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Book Squad Goals

Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.

  1. 1月7日

    Othersode #101: A Group of Haters is Called a Podcast / Best of 2024

    Happy New Year! We’re celebrating by talking about all of our favorite things from 2024. This is the fun kind of retrospective where we just talk about the good things and leave out all the bad! Plus, you’ll get to hear from many of this year’s podcast guests about their favorite things from the past year! Tune in on 1/21 for our next Bookpisode on One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. After that, we’ll be covering The Craft with special guests Grady Hendrix AND Clay McLeod Chapman. We’ll also be discussing (spoiler free!) their new books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes. Look out for that episode on 2/4. Please leave us a rating and review, and while you’re at it, enter our giveaway! Check out our IG for details. TOC 1:00– Lamar Giles’s fave thing of the year 2:30–Welcome! New things we tried in 2024 11:23–Giveaway details 12:47–Number 3s 26:00–Susie Dumond’s fave thing, Ben Mitchell’s fave thing 29:00–Number 2s 46:00– Ang Ferraguto fave things, Todd Osborne’s fave things 52:00– Honorable mentions 59:56– Samantha Allen’s fave thing, Paul Tremblay’s fave thing 1:04:00– NUMBER 1S! 1:25:50– Tirzah Price’s favorite thing, Nathan Simmons’ favorite thing 1:30:54– What’s up next?

    1 小時 35 分鐘

  2. 2024/12/25

    BSG #101: Is it Cobbler or Pie? / Model Home

    Our gift to you on this very special Christmas and Hanukkah twofer is our final episode of the year: a discussion of Rivers Solomon’s latest novel, Model Home. Join us for a truly haunting discussion about family dynamics, gender exploration, and the difference between cobbler and pie. In the new year, we’ll be releasing our annual ‘faves’ episode where we cover the things we loved most in 2024, and then on January 21st we’ll publish our first bookpisode of 2025 on Nicola Yoon’s One of Our Kind. DON’T FORGET to enter our giveaway by 2/4 — go to our instagram for instructions — and if you’ve got some cash to spare, subscribe to our Patreon for $3 a month! Thanks for being a goalie this year. We love you.  TOC 0:30 – Welcome! Giveaway info! 4:30 – Intro. Questions and the pie vs cobbler debate 11:03 – Book intro 14:00 – The twist 28:35 – Gender and body stuff  42:00 – Eudora and her impact 1:02:00 – Racism 1:09:19 – Elijah 1:16:14 – Ratings! 1:18:00 – What’s up next??

    1 小時 28 分鐘

  3. 2024/12/11

    Othersode #100: Past-Peak Hugh Grant / Music & Lyrics with Samantha Allen

    POP! goes our 200th episode! Join the Book Squad (plus Ben) and special guest Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet, to talk about the 2007 Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore romcom Music & Lyrics. We discuss our personal connections to the film, the romance, the music, and what might not hold up in 2024. Then we interview Samanatha about her new novel! It’s a fun Q and A you don’t want to miss! Tune in for our next Bookpisode on 12/24 where we’ll be covering Model Home by Rivers Solomon. And then it’s time for everyone’s favorite episode: The Best of 2024 Othersode! That’ll be hitting your feeds on 1/7/25. Keep an eye on our Instagram for more official information about our 200th Episode Giveaway, and go buy Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe!  TOC: :30–welcome Ben and Samantha!! 13:40– our history with the movie 22:00– do drew Barrymore and Hugh grant have chemistry? 36:30–problematic elements and weird things 59:11– interview with Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet 1:49:29–what’s up next?

    2 小時 2 分鐘

  4. 2024/11/27

    BSG #100: Whale Tail Dystopia / Hum

    We’re off to the sad botanical garden for our ONE HUNDREDTH (!) Bookpisode about Hum by Helen Phillips. We talk about climate change, artificial intelligence, human connection (or lack thereof) and, of course, the ultimate villain: capitalism! Then we get into some special 100th episode feedback and give a quick blog update. Our next Othersode will be about Music & Lyrics, and we’ll be joined by special guest Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet. That’s on 12/10! And then, our holiday gift to you is our next Bookpisode on Model Home by Rivers Solomon dropping on 12/24! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe, Goalies! TOC :30 – Icebreaker and happy 100th bookpisode 13:00 – Book intro 14:58 – Climate change 23:50 – Late stage capitalism and ads 40:58 – What happened at the botanical gardens 56:35 – Human connection and cosmetic procedures 1:11:15 – Epilogue 1:18:15 – Ratings 1:23:50 – Listener feedback!  1:31:50 – What’s on the pod? What’s up next?

    1 小時 39 分鐘

  5. 2024/11/15

    Othersode #99: Weird Little Guy (Derogatory) / Bride and Prejudice with Tirzah Price

    Book Squad meets Bollywood as we discuss Bride & Prejudice (2004) with special guest Tirzah Price! We talk about how this Austen adaptation works in a Bollywood setting, racism and xenophobia, surprise appearances from western actors, and (obviously) the musical numbers. Then we chat with Tirzah about her new novel (out now!), In Want of a Suspect. Don’t worry – no spoilers here! Read along for our next Bookpisode about Hum by Helen Phillips on 11/26. Then join us and special guest Samantha Allen (author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet) to talk about Music & Lyrics on 12/10! Consider becoming a patron for just $3 a month, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a new episode! TOC :30–Welcome, Tirzah!  10:57–Movie Intro 11:50– Adaptations and interpreting characters 15:38– Do any parts of the story not work? 28:29– Surprise celebrity sightings 33:14–How does the movie tackle big topics like racism and xenophobia? 54:13– Interview with Tirzah! 1:28:30– What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

    1 小時 42 分鐘

  6. 2024/10/29

    BSG #99: Alternate Universe She’s All That / The Familiar

    If you start with the basic knowledge that Spanish Inquisition = Bad, you’ll be just fine. This week the Book Squad discusses Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar. We talk about the historical piece of this historical fantasy, question where the vampires are, play “hot or not,” and dig into the romance. Then we read some great listener feedback (Alex’s Version) and catch up with what’s on the blog. Tune in for our next Othersode about Bride and Prejudice with special guest Tirzah Price (author of In Want of a Suspect) on 11/12. Then read along for our next Bookpisode on Hum by Helen Phillips on 11/26. TOC  :30 – Welcome!  7:25 – Book intro 10:00 – Disclaimers, the historical fantasy of it all 18:53 – Where are the vampires? 34:16 – Did anything surprise you? 49:00 – How was the romance? The ending? 52:05 – Ratings 54:50 – Listener feedback: Alex edition! 1:09:53 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

    1 小時 14 分鐘

  7. 2024/10/16

    Othersode #98: As Sexy As Cholera / The Silence of the Lambs with J. H. Markert

    Goodbye, Eyeball Fall; hello, Cannibal-tober!(?) We’ll workshop it. Special guest J.H. Markert (aka James Markert) joins the Squad to revisit 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs and talk about his latest novel, Sleep Tight! We talk about why Hannibal is so iconic (“the late, great Hannibal Lecter,” anyone?), the interplay between trauma and horror, getting inside the mind of a killer, and LGBTQ+ representation in the early 90s. Next we pepper James with questions about his new novel, Sleep Tight (a September Book of the Month pick!), in a spoiler-free interview. Speaking of scary things, Spooktober is back on the Book Squad Blog! Go check that out for more spooky season content. Join us on October 29th for Mary’s triumphant return to discuss even MORE spooky content – The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. Then go watch Bride & Prejudice for our next Othersode featuring Tirzah Price, author of In Want of a Suspect, on November 12th! TOC: :30 – Welcome, James!  14:35 – What makes this story so appealing?  25:45 – How do trauma and mental illness inform the story? 32:10 – Why are we all so obsessed with serial killers? 39:50 – Transness and LGBTQIA+ issues in Silence of the Lambs 53:03 – Interview with James Markert!  1:36:17 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next? Links: https://screenrant.com/silence-of-the-lambs-buffalo-bill-lgbtq-controversy/

    1 小時 49 分鐘

  8. 2024/10/02

    BSG #98: Schemer and Dreamer / The Eyes Are the Best Part

    If you could eat any body part, what would it be? Join Emily, Kelli, and Susan as they discuss the delicious body horror of The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim. Between the gross out horror scenes, this novel discusses misogyny, sexuality, and what happens when, well, you’re just kind of a jerk. Join us next time as special guest James Markert joins us to discuss Silence of the Lambs and his new book Sleep Tight. Then, Mary returns with a discussion of Leigh Bardugo’s historical vampire novel, The Familiar!  TOC :30– Icebreaker! 10:52– Goodreads description 15:44–Why is the book about eating eyeballs? 22:00–Men suck, but in various ways 40:15–How Ji-Won is kinda not a good person 48:57–Unpacking the ending 1:02:35– Ratings 1:07:40– What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

    1 小時 14 分鐘
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Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.

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