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The Silent Patient

Welcome to Season 5, Episode 20 of That Pretentious Book Club!In this episode Wheezy and Gino slip into the shadowy world of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides—an unsettling psychological thriller and the second book by thi...

April 22, 2025 • Episode 20 • 1:34:27

Fourth Wing

In this special episode, Wheezy (aka Ash O'Rourke) is joined by guests Lacy Rising and Madison Hull to dive into the romantasy sensation that has taken the internet by storm – Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!Surprisingly ...

March 19, 2025 • Episode 19 • 1:46:15

Ash

Welcome to Season 5, Episode 18 of That Pretentious Book Club!This week, Spoons, Wheezy, and Gino are venturing into a world of treacherous fae, forbidden love, and a Cinderella story like you've never seen before. In Ash by Ma...

February 22, 2025 • Episode 18 • 1:49:42

Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 17 of That Pretentious Book Club! In this episode Spoons, Wheezy, and Gino dive headfirst into the wildly popular academic folkloric fantasy, Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries by Heather Faw...

January 25, 2025 • Season 5 • Episode 17 • 1:44:39

4th Annual Story Sirens Studio Christmas Party

It's that time of year again! Are you ready to throw out the time codes and embrace the nonsense? Welcome to Season 5 Episode 16 of That Pretentious Book Club and Episode 117 of The Scripturient Society -- also known a...

December 20, 2024 • Season 5 • Episode 16 • 1:43:15

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Hi! I am a huge fan of the podcast- it has gotten me out many a reading rut and made me laugh out loud. PLEASE do an episode on Howls Moving Castle- it got me kicking my feet and giggling at like one in the morning. Thank you for all the good listens! Young fry of treachery, Anna

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