F***bois of Literature Book Podcast

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• FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwards • The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a weekly "book club" discussion on every book you wanted to destroy in English class, but couldn't. Classic literature of Europe and the Americas– everything from mythology to Victorian epics to the modernists– is hard to get through, and each week, we take on a frequently assigned book to talk about all of its highs and lows. These are the Fuckbois of Literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 19: Lonesome Dove - Lynne & Leslie of Fine Beats & Cheeses

    07/09/2025

    19: Lonesome Dove - Lynne & Leslie of Fine Beats & Cheeses

    When I was a little kid, my dad's favorite song was Roy Rogers & Dale Evans's "Happy Trails." Here are the first few verses: Happy trails to you, until we meet again Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again Some trails are happy ones Others are blue It's the way you ride the trail that counts Here's a happy one for you. So, I suppose it's fitting that FBOL ends (for now? maybe?) while talking about one of America's great Westerns, Larry McMurtry's LONESOME DOVE. Everything is in this book, partially because it's over 900 pages long, and partially because so much of America stopped progressing in the 1870s. This book is everything, and it is wonderful.  I decided not to cut it down into two episodes, but I understand that two hours of book talk is a lot. I hope you all get as much out of it as I did recording it with Lynne & Leslie. Please follow them over at their show Fine Beats & Cheeses: http://finebeatsandcheeses.com They also have a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FineBeatsandCheeses/posts And if you want to keep in touch with ME, I am still podcasting over at Ticklish Business, where we have a lot in store for the rest of this year! https://www.patreon.com/c/TicklishBiz/home More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 54m
  2. 18: Legally Blonde - Abby @ClapIfYouLikeMe

    07/02/2025

    18: Legally Blonde - Abby @ClapIfYouLikeMe

    My favorite lawyer is back to discuss the crossover between Jurisprudence and ChickLit– Abby ( @ClapIfYouLikeMe ) was forced through the wringer with Amanda Brown's original text, LEGALLY BLONDE. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 25m
  3. 17: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 2)

    06/25/2025

    17: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 2)

    Dr. Daniel Kasper (@ghostingdani over on Bluesky!) is back in a very short turn around to discuss Faustian bargains, fashion, and Bush-era expectations in this FIRST installment of our long (long) conversation about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. He manages to bring it back to Shirley Jackson rather eloquently in this episode! More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  4. Throwback: Jaws- Amanda Smith

    06/20/2025 · BONUS

    Throwback: Jaws- Amanda Smith

    If you're familiar with the movie, it means you probably know NOTHING about the book. JAWS by Peter Benchley is an absolute classic, a multi-million dollar earning blockbuster book turned movie that just about MADE Steven Spielberg. But what's up with the novel? Just some of your classic summertime, monster-movie beach read type stuff like mafia-led real estate fraud, class politics, and dead sheep.  Follow our guest Amanda Smith online! Listen to DISASTER GIRLS : http://www.thatmightbecool.com/disastergirls  Twitter: https://twitter.com/disaster_pod  Amanda's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaRTubbs  More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m
  5. 16: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 1)

    06/18/2025

    16: The Devil Wears Prada - Dr. Daniel Kasper (Part 1)

    Dr. Daniel Kasper (@ghostingdani over on Bluesky!) is back in a very short turn around to discuss Faustian bargains, fashion, and Bush-era expectations in this FIRST installment of our long (long) conversation about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  6. 15: Assassination Vacation - Martha Smith

    06/11/2025

    15: Assassination Vacation - Martha Smith

    The incomparable Martha Smith (@MostlyMartha on Bluesky) is here to discuss Sarah Vowell's "creative nonfiction" juggernaut ASSASSINATION VACATION. Released 20 years ago this year, the novel-length personal essay on Vowell's own ruminations on murder, death, and the American dream is really hitting... well, not differently, but exactly the same as when we first read it in 2005. Grab a copy of the book today: https://bookshop.org/p/books/assassination-vacation-sarah-vowell/951959?ean=9780743260046&next=t More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
  7. 14: Play It As It Lays - Lauren Emily Whalen

    06/04/2025

    14: Play It As It Lays - Lauren Emily Whalen

    CONTENT WARNING: Drug abuse, suicide, pregnancy loss, abortion, divorce, rape, sexual assault, child abuse, child loss, mental illness, lots of others. Lauren Emily Whalen is here to discuss Joan Didion's most celebrated work of fiction: the novel PLAY IT AS IT LAYS. We discuss cool girl myths, aging, mental illness, and worrying about the livers of anyone who lived through the 1970s. Catch Lauren on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenemilywrites/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/laurenemilywrites.bsky.social Website: http://laurenemilywrites.com More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  8. 13: Laura - Kristen Lopez of Ticklish Business

    05/28/2025

    13: Laura - Kristen Lopez of Ticklish Business

    Vera Caspary's LAURA was translated to screen for the first time in the heyday of the Hayes Code and classic film. So how does one capture the essence of a novel about a career girl coveted by three very different men, only to meet her grisly fate at the hand of one of her jealous suitors? By hiring Vincent Price, of course! Kristen is the main host of the podcast Ticklish Business ( http://ticklishbusiness.podbean.com ) , which I joined as a co-host a short time ago. Be sure to listen to Ticklish Biz wherever you get your podcasts. Or follow Kristen on social media: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kristenlopez88.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenlopez88/ Substack: http://thefilmmaven.substack.com More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.comLove T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is live! https://msemilyedwards.threadless.com/ICMYI, the best way to support the show is to become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwardsFollow Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
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• FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwards • The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a weekly "book club" discussion on every book you wanted to destroy in English class, but couldn't. Classic literature of Europe and the Americas– everything from mythology to Victorian epics to the modernists– is hard to get through, and each week, we take on a frequently assigned book to talk about all of its highs and lows. These are the Fuckbois of Literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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