On the LOB Podcast we discuss books, primarily fiction, literature, but also feature interviews with authors, writers, publishers, editors, and educators. If you love fiction, literature or just books in general, you're in the right place. We upload our podcast weekly on Fridays
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Today on the Life On Books Podcast we are answering all of YOUR bookish questions, from how to navigate a bookstore as a beginner, to how to build a daily reading habit, and so much more.
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Today on the Life on Books Podcast we are doing a deep dive on the hidden literary gem of Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter.
Hard Rain Falling was Carpenter's debut novel, and despite it being the work of a master of his craft, Carpenter's career never seemed to materialize in the same way as his contemporaries.
In Hard Rain Falling you won't be wowed by pyrotechnic prose, or need to keep a dictionary nearby as is the case with so many respected authors. Instead what you'll get is a gritty, bleak, and unique story that sinks its hooks into you and won't let you go until you've finished.
In our modern time, so many books are described as "daring" "bold" or "ambitious" but often fail to live up to those claims. Hard Rain Falling is all of those things, and more. In 1966, when the novel debuted, tackling topics like race relations, gay romance, class struggle, questioning the morality of the prison system and capitalism were all taboo subjects, yet Carpenter fearlessly took these head on.
Don Carpenter has been called the "American Dostoevsky" and after reading Hard Rain Falling, I'm inclined to agree.
Here are all the books mentioned in the podcast:
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
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Angels by Denis Johnson
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...
The Garden by Aiden Scott
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
What Kingdom by Fine Grabal
An Apprenticeship of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector
Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakely
History a Mess by Sigrun Palsdottir
Hamas from Resistance to Regime by Paola Caridi
Memed, My Hawk by Yashar Kemal
Fox by Dubravka Ugresic
On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krieza
Answering ALL of your Bookish Questions
Season 2 · Episode 5
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 • Duration 01:17:02
In this episode, we travel to the 5 college's booksale in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and on the way we take your book related questions.
We talk about our favorite places to read, what it means to have success in the literary space, whether we prefer waffles or pancakes, and so much more.
As always, here are the books mentioned in this episode
Dr. Christof Koch: Consciousness, Free Will & The Grand Theory of Everything
Season 2 · Episode 3
Thursday, May 2, 2024 • Duration 01:12:27
Dr. Christof Koch: Consciousness, Free Will & The Grand Theory of Everything
In this episode we interview Dr. Christof Koch, a trained physicist turned neuroscientist who's primary area of research focuses on consciousness.
We sit down with Dr. Koch to discuss his latest book "Then I am Myself the World" out in May of 2024 on Basic Books where he recounts his experience with consciousness altering substances, Integrated Information Theory, which is the foundational theory for his research, and of course...what he's currently reading!
You can find all of the books mentioned in this episode in the links below.
In case you haven't noticed, there has been an explosion in books being adapted to television and movies lately.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, in fact, it's a great way for writers to have financial success and stability in their writing careers.
This practice has become so common, Reese Witherspoon has an entire business model based on not just publishing books, but gobbling up the film rights to those books, essentially giving her an near unlimited pipeline of content.
One of the most recent adaptations that we were excited about is Shogun, which is based on the 1970s novel by the same name, written by James Clavell.
If you haven't read Shogun, it's an epic adventure, smartly written with a swath of complex characters and plot lines.
While both Andy and Tony have been enjoying Shogun (out now on Hulu), we certainly have our critiques as well.
In this episode we also talk about our favorite book to screen adaptations thus far, and which books we'd love to see on the big screen.
Here is a list of all of the books mentioned in the episode.
In this episode we talk about what happened to the Life on Books Podcast, why we haven't posted a single new episode in 2024, despite finishing 2023 so strongly and with some very big goals.
In this episode, Andy and Tony pull back the curtain on their private lives and talk about some of the monumental shifts in both of their lives, and how that has kept them from releasing a new episode.
In this episode we talk about relationships, mental health, the concept of consciousness and free will, infidelity, and of course..books! Here is a list of all of the books mentioned in the podcast!
In this episode we discuss all of the amazing books we read in 2023, from literature to nonfiction and audiobooks. We also discuss some of the things we experienced as "social media influencers" and "Bookstagrammers," what our goals are for 2024 and so, so much more.
Thank you to everyone who has watched or listened to our book podcast this year. We couldn't have done it without your support, and we're looking forward to sharing and talking about more books with you in the new year!
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