Special episode this week, as we were lucky enough to interview author Dale A. Jenkins and discuss his book "Diplomats & Admirals." Jenkins' book goes in depth on the failed diplomacy between the USA and Japan, and then moves forward to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the book culminates with the Battle of Midway. We both agree this book is full of fascinating facts and conclusions, well worth the time of any WWII history buff. We hope you enjoy this interview as we discuss the book in detail.

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An epic episode this week, in fact it was such a great episode we had to record over 2 nights! In truth, we had technical difficulties but we persevered and made a very good episode. This week we're talking Matt's chili recipe, reading emails, shouting out used bookstores, picking books to read in January, and discussing the great Olga Tokarczuk novel, "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead." Just an overall jam packed episode. Enjoy!

Indie Bookstores to check out!

https://www.wordsofwindsor.com/

https://www.dogearedbooksnc.com/

Books nominated:

Claudius the God by Robert Graves

The Manticore by Robertson Davies

Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith

Queen’s Play by Dorothy Dunnett

City of Bohane by Kevin Barry

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

A Time to be Born by Dawn Powell

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Judging from the title you'd guess this was an episode looking back on our year in reading and looking ahead. You'd be partially right. We do discuss those things but we begin with Matt's beautiful mind as he postulates that the term G.O.A.T comes from David Foster Wallace. From there we discuss, Harrison Ford, The Godfather, The Office (David Wallace) and LL Cool J. Sound confusing? Enjoy!!!

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Happy Holidays! We're finishing up the year talking about books we got on Christmas and we review a couple classic holiday movies! We had fun on this one and in classic style Peter thought this was a Patreon episode and Matt thought it was regular....so we decided to release it to everybody! Thanks for listening to us this year and hopefully you continue to check us out in the new year.

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In this episode, Peter discusses his peak reading out loud phase, Matt and his mom agree on "All the Pretty Horses," and a new book is added to the TBR. Of course, there's lots more that we discuss, including Peter losing another bet and some early 2023 reading goals. Enjoy!

Book added to TBR:

The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Really the title says it all. We begin with sports talk, where one of us has a good team and the other does not. Is Matt being nice? Then we move onto literary criticism, as we discuss a 1960 Gore Vidal essay on Norman Mailer. And finally, we continue a tradition of picking a holiday movie to watch, this time going back to the 1940's. If you like this type of episode give our Patreon a try and thanks for listening!

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We're recording this right before Thanksgiving, giving us a chance to stand up for Thanksgiving food! After praising pies and casseroles, we discuss some recent books we've been reading on the side and giving out some gift ideas for the holidays. Finally, we pick our November book. It's a jammed pack episode this week and we hope you enjoyed your holidays with food and books!

Holiday Book Recommends:

An Immense World by Ed Yong

Life on the Mississippi by Rinker Buck

King of the Jews by Nick Tosches

Black Snow by James Scott

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

Breathless by David Quammen

The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland

November selection:

All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay

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We took a trip back to our childhoods this week, as we read Alvin Schwartz's classic horror collection "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." We discuss what makes a story scary and what kind of stories scare us the most. In addition, we praise the artwork of Stephen Gammell, read aloud selections, and more. Also, please let  us know what your favorite story is from the collection. Enjoy!

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After so many episodes it might be surprising to know we have not done a Shakespeare episode, we change that tonight! We dive into A Midsummer Night's Dream, discuss theories on the play, our history, and experiences with it and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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We planned on doing a normal book club nomination episode, but somewhere along the way we get very sidetracked! Don't worry we do select an October book and add in some added criteria for reading this months scary selection. We think you'll like it! As for the rest of the episode...Enjoy!!

October Book Selection:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

*Bonus Thriller*

Always the First to Die by R.J. Jacobs

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