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The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast where we talk about books and the stories we read and live. We're friends and fellow readers who turned our book club hangouts into a podcast and into a community where anyone who enjoys a good story can join the conversation and share their own experiences. From towering TBRs and bookstore hauls to reading habits and everyday bookworm life, our episodes are fun and lively, a little chaotic, and full of laughs, while still staying honest and insightful. No fluff, just good time. Come hang out, join the community, and share your story. Welcome to The Bookbang Club!

  1. Sep 12

    Book 2 Chapter 2 - Bookish Life Kwentz + Q&A with MJ Busa @scribblesandbooks

    "Lean into your discomfort." In this episode, we sat down with MJ and talked about the hats she's proudly wearing as a reader and a content creator, among many other passions and responsibilities that she juggles along with them. Know more about the beginnings of Scribbles and Books, get a glimpse of her childhood, student life, and introspections & wisdom, and be surprised with other things about MJ na dito mo siguro unang maririnig! Gusto n'yo 'yon?! Eldest daughters, smut enjoyers, The Poppy War haters, pull up! It's another fun kwentuhan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast… The Bookbang Club! 📚    Episode's official hashtag: ⁠#TBCScribblesAndBooks Website: ⁠https://thebookbangclub.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookbangclub/   Follow us on our official social media accounts for more content and updates! * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebookbangclubpod * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebookbangclub/ * Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@thebookbangclub * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookbangclubpod   The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast and community. New episodes drop first on YouTube; Apple Podcasts and Spotify the next day. Don't forget to follow/subscribe, like, and leave a comment! 🫶🏼   *****   BOOKISH MENTIONS IN THE EPISODE   Books and series: 1984 by George Orwell / An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector / Arcane Ascencion series by Andrew Rowe / Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid / Beowulf / Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb / Book Lovers by Emily Henry / Bungo Stray Dogs / Carrie Soto is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid / Divergent by Veronica Roth / For She is Wrath by Emily Varga / Janus Silang series by Edgar Calabia Samar / Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali / My C**o Boy by TheLostConyo - http://wattpad.com/amp/484421290 / One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez / Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan / Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista / Stoner by John Williams / Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe / The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma / The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector / The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins / The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares / The Maze Runner series by James Dashner / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang / The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang / The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid / This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz / Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune / We by Yevgeny Zamyatin / Wild Tales by Chad Marcelino   Activities, hobbies, and interests: Book annotation, book annotations, book annotating / Journal, journals, journaling   Authors and writers: Clarice Lispector / Edgar Calabia Samar / Emily Henry / Franz Kafka / Fredrik Backman / Fyodor Dostoevsky / Haruki Murakami / Jorge Luis Borges / Khaled Hosseini / Patricia Evangelista / R.F. Kuang / Ryūnosuke Akutagawa / Taylor Jenkins Reid   Brands, businesses, causes, events, and personalities: National Book Store / Philippine Book Festival / Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. / Talk Bookish to Me PH Bookclub / The Pagelings Book Club / University of San Carlos / Wattpad / Young Minds on eXplore

  2. Aug 22

    Book 2 Chapter 1 - Welcome Back to The Bookbang Club

    Ayun may Season 2! We're back, mga ka-bookbang!   And because it's a new season, we're also in a new home with a new host! Join Hez, Lou, Pael, Penne, and RJ as they catch up on each other's bookish lives, look back on their favorite Season 1 moments, and as they always do, fearlessly share bookish hot takes (well, mostly, si RJ lang).   We have so much in store for our second season and we can't wait to share them with you, mga ka-bookbang! Ihanda ang popcorn, because it's another chaotic and fun chikahan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast… The Bookbang Club! 📚 This episode is brought to you in partnership with The QStudios. A destination for podcast recording, content production, and creative collaboration. Book a space at https://theq.ph.  Episode's official hashtag: ⁠#TBCAyunMaySeason2   Website: ⁠https://thebookbangclub.com/ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thebookbangclub/   Follow us on our official social media accounts for more content and updates! ​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebookbangclubpod​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebookbangclub/​Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@thebookbangclub​TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookbangclubpod  The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast and community. New episodes drop first on YouTube; Apple Podcasts and Spotify the next day. Don't forget to follow/subscribe, like, and leave a comment! 🫶🏼   *****   BOOKISH MENTIONS IN THE EPISODE   Books and series: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins / Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman / Babel by R.F. Kuang / Bittersweetland by R. Torres Pandan / Bridgerton by Julia Quinn / Canticles for Dark Lovers by Wilfrido D. Nolledo / First Blades series by Neal Shusterman / Game Changer by Rachel Reid / Game Changers series by Rachel Reid / Good People by Claire Betita de Guzman / Katabasis by R.F. Kuang / Lucia Dreaming by Lucia Asul / Maharlika series by Rexy Dorado and John Ray / Moderation by Elaine Castillo / Night Gate by Lucia Asul / Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler / Percy Jackson and The Olympians series by Rick Riordan / Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir / Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman / Scythe by Neal Shusterman / She Who Devours by Bea Bustamante / Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural by Tilde Acuña, John Bengan, Daryll Delgado, Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III, and Kristine Ong Muslim / Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up) by Chugong / Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins / Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang / Taxi Dancer by Marivi Soliven / The Divergent series by Veronica Roth / The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins / The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven / The Maze Runner series by James Dashner / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang / The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang / The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera / Trese series by Budjette Tan / Yellowface by R.F. Kuang   Publishers: Anvil Publishing / Exploding Galaxies / Lampara Books / Raygun Press   Brands, businesses, causes, events, and personalities: Donald Villamero / Jaymar Castro / Lost Books Cebu / Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) / Mica De Leon / MJ Busa scribblesandbooks / Nina Ellaine Dizon / Obi Obias obi.reads obi_reads / Philippine Book Festival (PBF) / Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr. / Segundo "Jun" Matias Jr. / Talk Bookish to Me PH Bookclub

  3. May 24 ·  Bonus

    
Survivor and ORG Kwentz with Amber and Jaymar of Pinoy Survivor League | TBC Special Episode

    Come on in! Pinoy Survivor League's next stop on the Season 20 press tour: The Bookbang Club! Get ready for a fun and chaotic kwentuhan with Amber Garma, Jaymar Castro, and our very own RJ Prats, alumni and hosts of Pinoy Survivor League (PSL), as they brace for the impact of their biggest, fiercest, and wildest season yet: PSL2.0: Camiguin - Second Chance. Dive into the world of online reality games (ORGs) in the Philippines and discover how fandom and shared passion can turn into genuine, lifelong friendships. Ihanda ang inyong mga hidden immunity idols o kung ano pa mang advantages ang meron kayo para hindi ma-shigpay sa kwentuhan at tawanan, 'cause it's Survivor and ORG kwentz time dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚 Episode's official hashtag: #TBCxPSLSecondChance | #HindiPaSeason2 #SpecialEpisodeOnly #TBCPSLAngPagbabalik Website: https://thebookbangclub.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookbangclub/ Follow us on our official social media accounts for more content and updates! * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebookbangclubpod/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebookbangclub/ * Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thebookbangclub/ * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookbangclubpod/ The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast and community. Stream for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Don't forget to follow/subscribe, like, and leave a comment! 🫶🏼

  4. Apr 5

    Book 1 Chapter 10 - Reading Recaps + Season Finale

    2025 reading recap in April 2026... on Easter Sunday? Why not? Better late than never, ika nga! 😂 For the last time this season, samahan sina Hez, Lou, Pael, at RJ sa kanilang bookish kwentuhan about their top reads of 2025! Alamin kung sino sa kanilang apat ang hindi nagtagumpay sa kanilang 2025 reading goals, sino ang habulin ng bookish things, sino ang napagkamalang Vietnamese, at sino ang #1 fan ng Sunrise on the Reaping. Season finale na ng paboritong mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

  5. Mar 13

    Book 1 Chapter 9 - Bookish Kwentz

    Kung ang AWKP ay may "memz", ang The Bookbang Club naman ay may "kwentz"! Pakinggan ang mga bookish kwentz nina Hez, Pael, at RJ (yes po, absent ulit si Lou) at sabay-sabay natin silang i-judge. Mula sa isang Bangkok bookstore heist, book signing journey from Laguna to Taguig, inverted na special edition, at hanggang sa mga reklamo tungkol sa isang book fair last year! Jampacked na naman ang kwentuhan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

  6. Feb 6

    Book 1 Chapter 8 - We Read Somewhere

    Kung ililista namin ang mga pinag-usapan namin in this episode, baka mag-over sa character limit ng isang Spotify or YouTube content description. Sabi nga nila, when the cat (Lou) is away, the mice (Hez, Pael, and RJ) will play, and play indeed we did. From performative reading to missing scriptures in the Bible hanggang sa paboritong number sa electric fan, mas malala pa sa chop suey ang episode na ito. At sa totoo lang... this might be our most controversial episode yet. Kasalanan mo 'to, Hezel! Come, let's join us sa episode 8 ng paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

  7. 12/12/2025

    Book 1 Chapter 7 - Si Evelyn Hugo at Iba Pang mga Multo

    Top song mo ba sa Spotify Wrapped 2025 ang Multo by Cup of Joe? Relapse malala! In this episode, pag-usapan natin ang ating mga multo. Bakit nga ba naghihiwalay ang mga couples na nagba-Baguio? Bakit nga ba mukhang luma pa rin ang UI ng Goodreads? Bakit nga ba may tuldok ng permanent marker yung mga books na naka-sale sa National Bookstore? At bakit nga ba sobrang hirap hingin pabalik mula kay ex ang mga librong naiwan mo sa kanya? Laging tatandaan - BAWAL TUMAWID. MAY NAMATAY NA DITO. GUSTO MONG SUMUNOD? Episode 7 na! This is your book club - The Bookbang Club! 📚

  8. 12/05/2025

    Book 1 Chapter 6 - BookTok & Fantasy Kwentz with Penne Jacinto

    May special guest ulit kami! Joining us in episode 6 is Penne Jacinto aka @faenelope of TikTok! This episode is dedicated to the hustlers na may oras pa ring magbasa, na para bang nakakatantos pa rin sa kanilang mga reading goals despite their busy schedules. This is also for the fantasy (or romantasy?) girlies out there. ACOTAR? Fourth Wing? The Bonds That Tie? Syempre na-mention yang mga yan sa episode na 'to! What is a good book? Do you check Goodreads before, while, and after reading a book? Do you insert yourself in the story? As the main character? Award! Let's go, episode 6! (Also, did we mention na absent si Hez in this episode?) 📚

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The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast where we talk about books and the stories we read and live. We're friends and fellow readers who turned our book club hangouts into a podcast and into a community where anyone who enjoys a good story can join the conversation and share their own experiences. From towering TBRs and bookstore hauls to reading habits and everyday bookworm life, our episodes are fun and lively, a little chaotic, and full of laughs, while still staying honest and insightful. No fluff, just good time. Come hang out, join the community, and share your story. Welcome to The Bookbang Club!

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  • Creator
    Pagelings
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pagelings
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    The Bookbang Club