Talk Booky To Me

Halfway through spooky month, and we have some podcast plot-twists to reveal. Maybe that's a bit too dramatic. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our reading progress for the month and give some strong opinions on literary topics. We start with some news on B&N's nominees and some gift ideas through Folio Society, cover our very thin TBR progress, and end with a great recommendation...

We are back! And we will start with an apology. We, Felicia and Aaron, pride ourselves on delivering our regular tri-monthly episodes on time, and we failed. Normally, this would be released on the first, setting up a TBR and theme for the month for our fans to follow along with, but life got in the way. Thankfully, we are mostly back on track. We hope this interruption doesn't cause too much of a...

The Fellowship eventually reached Mount Doom, and so did we. It felt like Mount Doom with how little we read, but it was still entertaining - just like Frodo giving up the ring, sort of. Join us! We start the episode with news of bookish fun facts and Libby recommendations, move to our TBR progress and superlatives, and end with a good and random conversation. Thank you for listening, and you can...

We are back - in more ways than one! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we return for the month of groups/teams/friends/companions/you get it. Luckily, the dry streak is mostly over, so you could say the power of friendship has overcome our reading slumps. In this episode, we cover some news about the most anticipated Fall reads and some teary romance books, followed by our discussion of mid-month rea...

There's nothing better than having a big group of friends. People who can support you, call you out on your B.S., and...maybe make fun of you in a fun and silly way that won't lead to long-lasting trauma in any way whatsoever. You know...the type of jokes that won't keep you up at night, even fifteen years later. Anyway...join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we launch a month of team/party/group/band bo...

The back-to-school season hit hard this year, but we are still here! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we power through the stress with a wrap-up episode for a month of books with graphics. We open with some polarizing news about political destruction of books and the Hugo awards, move on to our reading progress which is full of superheroes and trad-wives, dish out some superlatives, and end with ran...

A day late but as entertaining as ever! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our first two weeks of books full of drawings, diagrams, sketches, photographs, and all sorts of visuals. Truthfully, it's mostly a month of graphic novels and comic books so far, but hey, that's still a book with pictures! We start with some news about Emily St. John Mandel and translated graphic novels, move to...

Talk Booky is back with more complaints! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we air out a grievance about the genre categorization of Romantasy. We have plenty of opinions that we let fly from the very opening. It's a breezy, fun, and slightly upsetting topic to cover in ten minutes, but we hope you enjoyed it. You can reach us at the outlets below.    Contact: Email - talkbooky@gmail.com Instagram - h...

Due to recent events, Talk Booky to Me has made the necessary decision to stop reading and turn into a photography podcast. Sort of. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we introduce the monthly theme of pictures/photographs/images to accommodate our growing fascination with comics and graphic novels. The episode opens with news stories about pugs and Stephen King before we exchange books and set up a T...

We failed. Not at being podcasters. We are great at that. We failed to discover if water is actually wet. Not because we did actual research. We didn't. We mostly failed because we got distracted by Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. Anyway, join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we finish July with news that teases our next theme, discuss plenty of graphic novels and single comic issues, cover our month...

Talk Booky to Me has officially crossed the centennial, and this episode marks the conclusion of our celebrations. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we hold a final literary quiz. This time, Aaron gets his revenge (well, he tried) by quizzing Felicia on the literary fun facts she should know. Feel free to play along or just listen as we usher in the next one-hundred episodes. Thank you for listening,...

We, Felicia and Aaron, set out this month to determine if water is actually wet. So far...we have no idea. Actually, we might be farther from an answer than before because we took a major detour to determine if we still love comic books. Join us in this very odd episode where we do not dedicate more than ten minutes to a traditional novel. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman demanded our attention,...

Talk Booky is turning 100! Sort of. We, Felicia and Aaron, recently made our 100th regular episode of the podcast, and we felt the need to celebrate. This is the first of our two-part quiz where Felicia tests Aaron's knowledge on literature he loves, knows, and...sort of heard of. It's a fun game to play along with, and we appreciate you for joining us. You can reach us at the outlets below.   Con...

There are so many big questions to be solved in this universe. What is the meaning of life? If you are born on the extra day during a leap year, do you still age? Should breakfast be served for dinner? These are too much for this little podcast, so, this month, we decided to figure out if water is wet. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we introduce this new theme and exchange books that help build a...

Many movies, comics, and (obviously) books later, we are finally through adaptation month. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we hold final discussions on the books from June, including a weirdly similar narrative about ancient creatures being revived and a very straight-forward take on classic fantasy. We also share a few articles full of book recommendations, dish out superlatives for the month, and...

Ages ago (about 165 million years ago), in a world much like our own (exactly like our own), dinosaurs (not dragons) roamed. Eventually, a great ball of hot rock (a meteor) fell from the heavens (the sky) and killed them all. Skip ahead to the 1990s, and they were resurrected in literature by Michael Crichton and on film by Steven Spielberg. Skip even further, to today, and they were resurrected a...

The only feeling that comes close to the satisfaction of finishing a great book is walking out of a movie theatre, through the sticky floors with a stomach cramps brough on by artificial butter, after seeing a new Summer blockbuster. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, in this episode as we try to capture the feeling of both in audio format. We start with a few articles on Summer book recommendations and...

Time for a trip. This bonus episode of the Talk Booky to Me podcast is the first in our Exploration series in which we, Felicia and Aaron, will take extensive, exploratory looks at pieces of literature, stories, literary concepts, ideas, and so much more. This first episode is spearheaded by Aaron and covers Haruki Murakami's "Drive My Car," along with the adapted film of the same name from 2021....

The June heatwaves send people flocking indoors for A/C and good movies, so we, Felicia and Aaron, decided to get ahead of Blockbuster season by focusing on literary adaptations. Join us on this episode as we cover some news on adaptations to stream this month, exchange books and build a TBR around the theme, introduce a new "deep dive" project, and end with a question about transitioning shows to...

This is a big one. Normally, Talk Booky uses this time to celebrate our reading goals for the month, but a spur-of-the-moment trip to the book fair changed everything. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we recap our time meeting dozens of independent authors and spending far too much money on their books (they were very affordable; we just bought a lot) at the Front Paige Media Book Fair. Then, we rec...

Two weeks later, and we are no closer to solving the mystery of endless TBR, but we will not give up! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we open with some news on book (and comic) recommendations before moving to the real case-of-the-week. Felicia investigated a few classics to see if Robert Jordan or old Bill Shakespeare may have a lead while Aaron travelled from Japan to the deep South and back to E...

It's time to break out the magnifying glass, put on our thinking caps, and find a giant dog that has a loose command of the English language because...a mystery needs to be solved this May! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we get ready for our monthly reading full of tangled mysteries and twisted criminals. We cover some news about Animorphs and anticipated May releases, follow up with a book exchan...

The last two week so April have been a mixed bag for Talk Booky. On the one hand, Felicia started full-time teaching while taking several literature classes, meaning she read a lot (of student writing) and had to write an ungodly amount about the few books she read.  On the other, Aaron finished three five-star books, almost finishing his TBR for the first time since starting the podcast. Regardle...

A few weeks into a month of translated literature, you may assume we learned a new language, but you would be wrong. You may assume we read some amazing books, and you would be right. That's all that matters...right? Right?! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover our mid-month reading progress for April. We start with some news about historical fiction and people who may make history, move to our...

One of our favorite things as literature lovers is experiencing something new. April brings about Spring, washing away some of the stagnation of Winter, and ushering in change. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we kickoff the new season with works in translation! This episode opens with some news on massive amount of upcoming books and a new Lord of the Rings film co-written by a comedian (huh?). We...