We’re briefly leaving our luxury villas to talk about season three of The White Lotus! Join us as we chat about the cast, the season’s setting, the characters we loved and hated, and what we can learn about the characters based on their book choices. Then we have a long overdue conversation with Todd Osborne about his debut poetry collection, Gatherer. You’ll even be treated to a few readings of his poems in this section of the episode!

Look for our next Bookpisode on May 13th where we’ll be discussing When the Wolf Comes Home, the new novel by Nat Cassidy. Then join us and special guest Mary Kay McBrayer (author of Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair) to talk about Good American Family (Hulu) on May 27.

P.S. Our lil podcast just turned 8 years old! If you’d like to get us a birthday gift, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and consider supporting us on Patreon for just $3/month! 

TOC::
30– Welcome, Todd!
10:24–What is White Lotus?
13:09–Cast talk
15:00–Setting
30:00– Characters
54:14– What’s up with the storyline with Rick?
1:05:38– What characters are reading
1:12:46–Interviewing Todd about Gatherer!
1:57:30– What’s up next?

Links - 
“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47536/one-art 
“Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas- https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night 
“Morning Rituals” by Todd Osborne- https://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/morning-rituals 
Gatherer, available at Belle Point Press- https://bellepointpress.com/products/gatherer