Tuesday Night Book Club

Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
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  1. 4d ago

    TNBC's 2026 Summer Reading List

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our June Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward  Somehow, Tava, Brett, and Alex manage to keep it together long enough to go through their 2026 Summer Reading Lists. Along the way, they discuss men's hearing, Alex's pool woes, famous photographs of famine-torn countries, and much more. Alex's Picks Project Hail Mary, GIRLS: Generation Z, and the Commodification of Everything, by Freya India Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert Tava's Picks Lit & Cherry, by Mary Karr Ann Patchett Mary Oliver Brett's Picks The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust Check Out: To Read: Homesick Nomad, by Brianna Madia To Read: Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe To Watch: Letterman on Colbert Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    52 min

  2. May 26

    Brianna (Bufton) Pegolo

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our June Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward. In this episode, Brett’s cousin Brianna joins the pod to defend Connecticut, discuss her very impressive literary organizational skills, and spar with Alex about Frieda McFadden. The group also discusses dogs, the wonder of our local libraries, Brianna's favorite TNBC book club book, and (of course) growing up in Clinton. Check Out: To Read: ‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds (The Guardian) To Do: Visit a national park near you! To Watch: Shrinking (Apple TV) To Watch: You (Netflix) Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 13m

  3. May 19

    Book Club: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our June Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward Things get dark as Tava, Brett, and Alex turn to the post-apocalyptic world of The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. But is the ending actually too hopeful? In addition to floating their theories, discussing McCarthy's style, and talking about the main character's morality (or lack thereof), Brett and Tava talk about their trip to California, Alex reveals her all-time top songs on Spotify, and spiders make an appearance. Check Out: To Listen: Bleachers (the band) To Watch: Jury Duty To Revel in the Nostalgia: Spotify Party of the Years Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 12m

  4. May 12

    Books We Love: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Truman Capote In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex tackle the original nonfiction novel and an early entry in the true crime genre, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. They walk through Capote's life, the book's history, and some of the controversy about whether the book is as "immaculately factual" as claimed. Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 7m

  5. May 5

    Go Buy a Dishwasher (Self Help Books)

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy! In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex take a crack at self help books. They talk about some recent bestsellers, common pitfalls, and why the industry seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Also listen for a conversation on latin legal terms, Instagram following etiquette, and some summer podcast ideas. Check Out: To Watch: Nobody Wants This (Netflix) To (Not) Read: Half His Age, by Jennette McCurdy To Read: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want, by Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge) Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1 hr

  6. Apr 28

    Scott Czermak

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy! In this episode, TNBC welcomes the principal of Clinton High School and everyone's favorite science teacher, Scott Czermak. Mr. Czermak is a new listener who has worked his way through the archives quicker than anyone thought possible. Here, he sits down with Tava, Brett, and Alex to talk about his journey to becoming a teacher, his reading style, and the state of education in 2026. In true TNBC style, he also gets badgered by Alex about anything that comes to her mind. Check Out: To Read: Murder in the Clouds, by James J. Griffith To Read: Whidbey, by T Kira Madden To Read: Long Books To Watch: Neighbors, on HBO Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 17m

  7. Apr 21

    Book Club: Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy! For their April book club, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters. In addition to talking about the beautiful way this book handles identity, queerness, and motherhood, this episode features discussions on creating healthy distance in relationships and an update on Alex's big move to Arkansas. Check Out: To Watch: Trust Me: The False Prophet To Watch: The Beast in Me To Read: Penguin Little Black Classics Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 3m

  8. Apr 14

    By the Book, TNBC Edition

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex take The New York Times' By the Book questionnaire. Listen as they discuss their ideal reading experiences, their favorite villains, and who would get an invite to their literary dinner parties. Also, Alex has a complaint about spoilers on Goodreads, Amazon makes some not-so-big changes to the Kindle, and Arkansas re-enters the chat.  Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    57 min
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  • Creator
    Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Show Website
    Tuesday Night Book Club

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