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Mailbag 30: Dutch Margaret Mahy
Episode 30
Listener Miriam writes in with her reflections on Margaret Mahy's The Catalogue of the Universe, its Dutch language title and book cover, and why it …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Catalogue of the Universe (1985)
Season 6 Episode 25
New Zealand month begins with a classic text: Margaret Mahy's The Catalogue of the Universe (1985).
Brenna and Joe discuss the literary prose, the nee…
2 years, 2 months ago
Mailbag 29: YA Isn't Just For Young Adults (Shocker)
Episode 29
Guest Alex Heeney trolls Brenna and Joe with an article from The Millions entitled "YA Isn't Just For Young Adults". Naturally we have thoughts, incl…
2 years, 3 months ago
One of Us is Lying
Season 6 Episode 24
Brenna and Joe venture to California to discuss Karen M. McManus' 2017 book One of Us is Lying and S01 of Erica Saleh's 2021 TV series.
We're discussi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Dark Rise (2021)
Season 6 Episode 23
Following recommendations from listeners Emma and Line, we're finally checking out C.S. Pacat's Dark Rise (2021).
The magical fantasy text features a …
2 years, 3 months ago
Mailbag 28: Toxic Fandom
Episode 28
Using Twilight as a launchpad, listener Victoria prompts Brenna and Joe to consider the differences between good and toxic fandom, using examples fro…
2 years, 3 months ago
Orion and the Dark
Season 6 Episode 22
We're skewing extremely young with our latest pick: Emma Yarlett's 2014 picture book Orion and the Dark, and Sean Charmatz's 2024 animated adaptation…
2 years, 3 months ago
Wonka (2023)
Season 6 Episode 21
You've never had a Wonka movie like this before! Well...unless you've seen writer/director Paul King's Paddington films, which have a lot of shared D…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mailbag 27: Twilight Book Club
Episode 27
Now that we're recording regularly again, Brenna and Joe are back with new Mailbag episodes. To kick off 2024, Tea, Books and Chocolates writes in to…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Twilight Saga: New Moon feat. Jenny Nulf
Season 6 Episode 20
It's Stephenie Meyer time as we, along with returning guest Jenny Nulf, tackle the second title in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Our main take-away? Th…
2 years, 4 months ago