#116: Why Is Tom in Providence?

After an extended hiatus, Chad and Tom are back to discuss a slew of things that happened over the past couple months. These include Book Marks, what's going to happen to B&N, and Tim Parks's article on The Vegetarian. They also talk about some books they've read recently--including Zero K, which neither of them liked--before ending with a major announcement from Tom.

 

It's worth mentioning that Alex Shephard wrote a couple of the articles discussed on this podcast, including one on Book Marks and one on B&N.

 

Also worth noting that there's a glaring lack of sports talk in this podcast.

 

Here are the books discussed this week:

• I Love Dick by Chris Krause
• The Motel Life by Willy Vlautin
• Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marías
• The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera
• The Island of Point Nemo by Jean-Marie Blas de Roblés
• The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins' All-Time Greatest Hits by Mark Binelli
• Zero K by Don DeLillo

 

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