writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.

That definition feels somewhat satisfactory, but is there more to it than than? In today's episode, Tony and Andy dive into what defines literature, where the line is draw, and if books written for the specific purpose of selling copies and making money can be considered literature or not.

Here are the books mentioned in today's episode:

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Jordan Campbell

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

You Bright and Risen Angels by William T Vollman

Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis

Wailing, Madness, Shame, and Death by W. Gavin

Shogun by James Clavell

Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

Musashi’s Book of Five Rings

Heart of a Dog Mikhail Bulgakov

Master and the Magherita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Plum Springs by Dan Lawton

Saint Sebastian’s Abyss by Mark Haber

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

White Noise by Don Delillo

Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

The Recognitions by William Gaddis

JR by William Gaddis

Emoji Dick by Fred Benenson

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