Christopher (@cdhermelin) and Drew (@drewsof) talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through their never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in their hands.
Recorded at the Damn Library in Brooklyn, NY. For show info, book lists, and drink recipes, visit somanydamnbooks.com
Vanessa Manko drops in to talk about how writing is like dancing, her novel The Invention of Exile’s editing journey, and they all discuss The English Patient, and suggest a novel they’d like to see made into a movie.  Fifteen seconds…
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Isaac Fitzgerald skates by the Damn Library and joins the guys to talk about his Pen & Ink series, Kathleen Alcott’s “Infinite Home”, and the joys of recommending books. Hilarity ensues. Also maybe some 80s metal.  Fifteen Seconds…
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The guys introduce a new segment (“Reading Comprehension”), which leads to some serious questions. They also discuss their summer reading habits, the Man Booker longlist, and Christopher continues to shame Drew for not reading “A Little Life”.Â
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In which Drew and Christopher wonder what spumoni is (it’s ice cream), talk about the books they bought, discuss Elena Ferrante and the first book in her Neapolitan saga, and they recommend books to each other, like usual. Â 15 seconds of a song:…
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Summer break is over and the guys return to the Damn Library to discuss graphic novels, comics, brimping, and Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky’s “Sex Criminals”. Â 15 Seconds of a Song: “Desire”, Years & Years
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BuzzFeed Literary Editor Saeed Jones drops by the Damn Library to talk about his PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award-winning collection “Prelude to Bruise”, Claudia Rankin’s incendiary “Citizen: An American Lyric”, and whether or not art can change the…
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In which Lev Grossman visits the Damn Library to talk about his Magicians trilogy and (one of his) favorite book(s) of all time: Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway”. 15 Seconds of a Song: “Magic” by Ben Kweller
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The Guys discuss the business of recommending books, then they discuss Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a @biblioracle recommendation.Â
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In which Catherine Lacey (author of “Nobody is Ever Missing”) drops by the Manhattan branch of the Damn Library! Drinks are made, bathtubs are revealed, and escape is discussed (among many other things).
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The guys chat with ToB Commish Kevin Guilfoile about the ToB and his writing, then get some friends from the commentariat on the phone including Neighbors73, BradMcGinty, Melanie, and itsonlyzach. Â The ToB is over, long live the ToB!
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