9 Book Club 3: The Laughing Monsters (w/ Julieanne Smolinski, Paul Scheer, Timothy Simons)

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Nate welcomes his special panel of guests Julieanne Smolinski, Paul Scheer, and Timothy Simons in the 3rd edition of the Book Club series of Reading Aloud in which they discuss Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters.” They’ll talk about being internet friends, struggling to get through books, Tim’s Denis Johnson baggage, the main character having no drive, the few great moments of spy stuff, and listener's thoughts on the book’s genre confusion. Get a head start on the next book for the next book club episode which will be Jonathan Franzen’s “The Corrections” and send in your thoughts on the book at [email protected].

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