In which our heroes discuss E. M. Forster, a gay guy who lived his mom until she died at 90. But also wrote some great novels!

What do a great Russian novel, an iconic horror story, and some classic regency romance all have in common? They all appear on our list of books to buy even the most difficult people for Christmas this year. 

3 fetters that hold back 21st century style. 

ANOTHER EPISODE ABOUT HAMLET!

You didn't think we'd leave you hanging for Halloween did you? It's one of the most influential supernatural stories of the twentieth century, "The Call of Cthulhu", by H.P. Lovecraft. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Hamlet! We keep discussing it!

A classic episode of The Bookening in which eventually we talk about Hamlet. 

Some much needed context on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. 

Oh the rapture. 

This is one of those books never quite joins the canon, but also will never die. It's the quintessential modern gothic novel, featuring a lot of sexual tension, a protagonist the author seems to not like that much, and all kinds of questions for our heroic podcasters to answer.