Marc Sollinger

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Coming out of my cave to recommend hearthbound! It's a really fun audio drama that feels SUPER O Brother Where Art Thou in the best possible way. Check it out! plinkhq.com/i/1807519201

Finished a big writing project, so you know what that means… Popeye’s. Not sure why I only eat Popeye’s once I finish a big writing thing, but I’m into it. (Also, super excited about the BRAND NEW THING @stereophobe.bsky.social and I are working on)

Yes. YESSSSS. (Also, now I really want more recs in PLG, Prospect Heights, and Sunset)

Realizing that sometimes I text like an fbi agent trying to infiltrate a bisexual group chat

For food: Dzô Viet Eatery is great, as is Mother’s Dumplings, Maha’s has lovely Egyptian brunch, Death in Venice Gelato and Moon Milk are wonderful if, like me, you're kind of obsessed with ice cream.

Art Gallery of Ontario is huge and wonderful (if you like the Met, you'll like AGO), MoCA is great if you're into contemporary art, St. Lawrence Market is fun but a bit touristy (you can get peameal bacon there), Monkey’s Paw Bookstore has a book vending machine and a bunch of fun old books.

it's so good, Christy.

Hell yeah, tasting history is the best

hell yeah, straddling categories so we get put in our own bucket.

It feels very Stanley Kim Robinson meets Le Guin, in a wonderful way.

This #AudioDramaSunday, gonna recommend something a bit different. @mikeduncan.bsky.social’s new season of Revolutions, which is, in a break from every other season… fictional! It’s about a revolution on Mars! And it’s fantastic to explore historical parallels in a sci-fi setting.

Yesssss, Generation Crossing instrumentals!!!

Oh, also, for #AudioDramaSunday, @gejwatts.bsky.social’s fundraiser for season 2 of @camlannpod.bsky.social is still up! And you should donate if you can! tiltify.com/@tincanaudio...

Lauren Shippen Is Successful and Unprofitable, So You Can Be Ok With That Too! Attach Your Résumé · Episode

For this #AudioDramaSunday, gonna recommend @laurenshippen.bsky.social’s interview with @amandamc.bsky.social on @multitude.productions’s Attach Your Resume. There’s a bunch of really good stuff in here about creating cool audio art in a weird marketplace. open.spotify.com/episode/5UdE...

Thank you!

you can always listen on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Music... but don't you just want to OWN THE ALBUM

You can still donate to Camlann S2!

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#AudioFiction #KeepTheFiresBurning

I’m also halfway through The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, and it’s FANTASTIC so far, absolutely heartbreaking.

Foster by Claire Keegan. This beautiful Irish novella about grief and family MIGHT be the best thing I read all month, aside from Caro. I recommend it highly, the ending will devastate you, and you can finish it in an afternoon.

It isn’t his best, and suffers slightly in comparison because another book of his, Cage of Souls, is set in a post-apocalyptic prison and it’s a goddamn masterpiece. But still, very good, and you should def check out Tchaikovsky. (Start with Elder Race)

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky is one of my favorite sci-fi writers working today, and this book about a prison revolt on an alien world is weird and wonderful.

It’s a bit Obama’s-favorite-book-core, and I wished it was just a tad subtler, but I still really liked it.

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. It’s set in the early 20th century and centers on this Jewish/Black community in Pennsylvania. The author did a wonderful job painting a picture of the setting, it felt so lived-in and vivid.

I also read their novella Livesuit, set in the same universe. It answered some of the questions posed by the novel, and it was fine. The twist is easy to see coming, but I enjoyed the slow, encroaching dread.

The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey. A new novel by the expanse guys, a different take on an alien invasion. It suffered a bit in comparison to the other books I was reading, (the sentences aren’t as good as Robert Caro’s 🤷‍♂️ go firgure) but it was a quick, easy read, and it felt original.

The Princess Bride by William Goldman. What a cute, funny read! Definitely of its time, but it was delightful. The meta-textual nature of it all would have BLOWN my mind in high school, as it was, I still found it charming. If you’ve only seen the movie, def read the book too.

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. An experimental Irish novel about descending authoritarianism. Was reading this the day after the election. Not sure if I was in the right or wrong headspace for it, but I did find it powerful

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power by Robert Caro. Yes, I finished The Power Broker and immediately started his LBJ books. I have become fully Caro-pilled. Yes, he starts off the book talking about soil composition, yes, it’s fucking enthralling.

If you’re wondering what I did to make month-long grand-jury duty somewhat bearable… I read a LOT during breaks. And, in case you ever get called for month-long grand-jury duty - maybe try these books, I guess:

very excited to report that Over the Garden Wall STILL slaps ten years later.