Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

#224 Guardian Readers Pick Their Top Novels

We begin today's episode with a terrible review of Gravity's Rainbow, followed by our current reads. After that, we read and discuss the top 100 books according to the readers of The Guardian. 

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

DBS #138: The Woes Of Reading Perverted Fiction

We open today's episode with an interesting question: if you could become the greatest ever in one art form, what art form would you choose? Writer, painter, actor, singer? Somehow, this segues into a conversation about who we think the greatest comic book writer in history is. 

After that, we talk about how DISGUSTING Gravity's Rainbow is. Like, Epstein Files disgusting! WTF is wrong with Thomas Pynchon???

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#223: Discussing Stories That Are Rarely Told

We open today's episode with an unorthodox review of The Devil Wears Prada 2. After that nonsense, we discuss the types of stories you rarely, or never, read about or see in the movies. Such as Caleb's latest story, "Santuario," featured in Starlite Pulp Review Issue 8, coming in July 2026!

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

 

#222: Comic Book Confessions With Nick Ulanowski

Today, we sit down with a past guest, journalist, poet, and owner of Starving Author Press, Nick Ulanowski. We discuss his Kickstarter for his newest book, Truth Before Comfort: Confessions of a Comic Book Journalist.

We dive into Nick's past working as a journalist and reviewer in the comic book industry, his views on corporate influence on art and media, the importance of separating art from the artist, and why he finds all this stuff so damn interesting.

You can check out Nick's Kickstarter HERE or by looking up his book, Truth Before Comfort: Confessions of a Comic Book Journalist.

You can also check out his Substack HERE or by looking up Nick Ulanowski on Substack to read his latest articles and essays.

You can follow him on Instagram @cynical_but_fun

#221: How To Get Readers Into Classic Literature

We begin today's episode with some poor writing updates. After that, we discuss how to get casual readers interested in tackling more challenging classic literature. We also give our recommendations of what books we think would be best to start readers on their classic literature journey. 

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#220: Books So Hard You Will Throw Them

In today's cold open, we discuss some old/new publishing news as of the recording of the episode. After that, we discuss some of the most infamously difficult books in literature and why you should either read them or throw them over a mountain.

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#219: Books We Want To See Turned Into Movies

The government has decided to pay us not to work and instead focus on our art! Or at least that's the scenario we discuss in today's cold open. What would you do with your free time if you received a universal basic income and no longer had to work a day job?

After that, and on the back of Andy Weir's hit book turned movie, Project Hail Mary, we learn about plans for a new sci-fi flick adapted from a popular book series. This leads us to a conversation about what books, sci-fi and others, that we would like to see adapted into a movie or TV series.

You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

DBS #137: Publishing Updates And Car Crashes

While this is our most recent recording, we bumped this up to air before our other episodes in the queue because we discuss a bunch of current events. Mainly, fresh publishing news, an on-air car accident announcement, and some current reads.

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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

BOTM #24: The Road Graphic Novel Adaptation

We begin today's episode with a conversation about collecting vinyl records. After that, we discuss the graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road" by Manu Larcenet. 

We also talk about what books we would like to see adapted into graphic novels, and what books we think would be impossible to adapt.

You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast.

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#218: Talking About Pulp Novels Again

In today's cold open, we discuss the nonsense that is Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It's about rockets and man boners. That's probably all you need to know. 

After that, we settle in and talk about famous literary novels that started off as pulp. Or so we're told! There's a lot of goofiness packed into this one.

You can follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @dpwpodcast. 

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.