About this episode
Playworld, a novel by Adam Ross, was published in 2025 .
The story begins in 1980 and follows Griffin as he navigates adolescence. Griffin's life is marked by a childhood fire that he believes he caused and his experiences in show business due to his father's career as an actor . The novel explores themes of family, guilt, and coming of age against the backdrop of 1970s and 1980s America.
#ComingOfAge, #NewYorkCity, #1980s, #FamilyRelationships, #Acting, #Wrestling, #FirstLove, #Nostalgia, #WealthAndPrivilege, #SecretsAndLies, #Playworld, #AdamRoss
Get every episode summarized
Each time SAM&PAM's Book Radar publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from SAM&PAM's Book Radar
Rome to Beijing: How Empire Shifts Global Power & What the West Must Do Now
SAM&PAM's Book Radar
Death Row to Star-Rover: Darrell Standing's Journey Through Time in Jack London'...
SAM&PAM's Book Radar
Orwell Was Right: "A Government of Wolves" Exposes America's Surveillance State
SAM&PAM's Book Radar
Beyond the Fairytale: Why Diana Still Matters (Discussing Edward White's Dianawo...
SAM&PAM's Book Radar