A few of you requested Neil Gaiman, and so we read Neil Gaiman. Those of you who made the request, prepare to be disappointed. We welcomed local writer and creative person Hurley Winkler onto the podcast to chat about NEVERWHERE, a New York Times best-selling piece of fantasy garbage. We chat about passive protagonists, flimsy plot devices, and poorly-written female characters. If you hate our review, let us know!

Dear Justin, fuck you and your review of this book. Love, Caleb.

The guys talk about a Fargo-esque novel by Brock Clarke and fall into a discussion of changing point of views, convoluted plots, and humor in storytelling.

Another month, another New Yorker story. Neither of us had heard of Yiyun Li before, but we read her short story in this month's New Yorker. Justin burns his bacon and interrupts the podcast to save Caleb's house, then the guys try a beer from Kona Brewing Company. Drink yourself a book. Read yourself a beer.

Caleb has an MFA. Justin didn't finish college. Both read a shit ton and do this podcast together. Does it matter how either of them got here? This week they talk about WORK by Bud Smith, a memoirish collection of short essays that have to do with making art and doing what it takes to get by.

A chapbook of... fiction? Caleb and Justin discuss THE QUIET PART LOUD, winner of Split Lip Press's 2018 Turnbuckle Chapbook contest, and try to figure out whether or not this form is an effective space for fiction writers to showcase their work.

It's the FIFTIETH episode of the Drunken Book Review Podcast and we're bringing back an old friend! C. H. Hooks is the author of Bridge Eight's debut novel, ALLIGATOR ZOO-PARK MAGIC and original member of the podcast. They spend some time chatting about the book before Caleb and Justin ask each other the best questions they could think of.

Would you trust a car the could drive itself? How about an American Pale Ale produced by PBR? Both? Neither? TC Boyle has another story in the New Yorker, so we've given it a read and picked out a new beer for us to try. Enjoy the podcast? Be sure to share it with your friends and give us a rating or two where you can.

Have you been dumped at a convent by your family during war times? Are you desperately awaiting your 18th birthday so you can run away and become a secretary for a rich executive? Are you a 15 to 16 year old girl named Guinevere? This week, we talk about how none of those things pertain to us, but how we managed to like the book anyway. Remember to rate, subscribe, and share the podcast with your friends!

Is your uncle ruining your life for the sake of his own artistic endeavors? Is your girlfriend unconvinced of your desire to marry her? Do you have random urges to commit violence but never do? Then you might identify with the plight of Stanley in Joseph Scapellato's debut novel The Made-Up Man. Joseph's first book Big Lonesome was an early favorite of the podcast. Does the novel live up to our first love? Do you even give a fuck?

HORSE LATITUDES is a new novel by Morris Collins and published by Dzanc Books, a publisher we love here at the Drunken Book Review. We learn that the novel has nothing to do with horses, very little to do with latitudes, and a lot to do with human trafficking. Give us a listen and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe.