Tuesday Night Book Club

Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
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  1. 2d ago

    Field Trip: Summer Read-A-Thon

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our July Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson. In lieu of a trip to a bookstore or book-related site, for this Field Trip episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex stayed put, posted up under the pergola, and gave themselves six hours to read without any other obligations. Of course, there were plenty of non sequiturs along the way. Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 9m

  2. Jun 23

    Taylor (Tambolleo) Russell

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our July Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson. Tava, Brett, and Alex are joined by the wonderful Taylor (Tambolleo) Russell for a wide ranging conversation that covers everything from books (what they’re reading, what they want to read, what they find to be overrated) to 'Type C' people, health anxiety, sleep problems, men vs. women, and butter moms.  Check Out: To Eat: Rota’s Lavender Ice Cream To Listen: David Sedaris on Armchair Expert To Listen: All There Is with Anderson Cooper To Do: Take more pictures! To Read: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1h 27m

  3. Jun 16

    Book Club: Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our July Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson. In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss their June book club book, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. This beautiful book details the life of a family living in Mississippi in August, 2005 in the lead-up to Hurricane Katrina. Listen at they discuss the imagery, character building, and the real-world context of this hot and sweaty novel.  Check Out: To Read: The People in the Trees, by Hanya Yanagihara  Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    50 min

  4. Jun 9

    Books We Love: A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara

    Buy/Borrow/Steal our June Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward  In this episode, Alex takes Brett and Tava through the life and career of Ms. Hanya Yanagihara, the author of the acclaimed book, A Little Life. Also, a update on dogs and some reminiscing about eighth grade graduation. Trigger Warning: There is gulping in this episode! Check Out To Read: America the Beautiful? by Blythe Roberson To Do: Get Weeding Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content! Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    51 min

  5. Jun 2

    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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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  • Creator
    Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
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