27. doommaxxing with Kirsten King (author of "A Good Person")

27. doommaxxing with Kirsten King (author of "A Good Person")

Kirsten King, author of the deliciously unhinged novel "A Good Person", stops by to discuss Eve Babitz, John Waters, and prepping for the apocalypse. For the extended, ad-free version where Kirsten reminisces on the golden (and I do mean golden) days of BuzzFeed, subscribe to the Shoulda Books Patreon or purchase the episode for $3 here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks Follow Kirsten on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstenlking/ "A Good Person" is available everywhere via G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. "A Good Person" by Kirsten King https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9798217048045 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9798217048045] "Slow Days, Fast Company" by Eve Babitz https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781681370088 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781681370088] "Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black" by Cookie Mueller https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781635901665 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781635901665] "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781538732182 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781538732182] "SAS Survival Handbook" by John "Lofty" Wiseman https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780062378071 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks [https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks] follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en] Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

26. Dungeon Crawler Carl might get you reading again (w/ Ryan W. Garcia)

Ryan W. Garcia (Try Guys, Big Nate, Krapopolis) graciously allows me to record in the lovely studio for his podcast Big Theatre Kid Energy. We discuss leveling up, reading the signs of the universe, and protecting your voice when you're out there in the podcast mines. Follow Ryan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muchosgarcias/?hl=en Follow Big Theatre Kid Energy: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/?hl=en Watch my episode of BTKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLHSnQir5o&t=1914s for the ad-free, extended version of this episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780593820254 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780062315007 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780142407332 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780142407332] join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks [https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks] follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en] Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

25. horror screenwriter Zachary Donohue (PASSENGER) talks time loops and Kurt Cobain

Zachary Donohue is the co-writer of the horror film Passenger, in theaters now. He shares 3 books that shaped him and his career, even though none of them are technically horror books. Check out the ad-free, extended episode–where we discuss Stephen King a bit more–over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks Follow Zachary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donohuezach/ Go see Passenger, in theaters now Watch The Unknowable (original series) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z8rt8c-FsI Watch The Unknowable: Darkland on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/The-Unknowable-Darkland/dp/B0G49WGNW5 [https://www.amazon.com/The-Unknowable-Darkland/dp/B0G49WGNW5] books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780380698714 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780380698714] "Replay" by Ken Grimwood https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780688161125 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780688161125] "Heavier Than Heaven" by Charles R. Cross https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780316492447 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks [https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks] follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en] Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

24. Why was The Kite Runner so popular?

Khaled Hosseini's debut novel The Kite Runner has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 2003. What made it achieve such a stratospheric level of popularity? Is the story just that good? Or is there something else at play? Review by Harvey Thompson https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2008/03/kite-m25.html for the ad-free version of this episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931 "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780679734505 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780679734505] "The Sympathizer" by Viet Than Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780802124944 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780802124944] "Charlie Wilson's War" by George Crile III https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780802141248 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks [https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks] follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en] Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

23. Rainie Toll finds the link between The Giver and The Catcher in the Rye

Rainie Toll explains why "The Giver" and "The Catcher in the Rye" are more similar than you might think. We also talk about mushrooms, OCD, John Green, and why it's okay to not finish a book. On the Patreon version of this episode, we talk about life since we both got laid off. Sign up today, or purchase the episode for $3, at https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks [https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks] books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. "Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook" by Eugenia Bone https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781647222956 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781647222956] "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780316769488 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780316769488] "The Giver" by Lois Lowry https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780544336261 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780544336261] "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780525555377 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780525555377] "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" by George Saunders https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780812987683 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw This month, we're reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931 [https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931] follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks [https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks] follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en] Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg