The pals talk about the books they've been reading: Under the Volcano, by Malcom Lowry; Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan; The Other Americans, by Laila Lalami; King of the Mississippi, by Mike Freedman.

The pals talk about feelings. Does a book need to elicit an emotional reaction to be great or even good? Is a book making you feel something different from a book that makes you think something? What's the real story behind Milo and Otis?

The pals discuss how the changes in seasons affect their reading habits.

The pals talk about which books feature worlds they would want to inhabit, and those in which they wouldn't want to live. As is often the case, it devolves into therapy for Aaron who wishes Jesus was Superman so he could love him without feeling Texas shame.

The personal pals discuss endings. Does an ending make or break enjoyment of a book?

The pals dive into the first 2 issues of DIE by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans in the newest run of Comics Club.

The personal pals discuss comics they've been reading. This episode: Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud; Green Lantern, by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp; Hey Kids! Comics! by Howard Chaykin; William Gibson's Alien 3, by Johnnie Christmas; Aliens: Dead Orbit, by James Stokoe.

The gang discusses libraries. What is their value? Do they have a future? Brick might not, he nearly choked to death on this episode.

It's a new Story Club episode. This time we go back once again to the Dybek well with the story "Paper Lanterns" and compare it with one of its inspirations, Yasunari Kawabata's "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket."

The personal pals discuss their personal libraries (or lack thereof) and share their thoughts on books they've kept for years.