263: Sarah Anderson (FALLOW) & Emeline Atwood's A REAL ANIMAL
In This Episode:
Sarah Anderson zooms by the Damn Library for a chat about her novel concerning an all-too-real corporate surrogacy initiative, Fallow. We get into how wonderful her MFA was, the ways Julie Buntin helped, and how she’d do in a farm collective. Plus, she brings along the inventive, globetrotting novel A Real Animal by Emeline Atwood, and the longest recommendation list to date. It’s real bookish in here!
THE EP. 263 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Christopher: Smog by Stephanie Danler, Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by Mónica Ojeda
Sarah: The Lonely Girl’s Vegetable Patch by Genevieve Plunkett
ALSO MENTIONED:
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Body in Question by Jill Ciment
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Famous Men by Julie Buntin
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
The Circle by Dave Eggers
”Do Babies Need Wearables?” from the NY Times
Arcadia by Lauren Groff
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Erin Somers discussing Cassandra at the Wedding
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Sarah: Birds of America by Lorrie Moore, Famous Men by Julie Buntin, The Hitch by Sara Levine, Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine, Short Dark Oracle by Sara Levine, The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, Fair Play by Tove Jansson, Underlake by Erin McCoy, Immense World by Ed Yong, The Tiger by John Vaillant, Visiting Privelege by Joy Williams, Mating by Norman Rush, Tar Baby by Toni Morrison, Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker
Christopher: Black Bag by Luke Kennard, cookie prep
