This episode, we take a closer look at the bibliography of the amiable travel, science, and memoir writer Bill Bryson.
Plus, our quick thoughts on China Mieville, The Devil in the White City, and pop history vs. scholarly history.
Episode Breakdown:
- 0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
- 10:00 – 53:00: Bill Bryson
What Emily's Reading:
- Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville
- The Devil and the White City by Eric Larsen
What Kyle's Reading:
- Cuba in Revolution: A History Since the 50s by Antonin Kapscia
Bill Bryson Books We Discuss:
- The Lost Continent
- Notes from a Small Island
- In a Sunburned Country
- A Walk in the Woods
- I'm A Stranger Here Myself
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
- At Home: A Short History of Private Life
- One Summer: America 1927
Other Works Mentioned:
- The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
- Gulp by Mary Roach
- The Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
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