Bookends With Friends

Jun 19 2024 135 ep. 47 mins

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A weekly book club podcast where 3 friends recap, discuss, and goof about 1 new book a month. Read along and join us every Tuesday!

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Episode 133: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Jun 19 2024 50 mins

Welcome back to another book episode! This week we cover The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo; full of magic, a contest of champions and a sexy familiar. Follow multiple stories set within the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition as we unravel all that our protagonist, Luzia, can really do. Thank you all for following, listening, and reading along with us!! This is not a goodbye but sim

Episode 132: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

May 09 2024 40 mins

Welcome to the bookends bookshop! We record once-ish a month over here in this corner, our shelves are stocked with mostly fantasy fiction, and we have a James Dashner book-club that meets everyday. On this week's episode we day dream about quitting our jobs to start a bookshop. We are guided through that journey by Hwang Bo-Reum with experiences and platitudes to keep us motivated

Episode 131: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Mar 29 2024 47 mins

We promise that we are still a podcast and will someday get back on a normal bi-weekly schedule! But for now we recording on a when-we-can basis. Good news, we could this week!! And we are talking all things Legendborn. An Arthurian YA fantasy adventure with a twist. Tracy is incredible at writing grief and the daily fight that entails. We question why anyone would like Nick, who i

Episode 130: Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Mar 06 2024 44 mins

Strap in for an Absolute All Timer. We sit down and discuss the violent Hard Action Sport of Chain Gang. Adjei-Brenyah packs a ton of content in this novel and we praise it as one of the best of the podcast so far! Brutal fights, brilliant characters, and an impactful look at the American Prison System. April Book of the Month: Legendorn by Tracy Deonn Instagram: Bookends_With

Episode 129: Argylle by Elly Conway(?)

Feb 06 2024 44 mins

It's book week!! And we have brought you the curious case of a mystery author and the hollywood blockbuster they are hoping for. Argylle is a spy thriller linked with a newly released major motion picture, loaded with A list stars. We are starting with the source material written by the elusive Elly Conway, who may or may not be an AI chat bot, but who has definitely helped create

Episode 128: Bookends With Friends Book of The Year 2023

Jan 16 2024 52 mins

Another year another BWFBOTY! Join us as we discuss the books from 2023 and decide an ultimate winner to take the crown. January's book pick is Argylle by Elly Conway so make sure to grab your copy! Thank you all for following, listening, and reading along with us!! Don't forget to send us your quotes of the week! Hit us up on Instagram/Threads or Gmail (below) with any and all

Episode 127: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Jan 09 2024 43 mins

Happy New Year!! We are so far behind! We hope you have had a happy holiday season and are ready for a book episode! We are discussing the highly acclaimed Piranesi, which is technically our December book, but we had a busy December...so here we are! Let us know your thoughts on this cryptic mystery/historical fiction/psychological thriller. We hope you have a great start to this n

Episode 126: Did Not Finish (DNF)

Dec 12 2023 27 mins

We did an Oopsie! But it's an oopsie we can all learn from! We have unfortunately decided to DNF our December book, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. We take the time in this episode to discuss DNF'ing and the stigma surrounding it. We're so sorry to all of you who were either looking forward to this book or had already purchased it in some way. We hope you all do still enjoy it if you d

Episode 125: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dec 01 2023 45 mins

Happy Holidays!! We are minus 1 on today's episode because Dan is busy being a brand new dad!! And it's a book week! But don't worry, we have a new segment for all of Dan's hot takes. Sorry for the late drop btw! Been a busy couple weeks. For our November book we are going sleuthing with our new favorite tea shop owner...world famous designer Vera Wang! Well that's the name of her

Episode 124: JeBOOKardy

Nov 14 2023 50 mins

Welcome to JeBOOKardy hosted by Brett Jennings. Get your buzzers ready as Parker and Dan are thrown into the Jeopardy gauntlet to try to pay off their insurmountable debt. Do you know what a turkish delight is? Neither do we! November's book pick is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers so make sure to grab your copy! Thank you all for following, listening, and reading alo