Jason Boog

Jason Boog

Jason Boog is the editorial lead at Fable, a social reading platform for book clubs. He has authored 'The Deep End: The Literary Scene in the Great Depression and Today' and contributed to WITI. Additionally, he has held roles as the West Coast correspondent for Publishers Weekly and publishing editor at Mediabistro.

Recommendations

16 SEP 2021
Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir
Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir

A unique memoir by Norm Macdonald, mixing tall tales with real life stories, comparing his style to Mark Twain and Hunter S. Thompson. Macdonald distorts his life through a funhouse mirror, including reimagining the 'Moth Story' in a new context. The book is described as a Matryoshka doll of Shaggy dog stories, presenting layers of stories within stories.

18 SEP 2020
The Deep End: The Literary Scene in the Great Depression and Today
The Deep End: The Literary Scene in the Great Depression and Today

A book by Jason Boog exploring the literary scene during the Great Depression in comparison to today's.

13 SEP 2023
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel

A book by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, described as a masterpiece of human confabulation.

16 SEP 2021
Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters
Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters

A 1999 book by Ted Cohen that discusses the philosophical underpinnings of jokes, including the Shaggy dog story.

15 JUN 2021
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly's 2016 book predicting an AI distribution model that resembles OpenAI’s API access.

29 OCT 2020
Africanfuturism: An Anthology

A free ebook collection featuring a story by Nigerian author Nnedi Okorafor, who developed the concept of "Africanfuturism," along with work by seven other African science fiction authors.

29 OCT 2020
Voice Dream Reader - Text to Speech App

An accessible reading tool app featuring some of the best AI-generated voices, which instantly converts PDFs into audio experiences.

Editions

02 JUL 2024
The ECM Sound Edition

On “lo-fi beats to study to,” one busted piano, and what makes us human.

19 DEC 2023
The Shaggy Dog Edition

On Norm Macdonald, storytelling, and delivery

13 SEP 2023
The Euchre Edition

On games, cards, and confabulation

07 DEC 2022
Google Colab Edition

On AI, code, and the magic of a supercomputer at your fingertips

16 SEP 2021
The Shaggy Dog Edition

On Norm Macdonald, storytelling, and delivery

15 JUN 2021
The GPT-3 Edition

On writing machines, creativity, and on-demand AI

29 OCT 2020
Why Is This Interesting? - The Roblox Edition

On quarantine, avatars, and building identity in virtual worlds

18 SEP 2020
Why is this interesting? - The New Masses Edition

On the Great Depression, journalism, and different perspectives in history

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