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Talking ZONE ONE with Colson Whitehead

2012 at 5am     Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky

If you’d told me a year ago that not only would I be reading a zombie novel, I would be loving it, co-hosting a book club podcast about it, AND interviewing the author, I don’t think I’d have believed you. But such is the beauty of collaborative projects that breed comfort-zone-expanding recommendations, and I couldn’t be happier. Zone One was awesome; Josh, Jenn, and I had a fun conversation about it; and Colson Whitehead was a terrific guest.

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Show notes with links to all books discussed after the jump.   
Intro Music; Re: Your Brains – Jonathan Coulton

What We’re Reading

Josh

[1:16] Wild, Cheryl Strayed, March 2012 (also recommended by Michele)

[4:33] One Soul, Ray Fawkes

Rebecca

[6:43] The Nobodies Album, Carolyn Parkhurst (also recommended by Ann Kingman)

[9:46] The Lola Quartet, Emily St. John Mandel, May 2012

[10:36] Otherwise Known as the Human Condition, Geoff Dyer

[12:05] The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon

Jenn

[15:10] Birds of a Lesser Paradise, Megan Mayhew Bergman, March 2012

[15:50] Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell (as recommended by Christine)

[17:43] Sylvester, Georgette Heyer

[19:41] Cinder, Marissa Meyer (out now!)

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Intermission; My Girlfriend’s Dead – The Vandals

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Zone One: The Discussion

[22:24] Jon from Pages & Pages weighs in on his first zombie novel experience.

[23:43] How many thumbs was that again?

[25:00] Who is this Colson Whitehead anyway?

[25:25] Lit & genre: The Last Werewolf, The Magician King, Michael Chabon

[27:50] We are the monsters!!! (mandatory Walking Dead reference)

[31:15] The Passage, Justin Cronin

[33:50] We decide that “mid-apocalyptic” is a thing.

[35:10] World War Z, Max Brooks

[46:29] Margaret Atwood

[47:30] We speculate about critical reviews vs. ratings.

[49:00] A Modest Proposal

[51:30] The Leftovers, Tom Perrotta

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Intermission 2; Zombie – The Cranberries

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Zone One with Colson Whitehead (Spoiler Alert!)

[53:00] The author himself answers our questions!

Granta 117: Horror

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Outro; Re: Your Brains, Jonathan Coulton

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5 Responses to “Talking ZONE ONE with Colson Whitehead”

  1. Andi on January 13th, 2012 11:51 am

    Listened to this one earlier in the week and loved it! Skipped a bit to avoid spoilers, but I’m looking forward to reading it sooner than later.
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  2. Cindy on January 13th, 2012 4:38 pm

    Such a great interview! And the Zombie from the Cranberries is my alltime favorite song!
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  3. Rebecca Joines Schinsky on January 14th, 2012 10:42 am

    All soundtracking credit goes to Josh!

  4. Rebecca Joines Schinsky on January 14th, 2012 10:42 am

    Glad you liked it! So much fun.

  5. Jun on January 17th, 2012 9:18 am

    Nice interview there Rebecca. I really love stuffs about zombies but that doesn’t mean i want it to become a reality. Just for fun. Cool stuff
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