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| Episode 89: Benchwarmer Books | 19 Sep 2024 | 01:25:30 | |
We all have those books that are waiting in the wings, begging for a chance to make their way off the shelf and into our hands. This week, we chat about why some books seem to get stuck on the sidelines, even though we always think they’ll be the next one up. We discuss some of the reasons this happens and each share five of our own benchwarmer books, doing our best to justify why we keep ignoring their pleas to “put me in coach!” Shownotes Books * Horror Movie, by Paul Tremblay * Proust Was a Neuroscientist, by Jonah Lehrer * The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller * Circe, by Madeline Miller * To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolfe * Tess of the D’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy * The Human Stain, by Philip Roth * The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy * Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy * Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov * Absalolm, Absalom!, by William Faulkner * Baudolino, by Umberto Eco * The Gormenghast Novels, by Mervyn Peake * Strong Motion, by Jonathan Franzen * The Twenty-Seventh City, by Jonathan Franzen * Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips * The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Books) Saved My Life, by Andy Miller * We, the Drowned, by Carsten Jensen * The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers * Lady Chatterley’s Lover, by D.H. Lawrence * The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence * Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence * Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence * Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi * Hurricane Season, by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes * Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford * Romola, by George Eliot * The Snow Leopard, by Peter Matthiessen * At Play in the Fields of the Lord, by Peter Matthiessen * The Peregrine, by J.A. Baker * Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen * Tigana, by Guy Gabriel Kay * Up in the Old Hotel, by Joseph Mitchell * The Last Colony, by John Scalzi * Old Mans’ War, by John Scalzi * The Ghost Brigade, by John Scalzi * Zoe’s Tale, by John Scalzi * The Adventures of China Iron, by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre * Swann’s Way, by Marcel Proust * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * The Expendable Man, by Dorothy B. Hughes * Felix Holt, the Radical, by George Eliot * Phineas Redux, by Anthony Trollope * Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope * Doctor Thorne, by Anthony Trollope * Suttree, by Cormac McCarthy Other Links * Episode 31: New Directions, with Mark Haber * Episode 6: Our Fantasy Past (and Future?) The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 88: Women in Translation | 05 Sep 2024 | 01:41:58 | |
To close out Women In Translatjon month, we’re thrilled to be joined by poet and translator Robin Myers. We chat about the art of translation and the importance of providing access to and for wide a range of voices. And we each share three translated books written by women that we think you should know about. What did you read this year during #WITMonth? Shownotes Books * The Brush, by Eliana Hernández-Pachón, translated by Robin Myers * The Forgery, by Ave Barrera, translated by Robin Myers and Ellen Jones * Restoration, by Ave Barrera, translated by Robin Myers and Ellen Jones * Metamorphoses, by Emanuele Coccia, translated by Robin Mackay * Texas: The Great Theft, by Carmen Boullosa, translated by Samantha Schnee * Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver * Minor Detail, by Adania Shibli, translated by Elizabeth Jaquette * Lojman, by Ebru Owen, translated by Aron Aji and Selin Gökçesu * Umami, by Laia Jufresa, translated by Sophie Hughes * A Change of Time, by Ida Jensen, translated by Martin Aitken * Ladivine, by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump * Nostalgia Doesn’t Flow Away Like Riverwater, by Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call * Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel, by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky * Ti Amo, by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aitken * We Are Green and Trembling, by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Robin Myers * A Strange Adventure, by Eva Forest, translated by Robin Myers * Sister Deborah, by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Mark Polizzotti * Canoes, by Maylis de Kerangal, translated by Jessica Moore * Stay with Me, by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aitken Other Links * Poem Per Diem, Robin Myer’s Substack * Women in Translation Webpage The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 79: Rediscovered Gems | 02 May 2024 | 01:22:47 | |
So many great books have been published only to go out of print, for whatever reason. But they still have things to say to contemporary readers. Thankfully, there are several publishers whose work focuses on bringing these books back to us grateful readers. In this episode, we are are joined by Jacqui, who blogs at JacquiWine’s Journal, to discuss some of our favorite publishers who help us all rediscover gems. What are some of your favorite publishers and the gems they helped you rediscover? Shownotes Books * And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie * In the Distance, by Hernan Diaz * Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson * Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maude Montgomery * The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood * Things We Lost in the Fire, by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell * Our Share of Night, by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell * Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia, by Rebecca West * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * A Strange and Sublime Address, by Amit Chaudhuri * Friend of My Youth, by Amit Chaudhuri * Sojourn, by Amit Chaudhuri * Calcutta, by Amit Chaudhuri * The Immortals, by Amit Chaudhuri * A New World, by Amit Chaudhuri * Odysseus Abroad, by Amit Chaudhuri * Stoner, by John Williams * The Bloater, by Rosemary Tonks * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * Mrs. Caliban, by Rachel Ingalls * The Mountain Lion, by Jean Stafford * Hackenfeller’s Ape, by Brigid Brophy * Summer in Baden-Baden, by Leonid Tsypkin, translated by Roger Keys and Angela Keys * Neighbors and Other Stories, by Diane Oliver * January, by Sara Gallardo, translated by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaughnessy * The Feast, by Margaret Kennedy * Troy Chimneys, by Margaret Kennedy * Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee * The Stepdaughter, by Caroline Blackwood * I Am Alien to Live: Selected Stories, by Djuna Barnes * Constant Reader, by Dorothy Parker * The Glass Pearls, by Emeric Pressburger * Eline Vere, by Louis Couperus, translated by Ina Rilke * The Girls, by John Bowen Links * 1001 Novels: A Library of America * Episode 74: Canadian Literature The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 78: The Great American Novel | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:36:29 | |
The idea of the Great American Novel is controversial, passé, hubristic, and . . . always fascinating to talk about. This week, inspired by a recent list of potential candidates for the Great American Novel published in The Atlantic, we dive in and talk about the concept, the history, the list, and our votes for other contenders. What book(s) would get your vote? Shownotes Books * The MANIAC, by Benjamin Labatut * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, by Kapka Kassabova * Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time, by Kapka Kassabova * To the River: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace, by Kapka Kassabova * Anima: A Wild Pastoral, by Kapka Kassabova * Dante: The Inferno, translated by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander * Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope * The Eustace Diamonds, by Anthony Trollope * Phineas Reduce, by Anthony Trollope * Mortal Leap, by MacDonald Harris * Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville * Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe * James, by Percival Everett * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain * Augustus, by John Williams * Butcher’s Crossing, by John Williams * Absalom, Absalom!, by William Faulkner * Passing, by Nella Larsen * The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald * So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures, by Maureen Corrigan * The Making of Americans, by Gertrude Stein * An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser * Light in August, by William Faulkner * The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner * Nightwood, by Djuna Barnes * I Am Alien to Life: Selected Stories, by Djuna Barnes * Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston * The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler * Ask the Dust, by John Fante * Wait Until Spring, Bandini, by John Fante * U.S.A., by John Dos Passos * The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck * In a Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes * All the King’s Men, by Robert Penn Warren * The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers * The Street, by Ann Petry * The Mountain Lion, by Jean Stafford * A Time to Be Born, by Dawn Powell * The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger * Fahrenheit 451, by Raymond Bradbury * Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison * Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White * The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow * Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov * The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald * Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin * The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson * No-No Boy, by John Okada * Peyton Place, by Grace Metalious * Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov * Another Country, by James Baldwin * Catch-22, by Joseph Heller * One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey * A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle * The Zebra-Striped Hearse, by Ross MacDonald * The Group, by Mary McCarthy * The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath * The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon * A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter * Couples, by John Updike * Portnoy’s Complaint, by Philip Roth * Sabbath’s Theater, by Philip Roth * American Pastoral, by Philip Roth * The Human Stain, by Philip Roth * The Great American Novel, by Philip Roth * Divorcing, by Susan Taubes * Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut * Play It As It Lays, by Joan Didion * Sula, by Toni Morrison * Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison * Beloved, by Toni Morrison * Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume * Desperate Characters, by Paula Fox * Log of the S.S. Mrs Unguentine, by Stanley Crawford * The Revolt of the Cockroach People, by Oscar Zeta Acosta * Oreo, by Fran Ross * The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin * Winter in the Blood, by James Welch * Corregidora, by Gayl Jones * Speedboat, by Renata Adler * Dancer from the Dance, by Andrew Hollerman * The Stand, by Stephen King * Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko * Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson * Machine Dreams, by Jayne Anne Phillips * Lark & Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips * Shelter, by Jayne Anne Phillips * Little, Big: Or, the Fairies’ Parliament, by John Crowley * Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy * Dawn, by Octavia Butler * Geek Love, by Kathryn Dunn * Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons * American Psycho, by Brett Easton Ellis * House of Leaves, by Mark C. Danielewski * The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon * The Last Samurai, by Helen DeWitt * The Quick and the Dead, by Joy Williams * Erasure, by Percival Everett * The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen * The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, by Gary Shteyngart * The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri * The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz * Nevada, by Imogen Binnie * Open City, by Teju Cole * The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin * Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders * Sabrina, by Nick Drnaso * Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli * Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson * The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell * No One Is Talking About This, by Patricia Lockwood * The Love Song of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers * Biography of X, by Catherine Lacey * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton * The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton * Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche * Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer Links * The Great American Novel from The Atlantic * John William DeForest’s original article about The Great American Novel * A.O. Scott “Tracking the ever-elusive Great American Novel The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 77: Poetry | 04 Apr 2024 | 01:42:13 | |
How do we love poetry? Let us count the ways. This week, we’re joined by Anthony Garrett to kick off National Poetry Month with a wonderful conversation about our favorite poems and poets, how and when we read poetry, and a discussion about how to approach this sometimes intimidating part of the literary landscape. Does poetry play a part in your reading life? We also announce the winners of our latest giveaway, so please join us! Shownotes Books * Averno, by Louise Glück * The Obscene Bird of Night, by José Donoso, translated by Megan McDowell, Hardie St. Martin, and Leonard Mades * A Naked Singularity, by Sergio De La Pava * Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, by Kapka Kassabova * To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace, by Kapka Kassabova * Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * The Fisherman, by John Langan * Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville * Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Rock Crystal, by Adalbert Stifter, translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore * The End, by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy * Divorcing, by Susan Taubes * Notes of a Crocodile, by Qin Miaogin, translated by Bonnie Huie * “The Waste Land,” by T.S. Eliot * “Today,” by Billy Collins * Poems 1962 - 2012, by Louise Glück * Different Hours, by Stephen Dunn * Picnic, Lightning, by Billy Collins * Half-light: Collected Poems 1965 - 2016, by Frank Bidart * Gabriel: A Poem, by Edward Hirsch * The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems, by Edward Hirsch * “When Death Comes,” by Mary Oliver * “As One Listens to the Rain,” by Octavio Paz * “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe * “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” by T.S. Eliot * Duino Elegies, by Rainer Maria Rilke * Winter Morning Walks: 100 Postcards to Jim Harrison, by Ted Kooser * Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry, by Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison * “Bullet Points,” by Jericho Brown * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * “Tulips,” by Sylvia Plath * Postcolonial Love Poem, by Natalie Diaz * When My Brother Was an Aztec, by Natalie Diaz * The Wild Iris, by Louise Glück * Winter Recipes from the Collective, by Louise Glück * Links * Anthony’s Socials * X * Episode 1: Bucket List Books, in which Trevor kicks War and Peace off his bucket list * Leaf by Leaf: Chris Via on War and Peace * One Bright Book: Episode 23: The Wild Iris, by Louise Glück * Backlisted: Episode 208: All My Pretty Ones, by Anne Sexton * The New Yorker Poetry Podcast * The Great American Novel from The Atlantic * Lonesome Reader on The Great American Novel The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 76: Author Completionism | 21 Mar 2024 | 01:18:59 | |
This week we discuss the idea of being a completist in our reading. We discuss the authors whose works we’ve finished completely, as well as those we’re working on (or hoping to…). Do you savor your favorite authors’ works slowly or gobble them all down? Have you read the entire catalog of any authors? We also have a special giveaway, so please join us! Giveaway! This week we have four books to give away! And we want to choose four winners! Do any of these books call to you? Please enter to win one of them! * Rock Crystal, by Adalbert Stifter, translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore * Divorcing, by Susan Taubes * Notes of a Crocodile, by Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Huie * The End, by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy To enter, send us an entry by email or DM or however you wish, but please include two things! First, list the books you are interested in winning in preferential order because we don’t want someone to win a book they already have. Second, tell us if you’re a completionist or aspiring completionist with any authors. We will be drawing when we record the morning of March 30, so have entries to us by then! Shownotes Books mentioned prior to the Completion Discussion * Rock Crystal, by About the Podcast * Divorcing, by Susan Taubes * Notes of a Crocodile, by Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Huie * Last Words from Montmartre, by Qiu Miaojin, translated by Ari Larissa Heinrich * The End, by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy * 40, by Alan Hancock * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by * Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia, by Rebecca West * Adam Bede, by George Eliot * Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * Reinhardt’s Garden, by Mark Haber * Saint Sebastian’s Abyss, by Mark Haber * 2666, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 75: Barbara Comyns | 07 Mar 2024 | 01:23:27 | |
Although the books of Barbara Comyns have experienced a bit of a renaissance in recent years, she remains woefully under appreciated and read by far too few. This week, we’re joined by Comyns aficionado Nora to discuss this beguiling and fascinating author and to do our best to spread the word about her strange and wonderful books. Shownotes Books * My Death, by Lisa Tuttle * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Splinters: Another Kind of Love Stores, by Leslie Jamison * Not Even the Dead, by Juan Goméz Bárcena, translated by Katie Whittemore * Paradise Reclaimed, by Halldór Laxness, translated by Magnus Magnusson * The House of Dolls, by Barbara Comyns * Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, by Elizabeth Taylor * Sisters by a River, by Barbara Comyns * O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker * I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith * The Vet’s Daughter, by Barbara Comyns * Our Spoons Came from Woolworths, by Barbara Comyns * Barbara Comyns: A Savage Innocence, by Avril Horner * Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, by Barbara Comyns * Out of the Red, Into the Blue, by Barbara Comyns * The Skin Chairs, by Barbara Comyns * Birds in Tiny Cages, by Barbara Comyns * A Touch of Mistletoe, by Barbara Comyns * The Juniper Tree, by Barbara Comyns * Mr. Fox, by Barbara Comyns Other * Nora’s Barbara Comyn’s Instagram Post * Terry Tempest Williams: “Read Your Way Through Utah” in The New York Times About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 74: Canadian Literature | 22 Feb 2024 | 01:44:49 | |
This week, we're joined by Jerry Faust for a fun conversation about Canadian literature. Incredibly diverse and far too often overlooked, Canada’s literary output is a goldmine of wonderful books and authors. What are your favorites? Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada As you’ve heard on the podcast, Paul is a judge of this year’s prize. The longlist has been announced, and the shortlist is on the way! Would you like to join Paul at a Zoom party celebrating the longlist, with publishers, authors and translators? You can! It happens on Tuesday, February 27, at 6 p.m. CT. Click here to find the information to sign up! Shownotes * Small Joys, by Elvin James Mensah * The Boys in the Trees, by Mary Swan * The Birds, by Tarjei Vesaas, translated by Michael Barnes and Torbjøn Støverud * The Ice Palace, by Tarjei Vesaas, translated by Elizabeth Rokkan * The Hills Reply, by Tarjei Vesaas, translated by Elizabeth Rokkan * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death, by Laura Cumming * The Vanishing Velàzquez: A 19th Century Bookseller’s Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece, by Laura Cumming * Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz * Moonflower Murders, by Anthony Horowitz * The Word Is Murder, by Anthony Horowitz * Possession, by A.S. Byatt * The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood * Bear, by Marian Engel * The Englishman’s Boy, by Guy Vanderhaeghe * Man Descending, by Guy Vanderhaeghe * Daddy Lenin and Other Stories, by Guy Vanderhaeghe * The Golden Mean, by Annabel Lyon * The Sweet Girl, by Annabel Lyon * Consent, by Annabel Lyon * A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry * The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje * Pastoral, by André Alexis * Fifteen Dogs, by André Alexis * Ring, by André Alexis * As for Me and My House, by Sinclair Ross * The Winter Vault, by Anne Michaels * Fugitive Pieces, by Anne Michaels * Held, by Anne Michaels * Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig * South of the Border, West of the Sun, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel * The Stone Angel, by Margaret Laurence * Island, by Alistair MacLeod * No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod * The Way the Crow Flies, by Anne Marie MacDonald * The Geography of Pluto, by Christopher DiRaddo * The Family Way, by Christopher DiRaddo * Autumn Rounds, by Jacques Poulin, translated by Sheila Fischman * Natasha and Other Stories, by David Bezmozgis * The Free World, by David Bezmozgis * Immigrant City, by David Bezmozgis * Transit, by Anna Seghers, translated by Margot Bettauer Dembo About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 73: Hidden Gems | 08 Feb 2024 | 01:42:37 | |
This week, we're joined by Shawn the Book Maniac for a fun discovery about one of his specialties: finding books that are hidden gems. We share some tips for finding great books that are off the beaten path, discuss why it's important and fun, and share three books each that you may never have heard of before—quite a challenge! Hopefully we will add at least one to your bookstore scavenger hunt list! What are your favorite books that fly under the radar? Shownotes * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Mean Spirit, by Linda Hogan * Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann * Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities, by PaulSeesequasis * Day, by Michael Cunningham * The Hours, by Michael Cunningham * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * The Book of Forgotten Authors, by Christopher Fowler * The Sea Change of Angela Lewes, by Cynthia Propper Seton * The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos, by Nick Jans * A Life on Paper, by Georges-Olivier Chateaureynard, translated by Edward Gauvin * The Conductor and Other Tales, by Jean Ferry, translated by Edward Gauvin * The One Who Did Not Ask, by Altar Fatima, translated by Rukhsana Ahmad * Severina, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Chris Andrews * The African Shore, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Jeffrey Gray * Swimmer in the Secret Sea, by William Kotzwinkle * With or Without Angels, by Douglas Bruton * The Sight of Death, by T.J. Clark * Volt, by Alan Heathcock * 40, by Alan Heathcock * The New Perspective, by K. Arnold Price Other * Shawn the Book Maniac YouTube * Shawn’s Mookse Bucket List Video * The Savage Detectives Preliminary Thread * “How did we miss these?” from The Guardian About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 72: Characters on Holiday | 25 Jan 2024 | 01:28:23 | |
Books and holidays go together perfectly, and not just for those of us doing the reading. This week, we talk about our favorite stories where the characters are on vacation—a perfect recipe for exploring exotic settings, quenching vicarious wanderlust, romance, adventure, and plenty more! We also announce the winner our latest giveaway! Shownotes * Germinal, by Émile Zola, translated by Peter Collier * The Sin of Abbé Mouret, by Émile Zola, translated by Valerie Minogue * A Love Story, by Émile Zola, translated by Helen Constantine * January, by Sara Gallardo, translated by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaughnessy * The End, by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy * Until August, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Anne McLean * Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West * Two Sherpas, by Sebastián Martínez Daniell, translated by Jennifer Croft * Not a River, by Sevla Almada, translated by Annie McDermott * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * Other Worlds: Peasants, Pilgrims, Spirits, Saints, by Teffi, edited by Robert Chandler * The Fortune of the Rougons, by Émile Zola, translated by Brian Nelson * Can Your Forgive Her?, by Anthony Trollope * Adam Bede, by George Eliot * Middlemarch, by George Eliot * Travels with Charley, by John Steinbeck * A Room with a View, by E.M. Forster * Daisy Miller, by Henry James * My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein * The Story of a New Name, by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein * “Goodbye, My Brother,” by John Cheever * The Fortnight in September, by R.C. Sherriff * Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy * Do Not Become Alarmed, by Maile Meloy * We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart * Heartstopper, Vol. 3, by Alice Oseman * “The Boundary,” by Jhumpa Lahiri * The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim * On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan * The Feast, by Margaret Kennedy * Hotel du Lac, by Anita Brookner * A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, by Bill Bryson * Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson * The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer * The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith * A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter Other * Émile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart book list * Radhika’s Reading Retreat: Characters on Holiday About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 71: 2024 Reading Horizon | 11 Jan 2024 | 01:29:28 | |
This week we set our sites on 2024! We share our reading plans, hopes, and dreams for the New Year and highlight some of the new releases we can’t wait to add to our shelves. What books are you most excited to read and buy this year? Giveaway! We wanted to kick off the New Year with a giveaway! Both of us have read this on and highly recommend it: January, by Sara Gallardo, translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaugnessy! Archipelago Books recently released a lovely edition of this. Enter for a chance to win by sending us an email a DM or in some way letting us know you want to enter! We will put all names in a hat and draw the winner during our morning recording on Saturday, January 20. Good luck! Shownotes * January, by Sara Gallardo, translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaugnessy * A Horse at Night: On Writing, by Amina Cain * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstroy, translated by Anthony Briggs * Can You Forgive Her?, by Anthony Trollope * Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West * The Fortune of the Rougons, by Émile Zola, translated by Brian Nelson * Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy * Suttree, by Cormac McCarthy * The Orchard Keeper, by Cormac McCarthy * The Outer Dark, by Cormac McCarthy * Child of God, by Cormac McCarthy * Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry * Metamorphosis, by Ovid * Miss Mackintosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * Barbara Comyns: A Savage Innocence, by Avril Horner * The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, by Manjula Martin * The Book of Love, by Kelly Link * Your Utopia, by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur * James, by Percival Everett * Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, by Leslie Jamison * Clear, by Carys Davies * The Children of the Dead, by Elfriede Jelinek, translated by Gitta Honegger * The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek, translated by Joachim Neugroschel * Traces of Enayat, by Iman Mersal, translated by Robin Moger * Blue Lard, by Vladimir Sorokin, translated by Max Lawton * Red Pyramid and Other Stories, by Vladimir Sorokin, translated by Max Lawton * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * The Unforgivable: And Other Writings, by Cristina Campo, translated by Alex Andriesse * Carson McCullers: A Life, by Mary V. Dearborn * Love Novel, by Ivan Sajko, translated by Mima Simić * The Brush, by Eliana Hernández-Pachón, translated by Robin Meyers * American Abductions, by Mauro Javier Cárdenas * Knife, by Salman Rushdie * Parade, by Rachel Cusk * Gliff, by Ali Smith * Rhine Journey, by Anne Schlee * Wind and Truth, by Brandon Sanderson * The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, by Beth Brower About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 70: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2023, Part II | 28 Dec 2023 | 02:05:03 | |
For this final episode of 2023, we finish our annual two episode best of the year extravaganza! Here we count down our top five favorite reads of 2023—and again we are joined by a cast of listeners who share some of their top books and best reading experiences of the year! Happy New Year! We will see you in 2024! Shownotes * Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz * Disruptions, by Steven Milhauser * The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman * Solenoid, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter * Blinding, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter * After the Funeral, by Tessa Hadley * The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Frances Frenaye * Short stories of Djuna Barnes * Nightwood, by Djuna Barnes * Collected Works, by Lydia Sandgren, translated by Agnes Broomé * Forbidden Notebooks, by Alba de Céspedes, translated by Ann Goldstein * The House on the Hill, by Cesare Pavese, translated by Tim Parks * Conversations in Sicily, by Elio Vittorini, translated by Alane Salierno Mason * Nonfiction, by Julie Myerson * Wound, by Oksana Vasyakina, translated by Elina Alter * The Most Secret Memory of Men, by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated by Laura Vergnaud * Bound to Violence, by Yamboi Oulologuem * My Rivers, by Faruk Šehić, translated by S.D. Curtis * The Woman Who Borrowed Memories, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal and Silvester Mazzarella * The Story of a Life, by Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Doug Smith * The Light Room, by Kate Zambreno * Drifts, by Kate Zambreno * A Ghost in the Throat, by Doireann Ní Ghríofa * Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * Die, My Love, by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff * The Long Form, by Kate Briggs * Territory of Light, by Yuki Tsushima, translate by Geraldine Harcourt * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * Indeterminate Inflorescence, by Lee Seong-bok, translated by Anton Hur * If I Had Not Seen Their Sleeping Faces: fragments on death After Anna de Noailles, by Christina Tudor-Sideri * In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes * The Day The Call Came, by Thomas Hinde * The Peasants, by Władysław Reymont, translated by Anna Zaranko * Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig * The Young Bride, by Alessandro Baricco, translated by Ann Goldstein * Whale, by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim * Not Even the Dead, by Juan Gomez Barecna, translated by Katie Whittemore * Losing Music, by John Cotter * Denmark: Variations, by James Tadd Adcox * Rabbit Is Rich, by John Updike * Blind Rider, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush * Exiled from Almost Everywhere, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush * The Garden of Secrets, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush * The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy * Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy * When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West * The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope * Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope * The Warden, by Anthony Trollope * Can You Forgive Her?, by Anthony Trollope About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 87: The Story of Lucy Gault | 22 Aug 2024 | 01:32:56 | |
This week, we are joined from Down Under by veteran book blogger Kim Forrester to discuss our 2024 summer read, William Trevor’s The Story Of Lucy Gault. We discuss this heartbreaking, beautiful book, chat about William Trevor’s other works and make some recommendations (and plans) about where to go next. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did—and we’d love to hear your thoughts on the book, the author, and what you plan to read next! Shownotes Books * Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin * Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin * The Story of Lucy Gault, by William Trevor * My Friends, by Hisham Matar * Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood * The Warden, by Anthony Trollope * Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope * Time of the Flies, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * A Little Luck, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * “The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trevor * Love in Summer, by William Trevor * Reinhardt’s Garden, by Mark Haber * The Silence in the Garden, by William Trevor * Fools of Fortune, by William Trevor * Felicia’s Journey, by William Trevor * Two Lives, by William Trevor * Last Stories, by William Trevor * “The Dressmaker’s Child,” by William Trevor * The Book of Evidence, by John Banville * The Sea, by John Banville * A Death in Summer, by Benjamin Black * Death in Summer, by William Trevor Other Links The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 69: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2023, Part I | 14 Dec 2023 | 01:40:59 | |
This week kicks off our annual two episode best of the year extravaganza! Trevor and Paul count down the first part of their ten favorite reads of 2023—and they’re joined by a cast of listeners who share some of their top books and best reading experiences of the year! We dare you to not add a book (or more!) to your 2024 TBR! Giveaway Details We are excited to give away three Dalkey Archive books to a lucky listener with a U.S. address*. Please send us an email (or dm on Instagram or Twitter) telling us your interest in The Dalkey Archive! That’s it! We recommend getting these to us by the end of day Friday, December 15 because we will be drawing the winner early the next day! *Unfortunately, due to high shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to U.S. addresses. We are sorry! We do love our international listeners! Shownotes * Eastbound, by Maylis De Kerangal, translated by Jessica Moore * The Sorrow of Others, by Ada Zhang * A Horse at Night: On Writing, by Amina Cain * Rattlebone, by Maxine Clair * Midnight in theGarden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt * Trust, by Hernan Diaz * Fire Rush, Jacqueline Crooks * Makeshift, by Sarah Campion * Joseph and His Brothers, by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods * Love, by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aitken * Foster, by Claire Keegan * Women Talking, by Miriam Toews * Five Little Indians, by Michelle Good * Trieste, by Daša Drndić, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać * The Springs of Affection, by Maeve Brennan * The Unreality of Memory, by Elisa Gabbert * The Infatuations, by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa * Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life, by Adam Phillips * Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison * American Fantastica, by Tim O’Brien * The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien * Kindred, by Rebecca Wragg Sykes * The Birthday Party, by Laurent Mauvignier, translated by Daniel Levin Becker * The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson * Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson * Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson * Open City, by Teju Cole * School for Love, by Olivia Manning * The Balkan Trilogy, by Olivia Manning * The Levant Trilogy, by Olivia Manning * Ex-Wife, by Ursula Parrott * The Feast, by Margaret Kennedy * The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood * Time Shelter, by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel * The Physics of Sorrow, by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * The Guest Lecture, by Martin Riker * The Box, by Mandy-Suzanne Wong * The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence * Abigail, by Magda Szabo, translated by Len Rix * Zaddik, by David Rosenbaum * Five Decembers, by James Kestrel * The Lost Man, by Jane Harper * Lone Women, by Victor Lavalle * The Strange, by Nathan Ballingrud * March’s End, by Daniel Polanski * Brother of the More Famous Jack, by Barbara Trapido * Alfred Ollivant’s Bob, Son of Battle, a new version by Lydia Davis * Gentleman Overboard, by Herbert Clyde Lewis * The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 68: The Dalkey Archive | 30 Nov 2023 | 01:30:25 | |
This week’s publisher episode focuses on one of our very favorites: Dalkey Archive. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Dalkey specializes in “lesser-known and often avant-garde works.” Trevor and Paul each share a few of their favorite titles and announce an exciting Dalkey giveaway. Be sure to share your favorite for a chance to win! Giveaway Details We are excited to give away three Dalkey Archive books to a lucky listener with a U.S. address*. Please send us an email (or dm on Instagram or Twitter) telling us your interest in The Dalkey Archive! That’s it! We recommend getting these to us by the end of day Friday, December 15 because we will be drawing the winner early the next day! *Unfortunately, due to high shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to U.S. addresses. We are sorry! We do love our international listeners! Shownotes * Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig * The Woman Who Borrowed Memories, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal and Sylvester Mazzarella * The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal * Fair Play, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal * The True Deceiver, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal * Joseph and His Brothers, by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods * Afterword, by Nina Schuyler * Christmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories, by Anthony Trollope * A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens * The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum * A Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories, by Louisa May Alcott * The Night Before Christmas, by Nikolai Gogol, translated by Konstantin Makovsky * The Nutcracker, by E.T.A. Hoffmann, translated by Joachim Neugroschel * The Warden, by Anthony Trollope * Can You Forgive Her?, by Anthony Trollope * The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * Vlad, by Carlos Fuentes, translated by E. Shaskan Bumas and Alejandro Branger * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * Atagony, by Luis Goytisolo, translated by Brendan Riley * Götz and Meyer, by David Albahari, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursac * Bottom’s Dream, by Arno Schmidt, translated by John E. Woods * At Swim-Two-Birds, by Flann O’Brien * The Dalkey Archive, by Flann O’Brien * Reticence, by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, translated by John Lambert * Europeana: A Brief History of the 20th Century, by Patrik Ouredník, translated by Gerald Turner * Suicide, by Edouard Levé, translated by Jan Steyn * Through the Night, by Sting Sæterbakken, translated by Seán Kinsella * Autoportrait, by Edouard Levé, translated by Lorin Stein * Trilogy, by Jon Fosse, translated by May-Brit Akerholt * Demolishing Nisard, by Eric Chevillard, translated by Jordan Stump * Eros the Bittersweet, by Anne Carson About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 67: On a Bookish Holiday | 16 Nov 2023 | 01:19:29 | |
For many of us, reading is like taking a holiday. But this week, we dive into true literary holidays as we discuss some of our favorite bookish destinations, as well as a few that are on our bucket lists. Where are your top literary destinations? Shownotes Books * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * The Bridge of Beyond, by Simone Schwarz-Bart, translated by Barbara Bray * Shady Hollow, by Juneau Black * The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * Divorcing, by Susan Taubes * Transit, by Anna Seghers, translated by Margaret Bettauer Dembo * Lies and Sorcery, by Elsa Morante, translated by Jenny McPhee * The Expendable Man, by Dorothy B. Hughes * Thus Were Their Faces, by Silvina Ocampo, translated Daniel Balderston * Motley Stones, by Adalbert Stifter, translated by Isabel Fargo Cole * Rock Crystal, by Adalbert Stifter, translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore * Temptation, by János Székely, translated by Mark Baczoni * Mary Olivier: A Life, by May Sinclair * Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford * Virgin Soil, by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Constance Garnett * The Selected Works of Cesare Pavese, translated by R.W. Flint * The Moon and the Bonfire, by Cesare Pavese, translated by R.W. Flint * Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole * The Shining, by Stephen King * Carrie, by Stephen King * ‘Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King * Centennial, by James Michener * Augustus, by John Williams Other * PEG the Book Prize Addict’s Youtube About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 66: Reading Habits | 02 Nov 2023 | 01:19:50 | |
Do you read in the morning or at night? Do you read while walking? With music? Do you read more than one book at a time? In this episode Trevor and Paul look at their reading habits to see what things they’ve come up with to feed the reading hound. We would love to know your reading habits as well! Please share with us! Shownotes Books * Lojman, by Ebru Ojen, translated by Aron Aji and Selin Gökçesu * Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by the author and Todd Portnowitz * The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride * The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride * Deacon King Kong, by James McBride * The Story of a Life, by Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Doug Smith * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz * The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life, by Andy Miller * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * Stay True, by Hua Hsu * Joseph and His Brothers, by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods * The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 65: Jon Fosse, with Damion Searls | 19 Oct 2023 | 01:26:34 | |
Jon Fosse is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and for this week’s episode we are joined by Fosse’s translator Damion Searls to discuss Fosse’s work and the art of translation. Substack Is Now Our Host When we released Episode 64: Victorian Literature, we experimented by releasing it through Substack rather than the host we had used since starting the show. We had transferred all of the files over and changed all the doo-dads and bee-bops (we hoped) to make it so that no one would even notice. It seems to have worked as planned! Consequently, we are moving forward with Substack from now on. This shouldn’t affect you at all. However, by switching to Substack, listeners who have become paid Substack subscribers can now start getting the same bonus episodes and early releases as Patreon supporters! So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to support the show financially, and Substack works for you, we are excited to have you aboard and to send you the same benefits our Patreon supporters get. We will continue to use Patreon as well, so if you’re there or want to be there, you won’t be affected either. Thanks everyone! Shownotes Books * The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing, by Damion Searls * A Shining, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls * Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, by Uwe Johnson, translated by Damion Searls * Sundays in August, by Patrick Modiano, translated by Damion Searls * Dora Bruder, by Patrick Modiano, translated by Joanna Kilmartin * Bambi, by Felix Salten, translated by Damion Searls * Thomas Mann: New Selected Stories, translated by Damion Searls * My Men, by Victoria Kielland, translated by Damion Searls * Amsterdam Stories, by Nescio, translated by Damion Searls * Trilogy, by Jon Fosse, translate by May-Brit Akerholt * Breaking and Entering, by Don Gillmor * Killing Commendatore, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen * Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin * Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel * Norwegian Wood, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin * 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen * Septology, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls * Melancholy I-II, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls and Grethe Kvernes * Morning and Evening, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls * Scenes from a Childhood, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls * Aliss at the Fire, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. You can also listen to us on YouTube, if that’s your thing. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, please visit our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get a monthly bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 64: Victorian Literature | 05 Oct 2023 | 02:01:47 | |
This week’s episode has a lot in common with Victorian literature: long, sometimes digressive and (we hope) filled with fun topics and interesting characters! We’re joined by Victorian expert extraordinaire Rohan Maitzen for a fun discussion about this wonderful era, including some of our favorite titles and authors. And no, we weren’t paid by the word. Patreon Bonus Episode After a summer with no bonus episodes (an unplanned break!), Paul and I put together a rather lengthy bonus episode for Patreon. This was released last week, and it was so much fun to just sit down and chat about fall reading and relaxing! If you’re interested, Patreon supporters of all tier levels get these bonus episodes! Check it out! Substack Options I didn’t even know it was possible until it started to happen, but some of you have supported the podcast via Substack by becoming paid subscribers. It has taken me a while to research and understand a few things that I think will make the podcast better while not changing it for regular listeners. First, I have switched to hosting the podcast on Substack. This episode is a bit of an experiment to see if it all worked the way it is supposed to. Hopefully, even if you’ve never opened the newsletter, you are seeing this episode in your podcast feed. Second, by switching to Substack, paid listeners here can now start getting the same bonus episodes and early releases as Patreon supporters! I will keep dabbling with this to make sure it is working well. And I welcome your feedback! Shownotes Books * Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen * Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë * North Woods, by Daniel Mason * A Little Luck, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle * Landscapes, by Christine Lai * The Overstory, by Richard Powers * Bewilderment, by Richard Powers * War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs * The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz * The Voyage Out, by Virginia Woolf * A Fairly Good Time, by Mavis Gallant * The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson * The Limit, by Rosalind Belben * Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë * The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot * Middlemarch, by George Eliot * History of the French Revolution, by Thomas Carlyle * David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens * Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens * Hard Times, by Charles Dickens * A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens * Aurora Leigh, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning * Ulysses, by James Joyce * In Memoriam A.H.H., by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * Tess of the d’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy * Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy * The Chosen, by Elizabeth Lowry * Mary Barton, by Elizabeth Gaskell * North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell * Wive and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell * The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope * The Warden, by Anthony Trollope * Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope * The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins * Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickins * The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins * Bleak House, by Charles Dickens * Silas Marner, by George Eliot * The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Brontë About the Podcast The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher. You can also listen to us on YouTube, if that’s your thing. Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, please visit our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get a monthly bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 63: Our Favorite Passages | 21 Sep 2023 | 01:28:51 | |
This week, we’re talking about our favorite passages from literature. You know, those sentences, paragraphs or even pages that take your breath away and send you scrambling for the closest highlighter? We discuss the types of language that catches our eye and each share some of our all-time favorite passages. What are yours? For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 62: Spinster Lit | 07 Sep 2023 | 01:29:07 | |
This week, we celebrate Spinster September by discussing spinster lit with Nora (pear.jelly). We chat about spinster tropes and stereotypes, ways in which the term is evolving, and dig into why these women appeal to so many of us. And, of course, we each share some of our favorite examples from literature. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 61: The Most Intimidating Books on Our TBR | 24 Aug 2023 | 01:16:47 | |
This week is all about the most intimidating books on our TBR piles. You know, the ones you really want to read someday and yet never quite seem to make it to the top of the pile? We each share five of the most terrifying tomes on our shelves, and share some some listener input as well. Oh, and we each *gulp* commit to read one book from our list! Want to join us by committing to read a formidable title from your own list? For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 60: Favorite Books We Have Forgotten | 10 Aug 2023 | 01:40:07 | |
Have you ever forgotten one of your all-time favorite books? If you’re anything like the two of us, the answer is a resounding yes! This week, we talk about some of the best books we’ve forgotten about over the years . . . and how this is even possible. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 86: Our Favorite Ten Books of the 21st Century So Far | 08 Aug 2024 | 01:32:25 | |
This week we have fun with all of the top books of the 21st century hype by sharing our own top 10 lists. We each killed a few darlings and made some very tough decisions. How did we do? What books would make your list? Summer Book Club The book for the Mookse and the Gripes Summer Book Club 2024 is William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. You can start reading it whenever you want to! We have lined up a guest to join us to discuss the book for the next episode! Shownotes Books * The Story of Lucy Gault, by William Trevor * The Land Breakers, by John Ehle * Testing the Current, by William McPherson * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * Schattenfroh, by Michael Lenz, translated by Max Lawton * Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber * Horror Movie, by Paul Tremblay * Universal Harvester, by John Darnielle * A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay * Cabin at the End of the Woods, by Paul Tremblay * The Indian Lake Trilogy, by Stephen Graham Jones * The Empathy Exams, by Leslie Jamison * In a Strange Room, by Damon Galgut * The Promise, by Damon Galgut * Open City, by Teju Cole * When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West * The MANIAC, by Benjamin Labatut * The Employees, by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken * Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft * Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Croft * The Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft * LaRose, by Louise Erdrich * Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Life of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark * Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson * Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke * Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke * Underland: A Deep Time Journey, by Robert Macfarlane * The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane * Reinhardt’s Garden, by Mark Haber * Ducks, Newbury Port, by Lucy Ellmann * Your Face Tomorrow, by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa * The Road, by Cormac McCarthy * The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy * Runaway, by Alice Munro * 2666, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson * Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson * Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri * Austerlitz, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Anthea Belle * The Immigrants, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse * The Rings of Saturn, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse * Vertigo, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse * Blinding, by Mircea Cartarescu, translated by Sean Cotter * The Garden of Seven Twilights, by Miquel de Palol, translated by Adrian Nathan West * Antagony, by Luis Goytisolo, translated by Brendan Riley * Monument Maker, by David Keenan * Tomb of Sand, by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell * Praiseworthy, by Alexis Wright * Wizard of the Crow, by Ngugi wa Thiong’o * The Known World, Edward P. Jones * Hurricane Season, by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes * The Twilight Zone, by Nona Fernandez, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Septology, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls * The Years, by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison Strayer * In the Distance, by Hernan Diaz * Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel * My Struggle, by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don Bartlett Other Links * New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Subscribe Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 59: The Dry Heart | 27 Jul 2023 | 01:29:38 | |
This week, we are joined by an all-star cast to discuss our 2023 summer read, Natalia Ginzburg’s The Dry Heart. Two of the most insightful readers we know, Merve Emre and Kim McNeil, share wonderful insights and thoughts and help us uncover aspects of Ginzburg’s brilliant work that we had never considered before. We hope your enjoy the conversation as much as we did! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 58: Books You Can Get Immersed In | 13 Jul 2023 | 01:18:40 | |
Summer is a perfect time to take a break from real life and completely disappear into a good book. But what makes a book immersive? Plot? Writing? Characters? This week, we explore this topic and share some of our favorite immersive reads. We also announce the winner of our latest giveaway: a copy of Natalia Ginzburg’s The Dry Heart, which we’ll be discussing for our Summer Book Club during our next episode! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 57: Our Most Anticipated Releases from the Last Half of 2023 | 29 Jun 2023 | 01:06:40 | |
This week, we ignore our towering TBR piles and the many shelves bulging with backlist masterpieces and instead look ahead to the upcoming new releases we’re most excited about in the second half of 2023. From small indie presses and relatively unknown authors to well-known headliners, the next few months promise a treasure trove for bibliophiles. Hold on to your wallets, everyone! We also announce another giveaway ahead of our upcoming summer readalong of Natalia Ginzburg’s The Dry Heart. Be sure to enter so you can read along with us! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 56: Barbara Pym | 15 Jun 2023 | 01:19:20 | |
A minor author focused only on small-town vicars and spinsters, or the next Jane Austen? This week, we are joined by Bonnie Renzi to discuss the complicated and fascinating Barbara Pym. In this author episode, we hear from a variety of experts and fans and offer our own experiences from her works. Let's just say there's a lot more than meets the eye! We also announce the winner of our latest bookish giveaway of the lovely Archipelago Books edition of Jean Giono's Occupation Journal. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 55: Summer Reading Horizons | 01 Jun 2023 | 01:07:26 | |
This week, Trevor and Paul call a quick audible and talk about summer books and reading horizons (an homage to The Readers!) They chat about their short-term reading plans, a few books that are calling out to them right now, and summer reading in general. And be sure to listen closely for another bookish giveaway! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 54: The Power of a Great Title | 18 May 2023 | 01:19:26 | |
Would a book by any other name smell as sweet? This week, we have fun talking all about titles: How much do they matter? Are they truly art or more of a marketing tool? Do certain genres lend themselves to better titles? We also share (more than) a few of our favorites! What are your top titles? For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 53: Affinities | 04 May 2023 | 01:23:46 | |
Inspired by Brian Dillon’s new book “Affinities,” Trevor and Paul have fun exploring the question: Why do we like what we like? The answers are not always black and white or even logical—but they are sure are fun to talk about! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 52: Stories About Idylls | 20 Apr 2023 | 01:32:11 | |
Art and literature is filled with idylls -- picturesque and happy moments that can take the form of vacations, journeys or even a stolen afternoon. What is it about these brief moments that haunts us and can even change the course of lives? This week, Trevor and Paul delve into these question and share some of their favorite literary idylls. They also unveil five surprise winners of a bonus giveaway from Open Letter Books! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 51: Sharing a Love of Reading with Future Generations | 06 Apr 2023 | 01:16:44 | |
This week, we talk about passing on a love of reading between generations. Whether reading aloud to each other or quietly side by side, going on bookstore and library visits, or attending author events, there are countless ways to enjoy books together. What are your favorite stories and memories? We also announce a big giveaway: one year of Open Letter books! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 50: Open Letter Books | 23 Mar 2023 | 01:42:19 | |
This week’s episode is all about one of our favorite publishers: Open Letter Books. Trevor and Paul are joined by translated lit super fan, Ron Restrepo, as they share a few favorite Open Letter titles, talk about the ones they can’t wait to pick up next, and discuss the importance and magic of this vital and exciting press. We also announce the winner of our giveaway of Arabesques! Oh, and we have another giveaway . . . For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 85: Roberto Bolaño | 25 Jul 2024 | 01:37:43 | |
This week we’re joined by super reader Ron Restrepo for a discussion about Roberto Bolaño, whom Rodrigo Fresan described as “one of a kind, a writer who worked without a net, who went all out, with no brakes, and in doing so created a new way to be a great Latin American writer.” Do we unlock the mysteries of Bolaño’s magic? Probably not. But we do have a great time digging into this fascinating author and his haunting books. Summer Book Club The book for the Mookse and the Gripes Summer Book Club 2024 is William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. You can start reading it whenever you want to! We had to make a little change to our schedule. Where were were releasing the discussion episode as Episode 86 on August 8, we are now going to be releasing it two weeks later, August 22, as Episode 87. Apologies for the change in plans, but they were necessary to make sure this worked the way we want it to! Shownotes Books * The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Chronicle of the Murdered House, by Lúcio Cardoso, translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson * Taming of the Divine Heron, by Sergio Pitol, translated by George Henson * The Love Parade, by Sergio Pitol, translated by George Henson * Lanark, by Alasdair Gray * Pedro Páramo, by Juan Rulfo, translated by Douglas J. Weatherford * The Art of Flight, by Sergio Pitol, translated by George Henson * The Land Breakers, by John Ehle * The Story of Lucy Gault, by William Trevor * The Obscene Bird of Night, by José Donoso, translated by Megan McDowell and Leonard Mades * Gravity’s Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon * 2666, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * By Night in Chile, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * Nazi Literature in the Americas, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * The Skating Rink, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * Distant Star, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * Last Evenings on Earth, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * The Years, by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. Strayer * Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain * Trieste, by Dasa Drndic, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursac * The Trees, by Percival Everett * Dead Girls, by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott * Not a River, by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott * Die, My Love, by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff * Feebleminded, by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff * Tender, by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff * Amulet, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Chris Andrews * A Little Lumpen Novelita, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Atwerp, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer * Roberto Bolaño’s Fiction: An Expanding Universe, by Chris Andrews The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 49: Rereading | 09 Mar 2023 | 01:20:06 | |
Would you only visit a favorite city once? Enjoy a delicious meal and then never eat it again? Meet a fascinating new person and then go your separate ways - forever? Of course not. So why should it be any different with books? In this episode, we discuss the many benefits (and a few potential pitfalls) of rereading and share some of our favorite experiences. What books do you return to most often? For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 48: Marking Up Your Books | 23 Feb 2023 | 01:17:02 | |
Are you an underliner? Tab-user? A worshiper of the unblemished page? A *gulp* dogearer? This week, Trevor and Paul discuss marginalia and the various other ways readers engage with what they're reading. As always, the conversation takes some very unexpected detours! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 47: Finding Love Between the Covers | 09 Feb 2023 | 01:17:17 | |
How do we love books? Let us count the ways. This week, Trevor and Paul have a little fun and answer a set of Valentine’s-influenced bookish questions. Find out all about their literary breakups, long-term relationships, flings, and more. Love is in the air! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 46: Scholastique Mukasonga | 26 Jan 2023 | 01:25:56 | |
This week, Trevor and Paul discuss the difficult but vital and beautiful work of Scholastique Mukasonga. Although her books cover incredibly tough subject matter, they serve as, among other things, a haunting elegy and love letter to her family and friends lost in the Rwandan genocide. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 45: 2023 Reading Dreams | 12 Jan 2023 | 01:24:21 | |
This week, Trevor and Paul look ahead to another exciting year of reading. From goals and strategies to some books they plan to read from their shelves to the 2023 new releases they're most looking forward to, there's a whole lot to talk about! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter.If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 44: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2022, Part II | 29 Dec 2022 | 01:35:23 | |
In this episode, Paul and Trevor end the year on a high note by each unveiling their top 5 reads of 2022. To add to the fun, they’re again joined by a few friends who also share their top picks. Happy reading! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 43: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2022, Part I | 15 Dec 2022 | 01:26:55 | |
It’s that time of year again! This week, Trevor and Paul unveil the first half of their lists of top reads of the year. And to add to the holiday cheer, some friends and familiar faces (voices?) gather 'round to share their favorites, as well. Your TBR pile will never be the same--and that’s a good thing. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 42: Settling In for a Long Winter's Read | 01 Dec 2022 | 01:19:51 | |
What makes the perfect winter reading experience? A hot drink? A cozy fire? And what types of books draw you in during the cold, dark times of the year? Long tomes you can sink into? Seasonal favorites that remind you of days gone by? This week, we discusss our ideal winter reading experiences, share some favorite memories and chat about a few wintery reads (and rereads). As usual, our discussion had us pulling even more books from the shelves to keep us company as the year draws to a close. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 41: The Magic of Libraries, with Nancy Pearl | 17 Nov 2022 | 01:03:25 | |
This week, Trevor and Paul sit down with author and librarian extraordinaire, Nancy Pearl, to discuss the magic and importance of libraries. We share some favorite memories and stories, talk about what the future might hold and just gush about how much we love all things library. As always, we also have a nice chat about what we’re reading, so be sure you have a pen and paper handy! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 40: Book Prizes, with Lori Feathers | 03 Nov 2022 | 01:20:24 | |
Book prizes tend to create a lot of buzz and conversation in the literary world. And that surely can’t be a bad thing, right? Some of us are longlist completionists, some patiently wait for the winner and others just let it all pass them by. This week, we’re joined by book critic and bookstore owner Lori Feathers to discuss literary prizes, including the newly launched Republic Of Consciousness prize in the U.S. and Canada, which she is spearheading. We also talk about backlisted titles and some of our favorite acclaimed books from the past. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 84: Our Most Anticipated Releases from the Last Half of 2024 | 11 Jul 2024 | 01:25:07 | |
This week we look ahead to the second half of 2024 and each share the five forthcoming books we’re most excited about . . . along with a few honorable mentions, of course. Which upcoming books are you most looking forward to? Summer Book Club The book for the Mookse and the Gripes Summer Book Club 2024 is William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. You can start reading it whenever you want to! We have lined up a guest to join us to discuss the book in Episode 86, coming out on August 8. That’s really soon! Shownotes Books * The Warden, by Anthony Trollope * Pedro Páramo, by Juan Rulfo, translated by Douglas J. Weatherford * The Heart in Winter, by Kevin Barry * Nightboat to Tangier, by Kevin Barry * Beatlebone, by Kevin Barry * The City of Bohane, by Kevin Barry * James, by Percival Everett * Clear, by Carys Davies * Canoes, by Maylis de Kerangal, translated by Jessica Moore * There Are Rivers in the Sky, by Elif Shafak * The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak * Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr * The B*****d of Istanbul, by Elif Shafak * Marshland, by Otohiko Kaga, translated by Albert Novick * The Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich * The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich * The Round House, by Louise Erdrich * The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich * Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich * LaRose, by Louise Erdrich * Shadow Tag, by Louise Erdrich * The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich * The Painted Drum, by Louise Erdrich * Herscht 07769, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet * Satantago, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes * The Melancholy of Resistance, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes * War & War, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes * Seiobo There Below, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet * The World Goes On, by László Krasznahorkai, translated byGeorge Szirtes, Ottilie Mulzet and John Batki * Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet * Colored Television, by Danzy Senna * New People, by Danzy Senna * Symptomatic, by Danzy Senna * Caucasia, by Danzy Senna * Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young * Seeing Further, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Caroline Schmidt * Rombo, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Caroline Schmidt * Grove, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Caroline Schmidt * River, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Iain Galbraith * Sister Deborah, by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Mark Polizzotti * The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones * The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods * The Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft * Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft * Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones * Waiting for the Fear, by Oguz Atay, translated by Ralph Hubbell * The Pornographer, by John McGahern * Command Performance, by Jean Echenoz, translated by Mark Polizzotti * The Stone Door, by Leonora Carrington * The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant * Sun City, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal * We Solve Murders, by Richard Osman * The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman * The Plains, by Federico Falco, translated by Jennifer Croft * A Perfect Cemetery, by Federico Falco, translated by Jennifer Croft * Children of the Ghetto: Star of the Sea, by Elias Khoury, translated by Humphrey Davies * Fog at Noon, by Tomás González, translated by Andrea Rosenberg * The Suicides, by Antonio Di Benedetto, translated by Esther Allen * The Besieged City, by Clarice Lispector, translated by Johnny Lorenz * The Voyage Home, by Pat Barker * A Philosophy of Translation, by Damion Searls * The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel * Tell Me Everything, by Elizabeth Strout * Every Arc Bends Its Radius, by Sergio de la Pava * A Naked Singularity, by Sergio de la Pava * Question 7, by Richard Flanagan * Is Mother Dead, by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund * If Only, by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund * Slave Road, by John Edgar Wideman * Anima: A Wild Pastoral, by Kapka Kassabova * Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, by Kapka Kassabova * Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time, by Kapka Kassabova * Our Evenings, by Alan Hollinghurst * Lazarus Man, by Richard Price * Playground, by Richard Powers * Clockers, by Richard Price * Lush Life, by Richard Price * The Overstory, by Richard Powers * Bewilderment, by Richard Powers The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you’ll continue to join us! Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you’d like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 39: Scary Books That Kept Us Up at Night | 20 Oct 2022 | 01:33:30 | |
Some of us read for escape, others for the beauty of language. And then there are those on a never ending quest to be scared witless! In this episode, we discuss a variety of scary reads, from ghost stories, to tales of dread to downright horror. We each share three of our favorite spooky books, discuss three short stories, and ask for a little help in finding books that will truly keep us up at night. Come listen to us. Forever. And ever. And ever. Happy Halloween, everyone! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 38: Fictional Places We Wish Were Real | 06 Oct 2022 | 01:39:24 | |
Borges’ library. Middle Earth. Avonlea. Literature is filled with wonderful and intriguing places we wish were real. This week, we chat about the different things that make these worlds so appealing and fascinating. And, of course, we each pick a few of our very favorites to discuss! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 37: Hotel Novels | 22 Sep 2022 | 02:12:23 | |
What is your preferred hotel experience? Do you go for a break from it all? A secret meeting? Do you like seedy crime scenes, or ghosts from the past? Are you there in a crowd of interesting and troubled individuals? Or do you prefer to go out of season? This week, we are pleased to have Jacqui from JacquiWine's Journal as a guest to discuss hotel novels (with one short story from Paul). And happy fall, everyone! Thanks to everyone who entered our fall reading swag box giveaway! In this episode we announce the winner! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||
| Episode 36: Epic Books | 08 Sep 2022 | 02:01:32 | |
This week, our two heroes journey across the wine-dark sea in search of their favorite epic reads. But first, they have to try to figure out what the heck that even means! Trevor and Paul discuss some of the criteria that make up an epic and have fun debating where the definition begins and ends. They also each bring five of their favorites for discussion (along with some honorable mentions, of course). And don't miss the announcement of the winner of Rodrigo Fresan's The Rememebered Part or the unveiling of a fun new Autumn themed giveaway. All in all, a very epic episode! For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe | |||