Episodes

  • At Least, I Don't Think I've Killed Anyone : An Interview with Julee Balko
    May 5 2026

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    You want context for the title? TOO BAD! You're going to have to listen to our interview with Julee Balko. We talked about Square Hearts, the importance of seeing yourself in media, and who the best Muppet is.

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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    48 mins
  • The Secret Ingredient Is The Emotional Support Chicken: An Interview with Carmela Dutra
    Apr 28 2026

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    Hot takes? More like hot wings. Carmela Dutra stopped by to talked about HOT WINGS AND HOMICIDE the sequel to A MURDER MOST FOWL, a cozy murder mystery series centered around twins who run a hot wings food truck. We played SPACE EM OR EMBRACE EM and BRING YOUR OWN BOOK.


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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    47 mins
  • On The Fly Interviews at the South Jersey Children's Book Festival
    Apr 21 2026

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    April 11th was the 3rd annual South Jersey Children's Book Festival. We don't read much kidlit here at the pod anymore but it's all still Jess's favorite. Check the links below and show these authors and illustrators some love!

    • Veronica Mang
    • Tracey Baptiste
    • Pooja Makhijani
    • Jonathan Stutzman
    • Artie Bennet
    • Anne Lambelet
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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    22 mins
  • I've Never Been So Mad About Seeing Myself in Literature - Katabasis, Part 3
    Apr 14 2026

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    We finished Katabasis. Tears were shed. Screams were uttered. Angsty text messages were exchanged. One could say that we had strong feelings about it.

    Along the road to discussing a well-crafted ending, Jess and Maggie examine what it means to tackle the writing of grief and frustration, the normalization of immigrant culture, Jess's obsession with floppy hats, and just who R. F. Kuang might have intended her audience to be.

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    Hosts: Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Magdalyn Ann, and Julia, with special guest Sweet Pea.

    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook and edited by Rob Cook & Jessica Mary.

    Visit⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LNK.BIO/BookedAllNight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to follow us everywhere and join our Discord community.

    Theme: Whistle Joyride by TopFlow

    Game show music credits: Music by ⁠⁠Dvir Silver⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠Pixabay

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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • I Want Another Gold Star - Katabasis, Part 2
    Apr 7 2026

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    Disaster strikes when Katy's bookmark gets put back in the wrong place, so Jess has to hardcore recap Part 2 of R. F. Kuang's Katabasis (with a snooty "ahhh" sound, we've learned). But in the process, they still discuss a ton of crafting notes, realistic communication of abuse and suicidal ideation, the lies we tell ourselves to get through bad situations, and the greatest paradox of all: whether or not academia boils down to our desire to be recognized.

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    Hosts: Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Magdalyn Ann, and Julia, with special guest Baron.

    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook and edited by Rob Cook & Jessica Mary.

    Visit⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LNK.BIO/BookedAllNight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to follow us everywhere and join our Discord community.

    Theme: Whistle Joyride by TopFlow

    Game show music credits: Music by ⁠⁠Dvir Silver⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠Pixabay

    Support the show

    • Don't forget that you can ask all of our guests a question for any upcoming interviews on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/TD9SbDvJCn
    • Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • No, Actually, I AM Smart Enough for This - Katabasis, Part 1
    Mar 31 2026

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    It's official. Hell is a college campus.

    Join Jess and Maggie on a descent to the underworld that keeps calling them out personally. Along the way, they visit the measure of unreliable narrators (or is it unreliable perception?), far too much Mellville, the benefit of writing friends over lovers, an incredible amount of philosophy, and our love of the Only One Bed trope. It's Katabasis by R. F. Kuang, and we're loving it.

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    Hosts: Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Magdalyn Ann, and Julia.

    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook and edited by Rob Cook & Jessica Mary. And Tiger did stop in at one point, the little ingrate.

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    Theme: Whistle Joyride by TopFlow

    Game show music credits: Music by ⁠⁠Dvir Silver⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠Pixabay

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    • Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • History Will Remember Them As Bunkmates: An Interview with Anastasia Arellano
    Mar 24 2026

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    What an amazing interview we had complete with technical issues and games that tortured our guest, Anastasia Arellano. BETWEEN THE SHADOWS doesn't come out until 2027 but you can pre-order it here.

    Camp Wildflower is a summer camp for delinquent teens run by renowned psychologist Alistair Monk. And something is very amiss here.

    Skylar Murphy and Olympia “Ollie” Hamilton are paired as reluctant bunkmates. Skylar, avoiding juvie after accidentally setting her ex-girlfriend’s garage on fire, and Ollie, sent by her conservative politician mother following a homophobic incident, must set aside their differences in order to navigate a camp filled with eerie occurrences and strange transformations among their fellow campers.

    After witnessing bizarre and sinister activities, Skylar and Ollie’s bond deepens into something more. But that new romance is threatened when they uncover a dark secret that impends their very existence and that of the whole camp. Now, their summer romance is put to the ultimate test.

    No one is coming to save them. They must do it themselves

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    • Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    55 mins
  • Sour Demon Candy & Judgmental Cats: An Interview with Kelly Preston
    Mar 17 2026

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    This week, Julia interviewed Kelly Preston about her book DEMON TO YOUR RIGHT. Technical high jinx were had all around but we've done our best to clean it up. And of course, we tortured Kelly with a few games, and asked some outrageous questions.

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    • Don't forget that you can ask all of our guests a question for any upcoming interviews on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/TD9SbDvJCn
    • Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
    • Follow us on Instagram
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    Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

    Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

    Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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    1 hr and 2 mins