Book Squad Goals

Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.


All Episodes

Othersode #32: We Have Always Lived in the Castle with Lisa Kröger and Melanie Anderson!

It’s time to get spooky with the #BookSquad and special guests Lisa Kröger and Melanie Anderson, authors of “Monster, She Wrote” (just out from Quirk!!) and hosts of the Know Fear Cast! Join us as we discuss the Shirley Jackson classic “We Have Always…

BSG #32: Back in the Habit / The Memory Police

Grab your earbuds before they disappear and listen to our discussion of The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. We talk about the setting, character development, memory and loss, and why this novel feels so timely even though it was originally published in…

Othersode #31: Laurence Fishburne is an E-mail / Where’d You Go Bernadette & Interview w/Kate Davies

Go missing with the #BookSquad as we discuss the new movie Where’d You Go Bernadette?, based on the novel by Maria Semple. We talk about how the epistolary form translates on screen, the depiction of a few female characters, and the thing everyone is…

BSG #31: Speaking of Boning / Circe

Get exiled with the #BookSquad to the deserted island of Aeaea as we discuss Madeline Miller’s second novel, “Circe.” We talk about our favorite myths, whether this novel is feminist, what’s so great about mortals, witchy witchcraft, and more. We also…

Othersode #30: Simba Did It Fully Nude / The Lion King 2019

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the #BookSquad meets todaaaaay! Get your singing voices ready for our discussion of the new “Lion King” remake. Special guest Said joins us to talk about the visual effects, standout (and not-so-standout)…

BSG #30: Evvie Drake Starts Over (with special guest Liberty Hardy!)

Things get romantic this week on #BookSquadGoals as we discuss “Evvie Drake Starts Over,” the debut novel by Linda Holmes. Special guest Liberty Hardy joins us to talk about pop culture in books, the romance genre, themes of grief and guilt, and of…

Othersode #29: Kelli Is Single / Black Mirror Season 5

If this podcast was a “Black Mirror” episode, the #BookSquad would take over your brain and control your motor functions and force you to subscribe to our podcast…alas, this is just a regular BSG episode, but it’s about “Black Mirror” – Season 5. We…

BSG #29: Emma Fay Voice / The Mars Room

Grab an orange jumpsuit and cuff your ankles together because the #BookSquad is heading to prison this week for our discussion of Rachel Kushner’s novel The Mars Room. We talk about characterization, how this relates to other prison-based media, and…

Othersode #28: I want it, I got it / Travelsode

This week, instead of traveling to the fictional locale of a novel, we’re going to New Orleans IN REAL LIFE. That’s right, the #BookSquad got together for real and spent a weekend trying food and drink, looking for lost cars, taking high-quality model…

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