Poured Over Double Shot: Jonathan Lethem and Benjamin Labatut
Jonathan Lethem\u2019s Brooklyn Crime Novel brings readers to New York in the 70s and the cast of characters it contains. Lethem joins us to talk about creating something different than he\u2019d done before, writing memory and nostalgia, the joy of bookselling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.
The Maniac\xa0by Benjam\xedn Labatut defies genre with an examination and exploration of science and humanity from the Manhattan Project to the advent of A.I. Labatut joins us to talk about the dark art of writing, the mystery and mythology of existence, the importance of story and more with guest host, Jenna Seery.\xa0 We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Jamie and Marc.\u202f\u202f\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem\xa0
The Maniac by Benjam\xedn Labatut\xa0
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem\xa0
Desperate Characters by Paula Fox\xa0
Another Country by James Baldwin\xa0
Steelwork by Gilbert Sorrentino\xa0\xa0
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.\xa0
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjam\xedn Labatut\xa0
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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0
Underworld by Don DeLillo\xa0
The New Life by Tom Crewe\xa0