literary disco – Cannonball Read 17

“And truth was, no one was safe anywhere. Everybody dies, baby. That’s a fact.”

Gangster Nation by Tod Goldberg

June 20, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

This read was a long time coming! I purchased Gangster Nation when it came out in 2017 and Tod was going on tour promoting it. First things first, I’m referring to him by his first name not because we are in any way actual friends, but because I FEEL like we are because I am a longtime listener of his podcast, Literary Disco, wherein he and two of his friends from an MFA program read and review books. Also, one of those friends is Rider […]

If You’re Not a Good Listener, This Could Help

You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy

May 30, 2020 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

Once again, my pals (in my head, not pals as far as they know) Rider, Julia and Tod of the bestest book podcast in the land, Literary Disco, have brought onto my radar that I a) didn’t know about b) wanted to read c) needed to read d) really liked. What more could you ask? I am the first to say I’m not a very good listener. I mean, other people have likely said it, but I probably didn’t hear them #listeningjoke I have been […]

There, There – Good, but bleak, debut novel

There There by Tommy Orange

May 1, 2019 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

I learned of this new (summer 2018) book in a recent podcast episode of Literary Disco, but it has made an impression having received props (technical term) from a bajillion publications, such as The Washington Post, NPR, Time, O, The Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, GQ, The Dallas Morning News, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews. Suffice it to say, Mr Orange was on a lot of lists for his debut novel. I found it to be a little […]

Looking for a real Debbie Downer? Look no further.

August 28, 2017 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

Boy oh boy. I came across this book as a recommendation from my favorite literary podcast, “Literary Disco.” The author is a friend of one of the contributors, and he mentioned it and it sounded interesting, a sort of dark tale of an unsatisfied house wife, so I added it to my audiobook queue months ago and just now got around to listening to it as part of my commute/walk routine. It was, interesting, to say the least. I’ll let this quote from Time magazine […]

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