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Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage...
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Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.
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15 APR 2025 · Get ready to listen to us say “peat” about a hundred times because we’re discussing The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister. We talk about the Haddesley sibling dynamics, the infamous Bog Wife herself, the bog as a character, and of course, generational trauma. Join us and special guest Todd Osborne (husband of the pod) on April 29 for a special one-year celebration of his poetry collection, Gatherer, and a chat about The White Lotus season three. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode about When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy on May 13. Feeling extra supportive this week? Head over to our Patreon and consider supporting us for just $3/month! Don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts, and we’ll read it on the pod!
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0:30 – Get on our Patreon, and icebreaker
12:14 – Book intro
16:20 – Siblings and their relationship dynamics
33:33 – Who is the bog wife?
44:00 – The bog is a character
52:00 – How did they stay isolated?
56:20 – Generational trauma and the patriarchy
1:03:20 – Ratings
1:06:18 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?
Linkshttps://electricliterature.com/in-kay-chronisters-novel-a-father-is-sacrificed-for-a-bog-wife-who-never-arrives/
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3 APR 2025 · It’s appropriate this book involves a circus because we about to clown on it. Join the squad for a Hatepisode about Brynn Weaver’s Scythe & Sparrow, the third installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy. After Mary gives us an overview of the other two books, we get a special review of Butcher & Blackbird by Emily’s dad, Charlie. Then we talk about the cringeworthy “trigger warnings” and then spend a lot of time dissecting the “spice,” which is not as transgressive as it thinks it is. After we barely survive this discussion, we get into some listener feedback. Read along for our next Bookpisode about The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th. Then join us April 29th for an Othersode about season 3 of The White Lotus, plus a conversation with Todd about his poetry collection, Gatherer.
Have you read any of the Ruinous Love Trilogy? We need to hear from you. Email us at mailto:thesquad@booksquadgoals.com or DM us on social media! Also, are you a patron yet? Support us on Patreon for only $3 a month and get a monthly newsletter of pet photos!
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1:11 — Icebreaker question
13:15—Charlie's review
35:30—The spice!
45:28—Dialogue during sex scenes
47:00—The audiobook--man doing man voice
47:27—Cringy sex scene reading
50:12—Ask a Man
55:51—Marriage: why?
58:00—The epilogue
1:03—1 star reviews
1:09—Feedback
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18 MAR 2025 · Join us in the depths of the NYC subway system for an accidental hatepisode! We didn’t love Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, but we had a good time talking about billionaires, flat characters, lying to get a cool apartment, and of course, the guy on the subway poking people with a hypodermic needle. Join us on April 1st for an intentional hatepisode about Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver! Then read along for our next regular Bookpisode on The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th!
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:30 – Welcome to the madness
9:30 – Book Intro
12:23 – Why is this set in 2014?
24:48 – Reviews and characterization
44:22 – The Subway Pricker!
53:00 – Ratings
1:00:00 – What’s on the blog? Lol
What’s up next?
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5 MAR 2025 · It’s safe to listen, but whatever you do, don’t wind that monkey! Join us and special guest Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet, for a fun chat about The Monkey film, based on the short story by our man Stephen King. After discussing cursed toys of our own childhoods, we talk about the horror-comedy genre and how it relates to grief, the family relationships, performances, and our favorite deaths. Read along for our next Bookpisode on Entitlement by Rumaan Alam on March 18th. Then get ready for a special Hatepisode on Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver on April 1st! (Pure coincidence that it’s on April Fool’s Day. We’re actually very serious about being haters.) Drop us a rating and review, and if you’re feeling extra supportive, head over to our Patreon and become a patron of the pod!
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:30 – Welcome, Samantha! And icebreaker
13:30 – Movie intro
15:09 – Short story v movie; genre
23:00 – Let’s talk about the gore
30:00 – Familial relationships and performancss
45:40 – Fave deaths
47:43 – Questions from the group
57:00 – Ratings
1:03:45 – Romance chat and what’s up next
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19 FEB 2025 · Who’s that talking to you through your AirPods? Is it the Book Squad, or is it Other Mommy? Join us as we discuss Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. We talk about the novel’s POV and try to figure out what Other Mommy actually is. Plus, Mary gives us a children’s lit lesson! Go see The Monkey and tune in for our next Othersode on March 4th. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode on March 18th about Entitlement by Rumaan Alam.
We would like to extend an extra special thanks to Benjamin Mitchell for his editorial assistance.
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:30 – Welcome, everyone!
11:20 – Book intro
12:40 – Stop crediting Neil Gaiman
17:45 – POV
30:02 – Other mommy
39:20 – The end?
1:09:47 – Ratings!
1:16:56 – One of Our Kind feedback
1:22:54 – What’s up next?
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4 FEB 2025 · Returning guests and two of our favorite authors, Grady Hendrix and Clay McLeod Chapman, join us to talk about The Craft. We talk about our experience with the film and try to dissect what it’s really saying about witches. Then we have a spoiler-free chat with Grady and Clay about their newest books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, respectively. Read along for our next Bookpisode on Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman on February 18th. Then go see The Monkey for our next Othersode on March 4th!
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:30 – WELCOME to Clay and Grady!
9:16 – Movie intro
12:00 – Previous experience with the film
23:22 – What is this movie trying to say about witches? What’s any story trying to say about witches
1:07:00 – Interview with Clay and Grady about their new books
1:54:00 – What’s up next?
Emily’s The Craft: Legacy Blog: https://www.booksquadgoals.com/blog/10-weeks-of-spooktober-the-craft-legacy-week-10-of-10
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22 GEN 2025 · Come with us to a utopian (?) community as we discuss One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. We talk about the responses to the book from POC readers (our standard disclaimer: we are white ladies), the book’s ending, class and characters, and comparisons to similar stories. Tune in on February 4 for a special Othersode on The Craft, featuring guests Grady Hendrix and Clay McLeod Chapman. We’ll also talk to them about their newest books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, respectively. Then read along for our next Bookpisode about Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman on February 18. There’s still time to enter our giveaway to win three signed books and an audiobook! Visit our Instagram and see pinned post for details!
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:30–hello and welcome!
13:42–book description
15:21–what Black readers said
24:00–what’s the ending?
44:25–class
56:23– characters
1:01:16–comparisons to other similar stories
1:06:52–ratings
1:13:52–feedback!
1:23:18–what’s up next?
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7 GEN 2025 · Happy New Year! We’re celebrating by talking about all of our favorite things from 2024. This is the fun kind of retrospective where we just talk about the good things and leave out all the bad! Plus, you’ll get to hear from many of this year’s podcast guests about their favorite things from the past year! Tune in on 1/21 for our next Bookpisode on One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. After that, we’ll be covering The Craft with special guests Grady Hendrix AND Clay McLeod Chapman. We’ll also be discussing (spoiler free!) their new books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes. Look out for that episode on 2/4. Please leave us a rating and review, and while you’re at it, enter our giveaway! Check out our IG for details.
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1:00– Lamar Giles’s fave thing of the year
2:30–Welcome! New things we tried in 2024
11:23–Giveaway details
12:47–Number 3s
26:00–Susie Dumond’s fave thing, Ben Mitchell’s fave thing
29:00–Number 2s
46:00– Ang Ferraguto fave things, Todd Osborne’s fave things
52:00– Honorable mentions
59:56– Samantha Allen’s fave thing, Paul Tremblay’s fave thing
1:04:00– NUMBER 1S!
1:25:50– Tirzah Price’s favorite thing, Nathan Simmons’ favorite thing
1:30:54– What’s up next?
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25 DIC 2024 · Our gift to you on this very special Christmas and Hanukkah twofer is our final episode of the year: a discussion of Rivers Solomon’s latest novel, Model Home. Join us for a truly haunting discussion about family dynamics, gender exploration, and the difference between cobbler and pie. In the new year, we’ll be releasing our annual ‘faves’ episode where we cover the things we loved most in 2024, and then on January 21st we’ll publish our first bookpisode of 2025 on Nicola Yoon’s One of Our Kind. DON’T FORGET to enter our giveaway by 2/4 — go to our instagram for instructions — and if you’ve got some cash to spare, subscribe to our Patreon for $3 a month! Thanks for being a goalie this year. We love you.
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0:30 – Welcome! Giveaway info!
4:30 – Intro. Questions and the pie vs cobbler debate
11:03 – Book intro
14:00 – The twist
28:35 – Gender and body stuff
42:00 – Eudora and her impact
1:02:00 – Racism
1:09:19 – Elijah
1:16:14 – Ratings!
1:18:00 – What’s up next??
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11 DIC 2024 · POP! goes our 200th episode! Join the Book Squad (plus Ben) and special guest Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet, to talk about the 2007 Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore romcom Music & Lyrics. We discuss our personal connections to the film, the romance, the music, and what might not hold up in 2024. Then we interview Samanatha about her new novel! It’s a fun Q and A you don’t want to miss!
Tune in for our next Bookpisode on 12/24 where we’ll be covering Model Home by Rivers Solomon. And then it’s time for everyone’s favorite episode: The Best of 2024 Othersode! That’ll be hitting your feeds on 1/7/25. Keep an eye on our Instagram for more official information about our 200th Episode Giveaway, and go buy Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe!
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:30–welcome Ben and Samantha!!
13:40– our history with the movie
22:00– do drew Barrymore and Hugh grant have chemistry?
36:30–problematic elements and weird things
59:11– interview with Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet
1:49:29–what’s up next?
Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage...
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Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.
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| Autore | Book Squad Goals |
| Organizzazione | Book Squad Goals |
| Categorie | Libri , Cinema: recensioni , Recensioni TV |
| Sito | booksquadgoals.com |
| thesquad@booksquadgoals.com |
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