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‘Life of M’ by Rachel Cusk, With Gregg Rosenthal

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Gregg Rosenthal, Anthony’s best friend and former JRVP cohost, joins the show to discuss Rachel Cusk’s ‘Life of M’ and recommend a few books for Anthony’s reading list. They also catch up on Gregg’s family, Anthony puts Gregg through the JBC Gauntlet, and the guys dive into a Reddit horror story about a man who joined an all-woman book club.


(00:00) Introduction: Jeselnik Book Club Past, Present, Future
(01:16) Chapter 1: Gregg’s Family
(07:00) Chapter 2: ‘Life of M’ by Rachel Cusk
(30:26) Chapter 3: Jeselnik Book Club Gauntlet
(44:14) Chapter 4: One Additional Question
(46:20) Chapter 5: Book Club Horror Stories
(53:18) Acknowledgments: Gregg’s Gift and Listener Requests
(1:03:30) To Be Continued: Patton Oswalt Joins the Show Next Week
Email me at JeselnikBookClub@gmail.com by October 26 with your thoughts and questions about our next book club selection, ‘The Trees’ by Percival Everett.


Join Jeselnik Book Club: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/the-jeselnik-book-club
Tour dates: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/tour

Host: Anthony Jeselnik
Supervising Producer: Magdalena Munao
Talent Booker: Paige Garbarini
Creative Producer: Daniel Comer
Technical Director: Chris Wohlers
Set Design: Jonathan Ratliff and Gitu Mehra
Editor: Matt Pevic
Social: Keith Fujimoto
Additional Production Supervision: Jack Wilson

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