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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
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
Dana Spiotta’s Stone Arabia — Enthusiasticast Episode 66
Special guest Ed Champion endorses Dana Spiotta’s Stone Arabia We also mention: Bat Segundo Show and EdRants.com Come Meet the Author, but Open Your Wallet NYT Douglas Coupland The IFOA William Gaddis’s The Recognitions McNally Jackson 1000 Fan Theory Neil … Continue reading
Ben MacIntyre’s Agent Zigzag — Enthusiasticast Episode 65
Mark endorses Ben MacIntyre’s Agent Zigzag. We also mention: The end of Harry Potter movie franchise Da Vinci Code Infinite Jest The Secret The Alchemist Citizen Kane Lord of The Rings Game of Thrones Ben Macintyre entry Wikipedia Ben Macintyre’s … Continue reading
Jay Asher’s Th1rteen R3asons Why — Enthusiasticast Episode 64
Jon endorses Jay Asher‘s Thirteen Reasons Why. We also mention: John Locke becoming a million seller on Kindle, 99 cents at a time. .xxx TLD entry on Wikipedia His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik Studios pull back from San Diego … Continue reading
Wilbert Rideau’s In the Place of Justice — Enthusiasticast Episode 63
Mark endorses Wilbert Rideau’s In the Place of Justice. We also mention: Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire Christine Love’s Digital: A Love Story Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus TEDTalk Jon had a TI-99 4a, not an Amiga FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez DCU … Continue reading
Joshua Ferris’ The Unnamed — Enthusiasticast Episode 62
Jon endorses Joshua Ferris’ The Unnamed. We also mention… The 2011 MobyAwards Trailer for Tree of Codes Trailer for Wild Child Trailer for Where Good Ideas Come From Trailer for Little Chickens, Big Day Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s rugged … Continue reading
Scott Westerfeld’s Behemoth — Enthusiasticast Episode 61
Mark endorses Scott Westerfeld’s Behemoth We also mention iFanboy Podcast for X-Men: First Class X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (series entry on wikipedia) Matthew Vaughn (interviewed on The Treatment, Bleeding Cool) Revenge of the Sith, Hunger, … Continue reading
Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind — Enthusiasticast Episode 60
Jon endorses Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind. We also mention: EW cover of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Johnny Depp says Pirates 2 could have been better Michael Bay says he went south on Transformers 2 Informationist by Taylor … Continue reading
Tina Fey’s BossyPants — Enthusiasticast Episode 59
Mark endorses Tina Fey’s BossyPants. A contest of sorts: If you are enthusiastic about books that you want us to read and review on the show, send us an email. If we end up reviewing your choice we will gift … Continue reading