Trevor Berrett
@mookse.bsky.social
Books and Film | The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast with @bibliopaul.bsky.social | 2017 Best Translated Book Award Judge
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Sad to hear of the passing of Daniel Woodrell who wrote so many great books; Winter's Bone, Tomato Red, The Death of Sweet Mister, the three that I've read.
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sad to hear of the passing of Daniel Woodrell who wrote so many great books; Winter's Bone, Tomato Red, The Death of Sweet Mister, the three that I've read.
Our first snow of the season!
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Our first snow of the season!
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Enjoying this episode on a snowy work morning. Definitely thankful for the bookish communities I have found online.
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 120: Gratitude and Holiday Reading
In this Thanksgiving episode, we start by reflecting on the bookish communities that make the solitary act of reading feel richer and more connected.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Enjoying this episode on a snowy work morning. Definitely thankful for the bookish communities I have found online.
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 120: Gratitude and Holiday Reading
In this Thanksgiving episode, we start by reflecting on the bookish communities that make the solitary act of reading feel richer and more connected.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
The Eclipse Viewer podcast is live again! @peutetre.bsky.social and I recorded the first of our episode covering the newest Eclipse series from @criterion.bsky.social: Abbas Kiarostami—Early Shorts and Features. open.substack.com/pub/eclipsev...
Episode 64 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 1]
This podcast focuses on the Eclipse Series, Blu-ray box set editions of lost, forgotten, or overshadowed films recently revived by the Criterion Collection.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Eclipse Viewer podcast is live again! @peutetre.bsky.social and I recorded the first of our episode covering the newest Eclipse series from @criterion.bsky.social: Abbas Kiarostami—Early Shorts and Features. open.substack.com/pub/eclipsev...
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I’m really enjoying this episode, and not just because of all the @onebrightbook.bsky.social mentions — what a fascinating topic book collection culling/pruning is! It’s something I’m thinking about a lot as books pour in and available space is disappearing in my house.
Our new episode is up! This week @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are joined by @ds228.bsky.social to discuss the agony of book culling! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 119: The Art (and Agony) of Book Culling
This week, Trevor and Paul are joined by Dorian Stuber of One Bright Book to talk about the difficult, liberating art of culling books.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m really enjoying this episode, and not just because of all the @onebrightbook.bsky.social mentions — what a fascinating topic book collection culling/pruning is! It’s something I’m thinking about a lot as books pour in and available space is disappearing in my house.
How exciting to see a Blu-ray upgrade for one of my favorite Eclipse sets from @criterion.bsky.social: Lubitsch Musicals! This comes in February. www.criterion.com/boxsets/517-...
Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals
Renowned as a silent-film pioneer and the man who refined Hollywood comedy with such masterpieces as Trouble in Paradise, The Shop Around the Corner, and To Be or Not to Be, Ernst Lubitsch also had an...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
How exciting to see a Blu-ray upgrade for one of my favorite Eclipse sets from @criterion.bsky.social: Lubitsch Musicals! This comes in February. www.criterion.com/boxsets/517-...
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This is an interesting listen for anyone who has agonised over pruning or culling their book collection at some point. #BookSky 💙📚
Our new episode is up! This week @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are joined by @ds228.bsky.social to discuss the agony of book culling! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 119: The Art (and Agony) of Book Culling
This week, Trevor and Paul are joined by Dorian Stuber of One Bright Book to talk about the difficult, liberating art of culling books.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is an interesting listen for anyone who has agonised over pruning or culling their book collection at some point. #BookSky 💙📚
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Fresh off of our episode about book culling, here is a stack I’ve picked up over the last month. Am I doing it right, @mookse.bsky.social and @ds228.bsky.social ?
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Fresh off of our episode about book culling, here is a stack I’ve picked up over the last month. Am I doing it right, @mookse.bsky.social and @ds228.bsky.social ?
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This week, @mookse.bsky.social and I joined are by @ds228.bsky.social of @onebrightbook.bsky.social to talk about the difficult, liberating art of culling books. What does it mean to let go of the stories we’ve carried with us? Is it an act of loss, renewal, or self-knowledge?
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This week, @mookse.bsky.social and I joined are by @ds228.bsky.social of @onebrightbook.bsky.social to talk about the difficult, liberating art of culling books. What does it mean to let go of the stories we’ve carried with us? Is it an act of loss, renewal, or self-knowledge?
Our new episode is up! This week @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are joined by @ds228.bsky.social to discuss the agony of book culling! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 119: The Art (and Agony) of Book Culling
This week, Trevor and Paul are joined by Dorian Stuber of One Bright Book to talk about the difficult, liberating art of culling books.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Our new episode is up! This week @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are joined by @ds228.bsky.social to discuss the agony of book culling! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
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We publish ‘Makeshift’ by Sarah Campion at the end of next month! Pre-order now here: www.boilerhouse.pres...
‘Makeshift’ is a fascinating and long-neglected novel about the struggle to establish an identity in an unstable and intolerant world, told in an unforgettable voice.
@neglectedbooks.com
‘Makeshift’ is a fascinating and long-neglected novel about the struggle to establish an identity in an unstable and intolerant world, told in an unforgettable voice.
@neglectedbooks.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We publish ‘Makeshift’ by Sarah Campion at the end of next month! Pre-order now here: www.boilerhouse.pres...
‘Makeshift’ is a fascinating and long-neglected novel about the struggle to establish an identity in an unstable and intolerant world, told in an unforgettable voice.
@neglectedbooks.com
‘Makeshift’ is a fascinating and long-neglected novel about the struggle to establish an identity in an unstable and intolerant world, told in an unforgettable voice.
@neglectedbooks.com
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So glad to be revisiting the work of Abbas Kiarostami with my podcasting partner of many years!
We are excited to have in hand Eclipse Series 47: Abbas Kiarostami—Early Shorts and Features! Soon @peutetre.bsky.social and I will be recording a new episode of The Eclipse Viewer! So thrilled @criterion.bsky.social is relaunching this series, and this is a particularly lovely set!
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So glad to be revisiting the work of Abbas Kiarostami with my podcasting partner of many years!
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The first volume of Emily Dickinson’s Poems was published posthumously 135 years ago, on November 12, 1890. After discovering the manuscripts in which Dickinson had collected her writing, her sister, Lavinia, worked to have the poems edited and published—igniting a bitter family feud in the process.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The first volume of Emily Dickinson’s Poems was published posthumously 135 years ago, on November 12, 1890. After discovering the manuscripts in which Dickinson had collected her writing, her sister, Lavinia, worked to have the poems edited and published—igniting a bitter family feud in the process.
We are excited to have in hand Eclipse Series 47: Abbas Kiarostami—Early Shorts and Features! Soon @peutetre.bsky.social and I will be recording a new episode of The Eclipse Viewer! So thrilled @criterion.bsky.social is relaunching this series, and this is a particularly lovely set!
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We are excited to have in hand Eclipse Series 47: Abbas Kiarostami—Early Shorts and Features! Soon @peutetre.bsky.social and I will be recording a new episode of The Eclipse Viewer! So thrilled @criterion.bsky.social is relaunching this series, and this is a particularly lovely set!
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Just a note to say that if you were a supporter of @mookse.bsky.social and @bibliopaul.bsky.social podcast, you could ALREADY listen to my conversation with the boys about getting rid of books.
The rest of you have to wait until Thursday.
The rest of you have to wait until Thursday.
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just a note to say that if you were a supporter of @mookse.bsky.social and @bibliopaul.bsky.social podcast, you could ALREADY listen to my conversation with the boys about getting rid of books.
The rest of you have to wait until Thursday.
The rest of you have to wait until Thursday.
This weekend, I started Time Regained, the final volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s become a part of every day. I’m going to miss it when it’s done, so I’m going to be sure to savor my time with this last volume.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This weekend, I started Time Regained, the final volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s become a part of every day. I’m going to miss it when it’s done, so I’m going to be sure to savor my time with this last volume.
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Here's hoping: A chat with Douglas Bruton about his novel Hope Never Knew Horizon
With Lindy of Lindy's Magpie Reads
youtu.be/sAIQmTfuEAg
With Lindy of Lindy's Magpie Reads
youtu.be/sAIQmTfuEAg
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November 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Here's hoping: A chat with Douglas Bruton about his novel Hope Never Knew Horizon
With Lindy of Lindy's Magpie Reads
youtu.be/sAIQmTfuEAg
With Lindy of Lindy's Magpie Reads
youtu.be/sAIQmTfuEAg
What I'm currently reading: The Vanishing Man, by Laura Cumming. When in London recently, I bought this at the National Gallery. I’ve been wanting it since @john-self.bsky.social and @jacquiwine.bsky.social recommended it. Wonderfully written and just what I'm wanting on these early November nights.
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
What I'm currently reading: The Vanishing Man, by Laura Cumming. When in London recently, I bought this at the National Gallery. I’ve been wanting it since @john-self.bsky.social and @jacquiwine.bsky.social recommended it. Wonderfully written and just what I'm wanting on these early November nights.
We had to record this latest episode on the go, but it was a fun way to commemorate a big personal milestone: I’ve lost 40 pounds since late July, and a big part of that sustained success has been books! Thanks @bibliopaul.bsky.social for celebrating with me! mookse.substack.com/p/118-whole-...
118: Whole Body Reading: Reading, Walking and Well-Being
In this special on-the-go episode, Trevor and Paul take the podcast out for a walk.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We had to record this latest episode on the go, but it was a fun way to commemorate a big personal milestone: I’ve lost 40 pounds since late July, and a big part of that sustained success has been books! Thanks @bibliopaul.bsky.social for celebrating with me! mookse.substack.com/p/118-whole-...
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In this on-the-go episode, @mookse.bsky.social and I take the podcast out for a walk. Trevor reflects on how he's lost 40 pounds and discovered ways to bring books into every part of his daily rhythm. From audiobooks on walks to reading as recovery, we explore making reading a full-body experience.
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In this on-the-go episode, @mookse.bsky.social and I take the podcast out for a walk. Trevor reflects on how he's lost 40 pounds and discovered ways to bring books into every part of his daily rhythm. From audiobooks on walks to reading as recovery, we explore making reading a full-body experience.
Library book club night! We’re discussing The Scarlet Letter. I first read it thirty years ago, as a junior in high school. I’ve wanted to reread it for years since I remembered very little other than the main elements. Excited to discuss it with others!
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Library book club night! We’re discussing The Scarlet Letter. I first read it thirty years ago, as a junior in high school. I’ve wanted to reread it for years since I remembered very little other than the main elements. Excited to discuss it with others!
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The American Masters doc on Edgar Allan Poe, "Buried Alive," is now up on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zank... For the NEH, I wrote a piece on Poe's hatchet-job reviews, tied to the doc's release: www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS
YouTube video by American Masters PBS
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October 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The American Masters doc on Edgar Allan Poe, "Buried Alive," is now up on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zank... For the NEH, I wrote a piece on Poe's hatchet-job reviews, tied to the doc's release: www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
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For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Announcing the Children's Booker Prize | The Booker Prize
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
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October 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM