Bookends With Friends

Welcome to this special episode celebrating the release of Dune, the new feature film based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic! We kickoff the episode by walking you through our VIP experience at the Hollywood premiere and breaking down all our favorite moments from the movie including holographic cab drivers, Timothee Chalamet playing Timothee Chalamet, and a surprise cameo/love story. Then, Brett, s...

Join us on this week's episode as we pit different genres against each other in the first ever BWFBB! Listen in as Brett describes his perfect Monday, Parker talks about his safe spooky feeling, and Daniel goes back to the good days of Captain Underpants.    Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or Gmail (below) with your thoughts on the bracket and which genre you think should have battled its way to th...

Welcome to Spooky Season! Join us in the podcast graveyard for a horrorific breakdown on how to do the best scares, what makes a scary story scary, and who makes the scariest monster! Also...get the edge of your seat ready because our hair-raising, bone-chilling short segment will have you there for a whole few minutes! Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or Gmail (below) with your favorite horror auth...

This week we take a deep dive into Warbreaker! Join us as we discuss favorite characters, moments, and all things Nightblood. Our Breath become yours....if you want it at least. Is there a such thing as morning Breath in T'telir?   Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or Gmail (below) with any and all of your thoughts on this week's episode and check out our TikTok for more Bookends content. Enjoy and j...

Episode 30! What an achievement!...sorry we're about to squander it! On this week's episode we slowly and quietly sneak by our "To Be Read" lists, to avoid waking them and the anxiety that they wield. We discuss our history with TBR and what it means to us, what contributes to TBR anxiety, some healthy ways to approach your list, and the books currently at the top of our TBRs. Plus, we hear from s...

Join us this week as we discuss everything Book Adaptations! Hear about some of our favorite (and least favorite) adaptations and some of our ideas and what we would like to see adapted. Quote us on it - 4D Amusement Park Rides are the book adaptations of the future.    Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or Gmail (below) with any and all of your thoughts on this week's episode and check out our TikTok...

On this week's, a little bit late, episode the bookends friends keep it short and punny. As you'll find out, it was a long weekend filled with friends and fun, but with that comes very little time to record an episode. BUT...we managed to squeeze in some quick updates and short stories for ya! And we'll be back with a full episode next Tuesday! Be sure to check out our September book choice, Brand...

You wake up to your favorite song blasting from your bedside iHome and are slammed with the realization that you had 3 months to read one book that you never even started. Join us on this week's episode as we discuss Summer Reading and what it was like for us when we were in school.   Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or Gmail (below) with any and all of your thoughts on this week's episode and check...

Hop on board as we journey across a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants...who are on the back of one giant turtle. It's Discworld!! On this week's episode we follow the titular Mort on an adventure filled with self-discovery, wizards, princesses, lots of knees, and actual literal Death. Also....between you and us....do you wash your can opener??? Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter or G...

Join us on this historic Quarter Quell Episode of the Podcast. We discuss our history with Book Slumps and some ways to get back to reading. We also sprinkle in some camel talk, PTSD about our Permanent Records, and the return of Books 2. Enjoy and join us next week for more book-talk!  Instagram: Bookends_With_Friends TikTok: bookendswithfriendspod Email: BookendsWithFriends@gmail.com Twitter: @B...

On this week's episode we finally decide, for everyone and all of time, what is the better book build? Parker teaches us how to chase someone named Clout, we discuss more Stormlight Archive, and Brett finally joins the 21st reading century. Plus, we breakdown our latest and arguably first celebrity beef. We've got to start somewhere! Hit us up on Twitter/Instagram or Gmail (below) with any and all...

Join us as we trial run a new episode format! Enjoy discussion around different book habits, slipper burritos, and the book club rebrand debate. Please reach out to us with thoughts regarding the new format and whatever questions you may have!   Instagram: Bookends_With_Friends TikTok: bookendswithfriendspod Email: BookendsWithFriends@gmail.com Twitter: @BookendsPod

Episode 22 takes us through the end of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow & Bone! On this week's episode we call in some backup from the one and only Kate the Killer as we discuss the climax and conclusion of S&B. With all our thoughts laid out on the discussion table we move to sequel predictions and what the Darkling's series-wide arc might look like. We're still holding out hope that scat tracker Mal becom...

Episode 21 takes us through Ch. 13-18 of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow & Bone! On this week's episode we start by reviewing our pros and cons of the story so far. Then, the soon to be developing love triangle is now in full swing and we can't get enough of the Darkling's bad boy vibes. Speaking of those bad boy vibes, we call our shots as to whether the old guy is a lover or a liar. Plus, what would you...

Episode 20 answers the age old questions...Is the darkling Sexy? Who are these wonderful characters like Baghra, Botkin and...David? Why is Alina going to hunt down Bambi's Mom? All of this and more on Part II of Shadow and Bone! Join us next week as we tackle chapters 13-18! Hit us up on Twitter/Instagram or Gmail (below) with any of your thoughts and theories and check out our TikTok for more Bo...

Episode 19 introduces us to Leigh Bardugo's Shadow & Bone! On this week's episode we meet the sweet and kind Alina Starkov...and all the people trying to kill her. We discuss a soon to be developing love triangle, our collective nightmares, THE BIG CUT, Vin Diesel's early 2000s filmography, and why The Darkling is on the hunt for a new revenue stream now that this whole magic thing is coming to an...

Episode 18 takes us through Part 4 of Adam Silvera's They Both Die At The End! On this week's episode the friends discuss their highs and lows of the Mateo/Rufus adventure and how they'd like to explore the expansive death cast universe. Plus, the definitely not New York Times best selling BWF boys share their own edits and endings that are worse, but could maybe still be good and less tragic. And...

Episode 17 takes us through Part 3 of Adam Silvera's They Both Die At The End! On this week's episode we get closer to finding out what exactly will happen at the end of this book (your guess is as good as ours). We review our author's choices in a critical game of kiss, marry, kill Harry Potter edition. Plus, When the world needs heroes who can play board games and be good listeners, will they ca...

Episode 16 takes us through Part 2 of Adam Silvera's They Both Die At The End! On this week's episode we continue our journey through NYC with Rufus and Mateo and expand on our theories and growing list of narrative arcs. We discuss our main character's personalities and how well they mesh together and which crazy/dangerous activities we'd "make a moment" with, some of which Dan has already done i...

Episode 15 kicks off our new book for June, Adam Silvera's They Both Die At The End, and takes us through Part 1! On this week's episode we're thrown into survival mode as we try and figure out the best way to spend our death cast day and then the dumb things we would do after that. Plus, we introduce our 2 main characters and lay out our classic first thoughts and theories. We look forward to rea...

Episode 14 is the 2nd chapter of our FanFic series! In chapter 2 of FanFic we will be answering some listener and Parker submitted questions! On this week’s bonus episode we discuss the age-old dilemma of 2 kids or 2 money, the invention of Books 2 and what the even means, and Parker reveals a secret to Dan that just might be his favorite moment of the whole podcast ever. We'll also be discussing...

Episode 13 takes us through Part 4 of Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark! On this episode we discover that Brett is the only true detective and that Parker and Dan should just go ahead and hang up our trench coats now. We discuss our takeaways from the book as well as our ratings and then we get a very cool author's note from Paula herself! Thank you for  helping us solve this crime and we hope...

Episode 12 takes us through Ch. 40-53 of Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark! On this week’s episode the evidence starts to mount against one suspect in particular, Detective Dan makes all of the enemies by pointing the finger at the beloved Cricket, and a celebrity detective from a galaxy far far away fly's by to weigh in and also ruin Parker's voice for the night. Plus, if we were wrongdoer's,...

Episode 11 takes us through Ch. 17-39 of Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark! On this week’s episode we get a HUGE shoutout from our wonderful author/maybe new best friend(?!?), Dan sets a world recap record, and our top suspects battle it out to see who is most guilty. Plus, we invent the greatest detective tool of all time using only our creativity and the jawline of a famous Brit! Enjoy and j...

Episode 10 introduces and takes us through Ch.17 of Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark! On this week’s episode we meet a game show host who doesn't know how to host game shows, Dan visits a haunted lake house, and we put our lives in the hands of the world's greatest detectives. Plus, we make a vow to solve the case with or before our sleuthy protagonist! Enjoy and we'll see you next week!