117: Backlist: Larry McMurtry

In This Episode:

The thrilling conclusion to this year’s ToB bet: the guys talk about one of Christopher’s all-time-faves, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. They also talk about summer reading, about well-designed spines, and Drew reveals his trick for getting rid of a hundred books at a time.

The Ep. 117 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOK:

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Three from the NYRB: The Mountain Lion by Jean Stafford // The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy // The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Christopher: Three from the NYRB: The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West // The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing // The Summer Book by Tove Jansson — and Death to the Fascist Insect by the Symbionese Liberation Army

ALSO MENTIONED:

“21 Books You Don’t Have to Read” from GQ Magazine
The Counterlife by Philip Roth
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The Son by Philip Meyer
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Fall or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
Westworld (2016-present)
Continental Drift by Russell Banks
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Bojack Horseman (2014-present)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew: American Hippo by Sarah Gailey // Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, and Chris O’Halloran
Christopher: The Gunslinger by Stephen King // Costalegre by Courtney Maum // Tuca and Bertie (2019)

The Damn Bar