The Book Album

What is the deal with the popular linguistic expression "cellar door," referenced in media like the film Donnie Darko? 

The guy who taught his son Klingon: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/darmond-speers-dad-spoke_n_363477.html?guccounter=1

The article that started it all: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14FOB-onlanguage-t.html

Tolkien’s cellar door speech: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cellar_door

Some mustings on cellar door: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-phrase-Cellar-Door-the-most-beautiful-phrase-in-English-language-What-is-the-proof-for-the-claim

Nunberg’s work: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2142

Welcome to the collage of voices that has become my first book review! "Where Reasons End" is officially the most recent book for the show to discuss--check it out, it came out on February 5th!

Our first romance novel?

The paperback (not affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Red-Isabelle-Ronin/dp/1492658456/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544710121&sr=8-1&keywords=chasing+red

Nothing says February love like "Norwegian Wood"

“Gatsby in Japan” article: https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/gatsby-in-japan-killing-commendatore-by-haruki-murakami-reviewed/

A weird blog with bookish drinks (I do not support underage drinking): http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/04/books-and-booze-blog-norwegian-wood-haruki-murakami

Didion's most recent publication and my most recent read of hers.

https://nathanielrich.com/about/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/south-west-from-notebook-joan-didion-review

Have you ever wondered why First Editions are so valuable? Well, then this is the podcast for you.

Times on Great Gatsby: http://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/02/what-makes-this-first-edition-of-the-great-gatsby-so-valuable/

Quill Books: https://www.qbbooks.com/why_first_ed.php

Cormac McCarthy Society: https://www.cormacmccarthy.com/topic/the-road-first-edition-first-printing/

Twilight First Editions: https://www.bustle.com/p/11-collectible-books-worth-a-ton-of-money-that-might-be-on-your-bookshelves-right-now-8640508

A discussion of one of the most popular books (and films) from 2017.

Crazy Rich Asians IRL: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/how-real-is-crazy-rich-asians-portrayal-of-the-crazy-rich-in-singapore

History Behind Hollywood and Asian/Americans: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-asian-americans-movies-history-20180812-story.html

Other Films with All-Asian Casts: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/664769/crazy-rich-asians-breaks-drought-of-all-asian-cast-hollywood-film/story/

About the Author: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/13/is-crazy-rich-asians-historic-thats-just-way-too-much-pressure-says-kevin-kwan-who-wrote-the-book/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76b8d71c536b

A lax portion of Adam Wurst and I's conversation about Dystopia. In it I discuss the time I got double-catfished.

A bonus episode and brief history of Cormac and I.

Homosexual Necrophilia in Ducks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUQLN4o63SY

A Rose for Emily: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html

Surprise--I am publishing Tuesday's episode a few days early for y'all!

The first of two episodes on Dystopian Fiction, this time featuring my friend and colleague Adam Wurst.

Freudian Slips:

In the introduction I said "Putin" instead of "Snowden"!

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