In this episode, the Spine Crackers read Herman Melville's final novel, the 1857 satirical masterpiece of identity, religion, irony, and the American psyche, The Confidence-Man. 

In this very special episode, the Spine Crackers celebrate one year of the podcast with some reflections on the story so far and a Q&A with listener submitted questions! Here's to many more years and many more books!

In this episode, the Spine Crackers read American enfant terrible Truman Capote's 1949 collection of short stories, "A Tree of Night and Other Stories." 

In this episode, the Spine Crackers read Percival Everett's 2013 postmodern metatext of death, family, race, and language Percival Everett by Virgil Russell. Make sure to stay tuned through the end for a #booktube callout and a first for the podcast surprise! Let's philosophize. 

In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by Ben, the proprietor of the fantastic Book Shore YouTube channel, to discuss legendary postmodern author Joseph McElroy's 2013 novel of war, family, memory, and American identity, Cannonball. Ben also breaks some genuine literary news with respect to some previously semi-lost McElroy texts! 

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In this episode, the Spine Crackers read Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's 2017 novel of place, space, emigration, and love, Exit West

In this episode, the Spine Crackers take a trip back to middle school to discuss John Steinbeck's 1947 parable of family, community, greed, and meaning, The Pearl. 

In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by Daniel of the Viva La Dude podcast to discuss legendary screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky's first and only novel, and the basis for his 1980 cult classic film, Altered States (1978)! Go ape! 

In this episode, the Spine Crackers read seminal American author Don DeLillo's 2003 pseudo-postmodern novel of technology, the future, and American identity, Cosmopolis. 

In this episode, the Spine Crackers read French writer and academic David Diop's International Booker Prize winning 2018 novel of war, race, friendship, and madness, At Night All Blood Is Black.