Men are reading less. Reading less than women, not reading as much as before. But Author Daniel James Brown has got the key.

This week we’re getting lit with Author Daniel James Brown and tackling the ~discourse~ to find out how authors like him are writing authentic men, complex men. Plus we give you a ton of recommendations of books and authors that will make anybody want to read.

If you need some help filling that book shaped void, here’s Daniel James Brown and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL): 

• The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
• Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
• Tim Egan

Ok, your turn! Tell us what to do after ugly-crying over The Boys in The Boat. Send us your picks--books, movies, exhibits, events whatever fills that space. Email [email protected].

What we read about when we talk about men not reading:

• The Anxiety Plaguing Male Fiction Writers - Vulture
• Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear? - The New York Times
• The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction - The Atlantic
• We're Doing ‘Men Don’t Read Books' Discourse Again. Here's What We're Missing - GQ 
   

Event recommendations from this week’s episode:
Livewire with Luke Burbank: Mohanad Elshieky, R. Eric Thomas, and The Brudi Brothers at Benaroya Hall on December 5th
 

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