Paperback Friends
de Sam Ögren
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Episode: 113 – [General] Do Book Awards Actually Matter?
Episode: 113 – [General] Do Book Awards Actually Matter?
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Welcome to Paperback Friends!
This is my weekly book podcast where I do book reviews, interviews and touch on a myriad of book-related topics from – Why Mind Control Sucks to How to Get Your Book Published.
I think reading should be fun, but I never settle with "good" or "bad." My reviews dig deeper, and the question I usually start with: "How can I contribute to the conversations about this book?"
Trust me, you've never heard book reviews quite like these.
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- Episode: 113 – [General] Do Book Awards Actually Matter? · 23 minThis is a long promised episode that came about because of me often ranting at bad author bios that only seem to focus on “book awards” rather than the other themselves. I find…
- Episode: 112 – [Review] Exit Strategy · 27 minMartha Wells brings the first major arc of The Murderbot Diaries to a close with Exit Strategy. Ending it with another fast-paced rescue mission, and a story that brings its…
- Episode: 111 – [Interview] Andreas Hedberg National Library of Sweden · 57 minIn this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Andreas Hedberg from the National Library of Sweden. Andreas is a researcher at the National Library. We managed to…
- Episode: 110 – [General] Why Did Orwell Write? · 23 minWhy did George Orwell write? In this episode of Paperback Friends, I take a look at Orwell's essay Why I Write, where he explores the four motivations he believed drive writers…
- Episode: 109 – [Review] A Man Called Ove · 28 minIn this episode, we take a look at Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove, a hugely popular Swedish novel about grief, loneliness, friendship, and finding a reason to keep going…
- Episode: 108 – [Review] Dune · 32 minIn this episode of Paperback Friends, we dive into one of the most beloved science-fiction novels ever written: Dune by Frank Herbert. I have to tread lightly on this one, to…
- Episode: 107 – [Review] Rogue Protocol · 20 minMartha Wells continues to prove why The Murderbot Diaries has become one of modern science fiction's most beloved series. In Rogue Protocol, Murderbot infiltrates an abandoned…
- Episode: 106 – [Review] Moral Ambition · 18 minCan ambition be moral? In this episode, I review Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman—a book arguing that too many of us spend our lives chasing status instead of solving meaningful…
- Episode: 105 – [Review] Butcher's Crossing · 28 minWhat if the wilderness doesn't destroy you—but reveals who you really are? This week on Paperback Friends, we return to John Williams to review Butcher's Crossing, the novel…
- Episode: 104 – [Review] The Old Curiosity Shop · 28 minCharles Dickens really is a master of craft, and padding a novel. The Old Curiosity Shop is also one of the most exhausting books I've read for the podcast. In this episode, I…
- Episode: 103 – [Review] The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas · 17 minWe’re diving into Ursula K. Le Guin for the first time on Paperback Friends with The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. It may be one of the shortest stories we’ve covered, but…
- Episode: 102 – [Review] Artificial Condition · 21 minWe’re back with Martha Wells and The Murderbot Diaries! I really enjoyed All Systems Red, and Artificial Condition continues to show me why I like this series so much. Wells's…
- Episode: 101 – [Review] To the Lighthouse · 21 minIn this episode of Paperback Friends, I try to answer a question I've been asking myself ever since I finished the novel: why is this book considered such a fantastic novel?…
- Episode: 100 – [Review] The Remains of the Day · 24 minKazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day is my favorite novel – not because I believe it's objectively the greatest ever written, but because it was the first book that truly…
- Episode: 99 – [Review] The Lie Tree · 26 minIn this episode of Paperback Friends, I return to Frances Hardinge with The Lie Tree, a Victorian mystery where science, religion, reputation, and social systems collide. This…
- Episode: 98 – [General] Can You Misunderstand a Book? · 20 minWhat does it really mean to "not get" a novel? Can an interpretation be wrong, or are books simply open to whatever we bring to them? In this episode of Paperback Friends, we…
- Episode: 97 – [Review] Parable of the Talents · 35 minParable of the Sower left a massive impression on me, so I expected Parable of the Talents to hit just as hard. It didn't. At least... not in the way I expected. In this…
- Episode: 96 – [General] Why You Should Let Books Make You Uncomfortable · 19 minSome books comfort us. Others challenge us. Some make us uncomfortable, and maybe that's exactly why they're worth reading. In this episode, we talk about why stepping outside…
- Episode: 95 – [Review] Life of Pi · 21 minLife of Pi is one a beloved novels of the 21st century. It has sold millions of copies, won major awards, inspired a successful film adaptation, and continues to be recommended…
- Episode: 94 – [Review] Aurora Rising · 19 minIn this episode of Paperback Friends, I review Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. A squad of academy rejects, an ancient galactic threat, a girl lost in time, and…
