133: Christopher + Sarah talk Jenny Offill's WEATHER

In This Episode:

Christopher and his wife Sarah are social distancing/self-isolating, so they record an episode (sans Drew) about Jenny Offill's oddly prophetic Weather. They discuss the grim, fascinating distance of Offill's voice, and can't stop drawing parallels from her muted disaster/emergency to our own. Plus, they get a little bit into how books are the foundation of their relationship.

The Ep. 133 Bookshelf

WHAT’D YOU BUY?:

Christopher: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Sarah: Obits by Tess Liem // gift cards to local businesses

THIS EPISODE’S BOOK:

Weather by Jenny Offill

ALSO MENTIONED:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader by Vivian Gornick
The Car by Gary Paulsen
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Christopher: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson // candles // Support Indie Bookstores and Bookshop.org
Sarah: Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein // Book Benefactors — sending surprise deliveries of new books to folks who could really use them right now

The Damn Bar