Episode Sixty-Nine: Julie Buntin
In This Episode:
Julie Buntin, author of the summer smash Marlena, swings through the Damn Library with Edan Lepucki's not-quite-a-noir Woman No. 17 in tow. She and the guys drink Spicy Bobs, talk about injecting reality into fiction, and the excitement of novels that live up to the hype.
Other Highlights:
* debuts for the win
* is Julie a Cat or a Marlena?
* the truth of Spicy Bob's!
* We launched a Patreon! It's been a little while now, but if you haven't supported us, you should. Might even be some deleted scenes from this episode in it for you, WHO'S TO SAY?!
LISTEN:
THE EP. 69 BOOKSHELF
(CONTAINING ALL THE BOOKS DISCUSSED WHILE RECORDING)
THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Drew: Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash (via Powell's Indiespensable)
Christopher: Door to Door by Edward Humes
Julie: Violation: Collected Essays by Sallie Tisdale
ALSO MENTIONED:
A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Managh
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
California by Edan Lepucki
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
My Struggle Vol. 1 by Karl Ove Knausgård
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Christopher: My Struggle Vol. 2 by Karl Ove Knausgård
Drew: Young Radicals by Jeremy McCarter
Julie: Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong / Chemistry by Weike Wang / The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker / Good Morning Midnight by Jean Rhys
