After a round of villain laughs, Megan, Debra, and Lance try to decide what makes a villain when the obvious answer keeps falling apart.

Some monsters are not as dangerous as they look. Some heroes are dangerous because everyone trusts them. And some villains never need to enter the room at all. By the end, the question is not just who the villain is, but who gets believed when everyone is telling a different story.

💬 Comment Question:

Who is your favorite book villain, and what makes them work?

📚 Covered Pages

• The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Five by Ilona Bannister
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Redwall by Brian Jacques
• Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
• The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
• Dracutwig
• Vampires Unearthed by Martin V. Riccardo
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
• Vicious by V. E. Schwab
• Silvercloak by L. K. Steven
• The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
• Grendel by John Gardner
• The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Necronomicon, associated with H. P. Lovecraft

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🔎 Rare, Special, and Hidden Finds

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🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS to browse in person, meet the team, and find your next great read.

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🗓️ Store Events and News:

Hair Raising Horror Book Club is discussing The Bog Wife.

Page to Screen Adaptation Book Club is discussing Project Hail Mary.

Mystery Book Club is discussing Five on July 21st.

The Second Breakfast Club has begun, starting with The Hobbit and continuing with Redwall by Brian Jacques.

Middle Ground Books also recaps a successful Emporia First Friday and a recent secondhand vampire book haul with academic titles, oddities, and plenty of sharp teeth on the shelf.

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