Join Marc and John this Tuesday with guest author Ted Thompson, author of The Land of Steady Habits and salon.com contributor and NOT the General Manager of the Green Bay Packers. (It'll be interesting to see his sales numbers in Wisconsin, however.)
Marc and John will also make the argument that books SHOULD be banned; we're just choosing the wrongs ones. (Wink, pause . . . wink again.) Then listen as Marc offers his fancy schmancy theoritalization on Kiese Laymon's Long Division and postmodernism overall while John "oohs" and "ahs" and "ah-huhs" while pretending he understands what the heck Marc is talking about.
Podcast and sense of euphoria to follow . . .
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Joshua Ferris podcast, Joanna Rakoff LIVE!
Episode 2 of Season 3 is up in our archive. Listen as Marc and John talk with Man Booker Finalist Joshua Ferris about his novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, literary humor, technology and religion (whew!). Your hosts also discuss the Future Library Project and the writing of Herman Koch (pronounced like the carbonated, sugary beverage . . . just to clarify).
Episode 3 features My Salinger Year author Joanna Rakoff! Listen live (with the podcast to follow) as Marc and John also discuss The National Book Award longlists and the confessional memoir.
Or don't. What do we care? Actually we care a great deal. We mean it. Just listen and you'll see!
Episode 3 features My Salinger Year author Joanna Rakoff! Listen live (with the podcast to follow) as Marc and John also discuss The National Book Award longlists and the confessional memoir.
Or don't. What do we care? Actually we care a great deal. We mean it. Just listen and you'll see!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Steve Almond is Everywhere! / Joshua Ferris Favored (By Us) to Win the Man Booker!
Episode 1 of Season 3 is up in our archive! There you can listen to the incredible Steve Almond comment on his book, Against Football, at least when he's not housing the opposition on CNN. Listen as we also discuss our fall book preview and the work of Andre Dubus III, and as my father praises Almond's book while pledging to remain on his couch on Sundays.
Next up: MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST, JOSHUA FERRIS! PARDON US BUT OUR KEYBOARD AND VOICES ARE STUCK IN CAPS!!!
Next up: MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST, JOSHUA FERRIS! PARDON US BUT OUR KEYBOARD AND VOICES ARE STUCK IN CAPS!!!
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Season 3 of our Award-Winning Show and Podcast!
Marc and John are back for Season 3 of Read First, Ask Later, winner of the Read First, Ask Later Award for Best Radio Show and Podcast titled Read First, Ask Later! Upcoming guests include author of Against Football and about a billion other publications, Steve Almond (9/9); Booker Prize finalist and author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, Joshua Ferris (9/16); My Salinger Year author, Joanna Rakoff (9/23); author of The Land of Steady Habits and Salon.com contributor, Ted Thompson (9/30); and Pen / Faulkner award winner and author of The Dog, Joseph O'Neill (10/7).
(Don't ask how we do it. We think maybe they think they're getting paid.)
Listen in as we also discuss literary book news and what we're reading. And we'll eagerly await phone calls from YOU, the remaining humble readers and listeners left in the universe, from 4:15 to 4:30 on Tuesday afternoons.
We can't wait! Oh nevermind, it's time.
(Don't ask how we do it. We think maybe they think they're getting paid.)
Listen in as we also discuss literary book news and what we're reading. And we'll eagerly await phone calls from YOU, the remaining humble readers and listeners left in the universe, from 4:15 to 4:30 on Tuesday afternoons.
We can't wait! Oh nevermind, it's time.
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