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Jacob Shymanski

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Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Bad nonfiction feels like listening to someone only talk about themselves and never ask about you.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Now, to be clear, I'm not saying this to disparage nonfiction entirely.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

It can be just as engrossing as nonfiction, but it needs a few key elements.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Today, we're attempting to define quality nonfiction.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

This is Audiobook Cafe.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

I'm Jacob Szymanski.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

And when I say we, I'm including Mr. Red Sale.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

He's the host of My Life in Books on AMI-audio, also available as a podcast.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

He's connecting from London, UK.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

What's up, Red?

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Hi, Jacob.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Thanks for having me back on the show.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Of course, man.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Always.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Red comes on the show roughly every two weeks and we do these more topical conversations.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

And last time around, we talked about...

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

Defining quality prose.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

And following along those lines, we're doing defining quality nonfiction.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

And Red, I think we're kind of unique in that we are men who openly prefer fiction, which is not the norm.

Audiobook Café
Defining Quality Non-fiction

There's a pretty strong preference among men for nonfiction over fiction.