{"id":16494,"date":"2023-12-19T21:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T02:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=16494"},"modified":"2023-12-19T21:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T02:24:48","slug":"the-guest-list-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2023","title":{"rendered":"The Guest List 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We asked the past year&#8217;s podcast-guests for the favorite books they read in 2023 and the books they <em>hope<\/em> to read in 2024 for our special year-end <strong><em>Guest List<\/em><\/strong> episode! Seventeen guests participated, <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">so listen to the show<\/a> to hear about the books they loved this year, and use this page to check out all the books, as well as their past episodes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-568-the-guest-list-2023\/img_6720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702999099&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16489\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720.jpeg?resize=525%2C277\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?resize=620%2C327&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?resize=440%2C232&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C405&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6720-scaled.jpeg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo of my 2023 books (not incl. comics &amp; some e-books) by me.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6283\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16494-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=16494-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/siza6ZJYzbs?si=3bOv5Itklkib3eJq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-568-the-guest-list-2023\/id531173075?i=1000639148763\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3uE9jU0kT0CP5wMvGPmPm8?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Guests<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-536-ho-che-anderson\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ho Che Anderson<\/a> &#8211; 27:05<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780062653314\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heat 2<\/a> &#8211; Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250823366\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica<\/a> &#8211; Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ho Che&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780679728757\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blood Meridian<\/a> &#8211; Cormac McCarthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-561-josh-bayer\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Bayer<\/a> &#8211; 3:10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hyenahell?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng==)\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demons 4<\/a> &#8211; Hyena Hell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-548-howard-fishman\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Fishman<\/a> &#8211; 7:35<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780684842677\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angela&#8217;s Ashes<\/a> &#8211; Frank McCourt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780425247457\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Train of Small Mercies<\/a> &#8211; David Rowell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781635576443\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mysteries<\/a> &#8211; Marisa Silver<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780375424328\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rusty Brown<\/a> &#8211; Chris Ware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Howard&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jon Fosse&#8217;s novels and plays, and MAYBE Proust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-532-priscilla-gilman\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Priscilla Gilman<\/a> &#8211; 14:55<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781324074526\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Other Eden<\/a> &#8211; Paul Harding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Priscilla&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780374600303\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bee Sting<\/a> &#8211; Paul Murray<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609807870\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Years<\/a> &#8211; Annie Ernaux, tr. Alison L. Strayer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781945492754\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Septology<\/a> &#8211; Jon Fosse, tr Damion Searls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-552-bill-griffith\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Griffith<\/a> &#8211; 20:55<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683968825\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monica<\/a> &#8211; Daniel Clowes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683965404\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flamed Out: The Underground Adventures of Comix Genius Willy Murphy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutt_and_Jeff\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutt and Jeff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superman's_Pal_Jimmy_Olsen\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Superman&#8217;s Pal, Jimmy Olsen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-529-dean-haspiel\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Haspiel<\/a> &#8211; 4:05<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780316288156\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wheel of Doll<\/a> &#8211; Jonathan Ames<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781632280732\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Out of My Mind<\/a> &#8211; Alan Arkin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250888099\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond<\/a> &#8211; Henry Winkler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781534324596\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday, Book Two: On A Cold Winter&#8217;s Night<\/a> &#8211; Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dc.com\/comics\/batman-2016\/batman-130\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Batman #130<\/a> &#8211; Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whitneymatheson.substack.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diary Comics<\/a> &#8211; Whitney Matheson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orbitaloperations.beehiiv.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orbital Operations newsletter<\/a> &#8211; Warren Ellis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dino&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683968825\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monica<\/a> &#8211; Daniel Clowes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781534326095\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night Fever<\/a> &#8211; Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-521-sara-lippmann\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Lippmann<\/a> &#8211; 17:25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593186879\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World According To Garp<\/a> &#8211; John Irving<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Past-Continuous-Ivories-Yaakov-Shabtai\/dp\/1585673390\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Past Continuous<\/a> &#8211; Yaacov Shabtai<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780063327528\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Lake<\/a> &#8211; Ann Patchett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sara&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781952119736\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Instructions<\/a> &#8211; Adam Levin<\/li>\n<li>Plus the stories of Gina Berriault and MAYBE Karl Ove Knausgaard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-556-patrick-mcdonnell\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick McDonnell<\/a> &#8211; 14:20<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com\/escape-from-hawaii-bookstore\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escape From Hawaii<\/a> &#8211; Jack Handey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holybooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-Am-That-by-Sri-Nisargadatta-Maharaj.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am That<\/a> &#8211; Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Patrick&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holybooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-Am-That-by-Sri-Nisargadatta-Maharaj.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am That<\/a> &#8211; Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-526-james-mcmullan\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James McMullan<\/a> &#8211; 20:05<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593652961\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democracy Awakening<\/a> &#8211; Heather Cox Richardson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781938461583\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncross Your Legs: A Life In Fashion<\/a> &#8211; Stan Herman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndsu.edu\/pubweb\/~cinichol\/CreativeWriting\/323Online\/In%20Memory%20of%20My%20Feelings%20-%20Frank%20O'Hara%20-%20Poem%20by.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;In Memory of My Feelings&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Frank O&#8217;Hara<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781982199241\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Likely Story<\/a> &#8211; Leigh McMullan Abramson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>James&#8217; 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250753977\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worm<\/a> &#8211; Edel Rodriguez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-559-lisa-morton\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Morton<\/a> &#8211; 2:15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writlargeprojects.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Collective<\/a> &#8211; Kate Maruyama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lisa&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric LaRocca, Gwendolyn Kiste, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Cynthia Pelayo, among others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-541-jonathan-papernick\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Papernick<\/a> &#8211; 19:20<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781328915344\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blitzed: Drugs In The Thitd Reich<\/a> &#8211; Normal Ohler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593652886\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Creative Act: A Way Of Being<\/a> &#8211; Rick Rubin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jonathan&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maybe Paul Bowles on audiobook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-542-andrew-porter\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Porter<\/a> &#8211; 15:20<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250151797\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transit<\/a> &#8211; Rachel Cusk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250207395\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kudos<\/a> &#8211; Rachel Cusk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781888363388\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Frozen Woman<\/a> &#8211; Annie Ernaux, tr. Linda Coverdale<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609807870\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Years<\/a> &#8211; Annie Ernaux, tr. Alison L. Strayer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609457693\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lost Daughter<\/a> &#8211; Elena Ferrante<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609450786\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Brilliant Friend<\/a> &#8211; Elena Ferrante, tr. Ann Goldstein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250002686\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the Sandanistas<\/a> &#8211; Deb Olin Unferth<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780393651324\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Critic&#8217;s Daughter<\/a> &#8211; Priscilla Gilman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781733661959\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Something I Might Say<\/a> &#8211; Stephanie Austin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781646221172\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brother and Sister Enter the Forest<\/a> &#8211; Richard Mirabella<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780810120990\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zigzagger<\/a> &#8211; Manuel Munoz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Faith-Healer-Olive-Avenue\/dp\/1565125320\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue<\/a> &#8211; Manuel Munoz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781732982079\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi River Museum<\/a> &#8211; Keith Pilapil Lesmeister<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781574419153\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Did You Do Today?<\/a> &#8211; Anthony Varallo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781628971774\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beauty Looks Down On Me<\/a> &#8211; Eun Heekyung, tr. Sora Kim Russell, Jae Won Chung, Yoonjin Park, Craig Bott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781953534651\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thirst for Salt<\/a> &#8211; Madeline Lucas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593652855\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take What You Need<\/a> &#8211; Idra Novey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780358658870\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best American Essays 2022<\/a> &#8211; Alexander Chee, ed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780812998627\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guest<\/a> &#8211; Emma Cline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Andrew&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593715512\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Vulnerables<\/a> &#8211; Sigrid Nunez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609451349\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Story of a New Name<\/a> &#8211; Elena Ferrante, tr. Ann Goldstein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609452339\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay<\/a> &#8211; Elena Ferrante, tr. Ann Goldstein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781609452865\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Story of The Lost Child<\/a> &#8211; Elena Ferrante, tr. Ann Goldstein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780374293574\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackouts<\/a> &#8211; Justin Torres<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593318256\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wandering Stars<\/a> &#8211; Tommy Orange<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780525521853\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Were the Universe<\/a> &#8211; Kimberly King Parson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593537206\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem<\/a> &#8211; Nam Le<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780374607951\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Couplets: A Love Story<\/a> &#8211; Maggie Miler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780063352896\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Narrow Hiding Places<\/a> &#8211; Kristopher Jansma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-523-dawn-raffel\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawn Raffel<\/a> &#8211; 6:35<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sublunaryeditions.com\/products\/indeterminate-inflorescence-lee-seong-bok\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indeterminate Inflorescence<\/a> &#8211; Lee Seong-bok, tr. Anton Hur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dawn&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781952386701\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revelation at the Food Bank<\/a> &#8211; Merrill Joan Gerber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-525-paul-b-rainey\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul B. Rainey<\/a> &#8211; 9:00<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/9798295\/the-periwinkle-perspective-the-giant-step\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Periwinkle Perspective: The Giant Step<\/a> &#8211; Paul Eccentric<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683963097\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seeds and Stems<\/a> &#8211; Simon Hanselmann<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683968825\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monica<\/a> &#8211; Daniel Clowes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781984862020\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee<\/a> &#8211; Tom Scioli<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2000ad.com\/judge-dredd\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge Dredd Complete Casefiles<\/a> &#8211; John Wagner, et al. (as in ALL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Paul&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/Search\/ec+archives\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EC Archives<\/a> &#8211; too many writers and artists to mention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-553-peter-rostovsky\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Rostovsky<\/a> &#8211; 21:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781534326095\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night Fever<\/a> &#8211; Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781629637839\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pill<\/a> &#8211; Meg Elison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Peter&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780778386155\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Number One Fan<\/a> &#8211; Meg Elison<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debtoddwheeler.org\/bookshop\/p\/book-of-walks\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Silence: Book of Walks<\/a> &#8211; Deb Todd Wheeler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-540-scott-samuelson\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Samuelson<\/a> &#8211; 24:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780684847962\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crabcakes: A Memoir<\/a> &#8211; James Alan McPherson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-549-karl-stevens\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karl Stevens<\/a> &#8211; 26:35<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780812998979\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Same Bed, Different Dreams<\/a> &#8211; Ed Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780063097209\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever<\/a> &#8211; Prudence Peiffer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683967798\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dear Mini<\/a> &#8211; Natalie Norris<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781770466319\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Don&#8217;t You Love Me?<\/a> &#8211; Paul B. Rainey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Karl&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780394720241\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power Broker<\/a> &#8211; Robert Caro<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780143105954\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moby-Dick<\/a> &#8211; Herman Melville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-520-gil-roth-and-aaron-finkelstein\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gil Roth<\/a> &#8211; 28:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250872463\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faith, Hoipe, &amp; Carnage<\/a> &#8211; Nick Cave &amp; Se\u00e1n O&#8217;Hagan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781635577808\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piranesi<\/a> &#8211; Susanna Clarke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780143039983\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Haunting of Hill House<\/a> &#8211; Shirley Jackson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781419745904\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Rocks<\/a> &#8211; Bill Griffith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781770466319\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Don&#8217;t You Love Me?<\/a> &#8211; Paul B. Rainey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781419769108\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Super Hero&#8217;s Journey<\/a> &#8211; Patrick McDonnell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781683966494\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral<\/a> &#8211; Thomas Woodruff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781954276192\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravage &amp; Son<\/a> &#8211; Jerome Charyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780063256897\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return To Lovecraft Country<\/a> &#8211; Matt Ruff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780593187364\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To Any One Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse<\/a> &#8211; Howard Fishman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780525658269\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt<\/a> &#8211; Willard Spiegelman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780063341043\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret Life of John Le Carr\u00e9<\/a> &#8211; Adam Sisman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781681377780\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Year And A Day: An Experiment In Essays<\/a> &#8211; Phillp Lopate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781586423605\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying<\/a> &#8211; Joseph Monninger<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780226824635\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Christopher Street: Life, Sex, and Death After Stonewall<\/a> &#8211; Michael Denneny<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/matteeditions.com\/sunset\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valid Until Sunset<\/a> &#8211; Jarrett Earnest<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780374534370\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer<\/a> &#8211; Christian Wiman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781250249456\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He Held Radical Light: The Art of Faith, the Faith of Art<\/a> &#8211; Christian Wiman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780374603458\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero At The Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair<\/a> &#8211; Christian Wiman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Gil&#8217;s 2024 goals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780143105510\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Snow Leopard<\/a> &#8211; Peter Matthiessen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780143135654\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Transit of Venus<\/a> &#8211; Shirley Hazzard<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780393339178\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson<\/a> &#8211; Jerome Charyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781934137987\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century<\/a> &#8211; Jerome Charyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780143039976\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Have Always Lived In The Castle<\/a> &#8211; Shirley Jackson<\/li>\n<li>All my 2024 guests&#8217; books!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6284\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16494-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=16494-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_568_-_The_Guest_List_2023.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked the past year&#8217;s podcast-guests for the favorite books they read in 2023 and the books they hope to read in 2024 for our special year-end Guest List episode! Seventeen guests participated, so listen to the show to hear about the books they loved this year, and use this page to check out all &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2023\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Guest List 2023&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16489,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16494","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4C7K-4i2","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14917,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list","url_meta":{"origin":16494,"position":0},"title":"The Guest List","author":"Gil","date":"December 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"At the end of each year, I ask that year's podcast-guests to answer two questions: What was the favorite book you read this year? 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