Trigger warning: child neglect. #New Year New You. Today we talk about New Year by Juli Zeh and like always, Syd tries to add in a murder plot. Listen if you are a fan of bike rides, island vacations, and walls full of spiders

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Grab a bowl of popcorn and a cozy blanket because we are watching movies based on books and judging. Today we talk about the 1995 classic, Clueless, based on Emma by Jane Austen. While almost all the names are changed and the plot was updated for teens in the 90s, it is a pretty good adaptation and just a great movie all around. Young Paul Rudd is 10/10.

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Today we talk about Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher which has nothing to do with Winter Solstice. Listen to hear how a nice love story is really about murder and adultery. Sydney says she's not gonna talk about bathrooms again but she does, and Delaney goes off about bog bodies for no reason. It’s an episode with something for everyone!

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Today we talk about Jane Austen because her birthday was recently. In her short life she was able to accomplish a lot despite living in a time where woman were expected to accomplish nothing and we gotta respect her for it. 

What's your fave Jane Austen book? Let us know at [email protected]

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"Comrade Death" Today we talk about The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett and we love this book, Sir Terry Pratchett has two more fans now. Listen to hear Sydney talk more about bathrooms and for Delaney's eerie memory of the tv show Arthur. Sorry about the sound issues, if Death were here he'd give good wifi to all the people. 

What is your non-romance Christmas novel? Let us know at [email protected] or on instagram and twitter @bookcultpodcast

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On this installation of Story Time, Delaney reads a story by Bram Stoker and Sydney is a slacker who tells us about a movie she decided to watch instead of reading a story. Listen for details about Dracula dealing with a subpar Uber Eats delivery, everything on Jimmy O. Yang's IMBD page and the signs of a catfish. 

Send us your short stories to [email protected]

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This episode we talk about Ben’s Bakery & the Hanukkah Miracle by Penelope Peters. This book will make you want a donut so reader caution is advised. Listen for talk of the appropriate amount of bathrooms in a home, why Ben deserves better, and how Farida should get her own book.

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Today Sydney talks about some Manifestos from the 20th century that were about art and literature and not the scary ones we hear about on the news today. Listen to hear how long Picasso lived, who played Dali in a movie and for Sydney to forget who wrote The Waste Land (I know it's T.S. Eliot okay, don't @ me).

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It's the holiday season and we're celebrating with new intro music (and the traditional heist). Today we talk about 19th Christmas by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, and spoiler...we did not love it. Listen for Sydney's semi-intellectual discussion on writing style and for Delaney's many complaints.
Please let us know how much you love our new intro music or if you maybe even loved this book by sending us an email to [email protected]

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"Yeah but it's no common ass"  It's story time part 10 and today Sydney continues with the third installment of twilight fanfic and Delaney tells us a Grimm’s fairytale about a magical ass.

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