<description>&lt;p&gt;We're joined by Sam Ashworth (&lt;a href= "https://www.sfwp.com/books/sweeney"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Death and Life of August Sweeney&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) to talk about the ultimate ending: death. Our book this week is Julian Barnes' 2008 memoir about death and dying, &lt;a href= "https://www.julianbarnes.com/books/nothing.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nothing to Be Frightened Of&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. We discuss ruminative books, and whether all narratives need to have an arc. Plus: the triumphant return of Judge a Book By Its Cover.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks, as always, for listening! If you like the show, and would like some more Book Fight in your life, you can join our Patreon for just $5 a month: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/BookFight"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/BookFight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To keep up with Sam, or to learn more about his work: &lt;a href= "https://www.samuelashworth.com/"&gt;https://www.samuelashworth.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Book Fight

Mike Ingram and Tom McAllister

Endings: Nothing to Be Frightened Of

JUL 7, 202594 MIN
Book Fight

Endings: Nothing to Be Frightened Of

JUL 7, 202594 MIN

Description

We're joined by Sam Ashworth (The Death and Life of August Sweeney) to talk about the ultimate ending: death. Our book this week is Julian Barnes' 2008 memoir about death and dying, Nothing to Be Frightened Of. We discuss ruminative books, and whether all narratives need to have an arc. Plus: the triumphant return of Judge a Book By Its Cover. Thanks, as always, for listening! If you like the show, and would like some more Book Fight in your life, you can join our Patreon for just $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookFight To keep up with Sam, or to learn more about his work: https://www.samuelashworth.com/