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!

48 - THE GUINEVERES by Sarah Domet

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.

49 - ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL by T.C. Boyle

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.

51 - THE QUIET PART LOUD by Tyler Barton (The Powerful We)

We've returned to nonfiction this week as we discuss a collection of essays on race, culture, and boundaries in America. Caleb and Justin find themselves in a broader sociological discussion on what it means to be lower-income white males with privilege and maybe get off track here and there.

61 - NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND by Eula Biss

64 - THE HEAVEN OF ANIMALS by David James Poissant

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

65 - WHISKEY & RIBBONS by Leesa Cross-Smith

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

66 - THE CHILDREN by Andrea Lee

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."

67 - MOSTLY DEAD THINGS by Kristen Arnett (Featuring Jessica Hatch)

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.

68 - ORANGE WORLD by Karen Russell

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!

71 - SON OF FRIEDMAN by Emma Cline

The Drunken Book Review Podcast is an irreverent review of literature by Justin Hall and Caleb Michael Sarvis.

First and foremost, this podcast is a candid, though drunken, discussion of modern (and mostly popular) literature. We are offensive, unfiltered, and while we try our best to stay focused, we will get distracted, yell over one another, and perhaps disappear at times to settle disagreements with hand-to-hand combat. It’s the Hemingway in us.

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