Ep 74: World Cup Chat – Part 2

Posted by Donny on Aug 29, 2010 in Episodes | 0 comments

Bookbabble Episode 74: World Cup Chat – Part 2
Recorded 21 June  2010
Babblers: Marcel, Bjorn, Donny

Synopsis:

This is one of the strangest, most languid chit-chat in Bookbabble’s short history.  This episode drops you right in the middle of a football match watched by the boys in three different countries – simultaneously.  And still somehow manage to talk about horror movies, private parts and racism.  Oh, and football related books and movies too.  (Yeah, it would have been better if this episode came out, oh, about 2 months sooner, but hey, at least you get to see how well we did our predictions).

Be warned, this is a rambling, totally unedited show.

Show Length: 1:37:24

Show Notes:

• http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6794841.ece
• The Kilburn Social Club by Robert Hudson
• http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Utd-David-Peace/dp/0571224334/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277051533&sr=1-8
• http://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Orange-Neurotic-Genius-Soccer/dp/1590200551/ref=pd_sim_b_3
• http://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-Australia-Turkey-Iraq-Are-Destined/dp/1568584253/ref=pd_sim_b_2
• http://www.amazon.com/Soccer-Against-Enemy-Revolutions-Dictators/dp/1568586337/ref=pd_sim_b_5
• "Dynamo: Defending the honour of Kiev", Andy Dougan
• "Quo Vadis", Henrik Sinkiewicz
• http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/4WEJJJ,0,0,Fu%EF%BF%BDball_unterm_Hakenkreuz.html
• Henning Mankell
• Ivorien = Et voit rien = And doesn’t see anything
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Thomas_%28rugby_player%29
• http://i40.tinypic.com/jq5l3t.png
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronos_%28film%29
• Borthwick, le retour
• "let the right one in", John Ajvide Lindqvist
• True Blood
• www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com

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Ep 74: World Cup Chat – Part 1

Posted by Donny on Aug 22, 2010 in Episodes | 0 comments

Bookbabble Episode 74: World Cup Chat – Part 1
Recorded 21 June  2010
Babblers: Marcel, Bjorn, Donny

Synopsis:

This is one of the strangest, most languid chit-chat in Bookbabble’s short history.  This episode drops you right in the middle of a football match watched by the boys in three different countries – simultaneously.  And still somehow manage to talk about horror movies, private parts and racism.  Oh, and football related books and movies too.  (Yeah, it would have been better if this episode came out, oh, about 2 months sooner, but hey, at least you get to see how well we did our predictions).

Be warned, this is a rambling, totally unedited show.

Show Length: 58:03

Show Notes:

• http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6794841.ece
• The Kilburn Social Club by Robert Hudson
• http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Utd-David-Peace/dp/0571224334/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277051533&sr=1-8
• http://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Orange-Neurotic-Genius-Soccer/dp/1590200551/ref=pd_sim_b_3
• http://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-Australia-Turkey-Iraq-Are-Destined/dp/1568584253/ref=pd_sim_b_2
• http://www.amazon.com/Soccer-Against-Enemy-Revolutions-Dictators/dp/1568586337/ref=pd_sim_b_5
• “Dynamo: Defending the honour of Kiev”, Andy Dougan
• “Quo Vadis”, Henrik Sinkiewicz
• http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/4WEJJJ,0,0,Fu%EF%BF%BDball_unterm_Hakenkreuz.html
• Henning Mankell
• Ivorien = Et voit rien = And doesn’t see anything
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Thomas_%28rugby_player%29
• http://i40.tinypic.com/jq5l3t.png
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronos_%28film%29
• Borthwick, le retour
• “let the right one in”, John Ajvide Lindqvist
• True Blood
• www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com

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Ep 75: Hanging out with Joshua Cohen – Part 2

Posted by Donny on Aug 22, 2010 in Episodes | 0 comments

Bookbabble Episode 75: Hanging out with Joshua Cohen – Part 2
Recorded 29 June  2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Bjorn, Francois, Donny with special guest Joshua Cohen

Synopsis:

The crew is honored to have Joshua Cohen guesting on this episode to talk about your usual babbly things, including his latest work, Witz, which has received rave reviews from critics everywhere.

(Photo Credit: Forward)

Show Length: 46:19

Joshua Cohen on the Web

• Official Website
• Wikipedia Entry
• Witz
• A Heaven of Others
• Cadenza for the Schneidermann Violin Concerto

Show Notes:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Hemon
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gaddis
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recognitions
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forward
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Malamud
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Markson
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Safran_Foer
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_gass
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Lowry
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Tavern_%28New_York_City%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Perec
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Void_%28novel%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.L._Peretz
• http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Practice-Hell-Eugene-Kogon/dp/0425164314
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Kogon
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/22/anne-frank-sharon-dogar
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People
• http://www.amazon.de/gebrauchte-Jude-Ein-Selbstportr%C3%A4t/dp/346203703X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277740982&sr=8-1
• http://withhiddennoise.net/2010/06/09/joshua-cohen-a-heaven-of-others/
• http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/Witz/ba-p/2714
• Here’s the link to Daniel Elkind’s review of A Heaven of Others: http://newhavenreview.com/?p=266
• http://www.bookforum.com/review/5976
• http://www.amazon.com/Million-Little-Pieces-James-Frey/dp/0307276902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277742496&sr=8-1
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_%28book%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shklovskii
• http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Begins-Abram-Andrei-Sinyavsky/dp/0520046773
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehuda_Amichai
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Lispector

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Ep 75: Hanging out with Joshua Cohen – Part 1

Posted by Donny on Aug 22, 2010 in Episodes | 0 comments

Bookbabble Episode 75: Hanging out with Joshua Cohen – Part 1
Recorded 29 June  2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Bjorn, Francois, Donny with special guest Joshua Cohen

Synopsis:

The crew is honored to have Joshua Cohen guesting on this episode to talk about your usual babbly things, including his latest work, Witz, which has received rave reviews from critics everywhere.

(Photo Credit: The New York Observer)

Show Length: 1:02:35

Joshua Cohen on the Web

• Official Website
• Wikipedia Entry
• Witz
• A Heaven of Others
• Cadenza for the Schneidermann Violin Concerto

Show Notes:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Hemon
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gaddis
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recognitions
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forward
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Malamud
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Markson
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Safran_Foer
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_gass
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Lowry
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Tavern_%28New_York_City%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Perec
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Void_%28novel%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.L._Peretz
• http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Practice-Hell-Eugene-Kogon/dp/0425164314
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Kogon
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/22/anne-frank-sharon-dogar
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People
• http://www.amazon.de/gebrauchte-Jude-Ein-Selbstportr%C3%A4t/dp/346203703X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277740982&sr=8-1
• http://withhiddennoise.net/2010/06/09/joshua-cohen-a-heaven-of-others/
• http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/Witz/ba-p/2714
• Here’s the link to Daniel Elkind’s review of A Heaven of Others: http://newhavenreview.com/?p=266
• http://www.bookforum.com/review/5976
• http://www.amazon.com/Million-Little-Pieces-James-Frey/dp/0307276902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277742496&sr=8-1
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_%28book%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shklovskii
• http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Begins-Abram-Andrei-Sinyavsky/dp/0520046773
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehuda_Amichai
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Lispector

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Ep 73: Your CONTAGIOUS, INFECTED ANCESTOR – Hanging out with Scott Sigler

Posted by Donny on Jun 20, 2010 in Episodes | 0 comments

Bookbabble Episode 73: Your CONTAGIOUS, INFECTED ANCESTOR – Hanging out with Scott Sigler
Recorded 12 June 2010
Babblers: Marcel, Donny and special guest Scott Sigler

Synopsis:

This week we speak with New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler.  We covered his start in the publishing industry, the podcast-only novel mechanism, and his upcoming book release ANCESTOR.  Plus, there’s this bit about the World Cup as well (it’s called football, not soccer!).

(Photo Credit: ScottSigler.com)

Show Length: 52:15

Scott Sigler on the Net:

• Official Website
• Twitter.com/scottsigler
• INFECTED
• CONTAGIOUS
• ANCESTOR

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Ep 72: Books that Make You Laugh!

Posted by Donny on Jun 20, 2010 in Episodes | 2 comments

Bookbabble Episode 72: Books That Make You Laugh!
Recorded 6 June  2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Renee, Donny

Synopsis:

What are the books that make the babblers break into a smile?  Perhaps even outright laughter?(Although it must be said that would look weird.  Good for clearing a space for you in public transports, though).  Anyway, babblers list out some interesting picks here, and in true Bookbabble style, a most varied and eclectic mix indeed.  Not just funny books, mind you, but satirical and cynical yet darkly humorous works are also covered.  Plus, critically-acclaimed poet who’s actually crap, and Marcel goes postal.  “Some people shouldn’t be allowed to write!”, he wails. 

(Photo Credit: Christopher Moore from Seattle P-I)

Show Length: 1:09:47

Show Notes:

• Shakespeare
• Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald
• David Sedaris
• Jon Stewart, America the Book, Naked Pictures of Famous People
• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Neil Gaiman
• Lois McMaster Bujold, Vorkosigan saga
• Janet Evanovich
• Samuel Beckett
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
• PG Wodehouse, Jeeves and Wooster Stories
• Dorothy Parker’s interior monologues
• Gargantua and Pantagruel, Francois Rabelais
• Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy
• JP Donleavy, "The Ginger Man"
• Lars Saabye Christense The jealous hairdresser/barber
• Hanif Kureishi
• Lars Saabye Christensen
• Eoin Colfer – Hitchhiker’s sequel
• Against The Day, Thomas Pynchon
• Will Self
• Quantity Theory of Insanity
• Gabriel Chevallier
• http://www.amazon.com/Scandals-Clochemerle-Gabriel-Chevallier/dp/1416569766/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275841439&sr=1-1
• Tova Reich
• The Jewish War
• Villy Sørensen:
• http://www.amazon.com/Harmless-Tales-Villy-Sorensen/dp/1870041151/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275841868&sr=1-3
• Cynthia Ozick
• My Holocaust
• http://www.amazon.com/God-Bless-You-Dr-Kevorkian/dp/0743422007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275842158&sr=8-1
• The Liar, Stephen Fry
• Moab is my Washpot, Stephen Fry
• The Gunseller, Hugh Laurie
• The Stars’ Tennis Balls
• http://www.amazon.com/Ode-Less-Travelled-Unlocking-Within/dp/1592403115/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275843236&sr=8-8
• Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
• Joe Dunthorne
• Heather Phillipson
• http://magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-40-passions-and-obsessions/poems/james-grieve/
• http://www.penpushermagazine.co.uk/magazine/extracts/article/284/
• John Barth
• Donald Barthelme
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sot-weed_factor
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/feb/17/fiction.reviews1

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