{"id":7594,"date":"2013-12-30T23:29:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T03:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=7594"},"modified":"2017-10-11T15:46:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T19:46:56","slug":"2013-guests-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/2013-guests-books","title":{"rendered":"2013 Guests’ Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

2013 Guests’ Favorite Books, as per The Guest List: 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

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Charles Blackstone<\/em><\/a> (begins 26:10)
\nTampa<\/a>\"\" – Alissa Nutting<\/p>\n

Lisa Borders<\/em><\/a> (begins at 30:40)
\nAll This Talk of Love: A Novel<\/a>\"\" – Christopher Castellani<\/p>\n

Scott Edelman<\/em><\/a> (begins 16:45)
\nThe Man from Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey<\/a>\"\" – Fred Nadis<\/p>\n

Drew Friedman<\/em><\/a> (begins 25:15)
\nSuper Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster–the Creators of Superman<\/a>\"\" – Brad Ricca<\/p>\n

Kipp Friedman<\/em><\/a> (begins at 39:20)
\nBlood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West<\/a>\"\" – Cormac McCarthy<\/p>\n

Craig Gidney<\/em><\/a> (begins 8:20)
\nA Stranger in Olondria<\/a>\"\" – Sofia Samatar<\/p>\n

Ed Hermance<\/em><\/a> (begins (11:45)
\nConfronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations<\/a>\"\" – Mary Beard<\/p>\n

Nancy Hightower<\/em><\/a> (begins 18:00)
\nThe Waking Engine<\/a>\"\" – David Edison
\nSea Change<\/a>\"\" – S.M. Wheeler<\/p>\n

Jonathan Hyman<\/em><\/a> (begins 21:45)
\nThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York<\/a>\"\" – Robert Caro<\/p>\n

Maxim Jakubowski<\/em><\/a> (begins at 30:30)
\nThe Art of Disappearing<\/a>\"\" – Ivy Pochoda<\/p>\n

Ben Katchor<\/em><\/a> (begins 13:30)
\nClosing Time: A Memoir<\/a>\"\" – Joe Queenan<\/p>\n

Ian Kelley<\/em><\/a> (begins 15:50)
\nSkagboys<\/a>\"\" – Irvine Welsh<\/p>\n

Roger Langridge<\/em><\/a> (begins at 28:00)
\nDouble Barrel<\/a>\"\" – Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Tim Sievert<\/p>\n

Phillip Lopate<\/em><\/a> (begins 23:40)
\nMy Face for the World to See<\/a>\"\" – Alfred Hayes
\nContempt<\/a>\"\" – Alberto Moravia<\/p>\n

Hooman Majd<\/em><\/a> (begins at 29:40)
\nAfter Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story<\/a>\"\" – Michael Hainey<\/p>\n

Zach Martin<\/em><\/a> (begins at 32:35)
\nAnna Karenina<\/a>\"\" – Tolstoy<\/p>\n

Ron Rosenbaum<\/em><\/a> (begins 2:45)
\nThe Erotic Poems<\/a>\"\" – Ovid (tr. Green)<\/p>\n

David Rothenberg<\/em><\/a> (begins 19:00)
\nThe Woman Who Lost Her Soul<\/a>\"\" – Bob Shacochis<\/p>\n

Willard Spiegelman<\/em><\/a> (begins 4:20)
\nAll That Is<\/a>\"\" – James Salter
\nNecessary Errors<\/a>\"\" – Caleb Crain<\/p>\n

Peter Trachtenberg<\/em><\/a> (begins at 37:35)
\nThe Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother’s Milk<\/a>\"\" – Edward St. Aubyn
\nAt Last<\/a>\"\" – Edward St. Aubyn<\/p>\n

Wallis Wilde-Menozzi<\/em><\/a> (begins 14:00)
\nGod’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine<\/a>\"\" – Victoria Sweet<\/p>\n

Matt Wuerker<\/em><\/a> (begins 7:25)
\nRiver of Smoke<\/a>\"\" – Amitav Ghosh
\nMonsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power<\/a>\"\" – Robert Kaplan<\/p>\n

Go listen to the podcast<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

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2013 Guests’ Favorite Books, as per The Guest List: 2013 Charles Blackstone (begins 26:10) Tampa – Alissa Nutting Lisa Borders (begins at 30:40) All This Talk of Love: A Novel – Christopher Castellani Scott Edelman (begins 16:45) The Man from Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey – Fred Nadis Drew Friedman (begins 25:15) Super Boys: … <\/p>\n

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