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Mark is enthusiastic about Brendan Kerner’s skyjacking nonfiction The Skies Belong to Us. It’s our first live show! Mark and Jon record in the same room for the first time ever. (We’d fooled you, hadn’t we?) This episode we also talk about our
Mark is enthusiastic about Neil Gaiman’s latest The Ocean at the End of the Lane. We also discuss whether Brad Pitt is entitled to a victory lap for his adaptation of a show-favourite novel, Max Brooks’ World War Z. We cover: Our initial disc
Jon endorses Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.We also mention:Military ScifiEnder’s Game and MovieJohn Scalzi’s Old Man’s WarJohn Steakley’s ArmorHiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need Is KillJoe Haldeman’s The Forever WarRobert A. Heinlein’s S
Mark feels the love for the godfather of soul behavioural economic theory.We mention:Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow; his Wikipedia page; his TED talk.Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJodi Picoult’s My Sister’s K
Jon endorses Jens Lapidus’ Easy MoneyWe also mention:Daniel Suarez’s Kill DecisionTom McCarthy‘s Remainder, Men in Space, and CCharlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New YorkDan Chaon’s Stay AwakeNick Harkaway’s Angelmaker and booktrailerJess Wa
Mark is enthusiastic about the Stephanie Plum novels.There was a (gasp!) delay between recording and posting this episode, so a lot of the books that we talk about as ‘coming soon’ are now, in fact, ‘out recently’ and in some cases ‘out quite
John endorses Rainbow Rowell’s AttachmentsWe also chat about:Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon SquadInteractive character map by Flip Zembowicz Paul HaggisSteve Jobs BiographyDon Delillo’s White NoiseChad Harbach’s The Art of Fieldi
Mark endorses Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.(A note on pronunciation: Mark and I are both Canadian and so pronounce the letter ‘Z’ as ‘zed’, however, that completely ruins the wordplay of the title of Brooks’ book,
Special guest Taylor Stevens endorses Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox.There is a story behind this episode.It was recorded right before Christmas in 2011. I really dug The Informationist. I was super keen to chat with Taylor. The second Vanessa
Special guest Kevin Chong endorses David McGimpsey’s Li’l Bastard.We also mention:Kevin Chong’s Baroque-a-nova (French Cover)Kevin Chong’s Neil Young NationKevin Chong’s Beauty + Pity (trailers)Kevin Chong’s My Year of the Racehorse: Fall
This episode was recorded at the beginning of December, so apologies for all the nonsensical temporal references to ‘last week’, and stuff that ‘just’ happened. Something fresher soon, if all goes according to plan, but in the meantime please e
It’s the missing episode 76! Where have you been, young lady? Your father and I were sick with worry.We mention:The National Book AwardsThe Giller PrizeLaura Miller at Salon, on book awardsWho the Hell is Arcade Fire?It was the New York
Jon endorses John Hart’s Iron House.We also mention:The Adventures of Tintin: Collector’s Gift SetIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy KalingThe Art MuseumDaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorA History O
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
Mark endorses Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Emperor of All Maladies.We also mention:Enthusiasticast Episode 59The Steel Remains by Richard K MorganJuliet Marillier’s Son of the ShadowsOrson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game — Enthusiasticast Episode
Special guest Catherine S. endorses Patrick Dewitt’s The Sisters Brothers.We also talk about:McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses as read by Brad PittMcCarthy’s The CrossingMcCarthy’s Blood MeridianMcCarthy’s No Country for Old MenMcCarthy’s
Jon endorses Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One.We also mention:Amazon working on a subscription library for books, says WSJ (http://thisismynext.com)Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One as read by Wil WheatonThe 33 Best Books Remaining on the Las
Mark endorses Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem.We also mention:Erin Morgenstern’s The Night CircusSheila Heti’s How Should a Person Be.Kate Beaton’s Hark a Vagrant.Charlotte Gill’s Eating DirtDani Couture’s AlgomaAdam Gopnik’s
Jon endorses Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain.We also mention:Gosling in DriveGirl With a Dragon TattooMoneyballMission Impossible Ghost ProtocolBrad Bird and The Iron GiantEW.com Fall Movie PreviewSpiderman, Batman, Avenger
Mark endorses Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.We also mentionData-driven literary criticismSpoilers Don’t Spoil Anything by Jonah Lehrer (Wired Science)The Mechanic Muse Column in the New York TimesWar Horse entry at WikipediaToronto sc
Special guest Emily St John Mandel endorses Irmgard Keun’s After Midnight.We also mention:TheMillions Review of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing To Our Brainsmacfreedom.comLast Night in Montreal by Emily St John Man
Special guest Ed Champion endorses Dana Spiotta’s Stone ArabiaWe also mention:Bat Segundo Show and EdRants.comCome Meet the Author, but Open Your Wallet NYTDouglas CouplandThe IFOAWilliam Gaddis’s The RecognitionsMcNally Jackson1000 Fa
Mark endorses Ben MacIntyre’s Agent Zigzag.We also mention:The end of Harry Potter movie franchiseDa Vinci CodeInfinite JestThe SecretThe AlchemistCitizen KaneLord of The RingsGame of ThronesBen Macintyre entry WikipediaBen Macintyr
Jon endorses Jay Asher‘s Thirteen Reasons Why.We also mention:John Locke becoming a million seller on Kindle, 99 cents at a time..xxx TLD entry on WikipediaHis Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi NovikStudios pull back from San Diego Comic Con (ew.
Mark endorses Wilbert Rideau’s In the Place of Justice.We also mention:Rockstar Games’ L.A. NoireChristine Love’s Digital: A Love StoryClay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus TEDTalkJon had a TI-99 4a, not an AmigaFreedomTM by Daniel SuarezDCU
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