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    Bowie Book Club Podcast

    Two friends have had a book club for a very very long time. It was mostly an excuse to drink and gossip. In January of 2016, they found renewed purpose in their sadness over the death of David Bowie. They decided to stop mucking around and actually get some reading done – from the list of books that he loved.

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    The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot Apr 20, 2020
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    The last known photo of the great poet.

    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, and tried to talk about anything else beside the poem (and you know...that other thing that's going on).

    Apologies again for the recording weirdness! We're such a bunch of fireworms (that'll make more sense after you listen to this one). We'll get it together at some point.

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • From Ritual to Romance

    • How the Wasteland Sounds Now

    • We didn't mention this (Greg spaced), but the British library has a cool webpage about the influences on The Waste Land.

    • The source of the whole green face powder thing - an article about "Low" and T.S. Eliots influences.

    • TS Eliot, midfield enforcer, tamed by marriage

    • TS Eliot was a bad boyfriend

    • William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock

    • Twelve Moons by Mary Oliver

    • Post-Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

    • Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio

    • Degrees of Grey in Phillipsburg by Richard Hugo

    • The Hugo House in Seattle

    • The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley

    • Did Bowie Pinch a Cactus from T.S. Eliot? - well, did he?

    • How to Do Nothing

    • OMG, Alec Guiness is the best

    What's Up Next

    Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia

    What Song Did We Choose?

    McTeague by Frank Norris Mar 23, 2020
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    Welcome to another episode of the **Bowie Book Club**, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read McTeague by Frank Norris, which is surprisingly not about a rogue cop who's always getting kicked off the force and reinstated because he's just too damn good out on those streets.
    Apologies for the sound quality - we're still figuring out how to do this whole remote thing!

    The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby Feb 25, 2020
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read a wide-ranging screed on the intellectual wasteland of current American culture - Susan Jacoby's The Age of American Unreason. And Greg reveals his ignorance of fairly recent presidential elections. Fun! #tuesdaygoths

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • Roderick's Chamber

    • Telling Lies

    • The Bloody Mary Incident

    • PC Jr

    • Max Headroom

    • Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstader

    • Educated

    • popped collars

    • In the Land of Self Defeat

    • Why We're Polarized

    • These Truths

    • 1619 Project

    • Elliot Bay Book Company

    • Holy Blood, Holy Grail

    • Foucault's Pendulum

    • Master and Commander

    • F&W Classical Music

    • James Michener

    • We didn't mention it, but the James Michener Art Museum is pretty rad

    • Our Herzog episode

    • Lori Goldston - the greatest, seriously.

    • The Yellow House

    • Inland

    What's Up Next

    McTeague!! - you're off the force!!

    What Song Did We Choose?

    The Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West Jan 20, 2020
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West, a grim fable of the darker side of Hollywood in the 30's - and reveal our books for 2020!

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • The 1975 Movie Version

    • Advice to the Lovelorn - the "adaption" of Miss Lonelyhearts

    • The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black

    • Bowie's Berlin Books - we reviewed Berlin Alexanderplatz and Mr Norris Changes Trains last year.

    • And don't forget - let's bring back "phooey!" in 2020!

    Our 2020 Book List

    Chosen at the great Cafe Racer in Seattle

    The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby

    McTeague by Frank Norris

    Cats by T.S. Eliot (just kidding - it's The Waste Land)

    Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia

    Black Boy by Richard Wright

    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

    Teenage by Jon Savage

    The Street by Ann Petry

    A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

    Journey Into the Whirlwind by Eugenia Ginzburg

    The Life and Times of Little Richard by Charles White

    Mystery Train by Greil Marcus

    What's Up Next

    The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby

    What Song Did We Choose?

    The Bird Artist By Howard Norman Dec 23, 2019
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Bird Artist by Howard Norman, a tale from the frosty realm of Newfoundland, where women are women and men are mopey.

    The Bird Artist by Howard Norman Amazon | IndieBound

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • The lighthouse at Witless Bay

    • Phillip (not Thomas) Marlowe

    • The Ghost Clause - Howard Norman's latest book.

    • Bowie's visit to Labrador

    • Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller

    • Davidson Galleries in Seattle

    • Loganberry Books in Cleveland

    Our book lists for the decade

    Book lists are really hard to put together - this from books that we read over the last decade (not necessarily books that came out in the last 10 years).

    Greg

    • Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
    • The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez
    • Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
    • The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
    • Cruddy by Lynda Barry

    Kristianne

    • Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
    • Feast Your Eyes by Myla Goldberg
    • The Faraway Nearby by Rachel Solnit
    • The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
    • My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris

    What's Up Next

    Day of the Locust by Nathanael West Amazon | IndieBound

    What Song Did We Choose?

    The Insult by Rupert Thomson Nov 18, 2019
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Insult by Rupert Thomson, a book about pyschosis and the seedy underbelly of society that turns out to be two books in one, much to Greg's chagrin.

    The Insult by Rupert Thomson Amazon | IndieBound

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • Never Anyone But You

    • Author Interview in the Guardian

    • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

    • Alnilam by James Dickey

    • Overstory by Richard Powers

    • Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

    • The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

    • Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

    • How I Ended Up On Bowie's Must Read List

    • @bowiesongs on "I'm Deranged". Also check out Chris' new Patreon!

    • Lost Highway

    • Hex Enduction Books and Records in Seattle

    What's Up Next

    The Bird Artist by Howard Norman Amazon | IndieBound

    What Song Did We Choose?

    The Inferno by Dante Alighieri Oct 21, 2019
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Dante's Inferno, which has been inspring haunted hayrides for centuries. Happy Halloween!

    Inferno by Dante Amazon | IndieBound

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • Vittorio Gassman reading Canto XXI

    • This is Halloween! This is Halloween!

    • Gustav Dore Illustrations for The Divine Comedy

    • The Twilight Zone

    • Virgil

    • What Dreams May Come)

    • Ozzy's Slippers

    • Set Model for Diamond Dogs tour

    • Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo” by Ary Scheffer

    • Rodin

    • RODAN also Rodan, one of Greg's favorite bands ever

    • Mystery Plays

    • Fratello Metallo - Misteri

    • @bowiesongs on Heathen

    • Never Anyone But You

    What's Up Next

    The Insult by Rupert Thomson Amazon | IndieBound

    What Song Did We Choose?

    The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens Sep 23, 2019
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens, a book-length legal argument that helpfully reminded us of our ignorance of history.

    The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens Amazon | IndieBound

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • Kissinger Peace Prize?? It's true!

    • Hitchens' book on Bill Clinton - No One Left to Lie To

    • Hitchens' takedown of Mother Theresa - The Missionary Position

    • The Satanic Verses controversy

    • Hitch-22 (Hitchen's autobiography)

    • Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

    • Politico article about the lessons National Security Advisers can learn from Kissinger

    What's Up Next

    Inferno by Dante Amazon | IndieBound

    What Song Did We Choose?

    Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter Aug 26, 2019
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    Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read a book that WE REALLY REALLY LIKED - Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus.

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    Stuff we Mentioned

    • Angela Carter is best known for her collection of stories The Bloody Chamber

    • Company of Wolves (film)

    • Magic Toy Shop (film)

    • Angela Carter's BBC Radio plays

    • Sarah Waters on reading Nights at the Circus

    • the picaresque genre of fiction

    • Heartbreak Soup

    What's Up Next

    Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens Amazon | IndieBound

    What Song Did We Choose?

    Kafka was the Rage by Anatole Broyard Jul 22, 2019
    Show notes

    This time we read Kafka Was the Rage - Anatole Broyard's unfinished memoir of life in Greenwich Village just after WWII, where everyone was an intellectual and sex had just been discovered.

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