Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peculiarities-David-Liss/dp/1616963581"></a>This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome <a href="https://davidliss.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Liss</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peculiarities-David-Liss/dp/1616963581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Peculiarities</a>.<br> About <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peculiarities-David-Liss/dp/1616963581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Peculiarities</a>: Thomas’s problems are more serious than those of a typical young Victorian gentleman. His elder brother may be sabotaging the family’s bank. His childhood friend has died under mysterious circumstances. Far worse, leaves are sprouting on Thomas’s skin. Perhaps it is all the fault of the long-rumored “Peculiarities” lurking in London’s grey fog?<br> Proper society scoffs at the notion of magic, even as it seeps into their buildings, transfiguring the rich and poor alike. If Thomas is going to save the family business ?and stop turning into a tree?he’ll need help from some rather improper companions. Desperate for counsel, he seeks the advice of a lycanthropic medium and London’s unacceptable occult society…including a strange fellow named Aleister Crowley.<br> About <a href="https://davidliss.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Liss</a>: David Liss is the author of fourteen novels, as well as numerous novellas and short stories. His previous books include A Conspiracy of Paper which was named a New York Times Notable Book and won the 2001 Barry, MacAvity and Edgar awards for Best First novel. The Coffee Trader was also named a New York Times Notable Book and was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the year’s 25 Books to Remember. Many of his novels are currently being developed for television or film. Liss has worked on numerous comics projects, including Black Panther and Mystery Men for Marvel, The Spider and Green Hornet for Dynamite, and Angelica Tomorrow.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * David: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Bunker/e/B000AQ70XE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share">Edward Bunker Novels</a><br> * Tracy: <a href="https://publishing.tor.com/ringshout-pdjeliclark/9781250767028/">Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ted Lasso (Apple TV)</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/David_Liss" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Liss on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracy Townsend on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2021 Patrick Hester<br>
