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Like English class, but without the homework. Listen and read along with us while we take a deep dive into what makes our favorite contemporary fiction paperbacks so good.
Unknown Host hosts Let’s Read a Paperback, a arts show with 20 episodes published.
Okay how about a moment of silence for the lovely Naomi? For how cool she is despite the fact that Peter’s behavior with her is giving Casa Amor. For the way those cops at the jail absolutely couldn’t wait to be rid of h
Welcome to Sally Rooney 101. Today we discuss people who love each other deeply and can’t figure out how to communicate about it. And it’s soooo frustrating we just have to chat about it. Plus: true crime corner, “playin
In this episode, we consider Ivan’s and Margaret’s inverse relationships to isolation: Ivan, once solitary, finds companionship and a sense of completion with Margaret; Margaret, formerly held tightly by close friends an
Guys, she did it. Sally Rooney got us to talk about money and power, the male loneliness epidemic, and incels. Kinda surprised it took us three chapters to get here! Our advice? Fellas, always splurge on the seafood towe
Welcome back for episode two of our summer project where we do one mini-episode per chapter of Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo. In Chapter Two we meet Ivan—Peter’s awkward, unfortunate looking, allegedly autistic, chess prodig
A chaotic episode for a chaotic set of chapters! Our narrator continues to lie to her students, teaches Trenchcoat about the art of laundry, and gets herself involved in a luxury bag scam.
We’re back! This week we discuss the first 73 pages of Yasmin Zaher’s debut novel The Coin. It’s our first foray into absurdist lit on the pod, and we’re HERE for the kooky crazy energy. Take your clothes off and sunbath
Yes, of course we need to talk about Part Two of Hamnet and the breathtaking ending to this family tragedy, but we also really need to talk about Justin Chang’s appallingly bad takes about Hamnet (the film mostly) in the
Join us as we discuss the long middle section of Hamnet, Chapters 5-17. Is it sad? Yes. But is it heartbreaking? Also yes. But is it worth it? BIG YES. It’s called catharsis, baby! Let’s get through it together.
There’s no way you made it to this point in the timeline without hearing the name Hamnet. He’s everywhere! And you know how sometimes when everyone hypes up a movie so much that it gets annoying and you just can’t bring
So it seems that 2026 is off to a chaotic start, but that’s a perfect reason to lean in to cozy season and lock in on your resolution to scroll less and read more! In this one-off episode, Kathryn and Hannah chat about t
In the second and final episode about This Other Eden, Kathryn & Hannah discuss white tears, the incongruous logic of eugenics, chosen family and other queer themes, replacing news with fiction, and of course, the moment
On a desolate island off the coast of Maine, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife Patience settle in 1793 to sow apple seeds and grow their family in isolation. Generations later, the Honey clan remains on
Welcome to our podcast where every book we read ends with us wondering Is the main character dead? Trust, when it comes to Cyrus, there’s enough evidence to convince you in whichever direction you want to be convinced. L
It’s time for the third installment in our Martyr series, in which your wayward hosts finally return to the closet floor to discuss Chapters 15-24 without revealing the thing we’re all starting to realize about Orkideh a
Our new episode in questions: Do you say tighty whites or whitey tighties? What do you call that knife on a stick used for chopping wood? Does Zee fall in love with Cyrus because he’s taking care of him or because it’s o
Took us a minute, but our first Martyr! episode is out now!!! Listen to us absolutely lose our minds over the first seven chapters and do not miss your chance to lol with Hannah at Kathryn wondering aloud who Lisa Simpso
Despite the visceral horrors, things get heady as Hannah and Kathryn get into the conclusion of The Guest. And it’s obliteration time, baby! If this were a Spielberg movie, the score would be going crazy. We’ve got molly
Welcome back for Chapters 4-8 of The Guest. It is NOT gonna be a chill time. Alex is really scrambling to get her basic needs met at this point, but she still manages to deliver a weird and honestly quite disconcerting e
This week, we discuss the first three chapters of The Guest—most notably, the mistakes Alex can't stop herself from making, whether 'dazzle' is the right word to describe her plan, and the mini-plot involving Alex floati
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