this episode of how to win the lottery starts in media res, which is fancy speak for “in the middle of the action.” (this may be wildly wrong, but we must operate under the assumption that bob’s google ban is still in effect.) we’re joined by b.r. yeager, author of amygdalatropolis, to talk about what “transgressive fiction” means (and if it means anything at all), how to pin down truth in a place where exaggeration and lying is the norm, and the process of writing difficult scenes. we talk about our own experiences with the internet, the temptation to type in links found within amygdalatropolis, and the story behind the edia connole essay that opens this novel. bob pulls a “trick” out of joey’s bag, then bonds with b.r. over death grips and the pronunciation of gif. b.r. picks some books for you to check out next. we talk about the pressure of the “now playing” section on livejournal. bob unveils a new question/segment.

b.r.’s mini-module picks:
the sluts by dennis cooper
the unyielding by gary j. shipley
an ideal for living by eugene thacker
gag reflex by elle nash

reading list for season three
a touch of jen by beth morgan
the shore by katie runde
literally show me a healthy person by darcie wilder
amygdalatropolis by b r yeager
shitstorm by fernando sdrigotti
17776 by jon bois
snow crash by neal stephenson
no one is talking about this by patricia lockwood
things have gotten worse since we last spoke by eric larocca
liveblog by megan boyle
neuromancer by william gibson
fake accounts by lauren oyler
we had to remove this post by hanna bervoets