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Ep 73: Your CONTAGIOUS, INFECTED ANCESTOR – Hanging out with Scott Sigler
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:
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Read MoreEp 72: Books that Make You Laugh!
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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Read MoreEp 71: “Whodunnit”? More Like “Who Said It”?
Bookbabble Episode 71: “Whodunnit”? More Like “Who Said It”?
Recorded 24 May 2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Renee, Donny
Synopsis:
The babblers talk about crime fiction, and lists books in this genre (with plenty of help from Wikipedia, too).
Note: The audio for this episode is choppy, so please take note.
(Photo Credit: The Boston Globe)
Show Length: 39:44 (shortest episode in recent memory!)
Links:
- http://www.examiner.com/x-12767-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m5d22-Texas-State-Board-of-Education-approves-changes-to-school-guidelines-after-months-of-debate-video
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Top_100_Crime_Novels_of_All_Time
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_fiction
- Rogue Male
- http://www.listsofbests.com/list/6900-the-top-100-crime-novels-of-all-time
- Stieg Larsson
- Patricia Cromwell (Dr. Kay Scarpetta)
- Jean-Claude Izzo
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._I._Warshawski
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/primesuspect/
- Jakob Arjouni (http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/frankfurter-jakob-arjounis-happy-birthday-turk/)
- Swedish Crime Fiction: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_8?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=swedish+crime+fiction&sprefix=swedish+
- Sherlock Holmes
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Games_%28novel%29
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Read MoreEp 67: 2 Books in 2 Hours! Hanging Out with John Wray – Part 1
Bookbabble Episode 67: 2 Books in 2 Hours! Hanging Out with John Wray – Part 1
Recorded 19 April 2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Bjorn and guest John Wray
Synopsis:
Literary author John Wray joins the group for a round of bookbabbling, and ended staying for over 2 hours! Learn a little more about this talented author of works such as The Right Hand of Sleep, Canaan’s Tongue and his latest novel, Lowboy. Also, find out why he is compelled to maintain a ‘state of slight illness, indefinitely’.
Remember to check out part 2 of this interview.
(Photo Credit: Complex.com)
Show Length: 1:01:19
Links:
- 3 Part Q&A with John Wray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgp3hIAEvfc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZpG8GCvIHg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZwxbbOwuE8&feature=related - John Wray reads to commuters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3_3xzxIQVY
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Read MoreEpisode 70: What Are Sound Novels
Bookbabble Episode 70: What Are Sound Novels
Recorded 17 May 2010
Babblers: Lone, Marcel, Renee, Bjorn, Donny
Synopsis:
This week we’re introduced to the seemingly new form of storytelling called ‘sound novels’. We find out a little more about this supposedly new medium, guided by a resident expert, Renee’s daughter, the Wilde Childe herself, Rosemary. Along the way, Marcel treats us to a story of Amazon reviews abuse by the author himself. Oh, and Stephenie Meyer.
Show Length: 58:39
Links::
- Higurashi When They Cry
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_novel#Related_terms
- http://lucarinfo.com/alex/alexstories.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/sound02.shtml
- Edward and Bella Pic Montage
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel
- http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/nm_playlist.html
- A literary mystery came to an end when the scholar blamed first his wife and then illness for anonymously savaging his rivals
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