Podcast: Book Squad Goals

Looking for a book club but don’t have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.

BSG #21: Zucchini Moon / Goodbye Vitamin

Goodbye, Vitamin and Hello, new episode! This week the Squad discusses the plight of Ruth, a 30-year-old woman caring for her father, who has Alzheimer’s disease in Rachel Khong’s debut novel. We discuss the fickleness of human memory, the switch from…

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Othersode #20: Daddy Skarsgård / Castle Rock / Interview with Gabrielle Moss

Enter the spoooooky world of Stephen King with The Squad as we discuss the Hulu show
“Castle Rock.” Together, we’ll tackle the tough questions, such as: What does it mean to be “evil”? Does this show have too many balls in the air? Is Bill Skarsgård…

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BSG #20: The Vampire Community / Fledgling

It’s October, which means it’s time for a spoooooky bookpisode about vampires… or Ina… whatever. In this episode, the squad chats about Octavia Butler’s novel “Fledgling,” vampire mythology, Anne Rice, current events, politics, unicorn clubs, and…

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Othersode #19: Triggered by Wallpaper / Sharp Objects / Interview with Sam Maggs

It’s finally here! This week, our long-awaited “Sharp Objects” discussion is finally ready for your ears. (Don’t tell Mama.) Joined by special guest and honorary squad member Janet, we get deep into spoiler territory as we chat about the beloved HBO…

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BSG #19: Jaysus! / The Trespasser

Get out your magnifying glasses because it’s time for a classic detective story as we dive into Tana French’s newest novel, ‘The Trespasser.’ The #BookSquad talks about the mystery genre, the “femme fatale” character type, and subverting expectations…

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Othersode #18: Hold On To Your Souls / Grady Hendrix & Jennifer’s Body

Souls are being sold all over the place in this #othersode as the squad discusses ‘Jennifer’s Body’ (2009) and Emily interviews Grady Hendrix, author of the forthcoming book ‘We Sold Our Souls.’ In the 2009 horror-comedy ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ the squad…

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BSG #18: Soooorrrrrryyyyyyyyy / The Leftovers

What would you do if people started disappearing for no reason? Would you join a cult? Take a vow of silence? Run around barefoot smoking weed? Act like everything was normal? This week on the podcast, the Book Squad delves into this, Spongebob…

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Othersode #17: Murder Murder Murder, Kill Kill Kill / Sorry to Bother You

Hi, um, sorry to bother you, this is the #BookSquad, and we just want to talk to you about this movie we saw. Listen as we discuss Boots Riley’s directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You, starring LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. We talk about…

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BSG #17: YOSS Queen! / Super Extra Grande

Drink along with us as the #BookSquad discusses “Super Extra Grande,” a short novel by Cuban sci-fi author and metal band member, Yoss. Find out what our metal band personas would be before we delve into some serious misogyny issues in this book. We…

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Othersode #16: Girl, look at that robutt / Westworld

Join the #BookSquad in the dusty, violent old west as we take on season 2 of HBO’s ‘Westworld’ and spoil literally everything. Find out what “world” squad members want to go to, how we think season 2 compares to season 1, who are favorite characters…

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