This week I sit down with comedian, transwoman and voice of a generation Anna Piper Scott to discuss Stephen King’s It. Our conversation covers the (not very) dirty little secrets of working in a bookstore, gender and race swapping popular characters, similarities between horror and comedy and so much more. Enjoy!

Books discussed:

It by Stephen King

Lock In by John Scalzi

Feed by Mira Grant

Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay

The Marvelous Land of Oz by Frank L. Baum

Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar 

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This week I sit down with Dave Warneke, host of the very popular podcast Book Cheat, to discuss his favourite book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. We talk game shows, friends and forcing yourself to do something you want to do. Enjoy!

Books discussed

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West

Long Days Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill 

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This week I sit down with Alice Fraser to talk The 13 Clocks by James Thurber. Our conversation ranges from her becoming good friends with Neil Gaiman, choosing which show to put out as your Amazon Prime special, the complicated nature of free speech in todays society and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

Books discussed

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber

Venetia by Georgette Heyer

How To Be A Woman by Caitlyn Moran

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

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This week I sit down with comedian Aurelia St Claire to discuss The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Our conversation ranges over Black Lives Matter, growing up a Jehovah's Witness and love in the times of Corona. This was recorded on location in a share house so if you hear a sound in the background at one point and think “hey that sounds like a share house roommate warming up pho” you’d be correct. Enjoy!

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Books discussed:

The Sellout by Paul Betty

Wow, No Thank You: Essays by Samantha Irby

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig

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This week I sit down with Dr Rahul Khanna to discuss On The Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger. As a practicing psychiatrist who also has a major in philosophy this conversation was a very interesting and nerdy time. We cover philosophy, politics and stories about life in medicine. Enjoy!

Books covered:

On The Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger

Republic by Plato

On Tranquility of Mind by Seneca the Younger

Confessions of a Philosopher by Bryan Magee

Stress Test by Timothy Geithner

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This week we sit down with Peter Jones, internationally touring comedian and writer for the Project and the Weekly, to discuss office satire Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. He talks about growing up deep in the bowels of suburbia, the pain of office jobs and why or why not to write jokes about serious topics. Enjoy!

Book discussed:

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

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This week we are sitting down with Sean Carney to discuss the Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen. Our chat includes some experiences traveling the world, the tragedy of achieving your goals and the curse of having a healthy childhood. Enjoy!

Books mentioned:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Meditations (maybe) by Marcus Aurelius

Into thin air by Jon Krakauer

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Dracula by Bram Stoker

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This weeks episode I sit down to discuss A Confederacy of Dunces with New York comedian Katharyn Henson, who has a lot in common with her book of choice. Our conversation includes a very modern love story, comedy in America, a plague-riddled NYC and child reprogramming centres. Enjoy.

Books discussed

A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole

The Neon Bible, John Kennedy Toole

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This weeks episode discusses post-modern novel White Noise by Don DeLillo with comedian, podcaster, sketch writer and father Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall. This conversation took some very interesting turns but somehow always managed to swing back to the themes of the book. Enjoy.

Books discussed

White Noise by Dan DeLillo

The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald D. Hoffman

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A delightful episode of Book(ish) where I sit down with Alexei Toliopoulos to discuss one of his favourite books - which also happen to be a personal favourite - Zorba the Greek. We talk about living a life without doubt, our own heritage, some different views of masculinity and art in the time of corona. Enjoy!

Technical note - Due to recording over Zoom there is a small echo in a few parts of the recording, tried to remove it as much as possible but couldn't get all of it.

Books mentioned:

Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis

Looking for Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta

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