A fortnightly podcast in which a bunch of friends get together to talk books. We'll be looking at books both old and new, including fiction, memoirs, comic books and more. We'll be trying to shed some light onto new releases as well as re-evaluating some contemporary classics. You can follow us on T…
In this new episode, John, Alan and Jess discuss B. S. Johson's playful and experimental novel Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (1973). Afterwards we start chatting about avant-garde or experimental fiction in general...
In this episode, Jess, Gemma and Alan discuss Andrew Michael Hurley's award-winning debut novel The Loney (2015), described on the jacket as a "masterful excursion into terror". Is it? Find out! Along the way we also find time to chat about the likes of M. R. James, Stephen King and other writers of the creepy, supernatural and spooky...
In which Alan, Jess, Gemma and John discuss P. G. Wodehouse's The Code of the Woosters and along the way chat about the British class system, Stephen King, Brideshead Revisited, J. K. Rowling, grammar schools and being born at room temperature.
In which Alan, John and Jen discuss Helen Macdonald's Costa Award-winning memoir H Is For Hawk (2014), as well as a slew of other autobiographical writings, both real and imagined. Along the way we chat about Bob Dylan, Carrie Brownstein, Edmund White, John Porcellino and Kanye West. From John Porcellino's Perfect Example: http://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380359337i/710397.png
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