Words About Books
Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.
Episodes
467 episodes
Horror's Back on the Menu [Boneyard Soup Spotlight]
Thanks to the folks over at Boneyard Soup, Ben was able to force more horror content into the podcast! This episode we take a look at the first year of Boneyard Soup's publication. There are thrills! There are chills! And after all is said and ...
The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang Part 3
At last we end our discussion on The Dragon Republic by discussing the exciting conclusion to the War for Freedom and Democracy. In the blue corner: the Bringer of Freedom, the King of Liberty, the Sultan of Sovereignty, you know him, you love ...
The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang Part 2
Ben and Nate cover part 2 of RF Kuang's The Dragon Republic.Welcome to The Dragon Republic. We're a representative republic here to liberate The Empire of Nikara from the tyrant Daji. Now, I know what you're thinking. Is this really the...
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang Part 1
Nate and Ben are back again, this time to talk about the fantastic sequel to the already great book The Poppy War. Yes, the guys are discussing The Dragon Republic and the ongoing story of the teenage-girl-equivalent of Mao Zedong: Fang Runin "...
Y'all hear about this Dune movie? [Ft. James]
Ben and Nate are joined by the gravy man, himself to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part 1
Ben Tortures Nate with Reading (Halloween Spooktacular 2021)
It's that time of year again, the time where we finally get to end BHBM. Thank God! Hey wait, wasn't this parking lot a lot better lit before? Who is that exceptionally hairy man over there and why is he advancing toward me very aggressively, w...
Ask Your Doctor If Short Horror Fiction Is Right For You
Ben has spent the month of October doing a deep dive into literary horror fiction magazines. He presents his findings to a disinterested Nate.Featuring: Unnerving Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Dark Magazine, and Boneyard Soup.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Part 2
Ben insists that we return to the Dark Carnival for more faygo and youth-restoring carousel rides. Nate thinks it's a bad idea, but what does he know? He spent all last night murdering innocent balloons.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Part 1
Ladies and Gentleman! Juggalo's and Juggalette's! It is October and The Dark Carnival has come to town. We have games. We have rides. Unconventionally, our main event is a podcast. And not just any podcast! A BOOK PODCAST!It is time to ...
[Graphic Novel] Uzumaki by Junji Ito
It's that time of the year again: time for Nate to be subjected to some horror stories that Ben picked out for an entire month! We start off Ben's Horror BS month with Uzumaki by Junji Ito, a story that Nate learns is nothing like Naruto Uzumak...
Nate & Ben discuss the Dune 2000 Miniseries
The boys are back with more Dune content to burn Ben out and give Nate an absolute victory. This time we discuss the Dune Miniseries from 2000. We keep calling it the BBC Dune because Nate foolishly thought it was a BBC thing but everything loo...
We Read a Dune Comic Book
Nate gets his first taste of The Expanded Duniverse as we dive into House Atreides by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. This time, though, we did things a little differently and we decided to check out a graphic novel adaptation of the hit n...
[Bonus Episode] Ben & Nate talk about Game of Thrones
Did you think we could cover Sandkings without talking about Game of Thrones for an hour? Of course we couldn't! From the Words About Books editing room floor we're bringing you a special bonus episode. Everyone else has beat this dead ho...
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Part 2
Ben and Nate are back to talk about Dune Messiah! The exciting conclusion to the book, but unfortunately not the Dune Series. Ben didn't write a script to keep us on task so Nate is here to entertain mostly himself and to annoy Ben nonstop. Occ...
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Part 1
Words About Dune is back for a second year in a row! By popular demand the boys read the misunderstood sequel to Frank Herbert's original Dune book: Dune Messiah. We tackle and dissect a number of huge philosophical questions such as: Constitut...
Two Old Men Attempt To Discuss Mythology [ft. Pizza Snail]
Ben is joined by friend of the show Scott a.k.a. Pizza Snail to talk about mythology. Their conversation quickly branches into a multifaceted examination of religion, human nature, canonical texts, copyright law, and Rick Astley. P...
Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund
Nate has another video game book for Ben, just in time for Halo Infinite! This time we go back to the distant year of 2001, a month before Halo: Combat Evolved was set to change the video game landscape. That's right! Today Nate discusses Halo:...
The Wrack by John Bierce
Imagine a world ravaged by plague. Ok, well, imagine a world ravaged by plague but this one has magic. Ben and Nate join the ranks of the Moonsworn to see if they can unravel the secret of the mysterious illness sweeping the content: The ...
Count Zero by William Gibson
An alternate title for this episode was "Today's Dystopia is Tomorrow's Utopia." The boys dive back in to William Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy, and needless to say, it makes them think. It makes them think perhaps a little too hard. Join us for a di...
The Ghost Hunters Adventure Club by Dr. Cecil HH Mills
It's always intimidating to cover an author who changed absolutely everything about literature. You can imagine how hard it was for the boys to even begin discussing a novel written by a titan of the craft like Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills. One shudde...
Sandkings by George R. R. Martin
Ben & Nate recruit two other people to build castles and go to war with one another. Spoiler Alert: Nate wins by running away and letting them kill each other off. On an unrelated note the boys dive into Sandkings from a little known indie ...
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Part 3
The time has finally come to talk about some uncomfortable elephants in the room. In this episode we discuss the weird "romantic" choices that the book makes, And of course, we reach the exciting conclusion to this chapter in the Powder Mage Tr...
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Part 2
Ben and Nate continue their exploration of Brian McClellan's gunpowder infused epic. With the mystery of Kresimir revealed, and the Kez army on the borders of Adopest there's only one thing left for Tamas to do...go on the annual St. Adom's Day...
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Part 1
It's the 4th of July. We find ourselves in America, a nation with little tolerance for kings. A masculine, manly, musk arises from our hosts as they slave over a hot grill. The smell of gunpowder lingers fresh in the air. There could be no bett...
2 Ben 2 Nate (An Evening with Ben & Nate II)
It's that time again! It's time for our boys to sit down in our comfy overstuffed chairs, light the fireplace in the study, put on our finest silk smoking jackets, pour a glass of whiskey and way too much ice, and grab our gentlemanly pipes. Na...