After a long conversation about a rather strange Rochester gathering of arts organizations, Chad and Tom get down to business: recommending their favorite books of 2018. Except, rather than just make a list, they decide which of their friends or relatives should receive each of these titles. Then they talk about a couple movies, heists, and NXIVM. A (hopefully) complete list of the recommended titles: The Shift by Russell Carleton Seasonal Associate by Heike Geissler Ivory Pearl by Jean-Patrick Manchette Lost Empress by Sergio De La Pava The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson The Overstory by Richard Powers Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval CoDex 1962 by Sjón Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard This week's music is "Young Lady, You're Scaring Me" by Ron Gallo. As always, feel free to send any and all comments or questions to: [email protected]. Also, if there are articles you’d like us to read and analyze (or just make fun of), send those along as well. And if you like the podcast, tell a friend and rate us or leave a review on iTunes! You can also follow Open Letter and Chad on Twitter and Instagram (OL, Chad) for book and baseball talk. If you don’t already subscribe to the Three Percent Podcast you can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, and other places. Or you can always subscribe by adding our feed directly into your favorite podcast app: http://threepercent.libsyn.com/rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit threepercentproblem.substack.com

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