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229: Lena Valencia (MYSTERY LIGHTS) & Muriel Spark’s DRIVER’S SEAT
Lena Valencia drops by the Damn Library, physically, and it’s a real nice time complete with a flashing drink you can’t see, because this is a podcast. Lena and...
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228: Lev Grossman (THE BRIGHT SWORD) & Phillip K Dick’s UBIK
Lev Grossman returns to the podcast after a nine year break. That’s a long time! Since he was here last, he wrote his Arthurian magnum opus, The Bright Sword,...
227: Holly Gramazio (THE HUSBANDS) & Zito Madu’s THE MINOTAUR AT CALLE LANZA
Holly Gramazio drops by via the magic of Zoom to talk her magical summer blockbuster of a book, The Husbands. She gets into its origin as a computer game,...
226: Kate Slotover (THE BOOK CLUB REVIEW) discusses Helene Hanff’s LETTER FROM NEW YORK and Joseph Mitchell’s UP IN THE OLD HOTEL
Kate Slotover, host of The Book Club Review podcast, joins me in the Damn Library all the way from London! Drinks are had, New York is discussed, along with...
225: Melissa Mogollon (OYE) and Jenny Odell’s HOW TO DO NOTHING
Melissa Mogollon zooms in to talk her debut Oye, and all the fun she had writing it. That means we talk how her friends are like her sisters, the...
224: Tea & Contemplation with Drew Broussard
Our old pal Drew (of Voyage into Genre) is back! We talk about how the internet used to be, how Drew broke his slump, some literal tea discussion, RPG...
223: Fiona Warnick (THE SKUNKS) and Sheila Heti’s ALPHABETICAL DIARIES
Fiona Warnick, author of the charming novel The Skunks, drops by to talk animals and metaphor, how her creative writing program helped her with this book, writing smooth, and...
222: Bookshelf May 2024
Christopher goes through some stuff he read and some stuff he wants to read. Got any modern pirate book recommendations? contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb for drink recipes, book lists, and more,...
221: Alexander Tanner (WORRY) and Kathryn Scanlan’s AUG 9 – FOG
Alexandra Tanner shares the Damn Library physical space, sitting in the chair across from me and everything. She discusses her sibling’s influence on Worry, writing for an audience of...