Books and Beer

BOOKS & BEER – EP 19: LOVECRAFT We know it’s been a while, but the book boys are back and skating into action! In this episode they take a shit all over your beloved H.P. Lovecraft. The man. The myth. The racist! Listen to Miguel, Andrew and Zach discuss H.P. Lovecraft’s original short stories, as… Read More »Books & Beer – Ep 19: Lovecraft

Books & Beer – Ep 18: Russian Sci-Fi The Book Bois are BACK from suspended animation and are here to talk Russian Science Fiction! Miguel, Andrew, and Zach boof vodka and discuss Metro 2033 and Roadside Picnic. Buckle up, fellow comrades, this episode’s got the boys raging about teenage fanfic and Russia’s dearth of female… Read More »Books & Beer – Ep 18: Russian Sci-Fi

Judging from their voices, one could be forgiven for thinking the Book Boiz are nothing but two-dimensional bros who talk about nothing but books. They exist in the space between light and shadow and enjoy all manner of things that require sitting on your ass to enjoy. Join them as they list their favorites of… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 17- Best of 2018 – Part 2

Judging from their voices, one could be forgiven for thinking the Book Boiz are nothing but two-dimensional bros who talk about nothing but books. They exist in the space between light and shadow and enjoy all manner of things that require sitting on your ass to enjoy. Join them as they list their favorites of… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 16- Best of 2018 – Part 1

After a brief chat about racism in The Lord of the Rings, the Book Bois drink mystery beers and discuss a broad range of crime fiction: Dare Me by Megan Abbott, Agatha Christie, Daphne Du Maurier and Out by Natsuo Kirino. Spoiler alert: Andrew isn’t dead. That was just a red herring.

Sharpen your machetes and butcher knives. Zach, Miguel and Andrew chug Mickey’s malt liquor after reading the worst batch of books they’ve showcased on Books and Beer: slasher film tie-ins. Halloween 1 & 2, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and its sequel The Dream Child.

Miguel, Andrew, and Zach could not get enough of Harlan Ellison for just one episode. Listen as they chug more Old Chub and talk Dangerous Visions, The Outer Limits, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and celebrate the life and controversies of the most cantankerous voice in the SF in this extra long… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 13: Harlan Ellison: The SF Master – Part 2

Miguel, Andrew, and Zach can all agree on one thing: Harlan Ellison was an SF Master. Listen as they chug some Old Chub and cover Dangerous Visions, The Outer Limits, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and celebrate the life and controversies of the most cantankerous voice in the SF in this extra… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 12 – Harlan Ellison: The SF Master

We dug Uzumaki from the Body Horror episode so much that we decided to do a horror manga show. Listen and cringe as Andrew, Miguel and Zach go full weeaboo over Devilman, Parasyte, The Human Chair, The Enigma of Amigara Fault and Gyo while drinking that sweet, sweet Oskar Blues and chugging banana sauce. And… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 11 – Horror Manga

We take a trip so far into the future that we’re nearly at the End of Time. Andrew and Zach explore the science/fantasy Dying Earth subgenre while Miguel eats red gushers. In a world of supercomputers, vat people, sorcery, reincarnation, guilds, super AIs and gods, we cover Gene Wolfe, Jack Vance, C. J. Cherryh and… Read More »Books and Beer – Ep10: The Dying Earth