TMR 9.03: Monsterhuman by Kjersti Skomsvold (pgs 92-143)

In this episode, Chad and Brian applaud Kjersti for not getting back together with her ex-boyfriend, talk about circular structures, about the evolution of her written voice, about Antony and the Johnsons, the myth-making behind Babe Ruth, and much more.

This week’s music is “Patterns Prevail” by Young Guv.

Next episode will cover pages 144-180 and will be livestreamed on YouTube next Wednesday. You can find the complete reading schedule here.

Season 10 will be the first English-language title to be included, Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann, which was just named to the Booker Longlist.

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And be sure to preorder Brian’s book, Joytime Killbox, which is coming out this fall from BOA Editions.

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