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
434 episodes
Discussing The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego Part I
Bust out your bagpipes as we delve into the depths of an ~~ancient~~ slightly old library. It’s THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK by Ande ~~Peligrino~~ Pliego. Witness the dark secrets of someone who knows that a book reader is reading t...
Talking About Tolkien - Land of Shadow (Return, 6-2)
Tolkien really wants you to know how miserable this last bit of walking is.
Talking About Genre With John Bierce
We sit down with Wabby Award Winning Author John Bierce to discuss the relatively new genres of Progression Fantasy, LitRPG, and Isekai. ---Pre-order Mage Errant in hardcover at a bookstore of your choice and send John a proof o...
Talking About Tolkien - The Tower of Cirith Ungol (Return, 6-1)
We're back! Find out how Sam gets past an army of orcs to rescue Frodo using no less than 3 magic items requiring attunement.
World First - Two Idiots Talk About Stoicism on a Podcast
Today the boys are talking about Epictetus...kind of.
Nate Discusses All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse III) THE FINALE
The last Bobiverse episode is finally out! Now that we're done we can reflect on the experience. We're also going to tie up some storylines and get rid of The Others in a very dramatic way. Enjoy! Or don't, I'm not your dad.
Nate Discusses All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse III) Part I
Welcome to the two-part finale of the Bobiverse on Words About Books. This episode we talk about Bob and his various quests to hook up with a redhead, fight a fascist pacific island government, become a dolphin, and maybe become the greatest sm...
Discussing Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Wealthy, but not ultra-wealthy, boy genius Artemis Fowl commits crimes to further enrich himself. It's like real life, but these crimes are committed against the fairy folk.
Talking About Tolkien - The Black Gate Opens (Return 5-10)
My master Sauron the Great bids thee welcome.
Discussing The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
What do you want? It's a secret. Go away.
WAOB - What even is a cult (Ft. Cultish by Amanda Montell)
Ben and Chy are back. This time we sit down to try to hammer out a definition of the word "cult."
Discussing The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Nate tried to force Ben to read a book that he would hate. Ben surprises Nate with his ability to appreciate anything a wide variety of stories.
Talking About Tolkien - The Last Debate (Return, 5-9)
Hey, Patreon people...sorry that this one is up a little late. Recording was delayed due to an outbreak of tornadoes and I was not able to get to the editing in time. We'll have something special up for the patrons at some point.We find...
Discussing Chain of Command by Frank Chadwick Part I
Finally some good f*king food! Is what I would have put at the beginning of this episode if the original clip from Gordon Ramsay wasn't loud and full of gross background noise. You'll have to just settle for it being in the description. In all ...
Talking About Tolkien - The Houses of Healing (Return, 5-8)
The hands of the King are the hands of a healer. Everyone knows this, and always has.
Discussing Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good: Part II: by Timothy Zahn
The epic conclusion after Ben returns from getting that seltzer!
Talking About Tolkien - The Pyre of Denethor (Return, 5-7)
And so passes Denethor son of Ecthelion...
Discussing Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good: Part I by Timothy Zahn
This week Nate reads and discusses another Thrawn book. This is for us. Also Ben's brain leaves his skull like Homer Simpson listening to Flanders' talk about cider and juice.
Talking About Tolkien - The Battle of the Pelennor Fields (Return, 5-6)
“Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!"
Discussing The Odyssey Part IV - Are We Done Yet?
A Fourth Part?!?!? Not since season 1 have we seen such a thing! And to be real, Homer (or the collection of people known as Homer) really could have trimmed a lot of this down. Just a bit too much at the end and it's clearly running out of ste...
Talking About Tolkien - The Ride of the Rohirrim (Return, 5-5)
Theoden has arrived too late. He's cut off from Gondor by an army of orcs...then he meets Ghân-buri-Ghân, who really just wants to never have to talk to any of these people again.
Discussing The Odyssey Part III - Don't Eat the Cows
Odysseus finishes his telling of his tale to the king of the Phaeoeociians. First by recounting that time that he spent a year sleeping with a Goddess. Then that time he went to the underworld. Then that time he went back to the Goddess's islan...
April Fools: Special Announcement: Words About Old Books
Nate has regrettably left the podcast, and there are going to be some changes to how we do things around here.
