Bookruptcy

Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare
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Bookruptcy is a two-person book club that celebrates the act of reading, no matter how un-aesthetic our choices are. Bookruptcy is hosted by Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare, two people who refuse to identify as "book people" in the modern social media marketing hellscape. Join them every other week as they talk books (but do not BookTok) and share their thoughts about whatever they're reading. Their tastes are varied, uninhibited by any algorithm, and run the gamut from award-winning litfic to highly obscure fanfic... to anything either one of them can convincingly argue is "a text."

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    I Love a Dipshit Protagonist

    On this episode, host Demetria Spinrad read Tower of Fools by Andrzej Sapkowski (also of The Witcher fame), which led to a discussion with co-host Magali Ferare ranging from Eastern European SFF, historical fiction, rightfully-cranky authors, and the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Dive in with us! Theme music is composed by ArcanaXIX Studios (arcanaxix.com) - all rights reserved.

    I Love a Dipshit Protagonist

  2. Jul 15

    Bedbugs in the Sex Cult Group House

    On this episode, host Magali Ferare recounts her deep dive into the saga of OneTaste, the sexual-wellness-company-slash-cult, through the book Empire of Orgasm by Ellen Huet. Between lawsuits, group housing, MLM-style sales tactics, cult and gender dynamics, and home-made lube, there's something for everyone (including cult nonfiction aficionado and co-host Demetria Spinrad). Dive in with us!

    Bedbugs in the Sex Cult Group House

  3. Jun 30

    Communist Pwopaganda

    In this first (of many) highbrow literary salons here on Bookruptcy, host Demetria Spinrad walks us through Pioneer Summer, a novel about a forbidden gay romance at a Soviet summer camp. Demetria and co-host Magali Ferare also cover the Discourse surrounding the book itself, the fascinating localization choices around one character's speech impediment, and the fact that Russian fujoshi are braver than the Marines. Dive in with us!

    Communist Pwopaganda

  4. Jun 30

    Patient Zero for Affluenza

    On this episode, host Magali Ferare expostulates at length about Frankenstein (the novel), Frankenstein (the 2025 film), and why the former is infinitely more interesting than the latter in almost every way. We cover Victor's God complex, the work's Transcendentalist themes, and answer the age-old question: "Who is the real monster, Byron or Shelley?" Co-host Demetria Spinrad even manages to get a word in edgewise every now and then. Dive in with us!

    Patient Zero for Affluenza

  5. Jun 22

    Welcome to Bookruptcy!

    On this short teaser minisode, hosts Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare answer the important questions: Why are we making a podcast? What are we going to talk about? And what the heck is "Bookruptcy"?

    Welcome to Bookruptcy!

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Bookruptcy is a two-person book club that celebrates the act of reading, no matter how un-aesthetic our choices are. Bookruptcy is hosted by Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare, two people who refuse to identify as "book people" in the modern social media marketing hellscape. Join them every other week as they talk books (but do not BookTok) and share their thoughts about whatever they're reading. Their tastes are varied, uninhibited by any algorithm, and run the gamut from award-winning litfic to highly obscure fanfic... to anything either one of them can convincingly argue is "a text."

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  • Creator
    Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Demetria Spinrad and Magali Ferare 2026
  • Show Website
    Bookruptcy