Bookish University

By Dr. Amanda

Dr. Amanda, professor of communication, discusses the books we read for fun and the things they can help us learn. Books discussed range from fiction to non, romance to horror, memoir to lit fic.

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The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.

Bookish University episodes:

February 10, 2026 The Academy
Dr. Amanda discusses the academy broadly, then talks about several academia-based books including The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister, Cut to the Feeling by M. A. Wardell and A. J. Truman, Vladamir by Julia May Jonas, Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon, and Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work by bell hooks.
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47min
February 04, 2026 Reading Russia, sort of
Dr. Amanda hosts guest Dr. Natalia, an expert in Eastern European political and crisis communication and native of the region, to discuss books and histories coming out of the Soviet Union - with a bonus review of Ilya's Russian monologue in Heated Rivalry!

Primary discussion features Pioneer Summer by Kateryna Sylvanova and Elena Malisova, translated to English by Anne O. Fisher, and Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
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57min
January 26, 2026 Reading through the Game Changers Series
Dr. Amanda discusses the six published Game Changers books by Rachel Reid and offers insights about identity, organizational culture, and the agency to move within these structures.
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47min
January 23, 2026 The Heated Rivalry Adaptation and All That Buzz
Dr. Amanda discusses the success of the TV adaptation of Heated Rivalry and why it matters.
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46min

FAQs about Bookish University:

How many episodes does Bookish University have?

The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.