F***bois of Literature Book Podcast

The dynamite Jessie Losch ( https://twitter.com/JessieLosch ) is here to guide me through one of her favorite childhood books– one I'd never read before and maybe got more magic out of as an adult than I know I would have as a child. I make a few references to Charlotte's Web, but I decided to hold off on that ep until next week. Rest assured, it is coming in due time! More ways to enjoy FBOL &amp...

KidLit September begins with this essential episode. And you know what's coming. But the full extent of it? Michelle Athy ( https://twitter.com/PrpleMichelle ) and I are here to dig into the text of one of the most moving and beautiful books on American poverty, gender norms, politics, and death we've ever read. I'll go out on a limb to say that it should be taught alongside Steinbeck in high scho...

Listen. I know it's dumb. I know it's not true. I know it's legitimately bad. But I LOVE the Langdon-verse movies, with poor Tom Hanks huffing and puffing his way through historical European cities trying to salvage the reputation of the Roman Catholic Church. Thank God Hannah and Laura from OWWR are here to talk to me about the sheer inanity of these films. Find OWWR online: Website: https://owwr...

CW: Divorce, some transphobia I have to admit, I had no idea this famous Robin Williams movie was based on a UK children's book. I'm trilled I got the chance to re-watch it (for the first time in many years!), and chat with Philip Ellis ( @Philip_Ellis ) about it! Hear the rest of the episode by becoming a patron: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Pre-order Philip's upcoming book LOVE AND OTHER...

My beloved Dani Ryan ( @danirat) is here to discuss piracy, but also Billy Connolly and Tim Curry and how we'd like to see the Muppets continue for Disney+. You can check out all of Dani's writing on tv and media over at /Film !  Become a patron of FBOL: patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Pre-order Emily Edwards's first novel, VIVIANA VALENTINE GETS HER MAN: bit.ly/VVorder More ways to enjoy FBOL &amp...

CW: Some discussion of H*rry P*tter & the writer Chael ( @NarratorChael ) from Once Upon A Re-Watch & Vampires Ruined My Life ( https://linktr.ee/Narratorchael ) is here to discuss the boy who won't grow up-- but does, both physically and emotionally, in both the movies we're discussing today. A portion of our proceeds from this month will be donated to an abortion access fund! Become a pa...

CW: Rape, sexual language, Paul Walker's alleged crimes, racism/hate speech Listen. We know this isn't literature. But there is something truly sublime about ripping into a movie based on a book you love. Especially when the terribleness of the movie helps you realize that maybe the book wasn't great to begin with. Derik of Ratchet Book Club is here to help us resuscitate THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOB...

Man, I love this movie almost as much as I love chatting with Malavika about pretty much anything. And today we're discussing the sublimely cast, picture-perfect MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson– among countless other beautiful people. Check out the Your Favorite Book podcast! If you like us, you'll like it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-favorite-...

Join your host Emily J. Edwards and Travis Crawford (aka, TV's Travis ) to discuss a movie based on novelist Michael Crichton's famous novel of terrifying creatures-- CONGO. It's all sorts of colonialist nightmare, plus sci-fi horror, and so many wonderful moments of Tim Curry swaggering in khaki. Become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Find Travis's podcast, "Wait, You Haven't Seen....

Jody DiPerna ( @JodyDiPerna ) is back for our first installment of our Summer Movie Series, this time talking about Truman Capote's brilliant novella of the same name becoming a film with Audrey Hepburn. And it's super racist and really weird! Keep up with Jody's work with the Pittsburgh Institute for Non-profit Journalism here: https://twitter.com/PINJNEWS // https://pinjnews.org/ Become a patron...

Journalist and author Leslie Gray Streeter ( @LeslieStreeter ) is here to discuss all the ramifications of Mark Twain's most celebrated classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. From how to present the audio book (don't, maybe?), to who is the sociopath of the novel (not Huck!), we get into it, and discuss how our relationship to this novel has changed as we grew older, and politics chang...

Writer and comedian Katharine LaRonde ( @KatLaRonde ) graces us with her presence to discuss our "homegirl" Laura in Tennessee Williams's first and most famous play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE. SUMMARY Amanda is a struggling single mother to two children in their 20s– Tom, who works at a shoe factory, and Laura, who is self conscious about a slight physical deformity. Amanda pressures Tom to bring a "gen...

This week, journalist and co-founder of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Jody DiPerna ( @JodyDiPerna ) is here to discuss my favorite play by one of my favorite writers, ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett. To hear the whole episode, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Follow FBOL on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflit SUMMARY: We are in a singular room with f...

We're here to ruin one of Emily's childhood books, Ellen Raskin's THE WESTING GAME. As it turns out, it's pretty racist, ableist, and glorifies the owner of a company town. Woo hoo? Follow my guest, Taverlee Laskauskas, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaverleeJaye Get the rest of this episode on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Summary: Sixteen "heirs" are tricked into moving to a new...

Well, Team Attic Wife, we're back with another dip into the world of grease paint and footlights, only SO MINIMALIST ALL YOU GET IS SPALDING GREY AND A GODDAMN LADDER. It's time for Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN, the most widely read play in all of American history, which your host managed to avoid reading until she was 36 years old. Don't worry, I did a google of "Thornton Wilder antisemite" and we...

Our dear friend Andy Michaels (@StopThatAndy) is here to discuss the world's mot famous genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist, Tony Stark, AKA, Iron Man. How did it take us this long to get to the archetypal fuckboi of Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Tony Stark has a tendency to fuck around *and* find out. Follow Andy's music projects: @AtomicGhost85 The Neutron Bombs Hear t...

My friend Abby– best known to you all on twitter as @ClapIfYouLikeMe – is here to discuss monarchical aspirations, poverty in settler times, and buying orphans. It's L. Frank Baum's THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ! Want to hear the rest of the episode? Become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Follow FBOL on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflit More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily...

Author Lillah Lawson ( @lillahlawson ) is here to discuss a slightly different maniacal dystopia than THE CRUCIBLE– it's Lois Lowery's early 1990s YA classic, THE GIVER. What does it mean to be the only person in your world with emotions? What does it do to a tween when he realizes everyone around him lies? Find all of Lillah's books on her website: https://lillahlawson.wordpress.com/shop/ For the...

Actor John Dellaporta ( @JohnDellaporta ) joins me this week to discuss the Christian Scientist manifesto THE SECRET GARDEN. One guess as to how your atheist, Advil-obsessed, and childfree host liked the text. To hear the rest of this episode, become a patron! http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at htt...

PRE-ORDER TAKE HER DOWN BY LAUREN EMILY WHALEN, RELEASING ON THE IDES OF MARCH: Bold Strokes Books IndieBound Barnes & Noble Amazon Follow Lauren on Social Media: Twitter Instagram Her website Lauren joins us once again to discuss the source text of her new novel: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR. Not just a history, but more of a Law & Order "ripped from the headlines" dramatization, the play...

We're here to get into The Book About Kids With Cancer– THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. We touch on Lurleen McDaniel and what it feels like to read about kids, death, love, and loss as an adult. Malavika Praseed of @YFBpodcast   (who works in oncology) and I discuss all the faults of the navigational stars in this most-famous novel by John Green.  We reference this review of TFIOS from a kid who...

CW: Injury, menstruation, some intimated underage sex, it’s weird. Is THE NUTCRACKER a ballet? Yes. Is it also a novella by ETA Hoffmann? Yes. It’s a Christmas miracle that Lauren Emily Whalen ( @laurenemilywri , laurenemilywrites.com ) is here to discuss all the different ways we can have a sexual awakening to small kitchen appliances! Buy Lauren's books! Be A Patron: Patreon.com/fuckboisoflit Li...

CW: Lots of Child Abuse While American Christmas is here to tell you that scampering elves are magical and not malicious, cultures around the globe have Winter Solstice traditions that are a bit more fitting for the time of year when daylight hours are near non-existent and the darkness seems never ending. These traditions often involve violence and goats and sex and fertility and all sorts of stu...

CW: None? I think? Maybe hunting humans for sport. Sara and Lilly of Fiction Fans ( @fictionfanspod ) are here to be my guide into Terry Pratchett's Discworld, with THE HOGFATHER. We talk about death and murder and Christmas and darkness and it is so lovely! Be a patron: patreon.com/fuckboisoflit More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at htt...

CW: Deep violence, sexual violence, domestic violence, crowds + mobs, police violence, racism, body-shaming, self harm BECOME A PATRON: PATREON.COM/FUCKBOISOFLIT Our friend Jonathan Ade (@ JonoKino ) from our previous episodes on FRANNY & ZOOEY and LES MISERABLES is here to discuss a non-fiction novel of violence and tribalism and masculinity: AMONG THE THUGS by Bill Buford. SUMMARY: An Americ...