Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

This episode we catch you up on what books and comics we’ve been reading and shows we’ve been watching. We discuss guitar-playing ghost talkers, being haunted by a goldfish, and Anna learns why she should never tell Matthew to “go for it” when he threatens to include old theme songs in the podcast.

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray

Books We Mention

• Sandman Mystery Theatre by Matt Wagner,  Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis (and others)
• Motor Crush by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr
• Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
• The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
• • Read the webcomic version
  • A plush dragon
• Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games by Jon Peterson (the book Matthew mentioned that talked about D&D and zines)
• Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
• Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology by Ellen Ullman
• Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson
• • Mother Earth Mother Board article in Wired about Undersea Fiber-Optic Cables
• Fatherland: A Family History by Nina Bunjevac
• Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence
• Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green

Other Media We Mention

• Coco
• Speed Racer
• • Into It 28: Speed Racer with Jay Rachel Edidin
  • Theme songs in order of sample: Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Stan Bush, Sponge, Ali Dee & The Deekompressors
• Dice Friends — Escape from Semolo Plateau
• vlogbrothers
• • Wikipedia entry

Links, Articles, and Things

• 24 in 48 Readathon
• Jane Austen inspired RPG (an example of a game with no combat)
• Grid Zine Fest, April 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City

Questions

• Can you recommend any fiction about guitar-playing ghost talkers from Mexico?
• What’s the best thing to be haunted by?
• What’s the worst thing to be haunted by?
• Do you play any RPGs? What do you play?
• Can you recommend a book about the sewer system for Anna?
• Can you tell us where the word “punchy” comes from?

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