Robin and James commiserate about agoraphobia and how nice is boring before discussing her excellent new book, CRASH COURSE, and the life and craft lessons it contains. Plus, Melanie McNair from Malaprop's Bookstore discusses how HB2 has impacted business and recommends LGBT titles.

Robin and James Discuss:

The New Yorker

The Colorado Review

The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol 1 (Norton)

Raymond Carver

Gordon Lish

"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

O. Henry

"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

Alice Munro

Jim Shepard

Neil LaBute

Melanie and James Discuss:

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

We the Animals by Justin Torres

Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) by Thea Hillman

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Another Country by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith