So Many Damn Books

Christopher Hermelin

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Booking Overview

This is a literary interview podcast focused on books, reading, literature, publishing, and the personal experience of working through a reading life; episodes typically feature authors, writers, and culturally relevant people discussing a book they bring to the conversation. PR agencies could credibly pitch published authors, literary professionals, and public figures with relevant books or strong reading and cultural connections; booking difficulty is likely medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 269

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.8k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Christopher Hermelin - Creator and host of a long-running literary podcast recorded in Brooklyn, where he discusses books, reading, literature, publishing, and themed drinks with invited guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, writers, literary professionals, and public figures with a strong connection to books, reading, publishing, or cultural commentary.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Relevant podcast or media work, Notable cultural or entertainment experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Stephen Fishbach - Escape!, Survivor, The Jungle, Self-mythologizing, And William Golding's Lord Of The Flies.

Ailsa Ross - Hovel, Destruction, Mosquitoes, Museum Photo Licensing, And Jean Rhys's Voyage In The Dark.

Recent Topics

Literature, Books, Publishing, Reading, Authors

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
So Many Damn Books
:

259: Stephen Fishbach (ESCAPE!) & William Golding's LORD OF THE FLIES

June 26, 2026

Two-time Survivor contestant, cohost of the Survivor podcast We Know Survivor, as well as the literary podcast Paraphrase, Stephen Fishbach drops onto the island SMDB and brings along the swashbuckling spirit of his novel Escape! As you might expect, Survivor is discussed, as is the jungle in general, and self-mythologizing, and then we tear into the savagery of William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies.For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnboo...

258: Ailsa Ross (HOVEL) & Jean Rhys' VOYAGE IN THE DARK

June 05, 2026

Ailsa Ross uses the power of the internet to join Christopher and chat about the pleasure of destruction, letting mosquitoes bite, the cost of licensing museum photos, and other things too. Plus, she brings along a Jean Rhys novel that wasn’t Wide Sargasso Sea,Voyage in the Dark, and both enjoy the embattled, embittered voice.For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/episode-258Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, ...

257: Reading Journal

May 15, 2026

I hang out and chat a bit about books I've read recently! Fun, right? So much fun.For the drink recipe, every book mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/episode-257Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, listen to exclusive episodes, and get access to the SMDB virtual book stoop a couple times a year! https://patreon.com/smdbmusic: Disaster Magichttps://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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