Things get downright demonic as the #BookSquad is joined by Mary Kay McBrayer (author and co-host of Everything Trying to Kill You podcast) to talk about Grady Hendrix’s novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism. We talk about rad 80s nostalgia, feminism, religion, class, tropes of possession narratives, and — most importantly — friendship! Catch up with us on the #BookSquadBlog with recaps, television and film reviews and more. Read along for our next #bookpisode on Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (11/4), and go see Doctor Sleep for our next #othersode (11/18)! Don’t forget to subscribe to #BookSquadGoals so our new episodes hit your feed right away. Send your feedback and miscellaneous commentary to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com!

:30–introductions and what would you use to exorcise someone?
11:00–book intro and summary
16:00–what do we make of the 80s nostalgia trend?
23:40–let’s talk about demonic possession
37:00–religion and being raised religious
53:50–the south
57:33–class
1:02:00–humor and horror
1:08:40–what’s scary here?
1:19:00–the ending
1:25:35–comparing all of Grady Hendrix’s work and ratings!
1:34:22–Mary Kay talks We Have Always Lived in the Castle
1:37:24–MK’s new book! (America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642502073/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eIKRDbJTP2ZSG)
1:39:37–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?