Ranked #1
Episode 77 - Books of the Sea and Donna Tartt's The Secret History
Episode 77 - Books of the Sea and Donna Tartt's The Secret History
The Jennys discuss books of the sea and all the Patrick O'Brien they've never read, then commence the Second Annual Forc... Read more
2 Mar 2017
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45mins
Ranked #2
Episode 122 - The 2019 Hatening Begins with Susan Choi's Trust Exercise
Episode 122 - The 2019 Hatening Begins with Susan Choi's Trust Exercise
The Jennys return with another shelf review for oldest unread books, then launch the 2019 Hatening with Susan Choi's wei... Read more
18 Sep 2019
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48mins
Ranked #3
Episode 106 - Historical Fiction and Jordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the Fox
Episode 106 - Historical Fiction and Jordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the Fox
The Jennys begin The Two Towers, chat about the dos and don'ts of historical fiction, and review Jordy Rosenberg's new h... Read more
29 Aug 2018
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50mins
Ranked #4
Episode 104 -Attacking the Summer TBR and Naima Coster's Halsey Street
Episode 104 -Attacking the Summer TBR and Naima Coster's Halsey Street
The Jennys shriek about Aragorn, discuss which books from their TBR piles they'll get into this summer, and talk about N... Read more
20 Jun 2018
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52mins
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Ranked #5
Episode 107 - Fall Book Preview and Vanessa Hua's River of Stars
Episode 107 - Fall Book Preview and Vanessa Hua's River of Stars
The Jennys solve the mystery of Gandalf's horse theft, chat about some exciting books coming out in fall 2018, and revie... Read more
12 Sep 2018
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45mins
Ranked #6
Episode 78 - Romance Novels and the Forcening Concludes
Episode 78 - Romance Novels and the Forcening Concludes
After a sobering near-break-up last week over The Secret History, the Jennys are once again in agreement about romance n... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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56mins
Ranked #7
Episode 113 - Spring Book Preview and a Play by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Episode 113 - Spring Book Preview and a Play by Jackie Sibblies Drury
The Jennys deal with Eowyn feelings, chat about their most anticipated books of Spring 2019, and review Jackie Sibble Dr... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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48mins
Ranked #8
Episode 124 - Fall Book Preview and Eric Gansworth's Give Me Some Truth
Episode 124 - Fall Book Preview and Eric Gansworth's Give Me Some Truth
The Jennys kick off the Three Musketeers readalong, preview the best of autumn books, and review Eric Gansworth's YA nov... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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48mins
Ranked #9
Episode 105 - Great American Novelists (who aren't white guys) and Lily Anderson's Undead Girl Gang
Episode 105 - Great American Novelists (who aren't white guys) and Lily Anderson's Undead Girl Gang
In belated honor of the Fourth of July, the Jennys consider some candidates for Great American Authors who aren't white ... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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53mins
Ranked #10
Episode 114 - Nontraditional Narratives and Gina Apostol's Insurrecto
Episode 114 - Nontraditional Narratives and Gina Apostol's Insurrecto
The Jennys are joined by the marvelous Charlotte Geater to talk about experimental, epistolary, and other nontraditional... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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52mins
Ranked #11
Episode 115 - Changing Our Minds and Nicholas Johnson's Big Dead Place
Episode 115 - Changing Our Minds and Nicholas Johnson's Big Dead Place
The Jennys talk through books and genres they've changed their minds about, and review Nicholas Johnson's memoir of Anta... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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50mins
Ranked #12
Episode 121 - Busting Reading Slumps and Sarah Gailey's Magic for Liars
Episode 121 - Busting Reading Slumps and Sarah Gailey's Magic for Liars
The Jennys chat about Veronica Mars, types of reading slumps and how to bust them, and Sarah Gailey's debut novel Magic ... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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51mins
Ranked #13
BONUS: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
BONUS: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
In their first ever Patreon-enabled bonus episode, the Jennys recap the greatest spy movie of all time, The Man from U.N... Read more
27 Jun 2018
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44mins
Ranked #14
Bonus Episode 6 - Consider the Kondo
Bonus Episode 6 - Consider the Kondo
In this bonus minisode, the Jennys chat about Marie Kondo's attitude on books and whether it's actually fine. (It is.)
23 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ranked #15
Bonus Episode 4 - Genderbent Twilight
Bonus Episode 4 - Genderbent Twilight
The Jennys welcome special guest stars Ashley Wells and Robert Repino to talk about Life and Death, the reimagined, gend... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #16
Bonus Episode 5 - The Princess Switch
Bonus Episode 5 - The Princess Switch
The Jennys close out the year with a chat about the new Netflix romcom The Princess Switch.
26 Dec 2018
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46mins
Ranked #17
Episode 108 - Culling Books and Forcening The Color Purple
Episode 108 - Culling Books and Forcening The Color Purple
The Jennys answer a listener question about how to cull our personal libraries, then discuss Alice Walker's classic nove... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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51mins
Ranked #18
Episode 118 - A Spectology Crossover Event
Episode 118 - A Spectology Crossover Event
The Jennys welcome one of the hosts of the Spectology podcast to chat about books that cross over the boundary between l... Read more
1 May 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #19
Episode 76 - Forthcoming Literary Adaptations and the Hatening Continues
Episode 76 - Forthcoming Literary Adaptations and the Hatening Continues
The Jennys preview some TV and movie book adaptations and discover whether Gin Jenny will hate The Brief Wondrous Life o... Read more
15 Feb 2017
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49mins
Ranked #20
Episode 123 - Settings, More Hatening, and a Game about Houses.
Episode 123 - Settings, More Hatening, and a Game about Houses.
The Jennys are joined by Friend of the Podcast Ashley to conclude the 2019 Hatening, fight about settings, and play a ga... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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53mins
