229 episodes

A blessing, a curse, a podcast, since 2014.Christopher (@cdhermelin) invites folks to the Damn Library to talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through the never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in hand. Recorded at the Damn Library in Brooklyn, NY.For show info, book lists, and drink recipes, follow @somanydamnbooks and visit somanydamnbooks.com
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So Many Damn Books Christopher Hermelin

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 254 Ratings

A blessing, a curse, a podcast, since 2014.Christopher (@cdhermelin) invites folks to the Damn Library to talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through the never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in hand. Recorded at the Damn Library in Brooklyn, NY.For show info, book lists, and drink recipes, follow @somanydamnbooks and visit somanydamnbooks.com
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    219: Rachel Lyon's FRUIT OF THE DEAD & Tessa Hadley's THE PAST

    219: Rachel Lyon's FRUIT OF THE DEAD & Tessa Hadley's THE PAST

    Rachel Lyon returns to talk about her new novel, Fruit of the Dead, and how it wasn’t always a Persephone myth retelling, she found that along the way. Plus, we get into the “generative fill” of reading, and I pontificate on dust mote fiction, inspired by the fetid summer heat within the pages of Tessa Hadley’s The Past. Read along!
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Disaster Magic
    (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)

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    • 52 min
    218: GennaRose Nethercott (FIFTY BEASTS TO BREAK YOUR HEART) & Sabrina Orah Marks' HAPPILY

    218: GennaRose Nethercott (FIFTY BEASTS TO BREAK YOUR HEART) & Sabrina Orah Marks' HAPPILY

    GennaRose Nethercott returns to talk about her brand new story collection Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart, stealing details from her friends, telling stories from the periphery, and how each tale in the book is about yearning. Also, thanks to Sabrina Orah Marks’ Happily, we discuss all form of fairy tales, and how they can tubocharge your selling power, you just have to ask us how. Real good listenin’!
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Disaster Magic
    (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)

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    • 50 min
    217: Kirsten Bakis (KING NYX) & Tana French's THE SECRET PLACE

    217: Kirsten Bakis (KING NYX) & Tana French's THE SECRET PLACE

    Kirsten Bakis makes her podcast airwave debut to discuss her brand new novel, King Nyx. And it’s a doozy. Kirsten reflects on sideways stories and how she first “met” the real life inspiration for her main character, and some reflections on how things have changed in publishing since she first debuted 27 years ago with her modern classic, Lives of the Monster Dogs. Listen up and listen good!
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Disaster Magic
    (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)

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    • 54 min
    216: Marie-Helene Bertino (BEAUTYLAND) & Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's THE LITTLE PRINCE

    216: Marie-Helene Bertino (BEAUTYLAND) & Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's THE LITTLE PRINCE

    Marie-Helene Bertino returns to the Damn Library to discuss her latest triumph, Beautyland. Marie-Helene goes into how she creates some of the book's indelible, otherworldly moments, and why the book's writing process was charmed. Plus, she brought along The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a book that is much more powerful when you're not translating it for french class. Books are back, baby!
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Disaster Magic
    (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    215: Top Reads of 2023 with Sarah

    215: Top Reads of 2023 with Sarah

    Into the Damn Library Sarah and Christopher go again, to review their respective years on reading, pull out the highlights, and make plans for the year to come.
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for the full gift list, every drink recipe, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Deck The Halls Chris Hayes Music Remix

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    • 33 min
    214: SMDB Gift Guide 2023

    214: SMDB Gift Guide 2023

    Sarah joins Christopher in the Damn Library she co-owns to drink martinis and talk about good ideas for holiday gifting, from books to subscriptions to games to cocktail accoutrements and more.
    contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb
    for the full gift list, every drink recipe, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com
    music: Disaster Magic
    (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)

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    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
254 Ratings

254 Ratings

Cleighb ,

One of the best!

I love listen to interviews with authors I’ve never heard of and discovering new work! I will listen to every episode! Highly recommend!

Plum_Crab ,

Excellent!

One of my favorite podcasts! I loved this show with two hosts and just as much with one.

ReadingMidwife ,

Fun!

This podcast has some solid bookish content and yet manages not to take itself too seriously. I have discovered some of my favorite reads through SMDB. The cocktail creations are intriguing, too. Thanks!

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