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 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos, a big sweeping tale of America at the turn of the 20th century, including getting chased by a farmer with a shotgun, which happened all the time back then.
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Stuff We Talked About
- Grumpy Ted Giola's review in the LARB
- The Overstory by Richard Powers
- An article in the Encylopedia Brittanica - ok, the New World Encyclopedia
- Exile in Bookville...not Guyville
What Are We Reading?
Greg:
- The Manchurian Candidate - BFI Series by Greil Marcus
- Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
- Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly
Kristianne:
- Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
- Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
What Song Did We Choose?
Sorry, we couldn't find a downloadable version of the song (it's a b-side from the "Heathen" album), so we don't have our usual snippet in the audio!
What's Up Next
- Beano - we'll figure out what issue to read soon!