The Martin Chronicles

Thank you for this labor of love. I listen and cackle while cleaning the children’s books section before opening.

What a rare treat it is to spend time with clever, affable people unafraid of intellectual friction—that quality lauded by “The Magic Mountain”’s Settembrini as criticism’s animating spirit.

I listen to a lot of literary and book review podcasts. This is one of the best. The conversation between the three hosts is informed, funny and opinionated. They are a critical dream team, striking the perfect balance between discussing the books, dishing gossip & the occasional heated disagreement. When they are done with Amis, I would LOVE to hear them take on another 20th century icon. And if they’re looking for suggestions, I think Barnes, Didion, Bellows, Baldwin, Roth, Woolf and Murdoch could all make excellent subjects.

One episode every solstice is just right.