The TheDean! Show

 Welcome back to Books Boys. Dean & Alex (along with Alfred) tell us about their March reads, we have a surprise call-in from author Michael J. Cooper (michaeljcooper.net), and we receive a message from an old friend...

Books discussed include:

- Wages Of Empire (Michael J. Cooper, 2023). 

- The Name Of The Rose (Umberto Eco, 1980)

- The Woodlanders (Thomas Hardy, 1887)

- Misión Olvido / The Heart Has Its Reasons (Maria Dueñas, 2012)

- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)

- White Nights & Bobok (Dostoyevsky, 1848; 1873)

Check out booksboys.com  for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys  for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!

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 Whodunnit in "Evil Under The Sun"!?

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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 Whodunnit in "The ABC Murders"!?

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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Whodunnit in one of the best-selling books of all time "And Then There Were None"!?

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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Some Are Born To Sweet Delight, Others Born To Endless Night

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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 Whodunnit in "The Mystery Of The Blue Train"!?

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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Whodunnit in "Murder at the Vicarage!?"

This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!

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 We're back with our February reads, overall positive but some problematic elements as well. Alfred gets up to shenanigans, we compare frankenstein to dracula, experience our worst Dumas to date, and get a surprise call-in from the author W.J. Blackwood (wjblackwood.com ).

Books reviewed include:

- The Turning Point (W.J. Blackwood, 2023) 

- Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, 1818)

- Le Chevalier De La Maison Rouge / The Night Of The Red House (Dumas, 1845)

- Pantaléon Y Las Visitadoras / Captain Pantoja & The Special Service (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1973)

- The Plays Of Oscar Wilde (Oscar Wilde, 1880-95)

You can get links to our music (on spotify, apple, amazon etc) and our merch plus our social media and other places to listen on booksboys.com , our check out all our other shows at patreon.com/booksboys .

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 This month instead of archive Playboys episodes we finally bring you some old episodes of Poetry Pals, and some Caper Captains!

Here on ep 1 of Poetry Pals, we did a crossover with Sun from The Written Word to chat about some poems. 

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The Books Boys are back, ready to kick ass in 2024! We have read a bunch of books between us, and it's a clean sweep for great books this month! Plus the author Howard Kaplan calls in to talk about his book and having been a spy (howardkaplanbooks.com )

Books discussed include:

- The History Of Pendennis (WM Thackeray, 1848-50)

- La Dama Del Alba / The Lady Of The Dawn (Alejandro Casona, 1944)

- We Have Always Lived In The Castle (Shirley Jackson, 1962)

- The Mayor Of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy, 1886)

- The Syrian Sunset (Howard Kaplan, 2022)

- Around The World In Eighty Days (Jules Verne, 1872)

- Narcissus And Goldmund (Hermann Hesse, 1930)

Get the show and links to our other projects at booksboys.com ; check out TheDean!'s new album A Dozen More on spotify, apple, etc; and head to patreon.com/booksboys for all out other podcasts.

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 Happy New Year from the Books Boys, who decided to record in the same room for the first time! 

Join Dean, Alex, and little Alfred for our December reviews, plus the author Gary Stuart calls in to chat about his 2 new books (garylstuart.com )

Books discussed include:

- The Works Of Alexandre Dumas (short story collection (Dumas, 1830s-60s, compiled 1927)

- Aventuras de Cuatro Mujeres y Un Loro / The Adventures Of 4 Women and a Parrot (Alexandre Dumas fils, 1856)

- The Dead Secret (Wilkie Collins, 1856)

- Hide & Be; My Brother, Myself (Gary L. Stuart, 2023, upcoming)

- Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston, 1937)

Get links to merch, music and more on booksboys.com and get all our bonus shows at patreon.com/booksboys  inc Twilight Zone reviews, theatre reviews, animation reviews and more!

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We sent a lot of books down the gutter this month, but there were still some we really enjoyed as well. Welcome to our November reads. Join Dean & Alex for book reviews, Alfred for slacking off, and author Jeff Sheckter (thedaedalusprotocol.com ) for surprise a call-in!

Books discussed include:

- The Daedalus Protocol (Jeff Sheckter, 2023)

- The Works Of Alexandre Dumas (short story collection) (Dumas, 1830s-60s, compiled 1927)

- Numero Zero (Umberto Eco, 2015)

- Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice, 1976)

- Sonata De Primavera / Spring Sonata (Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, 1904)

- La Biblioteca De Los Sueños Imposibles / The Library of Impossible Dreams (Lin Rina, 2021)

- A Lie Of The Mind (Sam Shepard, 1985)

Get books boys early, plus the latest episodes of playboys of attica, playboys extra, darkplace dreamers, music men, animation adventurers, film fellows, and more at patreon.com/booksboys  and check us out at booksboys.com

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Join the books boys Dean & Alex as we celebrate Hallowe'en, and 3 years of Books Boys!! Featuring surprise many call-ins, including the author Gary Braver (garybraver.com)

Visit us at booksboys.com  and get our whole range of podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys

Books discussed include:

- Rumour Of Evil (Gary Braver, 2023)

- The Works Of Dumas (short story collection) (Alexandre Dumas, 1830s-1860s, compiled & released 1927)

- La Mala Hora / In Evil Hour (Gabriel García Márquez, 1962)

- Best Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen, 1830s-60s, compiled & released 2016)

- The Spy / The Life Of a Useless Man (Maxim Gorky, 1908)

- Madame De Pompadour (Nancy Mitford, 1995)

- Curse Of The Starving Class (Sam Shepherd, 1977)

- La Vida Es Sueño / Life Is A Dream (Pedro Calderón De La Barca, 1635) 

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 It's time for a bonus episode! We read an amazing book, Artificial Wisdom, by Thomas R. Weaver (thomasrweaver.com) and absolutely loved it. 

In a future where human incompetence has caused a climate disaster, should we let an AI become global dictator to fix it all? That's the backdrop of this book, but add in reporter Tully investigating possible crime links in the human opponent of the AI for the dictator race, links to thousands of deaths, moral issues, and the murder of the creator of Solomon, the AI candidate. 

Join us as Dean chats with Thomas about the book. 

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Join Dean & Alex (& Alfred) as series 3 of Books Boys comes to an end. We chat about the books we've read in September, mostly mixed reviews; plus alfred makes the tea, and the author Stipe Lizina calls in to tell us about his new book (stipelozina.com ).

Books discussed include:

- Catch 22 (Joseph Heller, 1961)

- Echoes Of The Past (Stipe Lozina, 2023)

- Brynhild (H.G. Wells, 1937)

- Eugénie (Hester W. Champan, 1961)

- Rumour Of Evil (Gary Braver, 2023)

- El Silencio De La Ciudad Blanca / The Silence of The White City (Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, 2016)

For merch and links to our other stuff head to booksboys.com . for all our shows like Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals and more, head to patreon.com/booksboys

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 Dean & Alex are back with their August reads. We both venture into some dystopian fiction, we also both read some plays, we have our one and only Coyote Corner, and we hear form authors Sara Staggs (sarastaggswrites.com ) and J. Lee (jleethrillers.com ).

Books discussed include:

- Uncle Vania (Anton Chekov, 1988)

- Cuando El Coyote Castiga / When El Coyote Punishes (J. Mallorquí, 1974)

- The Lady Of The Camellias (Alexandre Dumas Jr., 1848)

- Uncontrollable (Sara Staggs, 2023)

- Bodas De Sangre / Blood Wedding; Yerma; La Casa De Bernarda Alba / The House Of Bernarda Alba (Lorca, 1932-6)

- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, 1932)

- The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood, 1985)

- A Man And Two Women (Doris Lessing, 1963)

- The Deadly Deal (J. Lee, 2023)

Visit us at booksboys.com  for links and merch, and patreon.com/booksboys  for all our other shows including Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals, Film Fellows, Music Men and more. 

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 Dean & Alex are back with their August reads. We both venture into some dystopian fiction, we also both read some plays, we have our one and only Coyote Corner, and we hear form authors Sara Staggs (sarastaggswrites.com ) and J. Lee (jleethrillers.com ).

Books discussed include:

- Uncle Vania (Anton Chekov, 1988)

- Cuando El Coyote Castiga / When El Coyote Punishes (J. Mallorquí, 1974)

- The Lady Of The Camellias (Alexandre Dumas Jr., 1848)

- Uncontrollable (Sara Staggs, 2023)

- Bodas De Sangre / Blood Wedding; Yerma; La Casa De Bernarda Alba / The House Of Bernarda Alba (Lorca, 1932-6)

- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, 1932)

- The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood, 1985)

- A Man And Two Women (Doris Lessing, 1963)

- The Deadly Deal (J. Lee, 2023)

Visit us at booksboys.com  for links and merch, and patreon.com/booksboys  for all our other shows including Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals, Film Fellows, Music Men and more. 

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We finally did it! After a 2 year wait, Dean re-joins Sarah from the Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks podcast to review American Psycho following our original review of Psycho. Here si the episode in full, and go check out their podcast!

For the few other movies we've reviewed over the years as a bonus treat for our patrons, as well as all our other shows like Playboys, Poetry Pals, etc, head to patreon.com/booksboys

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Yowsah it's a long one guys!

 In between his travels around central and northern Spain, Dean chats with Alex, himself in between shifts at the playboy mansion, about all the books they've read. Alex has been on the horrors, Dean's on the usual mix of classics and spanish lit, and we have TWO authors call in: Mark Angelo (markangelo.ca ) to talk about his children's book, and Lyn Squire (lynsquiremysteries.com ) to talk about his Dickens murder mystery!

Books discussed include:

- Eugénie Grandet (Balzac, 1833)

- Germinal (Zola, 1894)

- The Haunting Of Hill House (Shirley Jackson, 1959)

- Can We Play Baseball, Mr. DeMille? (Mark Angelo, 2023)

- Immortalised to Death (Lyn Squire, 2023)

- Bonfire Of The Vanities (Tom Wolfe, 1987)

- Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897)

- El Tiempo Entre Costuras / The Time Between Seams (María Dueñas, 2009)

Remember you can get the show early plus all of our other shows (like Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers) a full year before they hit the free feeds by going to patreon.com/booksboys

check out our links and merch at booksboys.com

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 Yowsah it's a long one guys!

 In between his travels around central and northern Spain, Dean chats with Alex, himself in between shifts at the playboy mansion, about all the books they've read. Alex has been on the horrors, Dean's on the usual mix of classics and spanish lit, and we have TWO authors call in: Mark Angelo (markangelo.ca ) to talk about his children's book, and Lyn Squire (lynsquiremysteries.com ) to talk about his Dickens murder mystery!

Books discussed include:

- Eugénie Grandet (Balzac, 1833)

- Germinal (Zola, 1894)

- The Haunting Of Hill House (Shirley Jackson, 1959)

- Can We Play Baseball, Mr. DeMille? (Mark Angelo, 2023)

- Immortalised to Death (Lyn Squire, 2023)

- Bonfire Of The Vanities (Tom Wolfe, 1987)

- Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897)

- El Tiempo Entre Costuras / The Time Between Seams (María Dueñas, 2009)

Remember you can get the show early plus all of our other shows (like Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers) a full year before they hit the free feeds by going to patreon.com/booksboys

Check out our other links and merch at booksboys.com

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 Dean & Alex are back for Episode 33. We finally get around to a Dickens, Dean's favourite author. We have some sad broken love stories. A Gift form PJ. And the Scarlet Pimpernel isn't as exciting as we'd hoped. Plus author Chris Bishop calls in (chrisbishopauthor.com ).

Books discussed include:

- The Prodigal Son (Chris Bishop, 2023)

- We Were Very Merry (Susan Ferber, 2023)

- Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 1999, in english 2013)

- Thérèse Raquin (Émile Zola, 1867)

- The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy, 1905)

- Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens, 1838)

Get the show early plus all our other podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys  and check out our music, merch and more at booksboys.com

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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)

Merch, podcast links, and other projects at booksboys.com , all our other shows inc the latest episodes of Playboys and Darkplace Dreamers at patreon.com/booksboys

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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)

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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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 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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 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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 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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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 Eisbä r, Wohin Fä hrst 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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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

Remember you can get links to allow our content on booksboys.com , and get the show early, plus all our other shows like PlayBoys, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers, Poetry Pals and more, at patreon.com/booksboys

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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)

Don't forget if you want the show early, a books boys exclusive t-shirt, the privilege to recommend us books to review on the show, and all our amazing other shows, including Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Interviews From The Vault, Poetry Pals, and so many more, then check out our patreon at patreon.com/booksboys

Links to all the places you can listen, plus our social media, and our other projects, are all on booksboys.com

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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)

Remember you can get Books Boys early, plus all our other great shows exclusively at patreon.com/booksboys , the only place to hear ALL our shows, including Playboys, Film Fellows, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers & more), you can also get special books boys merch. 

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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)

Check out all our extra shows including Caper Captains, Poetry Pals, Darkplace Dreamers, Interviews From The Vault, PlayBoys and more at patreon.com/booksboys

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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)

Check out all our extra shows including Caper Captains, Poetry Pals, Darkplace Dreamers, Interviews From The Vault, PlayBoys and more at patreon.com/booksboys

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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)

You can get our show early, plus all our bonus shows, merch and more at patreon.com/booksboys

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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)

Don't forget you can get the show early, get exclusive merch, recommend books for us, and get all our Bufanda Boys bonus podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys  including Play Boys (our Shakespeare study guides), Caper Captains, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, and more

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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)

Don't forget you can get the show early, get exclusive merch, recommend books for us, and get all our Bufanda Boys bonus podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys  including Play Boys (our Shakespeare study guides), Caper Captains, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, and more. 

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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)

Remember you can get early access, plus all our bonus shows (Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Music Men, Film Fellows, and more) at patreon.com/booksboys

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