Episodes

  • 12. Americanah
    Jul 15 2024

    Rebecca and Kennedy re-read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 classic, Americanah. From Nigeria to America and England and back to Nigeria, our hosts discuss the journey from home to home.

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • 11. The Sellout
    Jun 6 2024

    This time, Kennedy and Rebecca are talking about Paul Beatty's 2017, Man Booker Prize winning novel, The Sellout.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 10. Conversations with Friends
    May 18 2024

    In this episode, Rebecca and Kennedy have a conversation about Conversation with Friends....the episode is better than this play on words suggests.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 09. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Apr 23 2024

    Activate your electronic thumb, pack a thermos of Pan-galactic Gargle Blasters, and obviously don't forget your towel. We're discussing the comedy classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 08. Little Fires Everywhere
    Mar 28 2024

    Rebecca and Kennedy get out the fire extinguishers for Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 07. Parable of the Sower
    Mar 12 2024

    In this episode Rebecca and Kennedy discuss Octavia E. Butler's speculative fiction novel The Parable of the Sower, set in a chaotic, bleak, and dangerous future in the year....2024? Ah nerts. That's not good.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • 06. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
    Feb 23 2024

    Kennedy and Rebecca read Gail Honeyman's international bestseller and discover that Eleanor Oliphant is absolutely not fine. She's definitively not okay.

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • 05. Salvage the Bones
    Feb 13 2024

    Kennedy and Rebecca fawn over Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award winner, Salvage the Bones in this episode.

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    1 hr and 43 mins