153: George Saunders (A SWIM IN A POND IN THE...

I hang out and chat a bit about books I've read recently! Fun, right? So much fun.For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/episode-257Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, listen to exclusive episodes, ...  Show more

Casey Scieszka squeezes through the internet’s tubes to arrive safely on the podcast and talk The Fountain, her debut novel. We get into immortality, and alcohol etymology, and the Spruceton Inn residency, and growing up the daughter of famous children’s author, Jon Scieszka. Plu ...  Show more

This week, we bring you a live interview with Garth Greenwell, conducted in October 2024 at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. Garth talks about growing up in Kentucky assuming that he would die young, the teacher who gave him a path toward being an artist, and the doggedness with which ...  Show more

In episode 166, author Andrew Boryga joins me to discuss his debut novel, <u>Victim,</u> a funny and gripping satire about success and identity. Through the adventures of Javier, <u>Victim</u>

In a lonely cabin on the edge of the woods, a retired sea captain lies dead, pinned to the wall by his own harpoon. But no one weeps for Peter Carey—a violent drunk who terrorised his family, neighbours, and colleagues. With a list of enemies that stretches from the Arctic Seas t ...  Show more

You can’t walk through an airport without seeing a Mitch Albom book on one of the shelves. He’s most famous for writing Tuesdays with Morrie, which may very well be the best-selling memoir of all time. He’s now written 14 books, which combined have sold more than 40 million copie ...  Show more