Blue Book Buzz

A discussion of Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived In The Castle" with Cherisse, former co-host Lauren, and another Lauren of Shades and Shadows fame.

We talk about what we read in The Summer of 2015. I promise it's more interesting than what Bryan Adams did in the Summer of '69.

Cherisse talks to Lindsay Ribar, author and literary agent extraordinaire. They talk about wishes and Lindsay's YA series, The Art of Wishing.

Cherisse interviews Rick Stepp-Bolling about his new book "Autocide."

Blue Book Buzz and The Bloodjet Writing Hour collaborate as Cherisse reviews "Blackbird Fly" by Erin Entrada Kelly in a joint podcast.

Cherisse talks to winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize R.A. Villanueva.

We revisit Gone Girl after watching the film adaptation. Which do we like better? Who missed the shot of Ben Affleck's junk? Find out! Also check out the article "Laughing at Gone Girl" by Steph Cha

Cherisse interviewed Steph Cha, author of the Juniper Song crime fiction series which include "Follow Her Home" and "Beware Beware." Among the things they discuss are Los Angeles, Noir Fiction, "Yellow Fever" as a social

Wherein we talk about Daniel Handler's and Maira Kaufman's "Why We Broke Up"

We talk about Pride and Prejudice and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

Episode 15: Medusa, Rape Survival, & The Deep End of The Sea by Heather Lyons

Bianca and Cherisse discuss Canada, First Nations, French Jesuit Settler Colonialism, and violence in Joseph Boyden's "The Orenda."

Episode 13: Shadows of American Imperialism, Sexual Slavery, and "Angel de la Luna" by M. Evelina Galang

In this episode we talk about Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber." The following article referenced in discussion: Pornography, Fairy Tales, and Feminism: Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber" by Robin Sheets

We discuss bad romance in the novel "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn, the film "Her," and in Russell Banks' short story "Sarah Cole."

Arthurian Romance

Episode where the co-hosts discuss webcomics by Kate Beaton, Allie Brosh, and Yumi Sakugawa.

Reading resolutions and standout reads.

We talk about Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." We also discuss the Muppet and Blackadder's adaptations. Biographical and historical notes cited from "Charles Dickens: A Life" by Claire Tomalin

Talking about The Hunger Games.