Unsolicited Book Reviews

Michael MacBride
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Unsolicited Book Reviews

Unsolicited Book Reviews is a weekly podcast, hosted by author Michael David MacBride. Books are selected from things he's recently read and enjoyed. Each review is typically 3-5 minutes, and there are usually 3-5 reviews per episode. If and/or when you read the books, let him know what you think of them. Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/

  1. 11/27/2024

    Unsolicited book review Tuesday: Conversation with Colin Scharf: Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)

    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

    40 min

  2. 09/11/2024

    Unsolicited Book Reviews: Mailbag episode!

    Hey hey! Quick mailbag episode to answer a couple questions! Thanks for listening and/or watching! Your friendly intensely curious author and indie publisher! http://www.michaelmacbride.com

    7 min

  3. 08/29/2024

    Conversation with Christopher Field about Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Book 2, but also Book1)

    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

    1h 5m

  4. 06/11/2024

    Conversation with Anthony about The Beatles Couldn't Read Music?⁠ from the ⁠Wait! What? series⁠, by Dan Gutman and illustrated by Allison Steinfeld

    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

    31 min

  5. 06/04/2024

    Conversation with Leslie Ritenour/Babybeanlettuce: illustrator and artist for Who Gives a Duck?!

    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/@babybeanlettucehttps://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

    33 min

  6. 05/28/2024

    Kate Murphy, Sue Black, Tommy Orange, Bill Hammack, and Ben Goldfarb walk into a bar...

    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)

    20 min

  7. 05/21/2024

    Jake Berman, John E. Morris, Paul Murray, George Saunders, and Temple Grandin walk into a bar...

    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

    26 min

  8. 05/14/2024

    Hannah Ritchie, Patrick Radden Keefe, Anya Davidson, David Hu, and Gene Smith walk into a bar...

    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

    25 min
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Unsolicited Book Reviews is a weekly podcast, hosted by author Michael David MacBride. Books are selected from things he's recently read and enjoyed. Each review is typically 3-5 minutes, and there are usually 3-5 reviews per episode. If and/or when you read the books, let him know what you think of them. Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/

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  • Creator
    Michael MacBride
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Michael MacBride
  • Show Website
    Unsolicited Book Reviews

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