Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016.
We survived another year, and that means we get to dust off the ole Choosenator and see what new books it brings us. This time we had a little canine assistance - our trusty guide led us through the wilds of Seattle (ok, through quiet residential neighborhoods) and pointed us at the correct numbers for the books for 2022!
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Our 2022 Books
- The Iliad - Homer Simpson
- Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock - Nik Cohn
- Money - Martin Amis
- Flaubert's Parrot - Julian Barnes
- In Between the Sheets - Ian McEwan
- Coast of Utopia - Tom Stoppard
- The Leopard - Giusseppe Di Lampedusa
- Room at the Top - John Braine
- On the Road - Jacky Kerouac
- In Bluebeard's Castle - George Steiner
- Mr. Wilson's Cabinet O' Wonders - Lawrence Weschler
- A People's Tragedy - Orlando Figes
Our 2021 Favorites
Kristianne:
Greg:
- A Little Devil in America
- Gormenghast
- Tadanori Yokoo
- Piranesi
- The Dakota Winters and The Perfume Burned His Eyes
Other Stuff
Kristanne listened to House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door while walking her dog.
Greg couldn't remember that Sir Derek Jacobi read the audio version of Hawksmoor - here's our episode about that book
Buy records and books from Hex Enduction Records and Books in Lake City, Seattle. Even if you're not in Seattle, they have a giant Discogs page - they're good folks with good stuff!
Coming Up
We'll start things off next month with a relatively new, very modern tome - The Iliad. See y'all then!