My bookshelves have shifted and grown substantially based on your influence. In that sense, you've changed my life. (1) Do you ever think about the positive influence-as a kind of reader-mentor-you've had on your viewers, and how does that make you feel? (2) Who or what on BookTube has influenced or changed you most (as a viewer). Thank you for all the years of wonderful videos.
I discovered your channel a few months back and shared it with my family. There are many of us, and you have become popular, so we’re probably 90% responsible for your last 900-1,000 subscribers. Although half of them are still in primary school or younger, many read the books they find interesting, from mysteries to westerns to romances, etc. Your library tours are invaluable to us. I’m telling you that you do good works, and this works for us. Now that the as*kissing is out of the way, on to a few questions. 1) Did you become a reader naturally, or do you attribute it to your rigorous schooling? 2) Do you like contemporary gay romance(commonly referred to as male/male)books? More than straight romances? (I remember you read Gordon Merrick, but his books are decades old.) 3) Are you able to overlook poor writing? Or does it just ruin the experience and the story, as it does for many of us? 4) Will you publish a book of your favorite reviews? 5) Will you consider a daily segment called “Books I Read Last Night,” with very short opinions and/or recommendations? It wouldn’t have to be more than 5-10 minutes, and many of us are quite curious, as we routinely read a book every night, then group text our thoughts in the morning, after sleeping on it, well, not literally, but sometimes. Thank you for your time and consideration. 😺✌️
How did you learn to speak so extemporaneously and fluidly about all kinds of topics with next to no “uhh…” or “Oh I forgot to mention…” I would imagine you’ve never mangled a joke.
TRIMC pointed me to your channel and I've been soaking up your videos in many spare moments the last couple of weeks, thanks for all the great recommendations and RANTS! Your adamant love for reading has got me finally 100 pages out from finishing Gravity's Rainbow, so appreciate the spiritual kick up the ass Q's: What concerns/excites you most about the current direction of book publishing? What books have you struggled most with finishing, and do you believe readers should power through a work considered "essential" if it's really dull/grating to them? What makes you go out of your way to watch a film/TV show? If you were asked to run a publishing house, what five novels would you seek to reprint and why?
What was your favorite music when you were growing up? If we see you in public (at the Brattle), should we say hi? What do you eat for breakfast? Coffee or tea? If you couldn't have a dog, what other kind of pet would you have? What Boston area bookstore (used and/or new) that's now closed do you miss the most?
Got two for you! As the medium and form of writing has evolved over time (epic poem to lyrical to novel to maximalist novel, etc.) do you think technology and culture has led potentially great literary minds to write tweets, substacks, or video games/TV series stories rather than books? Secondly, do you have a disdain for DFW’s nonfiction as well?
Hi Steve! 1) What kind of music did you listen to when you were in your teens? 2) If you could choose only ONE book to keep out of your collection of books what would it be and why? Thanks!! I luv your channel!!
Not just book related: What’s something you enjoy that most of your viewers wouldn’t expect you to enjoy? . And vice versa: what is something you unpredictably detest?
Congratulations, Steve! 🎉 No questions this time, but just a note of thanks for all the wonderful videos that you put up every single day. You enrich my life, thank you :)
17K subscribers came so quickly I have not prepared for yet another "what are your thoughts on this obscure writer" question! Do you, on the top of your head, know of any author famous for their novels whose work of poetry you think is underapreciated?
I'm one of the new subscribers here! 😊 I wanted to ask you please: Do you think graphic novels or popular comic books qualify as literary fiction? For example, I've had friends tell me (though I myself have never verified) that Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons has been ranked by some critics in their top 100 novels of all time. I'm not sure based on what criteria. I suppose graphic novels seem like a kind of mix between novels and films. I guess the broader question is if genre fiction can be literary fiction? I've always loved both genre fiction (e.g. SF, fantasy, horror, detective) as well as literary fiction (and slipstream genre fiction), but it seems from time immemorial there's been a tension or even outright conflict between what the literati value and what the average person like me values.
Steve, I have a few questions: 1) What type of music do you like? 2) Is any of your relatives huge readers? 2) What was the toughest book you read and why? 3) What is your favorite videos to film? Congrats!
Congrats on 17,000 you deserve 17 more! You mentioned before you aren’t interested in video games. Have you explored expanded universe literature for videos games?
Congrats on 17K! It's hard to think of a question when you have discussed so many topics in the years I have watched you. My question is if you could choose any time in history to have lived, when would you choose?
Congratulations (again) Steve! Thank you for making videos every day! Just a couple of short questions this time, promise! Best Byzantine history (overview/general history)? Since we are doing Dune in June, I gave up after Heretics, is Chapterhouse worth it? Does if get any better than Heretics? And lastly, a bit of weird question, just read Sallust, do you think Caesar was part of Catiline’s conspiracy? Thanks again for all the videos, never stop!!!
Congratulations Steve! I first discovered this wonderful channel while you were in the midst of your epic Daily Penguin series. I know you have made significant changes of your library in recent years. I was wondering, what is the current state of your Penguin collection?
1.) What are your thoughts on Charles Bukowski (his poetry, his novels, him as a cultural phenomenon)? 2.) Do you take a multivitamin or any other dietary supplements like B12 for instance?
Congrats. Steve! Can you relay an entertaining anecdote from working at Barnes and Noble? Were you strictly at the information desk? I don't see you making lattes.
I'm fairly new here and one harrowing aspect of digging through your back catalog has been discovering that some of my favorite writers fall into your ominous dude-bro categorization. I haven't been able to find a verdict on Jim Harrison so I have to ask. I fear the worst, but I'm holding out a little hope since you've complimented his buddy Thomas McGuane.
I very recently saw a film. I’m pretty sure it was The Holdovers - which I loved. I’ve never been, but based on what I saw in one of your videos, did they film an exterior scene at the Brattle? Has it been around that long (the film is set in the early 70s).
1. Are Signet or Bantam paperbacks as good and high-quality as Penguin ones? 2. Have you ever read any translation of the Quran? 3. Favourite sonnet of Shakespeare? So happy for you Steve!
Any advice for someone who wants to become a writer and/or a literary critic like yourself? I guess beyond the obvious things like read a lot and read widely, which I love doing anyway. For example, is it worth doing an MFA? Thanks in advance! 🙂
I am now officially retired and have way too much time on my hands so what books that are coming out do you recommend? Genre doesn't matter, thanks and congratulations!
My condolences on reaching 17k I know you say that the film is almost always better than the book, but does that include you beloved Meg? Personally I say yes, the characters seemed much more entertaining, although that could just be my bias toward Jason Statham haha
On your advice, I always choose my favorite translations but only among the most accurate, complete versions and from among the top 3-5 recommended ones. In other words I first filter out so-called bad ones and choose my favorite or sometimes I read all the 3-5 translations if I find which 3-5 are the best! My question: What are the top 3-5 best translations of these works, or easier which few translations are really bad so I avoid them: 1. Iliad (Homer) 2. The Odyssey (Homer) 3. The Divine Comedy (Dante) 4. Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert) 5. The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli) 6. Faust (Goethe) 7. Aeneid (Virgil)
My apologies for the nosey question. I can't help myself. Some of your videos are made in front of the bookcase with an embroidery of Freida. And to the left of it, there is an edition of The Simarillion I don't recognize. Could you give us a look, see? And which is your favorite edition and why?
You've mentioned before how subvocalising slows down reading. Have you got any tips for how to minimise that for someone who's got a constant internal monologue while reading?
Hi Steve - congratulations on the new milestone (or is that mill stone ?!). Just a couple of questions: One of your videos today refers to books you just don't like but which continue to "nag" at you. Could you mention a couple of these "nagging books" and do they meet your critical standards for being "good books" but have some other factor which makes you dislike them? If so, what do you think that factor may be? and second Do you find poetry more "nagging" than other types of writing - I know you have re-evaluated Auden and are now reconsidering Phillip Larkin - do you think the appropriate criteria for evaluating poetry are more difficult to pin down ? Thanks very much.
Do you find you can often tell if people are readers without specifically asking? what are the tells? Are you good at crosswords? Thanks for all your videos!
I am Swedish, but I've never really look into Swedish literature. So my question is if there are any good Swedish authors you would recommend (any genre)? Also, a little follow up question; have you re... do you like* Pushkin?
You deserve 17m! I only buy hardcovers, and in terms of physical quality, I find the hardcovers by Everyman’s Library and Library of America quite durable, readable, etc. They stay open easily, etc. Can you please recommend a few other publishing houses with the same or higher quality classic hardcovers?
One writer I don’t recall hearing you talk about much is Henry James. Curious if you are a fan, and why or why not? I’ve just started reading his work and so far I have enjoyed him.
Steve, I have two questions: 1. What is your favorite Robert Silverberg novel? I've recently read his "Downward to the Earth" and absolutely loved it. 2. I'm currently reading the verse translation of "Orlando Furioso" from Penguin, based on your recent inclusion of it on your 100 best books list, and I'm having a great time with it. Based on that, do you recommend the prose translation published by Oxford?
What are the top 20 best classic short story writers of all time? What editions of these short story collections would you recommend? I like Chekhov, Hemingway, etc. myself.
Aloha! - Have you ever breathed under water (Scuba dive, submarine, speleology bellow sea level…)? - What are some contemporary poems that you really like? - Which is your favorite mountain in the world? And your favorite beach? - If you could be given all the available knowledge about one subject, which one would you pick and why? - Could you recommend any good biography of Tito (President of socialist Yugoslavia)? Ps: When will we see the next installment of The Greatest Books of all time?!
Hello, Steve. When you watch a movie do you look for symbolism, intention, pacing, etc, or you just enjoy it and the turn it off and move on? Also, who are your favorite movie critics living or dead? If we can separate the art from the artist, what do you think of Andrew Klavan's books? This is not a gotcha question, believe or not. Thank you.
1. What is next on the New Testament/Gospel Read Thru? The Gospel of St. John or the Acts of the Apostles? I guess it is too much to eventually hear you read and comment on "The Revelation?' 2. I have been enjoying your shelf tours. Recently you held up the first book in Terry Goodkind's "The Sword of Truth" series "Wizard's First Rule." I really enjoy all the books in that series and am currently on a reread - I am up to Book 7 "The Pillars of Creation." I find that his books draw either total devotion or absolute "disgust"-mainly it seems with Mr. Goodkind himself. What is all that about? I've deliberately steered away from the haters because I really enjoy the series.
I have Harold Bloom’s “the Best Poems” which is a collection of English poems and I like it very much. Can you introduce and recommend other similar classic poetry anthologies of the same or higher quality. And also for short stories. I only like classic short stories.
Steve, duuude, bruh, congratskeys on 17K! Would you consider Jack London to be a dude bro? If not, how is he different from Cormac McCarthy? Thanks for all you do!
I've heard you talk about envisioning books you want to read from particular authors. Is there a play about a person or event from history or a myth that you wish Shakespeare (whomever that mystery man may be . . . ) had written? (You were discussing a book you would like Ros Barber to write -- I'm not sure why I'm venturing to offer you book news but one of Ros Barber's current projects is a biography of Christopher Marlowe that, as I understand it, is strictly a biography of his life and not about discussing authorship questions. It should be great, she's a fantastic communicator. Edit: it is to be a biography - as in up to 1593.)
What is the best order to read complete works of shakespeare? Chronologically? Most to less famous ones? Tragedies then comedies then histories or something like this?
I’m interested in literature, and I’ve been considering doing a Master’s degree in it. However, it has come to my attention that the literary circles in academia today are overwhelmingly the product of “the schools of resentment”(to use Harold Bloom’s terminology). This sounds insufferable and off-putting to my ears. Should I though?
You've mentioned that the Boston Bomber will have access to all the books he wants for the rest of his life. Some folks argue that the State shouldn't have the ability to kill its citizens - do you disagree?
I'm coming around to your way of thinking on audiobooks. I know you don't listen to them much but what is the most egregious sin you've heard of in terms of the production of an audiobook? I'm currently listening to Graham Greene's 'Our Man in Havana' and every 10 minutes or so, when transitioning between scenes the audiobook gives you a 10-15 second blast of traditional Cuban music. Drums, trumpets, singing, the works. It's obnoxious.
My bookshelves have shifted and grown substantially based on your influence. In that sense, you've changed my life.
(1) Do you ever think about the positive influence-as a kind of reader-mentor-you've had on your viewers, and how does that make you feel?
(2) Who or what on BookTube has influenced or changed you most (as a viewer).
Thank you for all the years of wonderful videos.
I discovered your channel a few months back and shared it with my family. There are many of us, and you have become popular, so we’re probably 90% responsible for your last 900-1,000 subscribers. Although half of them are still in primary school or younger, many read the books they find interesting, from mysteries to westerns to romances, etc. Your library tours are invaluable to us.
I’m telling you that you do good works, and this works for us.
Now that the as*kissing is out of the way, on to a few questions.
1) Did you become a reader naturally, or do you attribute it to your rigorous schooling?
2) Do you like contemporary gay romance(commonly referred to as male/male)books? More than straight romances? (I remember you read Gordon Merrick, but his books are decades old.)
3) Are you able to overlook poor writing? Or does it just ruin the experience and the story, as it does for many of us?
4) Will you publish a book of your favorite reviews?
5) Will you consider a daily segment called “Books I Read Last Night,” with very short opinions and/or recommendations? It wouldn’t have to be more than 5-10 minutes, and many of us are quite curious, as we routinely read a book every night, then group text our thoughts in the morning, after sleeping on it, well, not literally, but sometimes.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
😺✌️
How did you learn to speak so extemporaneously and fluidly about all kinds of topics with next to no “uhh…” or “Oh I forgot to mention…” I would imagine you’ve never mangled a joke.
TRIMC pointed me to your channel and I've been soaking up your videos in many spare moments the last couple of weeks, thanks for all the great recommendations and RANTS! Your adamant love for reading has got me finally 100 pages out from finishing Gravity's Rainbow, so appreciate the spiritual kick up the ass
Q's: What concerns/excites you most about the current direction of book publishing?
What books have you struggled most with finishing, and do you believe readers should power through a work considered "essential" if it's really dull/grating to them?
What makes you go out of your way to watch a film/TV show?
If you were asked to run a publishing house, what five novels would you seek to reprint and why?
I'm so glad my video helped you find his channel!
What was your favorite music when you were growing up?
If we see you in public (at the Brattle), should we say hi?
What do you eat for breakfast?
Coffee or tea?
If you couldn't have a dog, what other kind of pet would you have?
What Boston area bookstore (used and/or new) that's now closed do you miss the most?
You once told me you would never reach 10,000. How can I trust you?
Congratulations. I very much appreciate your videos.
Got two for you!
As the medium and form of writing has evolved over time (epic poem to lyrical to novel to maximalist novel, etc.) do you think technology and culture has led potentially great literary minds to write tweets, substacks, or video games/TV series stories rather than books?
Secondly, do you have a disdain for DFW’s nonfiction as well?
Hi Steve!
1) What kind of music did you listen to when you were in your teens?
2) If you could choose only ONE book to keep out of your collection of books what would it be and why?
Thanks!! I luv your channel!!
Not just book related: What’s something you enjoy that most of your viewers wouldn’t expect you to enjoy? . And vice versa: what is something you unpredictably detest?
Congratulations, Steve! 🎉
No questions this time, but just a note of thanks for all the wonderful videos that you put up every single day. You enrich my life, thank you :)
Who was or is your favorite book critic?
17K subscribers came so quickly I have not prepared for yet another "what are your thoughts on this obscure writer" question!
Do you, on the top of your head, know of any author famous for their novels whose work of poetry you think is underapreciated?
Thomas Hardy
I'm one of the new subscribers here! 😊 I wanted to ask you please:
Do you think graphic novels or popular comic books qualify as literary fiction? For example, I've had friends tell me (though I myself have never verified) that Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons has been ranked by some critics in their top 100 novels of all time. I'm not sure based on what criteria. I suppose graphic novels seem like a kind of mix between novels and films.
I guess the broader question is if genre fiction can be literary fiction? I've always loved both genre fiction (e.g. SF, fantasy, horror, detective) as well as literary fiction (and slipstream genre fiction), but it seems from time immemorial there's been a tension or even outright conflict between what the literati value and what the average person like me values.
Steve, I have a few questions: 1) What type of music do you like? 2) Is any of your relatives huge readers? 2) What was the toughest book you read and why? 3) What is your favorite videos to film? Congrats!
how many books have you read this year? (assuming you even keep track, wouldn't blame you if you don't, considering how fast you read)
When will you begin self publishing your work? Especially your autobiography Odd Dog.
Also, its been a while since the last Steve Stream...
Congratulations Steve!
Congrats on 17,000 you deserve 17 more!
You mentioned before you aren’t interested in video games. Have you explored expanded universe literature for videos games?
You have often talked about the novels and writers since WWII that are are largely overlooked. Why don’t you do a list of the best of these?
Congrats on 17K! It's hard to think of a question when you have discussed so many topics in the years I have watched you. My question is if you could choose any time in history to have lived, when would you choose?
The last book to make you seriously question your worldview or change your stance politcally?
You've said you watch a lot of RUclips; what type of videos do you usually give a wide berth?
You mentioned you have taught books before (I assume at university?). What is your favourite one to teach and why?
Steve you said on a previous library tour that the biography section needed expanding. Have you planned out the future of your shelves?
Congratulations (again) Steve! Thank you for making videos every day!
Just a couple of short questions this time, promise!
Best Byzantine history (overview/general history)?
Since we are doing Dune in June, I gave up after Heretics, is Chapterhouse worth it? Does if get any better than Heretics?
And lastly, a bit of weird question, just read Sallust, do you think Caesar was part of Catiline’s conspiracy?
Thanks again for all the videos, never stop!!!
Oh one more question, any thoughts on bizarro fiction? I don’t think I’ve ever heard you talk about it!
Congratulations Steve! I first discovered this wonderful channel while you were in the midst of your epic Daily Penguin series. I know you have made significant changes of your library in recent years. I was wondering, what is the current state of your Penguin collection?
1.) What are your thoughts on Charles Bukowski (his poetry, his novels, him as a cultural phenomenon)?
2.) Do you take a multivitamin or any other dietary supplements like B12 for instance?
Congrats. Steve! Can you relay an entertaining anecdote from working at Barnes and Noble? Were you strictly at the information desk? I don't see you making lattes.
I'm fairly new here and one harrowing aspect of digging through your back catalog has been discovering that some of my favorite writers fall into your ominous dude-bro categorization. I haven't been able to find a verdict on Jim Harrison so I have to ask. I fear the worst, but I'm holding out a little hope since you've complimented his buddy Thomas McGuane.
I very recently saw a film. I’m pretty sure it was The Holdovers - which I loved. I’ve never been, but based on what I saw in one of your videos, did they film an exterior scene at the Brattle? Has it been around that long (the film is set in the early 70s).
1. Are Signet or Bantam paperbacks as good and high-quality as Penguin ones?
2. Have you ever read any translation of the Quran?
3. Favourite sonnet of Shakespeare?
So happy for you Steve!
Congrats! Do you have any quick highlights / memories from any time you may have spent in the North East of England (Northumbria, Tyne & Wear etc.)?
How are your Year End lists coming along?
Any advice for someone who wants to become a writer and/or a literary critic like yourself? I guess beyond the obvious things like read a lot and read widely, which I love doing anyway. For example, is it worth doing an MFA? Thanks in advance! 🙂
I know Michael K. Vaughn has promised a review of ROM Spacenight. Can you give us an early preview and tell us exactly how great you think it is?
I am now officially retired and have way too much time on my hands so what books that are coming out do you recommend? Genre doesn't matter, thanks and congratulations!
My condolences on reaching 17k
I know you say that the film is almost always better than the book, but does that include you beloved Meg? Personally I say yes, the characters seemed much more entertaining, although that could just be my bias toward Jason Statham haha
On your advice, I always choose my favorite translations but only among the most accurate, complete versions and from among the top 3-5 recommended ones. In other words I first filter out so-called bad ones and choose my favorite or sometimes I read all the 3-5 translations if I find which 3-5 are the best!
My question:
What are the top 3-5 best translations of these works, or easier which few translations are really bad so I avoid them:
1. Iliad (Homer)
2. The Odyssey (Homer)
3. The Divine Comedy (Dante)
4. Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
5. The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
6. Faust (Goethe)
7. Aeneid (Virgil)
My apologies for the nosey question. I can't help myself.
Some of your videos are made in front of the bookcase with an embroidery of Freida. And to the left of it, there is an edition of The Simarillion I don't recognize.
Could you give us a look, see? And which is your favorite edition and why?
Congrats, Steve! As a distinguished reviewer yourself, what is your opinion of the work and, especially, the influenced of Michiko Kakutani?
You've mentioned before how subvocalising slows down reading. Have you got any tips for how to minimise that for someone who's got a constant internal monologue while reading?
Hi Steve - congratulations on the new milestone (or is that mill stone ?!). Just a couple of questions:
One of your videos today refers to books you just don't like but which continue to "nag" at you. Could you mention a couple of these "nagging books" and do they meet your critical standards for being "good books" but have some other factor which makes you dislike them? If so, what do you think that factor may be? and second
Do you find poetry more "nagging" than other types of writing - I know you have re-evaluated Auden and are now reconsidering Phillip Larkin - do you think the appropriate criteria for evaluating poetry are more difficult to pin down ?
Thanks very much.
What is your favorite novel by Tom Wolfe and why? Favorite by Richard Price and why?
Do you find you can often tell if people are readers without specifically asking? what are the tells?
Are you good at crosswords?
Thanks for all your videos!
Hi Steve. Have you ever been to the Hay Literary Festival in the UK? If you have been what did you think of the festival and the town?
I am Swedish, but I've never really look into Swedish literature. So my question is if there are any good Swedish authors you would recommend (any genre)? Also, a little follow up question; have you re... do you like* Pushkin?
Congrats on 17k! Who is the most controversial author that you have a personal affinity for?
How many languages do you speak/read? If I could learn a language just to read a book in its original text, which book would you recommend?
You deserve 17m!
I only buy hardcovers, and in terms of physical quality, I find the hardcovers by Everyman’s Library and Library of America quite durable, readable, etc. They stay open easily, etc. Can you please recommend a few other publishing houses with the same or higher quality classic hardcovers?
One writer I don’t recall hearing you talk about much is Henry James. Curious if you are a fan, and why or why not? I’ve just started reading his work and so far I have enjoyed him.
Steve, I have two questions:
1. What is your favorite Robert Silverberg novel? I've recently read his "Downward to the Earth" and absolutely loved it.
2. I'm currently reading the verse translation of "Orlando Furioso" from Penguin, based on your recent inclusion of it on your 100 best books list, and I'm having a great time with it. Based on that, do you recommend the prose translation published by Oxford?
Who's your favorite Doctor Who? Are you yourself a Time Lord, and if so, what regeneration is this for you?
What are the top 20 best classic short story writers of all time? What editions of these short story collections would you recommend? I like Chekhov, Hemingway, etc. myself.
What did you think of Sudeways? It’s sequel books?
Hi Steve. Do you think Paul Austers recent passing will condemn his work to obscurity a la John Updike?
Aloha!
- Have you ever breathed under water (Scuba dive, submarine, speleology bellow sea level…)?
- What are some contemporary poems that you really like?
- Which is your favorite mountain in the world? And your favorite beach?
- If you could be given all the available knowledge about one subject, which one would you pick and why?
- Could you recommend any good biography of Tito (President of socialist Yugoslavia)?
Ps: When will we see the next installment of The Greatest Books of all time?!
Those are some really interesting questions.
Hello, Steve. When you watch a movie do you look for symbolism, intention, pacing, etc, or you just enjoy it and the turn it off and move on?
Also, who are your favorite movie critics living or dead?
If we can separate the art from the artist, what do you think of Andrew Klavan's books? This is not a gotcha question, believe or not. Thank you.
1. What is next on the New Testament/Gospel Read Thru? The Gospel of St. John or the Acts of the Apostles? I guess it is too much to eventually hear you read and comment on "The Revelation?'
2. I have been enjoying your shelf tours. Recently you held up the first book in Terry Goodkind's "The Sword of Truth" series "Wizard's First Rule." I really enjoy all the books in that series and am currently on a reread - I am up to Book 7 "The Pillars of Creation." I find that his books draw either total devotion or absolute "disgust"-mainly it seems with Mr. Goodkind himself. What is all that about? I've deliberately steered away from the haters because I really enjoy the series.
Is Tom Lathrop’s translation of Don Quixote as good as Grossman’s?
I have Harold Bloom’s “the Best Poems” which is a collection of English poems and I like it very much. Can you introduce and recommend other similar classic poetry anthologies of the same or higher quality. And also for short stories. I only like classic short stories.
will we ever get an eastern cannon starter kit video?
You've hauled a lot of classic DAW paperbacks lately, how much current or ARC science-fiction do you read? Are you a fan of Edward Ashton's stories?
Steve, duuude, bruh, congratskeys on 17K! Would you consider Jack London to be a dude bro? If not, how is he different from Cormac McCarthy? Thanks for all you do!
Have you and Sara the bookish knitter ever talked about co-plotting a romance for say Amazon books? Any one in mind for a cover, hmmm?
I've heard you talk about envisioning books you want to read from particular authors. Is there a play about a person or event from history or a myth that you wish Shakespeare (whomever that mystery man may be . . . ) had written? (You were discussing a book you would like Ros Barber to write -- I'm not sure why I'm venturing to offer you book news but one of Ros Barber's current projects is a biography of Christopher Marlowe that, as I understand it, is strictly a biography of his life and not about discussing authorship questions. It should be great, she's a fantastic communicator. Edit: it is to be a biography - as in up to 1593.)
Who in your mind is the single greatest Romantic poet?
How about that moose encounter? Please?
Hey Steve,
What is the funniest book you have ever read? And in extension what is the funniest movie you have ever seen?
What is the best order to read complete works of shakespeare? Chronologically? Most to less famous ones? Tragedies then comedies then histories or something like this?
I’m interested in literature, and I’ve been considering doing a Master’s degree in it. However, it has come to my attention that the literary circles in academia today are overwhelmingly the product of “the schools of resentment”(to use Harold Bloom’s terminology). This sounds insufferable and off-putting to my ears. Should I though?
You've mentioned that the Boston Bomber will have access to all the books he wants for the rest of his life. Some folks argue that the State shouldn't have the ability to kill its citizens - do you disagree?
I'm coming around to your way of thinking on audiobooks. I know you don't listen to them much but what is the most egregious sin you've heard of in terms of the production of an audiobook? I'm currently listening to Graham Greene's 'Our Man in Havana' and every 10 minutes or so, when transitioning between scenes the audiobook gives you a 10-15 second blast of traditional Cuban music. Drums, trumpets, singing, the works. It's obnoxious.
Are there any conservative writers of the past 50 you’re a fan of?