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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Once again AI preys on the elderly

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 5d

I know authors don’t get a say in book cover design ever. Usually. John Irving probably could

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Never going to feature books with ai covers on the show

good luck to this “John Irving”

Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 5d

Jesus Christ the new John Irving cover is AI

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 14d

New episode with Mona Awad is out right now… for patrons.

If you need me talking to Mona Awad before Tuesday, pay me a dollar! (Or more)

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Early access Ep 247: Mona Awad stops by again! | Christopher

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 15d

book club, good for clubbing the fantods away

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · 29d

go update your podcast apps there’s a new episode out with Kerry Cullen and it’s 53 minutes of nice book talk to focus on

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

you’d think after 245 of these I’d be more comfortable hearing my own voice but it still sounds wrong to me. appreciate you guys putting up with it

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 7

recorded two episodes this weekend and I think I’m getting better at this

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

would you say the book is incisive about its lyricism, or lyrical about its incisiveness?

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

New episode out today with Leonie Swann, and I think you can hear my giddiness. Three Bags Full is a pinnacle of what fiction can do, and talking to her about her work was a total delight. More Heraclitus talk than you might expect!

www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

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

In This Episode: Held it together pretty well interviewing Leonie Swann, the author of one of my favorite novels of all time, Three Bags Full , about her recently translated sequel Big Bad Wool , ...

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 15

what if the answer was no? Heartbreaking to think about

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 15

are books still good? The investigation continues

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Giano Cromley @giano.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thank you @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social !!!

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

hey here are my favorite reads of 2025 so far, visually represented. Go listen to the whys and hows of whats:

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Book cover grid made up of these titles:

A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann
Amphibian by Tyler Wetherall
American Mythology by Giano Cromley
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
Wayward Pines Trilogy by Blake Crouch

Book cover grid with the rest of my fave reads

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow
The Colony by Annika Norlin A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game by Dan Barry We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst

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Christopher @cdhermelin.bsky.social · Aug 6

Superman comic people, tell me where to go next!

So far I’ve read (and loved):

-Superman Up in the Sky
-Superman for all Seasons
-Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?
-Superman: Red Son
-Superman: The Harvests of Youth

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

hey here are my favorite reads of 2025 so far, visually represented. Go listen to the whys and hows of whats:

www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thanks for your fun book. Bigfoot forever

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 1

I yapped about fave books, tell me, what are some of your favorites you’ve read this year?

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

new episode up now, if you want 17 minutes of book talk to break up your day

www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

244: Favorite Reads of 2025 (so far) — So Many Damn Books

In This Episode: We only have five months of the year left, so that means it’s time to look back and reminisce. It’s always a good time to look back and reminisce, baby, you better believe it.

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 1

hey if you’re a Patreon member the book club vote is tied right now, make sure you go and vote

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

new episode up now, if you want 17 minutes of book talk to break up your day

www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

244: Favorite Reads of 2025 (so far) — So Many Damn Books

In This Episode: We only have five months of the year left, so that means it’s time to look back and reminisce. It’s always a good time to look back and reminisce, baby, you better believe it.

www.somanydamnbooks.com

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 30

book club, good for what ails ya

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 29

so many good books out there but all I wanna do is read Superman comics

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 19

Read a book!

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Lena Valencia @lenavalencia.bsky.social · Jul 15

Listen to me get tipsy and talk about Muriel Spark's THE DRIVER'S SEAT!

So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 15

got behind on posting cocktail pics, here’s the drink I made inspired by @lenavalencia.bsky.social’s MYSTERY LIGHTS, you can listen to us chat about it right here:
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A grapefruit forward cocktail with light up ice cubes, in front of a pink moon, disco ball, sculptural glass, and Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG DRINK
1 ½ oz SAGE AND JUNIPER
INFUSED TEQUILA
¾ oz GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
¾ Oz ORANGE LIQUEUR
¾ 0z LILLET BLANC
½ oz SIMPLE SYRUP
2 DASH SALT WATER SOLUTION
Shake all ingredients together and stain into a glass of fresh ice, preferably one cube a flashing light activated by moisture. Chase the mystery, or else it might decide to chase you. (Inspired by Lena Valencias MYSTERY LIGHTS)

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So Many Damn Books @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 16

heard SMDB was on a best of 2025 list but I can’t find it anywhere, can anyone help me and write that article