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F***bois of Literature Book Podcast
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• FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwards • The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a weekly "book club" discussion on every book you wanted to destroy in English class, but couldn't. Classic literature of Europe and the Americas– everything from mythology to Victorian epics to the modernists– is hard to get through, and each week, we take on a frequently assigned book to talk about all of its highs and lows. These are the Fuckbois of Literature.
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19: Lonesome Dove - Lynne & Leslie of Fine Beats & Cheeses
Jul 901:54:08Tap to summarizeWhen I was a little kid, my dad's favorite song was Roy Rogers & Dale Evans's "Happy Trails." Here are the first few verses:Happy trails to you, until we meet againHappy trails to you, keep smilin' until thenWho cares about the clouds when we're together?Just sing a song and bring the sunny weatherHappy trails to you, 'till we meet againSome trails are happy onesOthers are blueIt's the way you ride the trail that countsHere's a happy one for you.So, I suppose it's fitting that FBOL ends (for now? maybe?) while talking about one of America's great Westerns, Larry McMurtry's LONESOME DOVE. Everything is in this book, partially because it's over 900 pages long, and partially because so much of America stopped progressing in the 1870s. This book is everything, and it is wonderful. I decided not to cut it down into two episodes, but I understand that two hours of book talk is a lot. I hope you all get as much out of it as I did recording it with Lynne & Leslie.Please follow them over at their show Fine Beats & Cheeses: http://finebeatsandcheeses.comThey also have a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FineBeatsandCheeses/postsAnd if you want to keep in touch with ME, I am still podcasting over at Ticklish Business, where we have a lot in store for the rest of this year! https://www.patreon.com/c/TicklishBiz/homeMore ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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18: Legally Blonde - Abby @ClapIfYouLikeMe
Jul 201:25:29Tap to summarizeMy favorite lawyer is back to discuss the crossover between Jurisprudence and ChickLit– Abby ( @ClapIfYouLikeMe ) was forced through the wringer with Amanda Brown's original text, LEGALLY BLONDE.More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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17: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 2)
Jun 2500:47:54Tap to summarizeDr. Daniel Kasper (@ghostingdani over on Bluesky!) is back in a very short turn around to discuss Faustian bargains, fashion, and Bush-era expectations in this FIRST installment of our long (long) conversation about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. He manages to bring it back to Shirley Jackson rather eloquently in this episode!More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Throwback: Jaws- Amanda Smith
Jun 2001:04:12Tap to summarizeIf you're familiar with the movie, it means you probably know NOTHING about the book. JAWS by Peter Benchley is an absolute classic, a multi-million dollar earning blockbuster book turned movie that just about MADE Steven Spielberg. But what's up with the novel? Just some of your classic summertime, monster-movie beach read type stuff like mafia-led real estate fraud, class politics, and dead sheep. Follow our guest Amanda Smith online!Listen to DISASTER GIRLS : http://www.thatmightbecool.com/disastergirls Twitter: https://twitter.com/disaster_pod Amanda's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaRTubbs More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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16: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 1)
Jun 1800:26:21Tap to summarizeDr. Daniel Kasper (@ghostingdani over on Bluesky!) is back in a very short turn around to discuss Faustian bargains, fashion, and Bush-era expectations in this FIRST installment of our long (long) conversation about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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15: Assassination Vacation - Martha Smith
Jun 1100:29:21Tap to summarizeThe incomparable Martha Smith (@MostlyMartha on Bluesky) is here to discuss Sarah Vowell's "creative nonfiction" juggernaut ASSASSINATION VACATION. Released 20 years ago this year, the novel-length personal essay on Vowell's own ruminations on murder, death, and the American dream is really hitting... well, not differently, but exactly the same as when we first read it in 2005.Grab a copy of the book today: https://bookshop.org/p/books/assassination-vacation-sarah-vowell/951959?ean=9780743260046&next=tMore ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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14: Play It As It Lays - Lauren Emily Whalen
Jun 400:32:19Tap to summarizeCONTENT WARNING: Drug abuse, suicide, pregnancy loss, abortion, divorce, rape, sexual assault, child abuse, child loss, mental illness, lots of others.Lauren Emily Whalen is here to discuss Joan Didion's most celebrated work of fiction: the novel PLAY IT AS IT LAYS. We discuss cool girl myths, aging, mental illness, and worrying about the livers of anyone who lived through the 1970s.Catch Lauren on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenemilywrites/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/laurenemilywrites.bsky.socialWebsite: http://laurenemilywrites.com More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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13: Laura - Kristen Lopez of Ticklish Business
May 28, 202500:26:57Tap to summarizeVera Caspary's LAURA was translated to screen for the first time in the heyday of the Hayes Code and classic film. So how does one capture the essence of a novel about a career girl coveted by three very different men, only to meet her grisly fate at the hand of one of her jealous suitors? By hiring Vincent Price, of course!Kristen is the main host of the podcast Ticklish Business ( http://ticklishbusiness.podbean.com ) , which I joined as a co-host a short time ago. Be sure to listen to Ticklish Biz wherever you get your podcasts.Or follow Kristen on social media:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kristenlopez88.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenlopez88/Substack: http://thefilmmaven.substack.com More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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12: Walk Two Moons - Hannah + Laura of OWWR Podcast
May 21, 202500:28:57Tap to summarizeTwo of my faves, Hannah and Laura of OWWR Pod (https://owwrpod.com), are back to discuss something that has very little to do with Jesus– Sharon Creech's Newbery Award Winning kid lit novel WALK TWO MOONS! Listen to the rest of this episode on our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflitListen to OWWR On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46ylm98LZ8OgYZZEV2rELx?si=75991adab1b54cedFind them on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/owwrpod.bsky.socialMore ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11: The Neverending Story (Part 2) - Narrator Chael
May 14, 202500:38:36Tap to summarizeMy friend Chael (@NarratorChael) is back to discuss one of her favorite books from her tweenage years: Michael Ende's THE NEVERENDING STORY. Written by a man whose artist father was literally persecuted for being degenerate by the Nazis, THE NEVERENDING STORY is a beautiful consideration on depression and passion and what it means to be a child in a world that really seems to hate children.The second hour of our show will be dropping next week!Chael's other work includes the podcasts Once Upon a Rewatch (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-rewatch/id1553803675) and Vampires Ruined My Life (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vampires-ruined-my-life/id1584585139).More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards!Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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