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Welcome to Furthermore, the podcast that explores what makes popular books worth reading. Each episode, a guest and I take the month's bestseller at the New York City bookstore I manage, read the first 50 pages, break down the hype around the book, why it sold so well, and if we would delve in or shelve it.
Episodes
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Episode 25- Such a Fun Age (February 2020)
On the last day of 2019, Kiley Reid's debut novel, Such a Fun Age was released to the world. Though it racked up pretty good sales in January, buzz in the literary world propelled it to be our best seller come February. I chat with Music Therapist Jasmine Edwards about this all too timely novel,...
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Episode 24- Nothing to See Here (January 2020)
Season 2 continues with January 2020’s bestseller, Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. After the holiday rush it’s always interesting to see what book emerges as the front runner in the new year. NYU classmate Ethan Loewi and I dive into this darkly funny book about combustible children. Reviews...
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Episode 23- Catch-22 (Quarantine Reads)
Furthermore Season 2 kicks off with an episode devoted to reading in Quarantine. I'm joined by (possibly) Furthermore's biggest fan and longtime friend, Mike Barefield, to discuss a book Mike never finished: Catch-22. One of my favorites, Mike and I talk a few other books he's got kicking around…
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Episode 22- Little Fires Everywhere (Head to Head)
Last August, before the world turned upside down, Andrea and I read Celeste Ng's 2019 bestseller Little Fires Everywhere. While I decided to put the book down after 50 pages, Andrea continued on. We decided to reconvene when Reese Witherspoon's highly anticipated Hulu adaptation arrived. In this...
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Episode 21- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
When the country went on lockdown and I found myself without access to my store's bestsellers, I looked for other ways to keep things interesting here at Furthermore. Dabbling in TV and... whatever 50 Shades of Grey was, I decided it was time to go back to something more comforting. Something...
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Episode 20- Parks and Rec (Furthermore Firsts)
It's the second Episode of Furthermore Firsts! Today I'm examining the infamous first episode of Parks and Rec, Amy Poehler's hilarious sitcom that ran for 7 seasons. It's a show that was often recommended to me with the caveat that I could skip the first season. Why? Was it really that bad? Does...
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Episode 19- Family Guy (Furthermore Firsts)
In the inaugural episode of Furthermore Firsts, I take a look at the pilot episode of sitcoms or other old TV shows worth checking out. Family Guy kicks us off, as a solo Andy goes back to when he was a teenager to look at Seth MacFarlane's still running cartoon sitcom. I aim to answer three...
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Episode 18- 50 Shades of Grey
In need of something to break the boredom, Episode 05 guest Andrea and I tackle the classic of all classics, E.L. James' 50 Shades of Grey. Did we even make it to the sexy parts? Could this surprise us? Andrea and I discuss how much of this book's popularity came down to intrigue and how much was...
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Episode 17- Girl, Woman, Other (December)
Furthermore is back from our little hiatus! With a new baby girl at Furthermore HQ, we're back with December's bestseller, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. The joint winner of this year's Booker Prize, an award it shared with Episode 09's book, The Testaments, this novel took off at the...
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Episode 16- The Witcher (Head to Head)
There are too many Fantasy worlds in books to choose from. When it comes to TV, everything seems to be chasing the void that Game of Thrones left behind. So, when something that was first a book, then a video game, and now a TV show catches on in popularity, it's time for Furthermore to take...
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Episode 15- Bridget Jones's Diary (Head to Head)
Romance is in the air for this special Valentines themed episode of Furthermore Head to Head. Once again, Hanna from the blog Food and a Film joins me to pit a novel against a movie and this week, it's the classic Romantic Comedy Bridget Jones's Diary. Hanna and I talk Oscar buzz, including Renee...
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Episode 14- The Golden Compass vs His Dark Materials (Head to Head)
Jess Harwick from Episode 07- Pet is back to discuss Phillip Pullman's 1995(!) classic, The Golden Compass. After a critically disastrous movie in 2007 (42% on Rotten Tomatoes....ouch) HBO revived the world of Lyra and Lord Asriel with a 2019 TV Series called His Dark Materials. With a fresh…
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Episode 13- Good Omens (Furthermore Head to Head)
We're kicking of Head to Head February by pitting one of my favorite novels, Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, against its 2019 TV adaptation, written by Neil Gaiman. From across the Atlantic, my friend Tom Casson calls in to discuss this irreverent and magical piece. Which did Tom…
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Episode 12- The Dutch House (November)
November began our busy season at the store, and among the pickup in sales, Ann Patchett's newest novel, The Dutch House, came out on top as November's bestseller. Alisson Wood, founder and editor-in-chief of Pigeon Pages and author of the forthcoming debut book Being Lolita, joins me to break…
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Recap Episode 02
The gang is back together! Andrea, Jess, Reissa and Emma all return in our second Recap episode to tell me whether or not they stuck to their picks and did, in fact, delve in. I was split on this batch of episodes; two books I wanted to delve into, two I wanted to shelve. I'll share some more...
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Episode 11- A Christmas Carol vs. The Muppet Christmas Carol (Furthermore Head to Head)
Happy Holidays from us here at Furthermore! On a very special Christmas Episode, I'm joined by Episode 3 guest, Scott Duell, Episode 8 guest Reissa Ress, and a new guest Hunter Dowell! We take a Furthermore Head to Head look at A Christmas Carol and a holiday classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol...
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Episode 10- The Overstory (October)
We've read the Man Booker Prize Winner, now October's bestseller brings us the 2019's Pulitzer Prize Winner: The Overstory by Richard Powers. Described as Eco fiction and certainly not, as my guest and former co-worker Tyler Coulter thought, a book "by trees for trees", this sweeping narrative...
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Episode 09- The Testaments (September)
Sequels are everywhere. We can't escape them, and with each passing day we're given a new TV sequel, another movie in a series or extended universe, or even a book that revisits a world published long ago. No book was a bigger sequel this year than Margaret Atwood's, The Testaments. Avid book...
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Episode 08- Pachinko (March)
It's November, that time of year it seems everyone in my life has a birthday. Not only did I celebrate mine on the 7th, but both my wife and guest Reissa Ress and author of March's bestseller, Min Jin Lee, celebrated theirs as well. Reissa and I take a look a step back in time to the month when...
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Episode 07- Pet (Furthermore Young Adult)
It seems that monsters have been hanging around Furthermore lately. Join me and guest Jess Harwick as we peek at Akwaeke Emezi's National Book Award nominated Young Adult novel, Pet. What lies in store for us in this pink and gold etched, girl-in-her-pajamas- covered novel? Jess and I chat about...
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Episode 06- IT (Furthermore Head to Head)
Happy Halloween! This Hallow’s Eve, Furthermore is starting a style of Episode- Furthermore Head to Head, where a guest and I decide if we would rather delve into a book or the movie/tv show adaptation. I’m joined by Hanna McKean, author of the blog Food and a Film to get our nerves shattered by...
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Recap Episode 01
Four months, four great reads. It's time we go back and take a look at the first four books we got into on Furthermore. I give some more thoughts on each book, talk a little more about my reading experience and check in with each of our guests! That's right- Katie, Spencer, Scott and Sarah all...
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Episode 05- Little Fires Everywhere (August)
It may seem strange for Little Fires Everywhere, something that's been out for so long, to end up as August's best seller, but slow summer months and a lull before an enormous new release fall means Celeste Ng's second novel ended up as our next episode! It came down to a vote to break a tie with...
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Episode 04- The Nickel Boys (July)
Sometimes fact really is stranger than fiction. Does that mean that fact is up for grabs when a writer needs a good story? I'm joined by an old fellow manager from the store, my friend Sarah High, to discuss July's bestseller, The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. This is Sarah's first read by the...
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Episode 03- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous(June)
Have you ever felt literary peer pressure? A book so giant and so widely praised that you know you have to read it? For me, that was June's bestseller, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. My college roommate, groomsman at my wedding, and overall amazing friend Scott Duel joins...
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Episode 02- Normal People (May)
My friend and former NYU classmate Spencer Gaffney helps me break down May's best seller, Sally Rooney's literary sensation Normal People, about the relationship between odd but fascinating Marianne and rich, popular Connell as it grows from high school romance to university tryst. Hailed as "The...
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Episode 01- Where the Crawdads Sing (April)
I'm joined by my friend Katie Bockino to discuss April's bestseller, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A Reese Witherspoon book club pick, Owens' first novel is the story of Kya Clark, suspected of killing town hero Chase Andrews in their home in the North Carolina swamps. The book sold…
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Episode 0
Hi there! I'm Andy DeRado and welcome to Furthermore! Episode 0 is here to get you primed and ready to explore books with me. This episode serves to give you a little bit of my background and what the Podcast is all about. When you're done here jump right in to any of our episodes or start with...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Furthermore, the podcast that explores what makes popular books worth reading. Each episode, a guest and I take the month's bestseller at the New York City bookstore I manage, read the first 50 pages, break down the hype around the book, why it sold so well, and if we would delve in or shelve it.
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Welcome to Furthermore, the podcast that explores what makes popular books worth reading. Each episode, a guest and I take the month's bestseller at the New York City bookstore I manage, read the first 50 pages, break down the hype around the book, why it sold so well, and if we would delve in or...
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