J. Robert Lennon
Ed’s got brain fog and a bread machine, and John’s got a one-year-old and a lump under his ear. Both of them have a penchant for crime, more so in Scotland than elsewhere, and each has a list of favorite Lees and Riches. Follow links to H. G. Carillo in the New Yorker , Rose VL Deli , Oklahoma National Stockyards , Midsomer Murders , Malcolm Mackay’s Glasgow Trilogy , Simenon’s Maigret in New York , Yannis Ritsos’s Monochords , T. R. Johnson’s New Orleans: A Writer’s City , and Jordan Ellenberg’s How Not to
John just got back from a very sweet Rosh Hashanah. Ed has a new job. Together, they discuss John’s new novel manuscript and why he wrote it, Ed’s ongoing musical adventure, why it takes a while to write back, whether it’s OK to get rid of your friends’ books, John’s parents’ weird neighbors, the people who buy specialized hardware, and what it’s like for a baby to learn to snap his fingers. Follow links to Blacksmith Bolt & Rivet Supply , the White Horse Machine catalog , the weird narratives of Lee Hazlew
Ed’s on a diet and is mad at poetry. John’s worried about his new books going unnoticed. Together they discuss some pretty OK TV shows, a few books published during the pandemic, whether artists should edit themselves, and what’s the point of book criticism. Follow links to Bob James’s “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” , Klara and the Sun , John’s GbV playlist , Work in Progress , Postcolonial Love Poem , Deaf Republic , office meetings held in Red Dead Online , and Idyllwild Writers’ Week .
J. Robert Lennon