The Bookbang Club

"Lean into your discomfort."

In this episode, we sat down with MJ and talked about the hats she's proudly wearing as a reader and a content creator, among many other passions and responsibilities that she juggles along with them. Know more about the beginnings of Scribbles and Books, get a glimpse of her childhood, student life, and introspections & wisdom, and be surprised with other things about MJ na dito mo siguro unang maririnig! Gusto n'yo 'yon?!

Eldest daughters, smut enjoyers, The Poppy War haters, pull up! It's another fun kwentuhan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast… The Bookbang Club! 📚 

Episode's official hashtag: ⁠#TBCScribblesAndBooks

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The Bookbang Club is a Filipino bookish podcast and community. New episodes drop first on YouTube; Apple Podcasts and Spotify the next day. Don't forget to follow/subscribe, like, and leave a comment! 🫶🏼

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BOOKISH MENTIONS IN THE EPISODE

Books and series: 1984 by George Orwell / An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector / Arcane Ascencion series by Andrew Rowe / Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid / Beowulf / Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb / Book Lovers by Emily Henry / Bungo Stray Dogs / Carrie Soto is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid / Divergent by Veronica Roth / For She is Wrath by Emily Varga / Janus Silang series by Edgar Calabia Samar / Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali / My Coño Boy by TheLostConyo - http://wattpad.com/amp/484421290 / One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez / Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan / Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista / Stoner by John Williams / Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe / The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma / The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector / The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins / The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares / The Maze Runner series by James Dashner / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang / The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang / The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid / This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz / Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune / We by Yevgeny Zamyatin / Wild Tales by Chad Marcelino

Activities, hobbies, and interests: Book annotation, book annotations, book annotating / Journal, journals, journaling

Authors and writers: Clarice Lispector / Edgar Calabia Samar / Emily Henry / Franz Kafka / Fredrik Backman / Fyodor Dostoevsky / Haruki Murakami / Jorge Luis Borges / Khaled Hosseini / Patricia Evangelista / R.F. Kuang / Ryūnosuke Akutagawa / Taylor Jenkins Reid

Brands, businesses, causes, events, and personalities: National Book Store / Philippine Book Festival / Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. / Talk Bookish to Me PH Bookclub / The Pagelings Book Club / University of San Carlos / Wattpad / Young Minds on eXplore

Ayun may Season 2! We're back, mga ka-bookbang!

And because it's a new season, we're also in a new home with a new host! Join Hez, Lou, Pael, Penne, and RJ as they catch up on each other's bookish lives, look back on their favorite Season 1 moments, and as they always do, fearlessly share bookish hot takes (well, mostly, si RJ lang).

We have so much in store for our second season and we can't wait to share them with you, mga ka-bookbang! Ihanda ang popcorn, because it's another chaotic and fun chikahan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast… The Bookbang Club! 📚

This episode is brought to you in partnership with The QStudios. A destination for podcast recording, content production, and creative collaboration. Book a space at https://theq.ph. 

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BOOKISH MENTIONS IN THE EPISODE

Books and series: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins / Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman / Babel by R.F. Kuang / Bittersweetland by R. Torres Pandan / Bridgerton by Julia Quinn / Canticles for Dark Lovers by Wilfrido D. Nolledo / First Blades series by Neal Shusterman / Game Changer by Rachel Reid / Game Changers series by Rachel Reid / Good People by Claire Betita de Guzman / Katabasis by R.F. Kuang / Lucia Dreaming by Lucia Asul / Maharlika series by Rexy Dorado and John Ray / Moderation by Elaine Castillo / Night Gate by Lucia Asul / Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler / Percy Jackson and The Olympians series by Rick Riordan / Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir / Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman / Scythe by Neal Shusterman / She Who Devours by Bea Bustamante / Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural by Tilde Acuña, John Bengan, Daryll Delgado, Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III, and Kristine Ong Muslim / Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up) by Chugong / Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins / Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang / Taxi Dancer by Marivi Soliven / The Divergent series by Veronica Roth / The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins / The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven / The Maze Runner series by James Dashner / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang / The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang / The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera / Trese series by Budjette Tan / Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Publishers: Anvil Publishing / Exploding Galaxies / Lampara Books / Raygun Press

Brands, businesses, causes, events, and personalities: Donald Villamero / Jaymar Castro / Lost Books Cebu / Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) / Mica De Leon / MJ Busa scribblesandbooks / Nina Ellaine Dizon / Obi Obias obi.reads obi_reads / Philippine Book Festival (PBF) / Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr. / Segundo "Jun" Matias Jr. / Talk Bookish to Me PH Bookclub

Come on in! Pinoy Survivor League's next stop on the Season 20 press tour: The Bookbang Club!

Get ready for a fun and chaotic kwentuhan with Amber Garma, Jaymar Castro, and our very own RJ Prats, alumni and hosts of Pinoy Survivor League (PSL), as they brace for the impact of their biggest, fiercest, and wildest season yet: PSL2.0: Camiguin - Second Chance.

Dive into the world of online reality games (ORGs) in the Philippines and discover how fandom and shared passion can turn into genuine, lifelong friendships. Ihanda ang inyong mga hidden immunity idols o kung ano pa mang advantages ang meron kayo para hindi ma-shigpay sa kwentuhan at tawanan, 'cause it's Survivor and ORG kwentz time dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

Episode's official hashtag: #TBCxPSLSecondChance | #HindiPaSeason2 #SpecialEpisodeOnly #TBCPSLAngPagbabalik

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2025 reading recap in April 2026... on Easter Sunday? Why not? Better late than never, ika nga! 😂 For the last time this season, samahan sina Hez, Lou, Pael, at RJ sa kanilang bookish kwentuhan about their top reads of 2025! Alamin kung sino sa kanilang apat ang hindi nagtagumpay sa kanilang 2025 reading goals, sino ang habulin ng bookish things, sino ang napagkamalang Vietnamese, at sino ang #1 fan ng Sunrise on the Reaping. Season finale na ng paboritong mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

It is Season 1's finale! At para maiba naman, imbes na 40-second teaser (na parang wala namang nanonood talaga), here's the first 3 minutes of our season finale episode! Also, may nagbabasa ba talaga ng video captions/descriptions? Kung nabasa mo 'to, salamat sa pakikinig/panonood! Mahal namin kayo! Enjoy! 📚

Kung ang AWKP ay may "memz", ang The Bookbang Club naman ay may "kwentz"! Pakinggan ang mga bookish kwentz nina Hez, Pael, at RJ (yes po, absent ulit si Lou) at sabay-sabay natin silang i-judge. Mula sa isang Bangkok bookstore heist, book signing journey from Laguna to Taguig, inverted na special edition, at hanggang sa mga reklamo tungkol sa isang book fair last year! Jampacked na naman ang kwentuhan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

Hello, hello, hello! Absent pa rin si Lou, kaya patuloy ang paglalaro ng mga naiwan. Marami ka na rin bang nabasang libro at nahihirapang pumili ng favorite? Comfort read mo rin ba yung mga kwentong patayan? May mga bagay ka bang ginawa in your lifetime na hindi ka proud? At alamin kung paano magpa-sign ng book pero ang book na isa-sign ay wala sa'yo, kundi nasa ex mo. It's Episode 9, citizens of Panem! Ito ang favorite mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

Kung ililista namin ang mga pinag-usapan namin in this episode, baka mag-over sa character limit ng isang Spotify or YouTube content description. Sabi nga nila, when the cat (Lou) is away, the mice (Hez, Pael, and RJ) will play, and play indeed we did. From performative reading to missing scriptures in the Bible hanggang sa paboritong number sa electric fan, mas malala pa sa chop suey ang episode na ito. At sa totoo lang... this might be our most controversial episode yet. Kasalanan mo 'to, Hezel! Come, let's join us sa episode 8 ng paborito mong bookish podcast... The Bookbang Club! 📚

Absent si Lou in this episode which means our consciences left the building... na medyo inabuso naman ni RJ. Also, medyo mahirap i-summarize ang episode na ito dahil kung saan-saan na napunta ang usapan namin. But one thing's for sure, you're in for a treat. It's the first episode of 2026, and we're two episodes away from our season finale. Season finale??? Episode 8 na ng book club mo... The Bookbang Club! 📚

Top song mo ba sa Spotify Wrapped 2025 ang Multo by Cup of Joe? Relapse malala! In this episode, pag-usapan natin ang ating mga multo. Bakit nga ba naghihiwalay ang mga couples na nagba-Baguio? Bakit nga ba mukhang luma pa rin ang UI ng Goodreads? Bakit nga ba may tuldok ng permanent marker yung mga books na naka-sale sa National Bookstore? At bakit nga ba sobrang hirap hingin pabalik mula kay ex ang mga librong naiwan mo sa kanya? Laging tatandaan - BAWAL TUMAWID. MAY NAMATAY NA DITO. GUSTO MONG SUMUNOD? Episode 7 na! This is your book club - The Bookbang Club! 📚