So Many Damn Books

249: Erin Somers (THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR) & Susie Boyt's LOVED AND MISSED

248: Patrick Ryan (BUCKEYE) & Christopher Isherwood's A SINGLE MAN

247: Mona Awad (WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY) & Kenneth Grahame's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

246: Kerry Cullen (HOUSE OF BETH) & Nicky Gonzalez's MAYRA

245: Leonie Swann (BIG BAD WOOL, THREE BAGS FULL, AGNES SHARPE) & Robert Jackson Bennett's THE TAINTED CUP

244: Favorite Reads of 2025 (so far)

243: Allison King (THE PHOENIX PENCIL COMPANY) & Anton Hur's TOWARD ETERNITY

242: Drew Returns (to revisit "Top 6 of 2015" and chat books aimlessly)

241: Tyler Wetherall (AMPHIBIAN) and Terjei Vesaas' THE ICE PALACE

240: Kate Folk (SKY DADDY) and Marlen Haushofer's THE WALL

239: Jeanne Thornton (A/S/L) & Anton Solomonik's REALISTIC FICTION

238: Kate Slotover (of The Book Club Review) Returns, Solvej Balle's ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME VOL 1

237: 21 Long Books to Sink Into

236: 22 Short Books for Short Attention Spans

235: Cynthia Weiner (A GORGEOUS EXCITEMENT) & Susanna Moore's IN THE CUT

234: Favorite Reads of 2024

233: Emily Habeck (SHARK HEART: A LOVE STORY) & Jenny Offill's DEPT. OF SPECULATION

232: Holiday Gift Guide 2024 (with Sarah!)

231: Rosalind Brown (PRACTICE) & Lisa Robertson's THE BAUDELAIRE FRACTAL

230: Ten Years of So Many Damn Books (with Drew Broussard)

229: Lena Valencia (MYSTERY LIGHTS) & Muriel Spark's DRIVER'S SEAT

228: Lev Grossman (THE BRIGHT SWORD) & Philip K Dick's UBIK

227: Holly Gramazio (THE HUSBANDS) & Zito Madu's THE MINOTAUR AT CALLE LANZA

226: Kate Slotover (THE BOOK CLUB REVIEW) discusses Helene Hanff's LETTER FROM NEW YORK and Joseph Mitchell's UP IN THE OLD HOTEL

225: Melissa Mogollon (OYE) and Jenny Odell's HOW TO DO NOTHING

224: Tea & Contemplation with Drew Broussard

223: Fiona Warnick (THE SKUNKS) and Sheila Heti's ALPHABETICAL DIARIES

222: Bookshelf May 2024

221: Alexandra Tanner (WORRY) and Kathryn Scanlan's AUG 9 - FOG

220: Bookish Pet Peeves with Sarah

219: Rachel Lyon (FRUIT OF THE DEAD) & Tessa Hadley's THE PAST

218: GennaRose Nethercott (FIFTY BEASTS TO BREAK YOUR HEART) & Sabrina Orah Marks' HAPPILY

217: Kirsten Bakis (KING NYX) & Tana French's THE SECRET PLACE

216: Marie-Helene Bertino (BEAUTYLAND) & Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's THE LITTLE PRINCE

215: Top Reads of 2023 with Sarah

214: SMDB Gift Guide 2023

213: Book Chattin' with Drew

212: Amy Kurzweil (ARTIFICIAL: A LOVE STORY) & Jason Lutes' BERLIN

211: Edan Lepucki (TIME'S MOUTH) & Yael Goldstein-Love's THE POSSIBILITIES

210: Jennifer Baker (FORGIVE ME NOT) & Akwaeke Emezi's PET

209: Mona Awad (ROUGE) & Susanna Clarke's PIRANESI

208: Stacey Mei Yan Fong (50 PIES 50 STATES) & John Waters' CARSICK

207: Henry Hoke (OPEN THROAT) & Steven Dunn's POTTED MEAT

206: Vacation Reading

205: Christine Grillo (HESTIA STRIKES A MATCH) & Molly Keane's GOOD BEHAVIOUR

204: Kate Slotover (The Book Club Review) & Kathryn Scanlan's KICK THE LATCH & Christopher Morley's PARNASSUS ON WHEELS

203: Rebecca Makkai (I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU) & Sabahattin Ali's MADONNA IN A FUR COAT

202: Brendan Slocumb (SYMPHONY OF SECRETS) & Eli Cranor's OZARK DOGS

201: Ling Ling Huang (NATURAL BEAUTY) & Baek Sehee's I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI

200: Kelly Link (WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG) & Megan Giddings' THE WOMEN COULD FLY