Books And Booze

B&B Ep 21 Michael Dermot Music Special

In Books And Booze Episode 21, we welcome musician Michael Dermot. We talk about books to read at the end of the world, books you'd recommend to people you hate, and his upcoming album "No Through Road". Stay tuned over the weekend for our chat with Lidia Yuknavitch. Distance Reawakens - Michael Dermot Jurassic Park: A Novel Jurassic Park Books To Read At The End Of The World: Watchmen Where the Red Fern Grows (+ Digital Copy) Franny and Zooey Tropic of Cancer Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness Books For People You Don't Like: Finnegans Wake (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) The Alchemist Fifty Shades Trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed 3-volume Boxed Set The Twilight Saga Complete Collection Other Stuff: Marble Hornets

B&B The Real Ep 20 Scott McClanahan

In the REAL episode 20 of Books And Booze we get down and dirty with Scott McClanahan. What starts out as a friendly conversation about Scott's collection of short stories turns into an all out literary brawl, listen while we discuss and debate everything from Randy Newman, Johnny Cash and gangsta rap to heated arguments about To Kill A Mockingbird and The Sun Also Rises. We listen to music from Scott's band The Holler Boys, described as "secular gospel punk" and things get wild. The Collected Works of Scott McClanahan Vol. 1 The Holler Boys Greatest Hits A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories -Flannery O'Connor The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter- Carson McCullers The Catcher in the Rye Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Lady Chatterley's Lover (The Unexpurgated Edition) To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition The Sun Also Rises OTHER THINGS WE DISCUSSED: Blossom: Seasons 1 & 2 Complete Clapton The Legend of Johnny Cash Best of Randy Newman Vanity Fair

B&B Ep 20 Jonny Gibbings

In Books And Booze episode 20 we welcome Jonny Gibbings back for an encore interview. We talk a bit about his latest piece in Thunderdome Magazine, the books he loves, the books he hates, reindeer urine that will get you high, Lidia Yuknavitch, and tons more. The Books We Discussed: Malice in Blunderland (print) Malice in Blunderland (Kindle) Praise of Motherhood (print) Praise of Motherhood (Kindle) The Chronology of Water: A Memoir Flashover Cloud Atlas: A Novel Solarcide Presents: Nova Parade (featuring fiction by our own Jessica and Dakota, Richard Thomas, Phil Jourdan and several others) Films We Discussed: The Big Lebowski (Widescreen Collector's Edition) Kill Bill: Volume 1 [Blu-ray] More From Jonny Gibbings: Dad Taught Me To Laugh, I Hate Him For It Jonny's Blog Jonny on Surfing Articles and Other Things We Discussed: Terrible Minds "In Which My Toddler Helps Me Think of "Character" In A New Way Prose and Cons Lidia's Rumpus Piece Read Renee Icelandic Shamans Influence on Modern Christmas Literary Disco PEN USA Past Episodes We Talked About: Phil Jourdan Gordon Highland Bradley Sands Music by: Moore And Sons Sign up for the newsletter! Buy Books And Booze T-Shirts!

B&B Ep 18 James Bernard Frost

James Bernard Frost joins us on Books And Booze to discuss his novel A Very Minor Prophet, give us the first look (listen) at his upcoming novel Harold's Ark, talk about Portland, hipsters and "little people". We enjoy music from the compilation "Not What You Know", from bands Floating Death Picnic and The Grand Ole Ukes of Yorkshire, then go on to discuss PBR and Twinkies, and the year's worst sex (in literature). A Very Minor Prophet: A Novel James Bernard Frost Not What You Know Bad Sex Awards 2012 on Huffington Post

B&B Ep 17 Nik Korpon

Nik Korpon joins us to discuss his new collection Bar Scars, life in Baltimore, drinking with John Waters, and more. Dakota and Renee lament Jessica's absence and we announce T-SHIRTS! And where you can get official Books And Booze magnets for free. Nik Korpon Bar Scars Stay God Empire Moon Baltimore Readings John Waters John Dies at the End Music by CobsOn BOOKS AND BOOZE T-SHIRTS!

B&B Ep 16 Jeremy Robert Johnson

In Books and Booze episode 16 we sit down with Jeremy Robert Johnson to talk about good beer, good bourbon, experimental writing, and NaNoWriMo. We talk about our favorite stories from We Live Inside You and Jeremy serenades us with the hits of the Doobie Brothers. Music by J-K from the album Complexo de Inferiordade. We Live Inside You (book) We Live Inside You(Kindle) Solarcide Presents: Nova Parade NaNoWriMo Water for Elephants: A Novel The Night Circus This episode brought to you by:

B&B Ep 15 BLOOPER REEL

Here at Books And Booze a lot of work goes into making us sound like we have any idea what we are doing (because often, we don't). We threw together some of our favorite bloopers and outtakes to share. Be warned: Some of these were taken out of the original episodes BECAUSE we felt they may be too offensive. You've been warned. This reel features clips from almost every episode. If you hear a song you like, or want to hear the whole interview--our entire archive is now available on the site!

B&B Ep 14 Nikki Guerlain

We cover it all in Episode 14 with Nikki Guerlain. She tells us about her Halloween releases, where to be in Portland, how art inspires her (and which artists), gives great writing advice, and so much more. We discuss also discuss the X-Files and playing with language. We're splitting the links into categories this time because Nikki has given us a lot to share. Directly Related To This Episode: Nikki Guerlain Backlit Magazine Feat. Succubus in the Attic Ramsey Moore In Search of a City: Los Angeles in 1,000 Words
Nikki Interviews Blackbox Revelation The Story Of Ain't NYT The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published
Music By Black Bones What To Read: Peter Giglio
Scott Bradley
The Dark
Thunderdome Magazine Strange Aeons Copeland Valley Imperial Youth Review Black Curtain Press Phantasmagorium What To Look At (artists): Charles Pinion Charles Pinion on Facebook Lee Moyer Mike Dubisch Nick The Hat Paul Komoda Rik Verlin Livingston Where To Be: Bizarro Con HP Lovecraft Film Festival

B&B Ep 13 Jack Ketchum

For our 13th episode we brought in the "scariest guy in America" to tell us what scares him. Jack Ketchum talks books, movies, the truly terrifying, and takes listener questions. A fun and fabulous interview with a master of a genre. Music by Evils That Never Came from the album Northerly Windings. Jack Ketchum Official Website I'm Not Sam
The Girl Next Door (eBook only)
The Girl Next Door (film)
The Woman (film)
Jack Ketchum on Amazon
Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the Present

B&B Ep 12 Bradley Sands

Bradley Sands joins us to talk about bizarro fiction, his new novel TV Snorted My Brain, and the ideal catering choices for your orgy. We discuss "Domestic Fiction", the importance of a good book cover, and we discuss Lidia Yuknavitch's novel DORA: A Headcase and old time cures for female hysteria. Plus there's a special Easter Egg at the end of the episode. Bradley Sands TV Snorted My Brain Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy
Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You
Please Do Not Shoot Me in the Face: a Novel
My Heart Said No, But the Camera Crew Said Yes!
Bust Down The Door And Eat All The Chickens
Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology
Dora: A Headcase
Domestic Fiction (Article) Revolutionary Road
I Know This Much Is True
The Help