The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast

In this episode Paul and Trevor discuss one of their favorite publishers: NYRB Classics.   Because we could go on for days without taking a breath, we limit ourselves to discussing only a few of their riches. We'll return to this subject again and record a Part II, Part III, etc.   In this episode we also have a fantastic, topical giveaway! For this, you might want to look at the list of forthcomi...

In this episode, Trevor and Paul talk about some of our favorite books about books. These books never fail to inspire us to read and to enjoy it. While there are many great novels and stories about books, real or fictional, in this episode we focus on nonfiction books. We'll return to this subject and talk about favorite fictional books about books some day. If you'd like to support the show, visi...

In this episode, Trevor and Paul talk about books with great openings. We are not talking about best first lines, though many of these have those. We are talking about openings where we know we are in good hands and we can't wait for all that's to come. Also, we announce the winner of our first giveaway! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog a...

In this episode Trevor and Paul welcome their first guest, their long-time online book friend, Frances Evangelista. We reminisce a little before Frances shares three favorite books. Thanks for joining us, Frances! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews . Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email m...

Happy Fall, everyone! It's always so wonderful to snuggle up with a book as the days get colder. To celebrate the new season, Trevor and Paul talk about some of their favorite fall books and talk about a few they hope to read this year to really take advantage of the season! If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/r...

Trevor and Paul both grew up reading fantasy in the 1980s and 1990s, and both stopped around the same time. But we still look back on that time fondly and talk about our memories, our complaints about tropes and fantasy bloat, and maybe some hope for the future. Spoiler: Trevor has been enjoying some great fantasy books again. We touch on the days when you could go to the mall and spend an hour in...

In this episode Trevor and Paul discuss the work of Cormac McCarthy. Cormac McCarthy has published ten novels, starting with The Orchard Keeper in 1965. The last novel he published, 2006's The Road , won the Pulitzer Prize. While a new novel, The Passenger , has been announced, several years have passed with no new news. Each of us have read eight of his novels, but between the two of us, we have...

In this episode Trevor and Paul discuss nature writing and each list some of their favorite books where nature plays a big role. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews . Follow us on Twitter @mookse. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscri...

In this bonus episode, which is an old episode from an old iteration of the podcast, Trevor gets over his performance anxiety and reads one of his favorite short stories for you. Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s story “Quadraturin,” translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull, is presented here in its entirety with permission from NYRB Classics. You can find this and many more of his stories in their...

In this episode Trevor and Paul discuss the short story and each list three favorites. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews . Follow us on Twitter @mookse. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com .   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

In this debut episode Trevor and Paul get to know each other through the books they haven't read . . . but want to. Here they each list five "bucket list" books, or books they've been wanting to read for a long time and hope to get to sooner than later. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes  Patreon . Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews . Follow us on...