Booked.
542 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAt Booked. we've been reviewing books, interviewing authors, and more for ten years.
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490 - The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni
April 14, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBBack into our normal rhythm, here's our 10th book review of the year, The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni. This book came as a recommendation from Alma Katsu when we had her on to talk about her latest book The Deep. After the review we catch up on what we've been watching. Come back next week for a review of Michael David Wilson's debut novella The Girl in the Video!
489 - Grady Hendrix interview
April 09, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBYou're probably tired of us by now. We just can't help ourselves. This time, we grabbed some time with Grady Hendrix to talk about his book that just dropped, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. It was an excellent conversation that we hope you enjoy as much as we did! Coming soon: a review of The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni!
488 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
April 07, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWe're back again. Already. With another book review! This time, it's all about the neighborhood moms taking on vampires. And don't worry, we're continuing our break-neck pace of episode posting, because we'll be posting an interview with Grady Hendrix before the week is out! Then, the following week we'll be talking about The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni. Then maybe an interview with her. And somewhere in all of that, maybe we'll get some sleep.
487 - Josh Malerman interview
April 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBHere's a surprise extra episode! Much like Josh Malerman surprised the world with the release of a serialized novel on his website, we are surprising the same world by dropping an unannounced interview! It's an amazing and inspiring conversation, so strap in for a huge conversation!
486 - Max Barry interview
April 02, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBSo we got a narrow 30 minute window to chat with Max Barry, and this is the discussion that came of it. We spent most of the time talking about his new book Providence. It was a great conversation. If you're looking for more, you can go waaaaaaay back to our interview with Max in September of 2011, where we talk to him about his book Machine Man, neuroplasticity, and a lot more. Enjoy!
485 - Providence by Max Barry
March 31, 2020 06:24 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBWe're back with a Max Barry review! This is his latest, a sci-fi book where the future citizens of the Earth venture out into space to fight a terrifying alien race, relying heavily on an AI powered ship to get the job done. Not usually our glass of lemonade, but we both actually really enjoyed it. Check back very soon for our interview with Max Barry, which should post within a day or two of the review.
484 - Ninth Anniversary
March 24, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIn which we really try to not be boring, we talk about the unavoidable current events, and Livius gets a little to zipper friendly.
483 - That Left Turn at Albuquerque by Scott Phillips
March 17, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBWe're back with a review of the latest from Scott Phillips: That Left Turn at Albuquerque. Now I know you're thinking it's a biography of Bugs Bunny, but you're a little off. It's a really tight and entertaining crime novel about a lawyer who gets up to some shady shenanigans. And guess what? Next week is our ninth anniversary episode! Hit us up on our voicemail, and we may add it to the episode. 773-599-1057.
482 - Alma Katsu Interview
March 10, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBWe're back super fast with an interview with Alma Katsu! The first of hopefully many excellent interviews in 2020 for Booked. If you've been paying attention, we reviewed Alma's book The Deep in the previous episode, and dropped a little spoiler talk as well over on our Patreon. Next episode: a review of That Left Turn at Albuquerque by Scott Phillips!
481 - The Deep by Alma Katsu
March 10, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWe're back with our latest review for 2020 - our second review of a book by Alma Katsu. The first one we talked about, The Hunger, was about the infamous Donner Party. This time, The Deep tells a story about passengers of the ill-fated Titanic, and how maybe something supernatural is influencing what happens on the ship. Stick around for tons more content, as we're about to drop an interview with the author herself, as well as Spoiler Talk for the review on our Patreon!
480 - Interlude
March 03, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIn which we discuss reading goals, libraries, the final 2020 Stoker nominees, throwback reviews, the passing of a literary giant (and the ensuing poor media coverage), smart water bottles, state abbreviations varying based on the style guide you follow, and take a peek at what's up next episode.
479 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
February 25, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWe're back with our second Patreon pick of the year. This time, Misty Bennett has chosen another Blake Crouch book, Dark Matter! While matters of national security prevented Misty for joining us for the review, we still had a great chat about science, multiple universes, and collecting pee in jars. Head over to our Patreon and give just $1/month for Spoiler Talk for Dark Matter, which is almost half the length if this episode!
478 - The Sopranos by Alan Warner
February 14, 2020 14:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIt's our first Patreon pick of 2020! Jesse Lawrence shares with us one of his favorite authors. It's a story about a group of small town school girls with a plan to go wild in the big city when they attend a choir competition. There's shenanigans aplenty, and a whole lot of fun. Very Scottish fun. Supporting us at the $10/month tier on Patreon gives you the chance to choose a book for us to review once a year (and you can choose to join us on the review!), so if you've got something you've ...
477 - Slow Bear by Anthony Neil Smith
February 07, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWe're back with another book review. And this episode sees us again reading the latest from an author from the very beginning of the podcast. This time, we're tackling the new novella Slow Bear, by Anthony Neil Smith. Neil was on the podcast a couple time back in the day, and we reviewed a few of his novels as well. If you're into Noir stories, you'll probably want to check this out.
476 - How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann
January 31, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBWe're back with another book review! This time it's a book about a woman in Alaska who gets a clue about what happened to her sister that disappeared 20 years ago. This is our first book of 2020 that we're doing a spoiler talk for, so check out our Patreon for that. Also, we do a good amount of talk about what we've been watching, and some of the movie recommendations will be a surprise! Next week we're reviewing a new novella by Anthony Neil Smith.
475 - Interlude
January 24, 2020 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBWe're back with an Interlude episode. In this one, we talk about buying used books, libraries, and why we don't have theme music. Coming next week: a book review. For sure.
474 - Bad People by Craig Wallwork
January 17, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBWe're back with our first review of 2020, and it's Bad People by long-time friend of the podcast, Craig Wallwork. We reveal what we thought of the book using our brand-new rating system. And if you want to learn more about our new rating system, check out our video on YouTube where we go into detail about what it is and how it works. Hope you enjoy!
473 - Decade In Review
January 07, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBYou read that right. We review an entire decade. From Angry Birds to Vine, from Gangnam Style to Harambe, From fidget spinners to Pokemon Go, from Brexit to Pepe, we cover it all. Actually no, we only talked about things that happened on the podcast. Reviews and stuff. Because that's what you're here for. Thank you for almost a decade of support! We appreciate you more than we could ever express!
472 - Is this the best book of 2019? Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
December 31, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBThrough a series of math exercises and arcane rituals, the Booked. fellas discovered that Trust Exercise by Susan Choi is considered by a majority of people who make lists to be the best book of 2019. Well, we wanted to know for ourselves. Is this the best book we read in 2019? Tune in to find out. And stick around, there's certainly some spoiler talk for this baby.
471 - 2019 Office Holiday Party
December 25, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBHappy holidays from the Booked. team! We're back with a tradition as old as time. Our annual Christmas episode. What do we do in these Christmas episodes? We talk about a Christmas movie - this year it's Home Alone. Then we do some gift exchanges, and other holiday themed talk. It's a lot of fun, so grab some egg nog and check it out. And if you want to see the video version, head to our Facebook page to check it out there. Happy Holidays!
470 - Richard Chizmar interview
December 12, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBHot on the heels of our review of the Gwendy books by Richard Chizmar and Stephen King, we were lucky enough to get some time to talk with Richard about writing the Gwendy books, collaborating with a literary legend (and other), running Cemetery Dance for THREE DECADES, and a lot more. We hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did!
469 - Interlude
December 06, 2019 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWe're back with an interlude episode. This time, we talk a little about mouth health, Twin Peaks, House of Leaves, and some books we're excited about for the coming year. I know it sounds like we're talking about the hot topics of the 90s and 2000s, but seriously this is some hot-off-the-press conversation.
468 - Gwendy's Button Box and Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar and Stephen King
November 28, 2019 19:04 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBDon't worry, Robb's back. Oh yeah, and we're reviewing not one, but TWO books this episode. The Stephen King/Richard Chizmar co-authored book Gwendy's Button Box and Chizmar's solo follow-up Gwendy's Magic Feather. It's great to be back in the saddle again, and we chose a couple great books for Robb to come back to.
467 - Terror Mannequin by Douglas Hackle with guest reviewer Frank Edler
November 21, 2019 06:07 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThe most important thing for you to know about this episode is that Robb is not in it at all. Not even for one second. Um. Yeah that's about it. Livius talks about a book I guess, with that dude from Bizzong.
466 - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
November 06, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBWe've been waiting for eight years to get our hands on a new book by this author. We read Erin's first novel The Night Circus in the first year of this podcast, and it was probably one of our first favorites. It's certainly a love that has endured over the years. Did we absolutely love the follow-up effort? YES. So have a listen to what we thought was so great about it, and if you support our Patreon, there's some spoiler talk as well. But I'll warn you, spoiler talk contains spoilers!
465 - The Escape of Light by Fred Venturini
October 24, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBWe finally got to give you our take on the latest by Fred Venturini! You may recall back in the day we talked about his book The Heart Does Not Grow Back, and we've been excited to get something new from him since. Check out our review, and stick around to hear us complain about TV series and movies.
464 - A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs
October 19, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWe're back with yet another book review! This time, we're revisiting a name that we haven't mentioned in a minute. John Hornor Jacobs. He has a new book out which is a pair of novellas, both billed as cosmic horror. Is it cosmic? Is it horror? You'll have to listen to find out.
463 - Mark Z Danielewski interview
October 11, 2019 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBWe've been going hard on the vague-casting for this one. That's right, in anticipation of his latest book release - The Little Blue Kite, Mark Z Danielewski came on to chat with us for a bit. Lots of talk about Kite and its origins, but also a very deep conversation about creating, narrative, perspective, and some stuff I think only Mark kept up with. He is a joy to talk to, and endlessly interesting to hear speak on the topic of books (primarily) and anything (really). We hope you enjoy!
462 - Interlude
October 04, 2019 04:55 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThat's right. It's our first Interlude since May! Check out what we have to say about horror movies, library late fees, and a whole lot more.
461 - It Came From Del Rio by Stephen Graham Jones with guest Jesse Lawrence
September 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBCheck it out! It's our second Patreon Pick of 2019 - Jesse Lawrence has served us up some tasty Stephen Graham Jones, the 2010 book It Came From Del Rio. It's an hour plus of discussion of a book that you're likely to never read. So yeah. enjoy! Interested in choosing a book for us to review? Check out our Patreon tiers!
460 - Recursion by Blake Crouch with guest Misty Bennett
September 17, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBCheck it out! It's our first Patreon Pick of 2019 and it's a whopper. Here you have over an hour discussion about the book, and over on our Patreon, there's a 35+ minute spoiler talk! Huge thanks to Misty Bennett for choosing the book and joining us to review it. Reminder - any Patron on our Patreon who is contributing at the $10/month level is entitled to choose one book per year for us to review on the podcast - and they can choose to join us on the podcast as a guest reviewer! There ar...
459 - Tales From the Crust with guest David James Keaton
September 05, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBApologies for the lateness of the episode. Robb thinks he got mono, but not from kissing. Anyway, it took a little extra time to build up the energy to read like thirty pizza horror stories. But here we are, and with our favorite guest, no less! It's a banger of an episode. Be sure to pick up a copy of Tales From the Crust, and don't sleep on picking up David's book The Last Projector while you're at it!
458 - The Warehouse by Rob Hart
August 20, 2019 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBIt's been a long time coming! You've heard the interview with Rob, now hear our thoughts on the reading experience. And no surprise here, spoiler talk is coming in hot, so hit up our PATREON for all of our spoiler talks!
457 - Rob Hart Interview
August 14, 2019 04:31 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBCheck it out! We got Rob Hart on the horn just before he heads across the pond to promote the UK release of The Warehouse! It's a great hour-plus conversation. And check back in a week when we post up our review of the book to coincide with the US release. Excellent stuff!
456 - Drive Thru Crematorium by Jon Bassoff
August 10, 2019 05:34 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBApologies for the slight delay this week! We had a lot of reading and conducting interviews to do, so editing took a back seat. But don't worry, your next episode will be back to the usual schedule, which means you'll be getting it in just a few days. Thanks for your patience. Now enjoy the madness that is our review of the Drive Thru Crematorium.
455 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
August 01, 2019 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBThis one has been hotly anticipated. The newest from Chuck Wendig, Wanderers! It's not a Miriam Black book. It's a standalone story that is epic and sprawling and very interesting. Check out what we thought, and contribute to our Patreon at $1/Month for about thirty minutes of spoiler talk coming at you super fast!
454 - Paul Tremblay interview
July 24, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBCheck it out! Well over an hour of discussion with Paul Tremblay about his latest book Growing Things and Other Stories, and a whole lot more.
453 - The Fearing book one Fire and Rain by John FD Taff
July 18, 2019 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIt's a bit of a shorty because we were saving room for an interview. Sadly, the interview was postponed, so we decided to run the review on its own. Hopefully schedules will align better soon so we can have John on. Until then, enjoy our discussion of The Fearing book one!
452 - Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay
July 11, 2019 17:13 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIt's the first short story collection we've reviewed since the summer of 2017. Yah. That means Paul Tremblay is a big deal. Check out our thoughts on a bunch of the stories, and head over to our Patreon and sign up for $1 per month for some spoiler talk too!
451 - The Grand Dark by Richard Kadrey
July 04, 2019 17:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBCheck it out! We finally got around to reviewing a book by legendary Sandman Slim author Richard Kadrey. It's a standalone novel that we both really enjoyed. Don't forget to hit up our Patreon for spoiler about this book!
450 - End of the Ocean by Matthew McBride
June 27, 2019 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBGuys! It's been way too long since we've had a Matthew McBride book to talk about, and so it's awesome that one finally dropped in our laps. We've been following some of the background of the development of this book for over four years, and it's great to see what McBride did with it. Spoiler, it turned out pretty awesome. Check out our Patreon for spoiler talk about this book and tons of others as well!
449 - Booked. Prom 2019
June 18, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBHello everyone! You read that right, this is the first ever Booked. prom episode. What's that mean? Well, we talk about prom stuff, and we watched a prom movie, and we voted for a king and queen. One note - the audio is a little poor on this episode, we think due to the wrong mic being recorded on Robb's side. Sorry about that, but we hope you still enjoy it! If you're looking for the full experience, check out the Booked. facebook page for the full video! Next week we review End of the Ocea...
448 - One Small Sacrifice by Hilary Davidson
June 11, 2019 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOkay nerds, we're back with our 14th book review of the year, which is our first ever review of Hilary Davidson! We had her on a Noir at the Bar episode reading from Blood Always Tells, and now we're here to give you the skinny on One Small Sacrifice. And as always, please hit up our Patreon for spoiler talk for this review, as well as many others.
447 - Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
June 06, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBThey can't all be winners guys. Check out our review of the latest book by legendary author of the Hannibal series of books, which, sadly, didn't fare too well with us. After that, we chat about Livius going to France, the other books we've been reading, Chernobyl, gay rights, and more.
446 - Sinner Man by Lawrence Block
May 23, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBWe're both back! This time around, we're reviewing Lawrence Block's first ever crime book, Sinner Man - which was recently re-released by Hard Case Crime. Check out our review, and see what Robb's been up to in his absence. And as always, please head over to our Patreon page and throw us a little cash. Every little bit helps.
445 - The Mister by EL James featuring guest reviewer Dino Parenti
May 15, 2019 19:51 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBWe're back with another review. This time, it's the much anticipated EL James book The Mister, the first outside of her Fifty Shades series as far as I'm aware. The weird thing about this particular review is that Robb is completely absent. That's right, for listeners, you may remember that Robb said the only way this book was going to be reviewed was if Livius found someone else to review it with him. Well he did. Now we have scientific proof of what the podcast is like without Robb. Good? ...
444 - Interlude
May 09, 2019 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBWe're comin in hot with an interlude. This time around we discuss some EL James, the etiquette of tagging authors in negative reviews, how tall authors are, learning how to shower in school, GI Joe action figures, and much much more.
443 - The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden
May 02, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBWe're back with another review! This time, we're going back to the Golden well, with The Pandora Room. Our previous review of his work was the 2014 winter horror book Snowblind. If you're not already supporting us on our Patreon, you can sign up for as low as $1/month RIGHT HERE, and get access to spoiler talk to this episode, and dozens of others that we've already reviewed.
442 - Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan
April 25, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIt's a book that we've raved about for the eight years that we've been doing the podcast, and it's only fitting that for our 250th book review milestone, we finally take on Apathy and Other Small Victories. Check it out!
441 - Glimpse by Jonathan Maberry
April 19, 2019 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBWe have now officially read all five of the Stoker Awards Best Novel category! Check out how we rated the fifth of five, and head over to our Patreon for some spoiler talk.