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. This time we read The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard - a play where a lot happens just off stage and there's a lot of talking about thinking.
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Stuff We Talked About
- The new biography of Stoppard by Hermione Lee
- Compiled reviews of the play
- Shedunnit podcast
What Are We Reading?
Greg:
- Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese
- Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham (published as "Tether's End" in the States)
- A Sportsman's Sketches by Ivan Turgenev
Kristianne:
- The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
- H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
What Song Did We Choose?
What's Up Next
The Leopard - Giusseppe Di Lampedusa