"Cat Person" was the first story ever to go "viral" and was the subject of an earlier episode between Caleb and his wife Brittany. When Kristen Roupenian's collection came out, it was a no-brainer for us. But does the book live up to the hype created by "Cat Person"?

We take a trip Down Under then to NYC then back to Australia then... somewhere with The Australian by Emma Smith-Stevens. We chat briefly about some previous Dzanc books we read and what we thought about this debut (hardback??) from a cool writer.

Emma Cline's novel THE GIRLS was one of the very first books we read for the podcast, so her return was inevitable, as soon as we saw her name in the New Yorker. We read her story "Son of Friedman" and try a new beer!

Join Caleb and Justin on tour as they chat about PANIC YEARS by Daniel DiFranco, a novel about Paul, his approaching 30s, and his last rodeo as an aspiring musician. They chat about how the book makes them feel, the kind of band they think Qualia may be, and other bull shit, too.

69 - THE MISTER by EL James - NICE by Bridge Eight Press

Justin and Caleb talk often about how much they love Swamplandia! by Karen Russell, but do they feel the same about her new collection of stories? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z.

We welcome local member of the literati and spectacular editor Jessica Hatch to talk about MOSTLY DEAD THINGS by Kristen Arnett, whom Caleb refers to as his "Orlando spirit animal."

For the end of the month New Yorker episode, we talk about a weird story from Andrea Lee and try a new beer.

Caleb shot-gunned a Steel Reserve before recording today's episode.

64 - THE HEAVEN OF ANIMALS by David James Poissant by Bridge Eight Press