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None will be spared…when we talk about When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy! Join the Book Squad for a chat about this wild ride of a novel—we talk about the action and pacing, horror subgenres, the characters, mom/dad stuff, and goodness vs. badness. Then we finally read some really old feedback from husband of the pod, Ben (sorry about that, Ben). Tune in on May 27 as special guest Mary Kay McBrayer (author of Madame Queen) drops by to talk about her new book and Good American Family (Hulu). Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode about The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami on June 10. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon and leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts while you’re at it! TOC: 30– Welcome! 10:47–Book intro 12:30–Pacing 18:30– What’s actually happening? 24:49– Theme of Nat Cassidy’s “trilogy” 30:40–The Afterward 40:05–Characters 49:00– The power of improv 51:39– Let’s talk about the dad 1:02:00– Was there any other ending that could’ve happened? 1:14:19–Ratings 1:19:25–Feedback 1:22:23–what’s up next?

We’re briefly leaving our luxury villas to talk about season three of The White Lotus! Join us as we chat about the cast, the season’s setting, the characters we loved and hated, and what we can learn about the characters based on their book choices. Then we have a long overdue conversation with Todd Osborne about his debut poetry collection, Gatherer. You’ll even be treated to a few readings of his poems in this section of the episode! Look for our next Bookpisode on May 13th where we’ll be discussing When the Wolf Comes Home, the new novel by Nat Cassidy. Then join us and special guest Mary Kay McBrayer (author of Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair) to talk about Good American Family (Hulu) on May 27. P.S. Our lil podcast just turned 8 years old! If you’d like to get us a birthday gift, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and consider supporting us on Patreon for just $3/month!  TOC:: 30– Welcome, Todd! 10:24–What is White Lotus? 13:09–Cast talk 15:00–Setting 30:00– Characters 54:14– What’s up with the storyline with Rick? 1:05:38– What characters are reading 1:12:46–Interviewing Todd about Gatherer! 1:57:30– What’s up next? Links -  “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47536/one-art [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47536/one-art]  “Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas- https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night [https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night]  “Morning Rituals” by Todd Osborne- https://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/morning-rituals [https://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/morning-rituals]  Gatherer, available at Belle Point Press- https://bellepointpress.com/products/gatherer [https://bellepointpress.com/products/gatherer]

Get ready to listen to us say “peat” about a hundred times because we’re discussing The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister. We talk about the Haddesley sibling dynamics, the infamous Bog Wife herself, the bog as a character, and of course, generational trauma. Join us and special guest Todd Osborne (husband of the pod) on April 29 for a special one-year celebration of his poetry collection, Gatherer, and a chat about The White Lotus season three. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode about When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy on May 13. Feeling extra supportive this week? Head over to our Patreon and consider supporting us for just $3/month! Don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts, and we’ll read it on the pod! TOC 0:30 – Get on our Patreon, and icebreaker 12:14 – Book intro 16:20 – Siblings and their relationship dynamics 33:33 – Who is the bog wife? 44:00 – The bog is a character 52:00 – How did they stay isolated? 56:20 – Generational trauma and the patriarchy 1:03:20 – Ratings 1:06:18 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next? Links: https://electricliterature.com/in-kay-chronisters-novel-a-father-is-sacrificed-for-a-bog-wife-who-never-arrives/ [https://electricliterature.com/in-kay-chronisters-novel-a-father-is-sacrificed-for-a-bog-wife-who-never-arrives/]

It’s appropriate this book involves a circus because we about to clown on it. Join the squad for a Hatepisode about Brynn Weaver’s Scythe & Sparrow, the third installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy. After Mary gives us an overview of the other two books, we get a special review of Butcher & Blackbird by Emily’s dad, Charlie. Then we talk about the cringeworthy “trigger warnings” and then spend a lot of time dissecting the “spice,” which is not as transgressive as it thinks it is. After we barely survive this discussion, we get into some listener feedback. Read along for our next Bookpisode about The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th. Then join us April 29th for an Othersode about season 3 of The White Lotus, plus a conversation with Todd about his poetry collection, Gatherer.  Have you read any of the Ruinous Love Trilogy? We need to hear from you. Email us at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com or DM us on social media! Also, are you a patron yet? Support us on Patreon for only $3 a month and get a monthly newsletter of pet photos! TOC  1:11 — Icebreaker question 13:15—Charlie's review 35:30—The spice! 45:28—Dialogue during sex scenes 47:00—The audiobook--man doing man voice 47:27—Cringy sex scene reading 50:12—Ask a Man 55:51—Marriage: why? 58:00—The epilogue 1:03—1 star reviews 1:09—Feedback

Join us in the depths of the NYC subway system for an accidental hatepisode! We didn’t love Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, but we had a good time talking about billionaires, flat characters, lying to get a cool apartment, and of course, the guy on the subway poking people with a hypodermic needle. Join us on April 1st for an intentional hatepisode about Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver! Then read along for our next regular Bookpisode on The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th! TOC :30 – Welcome to the madness 9:30 – Book Intro 12:23 – Why is this set in 2014? 24:48 – Reviews and characterization 44:22 – The Subway Pricker! 53:00 – Ratings 1:00:00 – What’s on the blog? Lol What’s up next?