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Books of Some Substance

Join hosts David Southard and Nathan Sharp as they explore the books that shape our world. Whether you’re a lifelong book lover or just starting your reading journey, join along to discover literature that has the power to inspire, challenge, and transform our lives.
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Now displaying: June, 2019

Welcome to the Books of Some Substance (B.O.S.S.) Podcast.

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Jun 24, 2019

Have you heard the bad news? God is dead. But in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood, you can't keep a good god down—even when you murder a consumptive flim-flam man, seduce a fifteen-year-old, and blind yourself with quicklime. So put glass shards in your shoes, turn up your headphones, and drink every time we say "nihilism." 

(This episode’s summary was written by our guest, Kathleen Founds.  Before she found herself dreaming up nihilism-themed drinking games on a classic literature podcast, Founds wrote the novel When Mystical Creatures Attack!, which won the 2014 University of Iowa Press John Simmons Short Fiction Award and was named a New York Times Notable Book.)

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