Episodes

  • 31 - Blood at the Root: Not for the Faint of Heart

    31 - Blood at the Root: Not for the Faint of Heart
    Feb 15 2017
    In this episode we welcome a new guest host and book blogger: Stacie! We talk about some exciting podcast news, like our new website and upcoming author interview, and then we discuss some of our favorite POC (Person of Color) literary characters and this tough but important read: Blood at the Root.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • 30 - Men Explain Things to Me: We’re So Witty

    30 - Men Explain Things to Me: We’re So Witty
    Jan 15 2017
    Susan, Tara, and Meredith start off the new year with their read-olutions and goals for 2017. A small update on our ER MadLibs Challenge and then we dive into Men Explain Things to Me. We talk about how Rebecca Solnit addresses hard and upsetting issues that women experience through 9 essays.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 29 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Valentine DeLandro

    29 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Valentine DeLandro
    Jan 9 2017
    In our last interview from Book Riot Live, Meredith and Tara speak with illustrator, Valentine Delandro.
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    40 mins
  • 28 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Ken Liu

    28 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Ken Liu
    Jan 5 2017
    Next up in our Book Riot Live author interview, Meredith and Tara speak with author, Ken Liu. He has written The Grace of Kings and translated The Three-Body Problem.
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    49 mins
  • 27 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Charlie Jane Anders

    27 - Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with Charlie Jane Anders
    Jan 3 2017
    Meredith and Tara were at Book Riot Live! They had a chance to interview 3 authors. This episode is with Charlie Jane Anders author of All the Birds in the Sky.
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    37 mins
  • 26 - Zodiac: In Michelle Obama’s Arms We Trust

    26 - Zodiac: In Michelle Obama’s Arms We Trust
    Dec 15 2016
    Meredith, Susan, Tara, and Jeannette have some announcements - some sad, some happy - including a NEW reading challenge for the new year! We also wrap up 2016 with favorite topics, topics we missed, and which Eclectic Readers books we loved most this year. And the stars align for our last book of the year, Romina Russell's Zodiac.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 25 - Blankets: You're a Middle Child, so You Get a Pass

    25 - Blankets: You're a Middle Child, so You Get a Pass
    Nov 15 2016
    Susan, Tara, and Meredith talk about their favorite graphic novels and discuss the graphic novel/memoir 'Blankets' while reminiscing over their own childhood memories.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 24 - Station Eleven: And They Go Shwarma

    24 - Station Eleven: And They Go Shwarma
    Oct 15 2016
    We talk about our favorite Shakespeare play, moments and versions. Then we go forwards into the near future where the world is ending. Who did we relate to the most? We all want to be in the Travelling Symphony.
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    1 hr and 1 min