188: Tom Scharpling (IT NEVER ENDS, THE BEST SHOW, and more)
In This Episode:
Living Legend Tom Scharpling drops into The Damn Library to chat about the paperback release of his national bestseller, It Never Ends, and his recent 24-hour Best Show episode triumph. There are discussions of legacy, mystery, what it was like to work together on the book, and the bizarre temporal reality created from writing something and then waiting forever for it to appear on shelves. Plus a lot more.
THE EP. 188 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Tom: Drive My Car (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) blu-ray
Raging Bull (dir. Scorcese) blu-ray
Christopher: Fuzz by Mary Roach
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
ALSO MENTIONED:
Stiff by Mary Roach
Bonk by Mary Roach
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
The Offer (Peacock)
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Good Pop, Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker
Monk (USA)
Columbo (NBC)
Rockford Files (NBC)
Works of Raymond Chandler
Works of Elmore Leonard
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
Mila-18 by Leon Uris
Strictly Ballroom (dir. Baz Luhrmann)
The Great Gatsby (dir. Baz Luhrmann)
Last Train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick
Careless Love by Peter Guralnick
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Tom: Elvis (dir. Baz Luhrmann)
Christopher: One’s Company by Ashley Hutson
