Blitz Book Club

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Blitz hosts a book club where all our resident book-nerds get together every once in a while and talk about the books they've been reading.

  1. 07/06/2023

    Blitz Book Club: Daisy Jones and The Six and BookTok

    In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Thierry and Adya to discuss the works of Taylor Jenkins Reid, the influence of TikTok on YA readers and the evergrowing book to TV adaptations.

    37 min

  2. 10/31/2022

    Blitz Book Club: Halloween Special! The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

    Boo! In this (not so) spoooky episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss Sunyi Dean's debut novel 'The Book Eaters', and disect the horror genre and its overlap with urban fantasy.

    1h 7m

  3. 10/09/2022

    Blitz Book Club: Speculative Fiction - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

    In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss the latest work of one of their favourite authors, Emily St. John Mandel, and the speculative fiction genre as a whole.

    56 min

  4. 07/11/2022

    Blitz Book Club: Coming of Age - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

    In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Wen, the 2022 UNSWeetened Co-Ordinator. They discuss the highly acclaimed debut novel of poet Ocean Vuong through the lens of the 'coming of age' genre, and share some of the exciting literary news on campus.

    39 min

  5. 04/13/2022

    Blitz Bookclub: Is it Worth the TikTok Hype? Circe by Madeline Miller

    In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Cheryl, Ari and Katie to discuss the crazy impact TikTok has had on book lovers. They talk about all their favourite booktok books (special mention to the Love Hypothesis) and delve into whether or not Circe is worth its hype, covering topics of greek mythology, feminism, witchcraft, the Y/N protagonist, and much more!

    58 min
  6. Blitz Book Club: Valentine's Day - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

    02/17/2022

    Blitz Book Club: Valentine's Day - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

    In this Valentine's Day special episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss popular romance novel The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. They delve into topics of love and intimacy, neurodivergence, sexuality and gender roles. They also share their most anticipated releases of 2022 and more!

    47 min
  7. Blitz Book Club: Dark Academia - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

    11/22/2021

    Blitz Book Club: Dark Academia - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

    In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle, Alexa and Kevin to talk about Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. They also cover their general dislike of YA, Shakespearean Adaptations and more!

    1h 6m
  8. Blitz Book Club: UNSWeetened Author's Special

    11/02/2021

    Blitz Book Club: UNSWeetened Author's Special

    In this special episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl hosts a roundtable discussion with the authors of this year's UNSWeetened Mythos Journal.  Guests: Vivienne Salcedo, Various Spirits F*****g With Me Throughout the Years (Third Place Prose) jorvn jones, Raw Pustule Sun Alexa Stevens, Types of Fire and The Tower (Second Place Poetry) Benedicte McGowen, An Echo of Embodiment (Editor’s Choice) Cheryl Till, Beneath the Gingko Tree (First Place Prose) https://www.unsweetenedjournal.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6U2w0MoNe4Im6XCoM8DB1R

    49 min
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Blitz hosts a book club where all our resident book-nerds get together every once in a while and talk about the books they've been reading.

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  • Creator
    Blitz UNSW
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Blitz UNSW
  • Show Website
    Blitz Book Club