Authors they like. As a writer and an editor, Marlon and Jake have read thousands of books between them, and they’re not shy in expressing their opinions about them. Dickens vs. Trollope. Was D.H. Lawrence the 20th Century’s bridesmaid but never its bride?
As a writer and an editor, Marlon and Jake have read thousands of books between them, and they’re not shy in expressing their opinions about them. Sometimes they’ll agree, sometimes they won’t, but in every episode, they’ll tell you what they think— uncensored and with no holds barred.
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And for all Black Leopard, Red Wolf fans, tune in to learn more about which of these traditions influenced Marlon's epic fantasy and how he's turning the wicked witch trope on its head in the trilogy's next novel!I dislike pretentious literary books, so at first I thought I would not like this podcast, but it is soooo funny I kept binging on, until I listened to all the episodes out so far. James, author of “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” (a finalist for a National Book Award), “ A Brief History of Seven Killings” (winner of … So grab your popcorn and Jujubes and settle back for one wild cinematic ride.This week Marlon and Jake delve into the very real lives of very dead writers. SO. What is the best book by the worst dead author? I will even buy some of Mr Marlowe’s books!Dear marlon & james, love the show.
In each episode Marlon and Jake give their unfiltered and hilarious takes on the authors that readers know, love, and debate. Marlon and Jake Read Dead People is a podcast hosted by the Man Booker Prize-winning and internationally bestselling author Marlon James and his editor, Jake Morrissey, Executive Editor at Riverhead Books. Will Marlon let go of his Edith Wharton grudge? In each episode, Marlon and Jake talk about authors—specifically dead authors. Sometimes they’ll agree, sometimes they won’t, but in every episode, they’ll tell you what they think— uncensored and with no holds barred. (That’s why the authors have to be dead.) Along the way Jake confesses a lack of enthusiasm for William Faulkner and, yes, Virginia Woolf, while Marlon bemoans the insufferably boring Thomas Hardy and makes a plug for the poetic darkness of Shakespeare’s Richard III.
And they’re honest. Alcott vs. Ingalls Wilder. His recent book Black Leopard, Red Wolf is the first in a epic trilogy that blends myth, fantasy, and history—what James has described as "African Game of Thrones."
MARLON AND JAKE READ DEAD PEOPLE A podcast hosted by Marlon James and his editor, Jake Morrissey, Executive Editor at Riverhead Books. Their discussion about WASPy realism leads them to debate whether John Cheever or John Updike is the better writer, and Marlon poses the scandalous question of whether Jane Austen lacked passion (gasp!). Until then, go read some dead people!
So Marlon and Jake will be on a hiatus--they have some reading to do!--but fear not, they will be back soon to discuss the good, the bad and the everything in between.
(That’s why the authors have to be dead.) Obviously.) Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
Whether they're talking about philandering playwrights or humorous newspaper columnists, Marlon and Jake prove that truth really can be stranger than fiction.This week Marlon and Jake go back in time-way, way back-and revisit the myths and legends that have terrified and tantalized us for centuries. So much knowledge...so much wit...huge fan!!!
In each episode Marlon and Jake give their unfiltered and hilarious takes on the authors that readers know, love, and debate.