Interview With The Author: Blake Crouch (Author of Dark Matter, Recursion, Upgrade, Wayward Pines)

Mike has a discussion with New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch about Dark Matter, Recursion, the newly released Upgrade, writing influences and habits, if he likes Michael Crichton as much as Mike does, and much much more.
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[@Why_do_I_do_this.]

This is exactly how I pictured Jason Dessen while reading Dark Matter 😂😂✨

[@jbk6907]

Dark matter is awsome. When I saw he wrote Wayward Pines I understand why. That was a great series.

[@jeraldbrewer6087]

"Dark Matter" was my intro to Crouch (because the title sounded interesting after reading Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"). Then "Recursion" followed. Those 2 books blew me away. If Philip K. Dick & Crichton ever merged with each other in a teleporter malfunction then we'd have Crouch. Can Crouch go 3 for 3? "Upgrade" is the most emotionally touching science fiction novel since the Arthur C. Clarke classic "Childhoods' End". What book has ever quoted C.S. Lewis & Yuval Noah Harari with such impact? It's Crouch's best yet.

[@wah666]

Oh he went 3 for 3. Just finished Upgrade and loved it.

[@bridleybateson5622]

Brilliant interview Mike! The way Blake describes his endings is exactly how I feel when I finish a book of his-- powerful, thought provoking, and I say perfect!

[@nsartin23]

Solid stuff Mike! If you end up loving all of Green Bones, Fonda Lee has gone on much smaller channels I think it would be cool to see her on here and that convo!

[@akellerhouse83]

Wow. What a big deal to get an interview with Blake Crouch! I've been reading his books since around 2013 and I've never seen any interviews with him before. I guess I haven't looked for one before, but this was still really cool. I'm gonna follow him on social media now.

[@kaiju_k5042]

Throwing away pages is like honing a sword, I like that Blake shared with us all the work that went into it. Really love this video Mike, thank you so much for this amazing interview!

[@Adrizzle]

My fiancé works in genetic research and uses the CRISPR data all the time, def gonna send this to her to check out as she's already a big Crouch fan :)

[@booknikYT]

I am reading all of Crichton this year, and because of this interview im convinced i will have to jump into Blakes works.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy!

[@fearghalburke6104]

Congratulations Mike. Big scoop for the channel

[@saldanamoreno]

First author interview where I watched the whole interview. I just started reading Blake this year. Just started Recursion. He’s my favorite new author so far. (Meaning new to me) the mention of Dark Matter as a show on Apple TV has got me super excited. Apple is low key and excellent streaming service. Has anyone watched Severance? Excellent show.

[@sjkrum320]

Absolutely loved the ending of Wayward Pines. I wish more series would leave on a note of a good conclusion but leaving people wanting more. Have not yet read anything else by him because my TBR is stuffed. 😀

[@moonbot7613]

Wonderful interview. Blake Crouch and Robert J Sawyer both are Crichton like to me and I love it.

[@TallGuyReads]

This is a fantastic interview Mike! I have about 100 pages to go in Upgrade and really enjoying it! I remember reading Dark Matter a few years ago after randomly picking it up and getting hit by that feeling that I just found a new favorite! Blake seems like such a kind and interesting person and I’m excited to check out some of his much earlier novels!

[@kristinpoturalski1651]

Upgrade was my first Blake Crouch novel. I LOVED it! I just finished Recursion… WOW. It was great. I love the science (and what DID he end up saying to Helena? 😂). I saved Dark Matter for my next Crouch novel and definately plan on picking up the Wayward Pines series. Thank you SO much for this interview. Love your channel Mike.

[@SINW]

Great job as always Mike. Upgrade was fantastic. If anyone really likes Blake's work and hasn't seen it yet, the Fox show Fringe is basically an amalgamation of all of his works so far. It is my favorite sci-fi show ever and a large reason is the Crouch-esque approach they take to near-science.

[@322aareyn]

That was my favorite show by far growing up. Never hear anyone talk about it though

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

I’m late to this because of too much work yesterday, but what a great interview! Congratulations, Mike!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Gracias, amigo.

[@Alwayslearnimg]

Love Blake’s books! Great author ❤️‍🩹

[@michelleglorioso1900]

I've followed Blake back to the beginning when his first books were available for free for Kindle with J.A. Konrath. They were amazing then and look how far he's come in his writing and appeal to the masses. What a success story! I love everything he writes. His books always make me question my own reality.

[@Tralala001]

So cool he was willing to chat! I'll be reading Upgrade next, the hard copy is sitting on my table taunting me.

[@jnwhite13]

Recursion and Dark matter were amazing and have looked forward to getting wayward pines. Upgrade will be automatic. Thanks Mike for bring this author to my attention. Awesome interview.

[@nsimmons8620]

His books are paced in a way that feels like your mind is experiencing a perfectly paced movie that us several hours longer.

[@thegenericgeek]

Upgrade was my first Blake Crouch novel. I will be picking up the rest of them now. Absolutely loved it!

[@redjarl]

Thank you very much for the interview. Great news about the re-publishing of Wayward pines trilogy, yay!

[@NikhilKoparkarmusic]

What a fantastic interview! And such a trip it must be getting to chat with one of your new favorite authors - great stuff as always Mike

[@FIT2BREAD]

Great interview. Interesting about the Crichton influence. I hadn't picked up on that but it def makes sense.

[@lisaANDjared]

Amazing interview! I fell in love with his early work, he has a way of sucking you into the story. I need to catch up on his latest. And I look forward to all the adaptations.

[@alynam82]

Mr. Crouch is quite the fan of Cormac McCarthy... I was waiting for you to mention the remark about his writing style and breaking out the red pen 🖊 😄

[@chasetimmons2346]

This is incredible. Thanks, Mike!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Great interview, Mike! Glad to see a lot of his work getting TV adaptations.

[@poodlemuffin]

Fantastic interview, thank you!!

[@hucklebuck411]

I'm a big fan of Blake Crouch also. Another great book about the multiverse that I recently read in a day is the second book in Peter Clines' Threshold series, The Fold. The first book in the series, 14, is also great and introduces the reader to the Threshold universe. The third book Dead Moon is more of a zombie story and the fourth book Terminus, that references the first two books, though still a page turner, is probably the weakest in the series.

[@atom0191]

Thanks for this interview, Mike!!!

[@iWizard]

This is awesome! Thanks so much for this!

[@TrafalgarL4wyer]

Great job on this Mike! Getting started with Mr. Crouch this week

[@GaryRodeo]

Hell yes, Blake is an awesome writer and it was great to hear him talk about his work and inspirations in long format like this. I don't think I've seen many interviews where he has an opportunity to really expand on his characters and thought processes. Just got Upgrade in the mail today, can't wait to get started on it. Awesome interview Mike!

[@nikkivenable3700]

Wow! Mike, this was such a “get” for you! You did such a fantastic job here. I freaking loved every minute and wished it went on longer. So good!

[@jeremyfee]

Fun interview! I enjoyed the discussion between the two of you here.

[@nl3237]

I definitely updated my tbr after this video. Thank you!

[@enceladus3318]

Well done! Always fascinating stuff!

[@podrissimo9814]

Blake Crouch: I love love love Cormac Mcarthy! Mike's face: 😬

[@nsabins]

Great interview, Mike!

[@deelak2329]

I liked Dark Matter. But I am a firm believer that his best book to date was Recursion. There is just something about that book to me that was wonderful. Having said that, I haven't read Upgrade. Gotta finish Swan Song, Wizard & Glass, then back to Mr Crouch.

[@Musicteachersheff]

Excellent interview! Starting Upgrade after I finish Academ’s Fury

[@andrewpopely9511]

Great video. You’re an excellent interviewer Mike. I like how you actually let the interviewee talk without constant interruptions. Very professional. Blake came across really well as well. Read a couple of his books but did not really connect with them the way I had hoped but going to give him another try.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I like to believe that in an author interview people are tuning in to hear them, not me. So I try to 🤐as much as possible.

[@RekindledReader]

I was looking forward to this for a while! One of my favs, definitely. His novella Summer Frost is very good. I actually read Famous, and it was WEIRD but cool! Crouch definitely improves as he writes, and we're lucky to have him haha. Thanks for this one, Mike!

[@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS]

Great interview

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks, B!

[@rafm3068]

I agree, Ted Chiang is one of the best short story writers right now. Every story is like a gem.

[@ClayShentrup]

it's funny he went to UNC because I'm currently reading upgrade and I just finished a Michael Jordan biography.

[@back2reading329]

Klara and the Sun and Project Hail Mary are both great reads!!

[@thirdspacemaker9141]

23:48 What did Mr. Crouch say after Mike mentioned the Fox adaptation? He said two lines, but I can’t make them out with Mike talking over him.

[@margieexplores]

Read Bob Shaw's Two-Timers (1968) so you can see how there's too many similarities with the plot. I'm also curious if Mr. Crouch has read it.

[@Gruso57]

Loved Dark Matter and his short story Summer Frost (which is included with amazon prime if you have it). Commenting before watching so idk if its been said.

[@DannyMexen9]

Question about Recursion for the next interview some day. What about the animals?

[@1717jbs]

Is there going to be another book on the wayward pines trilogy?

[@cmmosher8035]

"Can fantasy be fast paced?" Though not as fast paced as a thriller I think Sullivan's Royce and Hadrian novels are the closest I could think of.

[@Litera_Trotter]

Remember you telling hiw you emailed for an interview.

[@atom0191]

🤩🤩🤩

[@turtleanton6539]

Wow

[@musicgenius1948]

You’d probably be able to get Fonda lee to come onto the channel

[@tiananesbitt7156]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@danielscott70x7]

30:36

[@dpeady78]

I’m getting more intelligent just listening to this

[@sandeeproy6564]

Timestamps anyone?

[@cabrademora1]

:D

[@bdnoyes]

Awwww, I got to know this dummy through Cormac McCarthy! Couldn't be more proud of Blake.

[@angusmckeogh659]

Hey Mike, when you're listening to Crouch's responses you look like C3PO.

[@carlosvasquez9890]

Mike, man...sorry...your stuff is interesting, but KZbin adds every 5 minute (by clock) just make the thing unwatchable. I'm sure you get some money out of it, but come on. --Unsubscribing--