Readers of the Lost Art

Explorer's Log: We met Penny and it went as well as you might expect; politics corner simply cannot be avoided; Penny is a girl's girl; accidental drug-fueled hijinks; somewhere out there a woman is married to a ghost; Steven has a love affair with a jet; Rachel wants you to know she was forced into the harem Get our weekly newsletter by joining our Patreon ! Next adventure embarks July 29: The Mo...

Explorer's Log : Raymond Chandler’s defective personality; the Canadian confusion; the general hates his daughters; the dirty magazine business; a man dies somehow; what is wrong with all these women; Chandler hates women and gay people; where’s Mona Mars; figuring out what happened to Rusty; maga vibes; some mysteries simply have no answer; can’t learn anything; all the things Ray Chan hates Next...

Geoff the Podcast Anti cursed Rachel's mic, so we apologize for the sound issues. Explorer's Log: the Patreon is still free and cool; Bobby promises not to say anything embarrassing in front of Penny when she meets her (this is foreshadowing); the truly astounding number of men who need help buying couches; the #1 minor league baseball mascot is Teddy Roosevelt, obviously; do not allow Rachel to l...

Explorer's Log : A. A. Milne, the humorist essayist; the Canadian confusion; the Detection Club; the Shawn Spencerification of the detective novel; Mark’s house parties; a strained relationship between brothers; Sherlock and Watson LARPing; ameatur hour; the one and only suspect; a secret tunnel; not solving for X; maybe Mark is also suspicious; committed to the bit; forensic dentistry; law corner...

Explorer's Log: the Patreon is free and cool; the universe didn't want me to read this book; the Nico in the room; crochet is also an option; second chance romance; trauma from our teen years; 'real' music and emotions; the trickle down misogyny; modern modesty standards; the knitting circle expands; the hospital cast is pretty bad; casting our stories; a break for Reddit lore; Rachel casts her ro...

Explorer's Log : E.C. Bentley and Chesterton; the Clerihew poem; Shawn Spencer vibes; bad Americans and the crazy stock market; the night Manderson died; Trent’s investigation and feelings for Mabel; the grand realization; Trent gets it wrong; racism corner; Couples big secret; all the crimes; when you go too far; art for art’s sake; our matrix is a disaster; politics corner Next Adventure embarks...

Explorer's Log : our newsletter is here; the safest and coziest vibes; modern day digital detox; the age of interconnecting romances; overcoming character flaws; money and secrets; classic nice guys; workplace shenanigans; our favorite characters; Bobby casts her perfect sibling and Rachel casts her wise mentor Get our weekly newsletter by joining our Patreon ! Next adventure embarks April 29: Tre...

Explorer's Log : Love Yall Book Fest; becoming Penny Reid superfans; diving deep into the Pennyverse; romcoms are the future; The Reid Wiki and Reiders guide; self insert fanfiction coming in out; Bobby’s going back to a small town and dealing with ghosts; Rachel's taking down capitalism and saving the environment Next adventure embarks April 14 : Neanderthal Seeks Human , Penny Reid For more, joi...

Explorer's Log : Mary Roberts Rinehart history; serialized stories; irreverent POV and maybe unreliable POV; the good, the bad, and the stupid; neither of us know what happened in this book; lying liars; surprise racism; stupid criminals; keeping the secret; getting dirt on your co-conspirators; stupid detectives; book doctor; BOFing it up; books we're reading Next adventure embarks April 29 : Tre...

Explorer's Log: introductions; the ATEEZ of it all; diving into murder unprepared; mystery history; from Alice to Harry Potter; not like other girls; living in a Lucy Maud Montgomery story; books that stick with us; problematic heroes in fave series; secret baby antis; BINGO highs and lows; star ratings need to go; books we're reading Mild spoilers for the following books: And Then There Were None...

Welcome to our new podcast! New episodes will be available every other Tuesday starting March 11 with our introductory episode where we chat about bookish things and share a bit of our vibe. On our website , you can find more information and a BINGO board you can download! You can also follow us on Instagram at @readersofthelostartpod or Blusky at @readerspod