Bookin’

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gary Graff, editor of 501 Essential Albums of the 80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide [https://bookshop.org/p/books/501-essential-albums-of-the-80s-the-music-fan-s-definitive-guide/96e5b887dce8b7bf?ean=9780760393369&next=t&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16235479093&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43kmOWnQDksY0J1wmoCA5oS_&gclid=Cj0KCQjwucDBBhDxARIsANqFdr35Fal3ZL8k30G6zYmqfOhzAt0dJH0M-_vG680j9y1x6w1Stm7EjkwaAmq7EALw_wcB], which is published by our friends at Quarto Publishing Group. Topics of discussion include Alice Cooper, lists, what people think of when they think of the 1980s (hair), Walkmans and boomboxes, CDs and cassettes, MTV, and much more.  Copies of 501 Essential Albums of the 80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide [https://bookshop.org/p/books/501-essential-albums-of-the-80s-the-music-fan-s-definitive-guide/96e5b887dce8b7bf?ean=9780760393369&next=t&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16235479093&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43kmOWnQDksY0J1wmoCA5oS_&gclid=Cj0KCQjwucDBBhDxARIsANqFdr35Fal3ZL8k30G6zYmqfOhzAt0dJH0M-_vG680j9y1x6w1Stm7EjkwaAmq7EALw_wcB] can be ordered from your favorite local, independent bookstore.  Happy reading!

On this episode, host Jason Jefferies and award-winning poet Dan Hawkins continue their read through of the works of Cormac McCarthy, this time with his first screenplay, The Gardener's Son. Further, Jason and Dan start their discussion about film adaptations of McCarthy's works with PBS's The Gardener's Son and James Franco's Child of God. Happy reading, friends!

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins, librarian at The Citadel and Cormac McCarthy aficionado. This time, Jason and Dan talk about Blood Meridian, and oh boy is it a big one. Copies of Blood Meridian can be purchased from your favorite local independent bookstore. Happy reading!

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies interviews Professor Keon West, author of The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know But Probably Don't--Yet, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press.  Topics of conversation include the state of the world, Michelle Obama, how to teach a population to vet its sources, Star Trek, bias and racism in hiring practices, the UK vs. the USA, and much more!  Copies of The Science of Racism can be purchased from your favorite indie bookstore.  Happy reading!

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies welcomes Elaine Neil Orr, who discusses her new novel Dancing Woman [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339], which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of discussion include people who are perfectly logical all the time, Nigeria, 1963, Harry Belafonte, mixed feelings about the church, how writing a novel is like painting, USAID, and more!  Signed copies of Dancing Woman [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339] can be ordered here [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339] (while supplies last).  Happy reading!