Booked All Night

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Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay is a book! And we're reading it! On a book podcast! Who knew??

But because it's a book, there are certain conventions and cultural thought patterns that need to be followed in order for it to communicate well, and well... we have thoughts. Jess, Katy, and Julia discuss how to identify lazy writing, logical character development, expressing themes through character behavior (and not just names), and whether or not the author might have a subconscious face fetish. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

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Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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Has anyone actually stopped to let any of Katniss's concussions heal? Is it like one continuous pet concussion from the middle of The Hunger Games to right now?

Jess and Julia continue our dive into Susanne Collins's Mockingjay, dissecting how context impacts our interpretation of character motive, exploring what makes for a compelling lore drop scene, discussing the philosophical groundwork necessary for successful despotism, and finally getting into the meat of why Jess hates Gale so much. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
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Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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This week Jess was joined by Allison Bettes, Dr Pepper addict, weather nerd, and author of the Ranger Shield Security, Raising the Bar, and Cupid Meets Crime Scene romantic suspense series. 

You can order Red Flag Warning and more from our BookShop page which not only supports the pod but also indie bookstores, or directly from Allison's website (which includes free shipping and a signed copy!)

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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New district, who dis?

We've made it to the final book of the original Hunger Games trilogy, and oh gosh, oh golly, oh my, do we have thoughts. Jess, Katy, and Julia plumb the implications of District 13's way of life, outline fanfiction, propose conspiracy theories, and examine some fascinating juxtaposition of childish behavior against adult responsibility. They even manage to get past Chapter 3... eventually.

It's our first episode of Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay, and we're definitely staying up too late. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

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Its that time again, Booklettes! 

Grab your popcorn, cue up your favorite streaming service (or if you're old like us, your DVD player), and get ready for two hours of live sleep-deprived commentary on the second film from Suzanne Collins's the Hunger Games! 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

📚Send us Fan Mail! 💖

How do you walk the line between compelling and frustrating when your POV character is clueless about what's going on around her?  Does the conditioning of their everyday world excuse their inability to recognize physical and emotional longing when they arise? And does that inability make for a good story? "Why is everyone trying to save Peeta when I specifically requested it?" How much humanity and baseline compassion should your characters sacrifice in order to create a scene that traumatizes that POV character for the sake of a good story? Does Jess really call... it... "mooooooo"?

These questions and more drive Jess, Katy, and Julia as they tackle the plot, characterization, and divisive cliffhanger of the final chapters of Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

📚Send us Fan Mail! 💖

We've established that underwear does exist in Panem, so why isn't anyone wearing it?

Our ongoing discussion of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series continues with even more of Catching Fire. Amidst continuing angst over Katniss's "friend" problem, Jess and Julia discuss communication tropes, how flat characters can be used to effectively portray thematic elements, some speculation on how things might have played out differently if certain characters' political gambits had actually worked, teenage hormones, and... cows. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

📚Send us Fan Mail! 💖

Whose bright idea was it to make a teenage girl the symbol of an uprising against tyranny? 

Our deep dive into Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series continues, with Jess and Julia tackling the literary path of Katniss's mid-Catching Fire character development, the sheer illogic of many tropes that YA fiction takes for granted, sooo many sad emojis over Haymitch, even more of that ongoing "just friends" frustration, and of course, much more. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

📚Send us Fan Mail! 💖

Another great interview in the books. Gabriel Garcia stopped by to talk about MICHAEL: LAST ANGEL ON EARTH. We played Space 'Em or Embrace 'Em and Never Have I Ever Spoiled My Own Book, spoiler alert, Gabriel had to spoil something. 

We love our games here.

MICHAEL: LAST ANGEL ON EARTH

In a world torn apart by darkness and despair, one fallen warrior must find his way back to redemption. Barjon, once known as Michael, the Archangel of War, now a mortal Nephilim, bears the burden of his past failures. When the forces of evil threaten to consume the world, he must confront his inner demons, embark on a quest to reclaim his Heavenly name and restore hope to a shattered land. Joined by unlikely allies, Barjon must navigate treacherous paths and face unimaginable challenges to find a lost relic that is the key to his salvation. Will he find the strength to rise from the ashes and become the Last Angel of Earth again? Join Barjon on an epic journey of self-discovery, redemption, and ultimate sacrifice in this gripping tale of faith, forgiveness, and the enduring power of hope.

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann

📚Send us Fan Mail! 💖

Everything is fine! Can't you see that everything is fine?

Our deep dive into Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games Series continues as we jump into Catching Fire. Join Jess, Katy, and Julia as they discuss worldbuilding, characterization through action, whether or not Katniss is a complete idiot, the fact that Gale sucks, just how much they'd love to see how a rebellion came together, and much more. 

We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our love for Haymitch, & more. All leading up to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping this November. 

Visit BookedAllNight.CO for more info.

Support the show

• Booked All Night+
• Support the pod with bookish merch from our Redbubble!
• Buy the book on BOOKSHOP.ORG
• Join THE PILLOW FORT, our FREE TO JOIN discord server where you can ask any of our upcoming guests a question:
• Take a look at BookedAllNight.CO to see a list of our upcoming guests and reading schedule. (This season we're doing a deep dive on The Hunger Games that will take us all the way to the theatrical release of Sunrise On The Reaping)
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on Threads

Booked All Night is produced by Rob Cook.

Edited by Jessica Mary and Rob Cook.

Hosted by Jessica Mary, K. Leigh, Julia Johnston, and Magdalyn Ann