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every 40 days
Average audio length:
91 minutes
English
United States
16 episodes
since Sept. 2, 2024
episodic

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This episode, we dive into the dreamy, melancholic world of Haruki Murakami’s 1999 novel, Sputnik Sweetheart. Part mystery, part meditation on human connection, this story explores what happens when the people we care about remain just out of reach—like lonely satellites passing in the dark. The pl…

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Buckle up, because this week we are diving headfirst into the absolute madness that is Matthew Reilly’s Seven Deadly Wonders (or Seven Ancient Wonders, depending on where you bought your copy). The best way to describe this book is Indiana Jones meets The Fast and the Furious with a massive dose of…
Grab a drink and get cozy! This week, the book club is tackling Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning epic, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Set in 1930s NYC, it follows cousins Sammy Clay and Joe Kavalier—a Jewish refugee who just escaped Nazi-occupied Prague—as they break into the buddi…
The Pagsubook gang goes deep into Blindsight by Peter Watts—a dense, unsettling sci-fi novel that asks a big question: do you actually need consciousness to be intelligent? We break down the book’s wild ideas about aliens, evolution, and what it means to be human, plus share what confused us, what …
The Pagsubook gangs goes deep with Bretman Rock’s You’re That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself—aka parang chikahan with your funniest ate who’s loud, real, and somehow also drops life advice when you least expect it. Bretman shares stories about growing up Filip…
This episode kicks off a new format for our Pagsubook podcast! One of us, Ava, picked a longtime favorite to reread—The High King by Lloyd Alexander—while the rest of the group is coming to it fresh. That mix leads to some fun (and honest) conversations as we talk through Taran’s journey, favorite …
Cozy fantasy. Magical realism. Ghibli vibes. Water Moon is all of these. Can a few hundred pages weave an engaging (and sensible) plot to engage the Pagsubook gang? We’ll unpack what works (and what doesn't) and ultimately consider: What kind of reader will sail into the world of Water Moon and com…
Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. An apt book for the (our) age? It’s honest, it’s moving, and it forces you to think about stuff most of us try to avoid. So in this episode, we’re going to unpack some of the big ideas, talk about what stood out, and maybe rethink the way we approach some of life’s har…
Feeling stressed? Distracted? Scrolling too much? Turns out, a guy (or a number of guys) named Patanjali had some thoughts on all that—thousands of years ago. In this episode, we explore The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with the help of Sri Swami Satchidananda’s surprisingly modern commentary. Think of…
We talk Heart-Shaped Box, the chilling debut novel from Joe Hill — a name you might recognize not just for his writing, but also as the son of Stephen King. Hill steps out of his father’s shadow with a story that’s all his own: a retired rock star, a ghost bought online, and a slow unraveling of gu…
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