Make book reviews fun again! Oprah will not be joining us. Hell, you don't even need to be literate to enjoy the livewire chatter. Each episode is an unwieldy discussion of cultural trends, fiction, and low-brow iconoclasm.
Book Clubbed runs through a variety of books, discusses our current slow apocalypse, and sketches out plans for the future.
Book Clubbed discusses the Murderbot series, humans projecting their emotions onto robots, our limited emotional bandwidth, breaking outside of the tropes of sci-fi, and Tilly's new scam.
My little brother, aged 12, speaks to Book Clubbed about Fast & Furious, movie adaptations, and who will win the presidency in 2024.
Book Clubbed does a comedy review this week, tackling Bo Burnham's recent offering, INSIDE. Does a comedy special have to elicit laughs to be good? Let's find out!
Book Clubbed discusses the quintessential American author Toni Morrison, the relatability of Stephen King, and reveals a new sponsor.
Book Clubbed unearths a Baldwin interview, including his feelings about white people (pretty mixed!) and liberal convulsions.
Book Clubbed tackles the Paris Reviews Interviews, why morals in books are bad, and the importance of refusing to wallow. Helena stops by to recruit Book Clubbed into the CIA.
Book Clubbed discusses the new novel The Quiet Boy by Ben H. Winters, when ambitious plots fail, and sleeping with someone's dad.
Book Clubbed discusses Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. We cover ineffable forms of love, the impact of music, and how to end a chapter. Tilly starts her own re-education camp.
Book Clubbed discusses Clockers, the drug dealer genre, and how to truly diversify the publishing industry. Represented by the legal team Mavis & Tilly.
Book Clubbed reviews Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, why we need to leave dad jokes to the professionals, and the havoc that a poor structure can cause.
Book Clubbed discusses the formation of the Millennial genre, why few books are actually multicultural, and the high notes of Luster by Raven Leilani. Tilly is given a two minute "cultural corner."
Book Clubbed dives into Daisy Jones & The Six, why 60's nostalgia will never end, and Monster Energy drinks leaving the mind fuzzy.
Book Clubbed reviews 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell, Tilly shares her bedtime routine, and we break down why addiction is often quite boring.
Book Clubbed reviews The Quick Fix by Jesse Singal. We discover why most studies are bunk, our American obsession with "grit," and where the superpredator myth came from.
Book Clubbed reviews Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler and previews Tilly's new podcast. We also touch upon Kristin Hannah's new release The Four Winds and everything is fine, adequate, tolerable, etc.
Book Clubbed discusses Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace and the next evolution of the apocalyptic novel. We discuss the subgenres of the world ending, what this says about America, and how to get invited to Tilly's party.
Book Club wraps up its discussion of the best-selling erotica. We start out with Tilly attempting to burn some masks, but later discuss why dumb people shouldn't write smart characters, the inherent compromise in a relationship, and why the ending left us emotionally blue balled.
Book Clubbed dissects the middle section of Fifty Shades of Grey. We chat about the traditional underpinnings of the relationship, the fantasies of the average American, and the fundamental appeals of BDSM. Mavis unveils his new jokes.
Book Clubbed presents part one of a special event: Fifty Shades of Grey. We discuss the origins of EL James, how hard it is to write sex scenes, and the deeply traditional tropes she exploits. Enjoy!
Special guest Marco helps break down On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Is it fiction, poetry, or memoir? Does it matter? Why is Mavis knocking the table over? Are these questions still rhetorical?
What else do you need to know? Book Clubbed watches The World's a Little Blurry and talks about why Billie represents a new mold of superstar.
Book Clubbed discusses Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour and explains why it is a quintessential example of bad writing. Tilly & Mavis take an unconventional path to getting vaccinated.
Book Clubbed discusses a few new books, why Chick-Fil-A has him converting, and the use of humor in books versus TV or stand-up. Is "black humor" as we know it dead?
Book Clubbed discusses the new movie Judas & The Black Messiah, along with a host of accompanying books. We compare the Black Panthers to the current fight for Civil Rights, learning history from movies, and why Tilly is starting her own revolutionary party.
Book Clubbed discusses My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. We talk about the densest material known to the universe, the blending of YA and adult literature, and what the slasher genre has that other horror subgenres don't.
Book Clubbed devotes a special episode to Kurt Vonnegut and his interview in The Paris Review. Listen to learn how he got so funny, the horrors of war he saw firsthand, and what he liked to do after school (hint: model airplanes and self-administered pleasure).
Book Clubbed chops up The Paris Review Interviews, Volume 1 and curates the best moments from the most influential writers of the last seventy years. How has literature changed? What concerns have persisted? And why is Rush Limbaugh's ghost hosting this week?
Book Clubbed tackles The Daughters of Kobani, a nonfiction account of the YPJ, the Kurdish, female battalion of soldiers fighting against ISIS. We review why some movies are better than books and what Millennial men really crave.
Book Clubbed talks Courtney Summers' new book The Project, our renewed interest in cults, and why there is a cult out there for each of us. Mavis makes bacon-wrapped Milk Bones.
Book Clubbed disembowels Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw and uses the leftover bones for toothpicks. We also discuss Percocets, why irony is destroying humor, and the rare achievement of a truly scary book.
Book Clubbed runs through the high school classics, such as Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye. Finally, a place to vent about all the booty books that public schools made us read.
Book Clubbed discusses Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger, the books our dads forget, and the next wave of AI produced books that will inevitably strangle the marketplace. Enjoy!
Book Clubbed reviews Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier. We discuss why joke writing is objective, no subjective, the true form of 1st-person POV, and why Tilly is interning for Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Book Clubbed discusses Jeff Zenter's new book, In the Wild Light, due out August 10th, 2021. A surprise host threatens the audience, we find a new CEO for Yankee Candle, and Book Clubbed reveals its soft spot for southern gentlemen and molasses drizzled women.
Book Clubbed previews How Beautiful We Were, out March 9th. Save yourself the hardcover price and listen to this book review first. Also, Book Clubbed makes a special enemy in the neighborhood.
Book Clubbed reads Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters, a hot new release to put in your to-read cart. Sexy, messy fun with a nice dollop of theory on top. We also introduce a new rating system!
This week, we talk about 2 Fast 2 Furious, the fashionable view of criticizing America, and why Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Committed falls short of its lofty ambitions.
Book Clubbed examines House to House by David Bellavia, an Iraq War memoir, and compares it to the historical books discussed in "Q Drops & Historical Amnesia." Why does the patriotic tale of a super-soldier satisfy both those on the anti-war and pro-troop fronts?Tilly stops in to explain why she would make an excellent TSA agent.
A real-ass book review! Mavis opens up with a teaser of his comedy act, "What's the Deal with Leashes?" After we catch our collective breath, we discuss THE ROOK by Daniel O'Malley.
We Cooking! Tilly has a new candle scent, the Great British Baking Show gets a proper love letter, and we dive deep into the genre of mystery. Why are its tropes so evergreen?
Lisa Evanson, winner of Acme Comedy Club's "Funniest Person Contest," sits down for an interview with Book Clubbed. We discuss the ideations of jokes, the difference between joke writing and fiction writing, and the 3 Cs of comedy. Mavis confesses to petty larceny.
Book Clubbed discusses Brit Bennet's The Vanishing Half and reveals the secrets to self care. Tilly returns from the Capitol with an unlikely souvenir.
Alex, Mavis, and Tilly delve into the muddied waters of Q, the history of US involvement in the Middle East, and Osama Bin Laden's near-miss Disney movie.
Special guest Marco helps us analyze THE BOOK OF X, a contemporary surrealist novel by Sarah Rose Etter. Freaks, fantasies and walls of meat!
Fresh off a Peloton ride, Book Clubbed discusses the comedy stylings of Hannah Gadsby's Douglas. More importantly, the gang chats about the future of comedy and its intersection with the so-called culture war.
Here we go. Book Clubbed launches, with the help of Tilly and Mavis. Does anyone read anymore? Can anyone read? Should we care? What about stapling fortunes from fortune cookies together, does that count?
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