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  • Twilight - Part 1

    Bella is a shy transfer student who meets Edward, a handsome boy with a BIG secret.

    Twilight

    By Stephanie Myer
    Published in 2005 by Little, Brown, and Company

    Spoilers

    Twilight

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Yesteryear - Part 2

    Being a woman is…hard? Huh???

    Yesteryear

    By Caro Claire Burke
    Published in 2026 by Knopf

    Spoilers

    Yesteryear

    Content Warning

    Discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence

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    Special Guest: Sarah Halverson.

    1 hr 41 min
  • Yesteryear - Part 1

    A book about a lady who just likes being on her phone.

    Yesteryear

    By Caro Claire Burke
    Published in 2026 by Knopf

    Spoilers

    Yesteryear

    Content Warning

    Discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence

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    Special Guest: Sarah Halverson.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Blood of Hercules - Part 1 [PREVIEW]

    This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive episode. To get access to the full bonus episode, extended and ad-free versions of other episodes, plus our private Discord, you can sign up at https://www.patreon.com/HardcoverHooligans

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    The year is 2099. Greek gods called Spartans are in charge of the world. A weak and nerdy teenager has to get good at fighting. Plus there’s other stuff.

    Blood of Hercules

    By Jasmine Mas
    Published in 2024 by Canary Street Press

    Spoilers

    First half of Blood of Hercules
    Some spoilers for The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

    Content Warnings:

    Discussion of child abuse

    20 min
  • A Court of Sarah J. Maas

    Sarah J. Maas doesn’t want you to think too much about her books.

    Spoilers

    Some of A Court of Silver Flames
    All of A Court Of Wings and Ruin
    All of A Court Of Thorns and Roses
    All of A Court of Mist and Fury
    Some of A Court of Silver Flames

    Sarah Halverson’s Recommendations

    https://bookshop.org/lists/sarah-s-recommendations-hardcover-hooligans-podcast
    Something Borrowed, by Emily Giffin
    When the Emperor was Divine, by Julie Otsuka
    Circe, by Madeline Miller
    Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
    Kindred, by Octavia Butler
    Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
    Middlemarch, by George Eliot
    Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
    Lathe of Heaven, by Ursula K. LeGuin
    Assassin’s Apprentice, by Robin Hobb

    Books Written by Women that are Good But Men Are Recommending Them So…

    Buddha’s Dogs, by Susan Browne
    The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemison

    Support Us on Patreon!

    Get access to ad-free episodes, extended episodes, our Discord server, and bonus episodes (which are coming soon). https://www.patreon.com/HardcoverHooligans

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    Special Guest: Sarah Halverson.

    1 hr 40 min
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 2

    A court of the most selfish maniac psychopaths ever set to print.

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    By Sarah J. Maas
    Published in 2017, by Bloomsbury Publishing.

    Spoilers

    All of A Court Of Wings and Ruin
    All of A Court Of Thorns and Roses
    All of A Court of Mist and Fury

    Links:

    Summary of the book:
    https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/court-of-wings-and-ruin/summary/

    SJM’s lazy fantasy map:

    https://tinyurl.com/5d6e8ekn

    Support Us on Patreon!

    Get access to ad-free episodes, extended episodes, our Discord server, and bonus episodes (which are coming soon). https://www.patreon.com/HardcoverHooligans

    Buy books at Bookshop.org!

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    Thanks for Listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].
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    1 hr 43 min
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 1

    The concept of being anti-Irish in 2017.

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    By Sarah J. Maas
    Published in 2017, by Bloomsbury Publishing.

    Spoilers

    First half of A Court Of Wings and Ruin
    All of A Court Of Thorns and Roses
    All of A Court of Mist and Fury

    Links:

    Summary of the book:
    https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/court-of-wings-and-ruin/summary/

    Thanks for Listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].

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    1 hr 33 min
  • Iron Flame - Part 5

    Oh my god we’re finally done

    Iron Flame

    By Rebecca Yarros
    Published in 2023, by Red Tower Books

    Spoilers

    All of Iron Flame
    All of Fourth Wing

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Flame

    Thanks for Listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].
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    1 hr 35 min
  • Battle Royale (with Steph Callaghan)

    The only literary classic that features 15-year-olds killing each other with machine guns.

    And thanks to Steph for recommending the book and being on the show!

    Content warnings: This is a book where teenagers kill each other in increasingly gory and violent ways, so we chat about everything that entails (but we don’t really stay too long on it). Also some mentions of sexual assault and suicide.

    Battle Royale

    By Koshoun Takami
    Translated by Yuji Oniki.
    Published in 1999.

    Spoilers:

    Battle Royale

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(novel)

    Steph’s improv school in Minneapolis: https://www.verygoodimprov.com/

    Thanks for Listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].
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    Special Guest: Steph Callaghan.

    1 hr 36 min
  • Iron Flame - Part 4

    Holy god we can’t believe we’re still reading this

    Iron Flame

    By Rebecca Yarros
    Published in 2023, by Red Tower Books

    Spoilers

    Almost all of Iron Flame

    All of Fourth Wing

    Some light spoilers for Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson

    A large spoiler for the Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Danylo announces it’s a spoiler before it happens, when he does you can skip forward 30 seconds and you’ll be fine)

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Flame

    Thanks for Listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected]. 
    And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1 hr 59 min

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Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction. From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about…