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Episode4 Nov 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

# 'Dungeon Crawler Carl’ by Matt Dinniman with Mallory Rubin | Jeselnik Book Club

Anthony is joined by The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin to discuss Matt Dinniman’s sci-fi fantasy novel ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl,’ the story of a man and a cat fighting to survive a deadly, alien-run game show. They compare their expectations and fears going into the book, break down the highs and lows of the reading experience, and discuss the kind of reader who should give the series a shot. Mallory also shares some ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’–adjacent recommendations and gives Anthony a crash course in romantasy.

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- [![Dungeon Crawler Carl cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-dungeon-crawler-carl-1793794568586.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/dungeon-crawler-carl)

  [Dungeon Crawler Carl](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/dungeon-crawler-carl)

  Matt Dinniman [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dungeon%20Crawler%20Carl%20Matt%20Dinniman&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9782487700031)
- [![Elf Unwrapped cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-elf-unwrapped-1793794572964.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/elf-unwrapped)

  [Elf Unwrapped](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/elf-unwrapped)

  Andy Richter [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Elf%20Unwrapped%20Andy%20Richter&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9781807847111)
- [![Etna cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-etna-1793795092514.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/etna)

  [Etna](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/etna)

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- [![The Three Body Problem cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-the-three-body-problem-1793794981964.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-three-body-problem)

  [The Three Body Problem](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-three-body-problem)

  刘慈欣 [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Three%20Body%20Problem%20%E5%88%98%E6%85%88%E6%AC%A3&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780765397485)
- [![Exit Party cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-exit-party-1793794984030.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/exit-party)

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  [We Burn So Bright](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/we-burn-so-bright)

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- [![Lord of the Rings cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-lord-of-the-rings-1793794989066.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/lord-of-the-rings)

  [Lord of the Rings](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/lord-of-the-rings)

  J.R.R. Tolkien [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20J.R.R.%20Tolkien&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780061917813)
- [![A Song of Ice and Fire cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-a-song-of-ice-and-fire-1793795356886.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/a-song-of-ice-and-fire)

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  George R.R. Martin [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Song%20of%20Ice%20and%20Fire%20George%20R.R.%20Martin&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780345535535)
- [![The Hobbit cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-the-hobbit-1793794991588.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-hobbit)

  [The Hobbit](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-hobbit)

  J.R.R. Tolkien [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Hobbit%20J.R.R.%20Tolkien&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9782253049418)
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  Vladimir Nabokov [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Pale%20Fire%20Vladimir%20Nabokov&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780307787651)
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  [Harry Potter](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/harry-potter)

  J. K. Rowling [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Harry%20Potter%20J.%20K.%20Rowling&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780557741250)
- [![Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-1793795497639.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow)

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  Gabrielle Zevin [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tomorrow%2C%20and%20Tomorrow%2C%20and%20Tomorrow%20Gabrielle%20Zevin&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9781784744649)
- [![City of Thieves cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-city-of-thieves-1793795006693.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/city-of-thieves)

  [City of Thieves](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/city-of-thieves)

  David Benioff [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=City%20of%20Thieves%20David%20Benioff&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9781848943971)
- [![The Martian cover](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11447888-M.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-martian)

  [The Martian](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-martian)

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  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Chain%20Gang%20Allstars%20Nana%20Kwame%20Adjei-Brenyah&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9781787303959)
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  [The Hunter](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-hunter)

  Richard Stark [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Hunter%20Richard%20Stark&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20)
- [![This Is How You Lose the Time War cover](https://cdn.anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/covers/mentioned-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war-1793795596073.jpg)](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war)

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  [The Hedge Knight](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-hedge-knight)

  George R. R. Martin [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Hedge%20Knight%20George%20R.%20R.%20Martin&i=stripbooks&tag=jrvprecommend-20) [Bookshop](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14925/9780606341202)
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  [The Everlasting](https://anthonyjeselnikbookclub.com/books/the-everlasting)

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