Joseph and Amanda are back from summer break with a bumper episode deep diving into Ann Patchett’s latest novel, Whistler. They also take some time to cogitate over the Booker Prize long list, as well as catch up on what they've been reading recently and the titles they hope to pick up next.
Bookish News
The Imagination Library @imaginationlibraryuk
Booker Prize Longlist and Predictions
The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
Switzy by Emma Cline @emmanancycline
Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman @makenna_good
The End of Everything by M. John Harrison @m_john_harrison
The Disappearers by Marlon James @marlonjameswriter
Black Bag by Luke Kennard @lukekekennnard
The Renovation by Kenan Orhan
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry @poorsasquatch
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout @liztroutauthor
John of John by Douglas Stuart @douglas_stuart
All Them Dogs by Djamel White @djamelwhitewriter
The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams @missouriwilliams
What We’ve Been Reading
Frost in May by Antonia White
Novel on Yellow Notepaper by Stevie Smith
Peking Picnic by Ann Bridge
The Caravners by Elizabeth von Arnim
The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani
The Hyena’s Daughter by Jupiter Jones @jupiterjones
It Will Come Back To You by Sigird Nunez
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney @sallyrooney6
Selected Books of Ann Patchett
Parnassus Books @paranassusbooks
The Patron Saint of Liars
Taft
The Magician’s Assistant
Bel Canto
Run
State of Wonder
The Dutch House
Tom Lake
Whistler
What We’re Reading Next
Astronaut! by Oana Aristide
My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova @egana_djabbarly
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