Podcast Episodes

Red, White & Royal Blue

Season 5 Episode 48

Brenna and Joe are late to Casey McQuiston's phenom Red, White & Royal Blue which has just been adapted to film by Matthew López for Amazon.

We're fan…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Imogen, Obviously (2022)

Season 5 Episode 47

We couldn't help but discuss Becky Albertalli's new book Imogen, Obviously which feels like a semi-autobiographical account of the author's own exper…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Heartstopper S02 (2023)

Season 5 Episode 46

Who's ready for Paris?! Brenna and Joe return to the world of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper for S02 of the Netflix series, which loosely corresponds to…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Piglettes (2015)

Season 5 Episode 45

Thanks to listener Laura's recommendation, Brenna and Joe check out Clémentine Beauvais' delightful Piglettes (2015) about three fat girls who bike t…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Tomorrow, When The War Began

Season 5 Episode 44

Thanks to listener Miriam, we're tackling John Marsden's Tomorrow, When The War Began (1993), as well as its 2010 film adaptation by Stuart Beattie a…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Mailbag 17: Can Literature Change The World?

Episode 17

This week's mailbag is courtesy of listener Victoria, who asks if it's possible for literature to incite change anymore. Despite Brenna and Joe's ini…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Stolen (Book Club)

Season 5 Episode 43

At the behest of listener Evelina, we're reading 2023's Stolen, by Sami author Ann-Helén Laestadius. C/W: graphic animal murder.

Using contributions f…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Mailbag 16: Defining NA

Episode 16

Thanks to listener Neera, Brenna and Joe cook up a definition of NA (New Adult), who or what falls into it, and why agents shouldn't dismissive of th…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Nimona (2023)

Season 5 Episode 42

After waiting forever, Brenna and Joe finally get to watch Nick Bruno and Troy Quane's feature film adaptation of Nimona (2023) and it's...fine?

Ok, i…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Mailbag 15: What's a Wattpad?

Episode 15

Listener Tea, Books & Chocolate asks the important question: what *is* Wattpad? Brenna and Joe discuss the platform's model, why we have issues with …

2 years, 10 months ago

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