The first of many parts of Kennedy and Carlton's close reading of Sally Rooney's Normal People. Today, we read and meticulously discuss chapters 1-3. Please stay tuned as we dive deep into this glorious novel.

This week, as part of the BI-LINE Book Club, Kennedy and Carlton discuss Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin, Carlton's latest 5-Star Read. We also discuss World Cup dramas and announce a new Sally Rooney mini-series!

This week, Kennedy and Carlton embrace their internal millennial selves and discuss High School Musical for far longer than intended. Also in this ep: discussions on author book launch events, thoughts on sports romance, and the joys of being laid off!

Books discussed in this episode:

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wanbugu

The Open Era by Edward Schmidt

The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

This week, Kennedy and Carlton GUSH over the graphic novel Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. They also delve into queer lit fic such as John of John, Rejection, and Middle Spoon. It's the inaugural Pride episode, everyone!!

BI-LINE continues their sojourn through the Women's Prize shortlisted books with Flashlight by Susan Choi! This week, Kennedy and Carlton discuss the layered intricacies of the novel and express their parasocial obsession with British booktuber Jack Edwards.

This week, Kennedy and Carlton dive into the ever-popular, highly-buzzy The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, a longlisted title for the Women's Prize in 2025. Also a Good Morning America pick, the duo discusses the high-highs and the low-lows they had with this novel.

Today, Carlton and Kennedy have their most heated debate over Lily King's latest novel, Women's Prize-nominated Heart the Lover. This start's BI-LINE's mini-dive into Women Prize-nominated fiction!

BI-LINE's first guest is a real gem. Yasmin Roshanian is a Columbia MFA graduate, and her novel is now out on submission! Kennedy and Carlton ask about her reading and writing as a child as well as how books took over her life.

Kennedy and Carlton have way too many book recommendations to hand out to listeners who want to get back into reading. Need to burst that reading slump wide open, they've got a wide range of books for you to check out! From YA to non-fiction, to romance.

EPISODE 10! Today, Kennedy and Carlton discuss "So Old, So Young" but Grant Ginder, the April Book Club pick. Find out why it's Carlton's book of the year!