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Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/Follow Andy on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/Books mentioned in this episode: Everything is Now by J Hobermanhttps://amzn.to/3H0P17uhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781804290866Nadja by Andre BretonThe Uncollected STories of Mavis Gallanthttps://amzn.to/4diMyl5https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681378749The USA Trilogy by Juan Dos Passoshttps://amzn.to/3XX8r34https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063351530The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosahttps://amzn.to/4ka6nxehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427986Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidthttps://amzn.to/44bvAm6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953168JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/3GhDb8Hhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374680Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweighttps://amzn.to/4k3zW3zhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590172001Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestlerhttps://amzn.to/3H0QbQohttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501161315Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenterhttps://amzn.to/3GNhaiphttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173244I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpmanhttps://amzn.to/3ELSnLchttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492600Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Dusapinhttps://amzn.to/3EIaXnuhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830416Stoner by John Williamshttps://amzn.to/3Z9pT4Ghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590171998The Year of the French by Thomas Flanniganhttps://amzn.to/438PtIzhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590171080Memoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1768-1800 by François-René de Chateaubriandhttps://amzn.to/3EYjm6dhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681379616The True Deceiver by Tove Janssenhttps://amzn.to/4k7zpgKhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173299Margery Kempe by Robert Gluckhttps://amzn.to/4jP392thttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374314Anniversaries by Uwe Johnsonhttps://amzn.to/3GNGUv9The Netenyahus by Joshua Cohenhttps://amzn.to/3GFhJeihttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681376073When we Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatuthttps://amzn.to/43mchplhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681375663Loved and Missed by Susie Boydhttps://amzn.to/4iT0jIghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377810Malina by Ingeborg Bachmannhttps://amzn.to/3YxkWCMhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811228725The Letters of William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/43uWjZ9The Summer Book by Tove Janssenhttps://amzn.to/4m7G4cFhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590172681Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Láinezhttps://amzn.to/44oFKA2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681379425Jack the Modernist by Robert GluckEffingers by Gabriele Tergithttps://amzn.to/3GKtsrMhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681379791#literature #books #booktube

Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksBooks mentioned in this episode:The USA Trilogy by Juan Dos Passoshttps://amzn.to/3XX8r34https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063...Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidthttps://amzn.to/44bvAm6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...Attila by Aliocha Collhttps://amzn.to/4jlgZZEhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...Attila by Javier Serenahttps://amzn.to/3GymiH0https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...North Sun by Ethan Rutherfordhttps://amzn.to/3GM3QL6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646...Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweighttps://amzn.to/4k3zW3zhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeckhttps://amzn.to/42WE3r4https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guinhttps://amzn.to/4jAViFqhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781668...JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/3GhDb8Hhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevinshttps://amzn.to/4jWLyVVhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781541...Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector by Benjamin Moserhttps://amzn.to/3Yprl2Rhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199...Warrior Dreams by James William GibsonShadow Divers by Robert Kursonhttps://amzn.to/3Gz1bEJhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780375...In the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Matthiessonhttps://amzn.to/42UqWqfhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...The Rape of Nanking by Iris Changhttps://amzn.to/3RIGVTjhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465...Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrisonhttps://amzn.to/4d0dk1phttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802...Snow Lion by David McPhailhttps://amzn.to/4lX1nh1Hatchet by Gary Paulsenhttps://amzn.to/4iS8mp2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416...East of Eden by John Steinbeckhttps://amzn.to/4jDk5Jb

The LA Times recently released their "best 30 books of the last 30 years" list, and of course...we have something to say about itJoin our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  Books mentioned in this episode:Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/42FfJd7https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/4js3jN4https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Against the Day by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/4jOmfFAhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Falling Man by Don Delillohttps://amzn.to/4cSrj9Khttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416...Zero K by Don DeLillohttps://amzn.to/447ACjJhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501...The Silence by Don DeLillohttps://amzn.to/4jFynZahttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501...The Plot Against America by Philip Rothhttps://amzn.to/3YP0ixVhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400...Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/42x7mjXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquezhttps://amzn.to/42sHkQ1https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...The Inspector Barlach Mysteries by Friederich Durrenmatthttps://amzn.to/4iBeMZshttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226...Moonglow by Michael Chabonhttps://amzn.to/443zz4fhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062...The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4bIZgZIhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Parkhttps://amzn.to/3GjELqHhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812...Paranoia by Victor Martinovichhttps://amzn.to/3GpDWNihttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780810...Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnsonhttps://amzn.to/3S3apvd

Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  Books Mentioned in this Episde:The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4bIZgZIhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...The Flanders Road by Claude Simonhttps://amzn.to/42dLgEahttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/42x7mjXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/3GhDb8Hhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidthttps://amzn.to/44bvAm6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...https://amzn.to/4hXjNvkThe Museum of Eterna's Novel (The First Good Novel) by Macedonio Fernandezhttps://amzn.to/4cpUbFQhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934...Malina by Ingeborg Bachmannhttps://amzn.to/42rYKuPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...The Secret of Evil by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/447v8pdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...The USA Trilogy by Juan Dos Passoshttps://amzn.to/3XX8r34https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063...Attila by Aliocha Collhttps://amzn.to/4jlgZZEhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpi, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia by Max Besorahttps://amzn.to/3XITX6Mhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...Ultramarine by Mariette Navarrohttps://amzn.to/42koHxKhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646...Dune by Frank Herberthttps://amzn.to/3RihdVBhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780441...Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryhttps://amzn.to/4jcIi8Rhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439...The Left hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin

Want to connect with other amazing readers? Join our community!patreon.com/LifeonBooksLARB Article:https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/against-high-brodernism/Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/Follow Andy on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312429218The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpi, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia by Max Besorahttps://amzn.to/3XITX6Mhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830249The Museum of Eterna's Novel (The First Good Novel) by Macedonio Fernandezhttps://amzn.to/4cpUbFQhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824061Malina by Ingeborg Bachmannhttps://amzn.to/42rYKuPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811228725The Secret of Evil by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/447v8pdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811218153The USA Trilogy by Juan Dos Passoshttps://amzn.to/3XX8r34https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063351530Attila by Aliocha Collhttps://amzn.to/4jlgZZEhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960385376Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidthttps://amzn.to/44bvAm6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953168Something Happened by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/4lmDsHPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684841212Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811238038https://amzn.to/4hXjNvkStory of a Stammer by Gabor Vidahttps://amzn.to/4csjMhzhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780857429858JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/3GhDb8Hhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374680The Atlas by William T Vollmanhttps://amzn.to/3XWlAtbhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140254495The Rainbow Stories by William T Vollmanhttps://amzn.to/3G5IEQ0https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140171549The Flanders Road by Claude Simon

If you like our podcast, consider joining our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  Books mentioned in this video:2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...Antwerp by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/3RvMc0fhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250...Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...https://amzn.to/4hXjNvkThe Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4cgqFlXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...The Inspector Barlach Mysteries by Friedrich Durrenmatthttps://amzn.to/4iPgfM4https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226...The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpi, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia by Max Besorahttps://amzn.to/3XITX6Mhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...Don Quixote by Miguel Cervanteshttps://amzn.to/41YbVoqhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781978...What Kingdom by Fine Grabolhttps://amzn.to/3Rwq31Vhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953...Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidthttps://amzn.to/44bvAm6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...The Employees by Olga Ravnhttps://amzn.to/3YfQeO5https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...The Hospital by Ahmed Bouananihttps://amzn.to/4iTtnAvOn the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krlezahttps://amzn.to/4j3j6Sbhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...The Netenyahus by Joshua Cohenhttps://amzn.to/4i53PPBhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohenhttps://amzn.to/3XJhGDXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812...The Red Handler by Johan Harstadhttps://amzn.to/41ZnqvPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...Heart of a Dog by Mikh

Are men reading less than they used to? And if they are reading, are they reading less and less fiction?This has been a hotly debated topic in the book community lately, so today on the Life on Books podcast, we're talking all about this issue...whether or not men are reading, and if they're not reading, why they might not be reading.Don't forget to throw in your two cents down below!Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  Books mentioned in this episode:Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...https://amzn.to/4hXjNvk2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4bIZgZIhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/4kFCQwrhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Love and Terror by William HerrickWhite Noise by Don DeLillohttps://amzn.to/4iGFlNhhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Libra by Don DeLillohttps://amzn.to/41PJFDchttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallacehttps://amzn.to/4iEZPWDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316...

There are many books that have been adapted into films or television shows, some good, some not so good. But it's been often said that Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude would be nearly impossible to adapt to the screen, and it turns out...that was not true.In this episode, we talk about the new Netflix limited series of 100 Years of Solitude, what we thought of the show compared to the book, as well as other adaptations that have worked, or haven't worked.What is your favorite on screen adaptation of a book? Let us know below!Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  Books mentioned in this episode:One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquezhttps://amzn.to/3R5BoFUhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumashttps://amzn.to/3F7YY2ghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...https://amzn.to/4hXjNvkInvisible Man by Ralph Ellisonhttps://amzn.to/41GOIa2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...Something Happened by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/3QKJqUPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684...Catch-22 by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/4iqtyCThttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451...The Tunnel by William GassWarrior Dreams by James William Gibsonhttps://amzn.to/3F9FGcUPedro Paramo by Juan Rulfohttps://amzn.to/4it2CCkhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802...The Inspector Barlach Mysteries by Friedrich Durrenmatthttps://amzn.to/4iPgfM4https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226...White Noise by Don DeLillohttps://amzn.to/4hCCZxLhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Jurassic Park by Michael Crichtonhttps://amzn.to/4it0NFE

Recently for our book club we read Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. Originally published in the 1950s, it's considered a classic of American literature, though it rarely makes the rounds in most online book spaces these days. In this episode we do a deep dive on the only novel Ellison saw published in his lifetime.Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksInvisible Man by Ralph Ellisonhttps://amzn.to/41GOIa2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4kEu95Ehttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumashttps://amzn.to/3F7YY2ghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...Carpentaria by Alexis Wrighthttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...https://amzn.to/4hXjNvkWoman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushimahttps://amzn.to/3QNxBgwhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfohttps://amzn.to/4it2CCkhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802...Something Happened by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/3QKJqUPhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684...Warrior Dreams by James William Gibsonhttps://amzn.to/3F9FGcUMumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reedhttps://amzn.to/41K6hWQhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684...Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gasshttps://amzn.to/3XrFDiMhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141...Follow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  This video was created with:Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8iSigma 24-70https://amzn.to/3yjDPisAputure 300Xhttps://amzn.to/4fnxwv0Aputure Light Domehttps://amzn.to/3WptlGkRode Wireless Micshttps://amzn.to/3YpavBWShure SM7Bhttps://amzn.to/46vyQbk

Thank you to all of you for watching and being a part of this community!Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/41c84Cvhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallacehttps://amzn.to/3XaMUDChttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316...Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryhttps://amzn.to/3EKf81shttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439...Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyhttps://amzn.to/4hMuotghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...Warlock by Oakley Hallhttps://amzn.to/4bhAWOfhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitthttps://amzn.to/3Ddqt9Qhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062...The Brother by Rein Raudhttps://amzn.to/3XcmQI2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...Butchers Crossing by John Williamshttps://amzn.to/4351oschttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...Catch-22 by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/4i9DnVchttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451...Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/430XssEhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780440...China Dream by Ma Jianhttps://amzn.to/4iaAMuuhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781640...Europe Central by William T. Vollmanhttps://amzn.to/3CPeRtNhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Marshland by Otohiko Kagahttps://amzn.to/4b7ksZ5https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628...Moby Dick by Herman Melvillehttps://amzn.to/4b6mUz3https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142...The Pale King by David Foster Wallacehttps://amzn.to/4gRDDXO

Helen DeWitt's debut novel "The Last Samurai" almost didn't get published, but since then has become a cult classic, and it also made the now infamous NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list.In today's episode we break down the book, which we read for our January book club, and Andy gives us his feelings on finally reading a book written by a woman.Become part of our growing book community!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhBooks mentioned in this episode:The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitthttps://amzn.to/4hsDhI6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...Galapagos by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/4hOqVdhhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780385...Mother Night by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/40Lh5CmSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/3CEfE0phttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780440...Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/41109cihttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780385...The Tunnel by William H. Gass2666 by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/3CuyE1rhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...Between Parentheses by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4k1ztjhhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4hJHfMyUnknown University by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4jOlM76Something Happened by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/40Fnui8https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684...Troll by Dave Fitzgeraldhttps://amzn.to/3CvVR3ahttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952...Red Sorghum by Mo Yanhttps://amzn.to/42LI5nDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Feihttps://amzn.to/4hfJjw1The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolanohttps://amzn.to/4aDElqdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchonhttps://amzn.to/4hNGMsChttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Invisible Man by Ralph Ellisonhttps://amzn.to/415ibKDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...Aputure Light Domehttps://amzn.to/3WptlGkRode Wireless Micshttps://amzn.to/3YpavBWShure SM7Bhttps://amzn.to/46vyQbk

The world is in a crazy place right now, so to give you a bit of comedic relief, we've put together a list of our 10 favorite funny books. We hope that these books make you laugh as much as they did for us. Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Books mentioned in this episode: 1984 by George Orwell https://amzn.to/4gsEY7C Distant Star by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4aDDE05 Amulet by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/42zB7lxhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4aDElqdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/3WEr8HW 2666 by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/3CkhKT7https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The Tunnel by William H. Gass The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt https://amzn.to/4hsDhI6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Something Happened by Joseph Heller https://amzn.to/4hUqWNdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684... Endurance by Alfred Lansing https://amzn.to/40EdLIThttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465... The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei https://amzn.to/4hfJjw1 Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei https://amzn.to/42C1N5uhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley https://amzn.to/4aVxMzL Pay as You Go by Eskor David Johnson https://amzn.to/3PXc4RXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed Park https://amzn.to/40UTHDyhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/3CuCl78https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226... China Dream by Ma Jian https://amzn.to/40U55Qg A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley Natural Causes by Nina Lykke https://amzn.to/4haDS1ghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... JR by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/40SRcBDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... White Noise by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/3QhYBVj

Today on the Life on Books Podcast, we're talking about our favorite independent publishers! Use Code LIFE at Checkout at Open Letter Books to get 30% off your entire order now through the end of February, 2025! https://www.openletterbooks.org/ Join our book club on Patreon! www.patreon.com/lifeonbooks The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt https://amzn.to/40dmDW1 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Tunnel by William H. Gass Ht tps://amzn.to/4jbnPBJ Distant Star by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3C9kbI0 Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3Pxsu3r Fury by Clyo Mendoza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... Or https://amzn.to/40gE6Nb Anamnesis by Caroline McManus https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9798989... Or https://amzn.to/4ajg3Sa The Mystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Or https://amzn.to/3DUEedA Essays after 80 by Donald Hall https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780544... Or https://amzn.to/4fW18yN Endurance by Alfred Lansing https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465... Or https://amzn.to/4ahnQjz Paranoia by Victor Martinovich https://amzn.to/42cnKru 1984 by George Orwell https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780451... Or https://amzn.to/4gTgJjK Death in Spring by Merce Rodereda https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Or https://amzn.to/4hjTbnW The Taker and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... Or https://amzn.to/3CdbUCK The Red Handler by Johan Harstad https://amzn.to/4gVCBLf The Brother by Rein Raud https://amzn.to/4jkQxAb Natural Causes by Nina Lykke https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... Or https://amzn.to/3DSDTIo Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... Or https://amzn.to/4g3T4vV Love and Terror by William Herrick On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krleza https://amzn.to/42ct0ve Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3WnNwoO Satantango by Laszlo Kraznahorkai

Roberto Bolano is one of Latin America's most heralded authors, and the Savage Detectives is possibly his most famous work. We recently finished reading The Savage Detectives as part of our online book club, and we've got some thoughts about this one. So buckle in, because for the first time ever, Andy and I are pretty split on how we felt about this book! Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Books mentioned in this episode (purchases through these links help support the channel!) The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/428TxcP Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/4fMA30V Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3Pxsu3r The Tunnel by William H. Gass https://amzn.to/4jbnPBJ The Savage Detectives Reread by David Kurnick https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780231... Or https://amzn.to/3C1DaUN The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt https://amzn.to/40dmDW1 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... 2120 by George Wylesol https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781910... Or https://amzn.to/4fU2WIi Butter by Asako Yuzuki https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... Or https://amzn.to/40ruaSb Paranoia by Victor Martinovich https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780810... Or https://amzn.to/4h9i4CJ Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3Pu7WbX Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... Or https://amzn.to/4fTXvcC Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Or https://amzn.to/4fT9XcH This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062... Or https://amzn.to/3PnAiVn At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-sook https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945... Or https://amzn.to/4a5DFtI Waiting for the Fear by Oguz Atay https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Or https://amzn.to/4gC5wDX The Taker and Other Stories by Rubern Fonseca https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... Or https://amzn.to/40i3ALq In the Heart of the Heart of the Country by William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Or https://amzn.to/41RRs4W The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780940... Or https://amzn.to/4a0dh4k Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Or https://amzn.to/3ZZreee The Mystery.Doc Matthew Macintosh https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Or https://amzn.to/4gGSdm2 Yellowface by RF Kuang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... Or https://amzn.to/4gWsGow Insurrecto by Gina Apostal https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781641... Or https://amzn.to/3DRj2Fe How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... or https://amzn.to/3VXFUsT Laszlo Krasnahorkai https://amzn.to/3Plph6X The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416... Or https://amzn.to/3PoZGK8 Samskara by Anantha Murthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Or https://amzn.to/4gYQ4Sb Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781913... Or https://amzn.to/40gJhhb A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/407mkfo Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/4gY2FoW Human Acts by Han Kang

Make sure to drop your 2025 goals in the comments, and if you want to join a great community of readers, check us out on Patreon! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/4gxwIDS The Stronghold by DIno Buzzati https://amzn.to/4gtUsZz Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... The Tartar Steppe by DIno Buzzati https://amzn.to/3VR9tN2 Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs https://amzn.to/3BMt8qm Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3PeYpFE Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/41PVPNZ Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt https://amzn.to/4gBUPkX Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Chandelier by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/4gutlxL Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/4iPPuYR Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/3BXDpQy Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/3ZSNXIX Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/4gxjnvn Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Roberto Bolano 2666 https://amzn.to/3DGVsei Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4fBoiKo Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... Amulet by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/408fkjr Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... Babel by RF Kuang https://amzn.to/429ywyT Or

It's everyone's favorite time of year! In this episode, Andy and I will be breaking down our top 10 favorite books that we read all year. We both had so many great books to choose from, that it was difficult to decide, but we hope you enjoy the discussion! Join our book club! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO Insurrecto by Gina Apostal https://amzn.to/4gNfhiB Too Much of Life Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/3ZINJ6V Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Pachinko by Min Jin Lee https://amzn.to/401QDVN Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781455... Butcher's Crossing by John Williams https://amzn.to/4gfIQJH Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Human Acts by Han Kang https://amzn.to/3BsEYpL Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101... The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva https://amzn.to/3DlF1Em Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9789533... Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson https://amzn.to/401DFqW Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780307... The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati https://amzn.to/4iZK7Xh Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781841... Marshland by Otohiko Kaga https://amzn.to/4grYbai Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... The Anarchist Who Shared my Name by Pablo Martin Sanchez https://amzn.to/3ZLsQYP Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941... Solenoid Mircea Cartarescu https://amzn.to/3VIN3NB Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Blinding by Mircea Cartarescu https://amzn.to/3VOnRW1 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3VNlQJK Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The instructions by Adam Levin https://amzn.to/402HbRZ Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... The Mezzanine by Nicholas Baker https://amzn.to/3BMWEMD Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or htt&

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is one of the most controversial books of the last 50 years...but why? Some people call Infinite Jest a masterpiece, while other claim that David Foster Wallace is a talentless hack. Today on the Life on Books podcast, we tackle this all things Infinite Jest, what we like about the book, why so many people have such strong opinions about it, and we answer the question: should you read it? Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3OIyo1m Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The Tunnel by William H. Gass The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Or https://amzn.to/4fWCuyE Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell https://amzn.to/3BmiBlH Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780544... At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-sook https://amzn.to/4iwe6pm Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945... Rina by Kang Young-sook https://amzn.to/3Bzxa5h Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960... The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/41xr3JA Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3ZOKagP Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780393... V by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3DgUZzC Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

Toni Morrison is often considered one of the great American writers, and recently the Life on Books book club read one of her most popular works: Song of Solomon. In today's episode we discuss Song of Solomon, as well as Morrison's writing in general. Have you read Song of Solomon? What did you think of it? Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... Or https://amzn.to/49mWkAy The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO The Tunnel by William H. Gass The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Or https://amzn.to/4fWCuyE The Combinations by Louis Armand https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780957... Or https://amzn.to/3VrssNU The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Or https://amzn.to/49qRimB Red Pyramid by Vladimir Sorokin https://amzn.to/4fYjHD3 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3OIyo1m Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krleza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3ZIsiV2 Yellowface by RF Kuang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... Or https://amzn.to/3VmHsMU

A recent Vanity Fair article pulled the curtain back on a long time relationship Cormac McCarthy had with a woman named Augusta Britt. Often heralded as one of the greatest American authors of all time, McCarthy is known for his southern gothic novels, which tackle themes of violence, free will, luck, and other dark and brooding subjects. While some may say it should be expected that someone able to create such serious art would be a troubled soul, for many it was a shock to hear that McCarthy's relationship with Britt started when she was only 16 years of age. Today we're discussing Cormac McCarthy, and more broadly, separating the art from the artist. Become part of our amazing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... Or https://amzn.to/4eRo0yA The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://amzn.to/3B1QZC9 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... The Tunnel by William Gass The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/3V9cUyb Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien https://amzn.to/3CPE5Yq Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780618... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3APCykI Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine https://amzn.to/49an6fu Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

A few we episodes ago, we discussed the things in books (and the book community) that give us pause, and make us shy away from certain books. Today, we're going to be covering our GREEN FLAGS in books...the things that when we see it, we get excited about, or become inclined to pick up and read. As always, please share YOUR green flags down below! Join our Book Club: www.patreon.com/lifeonbooks Books mentioned in this episode The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... or https://amzn.to/4g280et The Tunnel By William H. Gass https://amzn.to/48YmiKF Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... Or https://amzn.to/3Zhs5HS Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Every Arc Bends is Radian by Sergio De La Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781668... Or https://amzn.to/4eH43dR Why This World by Benjamin Moser https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199... Or https://amzn.to/4fUTPaT Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141... Or https://amzn.to/3AIm2D1 Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Or https://amzn.to/3OkDZL2 The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati (AKA The Stronghold) https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781841... Or https://amzn.to/4eGcVAG Fulgentius by Cesar Aira https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3CxTBYL Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Or https://amzn.to/4fCY0sc Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Or https://amzn.to/3B5zalw Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Or https://amzn.to/3OjzekH The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... Or https://amzn.to/3Zh01nY Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Or https://amzn.to/4fBWhDz Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Or https://amzn.to/4fy8GrY The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel

Books and politics go hand in hand, while there may be some apolitical reads out there, they are probably not the majority. So today we're talking about how the books we've read have shaped our world view, and oh what a crazy world it is. Books mentioned in this episode: Libra by Don DeLillo https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Pearl by John Steinbeck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... Marshland by Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... A Naked Singularity Sergio De La Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226... Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780805... The Dying Grass William T. Vollman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780786... Human Acts by Han Kang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101... The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781541... Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... In the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Matthiesson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... JFK and the Unspeakable https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... The Deluge by Stephen Markley https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

It's one of the most famous novels of all time, beloved by all different kinds of readers. Some describe it as "The Great American Novel" while others say it's the greatest western ever written, so on this episode of the Life on Books podcast, we tackle the topic of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, and weigh on what we think of the book, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Join our Patreon and become part of our amazing community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Why this World by Benjamin Moser https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The Tunnel by WIlliam H. Gass https://amzn.to/48IPPrO Song of Solmon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... China Dream by Ma Jian https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781640... Marshalnd by Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

We all have our preferences when it comes to books, so today Andy and I are going over our biggest red flags in books, and what is usually a big turnoff for us when choosing what to read. We also take some time to discuss things we don't like about the book community in general. We would love to know what your biggest red flags are in a book, so make sure to let us know down below! Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: Against the Day Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... The Princess of 72nd Street Elaine Kraf https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593... Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The Hour of the Star Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Breath of Life Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Why This World Benjamin Moser https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199... Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Babel RF Kuang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... Yellowface RF Kuang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... The White Tiger Aravid Adiga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781416... War & Peace Leo Tolstoy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199... Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... Moby Dick Herman Melville https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

Two years ago I decided that I hadn't read enough books from countries outside of the US, so I embarked on a journey of reading one book from every country. The journey has been slow as I am not solely focusing on this project. I've made some great progress in Europe and Asia, but Latin America has been a bit of a weak spot for me. Andy has read a few more books from the South American region, so today we are discussing some of the works we've read from these countries, what we think of them. Books mentioned in this episode Against the day Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Lonesome dove Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... The invented part Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Melville Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960... Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Human Acts Han Kang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101... Septology Jon Fosse https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945... Enter the Aardvark Jessica Anthony https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Troll Dave Fitzgerald https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Jorge Luis Borges Collected Fictions https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Jewish Son Daniel Guebel https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... The Seven Madmen and the Flamethrowers Roberto Arlt https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780399... Prisoner without a name cell without a number Jacobo Timerman https://amzn.to/4fj2Vhf The Absolute Daniel Guebel https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... Gessel Dome Guillermo Saccomanno https://amzn.to/48kJNNC Beka Lamb On heros lizards and passion Zoil A Ellis https://amzn.to/3NJdcYc When Rains became floods Lurgio Gavilan Sanchez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780822... Affections Rodrigo Hasbun https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501... Juan de la Rosa Nataniel Aguirre https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780195... The posthumous memoirs of Bras Cubas https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The taker and other stories Rubem Fonesca https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... The Alchemist Paulo Coelho https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062... By night in Chile Roberto Bolaño https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... Antwerp Roberto Bolaño https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... The savage detectives Roberto Bolaño https://amzn.to/40fmVxb 2666 Roberto Bolaño https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The obscene bird of night Jose Donoso https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... One Hundred years of solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... Love in the time of cholera Gabriel Garcia Marquez

We've talked about our favorite short books...we've talked about our favorite medium length books...now it's time to talk about our favorite LONG books. Today we're discussing great books that are 600+ pages. These aren't necessarily our all time favorite long books, as there is some overlap with the books that make our all time favorite books list in general, but these are long books that we really enjoyed, and highly recommend! Books mentioned in the episode: Lonesome dove Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... Against the day Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Waiting for the fear Oguz Atay https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Infinite jest David foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593... Between the world and me Ta-Nehisi Coates https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... JR William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Naked singularity Sergio De la Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226... You bright and Risen angels William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Tunnel William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... The Dying Grass William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Europe Central William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Sun also rises Ernest Hemingway https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781957... Marshland Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... The Forty Days of Musa Dagh Franz Werfel https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781567... The Rape of Nanking Iris Chang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465... Too much life Clarice: The Complete Cronicas Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... In the spirit of crazy horse Peter Matthiessen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... The instructions Adam Levin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... If this is a man Primo Levi https://amzn.to/3NsDfTH The anarchist who shared my name Pablo Martin Sanchez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941... Hard rain falling Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Omensetter's Luck William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141... Pictures showing what happens on each page of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow Zach Smith Shogun James Clavell https://amzn.to/4hp4BIb Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want

We are in Q4 of 2024, and today we're talking about our "10 before the end", which are the 10 books (5 each), that we'd like to read before the end of the year. What are some books you'd like to read before the end of the year? Also, don't forget, our Patreon is now live and quickly growing! Come be a part of our awesome community where we talk books and have additional content for you to dive into! www.patreon.com/lifeonbooks Books mentioned in this episode Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143112563 Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143117568 Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143125754 Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312423209 Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439195260 Waiting for the Fear by Oguz Atay https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377964 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316066525 Wild Horses by Jordi Cussa https://amzn.to/3zVrW30 At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-Sook https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492709 Rina by Kang Young-Sook https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960385086 The Museum of Eterna's Novel (The First Good Novel) by Macedonio Fernandez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824061 I Will Die in a Foreign Land by Ka lani Pickhart https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953387301 The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa https://amzn.to/3BFRMss Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427252 V by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060930219 The Logos by Mark DeSilva https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781919639826 A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226141794 The Recognitions by William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374666 Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802145314 The Sympathizer by Viet Than Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802124944 Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427740 Dispatches by Michael Herr https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679735250 Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316427289 The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953564 The Tunnel by William H. Gass Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781566897198 Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/ Follow Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/ This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk #books #bookpodcast #literature

Few philosophical or artistic movements have been debated quite like postmodernism, yet despite the ongoing debate about what postmodernism really is, the phrase was probably one most weren't familiar with until public figures like Jordan Peterson warned everyone about the "postmodern neo-marxists!" Some people seem to think that postmodern writers like Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, and David Foster Wallace are brilliant writers and thinkers, while others have called their books sophomoric, juvenile, or just plain nonsensical. In today's episode we are joined by our friend Seth aka WASTE Mailing List on social media, who is, in our opinion, one of the most interesting figures on book social, having read some extremely experimental works of some of the most progressive writers, as well as put together some of the most in depth reviews of those works. Together we attempt to answer the question "what is postmodern literature?" You can follow Seth on social media at:    / @wastemailinglist726     / wastemailinglist   Here are the books mentioned in today's episode: The Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... The Voyeur's Motel Gay Talese https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... 12 Rules for Life Jordan Peterson Eden Eden Eden Pierre Guyotat https://amzn.to/3BoHf4L The Ticket that Exploded William Burroughs https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... New Selected Poems and Translations Ezra Pound https://amzn.to/47MW9xY The Pound Era Hugh Kenner https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780520... Herscht 07769 Laszlo Krasznahorkai https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Dying Grass William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Butcher's Crossing John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... My Search for Warren Harding Robert Plunket https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Red Handler Johan Harstad https://amzn.to/3N2AU1m Lemon Kwon Yeo-Sun https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781635... In a Lonely Place Dorothy B. Hughes https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Che Jon Lee Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... White Noise Don Delillo https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... Ulysses James Joyce https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9798880... The Wasteland T.S. Eliot https://amzn.to/3N50oLH The Cantos of Ezra Pound https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Finnegan's Wake James Joyce https://amzn.to/3TLpB1c The Making of Americans Gertrude Stein https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781087... The Human Age Wyndham Lewis https://amzn.to/47H9rMk The Maximus Poems Charles Olson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780520... Postmodernist Fiction Brian Mchale https://amzn.to/3XWPZb8 2666 Roberto Bolaño https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... JR William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:

Summer has fallen asleep and fall weather has already begun to creep in, so it's time to pull those hoodies out of the closet, and cozy up with some great books, and we've just got the books for you (kinda). Here are some of our top recommendations for books to read this fall! All the books mentioned in this episode: The taker and other stories Rubem Fonseca https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... The Dying Grass William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Texas the Great Theft Carmen Boullosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941... Bad Monkey Carl Hiaasen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780446... The Forty Days of Musa Dagh Franz Werfel https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781567... Che Jon Lee Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Natural Causes Nina Lykke https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... Wailing Madness Shame and Death W. Gavin All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780449... Eastbound Maylis De Kerangal https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953... The Trees Grew Because I Bled There Eric LaRocca https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781803... The Melancholy of Resistance Laszlo Krasznahorkia https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... J.R. William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Yellow Bird Sierra Crane Murdoch https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780399... Vulture Capitalism Grace Blakeley https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... Solenoid Mircea Catarescu https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Omensetter's Luck William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141... The Tunnel William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... Between Two Fires Christopher Buelman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9798662... The Road Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780307... Against the Day Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The Apple in the Dark Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Malina Ingeborg Bachman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Death in Spring Merce Rodoreda https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Butcher's Crossing John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... The Last Samurai Helen DeWitt https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Wild Horses Jordi Cussa 07769 Laszlo Krasznahorkia Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with

Today on the Life On Books Podcast we are answering all of YOUR bookish questions, from how to navigate a bookstore as a beginner, to how to build a daily reading habit, and so much more. Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

August is women in translation month and all month long we have been celebrating, and why not do another listicle episode, this time talking about 5 of our favorite books in translation written by women, as well as 5 books written by women in translation that we're looking forward to reading. Here are the books discussed in this week's episode: The Dying Grass William T. Vollmann https://amzn.to/3T04VSN The Case of Cem Vera Mutafchieva https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9789533... To Hell with Cronje Ingrid Winterbach https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... The Forty Days of Musa Dagh Franz Werfel https://amzn.to/3yYnfVB Che Jon Lee Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... The Employees Olga Ravn https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Agua Viva Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Trouble with Being Born E.M. Cioran https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781611... Under the Volcano Malcom Lowry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780061... History a Mess Sigrún Pálsdóttir https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... What Kingdom Fine Grabol https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953... Fury Clyo Mendoza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... Hurricane Season Fernanda Melchor https://amzn.to/3AxBj97 Into that Darkness Gitta Sereny https://amzn.to/3YZlx0T The Kindly Ones Jonathan Littell https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780061... The Passion according to G.H. Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Fever Dream Samanta Shweblin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780399... Death in Spring Mercè Rodoreda https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Texas the Great Theft Carmen Boullosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941... Solenoid Mercea Cartarescue https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Out Natsuo Kirino https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593... Kintu Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945... Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://amzn.to/4dVwTHq Human Acts Han Kang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101... Trieste Daša Drndié https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780544... My Annihilation Fuminori Nakamura https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781641... Malia Ingeborg Bachman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The House of Spirits Isabel Allende https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501... The Apple in the Dark Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Near to the Wild Heart Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... A Breath of Life Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/4fX9o2t Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Olga Tokarczuck

Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass is considered a pioneering work in postmodern American literature, but did you know that the novel almost never came to be because the original manuscript was stolen? In this episode, we discuss Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass, and all of its quirks, oddities, and genius. Whether you're a William Gass fan or are only vaguely aware of Omensetter's Luck, I think you'll enjoy this podcast! Books mentioned in the podcast Omensetter's Luck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141... The Invention of Morel Adolfo Bioy Casares https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Marshland Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... The Dying grass William T. Vollmann https://amzn.to/3AzLtpC Yellow Bird Sierra Crane Murdoch https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780399... Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780307... To Hell with Cronje Ingrid Winterbach https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... Che Guevara: A revolutionary life Jon Lee Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The Recognitions William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... In the Heart of the Heart of the Country William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Ulysses James Joyce https://amzn.to/4dO3grH Finnegans Wake James Joyce https://amzn.to/46LaLxf The Tunnel William H. Gass (good luck lol) Stoner John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Death in Spring Merce Rodoreda https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... Pachinko Parlor Elisa Shua Dusapin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

Why read literature? Why read works in translation? Why read books written by women? Why continue to participate in a medium that might not have a future? That's what we tackle on today's episode of the Life on Books podcast, as we chat with Chad Post, the director of Open Letter Publishing, which is a project from the University of Rochester. Specializing in works in translation, Open Letter is one of the most important publishers in the US today. Chad himself has immense experience in the world of literature, and in particular works in translation, having started his journey at the famed Dalkey Archives, working side by side with its notorious founder Jon O'Brien. Open Letter Publishing is currently running a special for the month of August, where all of their books either written by women or translated by women are 40%. Click here to see the deal: https://linktw.in/pDTpZN Books mentioned in this podcast Zone Mathias Ernard https://amzn.to/3LZfX6W Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin https://amzn.to/4dccXA8 Garden by the Sea Merce Rodoreda https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... The Pachinko Parlor Elisa Shua Dusapin https://amzn.to/3WVKYPt Flowers of Mold Ha Seong-Nan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Death in Spring Merce Rodoreda https://amzn.to/4cd2LpO Spiral Meander Explode Jane Alison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... The Bridge at No Gun Ri Charles J. Hanley, Sang-hun Choe, Martha Mendoza https://amzn.to/3SL5eRp Hard Rain Falling Don Carpenter https://amzn.to/3SL5eRp Stoner John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Melville Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960... A Muzzle for Witches Dubravka Ugreisc https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960... Of Beasts and Fowls Pilar Adon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960... Last Words on Earth Javier Serena https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño https://amzn.to/4dfj2f4 The Vegetarian Han Kang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101... The Museum of Eternas novel (the first good novel) Macedonio Fernandez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934... Thank you for not Reading Dubravka Ugresic https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... The Physics of sorrow Georgi Gospodinov https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781324... Cigarettes Harry Matthews https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... My life in CIA Harry Matthews Life a Users Manual Georges Perec https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781567... Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics

Millions of books are published each year, and with a back catalogue of nearly 130 million books since the printing press was invented in 1440, you have a lot of books to choose from...so how do we pick the right books to read? That's the topic of today's episode, where we break down how we select books to buy and read. Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk#books #booktube #reading

Of course, medium length is being used subjectively here, and perhaps it's because this length of book makes up most of the published books in the world, but still, it seems that people don't often discuss their favorites that are specifically between 300-500 pages. So on today's episode, that's exactly what we do! Here are all of the books in today's episode, but first, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter: https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Solenoid Mircea Cartarescu https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Marshland Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... Death in the Andes Mario Vargas Llosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Conversation in the cathedral Mario Vargas Llosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... The feast of the goat Mario Vargas Llosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Catch 22 Joseph Heller https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451... The sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... 1984 George Orwell https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9788119... Last Boat out of Shanghai Helen Zia https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780345... All the pretty horses Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... The crossing Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... The cities of the plain Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... Hard rain falling Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... The adventures of huckleberry Finn Mark Twain https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781598... Omensetter's luck William H. Gass https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141... Been down so long it looks like up to me Richard Fariña https://amzn.to/3yclILs On the road Jack Kerouac https://amzn.to/4dilgtP A tale of two cities Charles Dickens https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781543... Libra Don Delillo https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... If this is a man/the Truce Primo Levi https://amzn.to/3yaIUK3 Warlock Oakley Hall https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Between two fires Christopher Buehlman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9798662...

The "Best Books of The 21st Century" list...left something to be desired. In this episode, Andy and I discuss which books would be in our top 10, as well as books from the 21st century we're most looking forward to reading. Which books would you put in your top 10 and why? Also, be sure to join our mailing list! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Books mentioned in this episode: Also, be sure to join our mailing list! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Books mentioned in this episode: Pachinko Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781455... The Good Earth Pearl S. Buck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780307... The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas Rick Harsh https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953... Pay as you go Eskor David Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Hell's Angels Hunter s Thompson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780345... City of Thieves David Benioff https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780452... Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Tree of Smoke Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Angels Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... The Anarchist Who Shared My Name Pablo Martin Sanchez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941... Don Quixote Miguel De Cervantes https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062... The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Road Cormac McCarthy The Road Cormac McCarthy The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... Septology Jon Fosse https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945... Fury Clyo Mendoza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781771... The Recognitions William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Shadow divers Robert Kurson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780375... The Instructions Adam Levin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Tinkers Paul Harding https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781942... Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming Laszlo Krasznahorkai https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... A Bended Circuity Robert S. Stickley War Trash Ha Jin https://amzn.to/4fddtz8 A Naked Singularity Sergio de la Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226... First They Killed my Father Loung Ung https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780756... Herscht 07769 Laszlo Krasznahorkai

These are, without a doubt, the best short books ever written! In our opinion. We all love the feeling of accomplishment when you finish a huge 1,000 tome, but honestly, sometimes you just want to rip through a book without feeling like it's dragging on forever! That's why there's short books and novellas! In this episode Andy and I break down our favorite short books and what we love about them. While many new authors today may be writing short novels because they take less time to write, and people have shorter and shorter attention spans, writing a thought provoking and memorable short book can be tough. Consider that the author has fewer pages to pack their narrative punch. So if you're looking for a great short book, consider one of the books on this list! And if you want to support the show, consider buying a book through one of the links below! Solenoid Mircea Cartarescu https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646... Fatal John Lescroart https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501... Blinding Mircea Caratarescu https://amzn.to/3YiUUnx Marshland Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Fury Clyo Mendoza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... The Good Earth Pearl S Buck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... $100M Offers Alex Hormozi https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781737... Murder of Frogs Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780486... Fridays at Enrico's Don carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781619... American Gods Neil Gaiman https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062... Gates of Fire Steven Pressfield https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780553... 100 years of solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781417... The Hobbit JRR Tolkien https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780618... Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... World war Z Max Brooks https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780307... A fever in the Heartland Timothy Egan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780735... Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... JR William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... Lookout Cartridge Joseph McElroy https://amzn.to/4f0MgQf Fundamentals of Sports Training L. Matveyev Catch 22 Joseph Heller https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451... America and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: a diagnostic Phillip Freedenburg You bright and Risen Angels William T. Vollmann https://amzn.to/3VYpQqd Hurricane Season Fernanda Melchor https://amzn.to/3WksUhR This Other Eden Paul Harding https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781324... Enon Paul Harding https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... Cannery Row John Steinbeck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Pearl John Steinbeck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Between the world and me Ta-Nahisi Coates https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... In the heart of the heart of the country William H. Gass

There's probably few things more difficult for a writer than figuring out exactly how to start a book. Afterall, the first line of a novel is essentially a "hook." If you don't reel people in, they'll likely put it down and pick up something else instead. Think about some of the most famous opening lines, like Charles Dickens in a Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". Or Melville's Moby Dick: "Call me Ishmael". In this episode, Andy and I dive into some our favorite opening lines, passages, and pages. What are some of your favorite book openers? Here are the books mentioned in this episode: Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173244 Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://amzn.to/3xCGfIC Angels by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060988821 Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646052028 Memed My Hawk by Yashar Kemal https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590171394 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781417735983 The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173466 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982147174 Hamas: From Resistance to Regime by Paola Caridi https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644211892 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316066525 Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679728757 It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501110368 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780345816023 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780141439600 Jorge Luis Borgs Collected Fictions https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140286809 The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781455540013 The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250033314 Something Happened by Joseph Heller https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684841212 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451626650 The Recognitions by William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374666 Moby Dick by Herman Melville https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437247 The Stranger by Albert Camus https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679720201 The Brother by Rein Raud https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953441 The Instructions by Adam Levin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119736 Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119743 East of Eden by John Steinbeck https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140186390 Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312423209

In this podcast we take a trip to Andy's new apartment, where we sit down to discuss what it means to be "well read", if you should intentionally try to "read diversely" and of course, we talk a lot about books. What does it mean to you to be "well read"? Are you there yet, or do you think it's a lifelong pursuit? Books discussed in this episode: Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982180850 Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781568364278 Broughtupsy Christina Cooke https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781646221882 The Brother by Rain Raud https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953441 Lost Empress by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/3Vxf36a Tell them of Battles and Elephants by Mathias Enard https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811227049 The Instructions by Adam Levin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119736 Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679728757 Moby Dick by Herman Melville https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437247 Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780805086843 Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812976717 Women and Men by Joseph McElroy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780979312397 The Lost Scrapbook by Evan Dara https://amzn.to/45Bu7UI #literature #books #guyswhoread

Today on the Life on Books Podcast we are doing a deep dive on the hidden literary gem of Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter. Hard Rain Falling was Carpenter's debut novel, and despite it being the work of a master of his craft, Carpenter's career never seemed to materialize in the same way as his contemporaries. In Hard Rain Falling you won't be wowed by pyrotechnic prose, or need to keep a dictionary nearby as is the case with so many respected authors. Instead what you'll get is a gritty, bleak, and unique story that sinks its hooks into you and won't let you go until you've finished. In our modern time, so many books are described as "daring" "bold" or "ambitious" but often fail to live up to those claims. Hard Rain Falling is all of those things, and more. In 1966, when the novel debuted, tackling topics like race relations, gay romance, class struggle, questioning the morality of the prison system and capitalism were all taboo subjects, yet Carpenter fearlessly took these head on. Don Carpenter has been called the "American Dostoevsky" and after reading Hard Rain Falling, I'm inclined to agree. Here are all the books mentioned in the podcast: Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://amzn.to/3RPVvcj Angels by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... The Garden by Aiden Scott Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679... What Kingdom by Fine Grabal https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953... An Apprenticeship of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakely https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982... History a Mess by Sigrun Palsdottir https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Hamas from Resistance to Regime by Paola Caridi https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644... Memed, My Hawk by Yashar Kemal https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Fox by Dubravka Ugresic https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krieza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...

In this episode, we travel to the 5 college's booksale in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and on the way we take your book related questions. We talk about our favorite places to read, what it means to have success in the literary space, whether we prefer waffles or pancakes, and so much more. As always, here are the books mentioned in this episode Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3QRHOZN Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 The Tunnel by William Gass https://amzn.to/3wJsAza Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628974638 Berserk by Kentaro Miura https://amzn.to/4bteVv0 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781506711980 Watchmen by Alan Moore https://amzn.to/3QY1UBz Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781779501127 V for Vendetta by Alan Moore https://amzn.to/4dTwTsg Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781779511195 Cain's Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers https://amzn.to/3yD4whO  Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781800180796 Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Kraznahorkai https://amzn.to/3UTEWMZ Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811226646 Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson https://amzn.to/44UObRL Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119743 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck https://amzn.to/3KfBCqN Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140177398 Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose https://amzn.to/3QRvHMo Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781501179402 Passing by Nella Larsen https://amzn.to/3V80KpE Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142437278 The Passion According to GH by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/3UZUAXw Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811219686 Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakely https://amzn.to/4bLXG7X Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781982180850 Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa https://amzn.to/3QROCXl Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781568364278 Tell them of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Matthias Enard https://amzn.to/3UThyPP Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811227049 Then I am Myself the Word by Christof Koch https://amzn.to/3KdnVbR Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781541602809 Oblivion by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3KcZKu0 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316010764 The Pale King by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3QYqcvo Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316074223  In the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Matthiessen https://amzn.to/3WYIIau Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140144567 Grunts by John C. McManus https://amzn.to/3KdUaYi Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780451233417 The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvilli https://amzn.to/4dKfORL Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781950354146

In Today's episode we do a reading recap as well as announce the new Life on Books Book Club! Here are all of the books discussed in this episode! Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter https://amzn.to/3WynGQ3 Tell them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Matthias Enard https://amzn.to/3ye4WeD The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/3WEspQa Oblivion by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3WEGOfk This is Water by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3WAUHek Speedboat by Renata Adler https://amzn.to/3KiJlEF Meditations by Marcus Aurelias https://amzn.to/4dzCJPs Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3UZRKmA The Instructions by Adam Levin https://amzn.to/3WCvjVq JR by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/3UTxeDY The Mystery Dot Doc by Mathew McIntosh https://amzn.to/3yqpqk7 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://amzn.to/3UWDTNG Pachinko by Min Jin Lee https://amzn.to/3WHdip5 Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://amzn.to/44Dmfle Angels by Denis Johnson https://amzn.to/3UUJJiB Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy https://amzn.to/3WVXuiD  The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen https://amzn.to/3UYS1Ge The Lime Twig by John Hawkes https://amzn.to/3wC1slu The Melancholy of Resistance by Lazslo Krasznahorkai https://amzn.to/3ynywhP Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor https://amzn.to/3yvWW8D Omensetter's Luck by William Gass https://amzn.to/4dERkJv The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3WHWZbt Underworld by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/3K9JB8x White Noise by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/4dGA4n0 Tinkers by Paul Harding https://amzn.to/4bh2Bhx Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed https://amzn.to/3UZsVqM Catch-22 by Joseph Heller https://amzn.to/4bC9UQE Warlock Oakley Hall https://amzn.to/44HzEsq Babel by RF Kuang https://amzn.to/3wAsLga

Dr. Christof Koch: Consciousness, Free Will & The Grand Theory of Everything In this episode we interview Dr. Christof Koch, a trained physicist turned neuroscientist who's primary area of research focuses on consciousness. We sit down with Dr. Koch to discuss his latest book "Then I am Myself the World" out in May of 2024 on Basic Books where he recounts his experience with consciousness altering substances, Integrated Information Theory, which is the foundational theory for his research, and of course...what he's currently reading! You can find all of the books mentioned in this episode in the links below. ⁠⁠ In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan ⁠https://amzn.to/3WlhDy4⁠ The Schopenhauer Cure by Irvin Yalom ⁠https://amzn.to/4b1JdoK⁠ When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom ⁠https://amzn.to/3UnSLDd⁠ The Feeling of Life Itself by Christof Koch ⁠https://amzn.to/3Umeewf⁠ The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley ⁠https://amzn.to/3Qtn61Y⁠ Oblivion by David Foster Wallace ⁠https://amzn.to/3WkLG91⁠ Determined by Robert Sapolsky ⁠https://amzn.to/3JH1Imc⁠

In case you haven't noticed, there has been an explosion in books being adapted to television and movies lately. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, in fact, it's a great way for writers to have financial success and stability in their writing careers. This practice has become so common, Reese Witherspoon has an entire business model based on not just publishing books, but gobbling up the film rights to those books, essentially giving her an near unlimited pipeline of content. One of the most recent adaptations that we were excited about is Shogun, which is based on the 1970s novel by the same name, written by James Clavell. If you haven't read Shogun, it's an epic adventure, smartly written with a swath of complex characters and plot lines. While both Andy and Tony have been enjoying Shogun (out now on Hulu), we certainly have our critiques as well. In this episode we also talk about our favorite book to screen adaptations thus far, and which books we'd love to see on the big screen. Here is a list of all of the books mentioned in the episode. Shogun by James Clavell https://amzn.to/49csA7R Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright https://amzn.to/3xafpHt Too Much of Life by Clarice Lispector https://amzn.to/4acgop2 Lost Empress by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/43Dhh7M A Bended Circuity by Robert Stickley A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/4cpOAPs Passion According to GH by Calrice Lispector https://amzn.to/4abhHEC Dispatches by Michael Herr https://amzn.to/3x8zcqB Musashi by Eiji Yushikawa https://amzn.to/3x8zcqB Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison https://amzn.to/43xVcao King Rat by James Clavell https://amzn.to/49c9gaL Tai-Pan by James Clavell https://amzn.to/3TTFHGP Noble House by James Clavel https://amzn.to/4alIjCG Whirlwind by James Clavell https://amzn.to/4appgId Gai-Jin by James Clavell https://amzn.to/4abu3fW A Song of Fire and Ice by George RR Martin https://amzn.to/3IVFxZi White Noise by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/4989VKB No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy https://amzn.to/4czyouZ Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/4auaCyW Jaws by Peter Benchley https://amzn.to/43I1RPt Jurassic Park by Michael Cricthon https://amzn.to/4a87fxD The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu https://amzn.to/4azLuH3 The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nyguen https://amzn.to/3VCQ2Z2 Dune by Frank Herbert https://amzn.to/3TDkWxs Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann https://amzn.to/3vxlpcH The Wager by David Grann https://amzn.to/3TBGjiJ Hold the Dark by William Geraldi https://amzn.to/3ISYkUK Leave the World Behind with Rumaan Alam https://amzn.to/3PFSjyK Vineland by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/49bUPDJ Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy https://amzn.to/3PGmRjP Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/43zZX3f Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/49aGoQh Underworld by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/3x69piI JR by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/4awhjAp The Crying of Lot 49 https://amzn.to/49f3DJd Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park https://amzn.to/43BXdT9 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens https://amzn.to/3PzZmsQ The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas https://amzn.to/4cBi6Sk Satantago by Laszlo Krasznahorki https://amzn.to/3xb2PaJ The Melancholy of Resistance by Laszlo Krasznahorki https://amzn.to/3TPpl1L. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson https://amzn.to/4cye8Kk Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky https://amzn.to/43z29rI Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson https://amzn.to/3vEkvLr Last  Boat out of Shanghai by Hele Zia https://amzn.to/4atmbGz East of Eden by John Steinbeck https://amzn.to/3xeVjMd Love and Terror by William Herrick https://amzn.to/4aaPu0Q

In this episode we talk about what happened to the Life on Books Podcast, why we haven't posted a single new episode in 2024, despite finishing 2023 so strongly and with some very big goals. In this episode, Andy and Tony pull back the curtain on their private lives and talk about some of the monumental shifts in both of their lives, and how that has kept them from releasing a new episode. In this episode we talk about relationships, mental health, the concept of consciousness and free will, infidelity, and of course..books! Here is a list of all of the books mentioned in the podcast! Comeback Pod Show Notes Behave by Robert Sapolsky https://amzn.to/49CKOjW Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky https://amzn.to/4a0IUtj Determined by Robert Sapolsky https://amzn.to/3P9Pplq Ethics by Spinoza https://amzn.to/3Vcjzsl Essay on the Freedom of the Will https://amzn.to/4a2V9p4 Praise Worthy by Alexis Wright https://amzn.to/4a26w0I Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy https://amzn.to/3vai5Uy Madam Bovary by Gustave Flaubert https://amzn.to/3PxAqCj The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://amzn.to/3uPYMQB Lady Chatterly's Lover by DH Lawrence https://amzn.to/4c3xcQi Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy https://amzn.to/4393jtK The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne https://amzn.to/49CRfn6 Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett https://amzn.to/3T7oZlr Effie Briest by Theodor Fontaine https://amzn.to/3uZp56N A Doll's House by Henrik Isben https://amzn.to/3P9X4Ac The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton https://amzn.to/3wMBCv2 Then I am Myself the World by Christof Koch https://amzn.to/4a1ZFV6 A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson https://amzn.to/3v6m3gY Too much of Life https://amzn.to/434GkQy The Anarchist who Shared my Name by Pablo Martin Sanchez https://amzn.to/3IozQmn A Woman Back from Moscow by Ha Jin https://amzn.to/48DDUK4 Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/438pEYp The End of the World is a Cul De Sac by Louise Kennedy https://amzn.to/4c1Vz0W

In this episode we discuss all of the amazing books we read in 2023, from literature to nonfiction and audiobooks. We also discuss some of the things we experienced as "social media influencers" and "Bookstagrammers," what our goals are for 2024 and so, so much more. Thank you to everyone who has watched or listened to our book podcast this year. We couldn't have done it without your support, and we're looking forward to sharing and talking about more books with you in the new year! Year End Pod Show Notes The Netenyahus by Joshua Cohen https://amzn.to/3S1PBVM Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/48DpQk0 The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/48B7jF7 Angels by Denis Johnson https://amzn.to/3RKtRwt King: A Life by Jonathan Eig https://amzn.to/3RFKwkv Libra by Don DelIllo https://amzn.to/4aQmv3c The Wager by David Grann https://amzn.to/3U1mdR9 Grimmish by Michael Winkler https://amzn.to/4aG34d3   Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park https://amzn.to/3NOoM4V The Tunnel by William H. Gass https://amzn.to/48h92iW The Bridge at No Gun Ri https://amzn.to/3NKJEdk 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://amzn.to/3TJJjv7 Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson https://amzn.to/3NNbHZP Love and Terror by William Herrick https://amzn.to/3S2BfEz Troll by Dave Fitzgerald https://amzn.to/48DVgXs The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen https://amzn.to/48zcpBG https://amzn.to/48fYJM1 This Other Eden by Paul Harding https://amzn.to/3vfBVxv JR William Gaddis https://amzn.to/3S2yGSY War Trash by Ha Jin https://amzn.to/41JBvvF Antagony by  luis goytisolo https://amzn.to/3RLbfw6 The Lift by Dimitri Kralj https://coronasamizdat.com/index.php?id_product=70&rewrite=the-lift-by-dimitrij-kralj&controller=product The Hole by Jose Revueltas https://amzn.to/48cjcl0  The Pearl by John Steinbeck https://amzn.to/4aCw4Tc The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani https://amzn.to/4aCEwSp The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca https://amzn.to/47kXfPF Babel by RF Kuang https://amzn.to/47g86tX The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas https://amzn.to/47lvvuf Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3NP1eNj The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins https://amzn.to/48eoYCT  The Logos by Mark DeSilva https://amzn.to/3TIddzW A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/3S2Ys9S Warlock by Oakey Hall https://amzn.to/3vr4MPj Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick https://amzn.to/3vr4MPj A novel to read on the train by Dumitru Tsepeneag https://amzn.to/3RJoZrf   Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasnahorki

In this episode we sit down with author Ed Park to discuss his newest novel Same Bed Different Dreams. Same Bed Different Dreams is Park's second novel, his first, Personal Days was published in 2008. His recent release is a masterpiece of post modern fiction, taking over 9 years to complete, yet despite it's unique narrative structure, his sophomore novel remains entertaining and perhaps more importantly, approachable to readers of all kinds. We take a deep dive on Ed's favorite authors, inspirations, and how the heck he wrote such an incredible novel with its zany blend of history, pop-culture, sports and more. Books mentioned in this episode: Personal Days by Ed Park  Big Bang by David Bowman https://amzn.to/3GYXXHm Let the Dog Drive by David Bowman https://amzn.to/3TDtSEM Warlock by Oakley Hall https://amzn.to/3RZT6MB Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3RDtL9F Pafko at the Wall by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/4aMqdea Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/48bnZ65 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/48xb2Dt A Frolic of HIs Own by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/3RVCIwy The Recognitions by William Gaddis True Grit by Charles Portis https://amzn.to/3TGc8Zw The Dog of the South by Charles Portis https://amzn.to/4azIECE Masters of Atantis by Charles Portis https://amzn.to/3tEuv6n Who Sleeps with Katz by Todd McEwan https://amzn.to/48yv5la Natural History by Maureen Howard https://amzn.to/3RVcSsv  Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellman https://amzn.to/48xbPnZ Septology by Jon Fosse https://amzn.to/48pgSag Immediate Family by Ashley Nelson Levy https://amzn.to/47eID3Z Austerlitz by WG Sebald https://amzn.to/3TA6yrD All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy https://amzn.to/48aiox5 The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie https://amzn.to/3GXkBjl The Theory of the Leisure  Class by Thorstein Veblen https://amzn.to/3GWlYir Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell https://amzn.to/3NKzd9M A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan https://amzn.to/4aAmBLY A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell https://amzn.to/3RLLs7g Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/3vjGfMo The Watchman by Alan Moore https://amzn.to/3RYItcU Maus by Art Speiglenman https://amzn.to/3TDVFF6 Fun Home by Allison Bechdel https://amzn.to/479XNYx It's a good life if you don't weaken by Seth https://amzn.to/48xt0FV Grass by  Keum Suk Gendry-Kim https://amzn.to/48p3Rxg

In this episode we sit down with Eskor David Johnson, the Trinidad and Tobago author, to discuss his debut novel, Pay As You Go. Pay As You Go has been labeled as "magical realism" by fans, a "Mock epic" by author and Penguin press editor Ed Park, and is one of our favorite books of the year. Whether you see it as a coming of age story, a hero's journey, or something else entirely, Pay As You Go is sure to appeal to a wide range of readers due to its fantastic storytelling, loveable and ridiculous characters, and a humanistic element we can all relate to. On top of discussing Pay As You Go, we also ask Eskor about his writing process, his time at the Iowa writers workshop MFA program, his love of photography and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and so much more. This was hands down one of our favorite episodes to date, and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it! Books mentioned in this podcast: Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson https://amzn.to/3v3BJBn The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz https://amzn.to/3TuHSkk 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://amzn.to/3GP4Evy JR by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/4aEMvyv Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa https://amzn.to/3RrqXMJ The Hospital by Amhed Bounani https://amzn.to/3GP2U5C Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie https://amzn.to/3Ny0ewW The Shipping News by Annie Proulx https://amzn.to/41BtRmY Tinkers by Paul Harding https://amzn.to/47bswUS A house for Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul https://amzn.to/3ROqyWc Miguel's Street by VS Naipaul https://amzn.to/3tiJ1AT Speedboat by Renata Adler https://www.amazon.com/Speedboat-NYRB-Classics-Renata-Adler/dp/1590176138?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703093985&sr=1-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=theonlife-20&linkId=9c4d8554c1502c371b3b885db80ba5ea&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl The Adventures and misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis https://amzn.to/3REvr2W My Brilliant Friends by Eleana Ferrante https://amzn.to/3Hbq1Yp Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy https://amzn.to/3Rz9MZE The collected Fictions of Luis Borges translated by Andrew Hurley https://amzn.to/3GUtdaB Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond https://amzn.to/3GOWgMP Evicted by Matthew Desmond https://amzn.to/3RNJIeG

What is literature? Dictionary.com defines it as: writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. That definition feels somewhat satisfactory, but is there more to it than than? In today's episode, Tony and Andy dive into what defines literature, where the line is draw, and if books written for the specific purpose of selling copies and making money can be considered literature or not. Here are the books mentioned in today's episode: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Jordan Campbell East of Eden by John Steinbeck You Bright and Risen Angels by William T Vollman Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis Wailing, Madness, Shame, and Death by W. Gavin Shogun by James Clavell Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa Musashi's Book of Five Rings Heart of a Dog Mikhail Bulgakov Master and the Magherita by Mikhail Bulgakov Plum Springs by Dan Lawton Saint Sebastian's Abyss by Mark Haber Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir White Noise by Don Delillo Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park The Recognitions by William Gaddis JR by William Gaddis Emoji Dick by Fred Benenson #literature #hardcoreliterature #books

We've been getting lots of questions about books. In our DMs, on our comments, so we asked you all to give us your bookish questions and we are here to answer them! In this episode Tony and Andy break down everything from how they met, to how you can read faster and remember more of what you read. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions, and if we didn't get to your question this time, another book Q&A is in the future! In the meantime, keep those questions coming, join the discussion! Afterall that's why we do this, to build a great community of readers around some great books!