That Pretentious Book Club

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 9 of That Pretentious Book Club and Episode 103 of The Scripturient Society!After a long, unannounced hiatus, Wheezy and Spoons return for this bookish holiday extravaganza--and introduce a new little member of the pod crew while they're at it!Join sister podcasts and Story Sirens Studio productions The Scripturient Society and That Pretentious Book

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 8 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this episode not only does Ash returns in all her Wheezy glory, but the club is also joined by pod-sister-graphic-designer Maddie Hull for a truly rousing discussion of The Catcher in the Rye byJ.D. Salinger. With a polarizing protagonist and a painfully relatable (to some) portrayal of the teenage experience, this is

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 7 of That Pretentious Book Club! This very special episode is hosted by none other than Dr. Spoons Palermo and Pod Nurse Haleigh (usual host Wheezy has taken a break this episode due to-well-her wheezy-ness). In this episode Spoons and Haleigh discuss King of Scars by our queen of fantasy, Leigh Bardugo! The first book in the final duology to the Grishav

*please note: this episode contains brief discussion of sexual assault, violence, and other sensitive topics as relevant to the book* Welcome to Season 5 Episode 6 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this episode the hosts discuss one of the most famous American novels of all times - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by the ever-impressive and eternally inspiring Maya Angelou. Despite

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 5 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this episode the hosts discuss "the book Kiera wasn't writing" - AKA the long-awaited YA fantasy novel A Thousand Heartbeats by master-of-her-craft Kiera Cass. Joined again by pod-astrologist-Katherine, the club has plenty to say about this beautiful, action-packed story full of twists, turns, and unforg

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 4 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this new year's episode do their best to digest and discuss one of the most swashbucklingly fantastic adventures and also one of the longest books ever - The Three Musketeers by the talented writer and haver-of-good-times Alexandre Dumas. Join the book club as the hosts discuss the three musky boys and their young

Welcome to Season #5 Episode #3 of That Pretentious Book Club!Join sister podcasts and Story Sirens Studio productions That Pretentious Book Club and The Scripturient Society in this second annual Christmas party for readers, writers, and story nerds of all varieties! From ridiculous bookish madlibs to an even more unhinged chain story game than last year (spoiler: the pyrokinetic

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 2 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this special holiday episode TPBC is joined again by the holiday fox Lexi Potter for this discussion of Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie. This impenetrable whodunit still offers plenty for the hosts to plaugh about, with Aggie's ability to spin a dazzlingly complex plot into the most satisfying m

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 1 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this episode TPBC rings in the beginning of Season 5 in true pretentious book club fashion with another classic by Jane Austen, Mansfield Park. This unique Austen story offers plenty for you and the hosts to love and about - from sweet but awkward protagonists who can't help but be buzzkills to the once-again trou

Welcome club members and new listeners alike!This week That Pretentious Book Club is on hiatus to celebrate the end of Season 4! Don't miss us too much though, we'll be back next week to start off Season 4 in true TPBC tradition with another Jane Austen classic, - Mansfield Park!Until then, check out our sister podcast for writers - The Scripturient Society - and enjoy ca