Tuesday Night Book Club

Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
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  1. 4D AGO

    Our Favorite Kid's Books

    March 2026 Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante! Nostalgia Alert! This episode features Arthur, Junie B. Jones, Jan Brett, American Girl Dolls, the Dear America series, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and more! Brett and Alex also team up to prank Tava, Alex reports about getting a new phone, and Brett and Tava get a new fridge. Check Out: To Listen: The Galaxy S26 is a Photography Nightmare, The Vergecast To Download: Apple Music To Read: Tethered Literary Magazine 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 5m

  2. MAR 3

    Books We Love: The Magic Treehouse, by Mary Pope Osborne

    Order our March book: My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante! This week, Tava, Brett, and Alex turn back the clock to discuss one of their favorite children's series, The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne. Along the way, Alex provides an update on her carbon monoxide exposure, Tava and Brett join in on the appliance woes, and Brett discusses his recent trip to Texas. Check Out: To Watch: Ozark To Watch: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die To Watch: Love on the Spectrum 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

    52 min

  3. FEB 24

    Regan Gannon

    Order our March Book, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante! Despite Brett's best efforts, this episode seems to be about everything but books. Tune in for an extended conversation about our Food Correspondent's health issues, bookmarks, toilet behavior, and being scared while reading. 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

  4. FEB 17

    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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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  • Creator
    Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alex Zapantis, Tava Hoag, and Brett Gannon
  • Show Website
    Tuesday Night Book Club

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