Shoulda Books

Jonathan Faircloth Kirk
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The podcast about all the books you shoulda read by now.

  1. 12h ago

    29. how STONER changed Sarah Bonsignore's life

    Sarah Bonsignore joins the pod to discuss airport mystery authors, zipless f*cks, the magic of bugs, and more.   Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petesybon/?hl=en   Follow Sarah on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@petesybon   for early, ad-free, extended episodes, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Stoner" by John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781590171998 "Fear of Flying" by Erica Jong https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780451209436 "Julian" by Gore Vidal https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780375727061 "Siddartha" by Hermann Hesse https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781720469360 "The River of Doubt" by Candice Millard https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780767913737 "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780375703867 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading  "The Odyssey" by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780393356250 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    1 hr

  2. Jul 2

    28. does PACHINKO just state the obvious?

    We finish out Modern Spring (in the middle of summer) with Min Jin Lee's Pachinko. There's a lot to love about this book…but is it really worth reading?   for early, ad-free, extended episodes, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780393356250 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    31 min

  3. Jun 25

    27. doommaxxing with Kirsten King (author of "A Good Person")

    Kirsten King, author of the deliciously unhinged novel "A Good Person", stops by to discuss Eve Babitz, John Waters, and prepping for the apocalypse.   For the extended, ad-free version where Kirsten reminisces on the golden (and I do mean golden) days of BuzzFeed, subscribe to the Shoulda Books Patreon or purchase the episode for $3 here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks Follow Kirsten on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstenlking/   "A Good Person" is available everywhere via G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. "A Good Person" by Kirsten King https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9798217048045   "Slow Days, Fast Company" by Eve Babitz https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781681370088   "Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black" by Cookie Mueller https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781635901665   "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781538732182   "SAS Survival Handbook" by John "Lofty" Wiseman https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780062378071 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    1h 4m

  4. Jun 18

    26. Dungeon Crawler Carl might get you reading again (w/ Ryan W. Garcia)

    Ryan W. Garcia (Try Guys, Big Nate, Krapopolis) graciously allows me to record in the lovely studio for his podcast Big Theatre Kid Energy. We discuss leveling up, reading the signs of the universe, and protecting your voice when you're out there in the podcast mines.   Follow Ryan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muchosgarcias/?hl=en   Follow Big Theatre Kid Energy: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/?hl=en   Watch my episode of BTKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLHSnQir5o&t=1914s   for the ad-free, extended version of this episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780593820254   The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780062315007   The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780142407332 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    1h 13m

  5. Jun 11

    25. horror screenwriter Zachary Donohue (PASSENGER) talks time loops and Kurt Cobain

    Zachary Donohue is the co-writer of the horror film Passenger, in theaters now. He shares 3 books that shaped him and his career, even though none of them are technically horror books.   Check out the ad-free, extended episode–where we discuss Stephen King a bit more–over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   Follow Zachary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donohuezach/   Go see Passenger, in theaters now   Watch The Unknowable (original series) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z8rt8c-FsI   Watch The Unknowable: Darkland on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/The-Unknowable-Darkland/dp/B0G49WGNW5   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780380698714   "Replay" by Ken Grimwood https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780688161125   "Heavier Than Heaven" by Charles R. Cross https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780316492447 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    1h 2m

  6. Jun 4

    24. Why was The Kite Runner so popular?

    Khaled Hosseini's debut novel The Kite Runner has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 2003. What made it achieve such a stratospheric level of popularity? Is the story just that good? Or is there something else at play?   Review by Harvey Thompson https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2008/03/kite-m25.html   for the ad-free version of this episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931   "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780679734505   "The Sympathizer" by Viet Than Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780802124944   "Charlie Wilson's War" by George Crile III https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780802141248   join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781455563920 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    29 min

  7. May 28

    23. Rainie Toll finds the link between The Giver and The Catcher in the Rye

    Rainie Toll explains why "The Giver" and "The Catcher in the Rye" are more similar than you might think. We also talk about mushrooms, OCD, John Green, and why it's okay to not finish a book.   On the Patreon version of this episode, we talk about life since we both got laid off. Sign up today, or purchase the episode for $3, at https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook" by Eugenia Bone https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781647222956   "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780316769488   "The Giver" by Lois Lowry https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780544336261   "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780525555377   "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" by George Saunders https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780812987683 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    59 min

  8. May 21

    22. talking about God with Jimmy Wong

    Jimmy Wong (Game Knights, the Command Zone, Try Guys, Video Game High School) shares the 3 books he thinks you should read. We end up discussing how he surprised himself with his own paternal instincts, won a jet ski on the Price Is Right, redefines God as he gets older, and much more.   follow Jimmy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jfwong/?hl=en   check out Game Knights: https://www.youtube.com/@commandcast   for the ad-free, extended version of this episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   Conversations with God by Neal Donald Walsch https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780399142789   Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781401945015   Exhalation by Ted Chiang https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781101972083   Tenth of December by George Saunders https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780812984255 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   This month, we're reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931 follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

    1h 4m
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The podcast about all the books you shoulda read by now.

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  • Creator
    Jonathan Faircloth Kirk
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Shoulda Books

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