New-Bop-A-Lula November 2024: RGBIB 361

[@ypaisley]

What an honor to see my book waved about on the Big Screen! And surrounded by NYRBs and Calamaris! A special pleasure-thank you, sir. :D

[@Scottmbradfield]

Glad we could do something useful in the bathtub, Paisley. Keep up the good work, but mainly have fun doing it. s

[@excelsiorathletic]

Malaparte wrote "Kaputt" : a semi autobiographical book about his time embedded in the German army in WWII. It's an excellent, albeit disturbing, read. There's one scene where he describes frightened horses running into freezing water in a Nordic country that is horrific. He also describes life on the Eastern Front in great detail. Worth reading.

[@Scottmbradfield]

@@excelsiorathletic interesting. That book is on my shelf…thx. S

[@boq780_2.0]

I enjoyed your Hawk Tuah (that is how you pronounced Cthulhu) story: from incomprehensible terror to incommensurable longings for a spoilt little rich god.

[@Scottmbradfield]

@@boq780_2.0 Thanks, Boq! I'm not usually complimented on my pronunciation (as well I should not be...) and thanks for reading my favorite of my recent stories! s

[@tectorgorch8698]

Thanks for the reminder. This one has been on my shelf for some time -- and the NYRBS are taking over my limited living space.

[@ChrisC-ei2kc]

Intergalactic ... pixelated water.

[@AndalusianIrish]

You're right. Trevor Kennedy is in Belfast. I must check it out. I just found out that he does a podcast where he reviews movies so I am going to check that out as well.

[@Scottmbradfield]

@@AndalusianIrish he seems to do a Sunday morning radio broadcast about genre movies you might like…

[@donaldkelly3983]

I have read Zama, the first in Di Benedeto's trilogy. It's a good book, especially if you want the narrative of a man mentally falling apart. The second volume is on my shelf, patiently waiting for me to take it down. Buzzati is a writer I have heard good things about, but have not read yet. And the next four years or so maybe a good time to get a lot of reading in.

[@Scottmbradfield]

Thanks for all that, Donald. There's quite a lot of interesting translations coming from NYRB these days... but I don't know much about these writers...s

[@tectorgorch8698]

Love me some NYRBs. They just had one of their 40% off sales and I overindulged as usual. Thank you for your service 😇😛🤪.

[@Scottmbradfield]

Glad to BE of service, Tector! Stay safe. s

[@larrycarr4562]

I have preference for the old books, too many books too little time, so get those new books off my lawn por favor… no room in the 🛁…