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2019 Book Discussions > The First Bad Man - Background (No Spoilers) (Feb 2019)

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Marc (monkeelino) | 3457 comments Mod
This thread is for general discussion of the author and/or the book. Save spoilers for the other threads, please.

Links of Interest
- Miranda July's Website
- 52 Insights Interview
- Manufacturing Intellect Interview (long video)
- Miranda July on Marriage (beginning explains origin of Kubelko Bondy name)
- "The Metal Bowl" (short story by July)

Reviews (may contain spoilers)
- NY Times
- Guardian
- Guernica
- Slate
- Irish Times
- Electric Literature


Hugh (bodachliath) | 3097 comments Mod
Thanks Marc. I have a copy, and will probably start in a couple of weeks - I'd like to get through a few more of the Republic of Consciousness Prize longlist first...


Marc (monkeelino) | 3457 comments Mod
Looks like a fun list to work through. Having just finished a reread of July's book, I'll be returning to finishing book 6 of My Struggle (less than 800 pgs to go!).


message 4: by Mark (last edited Feb 02, 2019 09:09AM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Mark | 496 comments There's also an interview with July (from LONG ago) on Kanopy:

https://montgomerycountymd.kanopy.com...


message 5: by Whitney (last edited Feb 16, 2019 10:50AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Whitney | 2498 comments Mod
Here's a link to the New Yorker Fiction Podcast episode with David Sedaris reading and then discussing July's story "“Roy Spivey". They brought it back for replay because it was voted people's favorite episode. It's a great listen. https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fic...

For those who don't listen to the New Yorker's fiction podcast, this is the standard. A writer reads a favorite story (by a different writer) and then discusses why they chose that one.


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