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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game — Enthusiasticast Episode 69
Mark endorses Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. We also mention Data-driven literary criticism Spoilers Don’t Spoil Anything by Jonah Lehrer (Wired Science) The Mechanic Muse Column in the New York Times War Horse entry at Wikipedia Toronto scientists determine that … Continue reading
If Only We Could Read Faster (for August 30)
If time and money were infinite, this is what I would buy and read. The Cat’s Table Michael Ondaatje I first read Ondaatje in 1992—The Collected Works of Billy the Kid—while in the grip of an untreated fever from … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Ondaatje, Scorch City, The Cat's Table, The Leftovers, Toby Ball, Tom Perrotta
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Irmgard Keun’s After Midnight — Enthusiasticast Episode 68
Special guest Emily St John Mandel endorses Irmgard Keun’s After Midnight. We also mention: TheMillions Review of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing To Our Brains macfreedom.com Last Night in Montreal by Emily St John Mandel The … Continue reading
While You’re Waiting
New shows are coming soon, we promise, but until then here’s some supplemental reading to go with two of our past recommendations. And they’re free! Back in Episode 51 Mark was enthusiastic about Ian Tregillis’ Bitter Seeds. If you took … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitter Seeds, Ian Tregillis, Max Brooks, World War Z
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If Only We Could Read Faster (for August 2)
If time and money were inifinite, this is what we would buy and read. Bed David Whitehouse Who hasn’t wanted to just stay in bed? Mal Ede goes to bed one day and stays there for twenty years, eventually … Continue reading
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