HopLit
A beery book discussion for everyone! Hosts David Nilsen and Emily Swank discuss the world of books and reading with only one simple rule: No snobbery.
Episodes
15 episodes
Trans Day of Remembrance
The hosts of HopLit, David & Emily, strip down the episode to create space to remember the Trans lives lost as they commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance. In this episode, HopLit hosts still talk books and beer while acknow...
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42:38
Bonus: Stephen Graham Jones, a HopLit Favorite
David & Emily, the hosts of HopLit, have a conversation around one of their favorite authors, Blackfeet horror writer Stephen Graham Jones. From his Jade Daniels trilogy to his graphic novels to his more socially centered novels like Th...
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47:20
Native American Heritage Month
The hosts of HopLit, David & Emily, celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November by sharing some of their favorite Indigenous authors. From David Heska Wanbli Weiden to Layli Long Soldier, HopLit raises a glass to ...
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1:18:53
Talking Books & Beer with Wandering Quills Bookshop
HopLit hosts David & Emily sit down with the owners of Columbus, Ohio’s hottest new bookstore, Wandering Quills. WQB owners Anne and Kristen share the origin story of their mobile bookstore, highlight the importance of bookselling,...
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1:02:36
Bonus: Banned Books Week with Sarah Detrick
HopLit co-host Emily Swank sits down with guest Sarah Detrick, an educator and activist, who is currently researching book banning, censorship, and Right to Read legislation as part of a doctoral study. Listen in as Emily & Sarah talk about...
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26:59
Kicking Off October with Horror Short Fiction Favorites
HopLit hosts David & Emily get excited about spooky season and get into one of their mutually favorite genres: horror. From Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to canonized greats in the genre like Edgar Allan Poe & Ambr...
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1:28:31
Celebrating Oktoberfest with German Literature
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily discuss all things German by celebrating Oktoberfest. From a bookstack six-pack full of German authors, characters, and settings to our...
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1:03:59
Bonus: Hispanic Heritage Month Poetry Picks
Welcome to a special bonus episode of HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily continue celebrating September as Hispanic Heritage Month in a bonus episode featuring Hispanic voices in po...
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16:28
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) by featuring six incredible authors and titles in this episode’s bookstack ...
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1:07:14
Camping Gone Wrong
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily celebrate the end of summer by sharing a Bookstack 6-pack of books featuring disastrous camping trips and summer camp vacations gone ho...
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1:20:48
Back to School: Books Set on Campus
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily celebrate the imminent start of the new school year with a Back to School Bookstack 6-pack celebrating books about or set in school set...
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1:28:33
Tunes and Tomes: Books About Music
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily continue their pop culture July series with a Tunes & Tomes Bookstack 6-pack celebrating books about music. From memoirs to music j...
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1:23:49
Summer Blockbusters! (kind of)
Welcome to HopLit, a beery book podcast for everyone!HopLit hosts David & Emily celebrate summer blockbusters and the relationships between movies and books, movies and beer, and books and beer. In this episo...
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