So Many Damn Books

Two-time Survivor contestant, cohost of the Survivor podcast We Know Survivor , as well as the literary podcast Paraphrase, Stephen Fishbach drops onto the island SMDB and brings along the swashbuckling spirit of his...

<p>Ailsa Ross uses the power of the internet to join Christopher and chat about the pleasure of destruction, letting mosquitoes bite, the cost of licensing museum photos, and other things too. Plus, she brings along a...

<p>I hang out and chat a bit about books I've read recently! Fun, right? So much fun.</p><br><p>For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit...

<p>Casey Scieszka squeezes through the internet’s tubes to arrive safely on the podcast and talk The Fountain, her debut novel. We get into immortality, and alcohol etymology, and the Spruceton Inn residency, and...

<p>Lior Torenberg zooms into the Damn Library to chat about Just Watch Me, an early entry in the run for “best book of the year.” She goes into just how deep her love for hot sauce goes, some terribly cramped...

<p>Kathleen Boland road trips into the Damn Library Hyperspace to talk about her novel Scavengers, which also means talking about karaoke, the magic of Utah, treasure hunts, and complicated mother-daughter...

<p>Drew Broussard (former co-host of this show, current Lit Hub Radio host, Manager at Rough Draft) stops in for a SPOILER-FILLED chat about the dichotomy that is Richard Bachman/Stephen King, and both the book and the...

<p>Christopher re-read all of Aimee Bender and decided to talk about it.</p><br><p>Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, listen to exclusive episodes, and get access to the SMDB virtual book stoop a...

<p>Alix E. Harrow drops into the Damn Library to talk about the everyday magic of being alive and writing really good books, like her newest one The Everlasting, Christopher’s favorite book of the year. Plus, she...

<p>250 episodes in, Sarah interviews Christopher about some of the behind the scenes details about making So Many Damn Books.</p><br><p>Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, listen to exclusive...

<p>Erin Somers returns to the Damn Library, this time virtually, for a punny cocktail and a chat about her novel The Ten Year Affair, expanding her lens, millennial marriage, and how she feels about her debut novel Stay...

<p>Patrick Ryan drops into the Damn Library Soda Shoppe for a chocolate peanut butter egg cream and a chat about his much-lauded novel Buckeye. We chat about a family secret that fueled the book, how he achieves the...

<p>Mona Awad becomes the most frequent guest of So Many Damn Books with this appearance, chatting We Love You, Bunny, how it’s a good time to make fun of yourself, and the pleasure of getting too deep into a narrative...

<p>Kerry Cullen drops in, in person, so I smoke a cocktail (and forget to mention that Manhattans contain vermouth). We get to talking about working in books and then writing a book, shocking your writing group, and the...

<p>Held it together pretty well interviewing Leonie Swann, the author of one of my favorite novels of all time, Three Bags Full, about her recently translated sequel Big Bad Wool, and all the pleasures of stepping back...