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Author interviews and book discussion with host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Page 158 Books.

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339--Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men w/ Dan Hawkins

In this episode, Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins joins host Jason Jefferies in a continuation of their readthrough of the works of Cormac McCarthy. No Country for Old Men, the novel and the film, are discussed at length, as are Sicario and Roberto Bolaño's 2666. Thank you for listening, and happy reading!

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338--Bookin' w/ Alex Pugsley

In this episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Bookin' favorite Alex Pugsley, who discusses his latest novel Silver Lake , which is published by our friends at Biblioasis. Topics of conversation include Dan Ackroyd, modernism, talk shows, Famke Jannsen and David Lynch, car culture, the advisability of dating one's co-workers, work as fun, and much more. Copies of Silver Lake can be ordered…

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337--Cormac McCarthy's Cities of the Plain w/ Dan Hawkins

On this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies and longtime Bookin' guest Dan Hawkins continue their Cormac McCarthy read through with Cities of the Plain, volume three of The Border Trilogy. Also discussed are Cormac McCarthy novel and film/TV adaptation Power Rankings. Happy reading, friends!

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336--Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing w/ Dan Hawkins

On this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies and longtime Bookin' guest Dan Hawkins continue their Cormac McCarthy read through with The Crossing, volume two of The Border Trilogy. Also discussed is the condition of the United States of America in the moment of recording on January 22, 2025, before the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

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335--Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses w/ Dan Hawkins

This week, Jason and Dan continue their Cormac McCarthy readathon with the first book of The Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses. Topics of conversation include the yin and yang of Blood Meridian, terrible films, the candleflame and the image of the candleflame, and Jesus on Mars (doesn't it make you want to cry?). Happy reading, friends!

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334--Bookin' w/ Kraig Finstad

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes Kraig Finstad, author of Problem Play and The Inn at the Crossroads . Topics of conversation include cognitive psychology and statistics, ghosts and pirates, Florida novels, that guy at the bar, historical fiction, Shakespeare and much more. Copies of The Inn at the Crossroads and Problem Play can be ordered from bookshop.org .

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333--Bookin' w David Haynes

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes David Haynes, author of Martha's Daughter , which is published by our friends at McSweeney's. Topics of conversation include workshopping short stories vs. novels, novellas, relationships, mother/daughter dynamics, whether we should let co-workers into our personal lives, rhetorical education, America's underbelly, and much more. Copies of Martha's Daughter…

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332--Bookin' w/ Pat Lipsky

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pat Lipsky, artist and author of Brightening Glance: Art and Life , which is published by our friends at the University of Iowa Press. Topics of conversation include duck and cover drills, "Russia", Proust, Kafka & Chekhov, a life filled with art, artist's parties, printing your own currency and more. Copies of Brightening Glance can be purchased here .…

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331--Bookin' w/ David Levithan and Jens Lekman

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Levithan and Jens Lekman, authors of Songs for Other People's Weddings, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press. Topics of conversation include touring, singing at a wedding vs. singing at a music hall, albums about books (and books about albums), change in the music industry, collaborative art, and much more. Copies of Songs for Other…

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330--Cormac McCarthy's The Stonemason with Dan Hawkins

This week, Dan Hawkins and Jason Jefferies continue to read through the works of Cormac McCarthy with The Stonemason. Child of God is also discussed (by way of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita), and Dan and Jason answer a listener question about Blood Meridian. Happy reading, friends!

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