
Episode 85 | Purple Hibiscus
In this 85th episode, I review Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Listen to hear why even though this is a book I never thought I...
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In this 85th episode, I review Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Listen to hear why even though this is a book I never thought I...

In this 84th episode, I review Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger. Not only did I really enjoy this fun and easy to read urban f...

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In this 82nd episode, I review The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell. He's one of my favorite authors. Listen to hear why I loved this great...

In this 81st episode, I review The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Have a listen to hear why I liked this classic detective...

In this 80th episode, I review On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson. Check this episode out to hear why I loved this b...

In this 79th episode, I review The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Listen to hear why this book definitely held up to all the hype for me....

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In this 77th episode, I review The Catcher in the Ry by J. D. Salinger. Though not for everyone, and not the kind of book I would typically...

In this 76th episode, I review The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. I read this book to check out one of the founding pulp detective novels. T...

In this 75th episode, I review Shadows of the Highridge by Jay Swanson. This prequel novel to Jay's incredible "Into the Nanten" was amazing...

In this 74th episode, I review "Destroyer" by Chris Fox, and its sequel "Void Wraith." These books are everything I was looking for in a Sci...

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In this 73rd episode, I review Into The Nanten - The Record of My Exile by Jay Swanson. It was my favorite book of 2016 back when I reviewed...

In this 72nd episode, I review The Chimera Sequence by Elliott Garber. This book was rich in action, cosmopolitan characters, science and me...

In this 71st episode, I review the classic novel A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's easy to see why these great stories have bee...

In this 70th episode, I review classic novel Black Beauty. I was surprised by just how much I loved this heartwarming story. It has some gre...

In this 69th episode, I review Wrong Side of Hell by Sonya Bateman. Listen to hear why I loved the book for it's amazing magical world, char...

In this 68th episode, I review Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. Listen to hear why I loved the deep emotions and amazing world building in this b...

In this 67th episode, I review Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. Listen to hear why I loved reading this book to my kids. The writing was gorge...

In this 66th episode, I review The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. Listen to hear why I thought this book was really great for some re...

In this 65th episode, I review The Heart Thief by S. Lee Benedict. Listen to hear why I thought this book was a fantastic combo of supernatu...

In this 64th episode, I review The Giver by Lois Lowry. Listen to hear why I thought this book was one of the most interesting books I've ev...

In this 63rd episode, I review Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Listen to hear why I thought this book was such a fun read. Moody, dark, full of...

In this 62nd episode, I review Looking for Alaska by John Green. Listen to hear why I thought this book was amazing for its brilliant writin...

In this 61st episode, I review Nocturnal by Scott Sigler. Listen to hear why I thought this book was possibly the best book I read in 2015....

In this 60th episode, I review Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Listen to hear why I thought this book was an awesome gruesome adventure!...

In this 59th episode, I review Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Listen to hear why I like this book a lot, even though it's not a genre...

In this 58th episode, I review the Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn. Listen to hear why I thought...

In this 57th episode, I review the book "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King. It's the first book in his Bill Hodges trilogy. Listen to hear why I...

In this 56th episode, I review the book "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson. It's his first book in his epic fantasy series called The S...

In this 55th episode, I review the book "Hollow World" by Michael J. Sullivan. Listen to hear why I think it's an instant science fiction cl...

In this 54th episode, I review the book "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green. Listen to hear why it was an instant classic for me and fall...

In this 53rd episode, I review the book "Sand" by Hugh Howey. Listen to hear why I loved it as much as Hugh's more well known book Wool! Tha...

In this bonus episode of Stories of Dan Dan The Art Man you finally get a new short story I wrote! This time, however, someone else is the n...

In this 52nd episode, I review the book "Invito Rex" by Brand Gamblin. Listen to hear why it was such a fun read. Bear Polo? A chess-like ga...

In this 51st episode, I review Tim O'Brien's book "The Things They Carried." Listen to hear why I got it as an audiobook for its amazing nar...

In this 50th episode, hey we got to 50 everyone!!! In this 50th episode I review Dan Well's book "The Devil's Only Friend." This is the best...

In this 49th episode, I review Stephen King's book "The Green Mile." This book blew me away. It's easily one of my favorites. Reading back t...

In this 48th episode, I review Patrick E. McLean's book "The Merchant Adventurer!" If you love fantasy but are looking for something a littl...

In this 47th episode, I review Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." I read this book by listening to the great audiobook narrated by A...

In this 46th episode I review Jon Grisham's "The Firm." It's the first book I've read by him and I usually like to start with an author's fi...

In this 45th episode I review Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep." It's the sequel to the classic horror novel The Shining. Written several years...

In this 44th episode I review the classic Science Fiction epic "Dune" by Frank Herbert. Listen to hear why I'm glad I read this book even th...

In this 43rd episode I review "Destroyer" by Chris Fox. I loved this book! Unlike some other Military Science Fiction novels I've read this...

In this 42nd episode I review "Dust" by Hugh Howey. Did you like my new animated intro? Listen to hear why this was such an amazing book and...

In this 41st episode I review "Under the Empyrean Sky" by Chuck Wendig. Listen to hear all the reasons I really enjoyed this fun SciFi "corn...

In this 40th episode I review "I Don't Want to Kill You" by Dan Wells—the third book in an amazing supernatural thriller trilogy. Listen to...

In this 39th episode I review The Passage by Justin Cronin. Listen to hear why I'm torn when it comes to this book. Some of the best fiction...

In this 38th episode I review The Coffee Legacy by Katharina Bordet. I loved this book. It has awesome fantasy elements in a modern setting....