Episode 17 — Joshua Mohr

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2011

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Joshua Mohr is the guest. He's the author of three novels: Some Things That Meant the World to Me, Termite Parade, and, most recently, Damascus. All are available from Two Dollar Radio, one of America's finest independent presses. "The bard ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of other people is brought to you by $2 Radio, publisher of Damascus, the new novel by Joshua Moore.
0:07.5	$2.00 Radio is one of the best independent presses in the country.
0:10.8	Check them out at $2.org.com.
0:13.6	In Damascus, it's 2003, and the country is divided evenly for and against the Iraq War.
0:20.5	Damascus, a dive bar in San Francisco's Mission District, becomes the unlikely setting for a showdown
0:26.8	between the opposing sides.
0:29.4	Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, says, quote,
0:32.9	rife with themes of humanity, passion, and determined resilience, this accomplished effort demonstrates
0:38.3	Moore's rich, resonant prose, authentically rendered settings, and deft characterization, end
0:44.5	quote.
0:45.3	And Library Journal, also in a starred review, says, quote, for immediate consumption by fans
0:51.7	of gritty reality and outstanding achievement.
0:55.3	End quote.
0:56.3	That's Damascus, the new novel by Joshua Moore.
0:59.6	It's available from $2.00 radio.
1:02.5	It's a book.
1:03.6	You can read it.
1:04.7	Go and get it.
1:05.9	Oh, my God.
1:08.7	You are not alone.
1:11.2	You have found other people.
1:14.6	You and I have a friend in common.
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