The Book Pile

SUMMARY: I pretty much summarized it with the title. I've read/listened to 50+ books since January 1 and I'M DONE. No, but I am done with two authors for sure, listen to find out who!
Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 200 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com
BOOKS LISTED IN THIS EPISODE:
I actually hope you listen to this episode before reading this list, I hate spoilers and giving them, but I also wanted to provide convenient links to all the books I mention. So listen first, I promise it's more fun than finding out this way. Are you done? Great, here you go:
Self Compassion: https://amzn.to/3SC5dyW
100 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think: https://amzn.to/3Zi5niG
What I'd Say to the Martians, by Jack Handey: https://amzn.to/4jxikw0
Means of Ascent (LBJ book #2): https://amzn.to/4kp295g
Sinbad by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/43XuLwG
Big Magic: https://amzn.to/4dMCVLP
All About Me, by Mel Brooks: https://amzn.to/3Hlysn1

SUMMARY: If you like James Bond, Hunger Games, Star Wars, or Lord of the Rings, you will LOVE this spy thriller! We know the cover looks like a therapy book, but it’s not! It has action and comedy and romance, not therapy that is good for you. Come listen to this gripping caper, which is not a therapy book. You don’t have to worry about your feelings in this fun popcorn book. It’s not a therapy book. Hit play.
WATCH KELLEN'S NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBt0W1zrDU&t=1237s
KELLEN ERSKINE IS IN ON TOUR!
APR 25-26 Indiana
MAY 9-10 Dallas
MAY 17 St Charles, IL
For tickets go to KellenErskine.com
-Get two free tickets to any of Kellen's live shows in 2025 by joining The Book Pile's Patreon at: 
https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile
-Dave’s book / game The Starlings is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMBBLGXN?ref=myi_title_dp
THE HOSTS!
-Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 200 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com
-David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan.

Have you heard of GK Chesterton? (No he's not that cheese-puff cat).
WATCH KELLEN'S NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBt0W1zrDU&t=1237s
KELLEN ERSKINE IS IN ON TOUR!
APR 25-26 Indiana
MAY 9-10 Dallas
MAY 17 St Charles, IL
For tickets go to KellenErskine.com
-Get two free tickets to any of Kellen's live shows in 2025 by joining The Book Pile's Patreon at: 
https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile

SUMMARY: This episode has everything you could hope for. Conspiracy theories. Hermione exoneration. And a rat who turns out to be a murderer. (Who knew Harry Potter was a sequel to 1300s Europe?) (It’s funny because the most devastating event imaginable happened many years ago.) (Your subconscious sense of humor deems the past to be intrinsically less worthy of empathy.) We hope you enjoy!
WATCH KELLEN'S NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBt0W1zrDU&t=1237s
KELLEN ERSKINE IS IN ON TOUR!
MAR 28 Bakersfield, CA
APR 2-4 St Pete, Clearwater, & Delray Beach, FL
APR 25-26 Indiana
MAY 9-10 Dallas
MAY 17 St Charles, IL
For tickets go to KellenErskine.com
-Get two free tickets to any of Kellen's live shows in 2025 by joining The Book Pile's Patreon at: 
https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile
-Dave’s book / game The Starlings is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMBBLGXN?ref=myi_title_dp
THE HOSTS!
-Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 200 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com
-David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan.

SUMMARY: Fight Club is a story with one of the most famous twist endings in book and movie history (they find out violence is good...) But before it was a hit movie, did you know it was also a disgusting book? Join Kellen and Dave as they complain about this well-written book they both kind of hate.
WATCH KELLEN'S NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBt0W1zrDU&t=1237s
KELLEN ERSKINE IS IN ON TOUR!
MAR 16 New Bremen, OH
MAR 20 Pittsburgh
MAR 28 Bakersfield, CA
APR 2-4 St Pete, Clearwater, & Delray Beach, FL
APR 25-26 Indiana
MAY 9-10 Dallas
MAY 17 St Charles, IL
For tickets go to KellenErskine.com
-Get two free tickets to any of Kellen's live shows in 2025 by joining The Book Pile's Patreon at: 
https://www.patreon.com/TheBookPile
-Dave’s book / game The Starlings is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMBBLGXN?ref=myi_title_dp
THE HOSTS!
-Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 200 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com
-David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan.