A 30-minute tangent episode in which we discuss how Kaisha’s Booker reading is going, her thoughts on The Underground Railroad, and the massive pile of fantasy novels she fell into. We circle around to Proust, our favorite …
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The Crimson Curtain & Impassive Faces: book crystals, squirrel stashes, blurp deaths, cheap irony-Ep.9
A 60-minute episode in which we discuss flamboyant dandyism in “The Crimson Curtain” by Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly and contrast that with the everything-sucks-ism of postmodern literature. Kaisha talks about her squirrel stash of books and Kelsey delves …

Book Movies: casting characters, motorcycle man, strange descriptions, evocative ambiguity-Ep.8
A 30-minute tangent episode in which we obsess over the good, the bad, and the ugly of book movies. Come along as we ponder character descriptions, icky tropes, unusual visualizations, and bad adaptations. Kaisha talks about her …

Bonus Episode: Booker Longlist Madness
A 15-minute bonus episode in which Kaisha obsesses over the booker longlist and discusses her reading strategy for this overambitious goal with the determination of Napoleon riding into battle, her marriage bookshelf as a portrait of the …

Bookish Sneak Peeks, Twitter Chats, and Giveaways, Oh My!
Today I get the pleasure of sponsoring Cendrine Marrouat’s book release celebration for her latest book, Life’s Little Things: The quotes! I hope you will join us on Twitter for a book chat as Cendrine answers questions. …
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Nerding Out: fungus gifts, book loaning problems, snort laughing, short story drinking-Ep.6
A 30-minute tangent episode in which we bring you discussions and bloopers that were cut from various episodes or captured when we left the mic running. What started as a discussion of Romanticism turned into a contemplation …