Prose before bros
Elizabeth Barnard / Ems Simpson
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Prose before bros is a book podcast hosted by Elizabeth and Ems, where we discuss all things bookish, with a little pop culture, hot takes, and literary gossip thrown in as a treat. Listen to help us become literary media hot girls!
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Books we'll NEVER read
Hello book lovers. Despite our love of literature there are just some books that… do not appeal! We simply… do not want to read… and so we won’t! We take you through 5 books each that we simply are……
Book Club: She Who Remains by Rene Karabash
Greetings, today you join us in the Accursed Mountains of Albania as we sit down to discuss this month’s bookclub pick, She Who Remains. Nominated for the International Booker shortlist and…
Above Us The Sea WITH Ania Card
Urm, hello?? We got an author on the podcast?? Insane. Friend of the podcast and author Ania Card steps into the studio and is questioned by Ems and Elizabeth on her highly acclaimed novel Above Us…
Prose before bros takes Hollywood
Lights, camera, action! This week, Ems and Elizabeth swap out their library cards for their Letterboxd accounts and talk some of their favourite book to film adaptations. Together they talk what…
5 Star Reads
Hello lover girls. Despite rumours of our rivalling book tastes we actually do have some books we love in common. Consider this your Prose Before Bros reading list! These are books that if both of us…
Book Club: Audition by Katie Kitamura
Welcome back to book club. This month we bring you Katie Kitamura’s fifth novel, Audition. Nominated for both the Booker Prize and The Women’s Prize, this book has captured our attention with its…
“His biggest crime is being a 19 year old boy” with Kara @conversationswithkara
That’s right!!!! We’ve gone world wide and have invited Kara from conversations with Kara to answer the eight devilish questions! Together, Ems, Elizabeth and Kara discuss their favourite podcasts,…
Q1 report
Welcome to the prose before pros quarterly report. This episode we go over some KPIs, our stats and our highs and low points of our reading. You are entitled to a union representative. We also…
A Podcast, A Podcast, A Kingdom for Podcast!
If book podcasts be the food of love, play on. This week, we discuss arguably the literary love of our lives, William Shakespeare. Together we discuss the first plays we read and saw, our favourite…
Book Club: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
In this week's episode, we attempt to discuss this book without getting cancelled. Jennette spellbound us both with her memoir I’m Glad My Mum Died, but will her fiction book meet our high…
Boo boo the fool! Reacting to the Women’s Prize Longlist
Call us Sabrina Carpenter because this week we’re keeping it short and sweet with our reaction to The Women’s Prize Longlist. No recommendations, just us clowning on how wrong we are and how happy…
Our auto-buy authors
Greetings loved ones, today we’re being lover girls again and talking about our auto-buy authors, or authors we’ve read every book from, or whatever you want to call it. Together we take you through…
Book Club: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (with special guest, Ross Kelly)
Surprise divas! Book Club is back with a very special guest and returning friend of the podcast, Ross Kelly! Together we unpack Wuthering Heights, both the book and Emerald Fennell’s recent feature…
Arguing over our Women’s Prize Predictions | BONUS
Surprise, divas. We’re giving you one hour of unedited behind the scenes content of us choosing our Women’s Prize predictions. Enjoy us bickering and Ems’ Julia Gillard impression. Listen to make us…
Our Women’s Prize Predictions
Let’s go girls. It’s nearly time for the Women’s Prize, and in anticipation Ems and Elizabeth give you 16 books that they think will (or should) appear on the Women’s Prize Longlist. Join them as…
“Gatsby, Heathcliff, and Edward Cullen” with Sophia Nash
Proving we can have long standing friendships, Ems and Elizabeth invite Sophia Nash, a long time friend of the podcast to discuss books by answer the devilish questions. Together they explain to…
LGBT Book Recs
Hello girls, gays and theys. This week on the podcast Ems and Elizabeth guide you through some of their favourite queer books to celebrate LGBTQ history month. Together they also chat about jury…
Explaining our star ratings
For one week only, drive bys are back. This week, Ems and Elizabeth bare all and expose now they rate books and give you some scandalous star ratings. A good time had by all. They also chat about…
Book Club: Flesh by David Szalay
Our first book club episode of 2026 is here! This month we’re tackling Booker Prize winner Flesh by David Szalay which has been recommended by many of our favourite people (including Dua Lipa)!…
“Groundbreaking seminal novels” with Amy Buck @a.m.y.buck
Elizabeth and Ems are joined by close personal friend of the podcast Amy to answer the devilish 8 questions. Amy is best known for being the PBB’s guide to Edinburgh, but what bookish secrets will…
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Prose before bros has published 46 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Prose before bros is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 58m.
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