The Book ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Based On
3/10/20261 hr 12 min
As the Academy Awards approach, Jeff and Rebecca discuss Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, the book that inspired Best Picture frontrunner One Battle After Another.
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First 90 secondsJeff O'Neill· Host0:00
This episode of Zero to Well Read is presented by thriftbooks.com. With over 19 million new and used books to choose from, you can find all the books to fill your shelves at thriftbooks.com, including editions of Vineland, which we're running today, again, in anticipation of the Oscars coming out relatively soon, and One Battle After Another being a top contender for a whole bunch of awards. And of course, it is based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, which came out in 1990. And on thriftbooks.com right now, there is a first edition available, several, in fact, the cheapest of which runs for $91, but it doesn't have a dust jacket. But if you want something a little nicer, you can go up in price from there. Or if you want a reading copy, the new Penguin editions you can get in paperback right now as cheap as $17. That's more than $4 off the cover price. In addition to all sorts of other cool editions from around the country, things that have been issued ever since, thriftbooks.com is a great way to find a book that you've been meaning to read, add it to your shelf. Maybe you're gonna read it now. Maybe you'll read it in the future. All right. Let's get into the show with Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. Welcome to Zero to Well Read, a podcast about everything you need to know about the books you wish you read. I'm Jeff O'Neill.
Rebecca Schinsky· Host1:20
And I'm Rebecca Schinsky. With the Academy Awards coming up this weekend, we are re-sharing the episode that we recorded last fall about Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, which is the book that inspired the Best Picture