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Literary Guise: A Book Club for Modern Men"Confessions of a Mask" by Yukio Mishima (Episode 16.1)Co-host Zachary Kellian introduces one of his favorite authors to Gordon Macallan who in turn lends even more personal insight into the text... just what book clubs are all about! Join us for a frank exploration of closeted sexuality in post-war Japan and learn a little bit about one of the world's most enigmatic, outrageous, and talented writers to ever put pen to paper.2022-07-0428 minLiterary Guise: A Book Club for Modern MenEpisode 11.1: "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie ProulxWe finish up the first season of Literary Guise with one of author Zachary Kellian's favorite works of fiction. Will co-host Gordon Macallan like it too (yes, yes he will. This is Annie Proulx we're talking about. A living legend in American literature.)You definitely want to read this piece. It's much more than that "gay cowboy story." It's a masterpiece about masculinity in its coarsest form. And it's one of the most heartfelt and accurate portrayals of love ever put to the page. 2021-12-0625 minLiterary Guise: A Book Club for Modern MenA Reading: "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest HemingwayThrough a special arrangement with the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, we present a dramatic reading of one of the greatest short stories of all-time: "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," by Papa himself.Stay tuned for a discussion of its themes (at 8min 33 sec) with author Zachary Kellian and noted bibliophile, Dr. Gordon MacAllan.Literary legend, James Joyce, had this to say about this month's reading:"[Hemingway] has reduced the veil between literature and life, which is what every writer strives to do. Have you read 'A Clean Well-Lighted Place'?...It is masterly. Indeed, it is one...2021-11-2923 minLiterary Guise: A Book Club for Modern MenEpisode 10.1: DIE HARD! The Podcast! (Except it's the novel that inspired the movie, "Nothing Lasts Forever," and it's not nearly as good or nuanced)In honor of the holiday season, we are reading and discussing the novel that inspired the action move/ Christmas classic: "Die Hard." Roderick Thorp's grisly and unpleasant, "Nothing Lasts Forever." Look at it this way: we read this book so you don't have to. In this episode we'll discuss the key differences between the book and the novel, share which of the shallow female or one-note minority characters made us feel the most uncomfortable, and then just reminisce about the comparatively nuanced and deeply character-driven plotting of the 80s action movie. *Bonus at home drinking game: How o...2021-11-0124 min