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Jump into the Jazz Age as the Book Squad discusses “The Chosen and the Beautiful” by Nghi Vo, a queer, magical retelling of “The Great Gatsby.” We tread new and old territory as we talk about perspective, race, sexuality, magic, and both books’…
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Back by popular demand! Hit the streets of Tokyo with the Squad (plus Todd) for the third installment of Book Squad Games. We finally got to inhabit our true supernatural forms as we played Urban Shadows from Magpie Games! Join us on an adventure to…
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Join us on our spaceship for our discussion of “Earthlings” by Sayaka Murata. We talk about the various pressures women face, society as a monster, the strange and complicated characters, body hair, and that wild ending. Next we get into some listener…
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Put on your haptic feedback suit and jump into the OASIS with us as we discuss Ernest Cline’s Ready Player Two. This is a hate-pisode, and we all knew we’d have mixed feelings going in, but have no fear. The squad is here to detail all of the negative…
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This week, we’re off to South Korea to discuss “Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982” by Cho Nam-Joo (translated by Jamie Chang), a book that helped spark a women’s rights movement when it was first published in 2016. The Squad talks about the controversy…
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Light some candles and gather ‘round the pentagram, because things are getting satanic (panic!) on this episode. Author Clay McLeod Chapman joins us to talk about the 2009 film House of the Devil. We talk about the cultural context of the early 1980s,…
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Join the Squad and special guest Tirzah Price to chat about “Make Up Break Up,” the first novel for adults by Lily Menon! We discuss the romance, the characters, and of course, the fancy apps the love interests each created. Next we talk to Tirzah…
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Things get culty in this BSG #Othersode! Join us for our discussion of “The Project” by Courtney Summers and a special author interview with Sarah Edmondson (HBO’s “The Vow”) about her book, “Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult…
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The Book Squad is off to Brooklyn for a mysterious tale of gentrification and intrigue: When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole! We discuss the book’s thrill factor, the romance, gentrification and racism, and how fiction functions as anti-racist…
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Pack up your vans and join us for a discussion of the Golden Globe-winning film Nomadland. We talk about Fern (Frances McDormand), grief, capitalism, and the integration of real-life stories in the movie. Then, Emily interviews author Nicole Glover…
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