With both of the guys out of the running for the SuperRooster bet, they decide to jointly choose a ~spooky~ author for a backlist episode: Mark Z. Danielewski. A descent into House of Leaves ensues, with much talk of ergodic literature, dreams, home-buying, and more. We promise no jump-scares in this one!

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What’d you buy?

Drew: Night Worms (October package): The Cipher by Kathe Koja // The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson // coffee, stickers, bookmarks!

Christopher: The Codex Seraphinianus // XX by Rian Hughes // Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

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This Episode’s Recommendations:

Drew: The Fisherman by John Langan // The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Christopher: classic horror cinema for scaredy-cats, particularly Rosemary’s Baby, Carrie, and Psycho

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This week’s themed cocktail:

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So Many Damn Books

So Many Damn Books

A blessing, a curse, a podcast. est. 2014. Christopher (@cdhermelin) invites folks to the Damn Library to talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through their never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in hand. Recorded at the Damn Library in Brooklyn, NY.