Bindings and Bookmarks: A Book Club Podcast

James Aquilina
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Bindings & Bookmarks is a weekly podcast book club hosted by James Aquilina and Jared Quinn. Reading has been a bonding experience for both of us since way back when we met in high school and we used to swap comic books and manga. Now, as adults, it has gotten more difficult to find the time to read which is why we started this club. We hope you join us as we get lost among the pages.

  1. The Green Mile

    01/26/2022

    The Green Mile

    Stephen King bears the label of the 'King of Horror' but in our latest book review of The Green Mile we find out that he is much more than that. Jared and James are back to give their thoughts on a somber story about a miracle worker on death row.

    1h 39m
  2. The Road

    10/13/2021

    The Road

    It's Spooktober! Meaning it's the perfect time of year for depressing, post-apocalyptic nightmares. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is just that novel, and it ends up being a harrowing journey for us almost as much as it is for the characters in the book. Ok, maybe not that awful, but you can decide for yourselves. Join us as we take a nihilist road trip through the end of the world.

    1h 11m
  3. To Kill a Mockingbird

    07/09/2021

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird is one of America's greatest novels. An instant classic in is time and still to this day one of the most read novels by young America in schools. And somehow Jared had never read it, until now! We dive deep into the Finch family, the mysterious Boo Radley and confront the racism that is engrained not only in the fictional Maycomb county, but sadly the racism that still lives on in modern America. We also mildly discuss the controversial sequel Go Set a Watchman.

    1h 58m
  4. Pet Sematary

    03/29/2021

    Pet Sematary

    The newest episode is dedicated to Pet Sematary by Stephen King (1983). Jared and James discuss many things in this episode such as if they had the opportunity would they use the annex to the Pet Sematary on someone they love. Is Louis Creed the most flawed main protagonist in a novel? Are things in Ludlow main being controlled by fate, or is there something else influencing the residents of the town? Is Stephen King America's greatest novelist? And much more!

    1h 57m
  5. The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings Part 3

    12/16/2020

    The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings Part 3

    This is the final episode covering the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jared and James sit down and dissect the final book in the trilogy; The Return of the King. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did reading/talking about it. This is a spoiler warning as we will be talking about some parts of the movies and the entire book trilogy in totality.  Oh and bear with us if you are a hardcore LOTR's fan. This is Jared's first time reading, and James has only read them once so they are going to get some things incorrect when it comes to the LOTR world and canon. We apologize for any inaccuracies as we slog through some of the book lore. Timestamps: Flaws (16:00) Aragorn's lame (25:00) Denethor & Eomer (34:45) Eowyn (48:20) Frodo & Sam (56:10) The Scouring of the Shire (1:14:45) The Grey Havens (1:33:10) Overall Thoughts (1:50:00)

    2h 3m
  6. The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings

    08/20/2020

    The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings

    Jared has some problems with Gandalf, James prefers book-Gimli, and there are lots of gunshots.

    1h 35m
  7. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings Part 1

    05/28/2020

    The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings Part 1

    It has been a long time since we released a new episode but all good things come to those who wait, and here is the new episode. It feels good to be back baby! Jared and James sit down OUTDOORS to chat about the Fellowship of the Ring, the first novel in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings. We have changed our set up so now you may hear a lower audio quality but we hope to make up for it with some electrifying, high quality book talk! There is a spoiler warning as we will be talking about some parts of the movies, and some parts of the future books, you have been warned.  Oh and bear with us if you are a hardcore LOTR fan, this is Jared's first time reading, and James only read them once so they are going to get some things incorrect when it comes to the LOTR world and canon. We apologize for any inaccuracies as we slog through some of the lore.

    2h 28m

  8. 12/11/2019

    Life of Pi

    Jared and James are back to talk about the newest book in the bookclub, Life of Pi. A survivor story about a boy stranded at sea with a Bengal Tiger. They cover everything from beginning to end all in one episode. Spoiler Warning, this is a book review so we will be discussing major plot points, themes and characters from the story.

    1h 25m
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Bindings & Bookmarks is a weekly podcast book club hosted by James Aquilina and Jared Quinn. Reading has been a bonding experience for both of us since way back when we met in high school and we used to swap comic books and manga. Now, as adults, it has gotten more difficult to find the time to read which is why we started this club. We hope you join us as we get lost among the pages.

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