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 Cheap Novelties by Ben Katchor about one man's eternal search for Herbert Water, or a Grape Bosphorus, at least. All you have is cans?
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Stuff We Talked About
- Ben Katchor with Fran Leibowitz
- Bowie writes about NYC
- John Maggiore of "Maggiore on Bowie" does a tour of Bowie's NYC
- Passenger Pigeon - Another New Low - a new-ish record worth a listen!
- The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn - we're still talking about this book!
What Are We Reading
Kristianne:
- Kalpa Imperial - Angelica Gorodischer
- Red City- Marie Lu
- The Celestial Seas - T.A. Chan
- Wife Shaped Bodies - Laura Cranehill
Greg:
- The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
- City on Fire - Garth Risk Hallberg
- Gods of New York - Johnathan Mahler
- True Grit - Charles Portis
- Watershed - Percival Everett
What Song Did We Choose?
What's Up Next
Basquiat - The Notebooks - edited by Larry Warsh Jean-Michel Basquiat - 40th Edition