It’s Lit! Book Club

It’s Lit! Book Club
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Do you like to read? Do you like categories? Are inconsistency and irreverence things you crave? Then boy howdy do we have the show for you! We talk about books from a casual perspective, hoping to learn a bit about literature and whatever else over the course of a meandering conversation.

  1. FEB 3

    Listener Mailbag

    In a characteristically succinct and focused episode we answer questions written in from our listeners.

    1h 60m

  2. JAN 6

    Season 2 Synthesis

    In this episode we look back on the six books that we read in Season 2 (Moby Dick, The Old Man and the Sea, Libra, The Metamorphosis, Ficciones, and As I Lay Dying.)

    1h 18m

  3. 12/02/2025

    As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner | S2E7

    Do you hate receiving favors? Are you picky about the way your coffin will look when you die? Has a childhood illness left you unable to sweat otherwise you will die? Then join us as we discuss William Faulkner's excellent "As I Lay Dying". 0:00 - cold open 07:24 - intro 11:20 - Faulkner background and context 20:00 - summary 22:25 - Monty Python Bridge of Death Answer Me These Questions Three category 58:00 - Scream "We all go a little mad sometimes" category 1:06:58 - Spongebob "Oh brother this guy stinks!!!" category 1:17:11 - Song roulette 1:20:54 - Karen from Mean Girls "Yeah but he's my first cousin" category

    1h 36m

  4. 11/04/2025

    Fictions - Jorge Luis Borges | S2E6

    Do you aspire to writing Don Quixote yourself? Do you dream up worlds with their own physics, philosophy, and history? Do you love reading the word "hexagon" a bunch of times? Then join us as we discuss "Ficciones" by Jorge Luis Borges.

    1h 58m

  5. 10/07/2025

    The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, & A Hunger Artist - Franz Kafka | S2E5

    What bug would you be if you were a bug? Have you ever fallen asleep at your job and been sentenced to die ? When was the last time you went 30 days without eating ? Join us as we discuss Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis", "In the Penal Colony", and "A Hunger Artist".

    1h 47m

  6. 09/02/2025

    Libra - Don DeLillo | S2E4

    Do you love secrets? Have you ever defected to the Soviet Union? Do you survive solely off of citrus and amphetamines? Then join us as we discuss Don DeLillo's "Libra".

    1h 54m

  7. 08/05/2025

    The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway | S2E3

    Do you think all books should be less than 100 pages? Have you had 84 days of bad luck and are looking to turn things around? Is there an old baseball player that you constantly look to for inspiration and affirmation? Then join us as we discuss Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea".

    1h 34m

  8. 07/01/2025

    Moby Dick pt. 2 - Herman Melville | S2E2

    Are you satisfied with simply two incredible characters? Would you strike the sun if it offended you? Do you think Moby Dick deserves over 45,000 one star reviews on goodreads ? Regardless of your answers, join us as we discuss Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".

    1h 50m
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Do you like to read? Do you like categories? Are inconsistency and irreverence things you crave? Then boy howdy do we have the show for you! We talk about books from a casual perspective, hoping to learn a bit about literature and whatever else over the course of a meandering conversation.

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  • Creator
    It’s Lit! Book Club
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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