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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Levithan and Jens Lekman, authors of Songs for Other People's Weddings, [https://bookshop.org/p/books/songs-for-other-people-s-weddings-david-levithan/22341387?ean=9781419778124&next=t] 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 People's Weddings [https://bookshop.org/p/books/songs-for-other-people-s-weddings-david-levithan/22341387?ean=9781419778124&next=t] can be ordered here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/songs-for-other-people-s-weddings-david-levithan/22341387?ean=9781419778124&next=t].  Happy reading!

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!

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!