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Hello hello! Welcome to the Badly Annotated Readers Society, a bookish podcast where two book besties yap about all things literature and annotation in a cozy, chaotic, judgement-free space.
Buckle up and bring your most creative energy and unhinged reading practices with you. Be you, be weird, and annotate badly with reckless abandon.
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Requested Reads VII - Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Hello & welcome to the 7th installment of our Requested Reads series where we got into Big Swiss by Jen Beagin! This contemporary novel dove into some ethically grey areas, come grab a tea and…
Ep. 35 - Harlequin Hijinks: Granny Smut Book Reports
Hey / hi / hello! For this episode, we did something of an experiment. Being romance readers, we have often wondered about the romance books that started it all... harlequin novels! That's right,…
Ep. 34 - Tales from the TBR Jar: Morally Grey Characters
Why hello there, welcome back! This episode, we bring you a new challenge: The TBR Jar. We pull a prompt from the jar, find a book that matches the prompt (ideally from books we already own - looking…
Emergency Debrief - The Bonds That Tie by J. Bree
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS!!! That's right, our girl is aging up in the world and thus we bring a bonus episode to celebrate! In this episode, we give you all of our unfiltered thoughts about one of our…
Ep. 33 - Genre Swap: Cartoon Covers and Cosmic C*cks
Welcome back to yet another genre swap! This time we both went for romance, but we definitely went in very different directions. Jess read It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, which was a…
Requested Reads VI - The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Why hello there, it's been a while. Welcome back to our Requested Reads!! This month we bring you our discussion of The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird, going over themes such as grief, global…
Ep. 32 - Books Still On Our TBRs: Resolutions and Reading Lists
Happy New Year!! We know we're a little early this year, but we just wanted to take some of this quiet time over the holidays to reflect on last year's goals and all the reading we've done before we…
Ep. 31 - Reviews of Classics from Contemporary Readers
Hello hello! Back by popular (ish) demand, we bring you another compilation of hilarious and/or creative reviews from the vast abyss that is the internet. This time, we chose a list of reviews from…
Ep. 30 - A Spooky Special Interest: Anthropodermic Bibliopegy with Megan Rosenbloom
Happy Halloween ghosts and ghouls! In preparation for spooky season, we had the absolute pleasure of recording their first author interview with the lovely Megan Rosenbloom! Her book Dark Archives: A…
Requested Reads V - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Welcome to the latest Requested Read! Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is based on a true story following the life of Agnes, a young woman charged with murder in 19th-century Iceland. This book brought…
Ep. 29 - Guess the Book from Comically Simplified Descriptions (Happy Anniversary BARS)
Greetings fair listeners! This episode we bring you something of a challenge; a game, if you will. The rules are simple: take a book we've read and discussed, give a hilariously bare-bones…
Requested Reads IV - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Here we go again with yet another one of V.E. Schwab's brilliant novels! This month we got a request for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and once again, you lovely listeners did not disappoint.…
Ep. 28 - Pride Readathon Recap: From Crime-Solving Drag Queens to Sapphic Sea Monsters
Hello hello! To close out this year's pride month, we bring you our thoughts, feelings, and musings (with a special addition, thanks Michelle) on this month's readathon! This time around, we cover…
Ep. 27 - Anno-Trending: A Court of Books & Babes
Well dear listeners, we've finally done it. We read A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. As much as we tried to resist it, the Maasverse has dragged us in... and we may have dragged a friend…
Ep. 26 - For Those Here, Queer, and Reading: Books to Binge for Pride Month (And Beyond)
Happy Pride Month everyone!! This month we bring you an episode entirely dedicated to highlighting LGBTQIA+ stories, authors, and representation as we discuss some of our favorite and/or recent queer…
Requested Reads III - Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Hear ye, hear ye! The newest Badly Annotated requested read has arrived! One of our lovely listeners absolutely knocked it out of the park suggesting Graceling by Kristin Cashore. This book pulled us…
Ep. 25 - A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane: Badly Annotated Children's Books
Greetings and salutations, dear friends! This episode is specially dedicated to Jess' beloved nephew Joe, who just turned 1 this week! In honor of such a momentous occasion, we bring you our…
Ep. 24 - Badly Annotated Beginners: Where to Start in a New Genre
Hello faithful listeners! Quick question for you: Have you ever looked at someone else's favorite genre and thought "Hmm.. I wonder what's going on over there," but had no idea where to start? If so,…
Ep. 23 - A Most Enlightening Game of Bookish Would You Rather
Would you rather be gifted a lifetime's worth of books or a lifetime just to read books? Would you rather give up rereads or only be able to reread for the rest of your life? Join us in pondering…
Requested Reads II - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
Greetings fair listeners! We've got another requested read for you. This time we delve into the realm of music, art, fame, and turbulent romance with The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch…
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