people still getting hit by the scammer pretending to be me. remember folks, I'd never charge an author to appear on the show please report the email for phishing and/or just ignore!

1. The things she uses it for also suck 2. It’s important to call writers out for this stuff and I’ll keep doing it, using ai for creative work is deserved of shame and people should avoid the use of it

No ai. If you use it to write, or even think it’s fine that someone else does, you’re an enemy of mine, and I’m fine with having a bunch of dumb enemies

honestly if @riverheadbooks.bsky.social goes through with publishing Olga Tokarczuk’s latest book, I can’t have any of their authors on the show again. It would demonstrate the imprint doesn't respect its readers

so glad I never made it through an olga title. truly abominable. Cancel it, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

apparently someone is impersonating me and trying to charge authors to come on the program. To be clear, I’ve never once charged a guest to come on the show and I never would!

the show got its first new review on apple's podcast app in over two years. luckily it's good!

new little episode, just chatting into the void about book concerns. listen in, listen up, listen good www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

maybe I'm closing my mind, but I just don't want to read fiction about AI. I understand the drive, and why it inspires, and I'm sure I'm in a minority. but I just can't do it. books are still where I escape this stuff. as long as I can

an ai specialist working as an author is like a pig moonlighting as a butcher

just got an offer from an ai company to read the books for me and prepare interview questions to save time hmmmm

love love love when this show is cited as a reading influence! check out Morgan's excellent piece on Leonis Swann's THREE BAGS FULL and the movie it inspired, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES!

cosign

check out the book club voting so far. pretty great list. looks like A GOOD PERSON is running away with it for the May Book Club choice patreon.com/smdb

The books won awards! Go books

every once in a while you read a book so bad you get scared to start another one in case they’re all bad now

look at this terrific crew. these are the smiles of people who just had a great time discussing Claire Oshetsky's EVIL GENIUS. book club is the only salvation. you could join if you wanted. patreon.com/smdb

latest episode features Casey Scieszka talking about her novel THE FOUNTAIN, and its inspiration, TUCK EVERLASTING. Plus we talk about her Catskills residency, and community, the whole gamut. Get it for free wherever you want, or pay me for it on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/ep-256...

I love this event! Always such an honor to be asked to do this. Hope to see y'all there tomorrow!

some of you haven't read any books today and it shows

you better believe there's a new episode up today, Friday, king of days. I got to chat with Lior Torenberg about JUST WATCH ME and we also dove back into Rufi Thorpe's MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES together. Just Listen: www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

your family portrait is intimate. but is it sweeping

don't use AI to pitch your book to podcasts. we can tell

crossing my fingers for a @libbyapp.com april fools reveal that the ai addition was a joke

very cool crop of books up for April Book Club over on the patreon. sign up to weigh in! patreon.com/smdb

I'm reading The Everlasting and so thought I'd listen to this - turns out to be a fascinating discussion and a wonderful celebration of reading and books #recommended #booksky

world is on fire, no better time to put on a podcast about contemporary literary fiction! Kathleen Boland joins me on the show to talk about her debut SCAVENGERS, plus she recommends THE QUICK AND THE DEAD by Joy Williams, so we got to talk about that too www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

gather everyone around ye olde Bluetooth enabled sound system and put on a bit of book chatter to while away the hours

You gotta listen to the new episode of So Many Damn Books, @drewsof.bsky.social is back. And we talk about Stephen King’s THE RUNNING MAN and also Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN. Spoilers abound. www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

If im going clubbing its gonna be book clubbing

have you listened to me talk about Aimee bender for a sitcom’s length of time yet? You could! www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

took almost two months but I finally made another episode of the show and should be back on track now. go listen, it’s 22 minutes of me convincing you to read (or re-read) Aimee Bender www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

this thread made me want to record the podcast again. New episode coming real soon

new episode next week. unless something happens

reading books

Hey, last new episode of the year is up now and it’s with the inimitable Alix E Harrow. THE EVERLASTING is my favorite thing I read this year, and it led to this wonderful conversation. Listen up! www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

If you’re the type of person who can’t wait until tomorrow for something good, join the so many damn books Patreon right now, there’s a new ep with Alix E Harrow for you to listen to! www.patreon.com/posts/146018...

this is the coolest

Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚

have you listened to me chat with Erin Somers (@somers.bsky.social) yet? You could! We chatted about her new novel THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR and Susie Boyt’s LOVED AND MISSED. It’s a good listen! Check it out (and all the titles we mention) here! www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

Down with the cowardly gerontocracy.

Got to chat with Patrick Ryan about one of my favorite reads this year, BUCKEYE. Not only that, but I recorded that chat and am releasing at as an episode. Listen in! www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Never going to feature books with ai covers on the show good luck to this “John Irving”

New episode with Mona Awad is out right now… for patrons. If you need me talking to Mona Awad before Tuesday, pay me a dollar! (Or more) www.patreon.com/posts/139883...

book club, good for clubbing the fantods away

go update your podcast apps there’s a new episode out with Kerry Cullen and it’s 53 minutes of nice book talk to focus on

you’d think after 245 of these I’d be more comfortable hearing my own voice but it still sounds wrong to me. appreciate you guys putting up with it

recorded two episodes this weekend and I think I’m getting better at this