Episodes

  • Books of the 2010s
    Jan 29 2026

    Becky and Jakob talk about "the crawdad book," a.k.a. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, and more!

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Books of the 2000s
    Jan 23 2026

    Becky and Heather talk about the 2000s and books of the 2000s including Twilight (of course!) by Stephenie Meyer, Touch the Dark (the Cassie Palmer series) by Karen Chance, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom series) by Garth Nix.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Books of the 1990s
    Dec 19 2025

    Becky and Jenny wax nostalgic about the 90s. Jakob is also there. We talk about: Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel; The Perfume by Caroline Cooney; Silent Scream by Diane Hoh; The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R.L. Stine; Frindle by Andrew Clements; Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman; and more!

    context for Jakob's Mitt Romney joke: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4I-SG8dK1AU

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Books of the 1980s
    Oct 23 2025

    Becky and Jo talk about books of the 1980s including:

    Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) by Tamora Pierce (and the rest of the Song of the Lioness Quartet), The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood, The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker, and picture books by Robert Munsch (Love You Forever, 1986; The Paper Bag Princess, 1980; Thomas's Snowsuit, 1985), Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express, 1985), David Wiesner (The Loathsome Dragon, 1987), Jan Brett (The Mitten, 1989), and Don and Audrey Wood (The Napping House, 1984; The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, 1984; King Bidgood's In the Bathtub, 1985).

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Cujo!
    Oct 17 2025

    Becky, Jennifer, Heather, and Jakob talk about Stephen King's classic novel "Cujo." Remember - don't have regrets, vaccinate your pets!

    Apologies for any poor sound quality in this one.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Books of the 1970s
    Sep 20 2025

    Becky, Austin, and Heather talk about books of the 1970s including:

    You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Norma Klein, Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me by Norma Klein, Taking Sides by Norma Klein, Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry, Sophie's Choice by William Styron, The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers, The Japanese Screen by Anne Mather, The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt, Love Story by Erich Segal, M.C. Higgins the Great by Virginia Hamilton, Dispatches by Michael Herr

    PLUS:

    1974: A Personal History by Francine Prose, King of Kings by Scott Anderson, Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin, Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming, Joan Dideon, Rick Perlstein, and this article: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/childrens-literature-in-united-states

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Books of the 1960s
    Aug 21 2025

    Becky, Jo, and Holly talk about books of the 1960s including:

    To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Young Unicorns by Madeline L'Engle, Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer and much more!

    Holly recommends:

    The Acid Queen by Susannah Cahalan, The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie, The Fire Is Upon Us by Nicholas Buccola, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Books of the 1950s
    Jul 31 2025

    Becky and Jakob talk about:

    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

    Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

    Eloise by Kay Thompson

    and more!

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    1 hr and 4 mins