The TheDean! Show

   This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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   This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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Dean & Alex are joined by Playgirl Carla to chat about our June reads, and we have a call-in form Animator Aris also. This month we cover some heavy stuff, some fun stuff, and some trash. 

Books discussed include:

- We Said Farewell (Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere, 2023)

- The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver, 2009)

- The Iron Heel (Jack London, 1907)

- A Duke Won't Do (Jessie Clever, 2023)

- Diamonds And Minx (Artelle Freed, 1960)

- Self Portrait In Green (Marie NDiaye, 2005)

- The Hounding (Xenobe Purvis, 2025)

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     Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Carla as we talk about this South African play. 

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    Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & guest Mayte as we talk about the Loa to the Divine Narcissus by Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz

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 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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 We're back with more book reviews! We got up to an assortment of shenanigans this month, but now it's time to look at some serious books, and then some vampires. Thanks also to the lovely Frida Rivero for her lovely book and multimedia experience. 

Books discussed include:

- The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini, 2003)

- Determinism & Freedom (ed. Sidney Hook, 1958)

- The Iron Heel (Jack London, 1907)

- Reflejos De Medianoche / Midnight Reflections (Frida Rivero, 2025)

- Jueces En La Noche / Judges In The Night (Antonio Buero Vallejo, 1979)

- In A Glass Darkly (J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872)

- The Vampyre & Other Tales (John Polidori et al, 1819-38)

- The House By The Churchyard (Le Fanu, 1863)

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   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Playboy Alex as we talk about a classic Lope De Vega play. 

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   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Playgirl Carla as we talk about a classic Lorca play. 

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 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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  This month we will bring you the 2 other existing episodes of RR, plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries. Next up: The Dutchess Of Malfi 

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 This month we will bring you the 2 other existing episodes of RR, plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries. First up: Ben Jonson's The Alchemist. 

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 We had a hectic month! We're both just back from Turkey, along with Playgirl Carla, and Dean had been to India before that. He also read ALOT this month, but a lot of it ties in with his travels. We also get a surprise call-in from Animator Aris!

Books discussed include:

- Tess Of The D'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy, 1891)

- Klara & The Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2021)

- Letters From The Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop (Kenji Ueda, 2024)

- The Woman In The Dunes (Kobo Abe, 1962)

- The Making Of Ram (Eeshaan Mahesh, 2022)

- My Gita (Devdutt Pattanaik, 2015)

- The Palace Of Illusions (Chitra Banerjee Divakruni, 2008)

- The Way To Byzantium (PJE Bailey, 2024)

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   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Playboy Alex & Darkplace Robert as we talk about an Irish play. 

3 interesting facts:

1. We've been in a theatre named after this writer. 

2. Today is Dean's birthday.

3. This episode was originally uploaded to patreon from inside the Sagrada Familia. 

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   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Playgirl Carla as we talk about a classic Oscar Wilde play. 

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his was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. 

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It's March Madness time! We read some different types of books than usual this month. Some bad! some highly immoral. Joined by Dragon Charlie and a call-in from Playgirl Carla. 

Books discussed include:

- The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester (TheDean!, 2025) BUY HERE

- Flashman (George Macdonald Fraser, 1969)

- Vermilion Harvest (Reenita M. Hora, 2024)

- The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler, 1996)

- The Mistletoe Seller (Dilly Court, 2017)

- Fifty Shades Of Grey (E.L. James, 2011)

- The Fellowship Of The Ring [LOTR] (J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954)

- The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks, 1984)

- Lazarillo De Tormes (anon., 1554)

- 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (John Ford, c.1626)

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Once more into the darkness. We tried to review House of the Dragon, but it turned out it was really boring. Join Dean, Darkplace Robert and a special guest for the only episode of this show. Something fun begins next month!

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   The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 12, as we are finally done! The horror is at an end.

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   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Playboy Alex & Playgirl Carla as we talk about a classic Italian play. 

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  Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Playgirl Carla as we talk about a classic Italian play.

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Dean, Alex, and Alfred are back with our Feb reviews! Dean read aloooooot this month, so it' s along one! He also released his own book! Look for it on Amazon. 

Books discussed include:

- The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester (TheDean!, 2025) 

- Works (J.B. Priestley, 1954-1961)

- The Good Companions (J.B. Priestley, 1929)

- Dangerous Liaisons (Laclos, 1782)

- The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho, 1988)

- Death Man's Life (Santosh Nadar, 2025) 

- The Great Gatsby Murder Case (David Finkle, 2024)

- Comedies (Terence, 166-160BC)

- No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai, 1948)

- The Threepenny Opera (Bertolt Brecht, 1928)

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 Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, Playboy Alex, Playgirl Carla, and Animator Aris as we talk about our trip to the opera! 

 

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    The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 11, as we are really really getting bored of the show.

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 It's the first episode of 2025 and Dean & Alex are joined by Playgirl Carla! We chat about the good, the bad, and the hobbit. 

Books discussed include: 

- The Betrothed (Alejandro Manzoni, 1827)

- Three Plays (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1990)

- I, Enoch (Steve Stine, 2024) 

- Death At The Dolphin (Ngaio Marsh, 1966)

- Los Pazos De Ulloa / The House of Ulloa (Emilia Pardo Bazán, 1886)

- Shadows (Taichi Yamada, 1987)

- The Hobbit ( J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937) 

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 The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 10, as we are really getting bored of the show. 

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 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We have a shorter episode this month amidst the Chrsitmasing. Here are our final reads of 2024!

Books discussed include:

- El Asesinato De Pitágoras / Killing Pythagoras (Marcos Chicot, 2013)

- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (Jules Verne, 1870)

- Poor Miss Finch (Wilkie Collins, 1872)

- Fatally Inferior (Lyn Squire, 2024)

- Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi, 1883)

- The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, 1943)

 

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 The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 9. This episode features Piece Brosnan somehow.  

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The Books Boys turn 50! I think that's how it works. Welcome back for our November reviews. Dean and Alex have both read some Guy De Maupassant, plus Dean goes back to his old faithful Dickens' deputy, and we have some feminist discussion from Virginia Woolf. 

Books discussed include:

- Our Hearts (Guy De Maupassant, 1883)

- Une Vie / A Life (Guy De Maupassant, 1883)

- Dr Heraclius Gloss (Guy De Maupassant, 1921)

- A Room Of One's Own (Virginia Woolf, 1929)

- Man And Wife (Wilkie Collins, 1870)

- Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe, 1722)

- Thérèse Desqueyroux (François Mauriac, 1927)

- The End Of The Night (François Mauriac, 1935)

- Surrounded By Idiots (Thomas Erikson, 2014)

 

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Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean and Playgirl Carla as we review a Russian Classic by  Chekov.

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   The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 8. 

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 Join Dean & Alex, and some surprise guests, as we celebrate both Hallowe'en and our 4 Year Anniversary of the show, as well as tell you about our October reads! We also have a surprise call-in from author Keith G. McWalter (keithmcwalter.com ).

Books discussed include:

- Lifers (Keith G. McWalter, 2024)

- Curiosity & The Cart (Martin Treanor, 2024)

- The Silence Of The Girls (Pat Barker, 2018)

- The Haunted Hotel (Wilkie Collins, 1878)

- Elogio Del Insomnio / In Praise Of Insomnia; & Una Historia Del Tacto / A History Of Touch (Alberto Ruy Sanchez, 2011 & 2024)

- La Caja Vacía / The Empty Box (Emilio Carbadillo, 1962)

- Zealot (Reza Aslan, 2013)

- Bel-Ami / Dear Friend (Guy De Maupassant, 1885)

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 The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 7. 

 

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 It's the end of our 4th year! Dean is just back from Mexico and we have another stack of books to review! Featuring surprise call-in from author Neil Rabin (nealrabin.com).

Books discussed include:

- Flat (Neil Rabin, 2024)

- Three Men In A boat (Jerome. K. Jermone, 1889)

- Daniel Deronda (George Eliot, 1876)

- Roma Soy Yo / I Am Rome (Santiago Posteguillo, 2023)

- La Señal De La Cruz / The Sign Of The Cross (Glenn Cooper, 2022)

- Los Ritos Del Agua / The Water Rituals (Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, 2017)

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 The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror.

 Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 6. 

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 Well we managed to take a break from 14 straight days of dancing to tell you about what we've been reading in the past month. It's a mix of good and bad. Plus author Joel Geiderman (joelgeiderman.com ) surprises us with a call in! 

Books discussed include:

- The Plasma Cell Report (Joel Geiderman, 2024)

- The Memoir Of Barry Lyndon Esq (WM Thackeray, 1844)

- El Olvido Que Seremos / Memories Of My Father (Héctor Abad, 2006)

- No Culpes Al Karma / Don't Blame Karma (Laura Norton, 2014)

- Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer, 2002)

- The Royal Graybox (Jaurice Smiley, 2023)

- Build Your Confidence With CBT (Manja De Neef, 2015)

- Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë, 1847)

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

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Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean and the debuting Playgirl Carla as we review a Russian Classic by  Chekov. 

 

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    The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 5. THIS IS THE GOOD ONE! 

 DOWNLOAD , or stream:

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   It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean & Alex as we review our first tragedy: Prometheus Bound. 

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After a month of yet more shenanigans, Dean and Alex are here to talk about the books they read in July, and there are a lot! From books about theatre, to kidnapped children, to obsessed artists and more. We also get a surprise call-in from author Ben Gonshor (bengonshor.com).

Books discussed include:

- The Book Of Izzy (Ben Gonshor, 2024)

- Sun Ascendant (C. F. Dunn, 2024) 

- Portrait Of A Lady (Henry James, 1881)

- The Masterpiece (Émile Zola, 1886)

- Shalimar The Clown (Salman Rushdie, 2005)

- La Bestia (Carmen Mola, 2010)

- Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe, 1719)

- Rebecca & Rowena (WM Thackeray, 1850)

- The Viewpoints Book (Anne Bogart & Tina Landau, 2004)

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   The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 4. What if people adopt a weird kid?

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  It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean & Alex as we review The Ekklesiazousai, or Women Running The Assembly.

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 Back from their galivanting, Dean & Alex are here to talk about their June reads! Dean's books are surprisingly similar and naturalistic, Alex gets mad at Kafka, and author C.L. Lauder (cllauder.com ) surprises us with a call-in! 

Books discussed include:

- The Quelling (C.L. Lauder, 2024)

- Winterset Hollow (again!) (Jonathan Durham, 2021)

- Metamorphosis & Other Stories (Franz Kafta, 1915)

- The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer, 1387-1400)

- Kipps (H.G. Wells, 1905)

- Nana (Émile Zola, 1880)

- Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser, 1900)

- Dubliners (James Joyce, 1914)

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  The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 3. How many sexy secretaries can one man have? Also recurring time loop. 

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 It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean & Alex as we review Lysistrata.

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 Welcome back! We finally manage to make a short episode because Alex is off on his holidays! Dean checks out another Latin American book, Alex explores Nietzsche, and Simon Hayes calls in to talk about his upcoming book Zero Risk (zero-risk.com )

Books reviewed include:

- Zero Risk (Simon Hayes, 2024). 

- Cien Años De Soledad / 100 Years Of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez (1967)

- The Captain's Daughter & Other Stories (Alexander Puskin, 1836)

- The Longitude Of Grief (Matthew Daddona, 2024)

- The Birth Of Tragedy (Friedrich Nietzsche, 1872)

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The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 2. Can a woman hide behind a wall? Also cannibals. 

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 It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean & Alex as we review The Birds. 

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The Books Boys crew are just back from a trip to Venice, and ready to tell us about their April reads. Also happy birthday to Dean. It's time for the dreaded George Eliot, some great dystopian books, and a surprise call in from renowned scientist turned author George Paxinos (georgepaxinos.com.au )

Books reviewed include:

- A River Divided (George Paxinos, 2021)

- George Eliot (Adam Bede, 1859)

- Toilers of The Sea (Victor Hugo, 1866)

- The Law And The Lady (Wilkie Collins, 1875)

- The Seven Poor Travellers (Charles Dickens, 1854 / 1920)

- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)

- Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury, 1953)

- We (Yevgeny Zamyatin, 1924)

- Loose Ends (Michael Weller, 1979)

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 A year ago Dean & Alex went to see a performance of Tartuffe, read the play, and gave a joint review of both on patreon. Here it is now for free. 

 

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The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 1. 

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 It's time to re-release this one from a couple of years ago. Join Dean & Sarah from the Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks podcast as we review both the book and movie versions of Psycho!:

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It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean, PJ, & Alex as we review the infamous Socrates-bashing play The Clouds. 

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 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)

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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"!?

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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!?"

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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)

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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)

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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)

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