Episode 08 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Episode 08 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Welcome back to the Book Box! A podcast where we read all of the books we probably should have read by now. This week, it's time to go back to high school English for a classic. Join us as we dive into a world where firemen don't fight fires but start them, reading can be deadly, and the implications of such a world in today's society.

Episode 07 - Heartless by Marissa Meyers

Welcome back to the Book Box! A podcast where we read all of the books we probably should've read by now. This week is a retelling of an old classic. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, has inspired countless adaptations. Join us as we debate the pluses and minuses of working with a pre-built world, the descent into madness, and if key lime pie can really be that good.

Episode 06 - The Giver by Lois Lowry

Welcome back to the Book Box! A podcast where we read all of the books we probably should've read by now. This week is all about Dystopian. Whether you're on a quest for sameness or searching for more out there, The Giver is an absolute classic. Join us as we discuss the costs and benefits of living in a seemingly Utopian world, whether or not the movie adaptation is worth it, and the courage to choose.

Episode 05 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Welcome back to the Book Box! A podcast where we read the book we probably should've read by now. This week is a classic of the fantasy genre, Howl's Moving Castle. You're not alone if you didn't know this was a book! In a world full of magic, mystery, and Wales? Meet our protagonist, Sophie, the eldest of three destined to do nothing important, and her story of taking fate into her own hands.

Episode 04 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Welcome back to the Book Box! It's a podcast where we read the books we probably should've read by now. This week we're graced by a novel from the Queen of Crime herself, Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. A murder takes place on a train stuck in a snowdrift leaving everyone inside trapped with the murderer. Luckily, famed detective Hercules Poirot also happens to be on it. What originally seems a simple case of murder spirals as the identities of the deceased and the passengers are revealed one by one. Will Poirot and his little grey cells succeed in solving even this convoluted mystery? Listen and find out!