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BSG #120: Why Are You White? / Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
Are we ghosts? Find out with us as the Book Squad chats about Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker! We ask “What is gothic, anyway?” and discuss the dual timelines, genre mixing, why Lee was a white…
Othersode #119: The Netflix of It All / Wayward with A LITTLE BIT CULTY's Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames
Join the Book Squad—and special guests Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames from A Little Bit Culty podcast—to talk about the Netflix series Wayward. We get into the real-life horrors of the…
BSG #119: B’nuts and Err Err / Wreck by Catherine Newman
Get in, losers—we’re getting obsessed with a local tragedy! Join the Book Squad for a chat about Wreck by Catherine Newman. We talk about our beloved Rocky, parents and family, grief and anxiety, and…
Othersode #118: She's Come Out of Her Wig / The Boyfriend
Returning hatepisode guest Jayce (@TheEditBookshelf) joins the full squad to talk about Freida McFadden’s The Boyfriend! We discuss McFadden's recent "coming out," wonder how she has time to be a…
BSG #118: Regular Amount of Complaining / George Falls Through Time
Try not to catch the plague with us as we travel back to 1300s England to discuss George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett! We talk about the author’s YouTube career, George as a character, medieval…
Othersode #117: Kids are Morons / Stand by Me with Catriona Ward
You guys want to see a dead body? Well we’re not going to show you one, but we ARE going to talk about Stand by Me (1986) with one of our favorite authors, Catriona Ward! We talk about our personal…
BSG #117: Egg Mentioned / Swallows by Natsuo Kirino
We’ve got a dozen reasons you should listen to this episode, and all of them are eggs. Join the Book Squad for a discussion about Swallows by Natsuo Kirino. We talk about what the title means,…
Othersode #116: The Most Romantic Podcast Ever Told / Wuthering Heights (2026)
Listen to everyone try to stay calm as they talk about Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Because this movie is oh so romantic, this is a double datepisode! Emily and Kelli are…
BSG #116: The Fifth Poem is Really Important / Sunbirth
Is it just us or are things…dark lately? We’re not just talking about the news – we’re discussing Sunbirth by An Yu. We talk about the meaning of the sun slipping away, the writing style and pacing,…
Othersode #115: Trash is Taking Off Her Clothes Again / Return of the Living Dead with Lindsay Currie
Come get undead with the Book Squad and special guest, author Lindsay Currie, for a chat about Return of the Living Dead! We dig into zombie tropes and talk about cemeteries, the cool practical…
BSG #115: Worry About Your Own Breaths / How to Sleep at Night
Get snuggled in tight – the Book Squad is here to discuss How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris. We talk about mis-matched political relationships, queerness and performance, emotional honesty…
Othersode #114: Beautiful, Medicated and Moneyed / Best of 2025
It’s the episode we look forward to all year: our favorite things! The Squad counts down their favorite things from 2025. Plus, you’ll get to hear from the past year’s guests about what they loved…
BSG #114: Chekhov's Blood Sugar / Crafting for Sinners
For our final bookpisode of the year, we enter Hobby Lobby Hell to read Crafting for Sinners, the latest from Jenny Kiefer. We discuss the sordid history of Hobby Lobby’s crimes, debate whether an…
Othersode #113: Book Squad Goals' Monster / Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
The podcast itself is Book Squad Goals. This Othersode is Book Squad Goals’ Monster. Anyway, we’re talking about Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful new Frankenstein adaptation featuring more than one of…
BSG #113: Between Hard & Soft / Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
It's time for the squad to meld minds with Seattle Book Club's Sam Clark to discuss Immaculate Conception, Ling Ling Huang's sophomore novel. Is this a sci-fi novel? Is it literary fiction? Is this…
Othersode #112: I Work Here / Midsommar with Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
It’s cold outside, but the squad is still thinking about Midsommar. Author Tatiana Schlote-Bonne journeys to the Hårga with the rest of the squad for a fun, sunny, nine-day midsummer festival. What…
BSG #112: Hell is Kelli / Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
You know what they say: Hell is going to grad school. Or that’s what R. F. Kuang says, and we here at Book Squad Goals tend to agree with her assessment. This week, the squad dives into Kuang’s…
Othersode #111: Woman Preposition Noun / Netflix's The Woman in Cabin 10 with Tirzah Price
Things get creepy on the BSG podcast when four unreliable female narrators come together to discuss the Netflix adaptation of The Woman in Cabin 10, based on the thriller by Ruth Ware. This week,…
BSG #111: Perturbation of the Mind / Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Husband of the Pod Todd joins Mary, Kelli, and Emily for a discussion of John Green’s new nonfiction book, Everything is Tuberculosis. They ask important questions about the ethics of illness…
Othersode #110: Are Twins Even Real? / Sinners with Ally Russell
Author Ally Russell (Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave) joins the squad to discuss Ryan Coogler’s Sinners! Ally graciously stuck around to tell us about her new book as well, and we had a great…
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