The Summer Reading Podcast

Austen goes Gothic! Or does she? Treat yourself to a book recommendation from Jack, decide where you fall on the hard "g" vs soft "g" pronunciation, and listen as Jack and Marty parse out the (lesser-read?) Jane Austen classic, Northanger Abbey . Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

Sparkly vampire boyfriends, the disaster that is being so hot when you start a new school (we feel you, Bella), and just a hint of Team Jacob vs. Team Edward. Hear what Jack & Marty have to say about everyone's favorite vapid teen romance, Twilight (book 1) by Stephenie Meyer. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.c...

Authentic voices in YA (yes please!), family, community, and ohgodsolittleprogresssinceNativeSon . Hear Jack and Marty's thoughts on The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

New England winters, moments of beauty, hope, despair... and groundhogs. Listen for more on Jack & Marty's thoughts and feelings of a New England classic, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

Butlers, grand homes in England, ROAD TRIPS!!!, and slow burn romance. Listen to Marty & Jack's thoughts on Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com.

Libraries as sanctuary, magic, film adaptations, and upsetting truths revealed about a favorite children's author (why, Roald, why?!). Listen as Marty and Jack dive into the children's classic, Matilda . Like what you hear? Let us know by emailing summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com .

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! Jack & Marty record IN THE SAME ROOM and discuss witches, flying monkeys, and barrel making. Our professor gives a pop quiz... how will our librarian fare? Listen as Jack and Marty dive into the world of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Like what you hear? Have a book suggestion? Send us a note at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com !

Communism, ping-pong tables, and just how far we have not come as a society when it comes to systemic racism in the United States. Buckle up as Jack and Marty dive into the classic Native Son by Richard Wright. Email us thoughts, queries, and other nice things at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Family bonds, Marmee, transcendentalist philosophy, comfort reading, and movie adaptations. Listeners, we bring you Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Email us thoughts, queries, and other nice things at summerreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Narrative style, rich white boy problems, and general teenage angst. Ducks, siblings, and goddamn phonies. See what Jack and Marty make of the American classic The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger.

Unlikeable children, fresh moorish air, magical gardens, and a great deal of imperialism that we could really do without. Hear what Marty and Jack have to say about this childhood classic, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

One read it with fresh eyes, while the other had the story spoiled by pop culture (thanks, television). Awkward friendships, ghost stories, queer theory, and the Muppets. See what Jack and Marty have to say about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Jack and Marty discuss human nature, boyhood, British-ness, nudity, and consider whether William Golding needed more hugs. That's right, folks, we're talking Lord of the Flies .

One was required to read this book in school. One picked it up because it was short. Discussions of family, home, identity and what makes a book "YA." See what Jack and Marty have to say about The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

Jack and Marty discuss The Color Purple by Alice Walker. And you should, too.

Jack and Marty shoot the breeze, have a few drinks, and discuss Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.