In this episode Jon endorses Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking With Einstein.

We also mention:

• Richard K. Morgan’s ‘The Steel Remains‘
• Ian Tregillis’ ‘Bitter Seeds’
• Additional info: The new mass market paperback release of ‘Bitter Seeds’ will include the prequel short story ‘What Doctor Gottlieb Saw‘.
• Correction: The audio version of Bitter Seeds’ sequel ‘The Coldest War’ will be released in December 2011, not 2010.
• Ian Tregillis on the Wild Cards series
• Malcolm Gladwell’s ketchup essay
• Perry Moore’s ‘Hero’
• Perry Moore on the treatment of gay characters in comics
• Trailer for ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‘
• Tom Hanks’ brother Jim
• Brooke Gladstone ‘The Influencing Machine‘ trailer