Books & Nachos

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What's Books & Nachos about?

Book reviews from science fiction to horror to nonfiction, all with a modern pop-culture aesthetic.

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Books & Nachos episodes:

07.21.2022
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
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07.08.2022
Book Review: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
“If we had happy endings, we’d all be under gravestones now.”
06.30.2022
Book Review: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
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06.23.2022
Now Playing Book Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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05.05.2022
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.
04.01.2022
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
This week Brock, Stuart, and Arnie graduate from Hogwarts as they complete JK Rowling’s seventh and final Harry Potter novel, The Deathly Hallows. Is the boy wizard ready to lead the fight against a Ministry of Magic overtaken by Death...
03.17.2022
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
03.10.2022
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The world isn’t split between good people and Death Eaters.
03.04.2022
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
There will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right
02.24.2022
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Our hosts howl at the moon about Rowling’s third Harry Potter novel.
02.17.2022
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Brock, Arnie, and Stuart invite you into their flying car as they head back to Hogwarts, and pry open the cover of The Chamber of Secrets. This second Harry Potter novel finds the boy wizard trying to unmask the Slytherin...
02.10.2022
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone
Every child in the world will know his name
07.23.2020
Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York by Greg Pak, Daniel Bayliss, and Triona Farrell
Big Trouble with the Big Guy from the Big Apple
07.16.2020
Escape from Cleveland Christopher by Sebela and Maxim Simic
America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland. -- Tennessee Williams
06.16.2020
Escape from New York Vol. 3: Escape to New York by Christopher Sebela and Maxim Simic
Snake Plissken just wants to get away, but first, he’s got a bone to pick with his former president. In the third volume of BOOM! Studios’ Escape from New York series, the hero of John Carpenter’s iconic action film returns...
06.08.2020
Escape from Siberia by Christopher Sebela, Diego Barreto, Mike Henderson
Snake Plissken is back for war
05.31.2020
Escape from Florida by Christopher Sebela, Diego Barreto, Tim Bradstreet
So long New York, Snake Plissken’s a ‘Florida Man’ now
05.26.2020
Escape from New York by Mike McQuay
Want to know where Snake Plissken got his eyepatch?
08.30.2018
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Before it became one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Godfather was a blockbuster novel with characters and plot points that never made it to the screen. Join long lost podcaster Stuart as he comes home to...
08.23.2018
Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach
Ben's three-year-old brother Eric disappeared five years ago, but Ben continues to search. When Ben takes a job at the store where Eric vanished things are not all that they seem. Join Brock for his spoiler-free review of Bad Man to see...
12.31.2017
Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost
On Books and Nachos you will find people just like yourself letting you know what to buy and what to skip on your next visit to the bookstore. From sci-fi to horror to nonfiction, Books and Nachos covers it...
11.16.2017
The Hellraiser Chronicles Edited by Stephen Jones (and a look at Damnation Games by Phil and Sarah Stokes_
Continuing his look at nonfiction Hellraiser books, Arnie is back with a review of The Hellraiser Chronicles--a 1992 behind-the-scenes look at the first three Hellraiser films. But seeking even more pleasures Arnie continues on to look at Damnation Games which also gets under the skin of those...
11.15.2017
The Hellraiser Chronicles Edited by Stephen Jones
Continuing his look at nonfiction Hellraiser books, Arnie is back with a review of The Hellraiser Chronicles--a 1992 behind-the-scenes look at the first three Hellraiser films. But seeking even more pleasures Arnie continues on to look at Damnation Games which...
11.07.2017
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Christian Sellers and Gary Smart
Clive Barker's Hellraiser and it's immediate follow-up Hellbound: Hellraiser II were low-budget productions, shot in the UK. Despite their small beginnings their impact was global, skyrocketing Clive Barker to fame and fortune and terrifying a generation. How did that happen? The book Leviathan: The Story...
10.30.2017
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
In 1987 Clive Barker took the world by storm with his film Hellraiser, but his first draft of that movie wasn't in screenplay form--it was a short story. Written with the express intent of being a low-budget movie, Barker explores the...
08.17.2017
The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film by Daniel Wallace
Gunslinger Roland Deschain had a long quest in his search for The Dark Tower. So too did filmmakers toil long to transform Stephen King's eight-novel series to the big screen. This journey is chronicled in pictures and prose in the...
05.20.2017
Twin Peaks: The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost
Before the new season of Twin Peaks started on Showtime, series co-creator Mark Frost wrote a book to tide over anxious fans. That book was The Secret History of Twin Peaks. An in-universe history of this fictional town finds its citizens have ties...
05.18.2017
Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
As Inland Empire hit theaters Lynch was also prepping a big release...for the bookstores. Catching the Big Fish is Lynch's combination of autobiography and advertisement for his Transcendental Medication. Join Arnie and Stuart to find out what insights Lynch's writing...
05.03.2017
Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town
By the time Welcome to Twin Peaks was released ABC was already telling that town "Goodbye." The series' cancellation had been announced but the tie-in merchandising continued with this pamphlet that is a guidebook to the sights, places, flora, and fauna of Twin...
05.03.2017
Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town by Mark Frost
By the time Welcome to Twin Peaks was released ABC was already telling that town "Goodbye." The series' cancellation had been announced but the tie-in merchandising continued with this pamphlet that is a guidebook to the sights, places, flora, and...
03.30.2017
Twin Peaks: The Autobiography of FBI Agent Dale Cooper -- My Life, My Tapes by Scott Frost
Twin Peaks' cancellation was all but certain in May, 1991. Yet that is also when series writer Scott Frost's Agent Cooper book My Life, My Tapes was released. Unlike The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, Cooper's backstory was mostly unready by...
03.14.2017
Twin Peaks: Diane - Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper by Scott Frost
As Twin Peaks' second season began the merchandise machine was gaining speed. First came Jennifer Lynch's Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Hot on its heels came "Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper. Combining TV-show audio with newly recorded bits this...
03.13.2017
Twin Peaks: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch
In the summer of 1990 everybody was discussing Twin Peaks - the television phenomenon that kept people in suspense during their season break. Tidbits were teased to fans, including that in Season 2 the secret diary of Laura Palmer would be found. What secrets...
02.02.2017
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
No, Stuart was not eaten by a sand worm, he's back to discuss Children of Dune -- Frank Herbert's third novel in the Duneverse. Focusing on the children of Paul, this book has incest, political intrigue, and a twist ending. Join Stuart...
12.21.2016
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Everybody wants to rule the galaxy...but is it all it's cracked up to be? Now Emperor, Paul Atreides must balance his leadership with numerous plots to undermine him. After the great success of Dune, can Frank Herbert match with the sequel:...
12.09.2016
Dune by Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert's 1965 landmark novel DUNE is one of the most celebrated works of the science fiction genre, but does today's reader have to be a Mentat in order to wrap their mind around its dense mythology? Host Stuart In...
07.18.2016
The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
In 1990 Robert Ludlum returned to Jason Bourne one last time for The Bourne Ultimatum. This story finds Bourne once again in the crosshairs of Carlos the Jackal. It was a book intended to set a legacy for many Bourne...
07.11.2016
The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
Bourne is back! Robert Ludlum had never written a sequel to any of his novels before. That streak ended in 1986 when Jason Bourne (or really David Webb) has to travel to China in search of the men who kidnapped...
07.05.2016
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
This summer is a great time to be re-Bourne! Matt Damon is returning to play Jason Bourne for the fourth time. For many Bourne fans, however, it may be surprising to find out how different these Damon films are from Robert Ludlum's...
06.27.2016
Independence Day: Crucible by Greg Keyes
20 years have passed between the 1996 sci-fi hit Independence Day and this summer's new Independence Day: Resurgence. That time passed in our real world--but it also went by for the fictional characters who survived that alien assault. Fans have long wondered--what happened...
05.02.2016
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Dead Zone was Stephen King's follow-up to The Stand. This new novel, about a man who gained psychic powers after a head injury, became the author's first number 1 best seller. It has gone on to be adapted to film by...
03.21.2016
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Watchmen. It was the only comic listed on Time Magazine's List of the 100 Best Novels list. It also was in The Comic's Journal's list of the Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century. It has been...
11.26.2015
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Last week the fourth, and final, Hunger Games film Mockingjay Part 2, dominated theaters. Now that you've had a chance to see how the movie concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen you can join Stuart for his review of Collins...
11.19.2015
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
In 2009 Catching Fire fanned the flames of Hunger Games fans worldwide. Continuing the adventures of Katniss Everdeen, Collins' novel puts her back in the arena for another adventure. In preparation for tonight's release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part...
11.12.2015
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games novels topped the New York Times best seller lists and went on to become Amazon's all-time top selling book series (outselling even Harry Potter). It has since gone on to become a billion-dollar film franchise. In anticipation...
11.05.2015
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
In 1999 Japanese author Koushun Takami gained global notice for his novel Battle Royale. In this ultraviolent, 600-plus page dystopian novel the Japanese government holds an annual competition where Junior High students must kill each other. The last student to...
06.26.2015
The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton never intended to write a sequel to his bestselling novel Jurassic Park. But when Stephen Spielberg's film was a smash success and the director, and fans, requested a follow-up, Crichton obliged. What were the results? ...
06.04.2015
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Today the words Jurassic Park bring to mind a T-Rex roaring at a car, Sam Neil running through a pack of CGI dinosaurs, and John Williams score--all from Steven Spielberg's hit 1993 film. But before it was a movie,...
03.30.2015
The Long Walk by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
King's first novel wasn't Carrie, it was The Long Walk written while the author was a college freshman. It tells of a dystopian, alternate America in which the national pastime isn't Baseball, it's a contest of stamina and will--The...
02.16.2015
The Secret Service: Kingsman by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, and Matthew Vaughn
Mark Millar's comic Kick-Ass was adapted to film by director Matthew Vaughn. Now the two have teamed up again with Kingsman: The Secret Service, an idea the two men spawned while filming Kick-Ass. The story tells of Gary,...

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Books & Nachos episodes:

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Book Review: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

Book Review: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Now Playing Book Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone

Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York by Greg Pak, Daniel Bayliss, and Triona Farrell

Escape from Cleveland Christopher by Sebela and Maxim Simic

Escape from New York Vol. 3: Escape to New York by Christopher Sebela and Maxim Simic

Escape from Siberia by Christopher Sebela, Diego Barreto, Mike Henderson

Escape from Florida by Christopher Sebela, Diego Barreto, Tim Bradstreet

Escape from New York by Mike McQuay

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach

Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost

The Hellraiser Chronicles Edited by Stephen Jones (and a look at Damnation Games by Phil and Sarah Stokes_

The Hellraiser Chronicles Edited by Stephen Jones

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Christian Sellers and Gary Smart

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film by Daniel Wallace

Twin Peaks: The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost

Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch

Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town

Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town by Mark Frost

Twin Peaks: The Autobiography of FBI Agent Dale Cooper -- My Life, My Tapes by Scott Frost

Twin Peaks: Diane - Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper by Scott Frost

Twin Peaks: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Independence Day: Crucible by Greg Keyes

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

The Lost World by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

The Long Walk by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)

The Secret Service: Kingsman by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, and Matthew Vaughn

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