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Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad — Enthusiasticast Episode 45
Jon endorses Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad. Amy Chua Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother James Patterson Stephen King’s Full Dark No Stars Michael Crichton DaVinci Code, Eat Pray Love, The...
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Simon Lelic’s Rupture (A Thousand Cuts) — Enthusiasticast Episode 46
Mark endorses Simon Lelic‘s Rupture. 300 Expert on the Battle of Thermopylae King’s Speech Ben Mezrich The Social Network Michael Cunningham’s The Hours A.S. Byatt’s Possession Alias Grace and Grace...
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Sean Costello’s Here After — Enthusiasticast Episode 47
Special guest, Mark Leslie, endorses Sean Costello’s Here After. We also mention: Terry Fallis win Canada Reads Matthew Wayne Selznick’s Brave Men Run Wikipedia entry for Piers Anthony Scott Sigler’s...
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go — Enthusiasticast Episode 48 Part One
Jon endorses Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. (Part One) Our Oscar Picks: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards, February 27th, 2011 (Oscars.com) Our pick(s) for best actress, supporting — Melissa Leo (her...
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go — Enthusiasticast Episode 48 Part Two
Jon endorses Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. (Part Two) We also mention: Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled — Enthusiasticast Episode 39 Never Let Me Go The Movie Remains of The Day The Movie Time’s 100...
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Hannah Pittard’s The Fates Will Find Their Way — Enthusiasticast Episode 49
Mark endorses Hannah Pittard’s The Fates Will Find Their Way. We also mention… Peter Berg is making a Battleship movie Trailer for Hesher featuring Joseph Gordon Levitt on The Daily What The Killing...
View ArticleJennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer’s Agnes and The Hitman — Enthusiasticast...
Jon endorses Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer’s Agnes and The Hitman. We also mention… Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie. Franzenfreude Vida Survey One Day by David Nicholls No Strings Attached Love...
View ArticleIan Tregellis’ Bitter Seeds — Enthusiasticast Episode 51
Mark endorses Ian Tregellis’ Bitter Seeds We also mention: Swamplandia by Karen Russell The Information by James Gleick Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block from mulhollandbooks.com Uncertain Place...
View ArticleF.X. Toole’s Rope Burns — Enthusiasticast Episode 52
Jon endorses F.X. Toole’s Rope Burns We also mention… We Bought a Zoo Cars 2 Source Code (the first five minutes) Natasha Henstridge’s Species Duncan Jones’ Moon Tony Scott’s Deja Vu Fast Five Legends...
View ArticleDerek McCormack’s The Haunted Hillbilly — Enthusiasticast Episode 53
Special guest Peter Darbyshire endorses Derek McCormack‘s The Haunted Hillbilly. We also mention: BookNinja and George Murray The Warhol Gang by Peter Darbyshire David Cronenberg’s Videodrome Evelyn...
View ArticleMikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita — Enthusiasticast Episode 54
Mark endorses Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita We also mention: Don’t Bump The Glump by Shel Silverstein Bippolo Seed by Dr. Seuss Stieg Larrson’s Fourth Book Albert Camus’ A Happy Death and...
View ArticleKelly Link’s Pretty Monsters — Enthusiasticast Episode 55
Jon endorses Kelly Link’s Pretty Monsters We also mention: Potboilers — etymology of Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Different Seasons by Stephen King (Shawshank Redemption the movie, Stand by Me...
View ArticleAlexi Zentner’s Touch — Enthusiasticast Episode 56
Special guest Mike F. endorses Alexi Zentner’s Touch We also mention… Peter Guralnick‘s two volume Elvis bio Ashley Kahn’s The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records Robert Gordon’s Can’t...
View ArticleRoberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives — Enthusiasticast Episode 57
Mark endorses Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives We also mention… Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics by Mac Carter Joss Whedon letter to his fans Marvel entry at Wikipedia Avengers Iron Man,...
View ArticleVeronica Roth’s Divergent — Enthusiasticast Episode 58
Jon endorses Veronica Roth’s Divergent We also mention… Khaled Hosseini‘s The Kite Runner Elizabeth Gilbert‘s Eat, Pray, Love Shilpi Somaya Gowda‘s The Secret Daughter Audrey Niffenegger‘s The Time...
View ArticleThor Movie – Enthusiasticast After Dark
We chat about Thor (2011). Also: Tom Hiddleston Idris Elba Barney Stinson’s Bro Code The Avenger’s Movie Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye Gladiator Fast Five Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Cosmic Cube Thanos Red...
View ArticleTina Fey’s BossyPants — Enthusiasticast Episode 59
Mark endorses Tina Fey’s BossyPants. A contest of sorts: If you are enthusiastic about books that you want us to read and review on the show, send us an email. If we end up reviewing your choice we...
View ArticlePatrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind — Enthusiasticast Episode 60
Jon endorses Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind. We also mention: EW cover of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Johnny Depp says Pirates 2 could have been better Michael Bay says he went south on...
View ArticleScott Westerfeld’s Behemoth — Enthusiasticast Episode 61
Mark endorses Scott Westerfeld’s Behemoth We also mention iFanboy Podcast for X-Men: First Class X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (series entry on wikipedia) Matthew Vaughn...
View ArticleJoshua Ferris’ The Unnamed — Enthusiasticast Episode 62
Jon endorses Joshua Ferris’ The Unnamed. We also mention… The 2011 MobyAwards Trailer for Tree of Codes Trailer for Wild Child Trailer for Where Good Ideas Come From Trailer for Little Chickens, Big...
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