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March 23, 2026
Greg Miller
Grendel by John Gardner

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 a book about a muppet (?) monster and his tour of the philosophical hot spots, Grendel by John Gardner.

Grendel by John Gardner
March 2, 2026
Greg Miller
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano

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 Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano - a far-ranging tome about poets who never seem to write any poetry, but do a lot of other crazy stuff.

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
January 26, 2026
Greg Miller
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
December 22, 2025
Greg Miller
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
November 24, 2025
Greg Miller
The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan

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 Medium is the Massage by Marchall McLuhan, a stew of images, aphorisms and (maybe unfounded?) optimism that will loosen up those tired media muscles.

The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan
Greg Miller
December 31, 2017

Inside the Whale by George Orwell

Greg Miller
December 31, 2017
Inside the Whale by George Orwell

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 Inside the Whale, a book of literary criticism by George Orwell, who we've decided was a time traveller (Netflix, get in touch).
 

Greg Miller
November 27, 2017

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes

Greg Miller
November 27, 2017
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes

 This time we read a very entertaining tract about consciousness, hallucinations, poetry, religion and a crackpot theory that ties them all together - in short, what you expected to read in college as a liberal arts major. It's Julian Jayne's magnum opus - The Origin of Consciousness  in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
 

Kristianne Huntsberger
October 29, 2017

Passing by Nella Larsen

Kristianne Huntsberger
October 29, 2017
Passing by Nella Larsen

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 Passing, a classic exploration of race set in 1920's Harlem by Nella Larsen. Also, if you don't love books, you don't love Bowie, ok?

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