Book Club of One

By Book Club of One

A librarian talks about the books he's read quietly, read aloud or is going to read. Launched April 2020!... more

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The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.

Book Club of One episodes:

August 23, 2020Episode 10: Back to School?
Booklist and resources:
Paying The Land by Joe Sacco - Worldcat

Drawing Power by Dianne Noomin (Editor) - Worldcat

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - Worldcat

Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha - Worldcat

Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff - Worldcat
Cumulative List of Featured Books
Tor’s List of the 25 Most Anticipated SFF Books for the Rest of 2020.
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27min
August 09, 2020Episode 9: What is Family?
Booklist
War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race by Edwin Black Worldcat

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. By Phuc Tran Worldcat

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Worldcat

Castle Waiting Omnibus Vol. 1 by Linda Medley Worldcat

Engleby by Sebastian Faulks Worldcat
Resources:
Phuc Tran author talk - Midtown Scholar

Goodreads Cumulative List
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22min
July 26, 2020Episode 8: The Curse of the Sequel
Booklist
The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander Worldcat Bookshop

Eve of Man - Giovanna and Tom Fletcher Worldcat Bookshop

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing - Hank Green Worldcat Bookshop

Devolution - Max Brooks Worldcat Bookshop

Count and Spark - Sean Nelson Worldcat Bookshop
Other Links:
Goodreads Cumulative List
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24min
July 12, 2020 Episode 7: Make Tiny Changes
Resources
Showing Up For Racial Justice
Boston University Center for Antiracist Research
Featured Book List
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Worldcat Bookshop (Read with caution: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/dehumanizing-condescension-white-fragility/614146/)
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi Worldcat Bookshop
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold Worldcat Bookshop
Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon Worldcat Bookshop
The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins Worldcat Bookshop
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23min
July 02, 2020Episode 6: The Air Conditioner Hums
Featured Books
Strange Fruit, Volume 2: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History by Joel Christian Gill Worldcat BookShop

Weather by Jenny Offill Worldcat BookShop

The First World War In 100 Objects by John Hughes-Wilson Worldcat BookShop

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Worldcat
Let It Be by Colin Meloy Worldcat BookShop

Other Links:
Goodreads Cumulative List (40 Books!)
Black Lives Matter: A Reading List from Left Bank Books
An Antiracist Reading List (New York Times)
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19min
June 13, 2020Episode 5: The Mysterious Squealing of Tires
Booklist
Strange Fruit, Volume 1: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History by Joel Christian Gill Worldcat   BookShop

The Burdens of Brotherhood: Jews and Muslims from North Africa to France by Ethan B. Katz Worldcat   BookShop

Penric’s Progress by Lois McMasters Bujold   Worldcat BookShop

Shadows of a Childhood by Elisabeth Gille translated by Linda Coverdale Worldcat BookShop

Shakespeare for Squirrels (Fool #3) by Christopher Moore Worldcat BookShop

Black Lives Matter Reading Lists:
Black Lives Matter: A Reading List from Left Bank Books
An Antiracist Reading List (New York Times)

In addition if you have never used Thriftbooks before, meaning you have no account, use this link to get 15%* of your first order, and I will get 50 points towards a free book.
*Coupons cannot be used on purchases of New books, ThriftBooks Deals items, sale items, gift cards, or shipping. Cannot be combined with any other coupons.
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19min
May 31, 2020Episode 4: The One About Books Nick Has Mentioned
Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900 - 1925 by Vera Brittain Worldcat BookShop

The Woods By James Tynion IV Illustrated by Michael Dialynas Worldcat BookShop

The New Frontier By Darwyn Cooke Worldcat BookShop

Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner Worldcat BookShop

Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror by W. Scott Poole Worldcat
You can find Nicholas Galante's webpage here with links to his blog and information about his publications.
In addition if you have never used Thriftbooks before, meaning you have no account, use this link to get 15%* of your first order, and I will get 50 points towards a free book.
*Coupons cannot be used on purchases of New books, ThriftBooks Deals items, sale items, gift cards, or shipping. Cannot be combined with any other coupons.
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22min
May 17, 2020 Episode 3: What Does May Bring?
Episode 3: Books Read So Far In May.
1. What Tommy Took to War, 1914 - 1918 - Peter Doyle, Photos by Chris Foster
Worldcat
2. Feast Your Eyes - Myra Goldberg
Worldcat
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3. The Hard Times: The First 40 Years - Matt Sanicome and Bill Conway
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4. A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill
Worldcat
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5. Beasts of Burden - Evan Dorkin, Art by Jill Thompson
Worldcat
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In addition if you have never used Thriftbooks before, meaning you have no account, use this link to get 15%* of your first order, and I will get 50 points towards a free book.
*Coupons cannot be used on purchases of New books, ThriftBooks Deals items, sale items, gift cards, or shipping. Cannot be combined with any other coupons.
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12min
May 01, 2020Episode 2: !More than 2 Minutes of Content!
What I've read in April.
Meet Me In the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001- 2011 - Lizzy Goodman Borrow   Buy

How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent - Carla Naumburg Borrow   Buy

A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles Borrow   Buy

Harvey Pekar's Cleveland by Harvey Pekar, Joseph Remnant (Illustrator), Alan Moore (Foreword) Borrow   Buy

The Enemy at His Pleasure: A Journey Through the Jewish Pale of Settlement During World War I- S. Ansky, Joachim Neugroschel (Translator) Borrow
In addition if you have never used Thriftbooks before, meaning you have no account, use this link to get 15%* of your first order, and I will get 50 points towards a free book.
*Coupons cannot be used on purchases of New books, ThriftBooks Deals items, sale items, gift cards, or shipping. Cannot be combined with any other coupons.
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19min
April 19, 2020Episode 1: Flagging for Burps
For the first episode, I talk through my 16 favorite books I've read so far in 2020. There was a limit to the number of links I could provide in the description, so there are no Indiebound links they can be emailed.
Where to find the books mentioned in this episode:
Howard's End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home - Susan Hill Worldcat

Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri    Worldcat

The Tangier Archive: The Great War Photographs of Captain Givord - Carlos Traspaderne (Ed)    Worldcat

Exposing Slavery: Photography,Human Bondage, and the Birth of Modern Visual Politics in America - Matthew Fox-Amato    Worldcat

Once More We Saw Stars - Jayson Greene    Worldcat

The Memory Police - Yoko Ogawa    Worldcat

The Vanished Birds - Simon Jimenez   Worldcat

Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made - Josh Frank (Author),Tim Heidecker and Manuela Pertega (Illustrator)   Worldcat

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami   Worldcat

The Diving Pool: Three Novellas - Yoko Ogawa   Worldcat

America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today - Pamela S. Nadell     Worldcat

Catboy - Benji Nate    Worldcat

A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785 - 1812. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich     Worldcat

Rise: A Newsflesh Collection - Mira Grant     Worldcat

Red Clocks - Leni Zumas     Worldcat

Asto City Kurt Busiek (Author) Alex ross and Brent Anderson (Artists).    Worldcat
See the (almost) full list at IndieBound.
Thriftbooks 15% of 1st order. (With some limitations).
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45min

FAQs about Book Club of One:

How many episodes does Book Club of One have?

The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.