Life On Books

Life On Books Podcast

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On the LOB Podcast we discuss books, primarily fiction, literature, but also feature interviews with authors, writers, publishers, editors, and educators. If you love fiction, literature or just books in general, you're in the right place. We upload our podcast weekly on Fridays

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Oct 30, 2026

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The 100 Best Books of all Time...According to our Book Club 30.10.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Want to read around the world? Check out my recommendations from every country: https://lobcanon.com/read-the-world Get my top 50 favorite books of all time https://lobcanon.com/hosts Get my favorite rotating bookshelf here: https://www.flycitymall.com/?ref=edbiqqxe&utm_source=goaffpro Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is More Relevant Than Ever 16.10.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/ Follow Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/ Books mentioned in this episode: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick https://amzn.to/4z7qymV https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780345404473 East of Eden by John Steinbeck https://amzn.to/4o9sCpm https:...

What kind of reader are you? Take this quiz with us! 02.10.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Get my favorite rotating bookshelf here: https://www.flycitymall.com/?ref=edbiqqxe&utm_source=goaffpro Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/ Follow Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/ Books mentioned in this episode: Tarantula by Roberto Halfon https://amzn.to/3SMWiyo https://bookshop.org/a/1...

Which of these books should we read before the end of the year? 18.09.2026

The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick Harsch https://amzn.to/4cLSWkB https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953409072 Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe https://amzn.to/3SGr8bL https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250781253 The Left hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin https://amzn.to/4ik2WCL https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780441478125 Neuromancer by William Gibson https://amzn.to/46z0xRg https://boo...

These are our favorite books...written by women in translation 04.09.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Get my favorite rotating bookshelf here: Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/ Follow Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/ Books mentioned in this episode The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva https://a...

These "book" questions are nuts 21.08.2026

Join our book club!lifeonbooks.com/bookclubBooks mentioned in this episode:Animal Spiral Juan Rosahttps://amzn.to/3RRZ1G7https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781917260329Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquezhttps://amzn.to/4lpQrsDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780451495150Out by Natsuo Kirino https://amzn.to/44zddqhhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593311950Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun b...

Are books getting too hard to read? 14.08.2026

Join our book club!lifeonbooks.com/bookclubBooks mentioned in this episodeAnimal Spiral by Luis Rosahttps://amzn.to/4i67O1Mhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781917260329Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquezhttps://amzn.to/4bNIkCwhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780451495150The Week of Colors by Elena Garrohttps://amzn.to/4xCvdfIhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781949641899Out by Natsuo Kirinohttps://amz...

You should read these books with us in August! 24.07.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Now I Surrender by Alvaro Enrigue https://amzn.to/4vhZor1 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593084076 Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto https://amzn.to/4pJqOoQ https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590177174 Miaow by Benito Perez Galdos https://amzn.to/4fv40o6 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681379470 Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad https://amzn.to/3SJFiIW...

Is Apocalypse Now the best book adaptation of all time? 17.07.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad https://amzn.to/3SJFiIW https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780486264646 Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes https://amzn.to/3JzA2Dk Catch-22 by Joseph Heller https://amzn.to/3LfAMy3 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451626650 Now I Surrender by Alvaro Enrigue https://amzn.to/4vhZor1 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593084076 U...

The BEST BOOKS of 2026 10.07.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Books mentioned in this episode Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes https://amzn.to/3JzA2Dk Catch-22 by Joseph Heller https://amzn.to/3LfAMy3 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451626650 Now I Surrender by Alvaro Enrigue https://amzn.to/4vhZor1 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780593084076 You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue https://amzn.to/44hvFUn https:/...

Answering YOUR QUESTIONS about BOOKS! 12.06.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Insta...

The best 100 books of all time...according to us 05.06.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Insta...

The 100 BEST novels of all time according to The Guardian 22.05.2026

Join our book club and online community of readers!https://lifeonbooks.com/bookclubCheck out the Guardian's list herehttps://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-timeWhat do you think are the best novels all time?

Are Pulitzer Prize winners worth reading? 15.05.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Books mentioned in this episode: Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/4rXp1x6 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 The Employees by Olga Ravn https://amzn.to/4lvJV3G https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811234825 Wild Horses by Jordi Cussa https://amzn.to/3zVrW30 Trout, Belly Up by Rodrigo Fuentes https://amzn.to/4uOf0CY https://books...

Your Favorite Writer's Favorite Writer: Jorge Luis Borges 17.04.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Books mentioned in this episode: The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren https://amzn.to/3PEng9t https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781583220085 The Return by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4c1EHcP https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898180 A Little Lumpen Novelita by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/41kyyST https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250338570 M...

Do our favorite books actually suck? 10.04.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Books mentioned in this episode: The Return by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4c1EHcP https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898180 Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4e7mUlK https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898142 A Little Lumpen Novelita by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/41kyyST https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250338570 Cowboy Graves...

The Forgotten Genius of Richard Brautigan 03.04.2026

Join our book club! lifeonbooks.com/bookclub Get the Freedom App to remove distractions and read more books:https://freedom.sjv.io/N9074O Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time f...

Are these the best books since 1945? 27.03.2026

Join our book club! www.lifeonbooks.com/club Check out the James Wood list here: https://www.listchallenges.com/the-elegant-variation-james-woods-best-books Books mentioned in this episode: Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Lainez https://amzn.to/4kx448N https://bookshop.org/a/103053/978168137941 Scars by Juan Jose Saer https://amzn.to/40cGeGc https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824221 Friday’s at Enrico’...

Our favorite books from one of our favorite publishers! 13.03.2026

Join our book club! https://www.patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Lainez https://amzn.to/4kx448N https://bookshop.org/a/103053/978168137941 Scars by Juan Jose Saer https://amzn.to/40cGeGc https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824221 False Calm by Maria Sonia Cristoff https://amzn.to/412eTqq https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492143  Paradais by Fern...

What's the deal with celebrity book clubs? 06.03.2026

Join our book club! https://www.patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: The Murderbot Diaries Volume 1 by Martha Wells https://amzn.to/4cuALSs https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250389824 The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4rbnykU https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898067 Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Lainez https://amzn.to/4kx448N https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...

How to break out of a READING SLUMP! 13.02.2026

Join our book club! https://www.patreon.com/LifeonBooks Books mentioned in this episode: Boswell by Stanley Elkin https://amzn.to/3OacZ44 https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781564781741 The Murmurations by Carlos Labbe https://amzn.to/4qyAMrW https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960385017 Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski https://amzn.to/4aMiX3L https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781524747718 The Sellout...

The best books of the last 30 years 30.01.2026

Join our book club! https://www.patreon.com/LifeonBooks You Bright and Risen Angels by William Vollmann https://amzn.to/4a9mr0y https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140110876 Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 https://amzn.to/4t79MSP Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon https://amzn.to/4a2AROb https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312423209 Herscht by Laszlo Kras...

You need to read more of these books 23.01.2026

Join our book club!   / lifeonbooks   Get the Freedom App to remove distractions and read more books: https://freedom.sjv.io/N9074O Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorit...

Our Top 5 Favorite Works in Translation 16.01.2026

Join our book club!   / lifeonbooks   Books mentioned in this episode (purchasing through these links helps to support the channel) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez https://amzn.to/3MRQ0Km https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman https://amzn.to/498NQgI https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... The Logos by Mark Desilva https://amzn.to/4q1aVsW ht...

Reading might be the only thing that saves us w/J. Spahr of Science Visuals 09.01.2026

Join our book club!   / lifeonbooks   Follow J. on Instagram!   / science_visuals   See more of her work here: https://www.scivisuals.com/ Books mentioned in this episode:The Old Filth Trilogy by Jane Gardam https://amzn.to/49e4X2c You Bright and Risen Angels by William Vollmann https://amzn.to/4a9mr0y https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140... One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez...

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