Book Me, Please!

We were having so much fun in episode fourteen that we ran a little long again, but I’m sure you won’t mind listening to a little extra from these great guests, each of whom brought a really interesting selection. We start with comedian Lou Perez, who brings us Zone One by Colson Whitehead. A recent entry into the zombie fiction genre from one of contemporary literature’s brightest stars, this book sounds like a must read for fans of either the zombie genre or just great writing. Next up, we talk to rapper/comedian Zach Sherwin about the ground breaking work of Jorge Luis Borges, as well as his own ground breaking work in burgeoning the field of hip hop/comedy crossover. It’s a fun conversation that leads us seamlessly into a discussion of our final book, the indelible dystopian classic, 1984 by George Orwell. Comedian Brody Reed shares with us his love for this book that spoke to him as a young man, as it does to so many of us who encounter it during our formative high school years. As relevant today as it w