Tuesday Night Book Club

Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
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  1. 5D AGO

    Book Club: Atonement, by Ian McEwan

    Announcing our March book, My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante! In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss their February book, Atonement, by Ian McEwan. But first, Alex provides an update on her pellet stove woes (and her months-long illness), Brett gets stuck in a parking garage, and Tava has some dog troubles. Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 6m

  2. FEB 10

    Book Slumps

    One week until we discuss Atonement, our February Book! Fine, we'll admit it. We don't read all the time. In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss the times when the books just aren't hitting. They start by ranking where books fall in the wide wide world on content, discuss the impact that seasons and major life events can have, and end by reporting how they each are feeling during the long days of winter. Check Out To Watch: Yellowjackets To Listen: Grunge! (Ex: In Utero, by Nirvana) To Listen: By the Way, I Forgive You, by Brandi Carlile

    1h 1m

  3. FEB 3

    With Social Media Like This, Who Needs Books?

    Last Chance to Order Atonement, our February Book! Tava, Brett, and Alex do their best to talk about books in the age of social media, but they end up mostly discussing celebrity memoirs. trad wives, and the modern-day Pompeii. Check Out To Listen: Short King, by Alex Cameron To Watch: Lawless To Watch: Idiocracy Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    59 min

  4. JAN 27

    Lexa Souza

    Check out our February 2026 Book, Atonement by Ian McEwan. As one might expect, this episode was a bit all over the place, and only tangentially about books. Enjoy! Check Out: To Puzzle Angrily: The New York Puzzle Company To Drink: Dunkin' Protein Refresher To Do: Workout! To Drink: Coconut Water Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 6m

  5. JAN 20

    Book Club: The Sellout, by Paul Beatty

    Announcing our February 2026 Book: Atonement, by Ian McEwan! In this episode ,Tava, Brett, and Alex tackle their first book of 2026, The Sellout by Paul Beatty. In addition to a discussion about racism in America, the group also talks about their recent trips to the movie theater, Brett and Tava's expedition to Bennington, and Alex's love of hotels. Check Out: To Read: The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy To Read: Tell Me Lies, by Carola Lovering To Do: Go to the movies! Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 10m

  6. JAN 13

    Book Traumas: Lending, Borrowing, and Navigating Breakups

    Tune in next week for our episode on The Sellout, by Paul Beatty. In this episode, the TNBC crew names names. Tava, Brett, and Alex work through some of the worst moments in their book lives - lending out books and not getting them back, borrowing books and ruining the copy, and dividing up books at the end of a relationship. Tune in also for Alex's many accents, Brett & Tava's laundry squabble, and a Christmas decoration tragedy. Check Out: To Subscribe: Personal Canon by Celine Nguyen To Witch: Llewellyn's 2026 Witches' Calendar To Watch: Sean Combs, The Reckoning Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    53 min

  7. JAN 6

    Books We Love: The Secret History, by Donna Tartt

    January's Book Club Book: The Sellout, by Paul Beatty In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex do a deep dive into one of their favorite books, The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. Careful to avoid spoilers, the crew talks about how the book was written, the sensation is caused, and the woman who launched herself into literary stardom. Check Out: To Buy: New York Times 2026 Cooking Calendar To Embrace: Winter! (What Scandinavians Can Teach Us About Embracing Winter) To Watch: Eternity Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1 hr

  8. 12/23/2025

    2025 Book Club Books, Ranked

    Announcing Our January 2026 Book: The Sellout by Paul Beatty! In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex work together to create the definitive ranking of TNBC's book club books. They also reveal the best books they read this year outside of the book club, and talk about what they have planned for season 2! Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content, polls, and cute pictures of TNBC mascot, Tessie. Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 8m
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  • Creator
    Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Show Website
    Tuesday Night Book Club

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