The ADHD Book Club Podcast

It's SHORTS! This week we read “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” by Roald Dahl. Have you ever wanted mysterious powers? Would you be willing to practice for 20 years to get them? Are SHORTS! just long now? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 https://archive.org/details/wonderfulstoryof00dahl/mode/2up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuQwxpouX2k www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod M...

In our latest episode, we’re discussing Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus. Sarah Marshall called it, “Revealing, funny, sad, horny, and insatiably curious.” Ashley says, “This book has me craving a hot dog like I will die tomorrow if I don’t get one.” Korey says, “Surprise! Hot dogs are disgusting but delicious.” Tune in now! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookc...

It’s the longest SHORTS! ever! This week we read “Quitters, Inc.” by the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Have you ever seen a rabbit get shocked by its own cage? Will Richard quit smoking, or will he die trying? How long before we start talking about the actual story? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 https://mrfitton.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/5/8/17583739/quitters_inc._text.pdf https://www.youtube...

Celebrate Halloween with a book that just barely touches on it, Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie! Mark Aldridge describes it as "a highly memorable and intriguing novel that makes a lasting impression on the reader." Korey says, “Agatha Christie is really going for it with the little kid murders.” Ashley says, “Yeah it’s a kid murder book.” Tune in to our latest episode now! 🧠 www.ad...

It’s SHORTS! Come with us to an upsetting art exhibit in Laird Barron’s “Strappado.”  What’s with these barrels? What does Strappado mean? What if Banksy, BUT MURDER? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 Occultation on Scribd and Audible www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Episode 20 is out now, and we’re discussing My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. Ellen Morton from the Washington Post said, “Jones’s My Heart Is a Chainsaw is such an accomplishment; it makes me want to watch all the horror. This novel is a paean to slasher films, a devotional about an acolyte written by an obsessive. And it’s a lot of fun.” Ashley said, “Jade is a slasher-obsessed tee...

It’s SHORTS! In this episode, we’re getting into the Spooky Season mood with “Technicolor,” by John Langan. What is a Masque? Are Edgar Allen Poe and Prosper Vauglais the same guy? Should you accept cookies from your professor? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 https://pseudopod.org/2020/05/02/pseudopod-701-technicolor/ www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @the...

#SpookySeason is here, and we’re kicking things off with @chucktingle’s brand-new horror novel, Camp Damascus! Bestselling author T. Kingfisher called it, “A joyful, furious romp through dark places. Tingle proves he's as good at fear as he is at love.” Ashley says, “It’s spooky and it’s spooky season.” Korey says, “I was kind of shocked how good it was considering I have always just admired Chuck...

It’s SHORTS! In this episode, we’re talking about “The End of FIRPO in the World,’ by George Saunders. What happens when you put a wooden lozenge in a hose? What does FIRPO stand for? What is “the nose-hole sound?” Tune in now to find out! 🧠 The End of FIRPO in the World Additional text link www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

We’ve got another special guest on our latest episode of The ADHD Book Club Podcast! In episode 18, @thelastskeptik (Corin Douieb) joins us to discuss White Teeth by Zadie Smith. The New York Times Book Review said, “ [ White Teeth ] is, like the London it portrays, a restless hybrid of voices, tones, and textures…with a raucous energy and confidence.” Corin said, “It’s about intergenerational tra...

It’s SHORTS! In this episode, we’re talking about the stone-cold classic “The Lottery,’ by Shirley Jackson. What did readers think about this in 1948? Why didn’t Ashley read this in high school? What if lottery, but bad? Tune in now to find out! 🧠 "⁠The Lottery⁠" by Shirley Jackson "'The Lottery' Letters," by Ruth Franklin "75 Years After ‘The Lottery’ Was Publish...

Episode 17 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast officially marks the end of #AlienAbductionAugust as we discuss Earthlings by Sayaka Murata. Terry Hong of Booklist says it is, “...societally defiant, shockingly disconnected, disturbingly satisfying fiction ... Murata again confronts and devastates so-called 'normal,' 'proper' behavior to create an unflinching exposé of society.” Korey say...

It’s SHORTS! We’re closing out the shorts portion of Alien Abduction August with “It Came From Cruden Farm,” by Max Barry. What would you do first if you were just inaugurated President? What if an alien was kind of a dick? Tune in now to find out! 🛸 Shop Alien Abduction August merch at adhdbookclubpod.gumroad.com now! 👽 "It Came From Cruden Farm," by Max Barry The Year's Best Scie...

Alien Abduction August continues with Communion by Whitley Strieber. The Nation said, “If Whitley Strieber isn’t fibbing… then it must be accounted the most important book of the year. Of the decade. Of the century.” Ashley says, “It’s not the circle of life… It’s the triangle of life. That’s all you gotta know.” Korey says, “It’s Aliens. That’s the only thing I know for sure, is that it’s Aliens....

It’s our very second short story mini-episode! Alien Abduction August keeps rolling along with Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life.” You might know this as the short story that Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is based on. Or maybe you don’t! What does it mean to learn and think in a completely alien language? Tune in now to find out! 🛸 Shop Alien Abduction August merch at adhdbookclubpod.gumroad.com now!...

We’re diving into #AlienAbductionAugust with The Andreasson Affair by Raymond E. Fowler! Whitley Strieber (the author of Communion, our next book) said, “Something extraordinary happened to Betty Andreasson. Maybe she encountered non-human visitors or maybe something even more strange. Whatever the origin of her experience, her immensely powerful story awed me. Its rich and provocative imagery wil...

Welcome to SHORTS! It’s our very first short story mini-episode! To kick off Alien Abduction August, we read Terry Bisson’s “They’re Made Out of Meat,” one of Korey’s favorites. What do aliens really think of our disgusting meaty bodies? Tune in now to find out! 👽 Story available for free at Terry Bisson’s official website http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/ A dramatization from...

BREAKING NEWS! Alien Abduction August is almost here and we’ve got MERCH! Yes, WE HAVE ALIEN MERCH! Shop The ADHD Book Club Podcast Shop at adhdbookclubpod.gumroad.com to support your favorite podcast champions. More merch coming soon (like all of those t-shirts we keep promising to make…)! 👽 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

Episode 14 is here and we’ve got our very first guest! Comedian Rachelle Cochran joins us in discussing Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. The New York Times Book Review called it, “Compulsively readable… [Blume’s] powers are prodigious.” Rachelle called it, “Sad, slow, and not gay enough.” Ashley says, “It’s like a mist. Like those videos about how I like my mimosas, and it’s an essence of orange juic...

Surprise! It’s our first-ever BONUS EPISODE! We’ve mentioned We’re The Millers enough times that we decided to watch it and do an episode on it. NO RAGRETS. Join us as we discuss this “perfectly whatever” comedy “classic”! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com Follow us at @adhdbookclubpod Music by The Last Skeptik @thelastskeptik

We take on classic literature in episode 13 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen! Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." Ashley says, “There are so many characters with nicknames, or same names, and it’s confusing. Everyone’s kind of related, but no...

We’re discussing Dark Matter by Blake Crouch in episode 12 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast. Tom Shippey of The Wall Street Journal says, “'Alternate worlds' and 'the corridors of time' are established sci-fi motifs, but Mr. Crouch has invested them with scientific plausibility, and more unusually, with emotional depth. His book is a meditation on personality and identity. It draws on questions and a...

We take on Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder, our first listener recommendation, in episode 11 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast. Sarah Stiefvater says, “... fantastic ... Wildly (literally) imaginative plot aside, Yoder’s debut exposes her as a tremendous writer. She seamlessly blends dark comedy with astute observations on the state of modern motherhood and feminism in general that will make the reader fee...

In episode 10, we officially take on our first non-fiction book, Stolen Focus by Johann Hari. Oprah Winfrey called it, “A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention.” Korey says, “We did it! We read a non-fiction book!” Ashley says, “Wait, which one is non-fiction again?” Tune in to our newest episode now! 🧠 www.adhdbookclubpod.com F...

We read The Quiet Boy by Ben H. Winters for episode 9 of The ADHD Book Club Podcast! The New York Times Book Review says, “Winters is such a fine writer that by the time he asks you to suspend your disbelief, you’ll follow him anywhere.” Ashley says, “That was good. Also vague and weird, but just weird enough, you know?” Korey says, “Things get weird. But also kind of more and less weird than you...