Mar 27, 2024
THE LIAR’S CLUB by MARY KARR /
SURVIVOR by CHUCK PAHLANIUK
Tell the truth, Page-Os, you’re excited for this one! In this episode, Toby reads Mary Karr’s THE LIAR'S CLUB, a memoir so powerful that it is rumored to have revitalized the genre as a whole in the 1990s, and Bailey has her first Chuck...
Mar 13, 2024
THE CITY OF BRASS by S.A. Chakraborty /
THE MITFORDS edited by Charlotte Mosley
Today's the day that Bailey finally reviews THE MITFORDS, the 800-page epistolary non-fiction that's been glaring at her from the shelf for over a decade. Plus, Andrew dives into a new fantasy series with THE CITY OF BRASS and gets a song...
Feb 28, 2024
SORROWLAND by Rivers Solomon
THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang
Bailey and Dillon are back, baby! Now that the crew has re-assembled, Toby can introduce us to a new friend in Rivers Solomon, and Bailey can finally review the Jade Chang book she read two months ago. Plus, Dillon shares his latest reads,...
Feb 14, 2024
BABEL by R.F. Kuang
BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton
This week the boys are joined by none other than composer extraordinaire (and Andrew's wife) Gillian Beth Durkee to discuss books, life, and New Zealand! First, Toby gives his verdict on BookTok sensation BABEL by R.F. Kuang. Then it's a group discussion of Eleanor...
Jan 31, 2024
STAY TRUE by Hua Hsu
IN THE MISO SOUP by Ryu Murakami
Lads episode! Andrew and Toby take the wheel this week and it is as ROWDY and CHAOTIC as you would expect a book review podcast recorded by two men in their 30s to be! So, pretty normal and chilled out! Andrew reviews Hua Hsu’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning memoir Stay...