Episode 3 - A Safe Place to Have Bad Feelings with Tim Mueller

A Safe Place to Have Bad Feelings with Tim Mueller Episode 3   On this episode, Tim Mueller and I discuss his passion for collecting books, comics, and other physical media; the magic and abundance of a used bookstore; and how the darkest kinds of books can develop the most empathy. Also, Tim recommends a host of underlooked books that you probably haven’t heard of (I sure hadn’t!).    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Ghosts in the Schoolyard by Eve L. Ewing  Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra  Victim by Andrew Boryga   Books Highlighted by Tim:  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  Docile by K.M. Szpara  The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Cook by Harry Kressing Strange Angel by George Pendle  The Mirage by Zay N. Smith and Pamela Zekman (out of print) The Monster Show by David J. Skal    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  Books by Stephen King:  It  Gerald’s Game  On Writing  The Stand  The Dark Tower Series  Carrie Salem’s Lot  The Shining  The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix  Portnoy’s Complaint by Phillip Roth  Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele  Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick  High Rise by J.G. Ballard  Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix  Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin  Deliverance by James Dickey