The ADHD Book Club Podcast

MAYbe Don’t Go Outside continues with The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois. Self-proclaimed “Winnie-the-Pooh meets The Blair Witch Project,” Danielle Trussing of The New York Times said, “It’s a hard read, both graphic and childlike at once, the tone crystalline and the characters flat as people in a fairy tale.” Ashley says, “It’s icky if you’re into that.” Korey says, “This is a book about...

It’s SHORTS! This week we kick off our unofficial theme month, MAYbe don't go outside, with Josh Malerman's "It Waits in the Woods." Where does that bridge go? What's an Opso? How is the narrator making that awful voice? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 🗣️ www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik) www.adhdbookclubpod.com Foll...

For episode 34, we read The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth James Gonzalez. Gabino Iglesias of the Boston Globe said it, “Mixes elements of western novels and magical realism to deliver a wildly entertaining story that spans generations and crosses borders in a riveting family saga ... While great characterization and superb storytelling make this an enjoyable read, Gonzalez’s use of magical realism...

It’s SHORTS! This week we read "Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone" by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Who is The Choreographer? What’s an Azusa 2? Where DO we go when all we were is gone? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 💃 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)

We read Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Publishers Weekly called it, “Breathtaking and pulse-pounding ... Through this brutal, fight-scene-studded story, the author delivers insightful critiques of the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, and the ways in which Hollywood and celebrity culture exploit Black talent. Both the political allegory and the edge-of-your-seat action work...

It’s SHORTS! This week we read "Hunting the Viper King" by Kathryn Harlan. What percentage of the population believes in Bigfoot? What's a Viper King? How fat is a snake? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 🐍 "Hunting the Viper King," on Strange Horizons, Text , Audio www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)

For this episode, we read FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven. Author Rob Hart called it, “Utterly horrifying and impossible to put down.” Ashley says, “I think it’s interesting and all that jazz…“ Korey says, “Dun, dun, dun, dramatic.” Listen to our latest episode now! 🧠 🎢 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)

It’s SHORTS! This week we read "Do You Remember Candy?" by Kim Fu. What happened to everyone's sense of taste? Would you try that Willy Wonka gum that turns you into a blueberry? What are these strange objects on this shelf? DO YOU REMEMBER CANDY? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 🍬 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)

Join us as we discuss Ben H. Winters’ brand-new book, Big Time! Author Lou Berney said, "Big Time is a wild and wonderful trip, a kaleidoscope of mind-bending science, metaphysics, and good old-fashioned thrills. And most engaging of all are the characters Ben Winters creates: a hugely appealing Everywoman sleuth, a young woman struggling with a harrowing dilemma, and one of the scariest anta...

It’s SHORTS! This week we read "Adela's House," by Mariana Enriquez. What really happened to Adela's arm? What are these strange objects on this shelf? Are you team "Story Geniuses" or team "Normalize Idiocy"? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)

Episode 30 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast is here, and we read The Power by Naomi Alderman. John Freeman of The Boston Globe said, “In the first 100 pages of The Power, women with the Power tear down repressive governments, force sex traffickers in Moldova to plead for their lives, and make men everywhere physically afraid of women, upending one of the givens around which society has evolved.” Ashl...

It’s more SHORTS! This week we read "You've Lost a Lot of Blood," by Eric Larocca. What's up with this creepy video game? Who is Martyr Black? Will anything ever scare us again? Tune in now to find out! 🧠🩸 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Our anniversary round comes to a close as we revisit Iain Reid by reading Foe. Langston Collin Wilkins of Bookpage said, “F oe is a philosophically bewildering and psychologically triggering novel. Reid’s depiction of Junior’s and Henrietta’s existential crises forces the reader to engage with questions of romantic relationships, identity, technology and the nature of humanity.” Ashley says, “I wa...

It’s SHORTS! Time for a lit class classic! We read "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. What's going on in this room? Is it mold? Who chewed on the bed? Tune in now to find out! 🧠💛 The Yellow Wallpaper "The Yellow Wallpaper," on Suspense, starring Agnes Moorehead www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskepti...

Our anniversary round continues as we take on It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover! New York Times bestselling author, Anna Todd, says, no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover.” Ashley says, “You get what you ask for here. This is what everybody wanted.” Korey says, “More corny, less horny.” Tune in now for more! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The La...

It’s SHORTS! Listener Recommendation time! We read "100% Match," by Patrick C. Harrison III. Will Bart Bartleby ever find his 100% match? What happened to all those women he's been on dates with? What's the secret ingredient in the chili where he works? Tune in now to find out! 🧠💩 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Happy anniversary to us! To celebrate our first year of The ADHD Book Club Podcast, we’re revisiting our first few authors! Let's kick things off with The Deep from the acclaimed author of The Troop, of which Stephen King raved, "scared the hell out of me and I couldn't put it down... old-school horror at its best.” He didn’t mention The Deep, though. Anyway, The Deep is described as...

It's SHORTS! Free will's got us all in our feels and we read Ted Chiang's "What's Expected of Us," to help us sort it out. How does the Predictor work? Are they really "predicting" the future? What's that one show with the woman with blue eyes about witches? Tune in to find out! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

For this episode, we’re reading Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky! Nikhil Krishnan of The New Yorker said, “Sapolsky’s summaries are pithy and pacy, his spoiling-for-a-fight tone enjoyably provocative.” Ashley says, “The summary is we have no free will, and he is going to tell you the science about it.” Korey says, “Yeah, he’s gonna science it up about why we ha...

It’s SHORTS! It's the first episode of 2024 and we read "Have A Deadly New Year," by Lynn Cahoon. What makes a mystery cozy? Can you actually stab yourself with a drumstick? Was that one guy's name Max? Tune in now to find out! 🧠🍾🎊 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Christmas is here and we’re getting into the spirit with Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer! Described as, “The Office meets Stephen King, dressed up in holiday tinsel, in this fun, festive, and frightening horror-comedy set during the horror publishing boom of the ’80s.” Ashley says, “I had so much fun with this book. I was laughing and having a great time!” Korey says, “This book is cool. This book...

It’s SHORTS! It's Dinocember, Part 2, and we read "Triceratops Summer," by Michael Swanwick. What are these Triceratops doing here? What's a timelike loop? How big a loan would you take out if you knew you would never have to repay it? Tune in now to find out! 🧠🦖 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

In this episode, we’re discussing Britney Spears’ buzzy memoir, The Woman in Me! Ashley Fetters Maloy of The Washington Post said, “To read The Woman in Me is to be saddened time and time again by the ways Spears has felt hurt, blindsided even, by the opportunism of others ... the details revealed in The Woman in Me disturb even more deeply as Spears illustrates the adolescent-surrounded-by-sinist...

It’s SHORTS! This month on SHORTS! we’re celebrating Dinocember! First up we read “Space Raptor Butt Invasion” by Chuck Tingle. Why is Lance alone in space? How is he going to pass the time? What’s the difference between a T-Rex and a Raptor? Tune in now to find out! 🧠🦖 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Join us for our first ever FREAKSGIVING, a Thanksgiving edition of The ADHD Book Club Podcast where your hosts each read a secret book! For this experimental holiday special, Ashley read Penpal by Dathan Auerbach, and Korey read Tanya Grotter and the Magical Double Bass by Dmitrii Emets. Tune in for their thoughts on Thanksgiving, these books, and so much more! Happy Freaksgiving! 🧠 Read Tanya Gr...