As soon as I read the opening to Maria Dahvana Headley’s translation, I knew it was time to reconsider Beowulf with fresh eyes.Read MoreGiving Beowulf a Second Chance: Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvanna Headley Review
In the past few years I’ve read a number of books where a scientist or someone with a passion for the natural world writes a book that both shares information about the natural world and is also a memoir of the author’s life as it relates to the natural world. I’m started calling this subgenre natural science memoirs.Read MoreOddly Specific Subgenres: Natural Science Memoirs
We’re back this week with our best beach read recommendations for your summer vacations.Read MoreBook Talk: Beach Reads
It’s Pride Month, so in honor of that we’re discussing what might be the happiest, most fun book we’ve read all year: RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston. Read MoreBook Club: Red, White, and Royal Blue
You asked, we answered! What inspired us to start this podcast, where do we find out about our favorite books, what deceased authors would we like to interview, and what are our favorite reading drinks? Find out all this and more in this episode of Book Talk!Read MoreBook Talk: Q&A
It’s our one year anniversary! To celebrate we asked you all to vote and pick one of the best books of 2018 for our book discussion this month. And you picked one of our favorites from the past year, THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang! Let’s discuss romance vs. erotica, comparisons to 50 Shades of Gray, and representation in fiction!Read MoreBook Club: The Kiss Quotient
We’ve been reading too many great books to talk about anything else this month. Get ready for an episode of all books and no substance. Read MoreBook Talk: All Books
This month we’re discussing the stunning alternate history novella, THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS, by P. Djèlí Clark. What’s up with steampunk and how does this Haitian-inspired tale reimagine Civil War era New Orleans? Listen in to find out!Read MoreBook Talk: The Black God’s Drums
The apocalypse is almost upon us! …okay not really, but the TV show adaptation of GOOD OMENS almost is, and we want to talk about it.Read MoreBook Talk 12: Let’s Talk About Good Omens
Dive on in for a discussion of GOOD OMENS, the cult classic novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Let’s talk the most specific prophecies ever, religious references, and how this awesome book came to be.Read MoreBook Club 12: Good Omens