The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast

Why do you read fiction? This question might pop up every now and then, making us feel a need to justify one of our most treasured activities. We are delighted to have Ben O'Connell join us to discuss. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

What books are being published in 2022 that raise the most questions? Paul and Trevor have been pondering and have come up with their top five questions for 2022. Also included at the start is a healthy dose of listener feedback! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

With 2021 coming to a close, Paul and Trevor look ahead to 2022 and make some reading . . . goals? Well, maybe not goals, per se, but they have some reading intentions. It's a fun conversation about reading plans, whether they like to make any reading plans at all, and, if so, what they like about reading plans even if they don't keep them. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

Paul and Trevor continue to look back and talk about their favorite books they read in 2021. This is Part 2, going through their 5 - 1. Episode 16 went through 10 - 6. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

As 2021 comes to an end, Paul and Trevor look back and talk about their favorite books they read in 2021. These are not necessarily books published in 2021 but are, rather, the books they first read in 2021 that have left their mark.   This is Part 1, going through their 10 - 6. Next week's episode will go through 5 - 1. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

We're not experts, but we both love the poetry of Emily Dickinson. In this episode, we talk about some of her poetry and why it speaks to us.   Thanks to everyone who shared their favorite poems or memories of reading Emily Dickinson. We had a lot of great input, and we are excited to share. You made this episode a lot better than it would have been otherwise. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

As the holiday season arrives, Paul and Trevor sit down to make some reading plans. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

There's something so inviting about a bookstore in November (or any time of year, really), so Paul and Trevor chat about that magic. What do they like in a bookstore? What are some of their favorite destinations?   Also in this episode we announce the winner of the NYRB Classics giveaway! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

In our Fall Books episode (#7), Paul said he'd like to read Shirley Jackson's second novel, Hangsaman, this season. Trevor went along for the ride, and the result is this special Halloween edition of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast!   We do touch on spoilers later in the episode after some warning, so beware! Also, we have a bit of a false ending. After we said goodbye, we kept on talking about the ending of the book, so we turned the recorder back on in order to capture those thoughts and round out the show. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Paul and Trevor discuss one of their favorite publishers: NYRB Classics.   Because we could go on for days without taking a breath, we limit ourselves to discussing only a few of their riches. We'll return to this subject again and record a Part II, Part III, etc.   In this episode we also have a fantastic, topical giveaway! For this, you might want to look at the list of forthcoming NYRB Classics! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe