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David Smith

Antonia Lloyd-Jones

Edwin Frank

Pete Mitchell

Rodrigo Fresán

Ben Lindbergh

Andre Reed

Ryan Chapman

Tom Cox

Ramon Llull

George Carroll

Tim Mohr

Johnny Appledrone

Kjersti Skomsvold

Dubravka Ugresic

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Here it is--the infamous LIVE recording of the Two Month Review! Chad and Lytton travelled all the way to Brooklyn to record this episode as part of the "Taste of Iceland Festivities." As a result, they recap the book as a whole and reflect on the speech from Iceland's First Lady that prefaced the recording (and which you don't get to hear) before diving into the particulars of the final section of Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller. They also take questions from the audience about WWII and Kafka, and spend some time pondering the final line of the book: "i call the northern lights night rainbows." And Chad works in multiple references to Twin Peaks: The Return.   As previously noted, the next season of the Two Month Review will feature two books by Mercè Rodoreda: Selected Stories and Death in Spring. Click here to get the full schedule, and use the 2MONTH code at our website to get 20% off. (That discount code also works for Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller and The Invented Part. And if you'd rather support your local bookstore, do it! They should have all of these titles. If not, shame them. Preferably in a very public way. Kidding, totally kidding. Obviously every store carries all of our books.)   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Lytton Smith for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Long Year" by The Anchoress.   And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

Here it is--the infamous LIVE recording of the Two Month Review! Chad and Lytton travelled all the way to Brooklyn to record this episode as part of the "Taste of Iceland Festivities." As a result, they recap the book as a whole and reflect on the speech from Iceland's First Lady that prefaced the recording (and which you don't get to hear) before diving into the particulars of the final section of Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller. They also take questions from the audience about WWII and Kafka, and spend some time pondering the final line of the book: "i call the northern lights night rainbows." And Chad works in multiple references to Twin Peaks: The Return. As <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=20412" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">previously noted</a>, the next season of the Two Month Review will feature two books by Mercè Rodoreda: <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/the-selected-stories-of-merce-rodoreda" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Selected Stories</a> and <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/death-in-spring" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Death in Spring</a>. <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=20412" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to get the full schedule, and use the 2MONTH code at our website <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/collections/merce-rodoreda" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">to get 20% off</a>. (That discount code also works for Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller and The Invented Part. And if you'd rather support your local bookstore, do it! They should have all of these titles. If not, shame them. Preferably in a very public way. Kidding, totally kidding. Obviously every store carries all of our books.) Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/216472-two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GoodReads Group</a>. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/open_letter" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Open Letter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chadwpost" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chad Post</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/lyttonjsmith?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lytton Smith</a> for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And you can find all <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Two Month Review</a> posts by <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. The music for this season of Two Month Review is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHi8Oc753LU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Long Year</a>" by The Anchoress. And please rate us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

2MR: 17, composition book (Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller, Pages 361-411)

In this episode--covering Tómas Jónsson's fourth composition book--a number of the themes of the overall novel are put on display: Tómas's relationship to his body, the way he tries to create a narrative for himself, possible injustices he's suffered during his life, the way his lodgers are like an army, and more. And there's no one better to help parse these elements than author and critic Scott Esposito. He joins Chad and Lytton for an episode that may be a bit long, but is stuffed full of insight about this Icelandic masterpiece.   Also discussed in this episode is Scott's interview with Lytton for Conversational Reading.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from Open Letter, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Lytton Smith for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests.   You can follow Scott Esposito on Twitter and Instagram, or at Conversational Reading. And you can get his latest book, The Doubles, from Civil Coping Mechanisms.   And you can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Long Year" by The Anchoress.   And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

In this episode--covering Tómas Jónsson's fourth composition book--a number of the themes of the overall novel are put on display: Tómas's relationship to his body, the way he tries to create a narrative for himself, possible injustices he's suffered during his life, the way his lodgers are like an army, and more. And there's no one better to help parse these elements than author and critic Scott Esposito. He joins Chad and Lytton for an episode that may be a bit long, but is stuffed full of insight about this Icelandic masterpiece. Also discussed in this episode is <a href="http://conversationalreading.com/seven-questions-for-lytton-smith-on-tomas-jonsson-bestseller-by-gudbergur-bergsson/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Scott's interview with Lytton</a> for Conversational Reading. Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/216472-two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GoodReads Group</a>. Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/tomas-jonsson-bestseller" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Open Letter</a>, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/open_letter" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Open Letter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chadwpost" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chad Post</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/lyttonjsmith?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lytton Smith</a> for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. You can follow Scott Esposito on <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottEsposito" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scott.esposito/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or at <a href="http://conversationalreading.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Conversational Reading</a>. And you can get his latest book, The Doubles, from <a href="http://copingmechanisms.net/coping-with-scott-esposito-author-of-the-doubles/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Civil Coping Mechanisms</a>. And you can find all <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Two Month Review</a> posts by <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. The music for this season of Two Month Review is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHi8Oc753LU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Long Year</a>" by The Anchoress. And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!

2MR: IV composition book (Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller, Pages 32-68)

And with this episode, we launch the second season of the Two Month Review! Over a ten-week period, we will be breaking down Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller by Guðbergur Bergsson, helping explain and explore what makes this book (often referred to as "Iceland's Ulysses") so influential and interesting. This season, translator, poet, and professor Lytton Smith will join Chad Post to talk about the book, along with a variety of guests, including a number of booksellers, critics, and readers. The full reading schedule can be found here, but in this particular episode, Lytton and Chad provide some background information about the book, Bergsson's career, and Icelandic literature as a whole. They're joined this week by Brian Wood, who, as usual, is entertaining and funny while also asking really important questions that help provide a context for approaching this novel.   Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official GoodReads Group.   Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from Open Letter, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout.   Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, Lytton Smith, and Brian Wood for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests.   You can find all Two Month Review posts by clicking here.   And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review!   The music for this season of Two Month Review is "Long Year" by The Anchoress.

And with this episode, we launch the second season of the Two Month Review! Over a ten-week period, we will be breaking down <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/tomas-jonsson-bestseller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller</a> by Guðbergur Bergsson, helping explain and explore what makes this book (often referred to as "Iceland's Ulysses") so influential and interesting. This season, translator, poet, and professor Lytton Smith will join Chad Post to talk about the book, along with a variety of guests, including a number of booksellers, critics, and readers. The full reading schedule can be found <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=19982" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, but in this particular episode, Lytton and Chad provide some background information about the book, Bergsson's career, and Icelandic literature as a whole. They're joined this week by Brian Wood, who, as usual, is entertaining and funny while also asking really important questions that help provide a context for approaching this novel. Feel free to comment on this episode--or on the book in general--either on this post, or at the official <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/216472-two-month-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoodReads Group</a>. Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller is available at better bookstores everywhere, and you can also order it directly from <a href="https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/tomas-jonsson-bestseller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Letter</a>, where you can get 20% off by entering 2MONTH in the discount field at checkout. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/open_letter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Letter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chadwpost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chad Post</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/lyttonjsmith?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lytton Smith</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianWood_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Wood</a> for more thoughts and information about upcoming guests. You can find all <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two Month Review</a> posts by <a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?s=tag&amp;t=two-month-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. And please rate us on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts) and/or leave a review! The music for this season of Two Month Review is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHi8Oc753LU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Long Year</a>" by The Anchoress.

2MR: Introduction to Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller