255: Lior Torenberg (JUST WATCH ME) & Rufi Thorpe's MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES
In This Episode:
Lior Torenberg zooms into the Damn Library to chat about Just Watch Me, an early entry in the run for “best book of the year.” She goes into just how deep her love for hot sauce goes, some terribly cramped apartments, and chats about the trope of the sad girl grifter. Plus, we get to talk about Rufi Thorpe’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a much different book about making money online.
THE EP. 255 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Christopher: The Penguin Book of the International Short Story edited by John Freeman and Rabih Alameddine, Will This Make You Happy? by Tanya Bush
Lior: 200 Monas by Jan Saenz, Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi, an eReader, Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
ALSO MENTIONED:
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
”Ice Poseidon’s Lucrative, Stressful Life as a Live Streamer” by Adrian Chen
Horrorshow on Substack
Hotties – Lior’s Hot Sauce app
Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
TTYL by Lauren Myracle
Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin
Lior’s “Sad Girl Grifter” piece for Lit Hub
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
The Guest by Emma Cline
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Lior: The Guest by Emma Cline, Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack
Christopher: Escape! by Stephen Fishbach
