Double the books, double the drama. Today we talk about Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith. We compare the classic romance to the zombie slaying parody. Which one is more romantic and which is more violent? Listen to find out!

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Cannibals & Hands! Listen to hear about a woman's quest to save her last remaining grandchild from her cannibal sister who seems to have a thing for eating family members and a girl who is stalked by the devil, has a father who is truly the worst, and a husband who only knows her by her hands (or lack thereof). 

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Warning: Animal abuse. Today we are talking about White Fang by the famous millionaire socialist & eugenics fanatic, Jack London. Get ready for lots of talk about dogs because that's all this book is (but like in a bad way). Also, if you plan on reading it I do suggest the abridged version.

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Warning: this episode is about murder and mutilation. On today's mini episode, Delaney tells us about Ed Gein. Why are we talking about a murderer? Because Delaney went to Texas and got really into Texas Chainsaw Massacre so of course you all must know about the inspiration for Leatherface. Enjoy?

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Get ready to puke your guts out because we are talking about Texas Chainsaw Massacre! Nope, not the movie (well we do but whatever) it's the book Texas Chainsaw Massacre the Film that Terrified a Rattled Nation by Joseph Lanza. In this book we get a lot of background about what was going on in America while the movie was being filmed, which was a lot of Nixon and serial killers. Idk how anyone lived past 1979.

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On today's Story Time Sydney reads us some ghost stories from a calendar and Delaney tells us a story from the 1940s about a weird old lady who lives across the street. As always, send us your short stories to [email protected]

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On this episode we are talking about the classic sci-fi romance, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Warning: this book discusses suicide and miscarriages. This book is really long and so much happens so stick with us because it is pretty wild and you get to hear us try to figure out science and realize that Sydney knows very little about the development of a fetus. No corrections needed, thanks though.

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Today we talk about the the history of the romance novel with a very brief overview of where it came from and a hopeful look at where it might be going.

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Just imagine Zac Efron. We walked all the way across the country for a secret reason and you won't know until you listen to us talk about The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks. This book has an obvious villain and the bestest boy, in the background is a love story based on trauma bonding. Listen for the romance? 

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In this mini we go over Nicholas Spark's career and how he became the force in literature he is today. We also talk about how pretentious we were as teens and then get into a longer than necessary discussion about body hair, so enjoy!

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