164: Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman (THE VERY NICE BOX) & Kristen Arnett's WITH TEETH

In This Episode:

Christopher and Drew are joined in the zoom hysperspace universe with writing duo Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman, creators of the inventive rom-com thriller The Very Nice Box. They all get into how Gleichman and Blackett's partnership started, the joys of creating a sideways satire, and the desire to create warmth in the pages even as the book becomes a thriller. Then, they sink their chompers into Kristen Arnett's With Teeth, and how it makes you feel on the edge of a panic attack the whole time.

The Ep. 164 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew — Appleseed by Matt Bell // “The Very Good Box” from The Very Good Butchers
Christopher — KORG Volca Sample 2 // Hangin’ Out With Cici by Francine Pascal
Laura — a bolo tie // Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
Eve — Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin // a GE Café gas range + stove

ALSO MENTIONED:

“Baseball Field” by Haruki Murakami
All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg
Mostly Dead Things by Kirsten Arnett
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
What We Do in the Shadows (created by Jermaine Clement, 2019-present)
Difficult People (created by Julie Klausner, 2017-2019)
The Best Show

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew — The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Christopher — Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder // It Never Ends by Tom Scharpling
Laura — The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is My Girlfriend by Maddy Court // HOW TO with John Wilson
Eve — Milk Fed by Melissa Broder // bacon spicy smoky sweet peanuts from CMB Goin’ Nuts // Master of None Season 3

The Damn Bar