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 #14: The Glitch Just Typed! / Unfriended

Join the #Squad on a deep dive into the world of cyberbullying and spooky Internet things as we discuss the 2014 film ‘Unfriended.’ We talk about how well the movie’s conceit is working, why Blaire is kind of terrible, and the scariest parts of the…

BSG #14: Birthday-sode / The Mothers

The #BookSquad visits SoCal this week as we discuss The Mothers, Brit Bennett’s stellar debut novel. We cover motherhood (duh!), guilt, grief, and the like. But have no fear, this isn’t a bummer episode! In fact, it’s pretty cute. The Squad is…

Othersode #13: Nerd Porn Auteur / Ready Player One

Put on your haptic suits and join the Book Squad in Halliday’s OASIS as we discuss the new Steven Spielberg movie, “Ready Player One.” We’ve got lots of thoughts and feelings about Parzival, Aech and Art3mis in the movie, as well as in Ernest Cline’s…

BSG #13: DNF Something / No One Is Coming to Save Us

Join the #BookSquad in Pinewood, North Carolina for a not-so-Gatsby retelling of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in ‘No One Is Coming to Save Us’ by Stephanie Powell Watts. The squad discusses characterization, pregnancy and motherhood, and the role of memory and…

Othersode #12: Weekend at Area X / Annihilation

Join the squad as we journey deep into Area X for our long-awaited discussion of ANNIHILATION! In this episode, we tackle Alex Garland’s trippy adaptation of the Jeff VanderMeer novel, and we ask all of the important questions: What is this film…

BSG #12 – Zombie Carolina / American War

This week, the squad tackles global warming and animosity between the North and South. Are we talking about the past? Are we talking about the present? Neither! We’re discussing America in the year 2073 as the country is in the middle of its second…

Othersode #11: A High Budget Movie About Average Sex / 50 Shades Freed

On a very sexy edition of #BookSquadGoals, the squad breaks down the new film “Fifty Shades Freed,” the so-called “climax” of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Join us as we discuss the strange plot, the use of ice cream during sex, pop sensation Rita…

BSG #11: Men Are Canceled / The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Come with us to the glamorous world of old Hollywood as we discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.” The Squad talks about the narrative framing of the novel, how race and queer sexuality are treated, juicy Hollywood gossip,…

Minisode #10: Our Favorite 2017 Things / Interview with James Markert

2017 was a trash fire at times, but the Squad found joy amongst the garbage in books, music, movies, comedy and podcasts. We each count down our top three pop culture things from 2017 and tell you why they were seriously awesome in their own special…

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