October 29, 2020
125 - Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
The pals discuss a Scholastic Book Fair staple that spooked a generation of readers.
October 22, 2020
123- Universal Monsters and Their Literary Antecedents
The pals discuss the classic Universal monsters (and other silver age horror films) and the books that inspired them.
October 15, 2020
122- Spooky Non-Books
The yeeks take a break from books to talk about some of their favorite movies and games to enjoy around Halloween.
October 8, 2020
121- The Scariest Book You’ve Ever Read
The pals discuss the scariest books they've ever read.
October 1, 2020
120- Canon or Cannon: August Wilson’s Fences
The pals load another classic into the cannon. Will Fences be shot into the sea or returned to the canon?
September 24, 2020
119- New Magical Realism?
The pals discuss literary books that introduce single breaks with reality or rely on extended metaphor.
September 17, 2020
118- Quitting Books
What causes the pals to give up on a book before finishing it to completion (as Aaron so eloquently phrases it)?
September 10, 2020
117- How to Be an Anti-Racist; The Trauma of Everyday Life; Between the World and Me; The Boy; F*ckface; Strange Adventures; The Ludocrats
The pals share the books they've been reading. Books touched on: The Trauma of Everyday Life, by Mark Epstein; How to Be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi; Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nahesi Coates; The Boy, by Tami Hoag; F*ckface, by Leah Hampton; Strange Adventures, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads; The Ludocrats, by Kieron Gillen and Jim Rossignol.
September 3, 2020
116- Brushes with Literary Fame
The pals share their stories that are not nearly as good as Bonnie's.
