WBBC Reviews: Dialogues in Paradise by Can Xue Weird Book Book Club 2019-04-30 | Can Xue wants to play—you up for a game of surrealist mad libs? Today we discuss 3 different types of readers who are likely to dig her first translated work: Dialogues in Paradise.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: youtube.com/redirect?v=Plel8LfJR_U&redir_token=9q_bXcHOBigj5vytMBQiLXH5XT98MTU1NjY2OTkyNUAxNTU2NTgzNTI1&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fuser%2Fshow%2F18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONEDKelly Krumrie’s review of “Love in the New Millennium” for Full Stop: http://www.full-stop.net/2019/03/07/reviews/kelly-krumrie/love-in-the-new-millennium-by-can-xue“Against Interpretation” by Susan Sontag: http://shifter-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sontag-Against-Interpretation.pdfEileen Myles’s review of “Love in the New Millennium” for the Paris Review: theparisreview.org/blog/2018/11/19/starvation-and-suffering-also-get-you-high“Member” by Michael Cisco: goodreads.com/book/show/18582089-member?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/12344319-the-weird?ac=1&from_search=true“Ice” by Anna Kavan: goodreads.com/book/show/636223.Ice?ac=1&from_search=trueOTHER WORKS I MEANT TO MENTIONLive readings of Can Xue’s work at the Asian American Writers Workshop: youtu.be/ulFdr8WZl44#booktube
Black Lives Matter Weird Book Book Club 2020-06-16 | The name of this video is #BlackLivesMatter. Subtitle: #AbolishThePoliceTHINGS YOU CAN DOListen to BookTubers who are smarter than me:-The Novel Lush: youtu.be/18-zjiHfklE-Books by Leynes: youtu.be/EUq0ZbswSnw-The Artisan Geek: youtu.be/pEIETa-IjeYFind your local Black Lives Matter chapter: blacklivesmatter.com/chaptersPut your money where your mouth is: -Southerners on New Ground: database.southernersonnewground.org/donate-Black Visions Collective: secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2-Campaign Zero: paypal.com/donate/?token=jE85YSJ0fN3t7Dgx06yWcYUXsSb5vfQmYm3Ks4kCdOW4q81EWEcWO_1WSPA_Ldy7CVemgm&country.x=US&locale.x=US-The Okra Project: paypal.me/theokraprojectEducate yourself on the movement to abolish/defund the police:themarshallproject.org/records/3382-police-abolitionOTHER WORKS MENTIONED-James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni, a Conversation: youtu.be/eZmBy7C9gHQ-What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?: vulture.com/2020/06/anti-racist-reading-lists-what-are-they-for.html
Shawn and Dan Discuss: The Collection by Nina Leger (Part 2) Weird Book Book Club 2020-04-21 | At last! The long-awaited(?) conclusion of Nina Leger's The Collection. Contains valuable survival tips for gay book nerds in quarantine.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc STUFF MENTIONED Part 1 of our discussion of The Collection: youtu.be/fdwZA_S-hJ0Shawn the Book Maniac's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAThe Collection by Nina Leger (Translated by Laura Francis): goodreads.com/book/show/50010958-the-collection#BookTube
In Deep Conversation - Cleanness by Garth Greenwell (video 2 of 4) Weird Book Book Club 2020-04-08 | What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER VIDEOS IN THIS DEEP CONVERSATIONPart 1 by Sarah of Hardcover Hearts: youtu.be/T1fLsaf4uooPart 3 by Leo of A Little Book Life: youtu.be/VvxGYcOs9Sw Part 4 by Sarah of Hardcover Hearts: youtu.be/HsNjWTgt8gMOTHER STUFF I TALKED ABOUTCleanness by Garth Greenwell: goodreads.com/book/show/45892271-cleannessAlex's (WhatPageAreYouOn) not-so-positive review of Cleanness: youtu.be/bYQqOu2vDZQDustin Illingsworth's very enthusiastic review of Cleanness: thebaffler.com/latest/the-poet-of-infinite-longing-illingworthBelladonna by Daša Drndić: goodreads.com/book/show/34390244-belladonnaInterview with Daša Drndić in the Paris Review: theparisreview.org/blog/2017/08/21/there-are-no-small-fascisms-interview-with-dasa-drndicNazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolaño: goodreads.com/book/show/1178230.Nazi_Literature_in_the_AmericasThe Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz: goodreads.com/book/show/244261.The_Street_of_CrocodilesThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade: goodreads.com/book/show/6351885-the-120-days-of-sodomThe Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille: goodreads.com/book/show/436806.Story_of_the_EyeQuerelle of Brest by Jean Genet: goodreads.com/book/show/53007.Querelle_of_BrestALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube
Shawn and Dan Discuss: The Collection by Nina Leger (Part 1) Weird Book Book Club 2020-02-24 | Today, the Weird Book Book Club has teamed up with Shawn the Book Maniac to take a deep, deep dive into Nina Leger's palace of phallus, a strangely under-stimulating novella called The Collection.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONED Shawn the Book Maniac's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAThe Collection by Nina Leger (Translated by Laura Francis): goodreads.com/book/show/50010958-the-collection#BookTube
WBBC Tags: BookTube Newbie Weird Book Book Club 2020-01-25 | To celebrate my BookTube Birthday, and also the new year, I guess, I'm reexamining this whole "talking about books on the internet" thing through fresh eyes using a classic tag.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONED The writings of Can Xue: goodreads.com/author/show/64753.Can_XueThe writings of Roberto Bolaño: goodreads.com/author/show/72039.Roberto_Bola_oThe writings of Octavia Butler: goodreads.com/author/show/29535.Octavia_E_ButlerThe writings of Brontez Purnell: goodreads.com/author/show/8425943.Brontez_Purnell#BookTubeNewbie
WBBC Poetry Corner: Thanks and Elegy By W.S. Merwin Weird Book Book Club 2020-01-18 | Today we learn how to stop being polite and start getting real with W.S. Merwin.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc #BookTube
WBBC Poetry Corner: Ave Maria by Frank OHara Weird Book Book Club 2019-12-06 | Today we find out there's more to see at the movies than what's up on the screen. Let's have some fun in the dark with Frank O'Hara.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONEDMini-documentary on Frank O'Hara: youtu.be/344TyqLlSFALunch Poems by Frank O'Hara: goodreads.com/book/show/139867.Lunch_Poems?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=77pyB4dsQq&rank=1#BookTube
WBBC Reviews: Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger by Brontez Purnell Weird Book Book Club 2019-11-26 | In celebration of #NovellasInNovember, we examine a book that proves great authors can do more with less: Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger by Brontez Purnell.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONEDSince I Laid My Burden Down by Brontez Purnell: goodreads.com/book/show/31944956-since-i-laid-my-burden-down?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=skVipNTqUO&rank=1Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger by Brontez Purnell: goodreads.com/book/show/26831135-johnny-would-you-love-me-if?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cIa1HIWfbp&rank=1#BookTube
WBBC Poetry Corner: I Want a Dyke for President by Zoe Leonard Weird Book Book Club 2019-11-23 | Today, we're trying something new with a poetry reading! This one pretty much sums up our ideal campaign platform for 2020.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONEDNepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color: goodreads.com/book/show/36516873-nepantla?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NidgMw4Hge&rank=1Mykki Blanco's reading of "I Want a Dyke for President": youtube.com/watch?v=y6DgawQdSlQ#BookTube
WBBC Reviews: Belladonna by Daša Drndić Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-28 | What's got you so upset? Another literary prize scandal? Humanity's total moral collapse? Check out our review of Belladonna by Daša Drndić and we can scream it all out together.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONEDBelladonna by Daša Drndić: goodreads.com/book/show/34390244-belladonnaEEG by Daša Drndić: goodreads.com/book/show/40611183-eegInterview with Daša Drndić in the Paris Review: theparisreview.org/blog/2017/08/21/there-are-no-small-fascisms-interview-with-dasa-drndicReview of Daša Drndić's novel, EEG, in the Paris Review: theparisreview.org/blog/2019/05/22/dasa-drndics-eeg-and-the-joys-of-pessimismALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 6: Love in the New Millennium X Purple Rain + Tags Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-12 | Welcome to the final part of our musical countdown extravaganza! In this episode, we get profoundly sexy with Can Xue and Prince. Then we shout out some fellow BookTubers to give this tag a try!What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAI AM TAGGINGHardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QTome Raider: youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdwKnowledge Lost: youtube.com/channel/UCzC7rydHkubgMjmz_v9Zg1wBigalbooks: youtube.com/channel/UC9LESKAViM_Yq5kZnNZrpOA7 Days at Sea: youtube.com/channel/UCcW6xKbux6MEd-a3-isPEngByways in Bookland: youtube.com/channel/UCM5GuSLTOIN-zxX0fQ_V6WwA Little Book Life: youtube.com/channel/UC-FEiOwoPLd1RWQzEvEoyIAWORKS MENTIONEDLove in the New Millennium by Can Xue: goodreads.com/book/show/39644407-love-in-the-new-millennium?ac=1&from_search=truePurple Rain by Prince: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_(album)ALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 5: The Slynx X Remain in Light Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-11 | Welcome to part 5 of our musical countdown extravaganza! In this episode, we dance our way through the meat grinder of history with Tatyana Tolstaya and Talking Heads.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAWORKS MENTIONEDThe Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya: goodreads.com/book/show/310722.The_Slynx?ac=1&from_search=trueRemain in Light by Talking Heads: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_LightALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 4: The Summer Book X Refried Ectoplasm Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-10 | Welcome to part 4 of our musical countdown extravaganza! In this episode, we find the perfect balance between moody and groovy with Tove Jansson and Stereolab.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAWORKS MENTIONEDThe Summer Book by Tove Jansson: goodreads.com/book/show/79550.The_Summer_Book?ac=1&from_search=trueRefried Ectoplasm by Stereolab: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refried_EctoplasmALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 3: Near to the Wild Heart X Daydream Nation Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-09 | Welcome to part 3 of our musical countdown extravaganza! In this episode, we discover the thought inside the thought inside the thought with Clarice Lispector and Sonic Youth.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAWORKS MENTIONEDNear to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector: goodreads.com/book/show/153425.Near_to_the_Wild_Heart?ac=1&from_search=trueDaydream Nation by Sonic Youth: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_NationALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 2: Dianas Tree X Tender Buttons Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-08 | Welcome to part 2 of our musical countdown extravaganza! In this episode, we invite you to savor the linguistic mysticism of Alejandra Pizarnik and Broadcast.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAWORKS MENTIONEDDiana's Tree by Alejandra Pizarnik: goodreads.com/book/show/23375559-diana-s-treeTender Buttons by Broadcast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tender_Buttons_(album)ALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
My Favorite Music(als) Pt. 1: Intro + Revenge X Another Thought Weird Book Book Club 2019-10-07 | Welcome to the WBBC's first-ever musical countdown extravaganza! Here, we lay down the ground rules and explore the memory-distorting powers of Yoko Ogawa and Arthur Russell.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc ORIGINAL TAG BYJust Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwI WAS TAGGED BYShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAWORKS MENTIONEDRevenge by Yoko Ogawa: goodreads.com/book/show/16032127-revenge?ac=1&from_search=trueAnother Thought by Arthur Russell: rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arthur-russell/another-thoughtALL MEDIA USED UNDER AN ASSUMPTION OF FAIR USE--PLZ DON'T SUE ME!#BookTube #WITmonth
WBBC Reviews: Love in the New Millennium by Can Xue Weird Book Book Club 2019-09-05 | Today we discuss Can Xue's latest and most award-winning-est novel, Love in the New Millennium. Also, Dan dispenses romantic advice and becomes intimate with a metal cylinder.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONED WBBC Reviews: Dialogues in Paradise by Can Xue: youtube.com/watch?v=wDpYNwdc5dECan Xue interview in Bomb Magazine: bombmagazine.org/articles/can-xueCan Xue's "New Long March" NovelsFive Spice Street: goodreads.com/book/show/5970590-five-spice-street?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Last Lover: goodreads.com/book/show/18723434-the-last-lover?ac=1&from_search=trueLove in the New Millennium: goodreads.com/book/show/39644407-love-in-the-new-millennium?ac=1&from_search=true#BookTube / #WITmonth
Collaborative Review: The Scar by China Mieville Weird Book Book Club 2019-08-30 | Today, the Weird Book Book Club joins forces with Leo from A Little Book Life to discuss China Mieville's novel The Scar.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONED Perdido Street Station by China Mieville: goodreads.com/book/show/68494.Perdido_Street_StationThe Scar by China Mieville: goodreads.com/book/show/68497.The_ScarIron Council by China Mieville: goodreads.com/book/show/68495.Iron_CouncilOTHER CHANNELS MENTIONEDA Little Book Life: youtube.com/channel/UC-FEiOwoPLd1RWQzEvEoyIA#BookTube
We Didnt Love Ocean Vuongs On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous Weird Book Book Club 2019-07-20 | Today, the Weird Book Book Club joins forces with Shawn the Book Maniac to discuss Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONED Shawn the Book Maniac's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXANight Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong: goodreads.com/book/show/23841432-night-sky-with-exit-wounds?ac=1&from_search=trueAlex / What Page Are You On's review of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: youtube.com/watch?v=SJMZ7xMd0sg#BookTube
WBBC Tags: Lets Get Shameless! (Original) Weird Book Book Club 2019-06-12 | To celebrate Pride Month, the WBBC is launching a brand new #BookTube tag—a kind of ode to pleasure and excess: The Shameless Tag. It’s saucy, it’s hefty, and it’s not afraid to show a little skin.WARNING: Today’s discussion is rated Moderately Sexy for its somewhat salacious topics and imagery. If you have a low tolerance for such things, go ahead and skip the video, but we hope you’ll try the prompts below.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc TAG PROMPTS1. Shamelessness Personified: Talk about a book, character, or writer who you feel best embodies what it means to be shameless.2. Shameless Suck Up: Talk about a book outside your comfort zone that you read mainly because you appreciate or admire the person who recommended it. 3. Shameless Plug: Talk about a book or writer you’ll recommend to ANYONE YOU MEET because they need more attention, dammit!4. Shameless Snob: Talk about a text that speaks to your very, VERY particular interests—stuff so obscure that it almost feels like the book was written just for you.5. Shameless Fan: Talk about a book or writer you know you’ll keep returning to despite the fact that there are literally millions of other things you could be reading.6. Shameless Hater: Talk about a trending/popular book or author you did not enjoy (and you don’t care who knows it!) 7. Shameless Flirt: Talk about a book that really turned you on in that… special way. (Or touched you emotionally in a way that others might find embarrassing.) 8. Tagging: Tag what you deem to be a shameless amount of BookTubers to complete this tag. Bonus points if you say something nice about each one.PEOPLE TAGGEDShawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAA Little Book Life: youtube.com/channel/UC-FEiOwoPLd1RWQzEvEoyIAKalanadi: youtube.com/user/KalanadiRunwright Reads: youtube.com/user/facebookdivaSFF 180: youtube.com/user/SFReviewsnetReading in Bed (Laura Frey): youtube.com/user/sailtothemoon1The Tome Raider (Marc Nash): youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdwBigalbooks: youtube.com/channel/UC9LESKAViM_Yq5kZnNZrpOAOld Blue’s Chapter and Verse: youtube.com/channel/UCX0isz0WljxXKVBWdES0XcQMatthew Sciarappa: youtube.com/channel/UCb7srjyBRVjcGpf2LJS7pQQBookshelf of Babel: youtube.com/user/dfgsdfhgdhggdffgfhdsThe Second Shelf: youtube.com/channel/UCpQsLKy0bh9hRZ3AWQzG-7gOnyx Pages: youtube.com/channel/UC_reNHCI5mUeKGbvkN2_bTAMichael Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCRb4fUCn9XGeAwS5NYy5ecQClaire Reads Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE1986mkMBPwxm-BCHDJCiQGhost Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCN_6Vf8AF0C_7AqQ811O2UgThe Poptimist: youtube.com/channel/UC81-3TLRCZnJDg-x8mG-xZABooks by Leynes: youtube.com/channel/UCI3s7BuaU9KZiFw7IBNL-ywTodd the Librarian: youtube.com/channel/UCfJjPZtGt8lakAtrXEYFrEAInk and Paper Blog: youtube.com/channel/UCnHIesGYARon0fpRkyBGJoQBooks and Pieces: youtube.com/user/booksandpiecesSilje: youtube.com/user/siljeblomst1Memento Mori: youtube.com/channel/UC6oWvnoj1O9kq0Mz_DFeIewBookish North: youtube.com/channel/UCWbc5iLZ3b-9YcV7090fHyASupposedly Fun: youtube.com/channel/UCOYmDxkNFwDmuTrGfqJtIaAOTHER WORKS MENTIONED Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac: goodreads.com/book/show/59144.Cousin_Bette?ac=1&from_search=trueExcellent Women by Barbara Pym: goodreads.com/book/show/178565.Excellent_Women?ac=1&from_search=trueVita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko: goodreads.com/book/show/3972188-vita-nostra?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Cass Neary series by Elizabeth Hand: goodreads.com/series/85148-cass-nearySince I Laid My Burden Down by Brontez Purnell: goodreads.com/book/show/31944956-since-i-laid-my-burden-down?ac=1&from_search=trueThat hilarious video of Brontez Purnell reading from his zine, Fag School: youtube.com/watch?v=aQg4-W1mlvIMrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls: goodreads.com/book/show/34377087-mrs-caliban?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima: goodreads.com/book/show/162332.The_Sailor_Who_Fell_from_Grace_with_the_Sea?ac=1&from_search=true#ShamelessBookTag
WBBC Reviews: Ghosts by César Aira Weird Book Book Club 2019-06-05 | Today we discuss Ghosts by César Aira. The spirits in this novella really seemed to freak people out—but not for the reasons you might expect.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONED 3 Weirdly Funny Reads: youtube.com/watch?v=UT_1pR08z8M&t=651sKamil Ahsan's overview of Aira's translated works for the LA Review of Books: lareviewofbooks.org/article/meant-to-be-understood-on-cesar-airas-complete-translated-worksThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House?ac=1&from_search=true#BookTube
WBBC Reviews: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Weird Book Book Club 2019-04-15 | Helen Oyeyemi's latest novel cleverly employs cookies as an emotional currency. If you love a good sucker punch right in the feels and you hate capitalism, you should check out our review.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONED Helen Oyeyemi's interview about Boy, Snow, Bird youtube.com/watch?v=tR9ffRxyrjwThe Kill by Emile Zola goodreads.com/book/show/3888856-the-kill?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem goodreads.com/book/show/18194.The_Cyberiad?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Changeling by Victor LaValle goodreads.com/book/show/31147267-the-changeling?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita?ac=1&from_search=true#booktube
WBBC Reviews: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño Weird Book Book Club 2019-03-26 | Roberto Bolaño’s final novel is a litany of human atrocities that ends with a delicious ice cream treat. Our review of 2666 examines three ways your mind may come out worse for wear.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc OTHER WORKS MENTIONED Jonathan Lethem's review of 2666: google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiDxLqx4Z_hAhUl9IMKHdjSDCYQFjAAegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F09%2Fbooks%2Freview%2FLethem-t.html&usg=AOvVaw3D7E85_9_XydAyWuH_WPIBBy Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño: goodreads.com/book/show/63031.By_Night_in_Chile?ac=1&from_search=trueThe Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño: goodreads.com/book/show/63033.The_Savage_Detectives?ac=1&from_search=trueAutobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon: goodreads.com/book/show/38458431-autobiography-of-death?ac=1&from_search=true#booktube #marchingmammoths
WBBC Recommends: 3 Weirdly Funny Reads to Warm Your Wintery Heart Weird Book Book Club 2019-03-05 | Impending climatological doom got you down? The WBBC is serving up 3 savory flavors of funny today to lift your spirits.Which books are making you laugh? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc WORKS MENTIONED1:16 Exile in Guyville by Dave White5:23 The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya10:50 Birthday by César Aira#booktube
WBBC Reviews: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong Weird Book Book Club 2019-02-25 | Rocking back and forth in the fetal position or raucously roasting Jack Kerouac fanboys: there's no wrong way to enjoy Ocean Vuong's eviscerating verse. What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media. Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-danTwitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc Please excuse basement noises at the beginning--we're still refining our recording set-up. (Also, I blame ghosts.)WORKS MENTIONED4:19 "In Newport I Watch My Father Lay His Cheek to a Beached Dolphin's Wet Back" by Ocean Vuong7:11 "Notebook Fragments" by Ocean Vuong13:11 "Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong" by Ocean Vuong15:45 Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color goodreads.com/book/show/36516873-nepantla?ac=1&from_search=true16:45 Crush by Richard Siken goodreads.com/book/show/96259.Crush?ac=1&from_search=true#booktube
WBBC Reviews: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Weird Book Book Club 2019-02-12 | Soulless corporate entities and the women who love them: today on the WBBC we take a deep dive into Sayaka Murata's Akutagawa Prize-winning novel, Convenience Store Woman.What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1... Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc Please excuse basement noises at the beginning--we're still refining our recording set-up. (Also, I blame ghosts.)OTHER WORKS MENTIONED6:39 Katy Waldman's review of Convenience Store Woman: newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sayaka-murata-eerie-convenience-store-woman-is-a-love-story-between-a-misfit-and-a-store9:44 Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi: goodreads.com/book/show/35412372-freshwater?ac=1&from_search=true11:00 Amatka by Karin Tidbeck: goodreads.com/book/show/33518530-amatka11:59 Amerika by Franz Kafka: goodreads.com/book/show/3218459-amerika#booktube
Reading List: January 2019 Weird Book Book Club 2019-01-21 | What's on this month's reading agenda? Transformation, mass murder, and queers in the big city!What are you reading? Let me know here or on social media.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1... Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbc Please excuse the blur and random basement noises here--we're still refining our recording set-up. (Also, I blame ghosts.)BOOKS MENTIONED0:33 The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya: goodreads.com/book/show/38643164-the-lonesome-bodybuilder?from_search=true2:40 2666 by Roberto Bolaño: goodreads.com/book/show/63032.2666?ac=1&from_search=true5:35 Exile in Guyville by Dave White: goodreads.com/book/show/177425.Exile_in_Guyville?ac=1&from_search=true
Welcome to the Weird Book Book Club! Weird Book Book Club 2019-01-16 | What’s a weird book? I don’t know, but I’ll tell you all about it when I see it. My tastes skew toward science fiction, fantasy, horror, experimental, and 🏳️🌈.The WBBC is open to anyone who likes taking deep dives into the things they read. Recommendations? Questions? Join the conversation here in the comments or follow us on social media.Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/18045277-dan Twitter: http://twitter.com/weirdbbcUntil next time... happy reading, weirdos!
