The late Giancarlo DiTrapano was the founder and editor of Tyrant Books. Giancarlo’s independently minded vision for Tyrant never wavered, the results often spectacular in what is, at times, a predominantly risk-averse industry. Even before listening to Gian’s Other PPL episode, I read Tyrant Books books, in the main, because they were Tyrant Books. Gian’s taste always felt impeccable to me, a new Tyrant release feeling part of the culture, deeper considered, shooting for something realer than the books I was seeing published elsewhere.