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Unsolicited Book Reviews episodes
- Kate Murphy, Sue Black, Tommy Orange, Bill Hammack, and Ben Goldfarb walk into a bar...
Kate Murphy, Sue Black, Tommy Orange, Bill Hammack, and Ben Goldfarb walk into a bar... and I review their books: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters; Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind; Wandering Stars and There There; The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans; and Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
Kate Murphy's You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters (https://amzn.to/4azHiXn)
Sue Black's Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (https://amzn.to/45cuc1j)
Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars (https://amzn.to/4azpUBO) and There There (https://amzn.to/3KdGD39)
Bill Hammack's The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans (https://amzn.to/3USHkUp)
Ben Goldfarb's Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (https://amzn.to/3UPzbA2)
20 min - Jake Berman, John E. Morris, Paul Murray, George Saunders, and Temple Grandin walk into a bar...
Jake Berman, John E. Morris, Paul Murray, George Saunders, and Temple Grandin walk into a bar... and I review their books: The Lost Subways of North America; Subway; The Bee Sting; A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; and Visual Thinking.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Jake Berman The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been--https://amzn.to/4bbc3mv
- John E. Morris Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System--https://amzn.to/4b7rdJr
- Paul Murray The Bee Sting--https://amzn.to/4a38Yna
- George Saunders A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life--https://amzn.to/3JQtflh
- Temple Grandin Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions--https://amzn.to/4dsV3JU
26 min - Hannah Ritchie, Patrick Radden Keefe, Anya Davidson, David Hu, and Gene Smith walk into a bar...
Hannah Ritchie, Patrick Radden Keefe, Anya Davidson, David Hu, and Gene Smith walk into a bar... and I review their books: Not the End of the World; Say Nothing; Band for Life; How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls; and When the Cheering Stopped.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Hannah Ritchie Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet--https://amzn.to/4dwqTWc
- Patrick Radden Keefe Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland--https://amzn.to/3y8FOWw
- Anya Davidson Band for Life--https://amzn.to/44uOy5f
- David Hu How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls--https://amzn.to/4a4JK7P
- Gene Smith When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson--https://amzn.to/3WBY5p8
26 min - Shannon Gibney, Richard Campanella, Audible, Daniel J Levitin, and Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh, and Peace Research Institute in the Middle East walk into a bar...
Shannon Gibney, Richard Campanella, Audible, Daniel J Levitin, and Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh, and Peace Research Institute in the Middle East walk into a bar... and I review their books: The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be; Draining New Orleans; Side By Side: Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine; Words and Music Series; and The World in Six Songs.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Shannon Gibney The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be--https://amzn.to/3WonW42
- Richard Campanella Draining New Orleans--https://amzn.to/3UMYtzZ
- Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh, and Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME) Side By Side: Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine--https://amzn.to/4dpTWux
- Audible's Words and Music Series--https://www.audible.com/series/Words-Music-Audiobooks/B08JD4NTB1
- Daniel J Levitin The World in Six Songs--https://amzn.to/3Wvuu0F
22 min - Conversation with writer Graham Johnson: John Langan's The Fisherman
Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with my friend and fellow writer, Graham Johnson. He chose the book we both read--The Fisherman (by John Langan)--and we sit down to talk about the book, gothic/horror fiction, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about.
You can learn more about Graham Johnson and his writing with the Chaska Herald here.
Thanks for listening!
Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!
http://www.michaelmacbride.com
32 min - Conversation with author Rob Jung: Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv
Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with my friend and fellow author, Rob Jung. He chose the book we both read--The Memory Keeper of Kyiv (by Erin Litteken)--and we sit down to talk about the book, historical fiction, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about.
You can learn more about Rob Jung and his writing here: https://robjungwriter.com/
And, you can also check out Minnesota Mystery Night here: https://www.mnmysterynight.com/
Thanks for listening!
Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!
http://www.michaelmacbride.com
28 min - Conversation with musician Mike Lee: Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day
Today's installment: Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with musician and friend, Mike Lee. He chose the book we both read--Gang Leader for a Day--and we sit down to talk about the book, the larger ramifications of Venkatesh's research, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about.Grab a copy here: https://amzn.to/4bFKX7LYou can learn more about Mike Lee and his music here: https://www.sixstringsandamike.com/upcoming-showsThanks for listening and/or watching!Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!http://www.michaelmacbride.com47 min - Conversation with Bill Gibson of Fine Print books: Travis Baldree's Legends and Lattes
Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with Fine Print Bookshop owner, Bill Gibson. He chose the book we both read--Legends and Lattes (by Travis Baldree)--and we sit down to talk about the book, how books get on the shelves of his bookshop, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about.
Grab a copy from Fine Print here: https://fineprintbookshop.com/book/9781250886088You can learn more about Bill Gibson and Fine Print Bookshop here: https://fineprintbookshop.com/about-us
Thanks for listening!
Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!http://www.michaelmacbride.com37 min - End of Season 1, what to expect from Season 2
No book reviews for this end-of-the-season mini-episode.
- In short, that's it for Season 1
- Season 2 will be coming in a couple months
- Season 2 will also feature conversations with other people who are reading the same book as I do.
- It will be a mix of what you liked before, and this new conversation version
- And, if you want to be part of it... shoot me a message. I'd love to chat about books with you.
Connect with me at http://www.michaelmacbride.com or via social media.
Thanks for listening!
3 min - Rosa Lowinger, Ed Yong, Katie Hickman, Roxane Gay, and Victor Hugo walk into a bar...
Rosa Lowinger, Ed Yong, Katie Hickman, Roxane Gay, and Victor Hugo walk into a bar... and I review their books: Dwell Time, An Immense World, Brave Hearted, Opinions, and Les Miserables.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Rosa Lowinger's Dwell Time: https://amzn.to/48o2Aqp
- Ed Yong's An Immense World: https://amzn.to/3ROc5tp
- Katie Hickman's Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West: https://amzn.to/41nVFex
- Roxane Gay's Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business: https://amzn.to/3N8fTTn
- Victor Hugo's Les Miserables: https://amzn.to/3sYbeMZ
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About Unsolicited Book Reviews
From the publisher's feed
Unsolicited Book Reviews is a weekly podcast, hosted by author Michael David MacBride. Books are selected from things he's recently read and enjoyed. Each review is typically 3-5 minutes, and there are usually 3-5 reviews per episode. If and/or when you read the books, let him know what you think of them.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/