Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-08-11
Books mentioned on Bonnie and Clyde
You've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime couple? Listen in to find out.
Josh Clark discussed Fugitives: the Story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker by Jan Fortune, Fugitives; The Story of Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker by Emma Parker and others, and My Life with Bonnie and Clyde by Blanche Caldwell Barrow.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fugitives: the Story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker
Discussed“There was a book initially from Bonnie's mother and Clyde's sister. They got together and wrote a book called Fugitives {colon} uh the story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.”
Where to get it
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Fugitives; The Story of Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker
Discussed“There was a book initially from Bonnie's mother and Clyde's sister. They got together and wrote a book called Fugitives {colon} uh the story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.”
Where to get it
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My Life with Bonnie and Clyde
Discussed“As far as Blanche, uh she was Buck's, you know, there's um Clyde's sister-in-law. And Buck's wife, who was uh blinded in one eye, she served 6 years, was paroled in '39, and wrote her book uh My Life with Bonnie and Clyde, no colons.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Black Postcards
“Well, he put his guitar up, and it's the one that's on the cover of the his book, Black Postcards, and he's huge in the studio and on tour, and I was like, huh, so then let me just see how much he wants.”