Good Scribes Only

Good Scribes Only

Daniel Breyer, Jeremy Streich

Episodes 171
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (37)
Since May 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
63%
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About This Podcast

Good Scribes Only is a podcast featuring a novelist + venture investor (Daniel Breyer) and a novelist + founder (Jeremy Streich), who share an enthusiasm for literature. From classics to sci-fi, moderns to ancient philosophy, your hosts will ramble and banter about it all—particularly the topics they have no business discussing. Each episode dives into the craft of writing as well as questions of plot, character, theme, and philosophy in a work.

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S8E20 #168 Music Has Changed

Jun 04, 2026 16m

About the Book: Incidents Around the House is a chilling psychological horror novel that transforms the familiar safety of home into something deeply unsettling. Told through the perspective of a…

S8E19 #167 Incidents Around the House - Josh Malerman (Horror)

May 26, 2026 54m

About the Book: Incidents Around the House is a chilling psychological horror novel that transforms the familiar safety of home into something deeply unsettling. Told through the perspective of a…

S8 Bonus - We Want Your Books!

May 13, 2026 3m Bonus

About the Episode:   Next season, we’re turning the shelves over to you by crafting a list built around listener recommendations—books that stuck with you, challenged you, haunted you, or became…

S8E17 #165 The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen (Spy)

Apr 30, 2026 38m

About the Book: Published in 2015, The Sympathizer is a gripping, genre-bending novel that blends espionage, political satire, and psychological drama. The story is told through the confession of an…

S8E16 #164 Ice Cold Creepy

Apr 14, 2026 15m

About the Book: Published in 2016, The North Water is a brutal, atmospheric tale set aboard a 19th-century whaling ship bound for the Arctic. The novel follows Patrick Sumner, a disgraced former army…

S8E15 #163 The North Water - Ian McGuire (Thriller)

Apr 02, 2026 49m

About the Book: Published in 2016, The North Water is a brutal, atmospheric tale set aboard a 19th-century whaling ship bound for the Arctic. The novel follows Patrick Sumner, a disgraced former army…

S8E14 #162 Crafting the Perfect Fantasy Recipe

Mar 26, 2026 20m

About the Book: First published in 2006, Mistborn: The Final Empire introduces readers to a bleak world ruled for a thousand years by the immortal Lord Ruler. Ash falls from the sky, mist dominates…

S8E13 #161 Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy)

Mar 16, 2026 55m

About the Book: First published in 2006, Mistborn: The Final Empire introduces readers to a bleak world ruled for a thousand years by the immortal Lord Ruler. Ash falls from the sky, mist dominates…

S8E12 #160 Voices in Our Heads

Mar 03, 2026 17m

About the Book: Published in 2009, American Rust is a stark, deeply human portrait of life in a collapsing industrial town in western Pennsylvania. The novel follows Isaac English and Billy Poe, two…

S8E11 #159 American Rust - Philipp Meyer (Crime)

Feb 13, 2026 1h 4m

About the Book:Published in 2009, American Rust is a stark, deeply human portrait of life in a collapsing industrial town in western Pennsylvania. The novel follows Isaac English and Billy Poe, two…

S8E10 #158 Paranormal Toilet Paper Cyber Bandits

Jan 29, 2026 17m

About the Book:First published in 1939, And Then There Were None is Agatha Christie’s most famous—and most relentlessly suspenseful—mystery. Ten strangers, each lured to a remote island off the…

S8E9 #157 And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie (Mystery)

Jan 22, 2026 59m

About the Book:First published in 1939, And Then There Were None is Agatha Christie’s most famous—and most relentlessly suspenseful—mystery. Ten strangers, each lured to a remote island off the…

S8E8 #156 It's All Been Done Before

Jan 08, 2026 19m

About the Book:Published in 2009, Wolf Hall reimagines the rise of Thomas Cromwell, one of the most enigmatic and powerful figures in Tudor England. Set during the reign of Henry VIII, the novel…

S8E7 #155 Wolf Hall - Hillary Mantel (Historical Fiction)

Jan 01, 2026 1h 3m

About the Book:Published in 2009, Wolf Hall reimagines the rise of Thomas Cromwell, one of the most enigmatic and powerful figures in Tudor England. Set during the reign of Henry VIII, the novel…

S8 #155 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (Bonus)

Dec 24, 2025 30m Bonus

About the Book:First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ enduring tale of redemption, memory, and moral awakening. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man visited…

S8E6 #154 New Horizons

Dec 18, 2025 16m

About the Book:Quicksilver is a dark, atmospheric romance by Callie Hart, known for her blend of emotional intensity, sharp suspense, and deeply drawn characters. The story follows Lissa, a young…

S8E5 #153 Quicksilver - Callie Hart (Romantasy)

Dec 11, 2025 1h 1m

About the Book:Quicksilver is a dark, atmospheric romance by Callie Hart, known for her blend of emotional intensity, sharp suspense, and deeply drawn characters. The story follows Lissa, a young…

S8E4 #152 Lovely Doodles and Handwritten Letters

Nov 27, 2025 12m

About the Book:Published in 1972, Augustus by John Williams is a masterful historical novel that chronicles the life and rule of Rome’s first emperor. Told through a series of letters, journal…

S8E3 #151 Augustus - John Williams (Epistolary)

Nov 21, 2025 54m

About the Book:Published in 1972, Augustus by John Williams is a masterful historical novel that chronicles the life and rule of Rome’s first emperor. Told through a series of letters, journal…

S8E2 #150 Does Art Reveal or Reflect Humanity?

Nov 12, 2025 18m

About the Book:Published in 2005, Never Let Me Go is Kazuo Ishiguro’s haunting meditation on memory, identity, and what it means to be human. The novel follows Kathy H., a young woman reflecting on…

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