Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Join our book club!
lifeonbooks.com/bookclub

James Wood's list
listchallenges.com/the-elegant-variation-james-woods-best-books

Books mentioned in this episode
Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Lainez
amzn.to/4kx448N
bookshop.org/a/103053/978168137941

Scars by Juan Jose Saer
amzn.to/40cGeGc
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824221

Friday’s at Enrico’s by Don Carpenter
amzn.to/4lQFsIF
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781619025400

The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
amzn.to/3NMhi5y
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316074223

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
amzn.to/47oX0WD
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316602921

A Month in the Country by JL Carr
amzn.to/4sDPDTM
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780940322479

The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer
amzn.to/4byIBtl
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780446584388

The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
amzn.to/4bX0jWy
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812978490

I, Grape by Brock Clarke
amzn.to/4t5b3J3
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781946724366

The Sellout by Paul Beatty
amzn.to/4c87nkb
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250808240

I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
amzn.to/40Xwb8c
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780375840395

Get the Freedom App to remove distractions and read more books:
freedom.sjv.io/N9074O

Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!
linktw.in/BRYAnVh

Follow me on Instagram:
instagram.com/alifeonbooks

Follow Andy on Instagram
instagram.com/metafictional.meathead