This is one of those rare books that both tells profound truths and can be consumed in a single 24-hour period. This episode begins with Victoria claiming there is little to say about this book besides the fact that it is laugh-out-loud funny, and it ends on a serious discussion of the nature of high art versus low art, so clearly this book has range. Join us as we follow “Funny Girl” Sophie Straw and her band of misfits through the perils of making a television show in the 1960s.

This old wrinkly vampire is a far cry from the ageless, sparkly teen version we’ve come to know and… tolerate. But the history of these creatures is so much deeper than their empty veins. Read the book, or watch one of your favorite vampire flicks, and join us for a good, old-fashioned, Victorian-era spook.

Our multi-talented graphic designer, Gaby Febland, joins us for a delightful discussion on the meaning of art, book-to-film adaptation, and unreliable narrators in The Goldfinch. Watch the movie first, try to make a dent in this 900+ page novel, give up a few times, then join us for some quality banter about one of the most popular books of the last two years.

Victoria is a fervent believer in the importance of intelligent and inclusive children’s literature, and Julia likes to say wheee while she rides a robot bird into a magical land where stories are born. Join us as we laugh and cry and remember why we fell in love with books in the first place.

A lively discourse in which Miss Clausen exhibits her ‘encyclopedic knowledge of Jane Austen’ and Miss Bruick is amused. Have some tea, look at pictures of young Colin Firth, journal in the third person about who has 10,000 a year, and then join the party for our discussion of Emma and Persuasion.

Read the book. Cry. Question whether you have a soul. Watch the movie. Cry again. Then listen to the podcast.

The Earth is a Libra, God is a woman, Aziraphale and Crowley are in love, and the world is ending. What a time to be alive! Go read the book and watch the Amazon series and then come back for a chat with us about this quirky tale.