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Book It!
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A bi-weekly podcast where we talk about books, frankly.
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S3 Ep11: Book Club - The Reading List
Jun 15, 202200:47:34Tap to summarizeBOOK CLUB IS BACK...ish! In this first installment of Backlist Book Club, Michael and Jill chat all about the 2021 novel The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams!
Transcribe →S3 Ep10: Middle Grade Matters, Part 2
Jun 1, 202200:58:43Tap to summarizeMichael and Jill revisit a favorite genre of writing: the middle-grade novel! What makes a good middle-grade novel? When are you too old for middle-grade novels? Hear them chat all about it, plus hear their middle-grade recs at the end!
Transcribe →S3 Ep9: Plot Twists
May 18, 202200:56:04Tap to summarizeWhat makes a memorable plot twist? In this episode, Michael and Jill chat about the best fictional surprises they've read in books, plus one real-life plot twist Michael would like to forget (spoiler alert: old stucco and rain after nine decades don't mix!)
Transcribe →S3 Ep8: To DNF or Not to DNF
May 4, 202201:07:00Tap to summarizeSo you're reading a book, and you're not loving it. Do you keep on reading it or do you DNF it? In this episode, Jill and Michael chat about DNFing (or "did not finish") books. Do they DNF? When do they choose to DNF? And what books have they DNF'd or wished they'd DNF'd? Listen to find out!
Transcribe →S3 Ep7: Family Dynamics In Fiction
Apr 20, 202200:54:54Tap to summarizeThe Kindest Lie. The Daughters of Erietown. Revival Season. Red at the Bone. We've read countless books together over the last three seasons, and many of them have this similar thread: complicated family dynamics. In this episode, we chat all about family in fiction, the good, the bad, and the ugly!
Transcribe →S3 Ep6: Book Burnout
Apr 6, 202200:59:41Tap to summarizeBook burnout. It happens. What do you when you call yourself a reader and the joy of reading is on hiatus? Michael and Jill tackle this topic with some tips on what you can do to help!
Transcribe →S3 Ep5: Sidebar: Pneumonia, Football, and Lurlene McDaniel
Mar 23, 202201:00:24Tap to summarizeWhat do pneumonia, football, and Lurlene McDaniel have in common? Nothing, other than taking up space in our brains. Welcome to our first of many "sidebar" episodes, where we just catch up, talk about life, with a little helping of books, too!
Transcribe →S3 Ep4: Let's Talk About Books, Baby: Romance Novels!
Mar 9, 202201:18:18Tap to summarizeTrust me, you're not ready. In this episode, Michael and Jill (finally!) read romance novels that range from the purely sweet to the totally spicy, and their lives are changed forever. For good or bad, who knows.
Transcribe →S3 Ep3: Casting Call: Casting Our Favorite Books!
Feb 23, 202201:02:30Tap to summarizeThey've talked adaptations, now they're casting their own! In this episode, Michael and Jill look back on some of the books they've talked about over the years and dream cast them out! Featuring: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson Less by Andrew Sean Greer The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Transcribe →S3 Ep2: Book Hangovers
Feb 9, 202201:03:19Tap to summarize"Hi yeah sorry, I can't come in to work today. I have a book hangover." You know that feeling where you finished a book and, for better or worse, it just won't leave your system? On today's episode, Michael and Jill are chatting about the books that just wouldn't leave them alone!
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