Cracking the Spine

Man, our listeners come up with the best ideas! This week, at the suggestion of one of those awesome listeners, your hosts and friends (and potential Valentines) discuss all those books they've always wanted to read, but never got around to. Josh's list is longer than most...

Books mentioned:

The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Trade Book by: Erik Larson

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by: Erik Larson

A Head Full Of Ghosts by: Paul Tremblay

Grendel by: John Gardner

Abomination by: Gary Whitta

Jane Eyre by: Charlotte Bronte

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by: Douglas Adams

There Is No God and He Is Always with You: A Search for God in Odd Places by: Brad Warner

In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made by: Norman F. Cantor

Invincible Compendium, Vol. 1 by: Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker (Illustrator), Ryan Ottley (Illustrator)

Watchmen by: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons (Illustrator)

Frankenstein by: Mary Shelley

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by: Arthur Conan Doyle

The Girls by: Emma Cline

The Name of The Wind by: Patrick Rothfuss

The Wise Man’s Fear by: Patrick Rothfuss

The Twelve by: Justin Cronin

The City Of Mirrors by: Justin Cronin

This week another listener has tossed out a great topic, and your three undaunted hosts tackle it head on. Zane, Josh and Sean are forced to think about what book they would write, were they tasked to write a book. It's not quite as easy as you may think. Also, Josh doesn't have a FitBit and is mocked soundly for it.

Books mentioned:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens by: Alan Dean Foster

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by: Erik Larson

The Cuckoo’s Calling by: Robert Galbraith

The Martian by: Andy Weir

Abomination by: Gary Whitta

A Game Of Thrones by: George R. R. Martin

Aurora by: Kim Stanley Robinson

The Fold by: Peter Clines

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone by: J. K. Rowling

This week, Zane, Josh and Sean take another great listener suggestion to talk about how we store and maintain our libraries. Books are very important in our lives, so taking care of them merits a conversation. You decide if it's interesting! Also, there's a Valentine surprise at the end...

Books mentioned:

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Lovecraft Country by: Matt Ruff

Star Wars: The Force Awakens by: Alan Dean Foster

Something Wicked This Way Comes by: Ray Bradbury

Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle

Happy new year spine crackers! The gang makes its triumphant 2016 debut (albiet a week late...)with another great listener suggestion. With a recent announcement from George RR Martin, we decided to tackle the idea of media creators who do (or don't) match the expectation of the audience. Listen on up!

Books mentioned:

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by: Stephen King

Lovecraft Country by: Matt Ruff

The Gunslinger by: Stephen King

Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire by: George R. R. Martin

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by: J. K. Rowling

When in the course of human events does it become acceptable to hate an artist, regardless of the relative quality of the art, based on his personal lifestyle? Our intrepid trio delve into this thorny issue.

Music Used: Fractal Planetoid by: *imp*

Books mentioned:

The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams by: Stephen King

Abomination by: Gary Whitta

The Fireman by: Joe Hill

Ender’s Game by: Orson Scott Card

Atlas Shrugged by: Ayn Rand

A Million Little Pieces by: James Frey

Dipping back into the listener mailbag, Zane and Sean discuss their own personal golden ages of writing. Josh sits this one out with a newly discovered illness. Enjoy!

Music Used: Fractal Planetoid by: *imp*

Books Mentioned:

The Fireman by: Joe Hill

The Cuckoo’s Calling by: Robert Galbraith

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by: Stephen King

American Psycho by: Bret Easton Ellis

Twilight by: Stephenie Meyer

The crew meets at a family Thanksgiving get together to talk about what they're thankful for, as well as reading some listeners gratitude. Spoiler alert: a lot of people are indebted to butts.

Music used: I Want to Believe by: Honeychurch

Books mentioned:

Abomination by: Gary Whitta

Dodgers by: Bill Beverly

The Cuckoo’s Calling by: Robert Galbraith

The Fireman by: Joe Hill

The Da Vinci Code by: Dan Brown

A listener suggestion gives Zane, Sean and Josh fits as they struggle to come up with their favorite character, in any medium. Also,the gang gives thanks.

Music Used: Sean’s Song by: Honeychurch

Books mentioned:

A Decent Ride by: Irvine Welsh

Dodgers by: Bill Beverly

The Cuckoo’s Calling by: Robert Galbraith

The Count Of Monte Cristo by: Alexandre Dumas

American Psycho by: Bret Easton Ellis

Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli

Lolita by: Vladimir Nabokov

Anathem by: Neal Stephenson

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone by: J. K. Rowling

Little Women by: Louisa May Alcott

The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes by: Bill Watterson

NOS4A2 by: Joe Hill

This week, Sean admits a bit of an addiction to coffee table books, Zane brings her usual awesome statistical analysis to the discussion, and Josh likes nekkid ladies. Makes a great gift!

Music Used: Winter Pageant by: Honeychurch

Books Mentioned:

Abomination by: Gary Whitta

And Again by: Jessica Chiarella

A Decent Ride by: Irvine Welsh

Bunny Yeagers Pin-Up Girls Of The 1950s by: Bunny Yeager