Guest Larry Charles and host Joshua Turek talk SF and LA noir, science fiction grounded on Earth, Larry's new memoir Comedy Samurai . They talk personal growth, the transformative power of literature and how reading can serve as both a source of pleasure and a means of preserving sacred knowledge.
for Josh's poetry books, they're on sale until the end of the year, signed copies available domestically at joshuaturek.com
Books Talked About Include:
Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson
City of Night by John Reshy
crime writers: edward bunker, jim thompson, david goodis, raymond chandler, dashiell hammet
The Woman Chase by Charles WIliford
The Ripley Books by Patricia Highsmith
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy Hughes
The Motel Life by Willy Vlauten
The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
Service by John Tottenham
Ablutions by Patrick Dewitt
Days of the Locust by Nathaniel West
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