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Most people have books on their shelves they’ve been meaning to read. Bailey has 125. With this podcast, she and her friends set out to finish their ever-growing To Read Lists.

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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...