Booked on Sundays

Our thoughts are in, the episode is here - it's Katabasis!! The Full Length Episode!!

When the leaves start to change, I always get nostalgic for school. Walking between classes with friends, studying together in the library, happy Friday afternoons chatting about plans for the weekend that obviously include at least two school-sponsored events, and of course journeying to hell to recover a professor with my academic rival, right? Dive into this fantasy, questionably romantic, adventure/academic think-piece with us in our episode on Katabasis by R.F Kuang. Tune in to see if you should read on or hear us descend further into the layers of hell, I mean this book! Have your own thoughts? Let us know! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. And tune in next month for our episode on The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Katabasis book blurb:

Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own.

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.

Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion.

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When the leaves start to change, I always get nostalgic for school. Walking between classes with friends, studying together in the library, happy Friday afternoons chatting about plans for the weekend that obviously include at least two school-sponsored events, and of course journeying to hell to recover a professor with my academic rival, right? Dive into this fantasy, questionably romantic, adventure/academic think-piece with us in our episode on Katabasis by R.F Kuang. It's our spoiler-free preview, so tune in to see if you should read on or wait to hear us descend further into the layers of hell, I mean this book, during our full episode, coming soon! Have your own thoughts? Let us know! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. And tune in next month for our episode on The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Katabasis book blurb:

Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own.

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.

Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion.

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Full Episode alert! It's OCTOBER which means it's time for mystery! Intrigue! Warm beverages! Light hearted crime! And in this case, cute animals!! This month we are reviewing Shady Hollow by the author duo known as Juneau Black. Join as we traipse through the cozy hollow and speculate about whodunnit, what makes this genre special, and what animals we would be. Did we miss something in our discussion? Let us know! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. Tune in next month for our episode on Katabasis by RF Kuang. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Shady Hollow blurb:

The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case.

Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy.

Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera's cunning and quickness to crack the case.

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It's OCTOBER which means it's time for mystery! Intrigue! Warm beverages! Light hearted crime! And in this case, cute animals!! This month we're review Shady Hollow by the author duo known as Juneau Black. Join as we traipse through the cozy hollow and speculate about whodunnit, what makes this genre special, and what animals we would be. Did we miss something in our discussion? Let us know! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. Tune in next month for our episode on Katabasis by RF Kuang. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Shady Hollow blurb:

The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case.

Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy.

Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera's cunning and quickness to crack the case.

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As the sunlight dwindles and the breeze begins to chill, as the evenings get darker and the nights feel longer - we are doing what we can help to escort you into a lovely autumn with our gothic romantic fantasy pick this month. AND we really leaning into our Tortured Poets era (while we still can) and have made it a double album (episode) release!!

Here is Part 1 on The Shepard King Duology which includes One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. Have your own thoughts on the card magic, romantic interests, or general tree-themed names? We'd love to hear them! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. Tune in next month for our episode on Shady Hollow by Juneau Black. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

One Dark Window Book blurb:

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

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Thanks for sticking with us on this two-part episode adventure! Here is Part 2 on The Shepard King Duology which includes One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. Did we miss something in our discussion in the first part? Let us know! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod, on tiktok @bookedonsundays, and on substack @bookdonsundays. Tune in next month for our episode on Shady Hollow by Juneau Black. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Two Twisted Crowns blurb:

In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.

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Tune into our opening act, and ready for the rest of the show? Here is our FULL EPISODE of Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen. Not yet sure you want to adventure with us into this historical magical realism - tune in anyways, this book could be for everyone or maybe it's for no one? You'll have to listen in to hear our opinions on it! Have your own thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. We are going on a little summer break for August - but we will be back with a spooky September read. In the meantime, don't forget to book your Sundays!

Book blurb:

From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic novel about love, freedom, salvation, and music.

In an age of miracles where our greatest heroes from history have magically, unexplainably returned to shake us out of our confusion and hate, Harriet Tubman is back, and she has a lot to say.

Harriet Tubman and four of the enslaved persons she led to freedom want to tell their story in a unique way—by following in the footsteps of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Harriet wants to put on a show about her life, and she needs a songwriter to help her.

She calls upon Darnell Williams, a once successful hip-hop producer who was topping the charts before being outed by a rival at the BET Awards. Darnell has no idea what to expect when he steps into the studio with Harriet, only that they have one week to write a Broadway caliber musical she can take on the road. Over the course of their time together, they not only mount a show that will take the country by storm, but confront the horrors of both their pasts, and learn to find a way to a better future.

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Have you been been asked who you want to have dinner with, dead or alive? Well we think we may know Bob the Drag Queen's answer - it's Harriet Tubman. In this quick historical fiction, Harriet Tubman is back and...putting on a concert? We were as intrigued as you are to dive in. Listen in to our SPOILER FREE preview of Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by the Bob the Drag Queen to hear us talk about middle school history curriculums, books by celebrities, and our love of a staged play. Have your own thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. And check out the spoiler-full episode of Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert coming soon! Don't forget to book your Sundays!

Book blurb:

From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic novel about love, freedom, salvation, and music.

In an age of miracles where our greatest heroes from history have magically, unexplainably returned to shake us out of our confusion and hate, Harriet Tubman is back, and she has a lot to say.

Harriet Tubman and four of the enslaved persons she led to freedom want to tell their story in a unique way—by following in the footsteps of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Harriet wants to put on a show about her life, and she needs a songwriter to help her.

She calls upon Darnell Williams, a once successful hip-hop producer who was topping the charts before being outed by a rival at the BET Awards. Darnell has no idea what to expect when he steps into the studio with Harriet, only that they have one week to write a Broadway caliber musical she can take on the road. Over the course of their time together, they not only mount a show that will take the country by storm, but confront the horrors of both their pasts, and learn to find a way to a better future.

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Have you solved the mystery yet? Not yet? Well good thing we're here with our full episode on The Museum Detective by Maha Khan Philips, a thrilling mummy-included mystery. Listen to hear our thoughts and how we did or did not unfold the mystery! Have your own thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Submit a footnote!

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Book blurb:

When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz—a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz’s disappearance, and distracts herself through she’s a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the country’s leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman.

But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldn’t have imagined what she’d find amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummy—life-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands.

Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, this engrossing crime novel builds to an unforgettable, emotional conclusion readers won’t soon forget.The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers won’t soon forget.

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It's early summer aka mummy time - yes, we said it: mummy time! We are thrilled to bring you our spoiler free preview of the The Museum Detective by Maha Khan Philips, a thrilling mummy-included mystery. Listen to hear our thoughts and the potential just initially unfold the mystery as we talk about the excitement of meeting our central characters and hearing more about the setting of Karachi. Have your own thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Submit a footnote!

For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. And check out the spoiler-full episode of The Museum Detective coming soon! Don't forget to book your Sundays!

Book blurb:

When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz—a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz’s disappearance, and distracts herself through she’s a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the country’s leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman.

But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldn’t have imagined what she’d find amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummy—life-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands.

Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, this engrossing crime novel builds to an unforgettable, emotional conclusion readers won’t soon forget.The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers won’t soon forget.

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