The guys go back to the basics (because it had been too long since they did an episode and didn't have a clever idea for a new one) and recommend three new books!

Diana Wynn Jones': Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air

I was very lazy editing and getting this episode up. listen its been a hell of a weekend and Monday and frankly year the whole world is insane. 

We tried to wing an intro twice, we failed to record, Joel momentarily deleted all the audio… This episode went through a lot to get to you. Hopefully it's worth it to hear about 20 of our favorite books of all time for the longest recommendation list yet!

Stephen’s Top Ten

10. Watership Down - Richard Adams

Joel’s Top Ten

10. Nemesis Games – James S. A. Corey

Every show, movie, and song you’ve ever been exposed to was written by someone, or even multiple someones, so maybe it’s time to give credit to those guys.

We've never read these books, but that doesn't stop us from judging, assessing, ranking, and micro-aggressing the H. E. double entendre out of these (potentially) fantastic novels. 

Books we discussed:

We invite to the stage . . . drumroll please . . . . a guest who needs no introduction, so we won't be giving her one. Our guest today introduces us to the parody of Fanfiction which is "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell. Buckle your seatbelts and grab your butterbeer, cause this is one bumpy ride for fans of the Harry Potter franchise!

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Hannah's Twitter handle= @disabldlinguist 

We talk Dystopian fiction, The best endings, and the proper way to do a Twist in our final (at least for now) literary theory episode!

"And I think to myself, what a wonderful world" -- Louis Armstrong. 

Worldbuilding is all about crafting a playground for the imagination. Top-notch storytellers create worlds that feel every bit as real as our own, but how do they do it? 

In this episode of The Book Report, we discuss worldbuilding. 

Link to readable PDF: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death

Link to Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAyDQLNghXE

Here are all the books we mentioned:

Peter Pan

The adventures of Robin Hood

Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne

Harry Potter Series

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Children of Time

Foundation Series

The Expanse

Animorphs Series

Journey to the West

Dresden Files

John Dies at the End

The Brothers Karamazov