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This week’s episode opens with ‘Professor Post” poking a bit of fun at academics, then dives headfirst into the first 75 pages ofÌý2666. Brian, Katie, and Chad talk about the representation of Liz Norton, of the voids that exist inÌý2666, the religious experience of becoming obsessed with an author, violence, made up books, the covers of the U.S., UK, and Spanish editions, “ennui” vs. “boredom,” Rodrigo Fresán’s appearance, and much much more.

Also, stay tuned for a bonus section in which Nick Buzanski of Books Are Magic talks about the hype surroundedÌý2666Ìýfrom a bookseller’s perspective. And click if you want to see the videos he and Chad talk about.

This week’s music is “Hug from a Dinosaur” by Torres.

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