10.5 Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry Talk about Weird Westerns PLUS TOM LIN INTERVIEW!!

In this week's bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the history of the western and the emergence of the “weird western”. Also: Tom Lin himself, author of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, joins us for a conversation! (!!!!)Books, etc. discussed in this episode:Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns by Paul GreenThe Dark Tower series by Stephen KingBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyHow Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam ZhangIn the Distance by Hernan DiazForgetting the Alamo, or Blood Memory by Emma PerezThe Drop Edge of Yonder by Rudolph WurlitzerHaints Stay by Colin WinnetteOutlawed by Anna NorthThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWittUpright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyListen to the History of Literature podcast episode on westerns with author Anna North hereSources Kayla used for this episode:https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-western-novel-definition-of-the-western-genre-and-tips-for-writing-a-great-western-book#the-history-of-the-western-genrehttps://bookriot.com/weird-westerns-explained/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-weird-west https://lithub.com/on-reimagining-the-limitless-potential-of-the-literary-western/ https://lithub.com/what-happened-to-the-classic-western-it-got-better/ Check out Tom Lin’s blog: https://twotreeforest.com/fieldnotes and his Instagram: @tom_lin__Follow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at [email protected] leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!