Unsolicited book review Tuesday... except it's not on a Tuesday.

Today's installment: Conversation with Colin Scharf about Bret Eason Ellis' Less Than Zero Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with my friend, fellow writer, musician, cinematographer, music producer, and all around great guy, Colin Scharf. He chose the book we both read--Less Than Zero--and we sit down to talk about the book, teaching, the 80s, being a musician, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about. You can catch Colin at the Holiday Classic (December 20 and 21), buy tickets now: ⁠https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-holiday-classic-2024-tickets-190495⁠ Enjoy some footage from last year's Holiday Classic: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jmAbp1dpw⁠ Or, his bands: Silver Summer: ⁠https://silversummerlovers.bandcamp.com/⁠ Good Night Gold Dust: ⁠https://goodnightgolddust.bandcamp.com/⁠ His recording studio: Gold Mine Studios: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/goldmine.studios/⁠ His record label: Precious Metals Records: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/preciousmetalsrecords/⁠ His wife's band: Given Names: ⁠https://givennamesmn.bandcamp.com/⁠ And, of course, grab a copy of the book so you can see what you think: ⁠https://amzn.to/4fGL5W2⁠ Thanks for listening and/or watching! Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher! ⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠

Hey hey! Quick mailbag episode to answer a couple questions!

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Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with my friend, fellow writer, and professor Christopher Field. He chose the book we both read--Book 2 of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris)⁠⁠--and we sit down to talk about the book, teaching, literature in general, and why he chose this particular book for us to chat about. Book 1: https://amzn.to/4dFg3Ng

Book 2: https://amzn.to/4dFDdTG Thanks for listening and/or watching! Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher! http://www.michaelmacbride.com

Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with my friend Anthony to talk about a book he chose: The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? from the Wait! What? series, by Dan Gutman and illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.

You can grab a copy here: https://amzn.to/4bRC0rN

Thanks for listening!

Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!

http://www.michaelmacbride.com

Unlike most episodes, this time I sit down with Leslie Ritenour (aka: Babybeanlettuce) who is the artist and illustrator and artist for Who Gives a Duck?! We chat about her background, influences, how she approached this project, and a variety of other topics.

You can find Leslie online:

https://babybeanlettuceartllc.com/
https://www.instagram.com/babybeanlettuce/
https://www.tiktok.com/@babybeanlettuce
https://www.facebook.com/BabyBeanLettuce/ You can pick up a copy of Who Gives a Duck?! right now, at: https://www.saltybookspub.com/shop

Thanks for listening!

Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher!

http://www.michaelmacbride.com

Kate Murphy, Sue Black, Tommy Orange, Bill Hammack, and Ben Goldfarb walk into a bar... and I review their books: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters; Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind; Wandering Stars and There There; The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans; and Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.

What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.

Michael's webpage: ⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com/⁠⁠

Links to the books:

Kate Murphy's You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters (https://amzn.to/4azHiXn)

Sue Black's Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (https://amzn.to/45cuc1j)

Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars (https://amzn.to/4azpUBO) and There There (https://amzn.to/3KdGD39)

Bill Hammack's The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans (https://amzn.to/3USHkUp)

Ben Goldfarb's Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (https://amzn.to/3UPzbA2)

Jake Berman, John E. Morris, Paul Murray, George Saunders, and Temple Grandin walk into a bar... and I review their books: The Lost Subways of North America; Subway; The Bee Sting; A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; and Visual Thinking.

What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.

Michael's webpage: ⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com/⁠⁠

Links to the books:

• Jake Berman The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been--https://amzn.to/4bbc3mv
• John E. Morris Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System--https://amzn.to/4b7rdJr
• Paul Murray The Bee Sting--https://amzn.to/4a38Yna
• George Saunders A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life--https://amzn.to/3JQtflh
• Temple Grandin Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions--https://amzn.to/4dsV3JU

Hannah Ritchie, Patrick Radden Keefe, Anya Davidson, David Hu, and Gene Smith walk into a bar... and I review their books: Not the End of the World; Say Nothing; Band for Life; How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls; and When the Cheering Stopped.

What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.

Michael's webpage: ⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com/⁠⁠

Links to the books:

• Hannah Ritchie Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet--https://amzn.to/4dwqTWc
• Patrick Radden Keefe Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland--https://amzn.to/3y8FOWw
• Anya Davidson Band for Life--https://amzn.to/44uOy5f
• David Hu How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls--https://amzn.to/4a4JK7P
• Gene Smith When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson--https://amzn.to/3WBY5p8