Episode 22: Dealer’s Choice - T. C. Boyle

The second installment of our "Dealer's Choice" occasional series - in which your Book XChange podcast hosts decide to feature a particular writer whose work we feel deserves in-depth discussion and recommendation. This time around, it's one of America's most acclaimed and energetic living writers, Thomas Coraghessan (T. C.) Boyle. Widely known and appreciated for his prolific output, cultural satire, environmental themes and rollicking, often biting sense of humor, Mr. Boyle is the author of some 18 novels and 12 short story collections across 40+ years. But Jude and John have at times had different reactions to his work, and this makes for a lively and multi-faceted discussion that we hope listeners with find both illuminating and entertaining.

BOOKS DISCUSSED/MENTIONED/RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE:

What Jude is currently reading/plans to read next:

'The Haj,' Leon Uris

'The Right Stuff,' Tom Wolfe

What John is currently reading/plans to read next:

'Atlas of A Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America,' Craig Childs

'The Getaway,' Jim Thompson

Works by T. C. Boyle discussed in this episode:

'Descent of Man' (stories)

'The Women' (novel)

'Tooth and Claw' (stories)

'When The Killing's Done' (novel)

'Water Music' (novel)

'World's End' (novel)

'After the Plague' (stories)

'Budding Prospects' (novel)

'The Relive Box' (stories)

'A Friend of the Earth' (novel)

'Without A Hero' (stories)

'Greasy Lake' (stories)

'East is East' (novel)

T. C. Boyle Stories (Vol. 1)

Planned next episode of the Book XChange podcast:

Books featuring landscape as a character