We've released this as an alternate episode if today's regular episode is a bit too much for you on this... more

*The US general election is TODAY! Get out there and vote in person if you haven’t yet voted early or... more

This was recommended eons ago in the age of 2021 by Twitter user KirliaHookah who described this book as, “Hey... more

Happy Octoberween, dear listeners! In honor of the season, we bring you some spook-adjacent books for October's episodes. Today, our... more

Julius the Nice Dragon offered us a true Patron's Choice: Return to The Dunks or choose a new path. We... more

Chris read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros on his own and retold the plot to Paris on this very special... more

We finally got around to checking out this 2023 BookTok phenomenon thanks to our Patron Austin, who described Legends &... more

This time, we read stuff NOT for TBC, listened to music, watched TV and movies, and played video games! After... more

A fateful tweet last summer by the author themselves brought this book into our terrible orbit. At first glance, it... more

This week we discuss Home Grown Worries by Alex Donahue. We reviewed Alex’s other book, Leon & Chris, back in Episode... more

You may not think you know Mazes & Monsters by Rona Jaffe, but you certainly know its 1982 movie adaptation... more

Our patron Arrant has requested another non-fiction gem for their Patron's Choice episode this year. In How to Fail at... more

Our patron Of The Void (The Taco Eating Unicorn of the Hot Springs) requested yet another Yahtzee Croshaw book in... more

It's time for the ultimate 1990s crossover - X-Men and Star Trek, united at last! We discuss our experience reading... more

Our Patron Robin requested that we read and discuss VenCo for today's episode. Although they did not request the Antiques... more

Our Patron BeastwiththeLeast requested that we read Rena Vale's Taurus Four from 1970. How could such a dusty, seemingly insignificant sci-fi... more

Today's episode features a book that many folks have asked us to read, but it took our brave Patron Miles... more

Today's episode is Part 2 of our childhood nostalgia retrospective! We each chose a book for each other from a... more

Today's episode is Part 1 of our childhood nostalgia retrospective! We each chose a book for each other from a... more

We read Butch for today's episode at the request of listener Os who emailed us last year saying,"A while ago, I... more

This time, we read How it Unfolds (Far Reaches Book 1) by James S.A. Corey, published by Amazon Original Stories... more

Paris & Chris dive back into children's literature and find that Dr. Block may have written some of the healthiest... more

We had so much to say about Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory... more

We had so much to say about Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by... more

We've got another Amazon Double Feature for you! Today, we tackle two more pieces of book-like debris... more

Ring in the new year with the Terrible Antique Book Freaks! The Antiques Freaks join us today to do a... more

It's winter holiday time again, so you all get a little gift from TBC! Please enjoy this special edition of... more

Ken of Antiques Freaks suggested that we read this and the time is nigh. Come along with us to Atlantis... more

For today's episode, we read The Energy Conspiracy by David C Seman, vanity published in 1981. This was requested by... more

We read Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw this week at the request of our Patron Of the Void (The Taco-Eating Unicorn). We... more

Beginnings: A Christian Fantasy Short Story Collection by M.H. Elrich was self-published earlier this year. Chris found it while on... more

This time we read The Golden Basement by David Norman Lewis, self-published in March of 2023. This was recommended by... more

Get your flannels, ciders, and s'mores ready for this week's discussion of Campfire Stories of Western Canada by Barbara Smith! Paris’s... more

One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is Not a Globe was written and self-published by William M. Carpenter in 1885.... more

The 9th Colony by Colin Curtis was vanity published through AuthorHouse UK in February of 2023. We received an email... more

If you're interested in our take on a WWII popcorn spy thriller, it's here! It's hard for... more

We've got another reddit find for you this week! Paris found this when perusing the latest "What's the worst book... more

This week, we discuss our experience reading Golden (The Golden Wolf Series Book 1) by Shannon Mayer at the request... more

The Man Without Qualities by Morris Berman was recommended by listener (and author!) O.F. Cieri back in December of 2020.... more

Waldo Beyond the Walls: Adventures in the Galaxy by Bill Shook was recommended by an anonymous fan who has been... more

Chris found this being discussed on various subreddits related to men writing female characters. The book was pulled from Amazon... more

Our Patron Julius the Nice Dragon requested today's book saying, “I want to nominate...“First Impressions” by SJ Saunders…It’s the first of... more

Our Patron Lucek requested today's book saying, “Drew Hayes is becoming one of my favorite comedic authors. His NPCs and... more

This week, we were asked to review The Long Moonlight by our Patron Arrant with nary another word. Such mystery... more

Our Patron Donnie wrote to us to request Things in Jars saying that neither he nor his wife - nor... more

This time, our Patron Austin requested that we read Sword Woman by legendary fantasy author Robert E. Howard. We learn that... more

This week's review of Millenium University is the product of another of Chris's Amazon Short Reads explorations. Join us this time... more

Tanner's basement book pile produces a new treasure - but at a cost. We just wanted to play with... more

Listener and friend-of-the-show Charlotte donated Afterlife Love to the show and one look at the cover was enough to secure it... more

It’s Valentine’s Day so we thought, "Why not celebrate with multiple wives?" Friend-of-the-show Tris recommended Tarryn Fisher's The Wives to us... more