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 Beano, a British comic that has been teaching the fundamentals of anarchy to the youth of the UK decades before Johnny Rotten gave his first snarl.
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Stuff We Talked About
- Ophelia's Books - stop by if you're in Seattle - and check out Lamplight Books too!
- Our episode on Viz and Raw
- Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules - an exhibit of Beano art (and art inspired by Beano) in 2022.
- US vs UK Dennis the Menance
- Guardian article on The Beano's 70th birthday
What Are We Reading (and when and where)?
Greg:
- Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie's Scary Monsters by Adam Steiner
- The Portable Faulkner
- Reconstruction by Eric Foner
- Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Kristianne:
- Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol 1 by Ed Piskor
- You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
What Song Did We Choose?
What's Up Next
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby