Welcome to our 21-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOWAR). In this episode, we cover chapters 11 and 12, as Feyre and Lucien flee the Spring Court and find themselves hunted across the beautiful and brutal terrain of the Autumn Court.
With 13 years of combined academic literary ex ... Show More
Yesterday
The Gender Politics of Vamprism
In this Thursday episode of Book Talk for BookTok, we bring an academic lens to bookish culture, genre fiction, and the conversations shaping romance and romantasy today. Our podcast blends literary analysis, cultural criticism, and emotional honesty. We treat romance, romantasy, ... Show More
53m 7s
Mar 3
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli: Forbidden Love & Power Struggles
Welcome to Season of Aquarius, our book club season on Book Talk for BookTok, a fantasy and romantasy podcast centered on thoughtful discussion and literary analysis. This season is created for readers who want more than quick takes and star ratings, offering space to explore how ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 27
The Reader's Space vs Authors: Who Owns the Bookish Internet?
In this Thursday episode of Book Talk for BookTok, we bring an academic lens to bookish culture, genre fiction, and the conversations shaping romance and romantasy today. Our podcast blends literary analysis, cultural criticism, and emotional honesty. We treat romance, romantasy, ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2021
Chapter One: Star Attraction
The Brotherhood Traveling Circus, Carnival and Ringmaster's Road Show arrives at the Kingdom, where their star attraction, a surly and disgruntled Hawkeye, performs nightly in a dramatized re-creation of The Day The Villains Won. Broken from reliving his personal trauma night aft ... Show More
36m 31s
Nov 2022
Unlicensed Ep 2 - Lost Boy Found
Unlicensed, the new show by me, Joseph, and my Night Vale co-creator Jeffrey Cranor has been out for a week. Thank you to everyone who listened.
We are presenting today the second episode “Lost Boy Found”, in its entirety. We didn’t write this series alone, by the way, we broug ... Show More
35m 5s
Oct 2023
S2 E11 - "They Always Promise"
Please take care in listening, as this episode features content that may be difficult for some listeners.
Ella goes on another great date with Isaac only further confusing her thoughts on her relationship with Reed. (As Val would say, girl, pick a man... But in Ella’s defense, it ... Show More
33m 23s
Aug 2020
S1 E11 - Bonded By Blood (Part 2)
Previously on Mockery Manor: The villain has been unmasked. JJ and Bette make a desperate bid for freedom, but their pursuer is hot on their heels, and he's very, very angry. Like the big green fella on the telly. In this episode... the climax! For full info and credits, visit ww ... Show More
31m 6s
Nov 2025
L'aiguille creuse • Episode 8 sur 31
Arsène Lupin est mort ! En tout cas, c’est ce que tout le monde a l’air de croire : lors d’un cambriolage nocturne au château d’Ambrumésy, Mlle de Saint-Véran tire sur un rôdeur mais son cadavre reste introuvable. Quelques jours plus tard, la jeune femme est enlevée et son corps ... Show More
16m 11s
Jun 2022
Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 2
Liv reads Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickes. In a satirical novel of epic proportions, Lucian and his companions get eaten by a whale, fight a war inside, before they eventually land on the island of the blessed...This is not a standard narrative story episode, ... Show More
39m 53s