The Bowie Book Club

10/20/2025

This month on the we read Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley, which (much to our surprise) is not Chronicles of Narnia fan-fic despite the appearance of a Big Lion who solves everything. Also features lots of drugs.

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club , where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley , which (much to our surprise) is not Chronicles of Narnia fan-fic despite the

10/11/2025

10/06/2025

Spooky Season on the podcast! We’re reading ‘Diary of A Drug Fiend’ by the “wickedest man in the world,” Aleister Crowley.

09/22/2025

This month on the podcast we read (or maybe just encountered on the Astral Plane?) The Spear of Destiny, Trevor Ravenscroft’s minimally factual tale of the occult and its hallucinatory hold on Adolf Hilter.

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club , where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read (or maybe just encountered on the Astral Plane?) The Spear of Destiny, Trevor Ravenscroft's minimally factual tale of th

09/12/2025

This month on we’re in the spooky, scary world of Trevor Ravenscroft’s “Spear of Destiny.”

09/09/2025

Notes from a musical in progress called "The Spectator" -- an "18th Century musical" -- will be part of the V&A Bowie archive, opening Sept 13!

David Bowie was working on an "18th century" themed musical at the time of his death, which will feature in a new London centre dedicated to the seminal British artist,

09/04/2025

Next year is Labyrinth's 30th birthday. It is hard to believe upon release "...critics were negative, it grossed hardly half its budget... In fact, Labyrinth was yanked from some theaters less than a month after its release." see this article in Literary Hub

“You have no power over me!” When Jim Henson’s musical fantasy film Labyrinth released in 1986, no one could have predicted its lasting cultural impact that keeps people watching nearly forty years…

08/18/2025

This month on the podcast we read Backstage Passes by Angie Bowie, a tell-all that includes flying saucers, devil-haunted pools, and John Bonham’s breakfast. Oh, and David Bowie too.

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club , where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Backstage Passes by Angie Bowie, a tell-all that includes flying saucers, devil-haunted pools, and John Bonham's breakfa

08/09/2025

We’re working our way through Angie Bowie’s scathing tell-all this month for the podcast.

07/22/2025

This month on the podcast we read - The Paintings, a collection of works by a very prolific narcissist who packed a lot of splayed figures and elongated fingers into his brief life.
https://www.bowiebookclub.com/episodes/2025/7/21/egon-schiele-the-paintings

07/22/2025

This month on the podcast we read Egon Schiele - The Paintings a collection of works by a very prolific narcissist who packed a lot of splayed figures and elongated fingers into his brief life!

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Egon Schiele - The Paintings, a collection of works by a very proflic narcissist who packed a lot of splayed figures and ...

07/10/2025

Schiele in the summertime.
Reading this month’s pick, in the hammock.