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A list of short books, because life is short, and you need to make your reading goals.(a sequel to the episode “22 Short Books”)For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/episode-261Join the Patreon and hang out in the mo ...  Show more

Meg Richardson stops by the Damn Library for some kid wine (or is it adult Martinelli’s?) and book chatter. We get into whether she’s the Jackie or the Kayla, her time as a pawn shop employee, and the journey of this book through lots of different forms before resolving back to t ...  Show more

Jordan talks to Amy Fusselman about writers who perform, getting out of your own head, and the agonies and ecstasies of comedy. It's a laugh-out-loud kind of episode.MENTIONED:McSweeney's Internet Concern"Hawk" by Joy WilliamsSecond PositionAmy Fusselman is the author of five boo ...  Show more

Sally is joined by special guest HE Manal Ataya, Director General of Sharjah Museums, as she shares her picks of her favourite reads. She talks harnessing the power of anxiety with Sarah Wilson’s 'First, We Make the Beast Beautiful', Mark Haddon’s brilliant breakout novel 'The Cu ...  Show more

Author Honor Levy stops by the pod to talk about her debut short story collection, My First Book. 

In this episode of Book Club, Malika Gharib joins us to share her musings on what it means to be an artist, the symbiotic relationship between journalism and comics, as well as what the 'American Dream' truly means. She reflects on growing up as a first-generation Filipino Egypti ...  Show more