Judging Book Covers

Our favorite Ollie Brady joins us to talk about Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man! We are also in severe cabin fever isolation mode, so there is a lot of chatter about what we are watching and recommend if you need recommendations! 

Book Drink: Mint Julep

Next Up: A Novelization of a podcast/tv show with Tim Lowe! 

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COVID has caused us to get a little stir crazy, so this episode is a little all over the place, even after it has been edited down. And there is no excuse for it being a week late, other than Love is Blind. Which probably goes well with us reading Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel! 

Book Drink: Red Wine (for Love Is Blind, honestly.)  Or hot chocolate for the book (we didn't actually discuss a drink!)

Next Up: A Book that Makes Us Laugh with Ollie Brady! 

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JBC is back and has invited Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker of Media-eval Podcast back on to discuss some 14th Century court cases! Specifically, we read A Poisoned Past: The Life and Time of Margarida de Portu, a 14th Century Accused Poisoner by Steven Bednarski! Come listen to us discuss how you might think you have the worst brother-in-law, but Margarida has you beat! 

Book Drink: A Good Red Wine (with a side of garlic bread)  

Next Up: A Translated Book

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Sarah's Instagram |  Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

JBC is back and maybe forgot to post an episode this week! It's because we have been too busy SWOOOONING over Beverly Jenkins' novel Destiny Captive! Join us as we go back in time to the 1880s and become pirates in Cuba. 

Book Drink: TEQUILA 

Next Up: A Book about a Historical Event

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Judging Book Covers Podcast is BACK! We kicked off the 2020 JBC Challenge with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin! And it was totally a hit and worth it -- February has some great releases! 

Book Drink: Sprite and SKYY vodka

Next Up: A Romance Novel

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To close down 2019, Stephanie and Meghan talk about their top 12 books for the year! It is a quick episode, and we promise to be back and wordy and with more guests in 2020!! 

Heres a breakdown of our lists:

Stephanie

• A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
• Pines by Blake Crouch
• Howl’s Movie Castle by Diane Wynne Jones 
• The Moors by Jen Silverman
• Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
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• Saga by Brian K Vaugn and Fiona Staples

Meghan

• Parkland  by Dave Cullen
• The Lonliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren Jones
• Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire
• Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston
• Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
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• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

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Our UPCOMING 2020 Challenge!

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Today we celebrate Stephanie's birthday! Friend of the podcast Tim Lowe presented us with a book, Contact by Carl Sagan, as a 1985 Bestseller gift! 

.....Can we return it? 

Next Up: Our hosts's top 5 2019 Reads

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Sorry this episode is so late! Medical, travel, and computer issues...it's been a messy week. BUT it's okay, as we are joined by Alex LaVelle from Paneolology to discuss the play The Moors by Jen Silverman! This drama is a wonderful tongue in cheek look at Victorian gothic literature and the terrifying moors they tend to be staged on.

Next Episode: A bestseller from 1895

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This week Stephanie and Meghan chat about H. H. Holmes and the World Fair! But really we talk a lot about how everyone keeps talking about how charismatic and wonderful Holmes was and how gross that is. 

Next Episode: A drama

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Note: There are some The Good Place spoilers from minute 15-18. 

This week Stephanie and Meghan read Yes Please by Amy Poehler! We discuss her openness about her career, her ability to keep the private stuff private, and some of the things that haven't quite aged well. 

Also, we definitely have an interesting "book drink!" 

Next Episode: A true crime book

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