On this episode, Dan Dzurak, a physical media fan, discusses his love for books that are “out there,” how his dad’s reading life informed his early reading memories, and why being compared to a character is one of his standout memories. We also get into the ups and downs of being feral readers when you know so many people in the hospitality industry.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Books Highlighted by Dan:
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
Approaching Oblivion by Harlan Ellison
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
Sleepless by Charlie Huston
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Dune by Frank Herbert
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Heat 2 by Meg Gardiner & Michael Mann
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