Literature Books Podcasts

Literature and History

104 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature, Literature and History is one of the most p...

Book Cheat

117 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 548 ratings
The book club podcast where Dave Warneke has read the book so you don't have to. Each episode Dave tells two special guests all about a classic novel or play, and by the end of the show, both you a...

Print Run Podcast

174 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 288 ratings
Print Run is a podcast created and hosted by Laura Zats and Erik Hane. Its aim is simple: to have the conversations surrounding the book and writing industries that too often are glossed over by co...

Pod and Prejudice

126 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 221 ratings
Becca has read all of Jane Austen's work. Molly literally does not know who Mrs. Bennet is. Together, they venture into Austen's world of romance, biting satire, and class struggles. Like Austen? ...

ME READING STUFF

361 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 213 ratings
Love letters to the people of the world. Sincerely, Robyn O'Neil

Alpinist

62 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 162 ratings
Since 2002 Alpinist has striven to push creative boundaries with everything we do, from award-winning climbing journalism and creative writing to photography and art. Now, with the Alpinist podcast...

Phil Rossi Media Podcasts

108 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 131 ratings
Free audio fiction, podcasts, and other goodness.

F***bois of Literature Book Podcast

389 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 130 ratings
•FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit•The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a wee...

I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John

276 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 130 ratings
Voice medicine to soothe your soul, from freedom worker, poet, author, and spoken word artist Dr. Jaiya John. Bedtime bliss. Morning meditation. Daytime peace. Comfort. Calm. Soul food. Come, gathe...

Everybody Hates Rand: A Wheel of Time Podcast

326 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 129 ratings
Just two hyper-critical English majors talking some pretty big game about The Wheel of Time. Co-hosts Emily and Sally gather around their kitchen table each week to serve you up a full fantasy feas...

LARB Radio Hour

350 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
The Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings and discussions about all things literary. Hosted by LARB Editors-at-Large Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Er...

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast

156 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 115 ratings
Monthly readings and dramatizations of stories by the world’s leading writers of suspense chosen from the magazine’s archives. The full range of the genre is represented in these riveting au...

The Dead Robots' Society

758 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Writers talking about writing. Writers talking about publishing. Writers talking about life. Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated top...

The To Read List Podcast

171 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Most people have books on their shelves they’ve been meaning to read. Bailey has 125. With this podcast, she and her friends set out to finish their ever-growing To Read Lists.

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

427 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratings
Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, ...

Tea or Books?

127 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Simon (Stuck in a Book) and Rachel (Book Snob) debate the difficult decisions of books and reading.

Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction

88 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Point Blank is a podcast about hardboiled, noir, and detective fiction. Mixing serious analysis and humor, the co-hosts (Justin and Kurt) discuss classic or contemporary works of crime fiction in e...

Louisiana Anthology Podcast

287 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
The Louisiana Anthology Podcast is an part of the larger project of the Louisiana Anthology. We release new episodes every Saturday, and the podcasts last for around an hour. The purpose of the Lo...

Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast

680 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Phil Gonzales takes listeners on a chronological journey through the history of Bear Country.

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine's Podcast

73 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 74 ratings
AHMM introduces The Hitchcock Podcast Series. Each month we post a new reading of a favorite story from our archives, selected and introduced by the magazine's editor, Linda Landrigan. For o...

Asimov's Science Fiction

48 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 73 ratings
With every new issue, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine shares one piece of short fiction in podcast form. Enjoy these audio treats from our pages!

Paraphrase

16 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings
Paraphrase is a podcast all about literary beginnings, from the first words in novel to the first steps in a career. Host Stephen Fishbach asks novelists to discuss the craft and thematic decisions...

The Goldberry Books Podcast

47 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratings
Present by the team behind Goldberry Books, an indie bookshop in Concord, NC, the Goldberry Books podcast features conversations about topics of a bookish bent, from interviews with authors to dis...

PA BOOKS on PCN

552 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
PA Books features authors of books about Pennsylvania-related topics. These hour-long conversations allow authors to discuss both their subject matter and inspiration behind the books.

Books of Some Substance

107 episodes - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★ - 61 ratings
The unofficial podcast of literary misfits everywhere who want to engage with books of "substance" (i.e. serious, respected, heavy, philosophical, classic), or at least considered such.

Books Are My People

168 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist...

Textual Tension

151 episodes - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
The comedy podcast that unpacks the bananas world of romance novels.

This Creative Life

117 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
Author Sara Zarr reads between the lines of the writing life in interview episodes as well as solo minisodes, with a focus on the practical and psychological aspects of writing and publishing, the ...

Film, Literature and the New World Order

43 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Film, Literature and the New World Order is a monthly podcast series from CorbettReport.com. In this series, James Corbett of The Corbett Report and a rotating series of guests dissect a different ...

Gender Forking: a Twilight Saga Podcast

89 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
Lori and Sam - two Twilight enthusiasts/best friends/sex educators re-read Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga through a lens of gender, sexuality, race, and fandom.