Reading the End
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsA book-focused podcast in which two girls named Jenny review books and discuss events in the literary world.
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Episodes
Episode 112 - 2018 in Review
January 09, 2019 18:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThe Jennys get back to the Lord of the Rings readalong, then summarize their 2018 in reading and talk through New Year's Resolutions.
Bonus Episode 5 - The Princess Switch
December 26, 2018 22:50 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MBThe Jennys close out the year with a chat about the new Netflix romcom The Princess Switch.
Episode 111 - Tone in Books and Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black
December 19, 2018 12:57 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn their last full episode of the year, the Jennys chat about how the tone of a book can make or break it, and review Esi Edugyan's latest novel, Washington Black.
Episode 110 - Holiday Gift Guide 2018
December 12, 2018 13:29 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThe Jennys are back to tell you what to buy your loved ones this holiday season! They share suggestions for general gifts, then offer personalized recommendations for listeners who wrote in.
Episode 109 - Bookish Skeletons and Forcening Boat Squad John
November 28, 2018 18:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThe Jennys finish readalonging The Two Towers, chat about bookish skeletons in their closets, and conclude the 2018 Forcening with Suzanne Brockmann's Ready to Roll.
Episode 108 - Culling Books and Forcening The Color Purple
October 17, 2018 20:02 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThe Jennys answer a listener question about how to cull our personal libraries, then discuss Alice Walker's classic novel The Color Purple.
Bonus Episode 4 - Genderbent Twilight
October 10, 2018 13:41 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBThe Jennys welcome special guest stars Ashley Wells and Robert Repino to talk about Life and Death, the reimagined, genderbent version of Twilight.
Bonus #3 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society on Netflix
September 20, 2018 12:56 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThe Jennys go all in on the Netflix adaptation of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, especially the parts where people want to kiss, but don't.
Episode 107 - Fall Book Preview and Vanessa Hua's River of Stars
September 12, 2018 12:20 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThe Jennys solve the mystery of Gandalf's horse theft, chat about some exciting books coming out in fall 2018, and review Vanessa Hua's debut novel River of Stars.
"Episode 107 - Fall Book Preview and Vanessa Hua's River of Stars
September 12, 2018 12:20 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThe Jennys solve the mystery of Gandalf's horse theft, chat about some exciting books coming out in fall 2018, and review Vanessa Hua's debut novel River of Stars.
Episode 106 - Historical Fiction and Jordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the Fox
August 29, 2018 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe Jennys begin The Two Towers, chat about the dos and don'ts of historical fiction, and review Jordy Rosenberg's new historical novel, Confessions of the Fox.
BONUS: Our Saddest Childhood Books
August 01, 2018 12:10 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThe Jennys each pick the five saddest books they read as children, and Whiskey Jenny only cries once.
Episode 105 - Great American Novelists (who aren't white guys) and Lily Anderson's Undead Girl Gang
July 18, 2018 15:09 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIn belated honor of the Fourth of July, the Jennys consider some candidates for Great American Authors who aren't white dudes; then recap Lily Anderson's YA horror novel Undead Girl Gang.
BONUS: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
June 27, 2018 17:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn their first ever Patreon-enabled bonus episode, the Jennys recap the greatest spy movie of all time, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Episode 104 -Attacking the Summer TBR and Naima Coster's Halsey Street
June 20, 2018 12:39 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBThe Jennys shriek about Aragorn, discuss which books from their TBR piles they'll get into this summer, and talk about Naima Coster's debut novel Halsey Street.
Episode 103 - Summer Book Preview and The Nakano Thrift Shop
June 06, 2018 13:18 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThe Jennys resume rereading Lord of the Rings, catch up on the books they anticipated for spring, chat about the summer books they're looking forward to, and reviewed (kinda) Hiromi Kawakami's The Nakano Thrift Shop.
Episode 102 - Book Clubs and Aminatta Forna's Happiness
May 24, 2018 11:47 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBGin Jenny and Special Guest Star Alexis talk about the do's and don'ts of book clubs and book swaps, then review Aminatta Forna's latest book Happiness.
Episode 101 - Fictional Morality and the Hatening Part 2
May 09, 2018 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBThe Jennys launch their Lord of the Rings reread, chat how fictional morality differs from real-life morality, and conclude their annual Hatening with Catherine Banner's The House at the Edge of Night.
Episode 100 - Patreon Launch and Alfred Lansing's Endurance
April 11, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBThe Jennys celebrate what they insist on calling their diamond jubilee with a new Patreon, not one game BUT TWO, and an enthusiastic-even-for-them recap of Alfred Lansing's classic book Endurance.
Episode 99 - Interview with Alanna Okun, author of The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater
March 28, 2018 11:54 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThe Jennys sit down with Alanna Okun to chat about her new book, The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater. Expect plenty of craft talk plus some insight into what it's like to lead a college a cappella group in real life.
Episode 98 - Interview with Andrew Santella, author of Soon
March 14, 2018 12:30 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Jennys host Andrew Santella to talk about his new book Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me.
Episode 97 - What We Missed in 2017 and the Third Annual Hatening
February 28, 2018 17:54 - 56 minutes - 65.4 MBThe Jennys chat about the media they meant to consume in 2017 (but didn't) and commence the third annual Hatening with Jenn Ashworth's A Kind of Intimacy.
Episode 96 - Spring 2018 Book Preview and Mohsin Hamid's Exit West
February 14, 2018 15:40 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThe Jennys give a polar explorer update or two, chat about the spring releases they're most looking forward to, and review Mohsin Hamid's latest novel, Exit West.
Episode 95 - 2017 in Review
January 10, 2018 18:13 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBThe Jennys consider their year in podcast reading, their year in general reading, and make bookish resolutions for 2018.
Episode 94 - Cozy Reads for Winter Nights, plus Tell the Truth Shame the Devil
December 27, 2017 18:24 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBIn the last podcast of 2017, the Jennys chat about what they like to read when the weather gets cold, then review Melina Marchetta's mystery novel, Tell the Truth Shame the Devil.
Episode 93 - 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
December 14, 2017 02:45 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBThe Jennys recommend gifts for you to get all your loved ones, plus some specific books for people's specific loved ones. Happy holidays!
Episode 92 - Fanfiction Forever
November 29, 2017 15:13 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBThe Jennys welcome Kay from Not Now I'm Reading to talk about all the fanfiction in the world. Questions are answered. Ships are explored. And we all read rageprufrock's "Limited Release.
Episode 91 - Fictional Friendships and Laia Jufresa's Umami
November 15, 2017 15:36 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBThe Jennys return to talk about friendships in fiction and what makes them good, then review Laia Jufresa's translated novel about grief and community, Umami.
Episode 90 - Forgotten Children's Books and Watership Down
October 04, 2017 15:09 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThe Jennys run down some books from their childhood they believe deserve a wider audience, then go deep on Richard Adams's classic Watership Down. Things get emotional.
Episode 89 - Fall Book Preview and Ashley Shelby's South Pole Station
September 20, 2017 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThe second round of Serial Box Book Club is here! The Jennys discuss the pilot episode of Geek Actually, fall books they're looking forward to, and Ashley Shelby's South Pole Station.
Episode 88 - A Conversation with Mort(e) and D'Arc author Robert Repino
August 23, 2017 15:22 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThe Jennys welcome Robert Repino to talk about the deep sea, Star Trek, and his dystopian world of talking animals.
Episode 87 - Supernatural Beasties and Victor Lavalle's The Changeling
August 10, 2017 00:48 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBThe Jennys close out the first installment of the Serial Box Book Club, discuss their love (or hate) of various supernatural beasties, and review Victory Lavalle's contemporary horror novel The Changeling.
Episode 86 - How to Love Your Authors, Plus John Scalzi's Old Man's War
July 12, 2017 14:03 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThe Jennys are joined by Fangirl Happy Hour's Renay to chat about what we do when we fall in love with an author and review John Scalzi's debut novel, Old Man's War.
Episode 85 - Problematic Authors and Josephine Tey's Miss Pym Disposes
June 28, 2017 11:58 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBThe Jennys chat about how they manage problematic contents in their books, then review the classic mystery novel Miss Pym Disposes.
Episode 84 - A Conversation with Grace and the Fever Author Zan Romanoff
June 14, 2017 11:49 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBThe Jennys interview Zan Romanoff, author of new YA novel Grace and the Fever.
Episode 83 - Literary Travel and Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give
May 31, 2017 12:33 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThe Jennys continue their Serial Box Book Club, chat about literary travel and literary pilgrimages, and review Angie Thomas's best-selling YA novel The Hate U Give.
Episode 82 - Summer Book Preview, Paper Girls, and The Vision
May 17, 2017 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBThe Jennys continue their Serial Box Book Club, chat about the summer books they're excited for, and review Paper Girls and The Vision.
Episode 81 - Music Reviews and Hari Kunzru's White Tears
May 03, 2017 11:49 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBSpecial guest Ashley Wells joins the Jennys for Serial Box Book Club, a game about music reviews, and a discussion of Hari Kunzru's ghost thriller White Tears.
Episode 80 - Choosing What to Read, and Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander
April 19, 2017 15:28 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBThe Jennys continue their Serial Box book club, discuss the ways they find and track their potential reads, and review Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander.
Episode 79 - 2017 Book Awards and Yewande Omotoso's The Woman Next Door
March 29, 2017 12:42 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBThe Jennys start their Serial Box review series, talk over some recent book awards, and review Yewande Omotoso's second novel The Woman Next Door.
Episode 78 - Romance Novels and the Forcening Concludes
March 15, 2017 12:24 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBAfter a sobering near-break-up last week over The Secret History, the Jennys are once again in agreement about romance novels, upcoming stories, and Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer's Agnes and the Hit Man.
Episode 77 - Books of the Sea and Donna Tartt's The Secret History
March 02, 2017 16:23 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBThe Jennys discuss books of the sea and all the Patrick O'Brien they've never read, then commence the Second Annual Forcening with Donna Tartt's The Secret History.
Episode 76 - Forthcoming Literary Adaptations and the Hatening Continues
February 15, 2017 13:08 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBThe Jennys preview some TV and movie book adaptations and discover whether Gin Jenny will hate The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Episode 75 - Spring Book Preview and the Second Annual Hatening
February 01, 2017 14:37 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThe Jennys preview the most exciting books of spring 2017, commence the Second Annual Hatening with Richard Yates's The Easter Parade, and enjoy the best listener mail of all time.
Episode 74 - What We Missed in 2016 and Alice Pung's Lucy and Linh
January 18, 2017 15:59 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBThe Jennys talk about the books, movies, and TV shows they missed in 2016 and review Alice Pung's young adult novel Lucy and Linh.
Episode 73 - 2016 in Review
January 04, 2017 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThe Jennys look back on their 2016 reading and make resolutions for 2017.
Episode 72 - 2016 Holiday Gift Giving Guide
December 14, 2016 18:05 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBHappy Holidays! The Jennys bring all their best ideas of what to buy your loved ones this holiday season.
Episode 71 - What We're Thankful For and Brit Bennett's The Mothers
November 23, 2016 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, the Jennys try to regroup post-election by sharing some of the things they're thankful for and reviewing Brit Bennett's debut novel The Mothers.
Episode 70 - Funny Books and Dirk Gently
November 09, 2016 18:13 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBThe Jennys invent a taxonomy of funny books and review Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Episode 69 - An SF Starter Pack and an SF Game
October 26, 2016 18:38 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBRenay drops by from Fangirl Happy Hour to school the Demographically Similar Jennys on the wondrous worlds of science fiction.