Playboy Alex has been upgraded to a full Books Boy! Join him and TheDean! as they chat about what they read in May, sing sea shanties, and interview surprise guest author Douglas J. Wood (douglasjwood.com).

Books discussed include:

- The Shakespeare Killer (Douglas J. Wood, 2023)

- Hadrian's Empire (Danny Danziger & Nicholas Purcell, 2005)

- Pétalos (Guadalupe Nettel, 2007)

- Miau (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1888)

- Man On The Run, Charles Salzberg, 2023)

- Those Learned Ladies & The Would-be Gentleman (Molière, 1670-2)

- Chicot The Jester (Alexandre Dumas, 1846)

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 Dean and darkplace robert are back with a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, now reviewing the netflix show The Sandman. 

This show was released on patreon.com/booksboys starting Aug 2022. You can get the newest series there now, where we review Hammer House Of Horror. 

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This month we bring you (so far the only) 2 episodes of Renaissance Renaissanced, where we look at plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries.

Christopher Marlowe - Dr Faustus, make a deal with the devil

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 Welcome to Episode 31, the same age as both Books Boys! Happy birthday to both of us. 

Dean & PJ cover the books they read in April, hear a couple of recommendations in voicemails, chat to the author Albert Kemp, and PJ gives a big announcement.

Books discussed include:

- Killing Plato/ El Asesinato De Platón (Marcus Chicot, 2020)

- Brexit Unmasked (Albert Kemp, 2023)

- The Swindler / El Buscón (Francisco de Quevedo, 1626)

- The Tragedy Of a Genius / The Quest For The Absolute (Honoré de Balzac, 1834)

- Such Foolish Affected Ladies (Molière, 1659)

- The Secret Old Woods / Il Segreto del Bosco Vecchio (Dino Buzzati, 1935)

Get Books Boys early, plus all the latest episodes of our other shows, a t-shirt, and more at patreon.com/booksboys and visit us at booksboys.com

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 Welcome to Episode 31, the same age as both Books Boys! Happy birthday to both of us. 

Dean & PJ cover the books they read in April, hear a couple of recommendations in voicemails, chat to the author Albert Kemp, and PJ gives a big announcement.

Books discussed include:

- Killing Plato/ El Asesinato De Platón (Marcus Chicot, 2020)

- Brexit Unmasked (Albert Kemp, 2023)

- The Swindler / El Buscón (Francisco de Quevedo, 1626)

- The Tragedy Of a Genius / The Quest For The Absolute (Honoré de Balzac, 1834)

- Such Foolish Affected Ladies (Molière, 1659)

- The Secret Old Woods / Il Segreto del Bosco Vecchio (Dino Buzzati, 1935)

Get Books Boys early, plus all the latest episodes of our other shows, a t-shirt, and more at patreon.com/booksboys and visit us at booksboys.com

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Travel back in time a year, and open the doors of darkplace for the final time, as Dean and Darkplace Robert review the final episode of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

For more Darkplace Dreamers, reviewing The Sandman, head to patreon.com/booksboys

 This episode is called The Creeping Moss From The Shores of Shuggoth

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 If you prick us, do we not bleed? Journey back a year and join Dean, Alex, and Robert as we review The Merchant Of Venice

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 30!! The Podcast is 30 just like both Books Boys! Join Dean & PJ as we chat all about the books we read in March, and later get a surprise call-in from John Constable (john-constable-author.com)

Books discussed include: 

- The Chanteuse From Cape Town (John Constable, 2023)

- Henry Esmond (W.M. Thackeray, 1852)

- The Cossacks (Leo Tolstoy, 1878)

- The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850)

- El Palacio De La Medianoche / The Midnight Palace (Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2011)

- The Little Ghost (Otfried Preußler, 1966)

- Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo, 1999)

You can find our website with links to other content, merch, socials, etc at booksboys.com, and our full catalogue of podcasts for only $3/£2.50 at patreon.com/booksboys

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 30!! The Podcast is 30 just like both Books Boys! Join Dean & PJ as we chat all about the books we read in March, and later get a surprise call-in from John Constable (john-constable-author.com)

Books discussed include: 

- The Chanteuse From Cape Town (John Constable, 2023)

- Henry Esmond (W.M. Thackeray, 1852)

- The Cossacks (Leo Tolstoy, 1878)

- The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850)

- El Palacio De La Medianoche / The Midnight Palace (Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2011)

- The Little Ghost (Otfried Preußler, 1966)

- Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo, 1999)

You can find our website with links to other content, merch, socials, etc at booksboys.com, and our full catalogue of podcasts for only $3/£2.50 at patreon.com/booksboys

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 Originally released on patreon in March 2022. Get the latest episodes on patreon.com/booksboys

Join TheDean! & Darkplace Robert as they review another crazy episode of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Episode 5: Scotch Mist

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We discuss the characters, themes, events, and morality of this controversial play, and PJ plays guitar.

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 Originally published on patreon in Jan 2022, hear it now for free. Get all our latest episodes at patreon.com/booksboys

Join Dean & Alex as we review and discuss another play on the A-Level syllabus, albeit not one of our favs. 

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 Here we go! All our February reads! We finally managed to keep it concise this month. Hear reviews of what TheDean!, PJ, and Alfred read, and a call-in from author Martin Treanor (martintreanor.com).

Books discussed include:

- Marguerite De Valois / La Reine Margot (Alexandre Dumas, 1845)

- Hide And Seek (Wilkie Collins, 1854)

- The Logos Prophecy (Martin Treanor, 2023)

- The Chanteuse From Cape Town (John Constable, 2023)

- The Woods (Harlan Coben, 2007)

- Beyond Psychology (Osho, 1988)

 At booksboys.com you can find links to our other projects, our social media, and our merch!

For all of our other podcasts, including Playboys, head to patreon.com/booksboys

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 Here we go! All our February reads! We finally managed to keep it concise this month. Hear reviews of what TheDean!, PJ, and Alfred read, and a call-in from author Martin Treanor (martintreanor.com).

Books discussed include:

- Marguerite De Valois / La Reine Margot (Alexandre Dumas, 1845)

- Hide And Seek (Wilkie Collins, 1854)

- The Logos Prophecy (Martin Treanor, 2023)

- The Chanteuse From Cape Town (John Constable, 2023)

- The Woods (Harlan Coben, 2007)

- Beyond Psychology (Osho, 1988)

 At booksboys.com you can find links to our other projects, our social media, and our merch!

For all of our other podcasts, including Playboys, head to patreon.com/booksboys

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Exactly 1 year ago TheDean! showed his friend Robert a crazy show called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and captured his reactions in a review podcast. 

All 6 episodes will now be released for free. For series 2 where Robert shows Dean The Sandman, check out patreon.com/booksboys

Episode 4: The Apes Of Wrath

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 Originally recorded in Dec 2021, and now being released for free, join Dean & Alex as they review another play from the A-Level syllabus, Othello. 

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Originally recorded in Dec 2021, and the first episode with new co-host Playboy Alex, we will now tackle the 4 plays on the A-Level English Lit syllabus, starting with Measure For Measure.

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 It's time for Episode 28, and Dean might have read a little too much! PJ gets excited for Michael Ende, Dean trashes Cormac McCarthy, and we have a surprise call-in from Peter Morris, co-author of The East German Spy Mistress. 

Books reviewed include:

- Entremeses / entr'actes (Cervantes, 1615)

- Novelas Ejemplares / exemplary novels (Cervantes, 1613)

- The Road (Cormac McCarthy, 2006)

- Rio Sonora (J. Reeder Archuleta, 2010)

- Amor y Pedegogía / love and pedagogy (Miguel de Unamuno, 1902)

- The Neverending Story / die unendliche geschichte (Michael Ende, 1979)

- Lenchen's Secret / lenchens geheimnis (Michael Ende, 1991)

- The East German Spy Mistress (Natalia Pastukhova w/ Peter Morris, 2022)

 -Garth Marenghi's Terrortome (Garth Marenghi, 2022)

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 It's time for Episode 28, and Dean might have read a little too much! PJ gets excited for Michael Ende, Dean trashes Cormac McCarthy, and we have a surprise call-in from Peter Morris, co-author of The East German Spy Mistress. 

Books reviewed include:

- Entremeses / entr'actes (Cervantes, 1615)

- Novelas Ejemplares / exemplary novels (Cervantes, 1613)

- The Road (Cormac McCarthy, 2006)

- Rio Sonora (J. Reeder Archuleta, 2010)

- Amor y Pedegogía / love and pedagogy (Miguel de Unamuno, 1902)

- The Neverending Story / die unendliche geschichte (Michael Ende, 1979)

- Lenchen's Secret / lenchens geheimnis (Michael Ende, 1991)

- The East German Spy Mistress (Natalia Pastukhova w/ Peter Morris, 2022)

 -Garth Marenghi's Terrortome (Garth Marenghi, 2022)

Visit us at booksboys.com for links ot other projects, music, merch, etc, and at patreon.com/booksboys for all our other shows!

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Exactly 1 year ago TheDean! showed his friend Robert a crazy show called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and captured his reactions in a review podcast. All 6 episodes will now be released for free.

Since then, Robert showed Dean the netflix show The Sandman and got his reactions, which you can catch on patreon.com/booksboys

episode 3: skipper the eye child, this one is wild

warning: graphic scenes discussed

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Originally released May 2021, join Dean & PJ as we review Hamlet

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Originally released april 2021, Join Dean & PJ as we review the ultimate romance

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Happy New Year from the Books Boys! Join Dean, PJ, and PJ's cuatrico as we end the year with our final reviews. We also get a surprise call-in from author Elma Linz Kanefield (elmalinzkanefield.com)

Books discussed include:

- The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo, 1831)

- La Celestina (Fernando de Rojas, 1499)

- Don Juan (Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, 1963)

- The El Paso Red Flame Gas Station (J. Reeder Archuleta, 2017)

- Hamlet's Mirror (Elma Linz Kanefield, 2022)

- The Dog That Nino Didn't Have / Het Hondje Dat Nino Niet Had (Edward Van de Vendel, 2013)

- The Little Polar Bear/ Kleiner Eisbär, Wohin Fährst Du (Hans De Beer, 1987)

- Little Polar Bear, I'll Be Back Soon (ibid. 1988)

- The Face Of Another / Tanin No Kao (Kobo Abe, 1964)

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Exactly 1 year ago TheDean! showed his friend Robert a crazy show called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and captured his reactions in a review podcast. All 6 episodes will now be released for free.

Since then, Robert showed Dean the netflix show The Sandman and got his reactions, which you can catch on patreon.com/booksboys

Here is Episode 2: Hell Hath Fury

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Originally released April 2021, Dean & PJ review As PJ Didn't Like It

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Originally released in April 2021, listen back to Dean & PJ reviewing Dean's fav Shakespeare play, The Comedy Of Errors

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Welcome to Books Boys 26! This month is a stacked show with tons of books and 2 interviews!

Dean has been travelling through time to read books set in the ancient world, and PJ has been reading lots of children's books, plus surprise call-ins by authors Lindsay Sealey (lindsaysealey.com) and J. Reeder Archuleta. 

Books discussed include:

- The Best Good Horse (J. Reeder Archuleta, 2022)

- Made For More (Lindsay Sealey, 2022)

- Yo, Julia (Santiago Posteguillo, 2018)

- Murder In The Garden of Socrates / Mord im Garten des Sokrates (Sascha Berst, 2008)

- Acté (Alexandre Dumas, 1838)

- The Golden Ass / The Metamorphoses of Lucian (Apuleius, C2nd AD)

- Le Morte D'Arthur / Tales of King Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory, 1485; ed. Michael Senior, 1980)

- Ask and it is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires (Esther and Jerry Hicks, 2005)

- Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! (English and Japanese Edition) (Eric Carle and Kazuo Iwamura, 2003)

- American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang, 2005)

- Ray (Marianna Coppo, 2020)

- Hair Love (Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison, 2019)

- Cactus / Saboten (Yoko Kitami, 2005)

- Hilda and the Troll (Luke Pearson, 2010, 2013)

- A Boy Wants a Dinosaur (Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura , 1990)

- In the Attic (Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura, 1984)

- Me and my Cat? (Satoshi Kitamura, 1999)

- When Sheep Cannot Sleep (Satoshi Kitamura, 1986)

- I have a house / Yo Tengo Una Casa (Claudia Legnazzi, 2001)

Check us out on booksboys.com and get all of our other podcasts like Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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Welcome to Books Boys 26! This month is a stacked show with tons of books and 2 interviews!

Dean has been travelling through time to read books set in the ancient world, and PJ has been reading lots of children's books, plus surprise call-ins by authors Lindsay Sealey (lindsaysealey.com) and J. Reeder Archuleta. 

Books discussed include:

- The Best Good Horse (J. Reeder Archuleta, 2022)

- Made For More (Lindsay Sealey, 2022)

- Yo, Julia (Santiago Posteguillo, 2018)

- Murder In The Garden of Socrates / Mord im Garten des Sokrates (Sascha Berst, 2008)

- Acté (Alexandre Dumas, 1838)

- The Golden Ass / The Metamorphoses of Lucian (Apuleius, C2nd AD)

- Le Morte D'Arthur / Tales of King Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory, 1485; ed. Michael Senior, 1980)

- Ask and it is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires (Esther and Jerry Hicks, 2005)

- Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! (English and Japanese Edition) (Eric Carle and Kazuo Iwamura, 2003)

- American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang, 2005)

- Ray (Marianna Coppo, 2020)

- Hair Love (Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison, 2019)

- Cactus / Saboten (Yoko Kitami, 2005)

- Hilda and the Troll (Luke Pearson, 2010, 2013)

- A Boy Wants a Dinosaur (Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura , 1990)

- In the Attic (Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura, 1984)

- Me and my Cat? (Satoshi Kitamura, 1999)

- When Sheep Cannot Sleep (Satoshi Kitamura, 1986)

- I have a house / Yo Tengo Una Casa (Claudia Legnazzi, 2001)

Check us out (and buy our new t-shirts!!) on booksboys.com and get all of our other podcasts like Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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Exactly 1 year ago TheDean! showed his friend Robert a crazy show called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and captured his reactions in a review podcast. All 6 episodes will now be released for free.

Since then, they have sinceRobert showed Dean the netflix show The Sandman and got his reactions, which you can catch on patreon.com/booksboys

Here is Episode 1: Once Upon A Beginning

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We are now releasing the early episodes of Playboys for free on our Books boys feed, but if you want more, and want to keep up to date with the latest episodes of playboys and all our shows, head over to patreon.com/booksboys and throw us $3/£2/50 a month

Here we have episodes 1 and 2 with Dean & PJ which were originally released on patreon in April 2021

Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Tempest

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 Welcome to Episode 25, our 2 year anniversary show! Woohoo!!

This one goes a little bit long, as TheDean! & PJ chat about all the books they read in October, celebrate 2 years of books boys with some cameos and call-ins, give us their Hallowe'en recommendations, and much more. We also chat with author Gary F Bengier, original CFO of ebay (garyfbengier.com) whose book we reviewed last month.

Books discussed include:

- Doña Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1876)

- The Conspirators (Alexandre Dumas, 1843)

- La Tía Tula (Miguel de Unamuno, 1921)

- Requiem For A Spanish Peasant (Ramón J. Sender, 1953) - (thanks to elpatiaz.es for sending)

- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens, 1843)

- Unfettered Journey (Gary F. Bengier, 2020)

- Made For More (Lindsay Sealey, 2022)

- The Great And Secret Show (Clive Barker, 1989)

- Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello, 1921)

Remember you can get the show early, plus all our bonus shows including Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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 Welcome to Episode 25, our 2 year anniversary show! Woohoo!!

This one goes a little bit long, as TheDean! & PJ chat about all the books they read in October, celebrate 2 years of books boys with some cameos and call-ins, give us their Hallowe'en recommendations, and much more. We also chat with author Gary F Bengier, original CFO of ebay (garyfbengier.com) whose book we reviewed last month.

Books discussed include:

- Doña Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1876)

- The Conspirators (Alexandre Dumas, 1843)

- La Tía Tula (Miguel de Unamuno, 1921)

- Requiem For A Spanish Peasant (Ramón J. Sender, 1953) - (thanks to elpatiaz.es for sending)

- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens, 1843)

- Unfettered Journey (Gary F. Bengier, 2020)

- Made For More (Lindsay Sealey, 2022)

- The Great And Secret Show (Clive Barker, 1989)

- Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello, 1921)

Remember you can get the show early, plus all our bonus shows including Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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The 2nd year is at an end! Join Dean & PJ as we chat about all the books we read in September, and chat with author and founder of Speak up Sis magazine Angel Charmaine (speakupsis.com)

Books discussed include:

- Don Quijote part 2 (Cervantes, 1615)

- Marianela (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1878)

- Countess De Charny (Alexandre Dumas, 1853-5)

- Speak Up Sis magazine

- Unfettered Journey (Gary F. Bengier, 2020)

- Scenes of Clerical Life (George Eliot, 1857)

- If I Ran The Zoo (Dr. Seuss, 1950)

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The 2nd year is at an end! Join Dean & PJ as we chat about all the books we read in September, and chat with author and founder of Speak up Sis magazine Angel Charmaine (speakupsis.com)

Books discussed include:

- Don Quijote part 2 (Cervantes, 1615)

- Marianela (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1878)

- Countess De Charny (Alexandre Dumas, 1853-5)

- Speak Up Sis magazine

- Unfettered Journey (Gary F. Bengier, 2020)

- Scenes of Clerical Life (George Eliot, 1857)

- If I Ran The Zoo (Dr. Seuss, 1950)

Get all our projects at booksboys.com and our premium podcasts like Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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We're almost at 2 years! Join the books boys for our round-up of the books we read in August, including some spanish classics, the end of the library of the dead, and a call-in form author Ellen Nichols (ellennichols.com)

Books discussed include:

- El Fin De Las Escribas / The Keepers of the Library (Glenn Cooper, 2012)

- Don Quixote De La Mancha, pt1 (Miguel de Cervantes, 1605)

- Una Novela y 8 Cuentos (Clarín, 1852-1901)

- Body Double (Tess Gerritsen, 2004)

- Alexandra C (Alexandra C, 2021)

- Remember Whose Little Girl You Are (Ellen Nichols, 2022)

- My Way: The Way Of The White Clouds (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, 1975)

- Tess Of The d'Ubervilles (Thomas Hardy, 1891)

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 We're almost at 2 years! Join the books boys for our round-up of the books we read in August, including some spanish classics, the end of the library of the dead, and a call-in form author Ellen Nichols (ellennichols.com)

Books discussed include:

- El Fin De Las Escribas / The Keepers of the Library (Glenn Cooper, 2012)

- Don Quixote De La Mancha, pt1 (Miguel de Cervantes, 1605)

- Una Novela y 8 Cuentos (Clarín, 1852-1901)

- Body Double (Tess Gerritsen, 2004)

- Alexandra C (Alexandra C, 2021)

- Remember Whose Little Girl You Are (Ellen Nichols, 2022)

- My Way: The Way Of The White Clouds (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, 1975)

- Tess Of The d'Ubervilles (Thomas Hardy, 1891)

Get the show early plus all our other shows, including Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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Playboys, Playboys extra, Poetry Pals, Darkplace Dreamers, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Film Fellows, Music Men, Games Guys, Interviews From The Vault and more!

Aaaaand you get early access to our flagship show Books Boys and other goodness!

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Unexpectedly emerging from the dreamscape, TheDean! & Darkplace Robert are back for a new season of Darkplace Dreamers!

This time, Robert takes the lead as we are review the Netflix series The Sandman

Episode 1 is available for free, the rest will be out on patreon at patreon.com/booksboys. Please be our friend.

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 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 22! 

Dean has been reading some detective novels, we get a call in from the author of Countdown To A Killing (tomvaughanmacaulay.com), PJ finally finished Discovery of Heaven and moved onto a new book, and we get a surprise call from Playboy Alex from our patreon show Playboys, to review 2 books he's read. 

Books discussed include:

- The Books Of Souls / El Libro De Las Almas (Glenn Cooper, 2010)

- The Soloist (Anne Wedgwood, 2022)

- Countdown To A Killing (Thomas Vaughan Macalay, 2022)

- La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas "Clarín", 1884-5)

- La Boutique Del Misterio (Dino Buzzati, 1968)

- The Wild Geese (Mori Ogai, 1911)

- The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)

- 1984 (George Orwell, 1949)

Check out patreon.com/booksboys for all our other shows, including Playboys. 

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 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 22! 

Dean has been reading some detective novels, we get a call in from the author of Countdown To A Killing (tomvaughanmacaulay.com), PJ finally finished Discovery of Heaven and moved onto a new book, and we get a surprise call from Playboy Alex from our patreon show Playboys, to review 2 books he's read. 

Books discussed include:

- The Books Of Souls / El Libro De Las Almas (Glenn Cooper, 2010)

- The Soloist (Anne Wedgwood, 2022)

- Countdown To A Killing (Thomas Vaughan Macalay, 2022)

- La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas "Clarín", 1884-5)

- La Boutique Del Misterio (Dino Buzzati, 1968)

- The Wild Geese (Mori Ogai, 1911)

- The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)

- 1984 (George Orwell, 1949)

Check out patreon.com/booksboys for all our other shows, including Playboys. 

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We had a lot of fun (and stress) making this one, it's Episode 21!

Join TheDean! & PJ as we give our wrap-up of the books we read in June, and the author Charles Salzberg (charlessalzberg.com) calls in to chat about his books. 

Books discussed include:

- Canary In The Coalmine (Charles Salzberg, 2022)

- Armadale (Wilkie Collins, 1864-6)

- History Of The Thirteen (Honoré de Balzac, 1833-4)

- Salammbô (Gustave Flaubert, 1862)

- La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1981)

- Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)

- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, 400bc)

- Improve Your Vision in 3 Minutes (Rui Hiramatsu, 2021)

- Feiedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883-92)

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We had a lot of fun (and stress) making this one, it's Episode 21!

Join TheDean! & PJ as we give our wrap-up of the books we read in June, and the author Charles Salzberg (charlessalzberg.com) calls in to chat about his books. 

Books discussed include:

- Canary In The Coalmine (Charles Salzberg, 2022)

- Armadale (Wilkie Collins, 1864-6)

- History Of The Thirteen (Honoré de Balzac, 1833-4)

- Salammbô (Gustave Flaubert, 1862)

- La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1981)

- Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)

- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, 400bc)

- Improve Your Vision in 3 Minutes (Rui Hiramatsu, 2021)

- Feiedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883-92)

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 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 20!!

We tried so hard to keep the runtime under 2hrs this month. TheDean! ventures into some more modern books, before taking refuge in dickens's deputy, and PJ sneaks in some 9th art to the reading list! We also have a surprise call-in from author Sharon Sutila to talk about her book The Stealing (thestealing.com)

Books discussed include:

- The Country Doctor (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)

- The House of the Cat and Racket (Balzac, 1830)

- Little Novels (Wilkie Collins, 1887) 

- The Perfume (Patrick Suskind, 1985)

- Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis, 2005)

- The Stealing (S.A. Sutila, 2021)

- The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)

- Comet In Moominland (Tove Jansson, 1946)

- The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson, 2009)

- Nimm's Leicht! (Loriot, 1981)

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 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 20!!

We tried so hard to keep the runtime under 2hrs this month. TheDean! ventures into some more modern books, before taking refuge in dickens's deputy, and PJ sneaks in some 9th art to the reading list! We also have a surprise call-in from author Sharon Sutila to talk about her book The Stealing (thestealing.com)

Books discussed include:

- The Country Doctor (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)

- The House of the Cat and Racket (Balzac, 1830)

- Little Novels (Wilkie Collins, 1887) 

- The Perfume (Patrick Suskind, 1985)

- Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis, 2005)

- The Stealing (S.A. Sutila, 2021)

- The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)

- Comet In Moominland (Tove Jansson, 1946)

- The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson, 2009)

- Nimm's Leicht! (Loriot, 1981)

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Books (and plays) discussed include:

- Far Away (Carol Churchill, 2000)

- Lost Illusions (Honoré de Balzac (1837-43)

- The Marriage Contract (Balzac, 1835) 

- The Marquess's Daughter (Alexandre Dumas, 1870)

- The Kindness Workbook (Robin Raven, 2021)

- Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health (Susan Salenger, 2022)

- Samurais of Fukushima: The Battle Of The Dead (Hugo Cukurs, 2018)

- Peer Gynt; Ghosts (Henrik Ibsen, 1867; 1882)

- A Monster Calls( Patrick Ness, 2011)

- Hans (comics, 1980-2000)

- The Reader (Bernhard Schlink, 1995)

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Books (and plays) discussed include:

- Far Away (Carol Churchill, 2000)

- Lost Illusions (Honoré de Balzac (1837-43)

- The Marriage Contract (Balzac, 1835) 

- The Marquess's Daughter (Alexandre Dumas, 1870)

- The Kindness Workbook (Robin Raven, 2021)

- Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health (Susan Salenger, 2022)

- Samurais of Fukushima: The Battle Of The Dead (Hugo Cukurs, 2018)

- Peer Gynt; Ghosts (Henrik Ibsen, 1867; 1882)

- A Monster Calls( Patrick Ness, 2011)

- Hans (comics, 1980-2000)

- The Reader (Bernhard Schlink, 1995)

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Welcome to episode 18! We are books men! TheDean! & PJ tell us about their March reads, and chat with the author Kemka Ezinwo about her book Captured Within (agneskaye.com)

Books Discussed include:

- Joseph Balsamo / Memoirs Of a Physician pt2 (Alexandre Dumas, 1846)

- Bouvard et Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert, 1881)

- The Illustrious Gaudissart (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)

- Poetry Anthology (Miguel Hernandez, 1933-42)

- Captured Within (Kemka Ezinwo, 2018)

- Gallery Of Mothers (J.S. Latshaaw, 2020)

- Top Girls (Caryl Churchill, 1982)

- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)

- El Asesinato de Socrates, (Marcos Chicot, 2016)

- The Cat In The Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, McElligot's Pool, If I Ran The Circus (Dr Seuss, 1947-57)

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Welcome to episode 18! We are books men! TheDean! & PJ tell us about their March reads, and chat with the author Kemka Ezinwo about her book Captured Within (agneskaye.com)

Books Discussed include:

- Joseph Balsamo / Memoirs Of a Physician pt2 (Alexandre Dumas, 1846)

- Bouvard et Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert, 1881)

- The Illustrious Gaudissart (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)

- Poetry Anthology (Miguel Hernandez, 1933-42)

- Captured Within (Kemka Ezinwo, 2018)

- Gallery Of Mothers (J.S. Latshaaw, 2020)

- Top Girls (Caryl Churchill, 1982)

- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)

- El Asesinato de Socrates, (Marcos Chicot, 2016)

- The Cat In The Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, McElligot's Pool, If I Ran The Circus (Dr Seuss, 1947-57)

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 Welcome to a fun positivity-filled episode where we loved all the books we read this month!! TheDean! & PJ chat about all their February reads and their recent excursions to bookshops together, give some recommendations, and interview our surprise guest, the author JS Latshaw (jlatshaw.com).

We close with "It's So Hard", used with permission, by the amazing Rachael Sage. 

Books discussed include:

- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)

- The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas, 1850)

- Joseph Balsamo (aka Memoirs Of A Physician vol 1) (Alexandre Dumas, 1946-8)

- Como Agua Para Chocolate (Laura Esquivel, 1992)

- Lives Of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laertius, c.200 BC)

- Waiting For Godot (Samuel Beckett, 1953)

- The Member Of The Wedding (Carson McCullers, 1946)

- Un Viejo que leía novelas de amor (1988); Historia de una gaviota y del gato que enseñó a volar (1996), historia de un perro llamado Leal (2016) (all Luis Sepúlveda)

- The Threat Below (J.S. Latshaw, 2015)

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 Welcome to a fun positivity-filled episode where we loved all the books we read this month!! TheDean! & PJ chat about all their February reads and their recent excursions to bookshops together, give some recommendations, and interview our surprise guest, the author JS Latshaw (jlatshaw.com).

We close with "It's So Hard", used with permission, by the amazing Rachael Sage. 

Books discussed include:

- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)

- The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas, 1850)

- Joseph Balsamo (aka Memoirs Of A Physician vol 1) (Alexandre Dumas, 1946-8)

- Como Agua Para Chocolate (Laura Esquivel, 1992)

- Lives Of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laertius, c.200 BC)

- Waiting For Godot (Samuel Beckett, 1953)

- The Member Of The Wedding (Carson McCullers, 1946)

- Un Viejo que leía novelas de amor (1988); Historia de una gaviota y del gato que enseñó a volar (1996), historia de un perro llamado Leal (2016) (all Luis Sepúlveda)

- The Threat Below (J.S. Latshaw, 2015)

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The Books Boys turn sweet 16! TheDean! and PJ (and Little Alfred) are back with another episode as we chat about what we have been reading in January, give some recommendations, play some music, Dean gets swindled by Dumas, and we speak with the amazing author Susan Ferber (susanfurberbooks.com) who surprised us with a call-in!

Books discussed include:

- Middlemarch (George Eliot, 1872)

- The Argonautica (Apollonius Rhodius, C3rd BC)

- Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch, 1969)

- La Hojarasca (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1972)

- The Son of Porthos ("Alexandre Dumas", 1883)

- The Essence Of An Hour (Susan Furber, 2021)

- The Fifth Mountain (Paulo Coelho, 1996)

- Shadow of a Gunman; Juno & The Paycock (Sean O'Casey, 1923-4)

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The Books Boys turn sweet 16! TheDean! and PJ (and Little Alfred) are back with another episode as we chat about what we have been reading in January, give some recommendations, play some music, Dean gets swindled by Dumas, and we speak with the amazing author Susan Ferber (susanfurberbooks.com) who surprised us with a call-in!

Books discussed include:

- Middlemarch (George Eliot, 1872)

- The Argonautica (Apollonius Rhodius, C3rd BC)

- Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch, 1969)

- La Hojarasca (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1972)

- The Son of Porthos ("Alexandre Dumas", 1883)

- The Essence Of An Hour (Susan Furber, 2021)

- The Fifth Mountain (Paulo Coelho, 1996)

- Shadow of a Gunman; Juno & The Paycock (Sean O'Casey, 1923-4)

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 Happy New Year from the Books Boys!

TheDean! & PJ chat about their December reading, give their top 3 books they reviewed in 2021, and interview author N. Daniel (ndaniel.us) who called in to talk about his brand new book Burn This City To The Ground 

Books discussed include:

- La Casa De Los Espiritus (Isabel Allende, 1982)

- Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, 350 BC)

- The War Of The Worlds (H.G. Wells, 1898)

- The Picture Of Dorian Gray, (Oscar Wilde, 1890)

- The Sheep Man's Christmas (Haruki Murakami, 1989)

- Burn This City To The Ground (N. Daniel, 2021)

If you like us (and you do), you can get the show early, plus get all of our bonus shows (and a books boys t-shirt!!), at patreon.com/booksboys

In December alone we released: 

- Playboys 7 & 8 - detailed reviews / study guides of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello (both on the A-level syllabus)

- Film Fellows 3: Nightcrawler

- Poetry Pals 2

- Interviews From The Vault 8: Meghan Cary (about her album Building This House)

- Music Men 2: The Christmas Collection

- Darkplace Dreamers 2: reviewing episode 2 of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

- Caper Captains 6: And Then There Were None (guessing whodunnit in one of the best-selling books in history)

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 Happy New Year from the Books Boys!

TheDean! & PJ chat about their December reading, give their top 3 books they reviewed in 2021, and interview author N. Daniel (ndaniel.us) who called in to talk about his brand new book Burn This City To The Ground 

Books discussed include:

- La Casa De Los Espiritus (Isabel Allende, 1982)

- Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, 350 BC)

- The War Of The Worlds (H.G. Wells, 1898)

- The Picture Of Dorian Gray, (Oscar Wilde, 1890)

- The Sheep Man's Christmas (Haruki Murakami, 1989)

- Burn This City To The Ground (N. Daniel, 2021)

If you like us (and you do), you can get the show early, plus get all of our bonus shows (and a books boys t-shirt!!), at patreon.com/booksboys

In December alone we released: 

- Playboys 7 & 8 - detailed reviews / study guides of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello (both on the A-level syllabus)

- Film Fellows 3: Nightcrawler

- Poetry Pals 2

- Interviews From The Vault 8: Meghan Cary (about her album Building This House)

- Music Men 2: The Christmas Collection

- Darkplace Dreamers 2: reviewing episode 2 of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

- Caper Captains 6: And Then There Were None (guessing whodunnit in one of the best-selling books in history)

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Hey hey it's Episode 14 of Books Boys! TheDean! & PJ catch up and chat about the books they've read in the past month. We also have a surprise call in from the author Juliet Rose (authorjulietrose.com)

Books discussed include: 

- A Clergyman's Daughter (George Orwell, 1935)

- The Histories (Herodotus, 430 B.C.)

- Relato de Un Naufrago (Gabriel García Márquez, 1955)

- Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End Of The World (Haruki Murakami, 1985)

- Daredevil comics

- Do Over (Juliet Rose, 2021)

- La Garza y La Violeta (Rafael Arozarena, 1998)

Don't forget you can get the show early, ad-free, and also get all our bonus shows (including Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Film Fellows, Darkplace Dreamers, and more!) at patreon.com.booksboys

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Hey hey it's Episode 14 of Books Boys! TheDean! & PJ catch up and chat about the books they've read in the past month. We also have a surprise call in from the author Juliet Rose (authorjulietrose.com)

Books discussed include: 

- A Clergyman's Daughter (George Orwell, 1935)

- The Histories (Herodotus, 430 B.C.)

- Relato de Un Naufrago (Gabriel García Márquez, 1955)

- Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End Of The World (Haruki Murakami, 1985)

- Daredevil comics

- Do Over (Juliet Rose, 2021)

- La Garza y La Violeta (Rafael Arozarena, 1998)

Don't forget you can get the show early, ad-free, and also get all our bonus shows (including Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Film Fellows, Darkplace Dreamers, and more!) at patreon.com.booksboys

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It's the 1 year anniversary show!! It's also Hallowe'en, and we have some treats in store for you. We review some Orwell, learn how to run, and talk to Jonathan Edward Durham about his amazing book Winterset Hollow (jonathanedwarddurham.com). Also hear about TheDean!'s trip to Madrid to scour the local bookshops. 

- Burmese Days (George Orwell, 1934)

- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)

- You Don't Know Who You Are Until You've Gone Too Far (Leah Sackett, upcoming)

- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)

- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami, 2007)

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It's the 1 year anniversary show!! It's also Hallowe'en, and we have some treats in store for you. We review some Orwell, learn how to run, and talk to Jonathan Edward Durham about his amazing book Winterset Hollow (jonathanedwarddurham.com). Also hear about TheDean!'s trip to Madrid to scour the local bookshops. 

- Burmese Days (George Orwell, 1934)

- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)

- You Don't Know Who You Are Until You've Gone Too Far (Leah Sackett, upcoming)

- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)

- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami, 2007)

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 It's the final month of our first year of books boys!

PJ keeps it light-hearted, while TheDean! gets very annoyed with Jane Austen and Virgil. We also hear from the lovely Sandy Barker (sandybarker.com) as she chats about her books.

Remember you can get all our extra shows like Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Interviews with musicians and more at patreon.com/booksboys

Books discussed include:

- Emma (Jane Austen, 1815)

- The Aeneid (Virgil, 19BC)

- Silas Marner (George Eliot, 1861)

- One Summer In Santorini (Sandy Barker, 2019)

- Pippi Goes On Board (Astrid Lindgren, 1946)

- Astrix and Obelix comics - Asterix and the Goths (1963)

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 It's the final month of our first year of books boys!

PJ keeps it light-hearted, while TheDean! gets very annoyed with Jane Austen and Virgil. We also hear from the lovely Sandy Barker (sandybarker.com) as she chats about her books.

Remember you can get all our extra shows like Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Interviews with musicians and more at patreon.com/booksboys

Books discussed include:

- Emma (Jane Austen, 1815)

- The Aeneid (Virgil, 19BC)

- Silas Marner (George Eliot, 1861)

- One Summer In Santorini (Sandy Barker, 2019)

- Pippi Goes On Board (Astrid Lindgren, 1946)

- Astrix and Obelix comics - Asterix and the Goths (1963)

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Welcome to Episode 11! The Books Boys are back with another stacked episode!

PJ buys toilet paper, we get sued, we visit The Night Hunter, and of course, we review and recommend some Books! 

Plus the amazing author Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger calls in to discuss her brand new book The Woman At The Gates, a World War 2 novel with a lot of her real family history included, which comes out 2nd September. (https://inktreks.com)

Remember you can get the show early and ad-free, plus get all our extra shows and hear our reviews of Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, movies, and more at patreon.com/booksboys

Books discussed include:

- Mansfield Park (Jane Austen, 1814)

- The Devils / The Possessed Fyodor (Dostoyevsky, 1871)

- Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren, 1945)

- The Woman At The Gates (Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, 2021)

- The Anabasis / The March Up Country (Xenophon, 370BC)

- Lies (T.M. Logan, 2017)

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Welcome to Episode 11! The Books Boys are back with another stacked episode!

PJ buys toilet paper, we get sued, we visit The Night Hunter, and of course, we review and recommend some Books! 

Plus the amazing author Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger calls in to discuss her brand new book The Woman At The Gates, a World War 2 novel with a lot of her real family history included, which comes out 2nd September. (https://inktreks.com)

Remember you can get the show early and ad-free, plus get all our extra shows and hear our reviews of Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, movies, and more at patreon.com/booksboys

Books discussed include:

- Mansfield Park (Jane Austen, 1814)

- The Devils / The Possessed Fyodor (Dostoyevsky, 1871)

- Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren, 1945)

- The Woman At The Gates (Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, 2021)

- The Anabasis / The March Up Country (Xenophon, 370BC)

- Lies (T.M. Logan, 2017)

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TheDean! & PJ are back for Episode 10 of Books Boys!! Have you figured out what books are yet?

This month, TheDean!'s a die-hard romantic, and PJ goes through the looking glass. Plus we have TWO call-ins, one from the author Rev Aleeceha Pitts (aleecheapitts.com)and one from @secondhandbookman who tells the books boys about a rare Dickens story. 

Remember, you can get early access, plus all the bonus shows, including Caper Captains (this month's will also feature secondhandbookman), Play Boys, Film Fellows, Interviews from the Vault, and more, for $3 or £2.50 a month at patreon.com/booksboys

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Books discussed on this episode include:

- The Count Of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)

- Lost Connections (Johann Hari, 2018)

- Misericordia (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1897)

- Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1865)

- Through The Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll, 1871)

- Automated Alice (Jeff Noon, 1996)

- Behind Closed Doors (BA Paris, 2016)

- Zealot (Reza Aslan, 2013)

- San Miguel Bueno, Mártir (Miguel de Unamuno, 1931)

- Let It Go For Your Sake! Forgive! (Aleechea Pitts, 2018)

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TheDean! & PJ are back for Episode 10 of Books Boys!! Have you figured out what books are yet?

This month, TheDean!'s a die-hard romantic, and PJ goes through the looking glass. Plus we have TWO call-ins, one from the author Rev Aleeceha Pitts (aleecheapitts.com)and one from @secondhandbookman who tells the books boys about a rare Dickens story. 

Remember, you can get early access, plus all the bonus shows, including Caper Captains (this month's will also feature secondhandbookman), Play Boys, Film Fellows, Interviews from the Vault, and more, for $3 or £2.50 a month at patreon.com/booksboys

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Books discussed on this episode include:

- The Count Of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)

- Lost Connections (Johann Hari, 2018)

- Misericordia (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1897)

- Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1865)

- Through The Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll, 1871)

- Automated Alice (Jeff Noon, 1996)

- Behind Closed Doors (BA Paris, 2016)

- Zealot (Reza Aslan, 2013)

- San Miguel Bueno, Mártir (Miguel de Unamuno, 1931)

- Let It Go For Your Sake! Forgive! (Aleechea Pitts, 2018)

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For the launch of his new site theauthorsworld.com we chat to Michael Pellegrino, member of the Writers' Guild of America, and the Authors' Guild, and voting member of the Recording Academy, former agent to the likes of Hulk Hogan, Ice T, and Jermaine Jackson

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 Welcome back to Episode 9 of the books boys podcast! We tried so hard to keep it concise this time as we had alot of books to cover! TheDean! & PJ have both done alot of reading this month, and have also both taken the time to read something for mental wellbeing and mindfulness.

 Then the fantastic author Leah Holbrook Sackett (leaholbrooksackett.com) calls in to chat about her novella Raising St. Elisabeth, and her short stories.

 Remember you can get our show early, plus all our bonus shows (Play boys, caper captains, film fellows, and more!) at patreon.com/booksboys Get it, buy it, books!

 From 3rd July, you can also find our new albums The Dozen Most Listenable and A Decade Of Friendship on Spotify and other music stores

Books discussed include:

- A Monk's Guide To Happiness (Gelong Thubten, 2019)

- Persuasion (Jane Austen, 1818)

- Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert, 1856)

- Trafalgar (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1873)

- Raising St Elisabeth (Leah Holbrook Sackett, 2021)

- The Vanished Man (Jeffrey Deaver, 2003)

- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)

- Momo (Michael Ende, 1973)

- Devil On The Cross (Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 1980)

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 The Books Boys are back with more book talk on episode 8!

This month we chat about some classic literature, we juxtapose the romantic with the realistic, and then unexpectedly the amazing author Denis Shaughnessy (theawfulauthor.com) calls in to chat about his ground-breaking writing style

Books discussed include:

- Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen, 1811)

- Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen, 1817)

- Old Goriot (Honoré de Balzac, 1835)

- The Awful Truth about the Sushing Prize (Denis Shaughnessy, 2019)

- Sketches by Boz (Charles Dickens, 1836)

- Doña Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1876)

- The Works of Christopher Marlowe (1500s)

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Welcome to Episode 7 of Books Boys!

This month we talk about an interesting mix of books, and we chat to author Anne Wedgwood about her first book The Botanist!  annewedgwood.com

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Books discussed include:

- The Mill On The Floss (George Eliot, 1860)

- Flowers In The Attic, Petals On The Wind, If There Be Thorns (Virginia "VC" Andrews, 1979-1981)

- Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen, 1813)

- Jeeves In The Offing (P.G. Wodehouse, 1960)

- The Botanist (Anne Wedgwood, 2020)

- Trials From Classical Athens (ed. Christopher Carey, 1997)

- Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis, 1954)

- Points And Lines (Seicho Matsumoto, 1958)

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 Half a year already? And the kids still don't know what books are?

Join TheDean! & PJ for episode 6 of books boys! TheDean! has read some Victorian literature and is now off to apply to be a governess. PJ has read some soviet sci-fi and German poetry! Plus Carolyn Hobdey calls in to chat about her book "All The Twats I Met Along The Way". Get it, Buy it, Books!

Books discussed include:

- No Name (Wilkie Collins, 1962)

- Uncle Silas (J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 1964)

- The Wife Of Sir Isaac Harman (H.G. Wells, 1914)

- The Breakdown (B.A. Paris, 2017)

- Complete Father Brown Mysteries (G. K. Chesterton, 1911-1936)

- The Amphibian Man (Alexander Belayev, 1928)

- upcoming novel (Kyron Bourke, 2021)

- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tsu, 500 B.C.)

- The Penguin Book of German Verse (ed. Leonard Forster, 1957)

- A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1968)

- All The Twats I've Met Along The Way (Carolyn Hobdey, 2020)

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TheDean! & PJ are back with the 5th episode of the Books Boys Podcast!

This is a special episode where we look in depth at the works of Carlos Ruiz Zafón

As always, we also make some other recommendations at the end as well. Plus, author Annabelle Steele called into the show to chat about her new book Being Amani!

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Books discussed include:

By Carlos Ruiz Zafón:

- The Prince of Mist / El Principe de la Niebla (1993)

- The Shadow of the Wind / La Sombra del Viento (2001)

- The Angel's Game / El Juego Del Angel (2008)

- The Prisoner of Heaven / The Prisionero del Cielo (2011)

- The Labyrinth of Spirits / El Laberinto de los Espíritus (2017)

- La Ciudad De Vapor (Todos Los Cuentos) (short story collection, 2020)

Other Books:

- Heidi (Johanna Spyri, 1881)

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Welcome to Episode 4 of the Books Boys Podcast!

As always, we discuss the latest books we've been reading, and give some book recommendations. We also get a surprise call-in by musician/artist/writer Kyron Bourke! (check him out on Spotify)

Books discussed include:

- Louise De La Valliere & The Man In The Iron Mask (Alexandre Dumas, 1849)

- Keep The Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell, 1936)

- Gulliver's Travels (Jonathon Swift, 1726)

- One Little Mistake (Emma Curtis, 2017)

- Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz, 2016)

- Nuns And Soldiers (Iris Murdoch, 1980)

- Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie, 1981 )

- The Kin (Peter Dickinson, 2003)

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Welcome to the 3rd episode, and Christmas special, of Books Boys! 

Read some books!!

This month we discuss:

- Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert, 1869)

- Cousin Bette (Honoré de Balzac, 1847)

- After Dark (Wilkie Collins, 1856)

- The Apartment (K.L. Slater, 2020)

- Reason Without Rhyme, & Fifty-Seven Pebbles (Eileen T. O'Neill, 2013 & 2015)

And we also give our Christmas recommendations! 

Then we cross over with Kant's Dream to hear the latest single from Kyron Bourke (ft. Maeve Smyth & based on lyrics by Eileen T. O'Neill), and to close we hear a Christmas treat from the Books Boys themselves (ft. Alicia)

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Episode 2 of the Books Boys Podcasts is here! Tell your friends!

Books discussed include:

- The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Alexandre Dumas, 1847-50)

- Villete (Charlotte Bronte, 1853)

- Candide [and Other Works] (Voltaire, 1759)

- Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes, 1605-1615)

- Dylan Dog comics (Tiziano Sclavi, 1986-pres)

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 Hey! It's the pilot episode of Books Boys! And we forgot to get our pilot's license!

Join TheDean! and PJ as they talk about the books they've been reading this month, and some Hallowe'en recommendations!

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