In this episode Cori, Jordan and special guest Teresa explore the literary subculture of dark academia. They discuss the origins of the "genre", tackle the quandary of romanticizing a troubled past and give some of their favorite recent book titles and dark academia screen adaptations.

BOOKS MENTIONED

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Bunny by Mona Awad

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

Assassin of Reality by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas