Genevieve Moyer and Emily Lord

Book Club: The Movie (The Podcast)

Arts EN ↓ 9 episodes

A podcast where the hosts, Em & Gen, review books of all genres and their movie adaptations. With backgrounds in creative writing, the hosts talk about everything from the content and structure of the episode’s book to the golden lines that sing, always asking what it takes for a beloved book to make it to the big screen.

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Genevieve Moyer and Emily Lord

Episodes

E9. Passing 18.06.2026 47:51

Join us to discuss Passing by Nella Larsen. For this episode, we dusted off our research skills to analyze race, safety, and the queer undertones of this 1929 novella.

E8. #FreeMarcellus 21.05.2026 47:08

Join us this month to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. 

E7. I Wish I Knew How to Quit You 16.04.2026 1:11:40

Join us as we discuss Annie Proulx's 1997 short story, Brokeback Mountain and its 2005 film adaptation, directed by Ang Lee.

E6. I Gotta Pee 19.03.2026 1:15:43

Join us as we discuss the complicated and weird novel Forrest Gump and it's beloved 1996 movie adaptation. 

E5. Leonardo DiCaprio in High School Musical 19.02.2026 56:01

Join us as we discuss the Shakespearean tragedy (and satire) Romeo & Juliet and its cult classic 1996 film adaptation Romeo + Juliet.

E4. Girls Gone Wild (For Cheryl Strayed) 15.01.2026 1:20:55

Take a walk in the woods with Gen & Em as they discuss 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥, by Cheryl Strayed. Gen discovers who stole from her personal book shelf and Em discusses how to go on a months-long hike with specialty medications in tow. 

E3. Killers of the Flower Moon 19.12.2025 2:21:24

Killers of the Flower Moon  is a big book that deserves a big episode. It's not true crime, it's nonfiction. In this episode, we discuss love, violence in movies, and telling stories outside of your own culture. We also gush about the undeniable talent of Lily Gladstone. 

E2. Are You There, God? It's Us, Gen and Em. 20.11.2025 50:38

Join us as we discuss this month's book and movie: Judy Blume's 1970 masterpiece Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.

E1. The Devil has Kohl's Cash 15.10.2025 1:03:24

Join us for the inaugural book club episode where we discuss The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.  In this episode, we discuss what counts as "designer," crappy boyfriends, problematic moments in both the book and movie, and what we loved and what we really really didn't. 