Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast

In this episode of the Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re closing out BAB’s spooky season with chills, cheers, and a few surprises in our Spooktacular Season Finale! Katie kicks things off with a sneak peek at her freshly arrived fright fest,  Scared to Death Vol. 6: Fan Stories Collection , just in time for one last scare. Ashley follows with a spoiler-free love letter to  The God of the Woods  by L...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re stirring the cauldron over one magical read:  Payback’s a Witch  by Lana Harper. It’s small-town charm, sapphic revenge, and magical tournaments (oh my), basically Hallmark with a hint of heat, and we are here for it… mostly. Katie’s biggest takeaway? She’s officially campaigning for a universal spice thermometer on every book cover. (Publishers,...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, things are heating up. The ladies are recording in the evening hours (that means more laughs), Katie went to another concert and there’s a game! What more could you ask for? Ashley wraps up  The Confessions  by Paul Bradley Carr, the fast-paced, smart techno-thriller she devoured. Katie sums up her final experience with  Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror...

In this week’s Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, the ladies wrap up Stephen Graham Jones’  The Buffalo Hunter Hunter , a novel they admired but admit was tough to stomach. Dark, brutal, and relentlessly heavy, this Indigenous horror masterpiece left Ashley and Katie both haunted and impressed. Ashley shifts gears into the scandal-filled pages of Paul Bradley Carr’s  The Confessions , covering chapters 1–1...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, the ladies are knee-deep in haunted attics and blood-soaked prairies. With the final half of Grady Hendrix’s  How to Sell a Haunted House , Ashley and Katie laugh, cringe, and gasp their way through puppets, grief, and Hendrix’s signature blend of horror and hilarity. Funny, gruesome, and, yes downright sad, this conclusion had the gals reaching for a t...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re off to a hauntingly good start to Spooky Season! This week the ladies tackle their double shared reads: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones and How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. First up is the historical fiction horror pick, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter . The ladies are enjoying the gruesome, genre-crossing ride that intert...

In this milestone 20th episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, the ladies are celebrating big with a double dose of thrillers. After a quick detour into book-to-film adaptations (because who doesn’t love debating page vs. screen?), Katie dives into Lisa Jewell’s  Don’t Let Him In , a chillingly realistic tale that blurs the line between ordinary life and lurking danger. Ashley follows with Alex Micha...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re misty-eyed over memoirs and just kidding about vigilante justice. Ashley kicks things off with Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza, a thriller where a rogue trad-wife influencer proves that not everything on your feed is #authentic.  Katie takes us in a different direction with finishing touches on Just Kids by Patti Smith, a soulful, poetic tri...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re diving into three very different but equally unforgettable women’s stories. Katie gets misty eyed with Patti Smith’s  Just Kids , a beautifully profound tribute to her late soulmate and creative partner. Much praise from Katie, and she’s still got the second half to go! Ashley takes us deep into the trenches with Mackenzie Phillips’  High on Arriv...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, we’re all over the place—literarily. Katie kicks things off by recapping a recent rock concert, then we journey from 1960s Trinidad to Hell to DEEP SPACE. Ashley dons her anthropologist hat to share insights on the award-winning historical fiction novel  Hungry Ghosts  by Kevin Jared Hosein. Katie covers  One Loan Soul  by L.B. Carter, a fresh and fun p...

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In this episode, we get brutally honest (mostly). Katie is back from vacation and fills us in on her current events. Ashley shares why she still has a long way to go with  Hungry Ghosts  by Kevin Jared Hosein. Katie kindly keeps her rave review of  The Knife’s Edge  by Matthew Wolf spoiler free. (It’s that good!) We wrestle with genre expectations as we delve into our non-negotiables for historica...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast we’re breaking curses, generational and magical alike.  Katie went to FanCon and brought back more than just merch. She's got stories, sightings, some unexpected emotional takeaways, and of course…BOOKS.  The ladies share their thoughts on the final half of Chelsea Devantez’s memoir, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) . Listen...

This episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast is heavy on the insights, and even heavier on the banter.  Katie starts us off with her favorite entries from  UFO’s Who Knows?  by Ryan S. Wood and Anthony Delorenzo. We’re sharing what the Dalai Lama has to say about the beings from beyond, time to press play! Ashley’s feelings on finishing  The Shards  by Bret Easton Ellis are split into as many pieces a...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast, Katie and Ashley are continuing their mental health (semi- unserious) discussion as they consider unreliable narrators, unstable minds and multiple realities.  Ashley is engulfed in Bret Easton Ellis’ immersive psychological thriller, The Shards . We address the idea of the unreliable narrator and mull over the presence of personality disorders in the m...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast we’re talking about mental health (in the most unplanned, unofficial, WE ARE NOT DOCTORS, sort of way). Ashley’s pick, The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis deals with a paranoid teen and deranged serial killer. Katie’s read, Ward D by Freida McFadden is centered around a medical student assigned to a hauntingly mysterious psychiatric facility. The current sha...

It’s the end of an (Empyrean) era. In this episode we say “see you later” to our favorite, feisty, fantasy series – wrapping up Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. But first, we chat about the second half of The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester.  We dive headfirst into a swamp of MAJOR spoilers, so readers, enter at your own risk. We circle back to last episode’s predictions, did we hit...

Welcome to a milestone moment for Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast — Episode 10! In this historic DOUBLE SHARED READ episode, your hysterical hosts celebrate ten episodes of bookish banter by taking on The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester and continuing on the epic quest for answers in Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. First up, we discuss the first half of The Missing Half (chapters 1-23). To...

In this episode of Bad Ass Bookclub Podcast no one is who they seem! Ashley starts off with a lengthy, but digestible, summary of the wild rollercoaster ride that is the final half of The Only One Left by Riley Sager (chapters 27-44). Keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times… or you may lose one! Next, Katie rehashes and reviews the final half of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (ch...

Buckle up book buddies, Episode 8 is here with sex (kinda), lies and typewriters. Katie kicks things off with a brand new game that’s part personality quiz, part chaos: What Would Ashley Do? Spoiler alert — the answer is probably something morally gray and wildly entertaining. It's the perfect introduction to the first 15 chapters of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, and guess what, the lies ar...

Strap in folks — this one’s a wild ride! In this episode, Ashley dives into Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece, The Picture of Dorian Gray, where vanity meets tragedy in the most decadent way. Would you sell your soul to stay young and beautiful? (Duh.) Next, the gals burn through the fiery final portion of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Katie unpacks the twists, sacrifices, and BAD ASS moments that...

Rest in piece Slick (insert crying here). We're pouring out some Kendall Jackson for you, homie! This week the girls shake things up and start off with the shared read. Why? Because there is TOO much to talk about! Also, it's Katie's birthday and she wanted to. Ashley brings the party with a quick, surprise game of "Would You Rather?" for The Southern Book Club's Guide to...

Ready to get dirrrrty? Ashley is still stuck in the Dust Bowl with 100 pages left of The Antidote by Karen Russell. Will she make it? Time will tell... and she will tell you ALL about it! Fortunately, Katie has continued the adventure with Rebecca Yarros reading IRON FLAME and is up to Chapter 13. Are Xaden and Violet still the wind beneath her wings? Maybe. Not to be left outdone, Grady Hendrix w...

Corruption and exploitation? The power of resistance? The dehumanization of society? The media's influence? Or simply a quick dystopian adventure read where only the wittiest can survive? The year is 2025 and we aren't talking about now! Dive into The Running Man by Richard Bachman/ Stephen King with your hosts this week. Ashley also introduces us to another fascinating historical fiction (she jus...

In Episode 3 the Ashley solves the WHO DUNNIT in The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman! Katie journeys deeper into the world of Basgiath in FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros (p.320). FINALLY, the girls come together and find The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. You'll also get to know Ashley and Katie a little better this hour with a quick game of "Get to Know Your Co-Hosts." Next week's selections ar...