E11: Go Western, Young Man (and Woman)

David regrets having chose Westerns for this week's genre. That is, until Teresa, Diane, and Joe started questioning what exactly makes a Western a Western.The usual suspects led to discussions of Larry McMurtry, Charles Portis, Louis L'Amour, Cormac McCarthy...but then came Elmore Leonard, John Steinbeck, and even Stephen King.What makes a Western a Western? Join us to find out!Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Done and Dusted: A Revel Blue Ranch Novel by Lyla Sage Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy Buried in the Back Water by Drew Strickland Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger by Stephen King True Grit by Charles Portis Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey NOTE: This one gets a little adult language-y, so keep that in mind with the littles around.