-the-red-winged-blackbird?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
I first samples and discuss this book on my ‘Another Saskatoon library-book veelog’ video: youtu.be/LCKOavOFfd0?si=K38nLMHL6aISzTb_
Should you wish, support me on my Patreon account: patreon.com/user?u=7582676
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765
The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast: mookse.substack.com
Shownotes
* The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer
* Mean Spirit, by Linda Hogan
* Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
* Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities, by PaulSeesequasis
* Day, by Michael Cunningham
* The Hours, by Michael Cunningham
* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young
* The Book of Forgotten Authors, by Christopher Fowler
* The Sea Change of Angela Lewes, by Cynthia Propper Seton
* The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos, by Nick Jans
* A Life on Paper, by Georges-Olivier Chateaureynard, translated by Edward Gauvin
* The Conductor and Other Tales, by Jean Ferry, translated by Edward Gauvin
* The One Who Did Not Ask, by Altar Fatima, translated by Rukhsana Ahmad
* Severina, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Chris Andrews
* The African Shore, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Jeffrey Gray
* Swimmer in the Secret Sea, by William Kotzwinkle
* With or Without Angels, by Douglas Bruton
* The Sight of Death, by T.J. Clark
* Volt, by Alan Heathcock
* 40, by Alan Heathcock
* The New Perspective, by K. Arnold Price
*Where else to follow me:*
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My Patreon is patreon.com/user?u=75826765