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 In Bluebeard's Castle by George Steiner - an eccentric polymath, kind of like a certain David Jones we all know. Plus, T.S. Eliot impersonations!
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Stuff We Talked About
- Adam Gopnik's postscript on Steiner in the New Yorker
- "Our Steiner Problem, and Mine" by Lee Siegel
- The T.S. Eliot Lecture Series
- Hex Enduction Records and Books - Seattle's best record n' book store.
- Irving Howe didn't like these
- Magic and Loss - The Internet as Art
- The Book Exchange in Missoula
What Are We Reading?
Greg:
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Kristianne:
- Square Eyes by Anna Mill and Luke Jones
- The Unwritten Book by Samantha Hunt
What Song Did We Choose?
What's Up Next
- Mr. Wilson's Cabinet O' Wonders - Lawrence Weschler