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Every book Timothy Denevi recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Timothy Denevi appears on, in one place — not just one.
Timothy Denevi’s most recommended books
- Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
- Ask the Dust by John Fante
- 1933 was a Bad Year by John Fante
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
- Stories I Tell Myself by Juan F. Thompson
- Brotherhood Of The Grape by John Fante
- Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante
- Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson
- Full of Life by John Fante
- Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S. Thompson
Timothy Denevi appeared as a guest on programs such as The Daily Stoic and The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss journalism, literary history, and the works of authors like John Fante and Hunter S. Thompson. During his conversation with Ryan Holiday, Denevi recommended John Fante's semi-autobiographical novel 1933 Was a Bad Year, noting its depiction of the youth Italian-American experience. On The Joe Rogan Experience, he recommended Juan F. Thompson's memoir Stories I Tell Myself, praising its honest and brilliant writing regarding the author's father during his final days. Alongside these direct recommendations, Denevi discussed numerous other literary works in depth. He talked about Fante's Brotherhood of the Grape in connection to Roseville and the immigrant experience, and mentioned other Fante titles including The Road to Los Angeles and Ask the Dust, detailing the latter's troubled publication history. Specifically, Denevi explained how protracted legal battles and marketing budget depletion stemming from an unauthorized English edition of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf severely overshadowed the release of Fante's breakthrough novel and left it largely forgotten for a time.
Books recommended by Timothy Denevi
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Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels by Hunter S.
Discussed“Not weirdly, like, counter-programming to popular culture, but there's also weirdly something conservative about them. Do you know what I mean? Like, Hunter S. Thompson is ultimately indicting the Hell's Angels.”
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Ask the Dust
John Fante's celebrated novel captures the grit, struggles, and desperation of a young, aspiring writer navigating the harsh realities of Depression-era Los Angeles.
Discussed“But so Fonte, he writes Ask the Dust. It's supposed to be his breakthrough novel.”
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1933 was a Bad Year
1933 was a Bad Year by John Fante is a semi-autobiographical novel capturing the adolescent experiences and inner life of a young Italian-American growing up during the Great Depression.
Discussed“Maybe 1933 was a bad year, The Road to Los Angeles. He has a couple books about his journey.”
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“and then a friend had an audiobook of fear and loathing and so i just remember the first time hearing that old audiobook of fear and loathing were somewhere around barstow on the edge of the desert”
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Stories I Tell Myself
Stories I Tell Myself by Juan F.
Recommended“so it's interesting i would say read stories i tell myself that moment is so honestly and brilliantly written by juan”
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Brotherhood Of The Grape
Brotherhood Of The Grape by John Fante is a novel that explores immigrant experiences, family dynamics, and the Italian-American background centered around Roseville.
Discussed“I just read Brotherhood of the Great. Oh, really? Because it's about Roseville.”
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Dreams from Bunker Hill
Discussed“He dictates to his wife the sequel Dreams from Bunker Hill. How's that? Because that's done. It's not done, written out.”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“and then a friend had an audiobook of fear and loathing”
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Full of Life
Full of Life by John Fante is an autobiographical novel that chronicles the emotional and domestic challenges faced by a young writer dealing with his wife's difficult pregnancy and his own family tensions.
Discussed“He wrote this book, Full of Life, which was his most popular book. It wasn't a popular book, but it gets turned into a big movie”
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Kingdom of Fear
Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S.
Discussed“and then a friend had an audiobook of fear and loathing and so i just remember the first time hearing that old audiobook of fear and loathing were somewhere around barstow on the edge of the desert”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is Adolf Hitler's notorious autobiographical manifesto detailing his political ideology and antisemitic worldview.
Discussed“They published an unauthorized edition of Mein Kampf. Oh, wow.”
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On the Road
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a seminal autobiographical novel that chronicles the cross-country road trips of its protagonist and captures the restless energy of the Beat Generation.
Discussed“realizes that neil cassidy who's blackout drunk who is dean moriarty and on the road by jack herreck”
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey's classic novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" portrays institutional life and psychiatric practices through the experiences of patients in a mental asylum.
Discussed“he had moved up to la honda on the success of his first book um one flew over the cuckoo's nest and had just written another beautiful book”
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Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers is a comprehensive and revealing biography by Joe Hagan that chronicles the life and times of Jann Wenner alongside the turbulent history of Rolling Stone magazine.
Discussed“and sticky fingers was a great the document of the new book on um the new book on yon winner has great moments of thompson in the 70s just being kind of lost”
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe is a classic work of New Journalism chronicling Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and their psychedelic adventures across America in the 1960s.
Discussed“okay to recreate that scene in electric kool-aid acid test”
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“once again didn't he do that with the great gatsby”
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The Road to Los Angeles
Discussed“Maybe 1933 was a bad year, The Road to Los Angeles. He has a couple books about his journey.”
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There and Then
Discussed“He wrote a memoir at 76 about being a fighter pilot among other things in the korean war lyric literary”
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Books Timothy Denevi wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Timothy Denevi on Hunter S Thompson and the Art of Journalism (Part 1) | The Daily Stoic | 2023-11-18 | 11 |
| #1264 - Timothy Denevi | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-03-13 | 12 |
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“so my first book was called hyper um a personal history of adhd”
“so my first book was called hyper um a personal history of adhd so it was about being medicated as a child”
“freak kingdom hunter thompson's ten year mana crusade against american fascism”