Book Club with Julia and Victoria

Julia and Victoria wrestle with their frustrations with The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki and try to get to the bottom of important questions like, “What happened?” and “Who is this book for?” Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challen...

Victoria interviews Julia about her master’s thesis in Anthropology on Autistic social groups, disabled futures, and how to make Autistic friends by exchanging fun facts. Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Vic...

Julia and Victoria apply a postcolonial perspective to Ayana Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds , a novel about death, magical matriarchs, love, and VIBES. Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1...

Julia and Victoria talk about the marriage of message and form in the “memoir situation” by one of their favorite human beings: 10 Steps to Nanette by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby. Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Juli...

Julia and Victoria are joined by their new literary friend Caleb Tankersley to discuss Caleb’s debut story collection Sin Eaters. They enjoy a lovely ramble about the process of creativity and the value of writing what makes you happy. Plus: some important Oreo discourse. Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Boo...

Julia and Victoria make their case as to why Babel by R. F. Kuang should be two (or three?) books. Point #1: It is amazing, and the people want more. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Challenge Disclosure: This...

Julia and Victoria have an epiphany, answer their lingering questions, and discuss major series themes of time and the legacy of oppression while discussing The Stone Sky , conclusion of the Broken Earth trilogy, by N. K. Jemisin. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book...

Hold on to your runny sacks. We are wrapping up our discussion of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin! We’ll be re-releasing episodes on book one and two over the next two weeks. Stay tuned for our concluding discussion of book three, The Stone Sky, coming your way May 2023. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia &...

Hold on to your runny sacks. We are wrapping up our discussion of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin! We’ll be re-releasing episodes on book one and two over the next two weeks. Stay tuned for our concluding discussion of book three, The Stone Sky, coming your way May 2023. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia &...

Victoria just got back from AWP where she spent five days geeking out with fellow book nerds. Julia and Victoria talk about networking and finding your people as an adult. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Chal...

Julia has questions. Victoria does some digging. They both gain context on the voice of author Cho Nam-Joo of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 and the impact the novel had on the life and politics of South Korea in 2016. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia &amp...

Julia and Victoria meet up with their internet friend Sofía Syntaxx (of the ANGR podcast) to talk about how much they loved Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, swap stories, compare languages and knowledge systems, and laugh about all the things American scientists “discovered” which indigenous peoples have known for thousands of years. A good deal of swearing is involved, but like, in a f...

Julia and Victoria learn about the history of mental health stigma in the United States and have some lightbulb moments with Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Challenge D...

Reality and Representation Julia and Victoria lose their minds talking about reality and worldviews in Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Challenge Disclosure: This post may contain a...

Julia and Victoria reflect on their winding work histories and the rise of pointless labor with the help of Bullshit Jobs by anthropologist David Graeber. They get very excited about it. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101...

Julia and Victoria imagine new stories for the future. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Challenge Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at...

Julia and Victoria talk inevitability and unreliable narrators in The Story of the Lost Child and celebrate finishing Elena Ferrante’s iconic Neapolitan series. They try and fail to solve the unsolvable ending. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia &amp...

It’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way NEXT WEEK! Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria o...

It’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way in a couple of weeks. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with...

It’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way next month. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria...

Julia and Victoria acknowledge that they do not always know what is going on while diving headfirst into the incredible debut poetry collection from Ocean Vuong: Night Sky With Exit Wounds . Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes...

Lord Byron’s Letters of the Future Julia and Victoria needed to scream about how much they loved crying over the romantic, angsty sci-fi novella This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, so now it is an episode. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Chall...

Julia and Victoria explore the Dark Ages with writer, historian, and former professor Rebecca Stott. They discuss Rebecca’s new book Dark Earth : about two sisters who run away to a ruined Roman city in 6th century Britain. They talk genre, archaeology, breaking boundaries, and Julia gets very excited about swords. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Sto...

Julia and Victoria talk with author Evan James Sheldon about his new book of gloriously weird flash fiction, Children and Their Cages, and his creative process. Julia learns that flash fiction is not, in fact, a story written very fast. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge...

Julia finds herself of an age somewhere between Jane Eyre and Miss Marple, and she’s asking herself: Does she have money and/or prospects? Remains to be seen.