Episode Thirty-Nine: #ToB16 Chatter

In This Episode:

The nitty meets the gritty as the guys hunker down to prognosticate, ruminate, masticate, and otherwise consider the ups and downs of the first three weeks of the 2016 Tournament of Books.

Other highlights:

* No more facial hair. You can't see it and we didn't mention it, but it's still news.
* A defense of the zombie (round).
* Friendly wagers are made.
* Spring has sprung with deliciousness from Brooklyn Gin.

LISTEN:

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The Ep. 39 Bookshelf

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: High-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Christopher: Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sarah Baume

ALSO MENTIONED:

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson
How Should a Person Be? by Shelia Heti
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
The Sellout by Paul Beatty
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira
Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

ToB16 Rooster Predictions:

Drew: The Sellout over Fates and Furies
Christopher: The Turner House over The Tsar of Love and Techno

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew: Blackbirds (and the whole Miriam Black series) by Chuck Wendig
Christopher: Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down by Rosecrans Baldwin